An increasingly persistent challenge for us at TimeGhost is that a growing number of our videos are being age restricted. While this was always the case with War Against Humanity, it's started affecting this weekly series now too. This most recent video was restricted before it was even publicly published. As such we made the difficult decision to publish a censored version instead this week. Why is it such a big issue? Well it doesn't only limit the access to educational content for young people, but also to adult audiences. Age restricted videos have a barrier to viewing that ranges from territory to territory, with some countries requiring viewers not only to have a UA-cam account, but to link it with their credit card. Even if an account belongs to a verified adult, it's still less likely to be recommended an age restricted video. Our core mission at TimeGhost is making the lessons of our past free and accessible to people around the world. While it's challenging, especially with the new obstacles from UA-cam, it's still possible thanks to everyone in the TimeGhost Army who backs these videos. To all of you that signed up, or who watch regularly, thank you for joining us on this mission. - TimeGhost Team
UA-cam does nothing to combat all the disinformation, bigotry, scams, dangerous lies and other content on this platform that nobody benefits from but honest informative channels like this one have to consistently deal with the bullshit that UA-cam throws at them and make their job nearly impossible to sustain. It's so ridiculous.
UA-cam censoring these sorts of high-quality and meticulous masterpiece of history presentation while promoting the most absurd, pointless and even obscene videos on their youtube shorts... Irony speaks volume itself.
The target demographic of advertisers on UA-cam are children as they are the most likely to get convinced by the advertisement and their parents have buying powers, so UA-cam heavily favorise children or teen content. The real purpose of the UA-cam guideline is to serve as a filter to avoid putting advertisements on a content directed to a more mature audience. So this is not really censorship but profit maximization from UA-cam
Only UA-cam would censor what may be the greatest documentary on our greatest generation There are so many gaps this series has filled in my WW2 knowledge gap.
A sidenote this week on August 10 1944 is that railway workers in the French capital Paris will go on strike. As a result, hundreds of German soldiers awaiting evacuation back to Germany would find themselves marooned on the station platforms. These acts of random sabotage quickly escalated and within two days, instead of carrying the Germans away from the perils of Paris, the strikers were actively cutting off the German retreat by pulling up rails, wrecking points, and crippling locomotives. Even with replacement German drivers the trains were unable to run and all Parisian rail links to the outside world had been effectively destroyed.
@@stevekaczynski3793And Danish général strike, technically under German occupation Denmark had kind of " autonomie " Strike in Général Gouvernement in Poland Was impossible thing too brutal occupation
@@stevekaczynski3793you can tell me if I'm right but in Protectorat of Moravie (occupied Tchèque part of Tscheqoslovaqie by Germains) Was kind of protest in factories too
My Grandfather was wounded on Tinian Atoll(4th Marine Division), shot in the back by a Japanese tree sniper, I appreciate you being so thorough with the Marianas campaign.
My uncle was a navigator on the warsaw air lift,he suffered 6 wounds and had severe ptsd for the rest of his life,he spent 6 years in mental hospital and died young of a heart attack.
I can imagine the amount of sheer brutality that your uncle had to witness and endure. I’m sorry to hear that he had to also endure the ptsd that came with those crisis situations he witnessed. I suffer from bipolar and anxiety disorders from ptsd of my own, that’ve caused heart issues over time so I can relate with him in only in that regard. I never had to endure Warsaw though. Much love to your uncle and RIP. He was part of the Greatest generation man.
Just found out my father used to watch these videos while using a cycling machine in the morning, but thought they went out of business during covid because he stopped seeing them. We reassured him the program is still very much alive. Its sad, he's a big WWII buff and he missed so much.
On August 12, 1944, US Brigadier-General James Edward Wharton was killed by a German sniper in Normandy. Wharton had just been appointed to command the 28th Infantry Division and had gone to the front to familiarise himself with the situation when he was shot. He was probably the highest-ranking victim of German sniper fire in the Normandy fighting. Wharton was replaced by Norman Cota.
That day was my Filipino father's birthday but he had no time to celebrate. He was a US Army infantry captain and at that very moment , he and his regiment were fighting the Japanese in Sorsogon, a coastal town south of the Manila capital. He survived the war and became a foreign service officer with the US AID during the Vietnam war.
As a 2-timer Veteran (duty in both Vietnam and Desert Storm), war is brutal, war is ugly, war is violent, and war is most assuredly HELL. Why restrict videos that perhaps younger generations can see for themselves and grow-up fighting to PREVENT or STOP wars, not START them. Maybe.... Great vid, Indy- well done, Time Ghost Army!
It's perfectly logical once you realize YT's intent is to make money from advertisers, push certain narratives and prevent people from exchanging ideas they don't like.
On 9th August 1944, my great grandfather, Corporal William Robinson MM, was killed in the fighting around Thury-Harcourt a month after winning the MM for bravery in the fighting at Galmanche. He left behind a wife and 6 children, rest in peace grandad
Can we just apreciate how the entire map of Brittany is needed to highlight the American advance ?? Just crazy even considering the light defense by the Germans
The Germans abandoned the countryside and retreated all their forces to the ports of Brest, Lorient, St. Malo and St. Nazaire. The St. Malo resistance of 10,000 Germans was so fierce the Americans took 10,000 KIA and so the other German pockets at Lorient and St. Nazaire were never assaulted and simply besieged for the rest of the war.
