I enjoy true unvarnished history and I'm proud to be an American. Camera people on all sides took a major risk to bring these films and images out of the battlefield and don't get enough credit.
Truer words have not been spoken. As a side note, the famous John Ford (director) happened to be filming on Midway when by chance (after Pearl Harbor Japanese attack) the Japanese attacked Midway Island. A major Japanese naval loss they probably never recovered from and a big boost to the morale of the US after being asleep at the switch on a regular Sunday morning in December. 127 US Carriers were commissioned between 1940 and 1945. Fifteen were sunk and 38 were given to the Royal Navy. Just a silly factoid.
This documentary about the Australian rats of Tobruk is one of the best films of its kind. Wherever they went, the Australians were some of the best, toughest soldiers, in both the first and the second world wars .
Yeah, as I discovered the Brits used the Australians, Kiwis and the Canadians because they didn't want to waste their own men, Canucks and Aussies and Kiwis were expendable. Did it in WWI as well. I got fed the line in school how great we were! Years later a Scots uncle in the RAF told me about the colonials who arrived in full gear, ordered to take off their gear and boots only to find the British soldiers wearing them the next day and the second hand gear given to the colonials since they were second class people. The colonials had two enemies, he said: the Brits and the enemy. Now I don't quite know how to take that and I have no way of verifying it but it sounds suspicious, especially when you find out that Winston Churchill gave credit to the colonial soldiers. Good boys, thanks for taking the brunt of the rush (so our boys, the Brits, could go to glory after they decimated you!) So the Aussies were sort of on a do or die mission, damned if they did and damned if they didn't. Toughest fighters because they had to fight everybody not just the Germans.
The Siege of Tub-ruck was not something I knew about previous to this video. As a US born Citizen I am happy that the Aussies, the British Empire, and the USA are all on the same side. 🙂
Hitler's answer to all requests to withdraw to a more defensible position was to "Fight to the last man" That doesn't work when out numbered 2 or 3 to one.
This is an excellent series. On Manstein, def a GOAT, but his Barbarossa plans relied on huge encirclements taking 10,000s of POWs, he wrote memos acknowledging they wouldn't be able to feed them & they didn't. 4.5mil captured in 1941, almost all starved to death, not even worked to death, a huge war crime.
In late 1938 Hitler wanted Rommel to be incharge of his personal escort battalion when outside of Germany specifically during the invasion of Poland he acted in this role as Hitler took more personal attention to this campaign he later I think when he got promoted (from major general as he was when Hitler wanted him to lead the escort battalion) to lead the 7th panzer in 1940 during the invasion of France. So he didn't lead the bodyguard but he did lead a bodyguard type battalion in the early and pre war which only happened during military situations whereas Himmler and the ss were his personal bodyguards everywhere
Singapore cock-up, biggest surrender by Brits ever (& Japs almost out of ammo). The 1st newly raised Aussie Div, 8th, arrived to surrender a few months later, of 15k Aussies POWs at Changi, a yr later 2k5 were still alive.
The Kohima battle brings so much thankfulness as a Dutch believer in Christ. War is a crazy thing caused by the devil but what the Brits was faithfull ressistance and when everything seemed lost the mighty Lord Jesus send in reinforcements to relief them. Thank you Jesus. Forgive our enemies then my Lord Jesus and bless the Britshs fighting for us to in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
I loved his response that no white hankies are available due to the dust LMAO I can only imagine SS faces reading this response.Aussie have a sense of humour like no one ells LOL
By this point in the war, March 1944, most people realized the fallacy of siding with the Japanese imperial Army. Hirohito‘s army what is already guilty of atrocious war, crimes. Like some of the survivors of this campaign to defend India, it was a desperate battle to the bitter end.
The Australian 7th division were ordered by labor prime Minister john curtain to go home to defend Australia against the Japanese in new Guinea. Churchill said no, curtain said yes.
I can't find any reference to Sir Anthony Hopkins narrating this series. His Welsh voice is impossible not differentiate of anyone else like Richard Burton's voice. But IMDB and Wiki says it's Colin Tierney! There's a reference to the fact that Colin Tierney 'has a voice that is naturally a sound-alike to Anthony Hopkins'. I thought my hearing was more gifted then the average dog in range and other hearing tricks. Anthony Hopkins has a voice doppelganger and I wasted too much time trying to find a Anthony Hopkins voice film credit.
