Leaving this on at night makes for many nights of random viewing. The films are extraordinarily good. The narrative accurate and appropriate. May be the best documentary for both visual and audio ever made imo.
Yeah, it's pretty well made; and, unlike the British productions, this (Russian) production is, actually, acknowledging that, between 1940-1942, the Germans had dominated the (course/direction of the) war/World War 2, at all levels!
This is my second time watching this translated compilation of episodes 1-4, still the best documentary ever made representing the Eastern front. Off to watch 5-8. Thanks for sharing!
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This is the best documentary I've ever seen on the Eastern Front. No nonsense narrative and amazing archival footage. What a story. We are free today because of these millions of Russians who gave their lives in impossible situations. Never forget.
They skipped the 9/39 invasion of Poland where they hauled them to the Gulags and death camps. Neuremberg accused the Germans of war of aggression but since Russia was on the judges seat, they never paid for their crimes against humanity against the Polish. Wasn't the first time a war of aggression against Poland had happened. Or the war against their own citizens.
@@sharischoll9411 People tend to forget (due to allied propaganda) that actually it was the communist party the most bloody political party of all times, not the national socialists.
My Grandpa, Ilya Markovich (September 28, 1912-August 11-12, 2018 Midnight), saw Joseph Stalin, at the tribune, while he was marching in a military parade as a midshipman in the 1930s. He lost his brother, my great uncle Boris, who was arrested and executed by Stalin’s men. Ilya hated Hitler because he remembered Operation Barbarossa very well. My Grandpa has participated in WWII as a Russian Naval Officer. During his years in the Navy, he has received medals for honor and valor. He received the rank of Naval Officer before WWII, which put him in charge of the lives of others. He had to make decisions about how his orders should be obeyed. He led other sailors into battle. He was at the front lines as a naval officer in the Baltic Sea battle, at Kronstadt, and risked his life to defend his country and fight the Nazis led by Adolf Hitler. He also teamed with the Army Artillery to coordinate fire. His ship evacuated Army soldiers surrounded by enemies. His ship, Destroyer, was attacked by enemy aircraft, hit by a mine, and almost sank. However, he managed to survive that horrible disaster. In each sea battle, he lost many of his friends. He always put the well being ahead of his own. He brought food and water for his family during the blockade. It was around Leningrad (currently St. Petersburg). He was stationed on an island not far from there. He walked on the ice to the city to bring food to his family. Ilya risked his life so that others could live. If my grandpa didn’t walk over ice from the island naval base into the city, his family would have died. After WWII, he continued his service, as a Naval Commander, at the Far East at Kronstadt. Before he died, Ilya still remembered Stalin and Hitler today. He had retired and lived at a Nursing Home nearby my home. He took his health easily and is always careful. Every year on Europe’s Victory day, he had always bring his medals and photos of his friends from his days in the Navy because it meant a lot to him because when Ilya heard Stalin's victory speech on May 9 1945, he was relieved that the allies have won. When I saw the medals for the first time on Victory Day, they looked new as if they were recently made. I also noticed that few of the medals had Lenin’s and Stalin’s faces on them. This day was very important to him because he dedicated this holiday to his late friends. On September 28 2012, we celebrated his 100th birthday. My family and I were lucky to have him in our lives because he was a wonderful example for everyone. Although Ilya passed away on August 11-12, 2018 Midnight, he still lives on in my family's and my memories.
If not for the heroism and enormous sacrifices of your grandfather and his comrades that mauled and destroyed the best of the German army, many Americans would not exist today because their grandfathers would have died trying to invade Europe fighting a relatively intact German army.
I'm so proud of your culture and as an American I believe it was the cowards in our Markets that spearheaded all the mistrust I also believe some countries that are slow to progress need the institution of communism to develope but these new Leaders in America want to tear us down for being proud of the worlds history
My 16 year old recommended this video to me. You're spanning generations and reaching audiences who understand and appreciate how important this is to our veterans and our country. Thank you. And God bless our veterans.
These are GREAT videos! Actual footage, rare photographs, excellent modern recreations, authentic weapons, uniforms, action, maps, thorough narration, tons of detailed, accurate history. Closest thing to being there!
There is a joke: an F117 pilot was hit over Serbia and crashed down. Later rescued, he fell into coma for 20 years. When he woke up at home, went to a bar and asked the barmen : "Hey do you remember the war with Serbia in 1999?" The barmen said "Yeah..." "Who won?" the piot asked... "We won offcoarse..." the barmen answered... "Goood" the pilot said and asked "The bill please..." The barmen said "20 Rubles"... LOL
I was 6 years old when the war ended. So I literally grew up during and after WWII. I always have been a history buff. I was not taught in school that the Russians were involved in the war to any extent. Teutonic Knights, 1200 AD. Let's invade Russia. They died 12 April 1242. Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812. Let's invade Russia. The Russian Army simply retreated, with a scorched earth policy. The French lost 300,000 men, frozen and starved to death. Adolf Hitler, 1941. Let's invade Russia. General Eisenhower made the right decision to let the Soviets take Berlin. I believe the psychological impact of defending Mother Russia, even sub consciously, would be a source of inspiration. Especially against the German Fatherland.
You missed the Poles and in particular the Mongols - both took Moscow. Alexander Nevsky was a Mongol vassal fighting for the Great Khan against the Teutonic Knights. Invading Russia from the east seems to be the ticket.
The only reason that Hitler lost was the lease and lend act fra USA, without that he would had overrun Russia. Something that are "forgotten" today, but nevertheless fact. And today we see that the lease lend act was a mistake..
"One of the best documentaries on UA-cam." Careful now: it's easy to insult by faint praise, and being one of the best of anything on UA-cam is very very faint praise.
"In the Sovjet Union, only 20% of all men born in 1923 survived the war. They were 18 or 19 years old when the Germans invaded, so they were the first to be conscripted against the Wehrmacht." - My Google Assistant ...I asked her what the average age of the Sovjet soldier was in WWII. Jesus, what a horrorshow the war was in the East.
Even that seems too high. The horrific statistic I saw was 3 or 4 out of 100 men born between 21-24 survived the war. Truly astoundingly terrifying numbers
But if you read this info carefully, you realize that more than half of them died before 1941 from communist terror, famine, poverty (infants) etc. Communism was hell on earth.
@@kukator My comment wasn't an attempt to blame all the death and horror in the Sovjet Union on the Germans; according to some estimates Stalin was directly responsible for the deaths of up to 51 million of his own people by the time he died. Nearly twice the 26 million who died as a result of the German invasion... I'm not a fan of communism by any means. However when it comes to the very young soldiers who were thrown into the Wehrmacht meat grinder during the war: I don't think it's right to blame them for the crimes of the Sovjet leadership. Doing so disregards the towering sacrifices made by the ordinary men and boys of the red army. Churchill supposedly said in private at the Yalta conference that the war was won with British brains, American brawn and Russian blood. I was simply pointing out that "Russian blood" part, because most ordinary people are entirely unaware of the role it played in bringing down facism.
My condolences. On being from Poland. Just kidding. I love WW2 documentaries, too. Never been to Poland, though. I think it's one of those places I can probably never go. Like New Jersey. 😎 cheers Cheese. Chess. *ahem!* *hack!* Mmm. Phlegm. From my... Chest.
I can't believe I've never seen this before. I understand that it's a retouched Soviet documentary??? Wherever it came from, it is the best account of operation Barbarossa I have ever seen!!!!! As soon as I saw the quality of this production, I dug in and watched the entire thing!!!!! Definitely going into my Saved file!!!!!
Not sure it's a soviet Documentary I'm more willing to bet, early 2000s Russian. Still I agree, best coverage of the eastern front by far, dispels allot of the myths that circulated about the Soviets during the cold war.
@@NobleKorhedron right thats what I said, wasnt prob 10 minutes of actual footage. You can tell the difference because the recreated scenes are in color... but the CGI was AWFUL.
@@oldschoolfoil2365 if he had made something he would put ads to generate revenue , hes not a charity organization worker , use ad blocker or dont complain idiot
Now this is a documentary. There are so many channels on here putting out so called documentaries that are full of misinformation and boring to watch, but this is full of great information and high quality visuals. First class all the way and a lot of fun to watch. I'll be watching everything else from these producers, they are damn good at what they do.
I'm glad that what the Soviets did is finally getting some attention. Three things won WW2 for the Allies: British intelligence, American industry and Soviet blood. Stalin may have been furious that the US and UK didn't want to open up a second front any sooner than they did, but Stalin had hoped Germany and the Allies would have killed each other off. The fact that the US, UK and USSR joined forces tells you how much of a threat Germany was.
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Take it all with a grain of salt. The Putin regime have recently taken to presenting a pre-Kruschev, pro-Stalin, version of 1940~42. The news is not what happened in 1941, it's what's happening in 2021 to make them take this tack.
@@lordfnord5768 This is nonsense, everything that is in this video is well accepted fact now by any credible western historians as well. Fact is during the cold war there was allot of misinformation and disparaging things said about the Soviets that turned out to have no basis in fact. Lots of myths and lots of propaganda, some of taught in American schools that came directly from Nazi propaganda. After the fall of the Soviet Union we have a much better understanding of what actually happened with meticulous documentation from the Soviets themselves. Not listening to the Soviet side of the war is like ignoring the American history of the war in the Pacific, only listening to what the Japanese had to say.
@@-Zevin- You are quite right that American cold war propaganda often disparaged Soviet accomplishments and understated the Russian role in the defeat of Hitler. You fail, however, to identify any error in my post above.
@@lordfnord5768 "You fail, however, to identify any error in my post above." How about the fact, that the burden of proof lays with the person making a claim and you have none. OR how about the fact that you said ". The news is not what happened in 1941, it's what's happening in 2021 to make them take this tack." yet this UA-cam video was uploaded in 2017 not 2021, and the original production is older than that. Are you trying to make yourself look foolish? This telling of the WW2 from the Soviet perspective is nothing new, and not some new pro Putin "pro Stalin" telling, it's based on a historical understand that the Russian people have had since the end of the war, based on first hand experience and documentation, and you would know that, if you had even the slightest education about the eastern front not from a western cold war perspective. This history of WW2 goes back way before Putin. You also fail to understand Russian culture, Putin doesn't have some agenda to re-invent Stalin or re-write history. Putin supports Stalin specifically to pander to how most Russians already feel. Stalin is and has been, long before Putin extremely popular among the Russian population. Stalin has a much higher approval rating in Russia than Putin...