@@watcherzero5256 I don´t believe the Allies suffered that many casuaties but in any case, all the pockets where heavily fortified which included extensive networks of forts and bunkers which explains the tough fight. Still, the sheer progress and pace of advance was great specialy for such mechanized forces such as those of 3rd Army
@@watcherzero5256 No, the Americans did not have 10,000 KIA at St. Malo. The Americans had 10,000 total casualties during the Battle of Brittany which lasted from August until October.
@@richardstephens5570 It lasted well beyond October, St. Nazaire didnt surrender until 11 May 1945, Lorient 10 May 1945, Dunkirk 9 May 1945, La Rochelle 7 May 1945, Royan and Pointe De Grave April 1945
@@watcherzero5256 Yes but sieges where put in place, no major fighting ocured after plans to liberate those fortified harbor areas where abandoned following Malo, thus no much casualties
I was a Marine on Guam when that Japanese soldier was captured. We used to go Boonie stomping in his back yard, probably woke him up, amazingly dense and remote jungle.
I think I was at the breakfast table when my Dad (37th Inf Div., Bouganville, Luzon, 3 purple hearts) reading it in the paper, said, "well another one came out of the jungle". I heard that more than once from him.
@@rejean2744 There are lots of corners of what was once the Japanese empire where the locals reported sightings of Japanese holdouts, some even long after Hiroo Onoda surrendered in 1974. While a lot of these have been dismissed as local legends, or more cynically as scams that were meant to extract money from Japanese tourists looking to locate these holdouts, it is interesting to wonder if maybe there might have been a nugget of truth to a couple of them.
Did you ever notice rations or other equipment go missing for no apparent reason? He was probably sneaking around your bases swiping stuff to stay alive.
@@Raskolnikov70 that happened on other islands for sure, but this guy was far from any bases, he ate bugs(big on Guam) , crayfish etc. Anybody swiping stuff was probably the Marines to sell to the locals ( or trade, ahem, for drugs )
Really glad that Fang Xianjue and his men got out of the mess. For all the crap they get, General Xianjue and the 10th Army really showed how capable Chinese soldiers are when they aren't hobbled by the constant infighting and petty rivalries between Chiang and others (on a related nore, I have a feeling we'll get a final reckoning between Vinegar Joe and Chiang really soon.....).
This week, on 08 August 1944, panzer ace Michael Wittmann was killed when his advancing Tigers were ambushed by a mix of regular Shermans and 17 pounder-equiped Shermans. It is still debated as to which crew actually got Wittmann's Tiger.
The British got the 3 closest Tigers (312, 314 and 009) from around 800 metres but the Canadians got Wittmann's 007, which was only around 150 metres from them. The next day, however, the Canadian 28th Armoured Regiment lost 47 tanks at Estrees la Campagne to the remaining Tigers of Schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 101 and Panthers of 12th SS.
Thanks for the more comprehensive coverage of the Chinese theatre. It’s something that’s usually barely mentioned from most WWII documentary. This, along with coverage of other less known areas of the war, is why your channel is awesome
Have you guys ever considered when the series is done, releasing a physical media version of this entire project? It would be an undertaking but i would certainly be interested in something like that
It would be ideal for there to be a print-on-demand service for videos similar to what exists for books. Instead of pre-ordering a run of thousands of physical copies of a work, each copy is printed at the time it's ordered so that there aren't crates of unwanted copies sitting in warehouses or going to landfills. That would overcome the problem of the old model of production and distribution being economically non-viable because of the limited demand for physical media (DVD or BluRay) these days. Streaming has become the new standard. It's still possible to archive these videos yourself. Not that I would ever suggest anyone break YT's terms by doing something like researching how to save videos on your own. But at this point that seems the only way to ensure TG's work is available in the future since we can no longer trust YT to "permit" us to watch what we want when we want. This whole channel could disappear tomorrow if they decided to flip a switch.
@@Raskolnikov70 On demand physical media is even more expensive for the buyer. So it's a problem - over 100 hours is a lot of DVD and expensive anyways. But making them in volume is useless because nobody has a DVD player and fewer would pay that much.
@@recoil53 It would be more expensive than buying a digital copy, but at least that way it would be available as a physical purchase. There's no way anyone's going to pre-pay for an order of a thousand BluRay copies of this entire series and hope they get sold instead of just remaindered and dumped in a dollar bin or landfilled. In any case I don't think enough demand exists at this point for an on-demand BluRay publisher. Ten years ago, maybe. It works for books because enough people still prefer reading physical media instead of a screen, but everyone's at least familiar if not comfortable with streaming these days. And old fogies like me certainly don't want to go back to the days of having shelves full of VHS tapes or DVDs when a thumb drive can hold more data than a room full of physical discs.
The world becomes more upside down and backwards way around every day. This channel is educational. It's not all about the glorification of war. It doesn't show death and mutilation. It treats delicate subjects with appropriate gravitas and care. UA-cam's arbitrary decisions so often make little sense. I have no doubt that even if UA-cam has an appeals process, then it's highly likely to be unfit for purpose.
Unfortunately, you failed to do justice to the 30th ID's holding of Mortain. Yes, its true, Allied Air power helped check the Mortain counter attack, but the 30th ID fought hard against some elite German armor units without much armor support themselves and managed to check their advance until air cover came into play.
The situation was so desperate that Major General Leland Hobbs (C.O of 30ID) ordered every man who could hold a gun out on the frontlines to hold off both the German Regulars and the SS forces that accompanied them; And somehow The Old Hickory Division which was less experienced then the Germans and also been the victim of a friendly fire bombing a few weeks back, Held onto Mortain until The U.S 1st Army sent reinforcements in and sent The Germans packing, It really was one of the more underrated American victories during the liberation of France
But true to form, when he does agree it's far too late. It's weird how he kept thinking that this one offensive was going to end the fight in the West.