When there blowing the RRX and German officer is walking casually with walking stick as two soldiers were ducking and wincing 😂very telling. The officer had enough. Just no emotions. Didn’t care if he lived or died
Bueno, tampoco la 3° toma de Karkov es un triunfo como para dedicarle tiempo : los rusos estaban muy extendidos, y Von Manstein tuvo tiempo de reagruparse ... Mucha música para TAN POCO 👎👎👎
I enjoy true unvarnished history and I'm proud to be an American. Camera people on all sides took a major risk to bring these films and images out of the battlefield and don't get enough credit.
I prefer my history varnished.
So
Truer words have not been spoken. As a side note, the famous John Ford (director) happened to be filming on Midway when by chance (after Pearl Harbor Japanese attack) the Japanese attacked Midway Island. A major Japanese naval loss they probably never recovered from and a big boost to the morale of the US after being asleep at the switch on a regular Sunday morning in December. 127 US Carriers were commissioned between 1940 and 1945. Fifteen were sunk and 38 were given to the Royal Navy. Just a silly factoid.
This documentary about the Australian rats of Tobruk is one of the best films of its kind. Wherever they went, the Australians were some of the best, toughest soldiers, in both the first and the second world wars .
Yeah, as I discovered the Brits used the Australians, Kiwis and the Canadians because they didn't want to waste their own men, Canucks and Aussies and Kiwis were expendable. Did it in WWI as well. I got fed the line in school how great we were! Years later a Scots uncle in the RAF told me about the colonials who arrived in full gear, ordered to take off their gear and boots only to find the British soldiers wearing them the next day and the second hand gear given to the colonials since they were second class people. The colonials had two enemies, he said: the Brits and the enemy. Now I don't quite know how to take that and I have no way of verifying it but it sounds suspicious, especially when you find out that Winston Churchill gave credit to the colonial soldiers. Good boys, thanks for taking the brunt of the rush (so our boys, the Brits, could go to glory after they decimated you!) So the Aussies were sort of on a do or die mission, damned if they did and damned if they didn't. Toughest fighters because they had to fight everybody not just the Germans.
yup and the Poles too
Ah, rubbish
The Siege of Tub-ruck was not something I knew about previous to this video. As a US born Citizen I am happy that the Aussies, the British Empire, and the USA are all on the same side. 🙂
The story of the Ohio that saved Malta & those brave mariners
As a child I used to play on one of those ships
Brings tears to my eyes
0:00 - Third Battle of Kharkov
50:00 - Battle of Kohima
1:38:24 - Rats of Tobruk
2:28:17 - Operation Pedestal
You couldn't make up a better story. After watching a handful of them. On this documentary and many others I've watched. It just blows my mind..
!!!,,, unfortunately 3:15:20
I can only imagine how hard it is to fight in a jungle with no food , man the human endurance & spirit of the human being , very resilient indeed !!!
Amazing... i love watching world war 2 document....
Keeps me grateful.
Awesome documentary
I WANTED to be FIRST!!!😁 But, that aside, I have to concur with your assessment. Take care.
Velox Versutus Vigilans
Hitler's answer to all requests to withdraw to a more defensible position was to "Fight to the last man" That doesn't work when out numbered 2 or 3 to one.
Wow, raw, real. Good doc.
VERY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY CHARMING DOCUMENTARY
Great and well done documentary!
💯👊👍❤️
24:23 epic eyewitness account😂😂😂
Excellent
What a beating the human condition can endure
Thank you for the really good video
I’m freezing 🥶 just watching this and I’m in Florida 😂
Absolutely a worthwhile watch tyvm
The British are some very tough resilient people and soldiers , they just do it !
And then there was BONEHEAD MONTGOMERY AND MARKET GARDEN !!
Has Montgomery take CAEN YET ?!?!
This is an excellent series. On Manstein, def a GOAT, but his Barbarossa plans relied on huge encirclements taking 10,000s of POWs, he wrote memos acknowledging they wouldn't be able to feed them & they didn't. 4.5mil captured in 1941, almost all starved to death, not even worked to death, a huge war crime.