I've never seen this documentary on TV before about the the war with the east with the Soviet Union aginst Nazi Germany before it is the best documentary that I have ever seen thank you 🙂.
Great series. I'm no historian but I tend to trust the accuracy of documentaries that point out good & bad decisions on both sides. Gotta be close to the way it went down.
The only thing about this documentary is it is actually pro Soviet....they don't mention to much about collaboration of Baltic, Ukraine, Belorussian and all the other Soviet satellite states, a lot of these people hated communism, which I don't blame them,I think war wouldn't lasted as long if not for the collaboration to a certain extent,a lot of these Russian documentary act like they were liberating the countries from Nazis,not really the Nazis were lesser of two evils
Amazing documentary. I feel like the Soviet’s immense sacrifice, herculean efforts, and huge loss of life on the battlefield during WWII is not really taught in the US. Without the Soviet Union, the Nazis may very well have won WWII and our world would look very different. Very sad we couldn’t remain allies after the war ended.
That is wrong, the Sovjet Union tried to glorify something that should not be glorified, The USA was the main Power that killed the regime in europe, Russia (the Sovjet Union) is the same kind of regime than that of nazi Germany...
Without the lend/lease program provided to the soviets they's never have saved themselves, and don't forget russia helped hitler invade Poland.... Learn your history...
While the Soviet sacrifice, during World War 2, is unmatched (in terms of loss of life, at least), the factor that decided the outcome of World War 2, was the entry of the United States (and its astronomical amount of resources) in the war (as a full military combatant), on the side of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and China!
@@nathanfranks1476 Ding ding ding! We have a winner lol. Yes, if you check online by simply searching his first and last name you will find a website that states Stalin had given the order to shoot him for incompetence, so he instead took his own life. He was no coward, just another tragic victim of Stalin’s regime. RIP.
My grand uncle (USSR) jumped on a panzer tank with explosives to destroy the tracks of the tank that was wiping them out during battle and I’m very proud of him
Mad Jack (my grand uncle) was drunk on Irish whisky and he jumped on on a Tiger Tank with a bag of 'dirty B@mb Explosives' and blew it to pieces. He drunkenly thought it was a German Panzer tank ! Before the explosion ...he jumped off the tank, and lost his false teeth, broke a finger and dropped his beloved Zippo cigarette Lighter. He became a Catholic priest after the war in '45. I am very proud of him.
@@pimas11 exactly! Thank you for sharing. Your point if you don't mind my assumption that is, your grand relative sacrifice his life for the lives of other's. A whole lot of other's, right. That is awesome!
About 10 or 12 years ago I was upset with my cable company so I cut the cord. The first night without cable I went online looking to see what was available. I think I was watching the first season of Bewitched or something and I'm thinking "I'm going to get cable back on Monday". Then I went on youtube and found this series and I thought "Damn this is better than anything I've seen on the History Channel in years." I think I binged the whole thing and it convinced me to never get cable again and I never have.
John you rock man. My interest in history and personal interests led me to one of your videos. And now I've watched 4 or 5 of them. I love what you do. You are a very intelligent person and this world needs more people like you. Thanks for the videos. I'll keep watching.
Damn right man, there's so many idiots out there that don't even know who our founding fathers were, or anything about American or global history for that matter, this world is growing pathetic, always nice to see a smart guy making videos.
@@scottkain8977 IKR? To Waaay Too Many, "the Kardashians" are more important than the social sciences (i.e. the reality of the World in which we live)!
GREAT DOCUMENTARY IT IS VERY INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO SEE THE CCCP'S SIDE OF THE STORY FOR WORLD WAR 2 MAY HISTORY NOT REPEAT ITSELF AND LET US NOT FORGET THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUGHT THROUGH THIS BRUTAL CONFLICT
Jesse, What we've been getting for the past fifteen or twenty years, for the whole time since Putin took over from Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko, has been very different from the Communist Party's various lines. What we're getting now is the Putin crew's version of things. The Communist Party's versions come in two main types, before and after Stalin's death, but this documentary is neither of them.
We're told we can achieve anything we set our minds to. Let us never forget those who have laid down lives on all fronts, and ask ourselves. Why can we not set our minds to peace? Sending love to all from U.S.
I think this is now my morning routine now to wake up to this WWII documentary. It just comes on based on my favorites or some algorithm. It’s a happy place to think WWIII is going to be as peaceful as WWII so it gives me hope of tomorrow 😂
My mum was a morse code detector in Canada during ww2. She was also a pianist. After the war, and after her work became unclassified, she was playing piano in a bar in San Francisco. This chap came in and they were chatting. She said, I remember you, you used your thumb and it was always so darn hard to get your transmissions down.
Nice to hear a historical documentary that is not infuriatingly narrated in the present tense, as seems to be almost compulsory in most documentaries in a presumed attempt to make the content seem more current rather than what people think of as stuffy old history. Thank you IWM - informative and interesting and not irritating in the least.
Lmao I’m on one month of this... my wife keeps yelling at me for leaving it on.. but I literally forget where I leave off and have been watching a hour and half into forever
@@terintiaflavius3349 Sorry for late reply but I very old and ill and don't have much time left. My tel number is 07771139444 if you want to call me. Hopefully I can answer your question on line, for all to see.
This is a real war of "iron storm"... with both sides fighting in great strategic depth, launching full-scale attacks involving millions, and each mistake could be catastrophic. An epic one.
epic in scale .. and oh so horrible. whole villages of men were thrown into offensives which had an estimated outcome of 60% casualities.. and all that for a diversion ... for just another day so another group can get in position
I've watched many videos and documentaries and this one is truly excellent. In the long, long history of the insanity of warfare, no nation has suffered more than the Soviet Union in WW2....over 25 MILLION dead, not to mentioned the millions more wounded and suffering........I and I'm other sure others hope and pray that the nations apply the time, talent and treasure of their peoples to Health, Happiness and Peace NOT Destruction, Suffering and Death....."Blessed are the Peacemakers; for they shall be called, The Children of GOD" - Matthew 5:9
The whole Europe was against Soviet Union, not only Germans fought there… many of Italians, French, Hungarian, Rumanian, finish brigades were on our land killing innocent civilians., burning them alive in their homes. 28 millions were killed and only 9 were soldiers..
@@ingakaleynik4841 Please present evidence, that the Finnish Waffen-SS battalion, 1408 men, did such things. Partisans, people not wearing uniforms firing on troops, have never been treated with hugs and roses by any army in the history of warfare. All those "facts" seems politically motivated, not necessarily historically correct. The late post-war allegations of "war crimes" between historian Mr Jokipii and his critics seem to be politically correct bickering more than true debate of historical factuality.
The brunt of Nazi depravity fell mostly on Bielorrussians and Ukranians.... in aportining the suffering they endured the expression "Soviet Union" is too generic and denies these two peoples the recognition they must have....
@@tonygomes6306 you're way off the mark, ever heard of the holodomor? The bolsheviks were responsible for some of the worst atrocities on humanity ever known to man.
@@Martina-Kosicanka While I don't believe Soviet Russia was *that* much of a hellscape, it was still an impoverished place that was recovering from its own scorched earth policies employed by the Germans. Not wanting to hand over their lands, they burned them as they retreated. This included non Russian territories like Ukraine and Poland. So, ironically when the Russians retook these lands, it would be a while before their agricultural and industrial outputs would return to optimal.
One of my mother's second cousins was a panzer captain on the Eastern Front. He was captured by the Soviets and spent three years in a prison camp. After his release, he returned to the German army and eventually became Commander of the Third Panzer Division and then Chief of Staff of the German Army. Ironically, two other of my mother's cousins were US tank officers. One was killed in 1945. His brother commanded a colored infantry-armored task force. He received a Silver Star for capturing a German town on the Western Front.