This is such a great series, superbly thought out and delivered with such clarity, quite simply the best on the internet , Thank you Indie ! Your work is so much appreciated !
This week in French news. Th 6th of August, Pétain gives to Laval a long letter. In it, he disavows the Milice, especially when they take the place of the administration and the police and that it is “too political”. The Milice takes too many actions against civilians too. The assassinations of Mandel and Zay are condemned. It is to be said that Pétain did accepted their creation and that Vichy used them to stay in power. Darnand, leader of the Milice, learning of this letter, respond to Laval that it’s been 4 years Laval supported him but now it’s only because the Americans are here that they said that and that it’s too late. The same day, Doriot, collaborationist, with the help of the Gauleiter of Westmark convokes Victor Barthélemy, one the leader of the LVF, near Metz. This is in order to make a new government to replace Laval, the Gauleiter tries to push this idea to Goebbels, Ribbentrop and Hitler. Barthelemy refuses to come because he doesn’t see the point as the government will have nowhere to be and nothing to administer as the war is about to be lost. The 8th, Laval meets Pétain after he learns of a possible coup in Paris by the Ultra and that the President of the Municipal Council, General Council and the Prefect wants to accept the arrival of the American with Laval and Pétain. Pétain wants to go, pressed by one of his friends, Charles Brécard, Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Legion of Honour, to do so because he is the legal leader of France. Laval supports it, but Pétain knows the Germans will never allow him to go. Laval must go alone for now. Laval reach Paris the next day and convokes the Municipal Council and General Council to approve the reunion of the National Assembly. Pétain at the same time, organizes his return to Paris with his personal guard of 1 800 men to make a new government loyal to the Allies, end the Armistice, make a general mobilization, and meet with Eisenhower, knowing that Roosevelt might be with him against De Gaulle. It is scheduled next week. The 9th, the French SS battalion is in Galicia until the 22nd, it is decimated. The same day, all French volunteers in German Army (LVF, Kriegsmarine, Organization Todt, NSKK) are transferred into the SS by order of Hitler. The 10th, Pétain gives the order to the Admiral Auphan to meet De Gaulle and find a political solution to himself. The 12th in Paris, Auphan informs his contacts of Pétain’s proposition, but he gets no answer from the President of the Senate, Jules Jeanneney. At the same time in Paris, Laval learns from Abetz, diplomat in Paris, that they want to leave Paris and Laval asks for Paris to be an Open City. Abetz and Laval think both that a coup from the Resistance will be more likely than directly the American or De Gaulle. The 11th, Abetz tells that Berlin accepts that Paris as an Open City, the Assembly reunited in Versailles and Pétain could come back in Paris. Laval meets all the mayors of Paris (87 on 89) tell him that they will help him to restore the power against Germany with him, but he doesn’t tell him all of his plan, notably to convokes by himself the national assembly. Laval contacts the chief of the American secret services in Europe via a resistant member, that respond by telling him that releasing Herriot would help him a lot. The 12th, Laval goes to Nancy with two German cars, and one representatives of the SS in France, to meet Herriot. Herriot accepts Laval’s plan but only the President of the Senate, Jeanneney, can convokes the National Assembly, not him. Laval says that he will accept because of the circumstances. Laval returns in Paris that night confident that everything is in place. One councilor of State is sent to call for Jeanneney. The same day, Juin become the Chief of the general staff of the National Defense. Béthouard becomes commander of the 1st Army Corps. And Alexandre Parodi becomes secretary general of liberated territories. Privas in Ardèche is liberated by the FFI, the commissar of the Republic is installed. Koenig on the BBC orders the FFI to begins guerilla actions between the Loire and the Dordogne.
Petain's itchiness about the Milice is probably his way of sensing that the war is not going well and he might be made to suffer for what the Milice do and have done. Allied advances are concentrating Axis minds wonderfully.
truly sad to hear about youtube. your channel is at the forefront of innovative education and providing free factual content for all ages. its truly amazing to me youtube doesnt sign a contract!
The liberation of the Marianas is starting to make Ichi-Go look really dubious in terms of actual strategic value. One of the main objectives was to stop the US from operating bombers out of inland China, but now they have airbases capable of supporting B-29s that are actually closer to Tokyo.
After the war some surviving Japanese generals & admirals cited the battle of the Philippine Sea the linked fall of Saipan as the moment they knew there was no longer any hope of victory in the war.
If Japan had really been thinking and planning ahead, they would have launched something similar to Ichi-Go back in 1941 at the same time they started their naval campaign. Having a land route down through Indochina and shorter sea routes to resource-rich areas would have helped their war effort greatly considering how much Allied anti-shipping efforts hurt them over the course of the war. But of course they were sure they'd win a swift and overwhelming victory in the Pacific and bring the US to its knees and the negotiating table, or something like that. Oopsie doopsie.
The historical roman "all the light we cannot see" does a good job of covering the attack on St. Malo. While it is a work of fiction, the attacks on the city are pretty accurate (even the exact time of the arrivals of the bombers) and the whole book gives a very good insight into the mind of a normal German soldier and a blind french girl under the german occupation. It's written wonderfully and is still great to get an overview of WWII and what it was like for everyday people. Anthony Doerr did great research (but of course also used creative freedom), I highly recommend!!!
