Yeah, that's my big gripe about this movie. The Maginot Line actually worked as the Germans were forced to go around it into the Low Countries and outwitted the British and French armies by going through the Ardennes forest and outflanked them. I guess the writers didn't want people to know that victory over the Germans had actually been possible back in 1940 and that American troops would have to sacrifice themselves to destroy the Nazis because of military blunders made by the British and French on the battlefield which would make the American people angry at the British and French and less willing to be allied with them after the war.
Rommel's "spook" division (7th Panzer) cut through the Maginot line extension. The Germans didn't distinguish between the extension and the Maginot line itself. The Extension was part that was in theory, covered by the Belgium defenses.
"After the withdrawal of the BEF, Germany launched a second operation, Fall Rot (Case Red), which was commenced on 5 June 1940. While the depleted French forces put up stiff initial resistance, German air superiority and armoured mobility overwhelmed the remaining French forces. German armour outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France with German forces arriving in an undefended Paris on 14 June."
My father and two grandfathers both served and told me of these horrors. Still, none of them were turned away for medical reasons by their armed forces. I am not only upset that they will not accept me, I feel I have shamed my ancestors for not being a soldier.
Exactly. I guess the writers didn't want to make the British and French look bad by telling the truth about how they were outsmarted by the Germans on the battlefield which would've negatively affected U.S relations with them and hindered the combined war effort.
I looked up "Victory Through Air Power" and it does not look to be the same video. This one is far superior. This is one of the best I have seen, i wish i could see the whole thing.
Walt Disney's victory through air power withAlexander De Seversky- Russian World War I fighter ace, and the founder of the Republic aircraft company which built the P-47, F-84, F-105 and A-10.
BadNinja16 So WW2 started in 1940 when Germans attacked Maginot line? Your history teacher have to be so proud now... There is nothing about 1939 because of French and British betrayal... later USA joined that club so there is no word here about the real begining of the WW2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_betrayal
BadNinja16 Yes, this is exactly the definition of propaganda, distorting facts to fits one agenda. You don't even have to be outright lying, the most efficient propaganda will simply expose facts in a way that only their point of view can be seen as valid.
This was "Victory through Air power" which was produced by Walt Disney and Alexander De Seversky- who designed the P-47 with Kartevilli. The whole plan of attack was simplified as the goal was to get support for the USAAF. The full video is on yahoo.
There is a bit of error in this lil cartoon, about Maginot Line: Germany didn't go trough. It was the famous breaktrough trough Ardennes, non-fortified area, supposed beeing a natural barrier for everything but infantry, and planes, of course. There have been a few times where Germany tried attack directly Maginot line: it was en epic fail. If the line had go on till the see, it may have done it.
@nocnafuria57 - It never said that Germany invaded England in 1939. The French fell in 1940, at which point the English fell back at Dunkirk. The Battle of Britain followed about 2 months later. It was meant to be an invasion force, but as the video mentioned, the German air force did not have sufficient naval support.
well even if the history in this video might be a little "tweaked" i love how informative the visuals were. All the arrows and circles representing things like you see at 3:08 really help you understand exactly what they are trying to say.
@FatNature That's a pretty big thing get wrong. The whole dynamic of the French Campaign was centered around the German breakthrough at the Ardene and there charge though, (pardon my spelling) Sedan. it's like talking about the War between the States and not mentioning Antietam and crediting Union victory with widespread use of Gatling guns.
@Hypatia1951 I was talking about WWI not II, but anyway, the communications give the whermacht a huge advantage about their enemys. The french also got more airplanes, but they were outdated.
The hand that press the swastika on Crete, I know were used in the film series "Why did we fight?", A documentary in seven parts of the Second World War. / Swedish Guy
Large portion of German forces bypassed the Maginot line, a small force engaged the forces around the line to ensure that French forces stationed on Maginot line couldn't cut off the German forces around Ardennes.
You're half right. There was fighting in the initial days of the Battle of France along the Maginot line as a decoy to distract France's attention while the bulk of German forces went through the low countries as you say. After the capture of France the German forces swung round and attacked the Maginot line where they did encounter significant resistance before the French military collapsed into retreat.
The animation is so well-drawn and eye-catching; it's a pity the information is flawed. I would appreciate unbiased documentaries on war history done in a cinematic animated style like this. It would be excellent for student history classes.
@Woopee this was a comment about the french battlefield, the germans neednt to take more because france was done russia is another topic also i could ask what is needful about all wars in history?
Judging by the style and the narrator's voice, as well as some of the music that seems to come from "Education for Death," I think this is a Disney production. I'm trying to find the actual title for it, though.