Amazing I caught myself holding my breath and feeling desperation for the civilians and soldiers alike. I love it you never here about the Russian front when you learn about WW2. Love this
Today we read some Russians actually trying to claim the war was won because of them? Well, well, really? So, who did they ever liberate? Nobody, all throughout the Battle of Britain, the USSR were still Nazi allies, and they committed as many, if not more, murders than Nazi Germany themselves. They also took Eastern Europe, while slaughtering thousands of people who had just survived the Nazi onslaught, only to be murdered by the Soviets, and seeing the survivors forced into the nightmare, that was, the Soviet Union. Sure sounds like a well won victory to me... NOT. The rubbish the Americans all shout and claim about WW2? What complete and utter bull they've all been spoon-fed from birth? Why do we endlessly read them claiming things, that are untrue, and are really disrespectful lies? We read them endlessly, trying to suggest the USA somehow saved the UK, in WW2? How many times have we all read that? Only, the reality is, and the truth is, that all the known facts of WW2, show us the exact opposite is actually the reality, the USA, only saw the chase of Germany back to Berlin in Europe, during WW2. And what we see and read them all claim about the War in the Pacific? Well, you'd actually believe only the USA fought Japan in WW2? What rubbish that really is! We should all know the truth, we used too! And that truth is, that the American people themselves, really supported Germany in WW2, (only so many have no idea today). The American people, themselves, protested in millions, against supplying the British. Millions of them wanted to support Germany. My grandad told me (when I was a kid), that the British troops had heard the American's were protesting against the British over the radio, (they weren't supposed to be able to listen to). And from then on, they all became known as the "cowardly Yankers" (obviously meaning W****rs). Even when they eventually got here, someone would always shout out and say, "here comes the cowardly Yankers", we can still watch the footage of the first Americans landings, in the UK, (In the online British war archives) and you can hear some of them shouting out, calling them cowardly Yankers. And It's not hard to see why. The USA waited, and they waited, and they waited, for the Germans to defeat Britain. The USA even put up with 1000s of tons of their own shipping in the Atlantic gap, being sunk by German U Boats, killing thousands of American Merchant Seamen, yet still, Roosevelt refused to declare War on Germany! And let's not forget? Hitler had made his intention of global dominance, known in 1936, meaning, it was always going to be a world war. The USA tried to suggest it was "just another European War", but were soon forced to change their minds, as soon as, and only because, they got attacked at Pearl Harbor. Otherwise, the USA were doing nothing, and had refused to do anything. The Americans only arrived, after being forced to fight, with the attack on Pearl Harbour, and to help with the final assault in Europe. More truth is, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the British declared war on Japan without a second thought, and they then fought Japan long before the USA did, (In the Battle of Hong Kong). But the USA, once again, bizarrely, still refused to declare war on Germany? (who were Japan's ally). And that actually speaks volumes about the USA. It really says it all, they all really believed, and they really thought the British would be crushed by Germany, and they waited, and they waited, for Germany to defeat Britain. Roosevelt, even refused to allow Britain the use of 50 old, half sinking, rotting, wooden, WW1 destroyers. Just left rotting away in US waters, as Roosevelt had an election coming up, (and he knew it would not be welcomed by the American people). What does that actually show us? We needed them to patch up, to use for the protection of our convoys, convoys that were carrying the kids, (our parents and grandparents), from the Island before the Blitz! Roosevelt only agreed, after the UK agreed to give up all of her military bases across the world, and lease them all to the USA for 100 years. Some ally hey? And just look what they've done with those military bases since? By the end of 1941?, Britain had survived Dunkirk. Britain had survived the blitz. Britain had beaten Germany in the Battle of Britain (alone), Inflicting Hitler's first defeat, his first airborne defeat. Britain had held Tobruk, and forced Rommel all the way back to El Agheila, where he came from. Inflicting Hitler's second defeat, his first land defeat. Britain (with tremendous support from her Commonwealth) had overcome the mass of German U-Boats in the North Atlantic, and was receiving most of her needed cargo again, Inflicting Hitler's third defeat, and first Naval defeat. While over on the other front, (a front only opened by Hitler, because he could not defeat the British), the Soviets, at a massive cost of over 10-20 million men, had turned Germany around (in the battle of Moscow) and were now forcing them back to Berlin and their demise. That's also the point of WW2, where every historian agrees and says Germany could no longer win the War. Now, that was all before the end of 1941. When did the American arrive? Well? Even this ends any thought of the USA being responsible for saving anything! In Europe, we'd been through, and we'd survived Dunkirk. We'd been through and we survived the Blitz. We had fought, and had won, the Battle of Britain. We had fought, and we'd won, the battle for the North Atlantic. We had fought, and we'd won, in the African desert (twice). And we had been successfully destroying German resources, weapons factories, submarine infrastructure, and chemical plants, right across Europe, in country after country. We were also fighting in Greece, in Egypt, in Burma, in Singapore, (our biggest ever military defeat), and many other places around the world. Sure, we had some hard times. Sure, we lost a few battles. But we won far more! We were never beaten, or even close to being beaten. The closest Britain came to defeat in WW2, was right at the start, in Dunkirk. Surely, the whole world knows this? So where these Americans get this notion from, that the USA saved Britain?, or in fact, saved anyone else? Nobody knows, it's so insulting, and it's so wrong. Saved Britain from what exactly? When, and where, did the USA save Britain? Where was Britain losing the war, that the USA saved us from? We were winning the war!
To understand WW2, you only need to imagine, if Britain had been beaten at any point in the war, or even if Britain did what the USA did, and merely decided to sit out of what was always a world war, we could have done that too, as Hitler never wanted a war against Britain?. So, if Britain had been beaten at any time in WW2, or had simply done the same as the USA?, then Hitler wouldn't have needed to open up the second front, and he would've attacked the Soviets in 1940, with full strength both in the air, and on the ground, and Germany would have absolutely annihilated the USSR, as in 1940, the USSR was not in any way at all, prepared to even defend themselves. Red Army troops were sharing one rifle between 10 troops in places. That would have left Germany in control of all Europe, all the Soviet Union, plus much of the rest of the world! And that would have seen the USA, completely, and utterly annihilated, is the reality, the real truth. And that truth is nothing you'll hear today! Churchill said to the world, ''Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few'' What do the American people think he was talking about? Just how is this possible, in 2022, to read so many that have no idea about their own country's real history? Roosevelt, actually, set about asking Hitler for some kind of deal/arrangement, to avoid getting involved in the war! (Though we see that also changed and lied about today). But we know that Hitler ridiculed the cowardice of the USA, as he read the letter to the German people, (now if that's not cowardly and treacherous, then I don't know what is). Hitler laughed at the USA, mocking them, rightfully calling them cowards for refusing to declare war on him! And he, then, declared war on the USA. How embarrassing is that, really? Huh? In a 1945, state department survey, on the USA's public attitudes to its wartime allies? Britain was the least trusted country of the allies. Just another thing that shows the truth?. The Americans all talk of winning the war, by supplying it? LOL. (yet even that is only another US lie, as I'll be proving below). And all while making an enormous profit from it?, the truth is, they only became a superpower, at Britain's expense. And still lie about it endlessly today. They were the traitors of WW2, is more like the real truth and real history of WW2. Nothing new there though, as that's what they've always been, to every single one of their so-called allies, all throughout their ever so short, and criminal murderous history. Their bullshit is like nothing this world has ever seen before, but when you're useless, cowardly, and brain-dead?, what else have they got, other than their bullshit? Winning the Battle of Britain, was instrumental in getting Hitler to actually lose the war, (by making his biggest mistake of the war, opening up the second front), more so than anyone actually winning it. Nevertheless, the Soviets holding their front, before then turning Germany around, and chasing them home to their demise, is what actually ended the war. Most certainly not, the USA, not by the stretch of anyone's Imagination. The arrogance of a naive nation, when they did eventually arrive?, saw them get a crushing defeat in the desert? Utter tomfoolery, and sheer Incompetence. Oh yes, the super intelligent Yanks, thought, as the Brits had managed to force Rommel all the way out of Egypt. It must be quite easy, so that's where they would gently "ease" their troops into the theatre of war. 40,000 crushed and killed within days! They then tried to help take Italy?. Only It had Churchill groaning, that he'd expected "a rabid wildcat just let loose, but all he got, was a blubbering whale stuck on a beach" LOL. As the Yanks decided to secure the beachhead, rather than as planned, storming inland to cut off and attack the retreating Germans (as the British forced them inland). Oh, and then, (as If not bad enough), decided to ignore the plan of cutting the retreating Germans off, but Instead, they headed straight for Rome, (so they could be first), while allowing those top crack German troops the time they needed to regroup and dig in. Such arrogant fools! It's reckoned that foolish, selfish act alone, cost over 400 British lives. They then decided to commit the most cowardly act of human history, by murdering near on a million civilians, with a nuclear attack TWICE on civilian targets! And then the lies as we can now see today?. They claimed Japan surrendered after the second nuclear bomb?, yet again that's a lie, and it's not true. The truth is, the Japanese only surrendered after Stalin had kept his promise to invade East Asia, and the Soviets had crushed the Japanese. That, alone, ended all of Japan's hopes of getting Stalin to act as a mediator, for a conditional surrender. And it was only then the Japanese surrendered. It's actually undeniable, as the timing of the surrender proves It. It was just another American lie.
If you read American history? And read what ALL Americans want to say and claim? You'll also find them claiming they supplied the USSR, and it's only because of those supplies that the USSR could fight the War? Again just propaganda and lies, it was nothing to do with the USA. And the USA did not supply the USSR with anything until 1944, far too late to have made any difference at all. As the USSR said themselves. So who was it that supplied the USSR? And who was it that allowed the USSR to remain fighting in the war, by supplying them?, and doing so just in time? It was the British. The British supplied the USSR with all the military equipment they had and used to fight Germany when they got to Moscow. Before the British supplies landed in the USSR, the Soviet Red Army we're sharing one rifle between 10 troops in places. The Soviets kept the British supplies they received under wraps/secret for years, and they never did acknowledge or thank the UK for that critical help. The USSR only acknowledged they received USA “Lend Lease” supplied to them in 1944. With the USSR refusing to pay for any of it, saying that it was too late (true), and they did it anyway! But since the collapse of the Soviet Union, much more information has emerged from archives in Moscow, containing Information shedding a new light on the subject. Much was in the Russian-language materials of the (State Defence Committee)-the Soviet equivalent of the British War Cabinet, held in the former Central Party Archive. While much of the documentary evidence remains classified “secret” in the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defence (Russian State Archive of the Economy). Both Western and Russian historians and researchers have been able to gain access to very important, (previously unavailable) first-hand documents of the USSR's complete war effort. Together with other recently published sources, including the wartime diaries of N. I. Biriukov, (a Red Army officer responsible for troops from August 1941 onwards). Who was also responsible for the distribution of recently acquired Tanks (from the British) to the front lines. This newly available evidence, paints a very different picture from the USA's “perceived wisdom”, or should we just say lies? In particular, it shows that British assistance to the Soviet Union in late 1941 and early 1942, played a far more significant part in the defence of Moscow and for the swift revival of the USSR in WW2 than has ever been acknowledged or credited. It was an integral part, a critical part, the most important part, allowing the USSR to counter-attack the Nazi's outside Moscow, that very nearly saw the Nazi's completely annihilated, (as Hitler refused to allow them to retreat). And without which, the USSR would have been unable to remain fighting the war. It can now clearly be seen, and now said, that the British help and supplies to the USSR in late 1941 & early 1942, were the only reason we saw the revival of Soviet fortunes in WW2 from late 1941, absolutely not anything to do with the USA at all! Not even a little part to do with the USA. In total, 4 million tonnes of war materials including food and medical supplies were delivered to the Soviets. The munitions totalled £808m (not including naval munitions supplied), the food and raw materials totalled £528m in the 1946 index (approx £3.6 billion today). In accordance with the Anglo-Soviet Military Supplies Agreement of June 27, 1942, military aid sent from Britain to the Soviet Union during the war was entirely free of charge. 3,000+ Hurricanes aircraft 4,000+ other aircraft 27 naval vessels 5,218 tanks (including 1,380 Valentines from Canada) 5,000+ anti-tank guns 4,020 ambulances and trucks 323 machinery trucks (mobile vehicle workshops equipped with generators and all the welding and power tools required to perform heavy servicing) 1,212 Universal Carriers and Lloyd Carriers (with another 1,348 from Canada) 1,721 motorcycles £1.15bn worth of aircraft engines 1,474 radar sets 4,338 radio sets 600 naval radar and sonar sets Millions of various rifles Hundreds of naval guns 15 million pairs of boots. Yet you go and try to find this history out? See how difficult it is to find? When it should be the first thing being seen, as it's so important, a huge part of history, REAL HISTORY! Not the US creation of fake history, as they ''pretend'' to see it. That's the truth! And we also see them claim the supplies we got from them were American supplies paid for by the USA? Rubbish!! Nearly every one of those boatyards and factories, built for the manufacture of weapons, was paid for by the British. The British paid for their construction, and all the machinery needed in them. Not the USA. Their accounts of WW2 are some of the biggest lies of modern history, as anyone that studies world history will find. This is the real history, the provable history making anything they want to say or claim irrelevant, as this is the real history, the facts.