Operation Totalize , Canadian Offensive from Orne Bridgehead to overflank German Army Group B in Normandy ( 8- 10 August 1944) Operation Totalize (also spelled Operation Totalise in recent British sources) was an offensive launched by Allied troops in the First Canadian Army during the later stages of Operation Overlord, from 8 to 9 August 1944. The intention was to break through the German defences south of Caen on the eastern flank of the Allied positions in Normandy and exploit success by driving south, to capture the high ground north of the city of Falaise. The goal was to collapse the German front and cut off the retreat of German forces fighting the Allied armies further west. The battle is considered the inaugural operation of the First Canadian Army, which had been activated on 23 July. In the early hours of 8 August 1944, II Canadian Corps launched the attack using mechanized infantry. They broke through the German front lines and captured vital positions deep in the German defences. It was intended that two fresh armoured divisions would continue the attack but some hesitancy by these two comparatively inexperienced divisions and German armoured counter-attacks slowed the offensive. Having advanced 9 mi (14 km), the Allies were halted 7 mi (11 km) north of Falaise and forced to prepare a fresh attack. On 25 July, the American First Army began Operation Cobra, which after the first two days, broke through the German defences south of St Lo. By the end of the third day of the operation, American forces had advanced 15 mi (24 km) south of the Cobra start line at several points. On 30 July, US forces captured Avranches, at the base of the Cotentin peninsula. The German left flank had collapsed and within 24 hours, units of the US Third Army entered Brittany and advanced south and west through open country, almost without opposition. The 1st SS, 9th SS and 116th Panzer divisions were shifted westward from Verrières Ridge to face this new threat. General Bernard Montgomery (commanding the ground forces in Normandy), wanted an attack on the eastern flank of the front to capture Falaise, intending that such a move would precipitate a general German collapse. The First Canadian Army (Lieutenant General Harry Crerar), held this part of the Allied front. It consisted of the British I Corps, responsible for the extreme eastern flank of the Allied lines and II Canadian Corps (Lieutenant General Guy Simonds) south of Caen. The II Canadian Corps, which was to launch Operation Totalize consisted of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, 1st Polish Armoured Division, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and the British 33rd Armoured Brigade. The German defences on Verrières Ridge remained very strong. The forward infantry positions were well dug-in, with wide fields of fire. The main concentration of one hundred 75 mm and 88 mm anti-tank guns was deployed around the villages of Cramesnil and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil 3 mi (4.8 km) behind the German forward positions, to halt any breakthrough by tanks along the Caen-Falaise road. The front line and defences in depth were held by the 89th Infantry Division, 85th Infantry Division (recently arrived from Rouen) and the remnants of the 272nd Grenadier Infantry Division (severely depleted by the Canadians in Operation Atlantic).[23] The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend with an attached heavy Tiger tank battalion, with fifty tanks, was in reserve a further 3 mi (4.8 km) back. Some of the infantry were commanded by the German LXXXVI Korps but most of the sector (and the 12th SS Panzer Division) was under the command of the I SS Panzer Corps, which had arrived in the area during Operation Goodwood. Simonds knew that infantry assaults supported by massed artillery had failed to overcome the German forward lines in Operation Atlantic and Operation Spring. During Operation Goodwood, a bombardment by aircraft of RAF Bomber Command had assisted British tanks to break through the German front but they had then suffered many casualties from intact German defences arrayed in depth beyond the bombing. Infantry had been unable to follow up quickly enough to support the leading tanks or to secure ground behind them (follow-up units were also slowed). To solve the tactical problem presented by the terrain and the deep defences, Simonds proposed a radical solution, the first large attack by mechanized infantry. Some field artillery regiments in Canadian and British infantry divisions had been temporarily equipped with M7 Priest 105 mm self-propelled guns for the landings. When they were replaced by towed QF 25-pounder gun-howitzers, these vehicles were superfluous to operations. Simonds had the Priests converted into "Kangaroo" armoured personnel carriers which would allow infantry to follow the tanks closely on any terrain. Permission was first requested from the Americans, from whom the M7s had been borrowed, to convert them into APCs. Simonds made air power fundamental to his plan for breaking through the German defence zones. The preliminary aerial bombardment called for RAF bombers to saturate the German defences on both flanks of a 4 mi (6.4 km)-wide corridor along the axis of the Caen-Falaise road, during the night of 7 August. During the early hours of 8 August, two attacking forces of tanks and armoured personnel carriers would advance along the corridor. West of the road under the 2nd Canadian Division were the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade and 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. East of the road, under the 51st (Highland) Division were the 154th (Highland) Brigade and the 33rd Armoured Brigade. These two columns would bypass the front-line defenders and capture the main German anti-tank defences around Cramesnil and Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil at dawn. The second phase would follow immediately. While the remaining four infantry brigades of the 2nd Canadian Division and 51st (Highland) Division cleared up the isolated German forward defences and the 3rd Canadian Division and 49th (West Riding) Division (I Corps) began subsidiary attacks to widen the base of the salient captured in the first phase, the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and 1st Polish Armoured Division would move up the corridor to Cramesnil and prepare to advance further south. To prepare for their attack, bombers of the US Eighth Air Force would bombard the German reserve positions at Hautmesnil. The ultimate objective was the high ground north of Falaise, 15 mi (24 km) beyond the start line. During the evening of 7 August 1944, the attacking forces formed up in six columns, four vehicles wide, comprising tanks, Kangaroo APCs, half tracks, self-propelled anti-tank guns and Mine flail tanks. At 23:00, Bomber Command commenced the bombardment of German positions along the Caen front. At 23:30, the armoured columns began their advance behind a rolling barrage. Movement was slow at first, many APC drivers became disoriented by the dust caused by the vehicles. Several vehicles became stuck in bomb craters. Simonds had arranged several methods for the columns to maintain direction; some vehicles were fitted with radio direction finders, the artillery fired target-marking shells, Bofors 40 mm guns fired bursts of tracer in the direction of the advance. In spite of all these measures, there was still confusion. Several vehicles collided or were knocked out. The attack broke through the German defences in several places. By dawn, the attacking columns from the 51st (Highland) Division had reached their intended positions. The infantry dismounted from their Kangaroo APCs within 200 yd (180 m) of their objectives at the villages of Cramensnil and Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil, rapidly over-running the defenders. The columns from the 2nd Canadian Division were delayed by fog and unexpected opposition on their right flank but by noon on 8 August, the Allied forces had captured Verrières Ridge. The novel methods used by Simonds ensured that the attackers suffered only a fraction of the loss which would have been incurred in a normal "dismounted" attack. The Allies were poised to move against Cintheaux, 2 mi (3.2 km) south of their furthest penetration but Simonds ordered a halt, to allow field artillery and the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish armoured divisions to move into position for the second phase of the operation.