"Victory Through Air Power is a 1942 non-fiction book by Alexander P. de Seversky. It was made into a 1943 Walt Disney animated feature film of the same name."--Wikipepia This entire film is posted on UA-cam, simply type in "Victory Through Air Power"
Hi there! Luckily, both old hawks never met each other at crosshairs (if they did, I wouldn´t be here). If they had lived to see games like IL-2 or Cliffs of Dover they sure would have taught me one thing or several. They were both good man, but as the French say: All it takes to ruin the reputation of the best monastery is just one lazy monk... Cheers and happy Easter Days! KGW
funny thing about the Maginot line... One of my history teachers, to demonstrate its "supreme effectiveness" built his own barricading the doorway of his room, with obvious route around it to his room. All foolish to approach this mass of french defense ( crafted of the best plastic bins and cardboard) received a star, stating they where a victim of the defenses. without saying, very few received a star....
This cartoon has to be from that series. The whole clip is basically how air power will win all wars all the time. Laying it on a bit thick aren't they?
@Vsmovies100 The German air force was mainly designed to attack ground troops and planes. The British planes had more guns on their planes and were designed only for war in the air.
This movie was designed to argue the case for massed airpower in shortening the war--what you are watching here is a just a small, out of context portion, and it's not intended to show the origins of World War II, just the impact of airpower.
The Maginot line actually fortified from Belgium all the way to Italy. However, the MAJORITY of the defenses were at Germany's border, which is why they took those two nations on their way to France.
I am not sure this was meant to be history. It seems like its a news report. While its not complete, I would say it is a very quick and dirty 10min recap of events from 1940 to 1941.
Mistakes: 1: Hitler entered in France through Belgium. 2: Hitler literally left the allies scape in Dunkirk. 3: Hitler lost many men while conquering Crete.
this is some gorgeous animation
"History is written by the victors." -Winston Churchill.
Victors?
Every human with Victor: *"Well, I'm starting blasting"*
"Only God can kill me" - hitler but not really
Except it really isn't.
By survivors and evidence
So... They never actually broke through the maginot line... They went around it...
greger2045 They Did the same in WW1 so I guess the Maginot Line was just like a mountain range.
Yeah, that's my big gripe about this movie. The Maginot Line actually worked as the Germans were forced to go around it into the Low Countries and outwitted the British and French armies by going through the Ardennes forest and outflanked them.
I guess the writers didn't want people to know that victory over the Germans had actually been possible back in 1940 and that American troops would have to sacrifice themselves to destroy the Nazis because of military blunders made by the British and French on the battlefield which would make the American people angry at the British and French and less willing to be allied with them after the war.
I was under the impression that the Germans simply bypassed the Maginot line through Belgium... not blasting straight through it...
Rommel's "spook" division (7th Panzer) cut through the Maginot line extension. The Germans didn't distinguish between the extension and the Maginot line itself. The Extension was part that was in theory, covered by the Belgium defenses.
***** No you've completely missed this, this was WWII.
"After the withdrawal of the BEF, Germany launched a second operation, Fall Rot (Case Red), which was commenced on 5 June 1940. While the depleted French forces put up stiff initial resistance, German air superiority and armoured mobility overwhelmed the remaining French forces. German armour outflanked the Maginot Line and pushed deep into France with German forces arriving in an undefended Paris on 14 June."
belguim was a distraction
Troops went through belgium and surprise attacked the maginot line to weaken it and then a full battalion started to invade france
There is SO MANY errors in this movie it's insane :)
It is propaganda, of course there are mistakes :p
Is so many?
Mighty Maginot line - Belgium is the way they mean
Are*
Tbh this isn’t propaganda, the narrator also acknowledges the German victories without making dumb excuses.
1:11
I love how you can actually hear Horst Wessel Lied mixed in.
Yep
This was made by Disney. The full film called "Victory through Air Power".
This is from Disney's "Victory through Air Power"
1:00
Hitler's war plan was called a "blitzkreig" or "lightningwar" if I remember correctly.
"Betrayal is casual in Polish history."
Sadly so.
this is from the Disney film "Victory through airpower" it is up on youtube in its entierty elsewhere with a spoken intro by Leonard Maltin.
Is that a M3 lee at 1:44?
Actually yes
Thanks for posting this Nick. And ignore the little minds with the big voices.
The Maginot line: the biggest fail in history
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My father and two grandfathers both served and told me of these horrors. Still, none of them were turned away for medical reasons by their armed forces. I am not only upset that they will not accept me, I feel I have shamed my ancestors for not being a soldier.
I feel like this video ended quite abruptly.
I belive there is a second part
*****
Excellent! Thank you.
End should be like winston dancing naked with elizabeth and naked stalin with naked paralysied roosevelt 😂
at 3:30 ... why is there mountains where Norway dosen't have it? This video shows Norways capital... as a... as a big rock?
1:31
They didn't blow past the Magione line. They went around it.