You’ve prob just been watching too many garbage UA-cam docs. This is what a real documentary that’s not done by some dude and his friend looks like LOL.
Yep, not exactly what you expect from a Russian production. I habitually watch war documentaries & I would rank this series as one of the best & the best for WWII East front.
First time am watching this documentary. It's the best first-class information about the 2nd world war. We have always made to believe the credit to defeat Hitler and Germany was Britain led by Winston Churchill. Seeing this true actual documentary makes me know Soviet Union under Starlin did more in 2nd world war to save the world and lost thousands or millions. Am a Kenyan and my father fought for the British during the war and Kenya being a British colony, history of the war was told to us and written in historical books and lessons by the British. It's very clear what we were taught is one sided. We're all students in life. It's a lesson and historical in Kenya 🇰🇪 because Kenyans who fought for the British during this war came back home and fought against the British colonial racialist rule in the famous Mau Mau war ending with Self rule and independence. Mau Mau war lasted from 1952 to 1960.
To be clear, history never forgot the huge amount Russian deaths in world war two, and without the Soviet union Germany may very well have won. However, don't forget they also did nothing until Germany invaded them, sitting on the Ribbentrop pact before that and invading Poland hand in hand with Germany and carving the country up between them. Stalin also purposefully killed millions of his own people primarily through engineered starvation, he was a monster on an equal level to Hitler.
Do bear in mind that Stalin supported Hitler from August 1939 until 1941 when the Germans invaded the USSR. Do remember that from May 1940 onwards, for over a year, the Brits stood alone against the Nazis. Do remember the incredible logistic help given to the Soviets by the Americans. Do not forget the ways in which the Soviets suppressed democrats in Eastern Europe. Do not forget the Katyn massacre.
@@tehdreamer USA, UK, and USSR were on the winning side. Without USA lend-lease and involvement the Western allies would have been toast. And you have no idea of the vast Soviet sympathy that existed in the US during the cold war especially in the media and academia. So you have no idea what you are talking about.
@@psilvakimo lend lease did help of course, however the Soviets would have survived without it for sure, they moved their factories across the Ural mountains and production of tanks and planes was very fast. I am Russian my grandparents fought in the war. I later grew up in UK and saw how the education here is purposefully hiding the fact that USSR defeated 80% of German army and is the main contributor to the defeat of Nazism. We were fighting for survival, under Hitler's Generalplan OST, 70% of Slavs were to be exterminated and the rest left as slaves. Western allies had it lightly and were never invaded by land and had their people destroyed in a genocide. Respect should be paid to the veterans and not spread lies and propaganda, it's not Cold War anymore.
@@psilvakimo The sympathy in the academia is mostly likely just an intillectual anti capitalism one. I am not a fan of Stalinism and Leninism, these systems have killed millions of our people and were sponsored by the Western powers. I am talking about the people fighting for survival of their motherland.
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@A Mercer The "real genocide"? What a joke. Leave it to my hometown (Seattle) to publish some made up anti-America propaganda BS, rather than be grateful for the freedom they've been provided...ungrateful maggots. FYI the playback quality of the media player for this POS video you're spamming out is also a joke.
It is corrupt and a rich man's trick. There are many facts that are not known. I will send new Blog and give you facts unknown. I was witness to MI5 witness and will die soon as I am old and very ill.
It's the Soviet Union, Russia was one of the 14 Republics in Union...Belarus, Ukraine,Russia,Moldova,Lithuania,Latvia,Estonia,Georgia,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan,Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
I learned more unique details about Op Barb watching this documentary than anything I can remember seeing in the past. Great watch!
Leaving this on at night makes for many nights of random viewing.
The films are extraordinarily good. The narrative accurate and appropriate.
May be the best documentary for both visual and audio ever made imo.
Their Napoleonic wars documentary is amazing, too!
Yeah, it's pretty well made; and, unlike the British productions, this (Russian) production is, actually, acknowledging that, between 1940-1942, the Germans had dominated the (course/direction of the) war/World War 2, at all levels!
BBCs World at War from the 70s is mad too
26 hours long
@@sadhu4624 that was, actually, a great production!
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This WWII documentary series is the BEST I ever have seen and I have seen many.
It is very well done. I agree.
I come back to these documentaries often. As I lie in bed and watch them, I drift off into a golden slumber.
Sensation blend of detailed maps, narration, and war footage. Thank you for a great documentary series! And for putting it all in one place!
This is my second time watching this translated compilation of episodes 1-4, still the best documentary ever made representing the Eastern front.
Off to watch 5-8. Thanks for sharing!
Interesting thx for letting me know it’s translated lol
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This series has aged like fine wine. My compliments for this good results
This has been one of my favorite WWII documentaries for the last dozen years or so.
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There is no better way than to binge-watch these episodes.
And with beer🤠
Doze off, and dream of war as Soviet Storm continues to play...
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@@davidschneide5422 this is me. Then wake up, back it up to where I fell asleep and repeat.
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This is the best documentary I've ever seen on the Eastern Front. No nonsense narrative and amazing archival footage. What a story. We are free today because of these millions of Russians who gave their lives in impossible situations. Never forget.
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30:00 they've come on a long way, from Milan to Minsk.
They skipped the 9/39 invasion of Poland where they hauled them to the Gulags and death camps. Neuremberg accused the Germans of war of aggression but since Russia was on the judges seat, they never paid for their crimes against humanity against the Polish. Wasn't the first time a war of aggression against Poland had happened. Or the war against their own citizens.
@@sharischoll9411 People tend to forget (due to allied propaganda) that actually it was the communist party the most bloody political party of all times, not the national socialists.
My Grandpa, Ilya Markovich (September 28, 1912-August 11-12, 2018 Midnight), saw Joseph Stalin, at the tribune, while he was marching in a military parade as a midshipman in the 1930s. He lost his brother, my great uncle Boris, who was arrested and executed by Stalin’s men. Ilya hated Hitler because he remembered Operation Barbarossa very well. My Grandpa has participated in WWII as a Russian Naval Officer. During his years in the Navy, he has received medals for honor and valor. He received the rank of Naval Officer before WWII, which put him in charge of the lives of others. He had to make decisions about how his orders should be obeyed. He led other sailors into battle. He was at the front lines as a naval officer in the Baltic Sea battle, at Kronstadt, and risked his life to defend his country and fight the Nazis led by Adolf Hitler. He also teamed with the Army Artillery to coordinate fire. His ship evacuated Army soldiers surrounded by enemies. His ship, Destroyer, was attacked by enemy aircraft, hit by a mine, and almost sank. However, he managed to survive that horrible disaster. In each sea battle, he lost many of his friends. He always put the well being ahead of his own. He brought food and water for his family during the blockade. It was around Leningrad (currently St. Petersburg). He was stationed on an island not far from there. He walked on the ice to the city to bring food to his family. Ilya risked his life so that others could live. If my grandpa didn’t walk over ice from the island naval base into the city, his family would have died. After WWII, he continued his service, as a Naval Commander, at the Far East at Kronstadt. Before he died, Ilya still remembered Stalin and Hitler today. He had retired and lived at a Nursing Home nearby my home. He took his health easily and is always careful. Every year on Europe’s Victory day, he had always bring his medals and photos of his friends from his days in the Navy because it meant a lot to him because when Ilya heard Stalin's victory speech on May 9 1945, he was relieved that the allies have won. When I saw the medals for the first time on Victory Day, they looked new as if they were recently made. I also noticed that few of the medals had Lenin’s and Stalin’s faces on them. This day was very important to him because he dedicated this holiday to his late friends. On September 28 2012, we celebrated his 100th birthday. My family and I were lucky to have him in our lives because he was a wonderful example for everyone. Although Ilya passed away on August 11-12, 2018 Midnight, he still lives on in my family's and my memories.
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If not for the heroism and enormous sacrifices of your grandfather and his comrades that mauled and destroyed the best of the German army, many Americans would not exist today because their grandfathers would have died trying to invade Europe fighting a relatively intact German army.
True Mauro. But Ilya Markovich and the allies won WWII although they each lost many friends.
I'm so proud of your culture and as an American I believe it was the cowards in our Markets that spearheaded all the mistrust I also believe some countries that are slow to progress need the institution of communism to develope but these new Leaders in America want to tear us down for being proud of the worlds history
Like some actor that got sidelined in a part in a play !
My 16 year old recommended this video to me. You're spanning generations and reaching audiences who understand and appreciate how important this is to our veterans and our country. Thank you. And God bless our veterans.
@@woodforthetrees3496 thanks for your call. Gotta run.
@@woodforthetrees3496 I already have. Blessings.
@@woodforthetrees3496 yeah, I just like pissing off intolerant idiots. ;)
@@woodforthetrees3496 you're Iraqi?
@@woodforthetrees3496 well, at least that spares them some embarrassment.
I like how they breakdown tactics and strategy..one of the best WW2 doc I've seen in a while
Wtf are u on yoona
lol I’ve woken up to this documentary a million times
Same..
@@Gamzor what’s crazy is I still watch it thru 😂 the beginning always scared me with the music and the old lady
For me it's usually The Plantagenets lol
I’m so glad I’m not the only one
@@yvettemoore1228 I wake up to the Romanov dynasty a lot too
These are GREAT videos! Actual footage, rare photographs, excellent modern recreations, authentic weapons, uniforms, action, maps, thorough narration, tons of detailed, accurate history. Closest thing to being there!
Actual footage? Bruh, my eyes hurt how bad this is made....
Well "fairly" accurate
@@Viking88Power true
I'm so glad I've started learning Russian. It's so fun to read the names of cities and understand the characters!
Fuck russia
There is a joke:
an F117 pilot was hit over Serbia and crashed down. Later rescued, he fell into coma for 20 years. When he woke up at home, went to a bar and asked the barmen : "Hey do you remember the war with Serbia in 1999?" The barmen said "Yeah..." "Who won?" the piot asked... "We won offcoarse..." the barmen answered... "Goood" the pilot said and asked "The bill please..." The barmen said "20 Rubles"...