Actually sometime in the morning of August 8 the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers armoured regiment had arrived very near Cintheaux at Gaumsnil, and knocked down parts of the walls at a villa there, allowing them to place Shermans and Fireflies in largely concealed positions to counter any German armoured counterattacks. More than a kilometre away to the east, the British 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry tanks were concealed in a woods. In this region between the two Allied armoured forces, parts of the German 12 SS armoured counterattack would advance, east of the Caen-Falaise highway. In the counterattack, Joe Ekins of the British contingent knocked out three Tigers and a Mark IV with his Firefly. To the west at approximately 12:45 PM a Canadian Sherman, less than 500 feet away, knocked out Michael Wittmann's Tiger 007, killing him and the entire crew when their armour piercing round entered the Tiger on its left rear flank, causing a fire. In short order it blew up and hurled its turret into the air. That part of the German counterattack was largely destroyed and the remnants fled back to Cintheaux.
I am amazed that Indy didn't give some coverage to this. For crying out loud, Wittman was the second highest scoring tank ace in the German Army and a national hero. Joe Ekins was normally the tank radioman as I understand. He was filling in as gunner that day, having done some training on the gun. And he knocks out 3 (?) Tigers in short order. Apparently, he was then switched back onto radio. I guess they figured it was beginner's luck or they didn't want him to get too big a head.@@ToddSauve
@@paultyson4389 The Nazi-Goebbels propaganda machine is now thought to be responsible for Wittmann's fame in Germany during the war. Wittmann was a fanatical Nazi and also a member of the SS, an organization the Allies and history has ruled a criminal organization. There is literally nothing of substance to admire about Wittmann other than courage. His large string of tank victories is also being called into question. Some other German tank commanders have stated it was literally impossible to know how many victories you may have had during the war, except in those cases where the enemy tank blew up or burned. Even then, they did not know if it was their tank that hit them or another. One credited with around 50 "kills" stated that in reality he did not know how many victories he may have had. It was impossible to verify under battle conditions.
There is just so much to cover. I looked forward to this week for a while to see more about Mortain, but I understand when compared to all of the other massive operations going on in the east, and along the British front, it's understandable to keep it succinct. I would only add that attributing the defense of Mortain to airpower shortchanges the 30th ID units surrounded there and the artillery battalions which did the bulk of the defensive work. I highly recommend the book "Fire Mission: The Siege of Mortain" to any interested in this fight. It is a great example of the old dictum, "never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
Liberation of Florence , Italy ( 8 - 14 August 1944) 2nd New Zealand Division and 6th South African Armored Division Liberated Florence , Italy , one of oldest medieval cities in Europe , main intersection , road railway hub in Central Italy linking Northern Italy. On 2 - 8 August , 5th and 6th New Zealand Brigades stormed and broke through II German Parachute Corps lines at Fiana de Pierce heights overlooking the town and Arno river and 6th South African Armored Division overflanked German defence positions and followed through south bank of Arno river and South African tanks have the honor of entering the city on 8 August. Right after them 2nd New Zealand Division enter into city and clean up all southern bank by 12 August and put a bridgehead over Arno river on 14th August , clearing German rear guard units from Florence for good.
At the meeting with Hitler on 5-6 August 1944, the Romanian leader Antonescu was presented with pictures from Warsaw. Antonescu was shocked, but he was already determined to switch sides through an armistice with the Allies/Soviets, but he was still hesitant waiting for the right time to do it.
@@Raskolnikov70 Perhaps not, but his name or perhaps fate was legion in the German and Soviet armed forces. That he was unique in the US armed forces of WW2 will always make his story of interest.
"The shootings will continue until morale improves..." @8:25 He didn't shoot any commanders, but they shot a lot of enlisted guys. Strange how that seems to way that works...