Exactly. I guess the writers didn't want to make the British and French look bad by telling the truth about how they were outsmarted by the Germans on the battlefield which would've negatively affected U.S relations with them and hindered the combined war effort.
I looked up "Victory Through Air Power" and it does not look to be the same video.
This one is far superior. This is one of the best I have seen, i wish i could see the whole thing.
Some things are true
but the rest is lies, inaccuracies, cover-ups and unmentions all over
It's Walt Disney through United Artists. It's called "Victory through Air Power".
Were is Mickey Mouse?
Kellen Narke Mousewitz
There's probably a second half of this film - I seem to remember it being about a 25-minute short.
Walt Disney's victory through air power withAlexander De Seversky- Russian World War I fighter ace, and the founder of the Republic aircraft company which built the P-47, F-84, F-105 and A-10.
where is the rest... there must be more, right?
1:04 i love this style of nazi anthem for some reason....
Same.
Britain: France has the best general on Earth, no one can't defeat France without taking heavy casualties
Germany: hold my beer
Move between the gap unmolested. LOL. Times have changed.
How did this appear in the side bar of the Skyrim theme?
I dont see the propaganda here.
Fail title
You must be a genius...
Wel I did invent the toilet paper
BadNinja16 So WW2 started in 1940 when Germans attacked Maginot line? Your history teacher have to be so proud now... There is nothing about 1939 because of French and British betrayal... later USA joined that club so there is no word here about the real begining of the WW2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_betrayal
Biały So that makes it a propaganda?
LOL! you're funny and stupid
BadNinja16 Yes, this is exactly the definition of propaganda, distorting facts to fits one agenda. You don't even have to be outright lying, the most efficient propaganda will simply expose facts in a way that only their point of view can be seen as valid.
The name's "Victory trought Air Power" by Walt Disney and Seversky (Republic Aviation).
France with its great army, yea sure...
This was "Victory through Air power" which was produced by Walt Disney and Alexander De Seversky- who designed the P-47 with Kartevilli. The whole plan of attack was simplified as the goal was to get support for the USAAF. The full video is on yahoo.
this cartoon should be shown in schools, it's a really complete summary of the beginning of WWII
These cartoons are actually much better than the crap we have today. I love war cartoons
There is a bit of error in this lil cartoon, about Maginot Line: Germany didn't go trough.
It was the famous breaktrough trough Ardennes, non-fortified area, supposed beeing a natural barrier for everything but infantry, and planes, of course.
There have been a few times where Germany tried attack directly Maginot line: it was en epic fail. If the line had go on till the see, it may have done it.
Is there a second part of this cartoon? It seems like it`s not over a this point?!
This is an excerpt from "Victory Through Air Power" (Disney studios, 1943)
This video is only a small excerpt from "Victory through Air Power", a 1943 Walt Disney film.
1:10 I really loved how they added a dramatic version of Horst Wessel Lied here.
@nocnafuria57 - It never said that Germany invaded England in 1939. The French fell in 1940, at which point the English fell back at Dunkirk. The Battle of Britain followed about 2 months later. It was meant to be an invasion force, but as the video mentioned, the German air force did not have sufficient naval support.
well even if the history in this video might be a little "tweaked" i love how informative the visuals were. All the arrows and circles representing things like you see at 3:08
really help you understand exactly what they are trying to say.
is there a second part? there must be
@FatNature That's a pretty big thing get wrong. The whole dynamic of the French Campaign was centered around the German breakthrough at the Ardene and there charge though, (pardon my spelling) Sedan. it's like talking about the War between the States and not mentioning Antietam and crediting Union victory with widespread use of Gatling guns.
@Hypatia1951
I was talking about WWI not II, but anyway, the communications give the whermacht a huge advantage about their enemys. The french also got more airplanes, but they were outdated.
The hand that press the swastika on Crete, I know were used in the film series "Why did we fight?", A documentary in seven parts of the Second World War.
/ Swedish Guy
These cartoons are still awesome to this day
"He was able to move supplies across the water gap unmolested".
-Definite hallmark of different times
Wow, sir! Are you 113 years old??? And you use the internet? Now, that's as good as AWESOME :D
This is a expert from documentary/progranda, film Victory Through Air Power (1943) made by Walt Disney Studio.
I love the style and imagery of this old propaganda cartoons, despite the original purpose and the inaccuracies.
If I'm not mistaken, this looks like a clip from "Victory Through Air Power", which was made by Disney.
This has the look and feel of a Disney production. They did lots of war work.
Does anyone have any details on this, what appears to be an exerpt from another film?
magginot line was not breached like that.Hitler's army just went arround,through Bruxelles,where the line was unable to defend
This is a clip from "Victory Through Air Power", which was made by Walt Disney.