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@@olivertrajkovski1058 i dont even understand what you are tryin to say, nerd
ну, как там ваши успехи? или уже бросили это дело?:))
I was 6 years old when the war ended. So I literally grew up during and after WWII.
I always have been a history buff.
I was not taught in school that the Russians were involved in the war to any extent.
Teutonic Knights, 1200 AD. Let's invade Russia. They died 12 April 1242.
Napoleon Bonaparte, 1812. Let's invade Russia. The Russian Army simply retreated, with a scorched earth policy. The French lost 300,000 men, frozen and starved to death.
Adolf Hitler, 1941. Let's invade Russia. General Eisenhower made the right decision to let the Soviets take Berlin.
I believe the psychological impact of defending Mother Russia, even sub consciously, would be a source of inspiration. Especially against the German Fatherland.
What idiotic school left out the involvement of The Soviet Union? How in the world did they explain the eastern front without mentioning the Russians?
You missed the Poles and in particular the Mongols - both took Moscow.
Alexander Nevsky was a Mongol vassal fighting for the Great Khan against the Teutonic Knights.
Invading Russia from the east seems to be the ticket.
The only reason that Hitler lost was the lease and lend act fra USA, without that he would had overrun Russia. Something that are "forgotten" today, but nevertheless fact.
And today we see that the lease lend act was a mistake..
One of the best documentaries on UA-cam. Thank you for making this available
You did a great work . Many many thanks for the visualization of WW2 .
"One of the best documentaries on UA-cam."
Careful now: it's easy to insult by faint praise, and being one of the best of anything on UA-cam is very very faint praise.
"In the Sovjet Union, only 20% of all men born in 1923 survived the war. They were 18 or 19 years old when the Germans invaded, so they were the first to be conscripted against the Wehrmacht." - My Google Assistant
...I asked her what the average age of the Sovjet soldier was in WWII. Jesus, what a horrorshow the war was in the East.
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Even that seems too high. The horrific statistic I saw was 3 or 4 out of 100 men born between 21-24 survived the war. Truly astoundingly terrifying numbers
But if you read this info carefully, you realize that more than half of them died before 1941 from communist terror, famine, poverty (infants) etc. Communism was hell on earth.
@@kukator My comment wasn't an attempt to blame all the death and horror in the Sovjet Union on the Germans; according to some estimates Stalin was directly responsible for the deaths of up to 51 million of his own people by the time he died. Nearly twice the 26 million who died as a result of the German invasion... I'm not a fan of communism by any means. However when it comes to the very young soldiers who were thrown into the Wehrmacht meat grinder during the war: I don't think it's right to blame them for the crimes of the Sovjet leadership. Doing so disregards the towering sacrifices made by the ordinary men and boys of the red army. Churchill supposedly said in private at the Yalta conference that the war was won with British brains, American brawn and Russian blood. I was simply pointing out that "Russian blood" part, because most ordinary people are entirely unaware of the role it played in bringing down facism.
@@davidschaftenaar6530 Totally agree. Just wanted to make it more precise.
Best account of the " Eastern campaign " I have seen. Thank you.
Being from Poland, I love watching all WW2 documentaries. Cheers 😎👊💪
My condolences. On being from Poland.
Just kidding. I love WW2 documentaries, too.
Never been to Poland, though. I think it's one of those places I can probably never go.
Like New Jersey.
😎 cheers
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The Polish were some Badass pilots and showed the British how to fly their own planes.
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AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF EXCELLENCE ITSELF .
MANY THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERABLE EFFORTS HERE , MUCH APPRECIATED INDEED .
I can't believe I've never seen this before. I understand that it's a retouched Soviet documentary??? Wherever it came from, it is the best account of operation Barbarossa I have ever seen!!!!! As soon as I saw the quality of this production, I dug in and watched the entire thing!!!!! Definitely going into my Saved file!!!!!
Not sure it's a soviet Documentary I'm more willing to bet, early 2000s Russian. Still I agree, best coverage of the eastern front by far, dispels allot of the myths that circulated about the Soviets during the cold war.
What do u mean retached? This is truth
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These Russian Documentaries are excellent.. Excellent information.. Thanks so much..
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Outstanding series. much never before seen film footage, excellent narration, and exceptional historical richness. Thank you for posting!!!!
Im not sure there was more than 10 minutes total of actual film footage in the entire series. All of what you saw is CLEARLY cgi.
@@Ddub1083 Actually, quite a bit is probably actors, especially scenes where maps are being read, or vehicles driven outside of combat.
@@NobleKorhedron right thats what I said, wasnt prob 10 minutes of actual footage. You can tell the difference because the recreated scenes are in color... but the CGI was AWFUL.
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Star Media is The Gold Standard of documentaries
If you haven't, already, CK out the Romanoff Dynasty docs. All are EXCELLENT!!🤯👍
I take your word for it.
Very informative. Never came any other series which gave so much detailed information
@A Mercer fuck off with your nazi propaganda.
Thank You very much!!! For sharing!!!
The best documentary series I’ve ever seen. Never gets old.
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Easily the best and most complete documentaries. Thank you .
Complete? shame the ads beg to differ.
@Hassel W That would defeat the purpose of my complaining :)
@Hassel W Not to troll the comment section like some XD
@Hassel W wot? cor blimey lad are you daft? i'm just agreeing with the ads are bollocks department. wot are you on about you old geezer?.
@@oldschoolfoil2365 if he had made something he would put ads to generate revenue , hes not a charity organization worker , use ad blocker or dont complain idiot
High quality documentaries! I humbly thank thee.
Now this is a documentary. There are so many channels on here putting out so called documentaries that are full of misinformation and boring to watch, but this is full of great information and high quality visuals. First class all the way and a lot of fun to watch. I'll be watching everything else from these producers, they are damn good at what they do.
I'm glad that what the Soviets did is finally getting some attention. Three things won WW2 for the Allies: British intelligence, American industry and Soviet blood.
Stalin may have been furious that the US and UK didn't want to open up a second front any sooner than they did, but Stalin had hoped Germany and the Allies would have killed each other off. The fact that the US, UK and USSR joined forces tells you how much of a threat Germany was.
Don't be such an arse-kisser. There are lots of other very good documentaries about WW2.
@@thatguy22441 Excellent comment. Well said mate.
Just remember that there is a lot of propaganda here. You'll never hear Russian media mention the Nazi -Soviet Pact or the Holodomor for example.
As if this isn't full of misinformation. Completely ignored the warnings from the West.
Things that your history book never taught you! I love this channel! I love history!!!✌️❤️😀❕
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There is a lot that our history books never taught us.
It's unbelievable how we can't learn from this devastated history and we also try to repeat such destruction. Sad!!
I love to see these videos on history of Russia and Europe... It's so fascinating
Take it all with a grain of salt. The Putin regime have recently taken to presenting a pre-Kruschev, pro-Stalin, version of 1940~42. The news is not what happened in 1941, it's what's happening in 2021 to make them take this tack.
Russia is in Europe.
@@lordfnord5768 This is nonsense, everything that is in this video is well accepted fact now by any credible western historians as well. Fact is during the cold war there was allot of misinformation and disparaging things said about the Soviets that turned out to have no basis in fact. Lots of myths and lots of propaganda, some of taught in American schools that came directly from Nazi propaganda. After the fall of the Soviet Union we have a much better understanding of what actually happened with meticulous documentation from the Soviets themselves. Not listening to the Soviet side of the war is like ignoring the American history of the war in the Pacific, only listening to what the Japanese had to say.
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You are quite right that American cold war propaganda often disparaged Soviet accomplishments and understated the Russian role in the defeat of Hitler.
You fail, however, to identify any error in my post above.
@@lordfnord5768 "You fail, however, to identify any error in my post above." How about the fact, that the burden of proof lays with the person making a claim and you have none. OR how about the fact that you said ". The news is not what happened in 1941, it's what's happening in 2021 to make them take this tack." yet this UA-cam video was uploaded in 2017 not 2021, and the original production is older than that. Are you trying to make yourself look foolish?
This telling of the WW2 from the Soviet perspective is nothing new, and not some new pro Putin "pro Stalin" telling, it's based on a historical understand that the Russian people have had since the end of the war, based on first hand experience and documentation, and you would know that, if you had even the slightest education about the eastern front not from a western cold war perspective. This history of WW2 goes back way before Putin.
You also fail to understand Russian culture, Putin doesn't have some agenda to re-invent Stalin or re-write history. Putin supports Stalin specifically to pander to how most Russians already feel. Stalin is and has been, long before Putin extremely popular among the Russian population. Stalin has a much higher approval rating in Russia than Putin...
The best WW2 documentary about the eastern front
Coz StarMedia is the Russian 🇷🇺 media lol!!
I've never seen this documentary on TV before about the the war with the east with the Soviet Union aginst Nazi Germany before it is the best documentary that I have ever seen thank you 🙂.
Word hommie.😥.
The documentary series "The Unknown War" is even better. It's on UA-cam I believe.
Bill D. in Iowa Thanks for the tip, kudos from brave little belgium... 😉
@@billd.iniowa2263 Save me from the never ending fanfare! ;)
A well done documentary for the most part !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great series. I'm no historian but I tend to trust the accuracy of documentaries that point out good & bad decisions on both sides. Gotta be close to the way it went down.
The opening 30 seconds quickly debunked your comment.
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Dont be an idiot.
@@adambane1719in what way? It doesnt fit with your world view?
The only thing about this documentary is it is actually pro Soviet....they don't mention to much about collaboration of Baltic, Ukraine, Belorussian and all the other Soviet satellite states, a lot of these people hated communism, which I don't blame them,I think war wouldn't lasted as long if not for the collaboration to a certain extent,a lot of these Russian documentary act like they were liberating the countries from Nazis,not really the Nazis were lesser of two evils
Yes, that gives it credibility
Amazing documentary. I feel like the Soviet’s immense sacrifice, herculean efforts, and huge loss of life on the battlefield during WWII is not really taught in the US. Without the Soviet Union, the Nazis may very well have won WWII and our world would look very different. Very sad we couldn’t remain allies after the war ended.