I posted this on the uncensored one but i am putting here as well. Very good recap of the battle of Hengyang and I like that it ended with the return of General Fang. That said, it should have been mentioned as ongoing for the past few weeks. The ongoing drama of some of the other sieges was heightened by the periodic check ins. The other area that was questionable was the mention of Chiang Kai Shek's command issues with the battle of Hengyang. There were a ton of command issues there. The problem is that only the Chinese command issues are mentioned. Contrast that with earlier in the episode, where we get a very nice overview of how the mixed German Romanian command in South Ukraine was leading to difficulties for the Axis. Stilwell's command issues vis a vis the battle were not mentioned. Famously, the 14th airforce was trying to help a lot, and Stilwell and Chennault were in huge disagreement. Even the very pro Stilwell Tuchman book takes Stilwell to task for turning down the request by Chennault for 1000 tons of ammunition for Hengyang, to which Stilwell famously said, "let them stew." Chiang Kai Shek also wanted to move over some of the divisions from Burma back to defend China proper much to Stilwell's displeasure. Omitting this context will color how viewers perceive the soon to be issued US demand for Stilwell's supreme command of all Chinese forces. Also, on August 10th, Marshal Li in East China comes to Stilwell and the US embassy with plans for an Anti Chiang coup. Stilwell is happy about this, the US embassy is not. However, it is unclear how much support Marshal Li has, so both the US embassy and Stilwell sit tight. Also, we should have a shoutout to the ongoing battle in Yunnan for Tengchong. The Salween front and the slow Chinese progress is crucial context for the letter from Roosevelt to Chiang in September. For the hyper detailed stuff, you can look at this book. "Stilwell's command problems." history.army.mil/html/books/009/9-2/CMH_Pub_9-2.pdf It is part of the series on the official US history of the war written in 1956. It has a very... "the Chinese are inexplicable orientals who are refusing good US advice" slant, but it does have super detailed timelines.
Given how tensions between Stillwell and Chiang are about to reach an absolute boiling point, I'm fairly certain that Indy'll just backtrack and talk these aspects over there for better context.
It is incredulous to think all the gambling-style and/or highly marketed-to-younger-than-teens content gets a free pass; yet, fantastic & educational content is subject to such restrictions as these. I'm disgusted. As an Ashkenazi Jew, it hits way too close to home; I fear it caters to denialism. It is totally tone deaf. I'm horrified. I hope anyone reading this would know why.
Woooow, Chales de Beaulieu sees your Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and raises you a Pour le Mérit "Blue Max" medal. That's the highest medal awarded to the military, for those wondering--though it stopped being awarded in 1918.
...how nice. The video didn't appear on my notifications feed. You'd _think_ that if I'm subscribed to a channel with full notifications that I'd notified. But I guess UA-cam is as UA-cam does.
Even the censored version didn't get pushed to my notifications this time (though ironically War Against Humanity did). UA-cam has decided you're video-makers-non-grata, clearly.
@@Purvis-dw4qf Never heard of him, and Stalin's upward trajectory in the Soviet government continued - interestingly it was Trotsky's career that was beginning to stagnate. Lenin was something of a first among equals rather than a totally dominant figure and it is possible that falling foul of him did not mean career death in any case.
Operation Grouse (11-12 August 1944) , subsequent follow up advance of Second British Army after Operation Bluecoat With news from the American sector by 9 August that Unternehmen Lüttich (Operation Liège), the German counter-offensive from Mortain, had been defeated, O'Connor planned a new attack either to pin down the German defenders opposite VIII Corps or precipitate a collapse. The 3rd British Division would advance around Vire and the Guards Armoured Division was to advance down Perrier Ridge, VIII Corps establishing itself on high ground between Tinchebray and Condé-sur-Noireau around Mont de Cerisi, about 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Vire. A three-phase attack was planned by the Guards Armoured Division and the attached 6th Guards Tank Brigade, to begin on 11 August but the day dawned with a dense mist, which prevented the preliminary bombing and disorganised the tank-infantry attack. German defensive fire restricted the advance on the eastern flank to 400 yd (370 m). In the centre, three Panthers were spotted in a farm yard at Le Haut Perrier and ambushed, two being knocked out by British tanks and the survivor being set on fire on the southern outskirts of the village by a British PIAT gunner. The British advance continued towards Point 242 north of Chênedollé, where a German counter-attack knocked out six Shermans for a loss of two Panthers and a Sturmgeschütz III assault gun. To the west, the 2nd Irish Guards-5th Coldstream tank-infantry group made faster progress and reached the west side of Chênedollé. When the village was attacked it was found that the garrison had withdrawn and as the bombers had failed to arrive, the village was consolidated and further attacks were postponed and then cancelled. On the right of the Guards Armoured Division, the attack began at 9:00 a.m. along a road running south through Viessoix and le Broulay, 3 km (1.9 mi) further on, thence to Moncy, 8 km (5.0 mi) to the east, protected on the right by the advance of the 3rd Division. From Moncy, the attack was to be continued to Point 260 on Mont de Cerisi 5 km (3.1 mi) further on. German resistance was as determined as that in the east. To the north of La Personnerie, minefields covered by fire from the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division, held up the advance. In the afternoon an attempt to detour to the east through Le Val was also blocked, the advance having covered only 800 m (870 yd) in five hours. With the attack bogged down at Le Val and Viessoix the troops at Le Val were withdrawn during the evening and new orders were received to hold the Vire-Vassy road
When UA-cam censors this channels videos what actually happens to them? Some blurring on pictures? Would imagine they’d remove the videos or have UA-cam caught on to the fact that this is an historical channel
The British did send some heavy bombers to drop food and weapons,medical supplies,etc.Some of them were shot down,so Churchill canceled the operation.I remember watching a world at war series video that had a British bomber pilot that had been shot down saying the German major interrogating them knew where each one of the crew went to school and the town they each one were from.
German intelligence, especially Luftwaffe, was often remarkably well informed about the background of shot-down aircrew and used this in interrogations. It is not clear how they achieved this. One shot-down Bomber Command crewman commented that they seemed to have a better dossier on him than the RAF had.
@@stevekaczynski3793 They probably had agents working in Britain before the war, gathering up open source information like newspapers and magazines. News about training and promotions is often published openly and libraries would be full of books about history and current events in the military as well. That's how they compiled their infamous "black book" full of names of UK citizens that might become a problem during German occupation, it was actually printed up in anticipation of a cross-channel invasion.