Erwin rommel wasn't in charge of "hitlers bodyguard" that would've been Heinrich himmler of the ss idk where they got that from
You got that right. Rommel was a regular Army guy.
In late 1938 Hitler wanted Rommel to be incharge of his personal escort battalion when outside of Germany specifically during the invasion of Poland he acted in this role as Hitler took more personal attention to this campaign he later I think when he got promoted (from major general as he was when Hitler wanted him to lead the escort battalion) to lead the 7th panzer in 1940 during the invasion of France.
So he didn't lead the bodyguard but he did lead a bodyguard type battalion in the early and pre war which only happened during military situations whereas Himmler and the ss were his personal bodyguards everywhere
Is Anthony Hopkins the narrator ? It sure sounds like him .
If anyone had known the horrors of Japanese captivity no one would have surrendered. Ever.
Singapore cock-up, biggest surrender by Brits ever (& Japs almost out of ammo). The 1st newly raised Aussie Div, 8th, arrived to surrender a few months later, of 15k Aussies POWs at Changi, a yr later 2k5 were still alive.
HOW SAD
What a story of the SS Ohio. Sounds like that would make a pretty good movie.
I've seen an old B+W movie. MALTA CONVOY 1953.
The Kohima battle brings so much thankfulness as a Dutch believer in Christ. War is a crazy thing caused by the devil but what the Brits was faithfull ressistance and when everything seemed lost the mighty Lord Jesus send in reinforcements to relief them. Thank you Jesus. Forgive our enemies then my Lord Jesus and bless the Britshs fighting for us to in the Netherlands 🇳🇱
Ausys are under rated just like us Canadians Americans didn't do it all like in the movies
Vanmanstein was brilliant tactician app and a great Field Marshal but I think Hitler's best Field Marshal was Erwin Rommel
This is a good video
Effective resilience i see. 🤔
IMHO best British general during the war was William Slim.
I think it was SASSY E. MCGEE
The thing with the ballon’s is Awsome
For 15 minutes
Humanity returned 👍🏾😂
I loved his response that no white hankies are available due to the dust LMAO I can only imagine SS faces reading this response.Aussie have a sense of humour like no one ells LOL
Lol... They absolutely do.
Is that anthony hoppkins?
Its Paul Markey
Sir Hopkins.😂
Just had the exact same thought...
That's funny! 🤣
Dommage pas en francais et pourtant très bien expliqué
By this point in the war, March 1944, most people realized the fallacy of siding with the Japanese imperial Army. Hirohito‘s army what is already guilty of atrocious war, crimes.
Like some of the survivors of this campaign to defend India, it was a desperate battle to the bitter end.
The Australian 7th division were ordered by labor prime Minister john curtain to go home to defend Australia against the Japanese in new Guinea. Churchill said no, curtain said yes.
I can't find any reference to Sir Anthony Hopkins narrating this series. His Welsh voice is impossible not differentiate of anyone else like Richard Burton's voice. But IMDB and Wiki says it's Colin Tierney! There's a reference to the fact that Colin Tierney 'has a voice that is naturally a sound-alike to Anthony Hopkins'. I thought my hearing was more gifted then the average dog in range and other hearing tricks. Anthony Hopkins has a voice doppelganger and I wasted too much time trying to find a Anthony Hopkins voice film credit.
When there blowing the RRX and German officer is walking casually with walking stick as two soldiers were ducking and wincing 😂very telling. The officer had enough. Just no emotions.
Didn’t care if he lived or died
23:44…Is that a Sherman?
Fate decides who wins.
Lost victorys
I get secondhand embarrassment when there's a Churchill impersonator doing the lines x.x
I'ts Anthony hopkins
Where was mohammad during this time. Never hear about them
Bueno, tampoco la 3° toma de Karkov es un triunfo como para dedicarle tiempo : los rusos estaban muy extendidos, y Von Manstein tuvo tiempo de reagruparse ...
Mucha música para TAN POCO 👎👎👎
Music is to loud, by👋👎
oh fy we like lol
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