That is wrong, the Sovjet Union tried to glorify something that should not be glorified, The USA was the main Power that killed the regime in europe, Russia (the Sovjet Union) is the same kind of regime than that of nazi Germany...
Without the lend/lease program provided to the soviets they's never have saved themselves, and don't forget russia helped hitler invade Poland....
Learn your history...
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While the Soviet sacrifice, during World War 2, is unmatched (in terms of loss of life, at least), the factor that decided the outcome of World War 2, was the entry of the United States (and its astronomical amount of resources) in the war (as a full military combatant), on the side of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and China!
@@mariusmatei2946ad the Germans captured the Soviet union. The entry of the US wouldn't have changed much. I believe credit shouldn't be biased
"After landing, he shot himself"
That is one pessimistic dude!
I wouldn't mind but they won!
I bet he thought he was going to be executed by stalin- and honestly he probably would have from what he did to those first three generals
What is this, the pink cover gang?
@@maximusy8311 yes, welcome brother
@@nathanfranks1476 Ding ding ding! We have a winner lol. Yes, if you check online by simply searching his first and last name you will find a website that states Stalin had given the order to shoot him for incompetence, so he instead took his own life. He was no coward, just another tragic victim of Stalin’s regime. RIP.
@@nathanfranks1476 i want to be pink. must explore
Love putting them together like this.
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My grand uncle (USSR) jumped on a panzer tank with explosives to destroy the tracks of the tank that was wiping them out during battle and I’m very proud of him
OK course he did. I believe you. Honest I do. (NOT)
Mad Jack (my grand uncle) was drunk on Irish whisky and he jumped on on a Tiger Tank with a bag of 'dirty B@mb Explosives' and blew it to pieces.
He drunkenly thought it was a German Panzer tank !
Before the explosion ...he jumped off the tank, and lost his false teeth, broke a finger and dropped his beloved Zippo cigarette Lighter.
He became a Catholic priest after the war in '45.
I am very proud of him.
@@royborrill2711 it’s okay if you don’t believe me but what do I have to gain from lying about this story lol
@@benlotus2703 that sounds extreme hahaha the soldiers were really brave back then
@@pimas11 exactly! Thank you for sharing. Your point if you don't mind my assumption that is, your grand relative sacrifice his life for the lives of other's. A whole lot of other's, right. That is awesome!
About 10 or 12 years ago I was upset with my cable company so I cut the cord. The first night without cable I went online looking to see what was available. I think I was watching the first season of Bewitched or something and I'm thinking "I'm going to get cable back on Monday". Then I went on youtube and found this series and I thought "Damn this is better than anything I've seen on the History Channel in years." I think I binged the whole thing and it convinced me to never get cable again and I never have.
The CGI in this is actually pretty good. Tanks and aircraft are well rendered yet they dont overdo anything. Makes it more enjoyable.
Just pretty good? You have a high bar sir. I thought it was fantastic. I’m just a layman.
CGI is never enjoyable!
This series was incredible. I hope it won all the awards.
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John you rock man. My interest in history and personal interests led me to one of your videos. And now I've watched 4 or 5 of them. I love what you do. You are a very intelligent person and this world needs more people like you. Thanks for the videos. I'll keep watching.
Damn right man, there's so many idiots out there that don't even know who our founding fathers were, or anything about American or global history for that matter, this world is growing pathetic, always nice to see a smart guy making videos.
@@scottkain8977 IKR? To Waaay Too Many, "the Kardashians" are more important than the social sciences (i.e. the reality of the World in which we live)!
Who's 'John'? This isn't "his" video! He's the one who kindly obtained and posted it! That's what you love?
This was Excellent Thank you so much for 3 hours of history
Outstanding documentation of the heroic efforts of Soviet Russia. 10/10.
really love to watch star media movies... thank you
GREAT DOCUMENTARY IT IS VERY INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO SEE THE CCCP'S SIDE OF THE STORY FOR WORLD WAR 2 MAY HISTORY NOT REPEAT ITSELF AND LET US NOT FORGET THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO FOUGHT THROUGH THIS BRUTAL CONFLICT
YES I AGREE
Sad thing is that with all these "socialist democrats" trying to force their will on everyone else... it's bound to repeat itself...
Such a thoughtful comment and yet, no understanding of when to use ALL CAPS
Jesse,
What we've been getting for the past fifteen or twenty years, for the whole time since Putin took over from Brezhnev, Andropov and Chernenko, has been very different from the Communist Party's various lines. What we're getting now is the Putin crew's version of things.
The Communist Party's versions come in two main types, before and after Stalin's death, but this documentary is neither of them.
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Well said.
The images. Enhanced images. Slowing the film down allows us to see details. Fantastic. Just fantastic. Well done.
I remember watching this when I was younger. It's one of my favorite documentaries.
At first I was thinking how young can this kid be but then it looks like this is from ten years ago...crazy. I'm getting old AF btw.
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We're told we can achieve anything we set our minds to. Let us never forget those who have laid down lives on all fronts, and ask ourselves. Why can we not set our minds to peace? Sending love to all from U.S.
Because it is Racist
I read that as archive
Manifestation at it's finest. Thank the platform we are conversing on now. Again sending love to all
#oneworld
#unitenotdivide.
@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt nah, we invading ur mom first
@ItsStillRealToMe DamnIt now you're asking for it 😂
My everlasting respect to the men and women of the east, who fought the worst war known to man.
worst so far...
Now you understand why Ukraine war is an existential threat for Russia
nonsense, russia is a perpetual existential threat to russia
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I think this is now my morning routine now to wake up to this WWII documentary. It just comes on based on my favorites or some algorithm. It’s a happy place to think WWIII is going to be as peaceful as WWII so it gives me hope of tomorrow 😂
I used to love watching this show with my dad. Thanks for uploading!
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@@narutobyob Yes?
@@Firthmax i fell asleep watching this and I guess I commented on your comment
@@narutobyob That's hilarious. 😂
For me the best world war 2 doccie ever made.
My mum was a morse code detector in Canada during ww2. She was also a pianist. After the war, and after her work became unclassified, she was playing piano in a bar in San Francisco. This chap came in and they were chatting. She said, I remember you, you used your thumb and it was always so darn hard to get your transmissions down.
Huh? Canada never did anything but errode their citizens' "rights" like slaves.
Who says history is boring? Truly great reenactments accompany this information.
These are the best, love these in depth documentarys.
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Nice to hear a historical documentary that is not infuriatingly narrated in the present tense, as seems to be almost compulsory in most documentaries in a presumed attempt to make the content seem more current rather than what people think of as stuffy old history. Thank you IWM - informative and interesting and not irritating in the least.
It’s from Star Media, so you know it’s “Soviet approved”
the emphatic tone adopted is very irritating: The music also.
@@staceycolangelo8940 seriously?
@@SomethiingClever it’s not that serious, but their content is generally pro-Soviet.
Yeah, it is informative, and (surprisingly) very accurate, too; all-around, very well made, indeed!
. I keep watching. Every night till I feel sleeping ✨😴😴😴😴😴
There are many lies and distortions. I am persecuted in UK for exposing the truth. My cel number is 00447771139444. Call me if you have the courage.
Lmao I’m on one month of this... my wife keeps yelling at me for leaving it on.. but I literally forget where I leave off and have been watching a hour and half into forever
@@peterharwood1430 What's this about
@@terintiaflavius3349 Sorry for late reply but I very old and ill and don't have much time left. My tel number is 07771139444 if you want to call me. Hopefully I can answer your question on line, for all to see.
I am in the mood to blog.
Am I the only one who replays with over and over to fall asleep to? This is like my 10th view.
great documentary, this is my second time watching them all, thank you for posting
Nice balcony...
About 10 times for me! Very relaxing, sleep material at this point.
History is an amazingly powerful read!!
EXCELLENT PRODUCTION.EVERYTHING WAS CLEAR AND WELL WORTH FOR ANY HISTORY BUFF TO VIEW.
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This is my favorite ww2 documentary EVA!!!! BRAVO!
After watching akk the episodes i watch again, they have other ww2 doc that are good but ONLY a few have English subtitle
OMGosh i totally agree
Addicted to these videos. What went on when barbarosa was launched is fascinating don't know why it just is. Very good
I agree 100%
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You are fascinated because you don't fully understand that lies behind what you are seeing.
I agree too
3 hours wow
This is a real war of "iron storm"... with both sides fighting in great strategic depth, launching full-scale attacks involving millions, and each mistake could be catastrophic. An epic one.
epic in scale ..
and oh so horrible.
whole villages of men were thrown into offensives which had an estimated outcome of 60% casualities.. and all that for a diversion ... for just another day so another group can get in position
Great documentary , thanks for uploading
I've watched many videos and documentaries and this one is truly excellent. In the long, long history of the insanity of warfare, no nation has suffered more than the Soviet Union in WW2....over 25 MILLION dead, not to mentioned the millions more wounded and suffering........I and I'm other sure others hope and pray that the nations apply the time, talent and treasure of their peoples to Health, Happiness and Peace NOT Destruction, Suffering and Death....."Blessed are the Peacemakers; for they shall be called, The Children of GOD" - Matthew 5:9
The whole Europe was against Soviet Union, not only Germans fought there… many of Italians, French, Hungarian, Rumanian, finish brigades were on our land killing innocent civilians., burning them alive in their homes. 28 millions were killed and only 9 were soldiers..
@@ingakaleynik4841 Please present evidence, that the Finnish Waffen-SS battalion, 1408 men, did such things. Partisans, people not wearing uniforms firing on troops, have never been treated with hugs and roses by any army in the history of warfare. All those "facts" seems politically motivated, not necessarily historically correct. The late post-war allegations of "war crimes" between historian Mr Jokipii and his critics seem to be politically correct bickering more than true debate of historical factuality.
The brunt of Nazi depravity fell mostly on Bielorrussians and Ukranians.... in aportining the suffering they endured the expression "Soviet Union" is too generic and denies these two peoples the recognition they must have....
Watch EUROPA the last battle
@@tonygomes6306 you're way off the mark, ever heard of the holodomor? The bolsheviks were responsible for some of the worst atrocities on humanity ever known to man.
Very good documentary!👍👍
Brilliant production, and EXCELLENT commentary! Well done...
This is the best documentary I have ever seen. 👏 Bravo
Well presented,very interesting to watch.thankyou.