Large portion of German forces bypassed the Maginot line, a small force engaged the forces around the line to ensure that French forces stationed on Maginot line couldn't cut off the German forces around Ardennes.
Same question with the uploader.. Could anyone tell me who made this and when? A title would also be helpful!! Appreciated!
Is there more to this? I really enjoyed it and wanted to see more if there is more
Exactly. That is basic lessons. Hit always for their weaker point, never the stronger one.
You're half right. There was fighting in the initial days of the Battle of France along the Maginot line as a decoy to distract France's attention while the bulk of German forces went through the low countries as you say. After the capture of France the German forces swung round and attacked the Maginot line where they did encounter significant resistance before the French military collapsed into retreat.
@ELcapalla2: Aha, interesting. Is there the second part somewhere? This isn't the whole thing, is it?
The animation is so well-drawn and eye-catching; it's a pity the information is flawed. I would appreciate unbiased documentaries on war history done in a cinematic animated style like this. It would be excellent for student history classes.
this is called "victory through air power."
it was made by disney, in 1943
@Woopee
this was a comment about the french battlefield, the germans neednt to take more because france was done
russia is another topic
also i could ask what is needful about all wars in history?
@pen6816 Yeah, I noticed that error as well. Maybe they wanted to conceal the German's strategic capabilities.
Do you know where is the complete video??? It's so nice!!!
Judging by the style and the narrator's voice, as well as some of the music that seems to come from "Education for Death," I think this is a Disney production. I'm trying to find the actual title for it, though.
"Victory Through Air Power is a 1942 non-fiction book by Alexander P. de Seversky. It was made into a 1943 Walt Disney animated feature film of the same name."--Wikipepia This entire film is posted on UA-cam, simply type in "Victory Through Air Power"
this was a really carttoon, why there arent like this today
Is there a continuation of this cartoon?
what music is that from the very beginning it sounds nice
Hi there!
Luckily, both old hawks never met each other at crosshairs (if they did, I wouldn´t be here). If they had lived to see games like IL-2 or Cliffs of Dover they sure would have taught me one thing or several.
They were both good man, but as the French say: All it takes to ruin the reputation of the best monastery is just one lazy monk...
Cheers and happy Easter Days!
KGW
the awnser on who made this film is walt disney victory through air power 1943
That wasn't quite what RetroSerbian said?
I'd be very interested in knowing who did the voice for this. It seems to be the same guy in a few different videos.
funny thing about the Maginot line...
One of my history teachers, to demonstrate its "supreme effectiveness" built his own barricading the doorway of his room, with obvious route around it to his room. All foolish to approach this mass of french defense ( crafted of the best plastic bins and cardboard) received a star, stating they where a victim of the defenses.
without saying, very few received a star....
i lov the animations, back then artists had real talent
@Woopee
because it was needless, so why they should take more?
This looked more like a summary rather than propaganda...
1:40 Doesn't those German tanks look an awful lot like American M3 Lees? Except with a smaller hull canon.
This cartoon has to be from that series. The whole clip is basically how air power will win all wars all the time. Laying it on a bit thick aren't they?
@Dumpstermuffin1
Actually the cartoons generally came after the newsreels, which were news.
@Vsmovies100 The German air force was mainly designed to attack ground troops and planes. The British planes had more guns on their planes and were designed only for war in the air.
Walt Disney actually funded this film himself because he felt so strongly that air power would be the key to success in this war.
This is from VICTORY THROUGH AIR POWER, produced by Walt Disney.
This movie was designed to argue the case for massed airpower in shortening the war--what you are watching here is a just a small, out of context portion, and it's not intended to show the origins of World War II, just the impact of airpower.
@ImparatorEugenius
Hey, if you get any info on this short exerpt please let me know.
I loved the Free French airplane in the video. Also, great video from the 1940s! :)
Crete was also the only place conquered through air power, as the entire parachute forces of German were decimated in the attack.
Would have loved to see the rest of this, provided it exists
The Maginot line actually fortified from Belgium all the way to Italy. However, the MAJORITY of the defenses were at Germany's border, which is why they took those two nations on their way to France.
Great animation!
I am not sure this was meant to be history. It seems like its a news report. While its not complete, I would say it is a very quick and dirty 10min recap of events from 1940 to 1941.
they marked tanks as 'agricultural verhicles', and practiced tank maneuvers in acutal tractors.
Mistakes:
1: Hitler entered in France through Belgium.
2: Hitler literally left the allies scape in Dunkirk.
3: Hitler lost many men while conquering Crete.
during the invasion of Paris were those tank m3 grants
It's "Victory Through Air Power" in 1943, a film promoting the importance of air power more than telling the truth of the war.
so... who did this cartoon and what year?
Does anyone know how I can message the guy who did it?