@@Raskolnikov70 Probably. It was one area where German intelligence in WW2 was at least competitive, and many shot-down Allied aircrew were shocked by how much their interrogators knew.
This Normandy counter-attack by the germans really reminds me of the Ardennes offensive later this year. It seems that Hitler never gave up the idea of reaching the sea in the west and "forcing" the Allies to negotiate. Also, the censorship in UA-cam´s part is becoming disgusting...
Out of curiosity: did anyone get The uncencorsed version, or is this all we got? I mean I suppose that The patrons got The uncencorsed version but I mean in general.
For this one only the uncensored one is available. Sadly, it was age restricted before we even posted it. So, we had to make the tough call to go for the censored one this time. - Jake
I humbly request you continue posting both the uncensored and censored video. I feel it is important to get the whole story out but understand you releasing the censored to get as much of the story as possible.
When I visited Prague about the same time, there was a lack of English speakers, but people did not understand German either - not hostility, they just did not understand it. I could get somewhere with Polish, and perhaps surprisingly, Russian.
@@retiredbore378 Surprising because of 1968 and all that. Anyway I never tried speaking Russian in Poland - just Polish. Even though Poles also got Russian in school...
Until the fall of the Soviet Union, all Eastern block countries were required to teach Russian in grade schools. So not surprising.@@stevekaczynski3793
@@retiredbore378 That's the point. Even so, I did not find the Czechs as Russophobic as the Poles tend to be. Pan-Slavism historically had some influence on Czechs, while traditionally proximity to German speakers and the near-engulfing of Czech identity for about two centuries by Austria were rather traumatic.
It's interesting how the Soviets keep pushing further West in Latvia. Is this to compensate for the slow advance on Riga? Will they reach the Baltic sea and Liepaja before they get to Riga? It's surreal after so many years to see my home city and cities I've visited become the centre of battle.
They're attempting to completely surround and isolate AG North. As much as they can anyway because they can still be supplied by sea. But cutting off road and rail access would greatly weaken their ability to fight off counterattacks further north.
Fantastic episode as always. If only youtube would take advantage of its own program, youtube kids, in order to allow historical content like this on regular youtube. It astounds me that they made a kids version and then still cater the regular youtube to kids.
An increasingly persistent challenge for us at TimeGhost is that a growing number of our videos are being age restricted. While this was always the case with War Against Humanity, it's started affecting this weekly series now too. This most recent video was restricted before it was even publicly published. As such we made the difficult decision to publish a censored version instead this week.
Why is it such a big issue? Well it doesn't only limit the access to educational content for young people, but also to adult audiences. Age restricted videos have a barrier to viewing that ranges from territory to territory, with some countries requiring viewers not only to have a UA-cam account, but to link it with their credit card. Even if an account belongs to a verified adult, it's still less likely to be recommended an age restricted video.
Our core mission at TimeGhost is making the lessons of our past free and accessible to people around the world. While it's challenging, especially with the new obstacles from UA-cam, it's still possible thanks to everyone in the TimeGhost Army who backs these videos. To all of you that signed up, or who watch regularly, thank you for joining us on this mission.
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UA-cam is getting ridiculous with the censoring.
Someone needs to change UA-cam's diaper. Clearly it is full of 💩
Link with their credit card??? That doesn't sound right youtube is getting more shady and shady by the day
UA-cam does nothing to combat all the disinformation, bigotry, scams, dangerous lies and other content on this platform that nobody benefits from but honest informative channels like this one have to consistently deal with the bullshit that UA-cam throws at them and make their job nearly impossible to sustain. It's so ridiculous.
To have 1080p for this video is also apparently tied to having a Premium account?
(Canada)
UA-cam censoring these sorts of high-quality and meticulous masterpiece of history presentation while promoting the most absurd, pointless and even obscene videos on their youtube shorts... Irony speaks volume itself.
Look how much videos you have, that captured extreme violence from films, but there is no cencorship because it's "fiction". That's so absurd.
The target demographic of advertisers on UA-cam are children as they are the most likely to get convinced by the advertisement and their parents have buying powers, so UA-cam heavily favorise children or teen content. The real purpose of the UA-cam guideline is to serve as a filter to avoid putting advertisements on a content directed to a more mature audience. So this is not really censorship but profit maximization from UA-cam
I would describe it as adult entertainment as well
Lmao idgaf😂😂
Thank you for the kind words, we appreciate them.
Only UA-cam would censor what may be the greatest documentary on our greatest generation
There are so many gaps this series has filled in my WW2 knowledge gap.
Thank you for such high praise and thanks for watching!
Did UA-cam or WorldWarTwo themselves censor this?
@@tjadams8 I believe UA-cam required things be sensored in order to be posted
That's strange, why would either side start censoring a series that's in Week 259?
@@tjadams8 agree completely, or at all for that matter
What you guys are doing is a service to all of us, you don't deserve to be flagged by a bot. We will always support you!
Thank you for the continued support!
A sidenote this week on August 10 1944 is that railway workers in the French capital Paris will go on strike. As a result, hundreds of German soldiers awaiting evacuation back to Germany would find themselves marooned on the station platforms. These acts of random sabotage quickly escalated and within two days, instead of carrying the Germans away from the perils of Paris, the strikers were actively cutting off the German retreat by pulling up rails, wrecking points, and crippling locomotives. Even with replacement German drivers the trains were unable to run and all Parisian rail links to the outside world had been effectively destroyed.