Wow, thought none made great, historical, non-revisionist documentairies anymore. Thank you!
Watch EUROPA the last battle
excellent war documentary cheers for posting...
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2:45:26 This is god dammed heartbreaking. I hope all those kids made it through and lived long, happy lives.
@SMA Productions I hope I meet as few as possible of people of your kind
@SMA Productions So judgemental about things they have very limited knowledge.
@SMA Productions Judging life in Russia without experience (I believe)
@@Martina-Kosicanka While I don't believe Soviet Russia was *that* much of a hellscape, it was still an impoverished place that was recovering from its own scorched earth policies employed by the Germans. Not wanting to hand over their lands, they burned them as they retreated. This included non Russian territories like Ukraine and Poland. So, ironically when the Russians retook these lands, it would be a while before their agricultural and industrial outputs would return to optimal.
@@discipleofdagon8195 dont need your opinion. We are russian
This is a really good documentary series. Some of the poorly researched programs these days leave much to be desired.
Amazing documentary fair play to the red army for never giving up love from the u.k
Great comment.
Better dead then red!
One of my mother's second cousins was a panzer captain on the Eastern Front. He was captured by the Soviets and spent three years in a prison camp. After his release, he returned to the German army and eventually became Commander of the Third Panzer Division and then Chief of Staff of the German Army. Ironically, two other of my mother's cousins were US tank officers. One was killed in 1945. His brother commanded a colored infantry-armored task force. He received a Silver Star for capturing a German town on the Western Front.
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Bro they were communists, imagine saying the same about the nazis
No many adverts. Just facts and film. Thank you.
Amazing I caught myself holding my breath and feeling desperation for the civilians and soldiers alike. I love it you never here about the Russian front when you learn about WW2. Love this
which is crazy considering that it was the most important front.
80% of Hitler's war effort was concentrated on the Soviet Union.
Today we read some Russians actually trying to claim the war was won because of them?
Well, well, really? So, who did they ever liberate? Nobody, all throughout the Battle of Britain, the USSR were still Nazi allies, and they committed as many, if not more, murders than Nazi Germany themselves.
They also took Eastern Europe, while slaughtering thousands of people who had just survived the Nazi onslaught, only to be murdered by the Soviets, and seeing the survivors forced into the nightmare, that was, the Soviet Union. Sure sounds like a well won victory to me... NOT.
The rubbish the Americans all shout and claim about WW2? What complete and utter bull they've all been spoon-fed from birth? Why do we endlessly read them claiming things, that are untrue, and are really disrespectful lies? We read them endlessly, trying to suggest the USA somehow saved the UK, in WW2?
How many times have we all read that? Only, the reality is, and the truth is, that all the known facts of WW2, show us the exact opposite is actually the reality, the USA, only saw the chase of Germany back to Berlin in Europe, during WW2. And what we see and read them all claim about the War in the Pacific? Well, you'd actually believe only the USA fought Japan in WW2? What rubbish that really is!
We should all know the truth, we used too! And that truth is, that the American people themselves, really supported Germany in WW2, (only so many have no idea today). The American people, themselves, protested in millions, against supplying the British. Millions of them wanted to support Germany.
My grandad told me (when I was a kid), that the British troops had heard the American's were protesting against the British over the radio, (they weren't supposed to be able to listen to). And from then on, they all became known as the "cowardly Yankers" (obviously meaning W****rs). Even when they eventually got here, someone would always shout out and say, "here comes the cowardly Yankers", we can still watch the footage of the first Americans landings, in the UK, (In the online British war archives) and you can hear some of them shouting out, calling them cowardly Yankers. And It's not hard to see why.
The USA waited, and they waited, and they waited, for the Germans to defeat Britain. The USA even put up with 1000s of tons of their own shipping in the Atlantic gap, being sunk by German U Boats, killing thousands of American Merchant Seamen, yet still, Roosevelt refused to declare War on Germany! And let's not forget? Hitler had made his intention of global dominance, known in 1936, meaning, it was always going to be a world war.
The USA tried to suggest it was "just another European War", but were soon forced to change their minds, as soon as, and only because, they got attacked at Pearl Harbor. Otherwise, the USA were doing nothing, and had refused to do anything.
The Americans only arrived, after being forced to fight, with the attack on Pearl Harbour, and to help with the final assault in Europe. More truth is, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the British declared war on Japan without a second thought, and they then fought Japan long before the USA did, (In the Battle of Hong Kong).
But the USA, once again, bizarrely, still refused to declare war on Germany? (who were Japan's ally). And that actually speaks volumes about the USA. It really says it all, they all really believed, and they really thought the British would be crushed by Germany, and they waited, and they waited, for Germany to defeat Britain.
Roosevelt, even refused to allow Britain the use of 50 old, half sinking, rotting, wooden, WW1 destroyers. Just left rotting away in US waters, as Roosevelt had an election coming up, (and he knew it would not be welcomed by the American people). What does that actually show us?
We needed them to patch up, to use for the protection of our convoys, convoys that were carrying the kids, (our parents and grandparents), from the Island before the Blitz! Roosevelt only agreed, after the UK agreed to give up all of her military bases across the world, and lease them all to the USA for 100 years. Some ally hey? And just look what they've done with those military bases since?
By the end of 1941?, Britain had survived Dunkirk. Britain had survived the blitz. Britain had beaten Germany in the Battle of Britain (alone), Inflicting Hitler's first defeat, his first airborne defeat. Britain had held Tobruk, and forced Rommel all the way back to El Agheila, where he came from. Inflicting Hitler's second defeat, his first land defeat.
Britain (with tremendous support from her Commonwealth) had overcome the mass of German U-Boats in the North Atlantic, and was receiving most of her needed cargo again, Inflicting Hitler's third defeat, and first Naval defeat.
While over on the other front, (a front only opened by Hitler, because he could not defeat the British), the Soviets, at a massive cost of over 10-20 million men, had turned Germany around (in the battle of Moscow) and were now forcing them back to Berlin and their demise. That's also the point of WW2, where every historian agrees and says Germany could no longer win the War. Now, that was all before the end of 1941. When did the American arrive? Well? Even this ends any thought of the USA being responsible for saving anything!
In Europe, we'd been through, and we'd survived Dunkirk.
We'd been through and we survived the Blitz.
We had fought, and had won, the Battle of Britain.
We had fought, and we'd won, the battle for the North Atlantic.
We had fought, and we'd won, in the African desert (twice).
And we had been successfully destroying German resources, weapons factories, submarine infrastructure, and chemical plants, right across Europe, in country after country. We were also fighting in Greece, in Egypt, in Burma, in Singapore, (our biggest ever military defeat), and many other places around the world. Sure, we had some hard times. Sure, we lost a few battles. But we won far more! We were never beaten, or even close to being beaten. The closest Britain came to defeat in WW2, was right at the start, in Dunkirk. Surely, the whole world knows this?
So where these Americans get this notion from, that the USA saved Britain?, or in fact, saved anyone else? Nobody knows, it's so insulting, and it's so wrong. Saved Britain from what exactly? When, and where, did the USA save Britain? Where was Britain losing the war, that the USA saved us from? We were winning the war!
To understand WW2, you only need to imagine, if Britain had been beaten at any point in the war, or even if Britain did what the USA did, and merely decided to sit out of what was always a world war, we could have done that too, as Hitler never wanted a war against Britain?.
So, if Britain had been beaten at any time in WW2, or had simply done the same as the USA?, then Hitler wouldn't have needed to open up the second front, and he would've attacked the Soviets in 1940, with full strength both in the air, and on the ground, and Germany would have absolutely annihilated the USSR, as in 1940, the USSR was not in any way at all, prepared to even defend themselves. Red Army troops were sharing one rifle between 10 troops in places.
That would have left Germany in control of all Europe, all the Soviet Union, plus much of the rest of the world! And that would have seen the USA, completely, and utterly annihilated, is the reality, the real truth. And that truth is nothing you'll hear today! Churchill said to the world,
''Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few'' What do the American people think he was talking about?
Just how is this possible, in 2022, to read so many that have no idea about their own country's real history?
Roosevelt, actually, set about asking Hitler for some kind of deal/arrangement, to avoid getting involved in the war! (Though we see that also changed and lied about today). But we know that Hitler ridiculed the cowardice of the USA, as he read the letter to the German people, (now if that's not cowardly and treacherous, then I don't know what is). Hitler laughed at the USA, mocking them, rightfully calling them cowards for refusing to declare war on him! And he, then, declared war on the USA. How embarrassing is that, really? Huh?
In a 1945, state department survey, on the USA's public attitudes to its wartime allies? Britain was the least trusted country of the allies. Just another thing that shows the truth?. The Americans all talk of winning the war, by supplying it? LOL. (yet even that is only another US lie, as I'll be proving below). And all while making an enormous profit from it?, the truth is, they only became a superpower, at Britain's expense. And still lie about it endlessly today.
They were the traitors of WW2, is more like the real truth and real history of WW2. Nothing new there though, as that's what they've always been, to every single one of their so-called allies, all throughout their ever so short, and criminal murderous history. Their bullshit is like nothing this world has ever seen before, but when you're useless, cowardly, and brain-dead?, what else have they got, other than their bullshit?
Winning the Battle of Britain, was instrumental in getting Hitler to actually lose the war, (by making his biggest mistake of the war, opening up the second front), more so than anyone actually winning it. Nevertheless, the Soviets holding their front, before then turning Germany around, and chasing them home to their demise, is what actually ended the war. Most certainly not, the USA, not by the stretch of anyone's Imagination.
The arrogance of a naive nation, when they did eventually arrive?, saw them get a crushing defeat in the desert? Utter tomfoolery, and sheer Incompetence. Oh yes, the super intelligent Yanks, thought, as the Brits had managed to force Rommel all the way out of Egypt. It must be quite easy, so that's where they would gently "ease" their troops into the theatre of war. 40,000 crushed and killed within days!
They then tried to help take Italy?. Only It had Churchill groaning, that he'd expected "a rabid wildcat just let loose, but all he got, was a blubbering whale stuck on a beach" LOL. As the Yanks decided to secure the beachhead, rather than as planned, storming inland to cut off and attack the retreating Germans (as the British forced them inland).
Oh, and then, (as If not bad enough), decided to ignore the plan of cutting the retreating Germans off, but Instead, they headed straight for Rome, (so they could be first), while allowing those top crack German troops the time they needed to regroup and dig in. Such arrogant fools! It's reckoned that foolish, selfish act alone, cost over 400 British lives.
They then decided to commit the most cowardly act of human history, by murdering near on a million civilians, with a nuclear attack TWICE on civilian targets! And then the lies as we can now see today?.
They claimed Japan surrendered after the second nuclear bomb?, yet again that's a lie, and it's not true. The truth is, the Japanese only surrendered after Stalin had kept his promise to invade East Asia, and the Soviets had crushed the Japanese. That, alone, ended all of Japan's hopes of getting Stalin to act as a mediator, for a conditional surrender. And it was only then the Japanese surrendered. It's actually undeniable, as the timing of the surrender proves It. It was just another American lie.
If you read American history? And read what ALL Americans want to say and claim? You'll also find them claiming they supplied the USSR, and it's only because of those supplies that the USSR could fight the War?
Again just propaganda and lies, it was nothing to do with the USA. And the USA did not supply the USSR with anything until 1944, far too late to have made any difference at all. As the USSR said themselves. So who was it that supplied the USSR? And who was it that allowed the USSR to remain fighting in the war, by supplying them?, and doing so just in time? It was the British.
The British supplied the USSR with all the military equipment they had and used to fight Germany when they got to Moscow. Before the British supplies landed in the USSR, the Soviet Red Army we're sharing one rifle between 10 troops in places.
The Soviets kept the British supplies they received under wraps/secret for years, and they never did acknowledge or thank the UK for that critical help. The USSR only acknowledged they received USA “Lend Lease” supplied to them in 1944. With the USSR refusing to pay for any of it, saying that it was too late (true), and they did it anyway!
But since the collapse of the Soviet Union, much more information has emerged from archives in Moscow, containing Information shedding a new light on the subject. Much was in the Russian-language materials of the (State Defence Committee)-the Soviet equivalent of the British War Cabinet, held in the former Central Party Archive.
While much of the documentary evidence remains classified “secret” in the Central Archives of the Ministry of Defence (Russian State Archive of the Economy). Both Western and Russian historians and researchers have been able to gain access to very important, (previously unavailable) first-hand documents of the USSR's complete war effort.
Together with other recently published sources, including the wartime diaries of N. I. Biriukov, (a Red Army officer responsible for troops from August 1941 onwards). Who was also responsible for the distribution of recently acquired Tanks (from the British) to the front lines. This newly available evidence, paints a very different picture from the USA's “perceived wisdom”, or should we just say lies?
In particular, it shows that British assistance to the Soviet Union in late 1941 and early 1942, played a far more significant part in the defence of Moscow and for the swift revival of the USSR in WW2 than has ever been acknowledged or credited.
It was an integral part, a critical part, the most important part, allowing the USSR to counter-attack the Nazi's outside Moscow, that very nearly saw the Nazi's completely annihilated, (as Hitler refused to allow them to retreat). And without which, the USSR would have been unable to remain fighting the war.
It can now clearly be seen, and now said, that the British help and supplies to the USSR in late 1941 & early 1942, were the only reason we saw the revival of Soviet fortunes in WW2 from late 1941, absolutely not anything to do with the USA at all! Not even a little part to do with the USA.
In total, 4 million tonnes of war materials including food and medical supplies were delivered to the Soviets. The munitions totalled £808m (not including naval munitions supplied), the food and raw materials totalled £528m in the 1946 index (approx £3.6 billion today).
In accordance with the Anglo-Soviet Military Supplies Agreement of June 27, 1942, military aid sent from Britain to the Soviet Union during the war was entirely free of charge.
3,000+ Hurricanes aircraft
4,000+ other aircraft
27 naval vessels
5,218 tanks (including 1,380 Valentines from Canada)
5,000+ anti-tank guns
4,020 ambulances and trucks
323 machinery trucks (mobile vehicle workshops equipped with generators and all the welding and power tools required to perform heavy servicing)
1,212 Universal Carriers and Lloyd Carriers (with another 1,348 from Canada)
1,721 motorcycles
£1.15bn worth of aircraft engines
1,474 radar sets
4,338 radio sets
600 naval radar and sonar sets
Millions of various rifles
Hundreds of naval guns
15 million pairs of boots.
Yet you go and try to find this history out? See how difficult it is to find? When it should be the first thing being seen, as it's so important, a huge part of history, REAL HISTORY! Not the US creation of fake history, as they ''pretend'' to see it. That's the truth!
And we also see them claim the supplies we got from them were American supplies paid for by the USA? Rubbish!! Nearly every one of those boatyards and factories, built for the manufacture of weapons, was paid for by the British. The British paid for their construction, and all the machinery needed in them. Not the USA.
Their accounts of WW2 are some of the biggest lies of modern history, as anyone that studies world history will find. This is the real history, the provable history making anything they want to say or claim irrelevant, as this is the real history, the facts.
@Hot Stepper so I take it you don't care for Americans.
You did a great work . Many many thanks for the visualization of WW2 .
This is so cool. The detail and time taken to make this is incredible.
You’ve prob just been watching too many garbage UA-cam docs. This is what a real documentary that’s not done by some dude and his friend looks like LOL.
Its just videotape
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Yep, not exactly what you expect from a Russian production. I habitually watch war documentaries & I would rank this series as one of the best & the best for WWII East front.
@@mikemurphy5898 Most of it is re-enactments or animations. clearly you didn't watch it.
First time am watching this documentary. It's the best first-class information about the 2nd world war. We have always made to believe the credit to defeat Hitler and Germany was Britain led by Winston Churchill. Seeing this true actual documentary makes me know Soviet Union under Starlin did more in 2nd world war to save the world and lost thousands or millions. Am a Kenyan and my father fought for the British during the war and Kenya being a British colony, history of the war was told to us and written in historical books and lessons by the British. It's very clear what we were taught is one sided. We're all students in life. It's a lesson and historical in Kenya 🇰🇪 because Kenyans who fought for the British during this war came back home and fought against the British colonial racialist rule in the famous Mau Mau war ending with Self rule and independence. Mau Mau war lasted from 1952 to 1960.
Weird comment, noticed a few like this on documentaries on this channel, rather reeks of 50 cent army tier propaganda
To be clear, history never forgot the huge amount Russian deaths in world war two, and without the Soviet union Germany may very well have won. However, don't forget they also did nothing until Germany invaded them, sitting on the Ribbentrop pact before that and invading Poland hand in hand with Germany and carving the country up between them. Stalin also purposefully killed millions of his own people primarily through engineered starvation, he was a monster on an equal level to Hitler.
@@pootthepomeranianpug8208 the difference is that God has chosen Starlin to conquer Germany. Winner takes all.
Do bear in mind that Stalin supported Hitler from August 1939 until 1941 when the Germans invaded the USSR.
Do remember that from May 1940 onwards, for over a year, the Brits stood alone against the Nazis.
Do remember the incredible logistic help given to the Soviets by the Americans.
Do not forget the ways in which the Soviets suppressed democrats in Eastern Europe.
Do not forget the Katyn massacre.
@@jtang63 but Stalin didn't conquer Germany. East/west Germany sound familiar? Heh
this one of the best documentaries. Thanks
"The only way Russia changes is from within" the power and amazing fighting skills that took down Germany summarizes what that saying means
Flawless Documentary. I Love it. Russian are so brave. I admire their sacrifice and bravery.
Kazak, Ukrainans, Red Batic's Latvian.Estonian, etc
@@454FatJack They are all soviet union citizens
I already have the history of the Romanovs downloaded...now I have all 8 episodes of the Soviet’s in WWII. I’m loving these.
There’s 18 episodes
@@kennethtroisi7799 I will look for the rest today. Thank you.
yeah we all know how your mom is lovin the Navy when its in town.
Its great to see another perspective. Quality stuff!
Phil harding
The truth perspective* unlike the western cold war propaganda saying USA won
@@tehdreamer USA, UK, and USSR were on the winning side. Without USA lend-lease and involvement the Western allies would have been toast. And you have no idea of the vast Soviet sympathy that existed in the US during the cold war especially in the media and academia. So you have no idea what you are talking about.
@@psilvakimo lend lease did help of course, however the Soviets would have survived without it for sure, they moved their factories across the Ural mountains and production of tanks and planes was very fast. I am Russian my grandparents fought in the war. I later grew up in UK and saw how the education here is purposefully hiding the fact that USSR defeated 80% of German army and is the main contributor to the defeat of Nazism. We were fighting for survival, under Hitler's Generalplan OST, 70% of Slavs were to be exterminated and the rest left as slaves. Western allies had it lightly and were never invaded by land and had their people destroyed in a genocide. Respect should be paid to the veterans and not spread lies and propaganda, it's not Cold War anymore.
@@psilvakimo The sympathy in the academia is mostly likely just an intillectual anti capitalism one. I am not a fan of Stalinism and Leninism, these systems have killed millions of our people and were sponsored by the Western powers. I am talking about the people fighting for survival of their motherland.
May everyone that died during any war have peace.
Everyone. Live or not
RIP
Except hitler and himmler and goering
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@@mr.coffee6242 true they can suck it
I love watching these documentaries it makes you learn about what things happen in life in the past with the world war,
Good to have a different narrative/perspective from another side, i.e. Russians or then our ally in the East, the Soviet Union. Thank you.
@A Mercer The "real genocide"? What a joke.
Leave it to my hometown (Seattle) to publish some made up anti-America propaganda BS, rather than be grateful for the freedom they've been provided...ungrateful maggots.
FYI the playback quality of the media player for this POS video you're spamming out is also a joke.
It is corrupt and a rich man's trick. There are many facts that are not known. I will send new Blog and give you facts unknown. I was witness to MI5 witness and will die soon as I am old and very ill.
@@Hollywood2021 I am from UK and agree with you.
@A Mercer Jew.... Huh! Would you look at that! This comment go publish and Mossad aren't bashing down my door.
Jokes aside, calm down you fucking nut.
It's the Soviet Union, Russia was one of the 14 Republics in Union...Belarus, Ukraine,Russia,Moldova,Lithuania,Latvia,Estonia,Georgia,Armenia,Azerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan,Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
This is an unexpectedly excellent documentary on the Russian front.
best soviet ww2 docuseries ever
Thank you for this fantastic documentary. . Nerration is superb too !Subscribed
Very excited to watch this doc!
Hear here!!