LOL. Only the French would strike while under foreign occupation.
@@yes_head In fact the Dutch had done so back in 1941 - it lasted a week.
@@stevekaczynski3793And Danish général strike, technically under German occupation Denmark had kind of " autonomie " Strike in Général Gouvernement in Poland Was impossible thing too brutal occupation
@@stevekaczynski3793you can tell me if I'm right but in Protectorat of Moravie (occupied Tchèque part of Tscheqoslovaqie by Germains) Was kind of protest in factories too
@@yes_head Striking is the Parisian past-time.
Thank you. I can't stand the censorship. I'm glad I have been a TimeGhost army member and contributer and able to help.
Thank you so much for being a member of the TimeGhost Army!
My Grandfather was wounded on Tinian Atoll(4th Marine Division), shot in the back by a Japanese tree sniper, I appreciate you being so thorough with the Marianas campaign.
Thanks for sharing the story about your Grandfather, and thank you for watching our content.
My uncle was a navigator on the warsaw air lift,he suffered 6 wounds and had severe ptsd for the rest of his life,he spent 6 years in mental hospital and died young of a heart attack.
did he flew in Operation Frantic ?
I can imagine the amount of sheer brutality that your uncle had to witness and endure. I’m sorry to hear that he had to also endure the ptsd that came with those crisis situations he witnessed. I suffer from bipolar and anxiety disorders from ptsd of my own, that’ve caused heart issues over time so I can relate with him in only in that regard. I never had to endure Warsaw though. Much love to your uncle and RIP. He was part of the Greatest generation man.
Just found out my father used to watch these videos while using a cycling machine in the morning, but thought they went out of business during covid because he stopped seeing them. We reassured him the program is still very much alive. Its sad, he's a big WWII buff and he missed so much.
On August 12, 1944, US Brigadier-General James Edward Wharton was killed by a German sniper in Normandy. Wharton had just been appointed to command the 28th Infantry Division and had gone to the front to familiarise himself with the situation when he was shot. He was probably the highest-ranking victim of German sniper fire in the Normandy fighting. Wharton was replaced by Norman Cota.
That day was my Filipino father's birthday but he had no time to celebrate. He was a US Army infantry captain and at that very moment , he and his regiment were fighting the Japanese in Sorsogon, a coastal town south of the Manila capital. He survived the war and became a foreign service officer with the US AID during the Vietnam war.
As a 2-timer Veteran (duty in both Vietnam and Desert Storm), war is brutal, war is ugly, war is violent, and war is most assuredly HELL. Why restrict videos that perhaps younger generations can see for themselves and grow-up fighting to PREVENT or STOP wars, not START them. Maybe....
Great vid, Indy- well done, Time Ghost Army!
Censorship, especially 70 years after the fact, is self-serving and pointless. Indy, you're a great, great,great narrator😊
Indy neidell and spartcus olsson two of my fav historians. Brilliant doc as usual. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️🔥.
UA-cam policy is illogic to say at least. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
It's perfectly logical once you realize YT's intent is to make money from advertisers, push certain narratives and prevent people from exchanging ideas they don't like.
You need to give Bob Newhart a shout out every week for that continuing telephone routine.
On 9th August 1944, my great grandfather, Corporal William Robinson MM, was killed in the fighting around Thury-Harcourt a month after winning the MM for bravery in the fighting at Galmanche. He left behind a wife and 6 children, rest in peace grandad
Can we just apreciate how the entire map of Brittany is needed to highlight the American advance ?? Just crazy even considering the light defense by the Germans
The Germans abandoned the countryside and retreated all their forces to the ports of Brest, Lorient, St. Malo and St. Nazaire. The St. Malo resistance of 10,000 Germans was so fierce the Americans took 10,000 KIA and so the other German pockets at Lorient and St. Nazaire were never assaulted and simply besieged for the rest of the war.
@@watcherzero5256 I don´t believe the Allies suffered that many casuaties but in any case, all the pockets where heavily fortified which included extensive networks of forts and bunkers which explains the tough fight. Still, the sheer progress and pace of advance was great specialy for such mechanized forces such as those of 3rd Army
@@watcherzero5256 No, the Americans did not have 10,000 KIA at St. Malo. The Americans had 10,000 total casualties during the Battle of Brittany which lasted from August until October.
@@richardstephens5570 It lasted well beyond October, St. Nazaire didnt surrender until 11 May 1945, Lorient 10 May 1945, Dunkirk 9 May 1945, La Rochelle 7 May 1945, Royan and Pointe De Grave April 1945
@@watcherzero5256 Yes but sieges where put in place, no major fighting ocured after plans to liberate those fortified harbor areas where abandoned following Malo, thus no much casualties
This is getting out of hand, now weekly episodes are being affected
Thanks for watching, hopefully this doesn't become a consistent thing.
Kinda surprising to see the Japanese Empire to honor the terms of surrender and not commit atrocities anyway.
The best WW2 series should NOT be censored. Great job as always👍
Thanks for watching 😀
I was a Marine on Guam when that Japanese soldier was captured. We used to go Boonie stomping in his back yard, probably woke him up, amazingly dense and remote jungle.
I think I was at the breakfast table when my Dad (37th Inf Div., Bouganville, Luzon, 3 purple hearts) reading it in the paper, said, "well another one came out of the jungle". I heard that more than once from him.
@@rejean2744 There are lots of corners of what was once the Japanese empire where the locals reported sightings of Japanese holdouts, some even long after Hiroo Onoda surrendered in 1974. While a lot of these have been dismissed as local legends, or more cynically as scams that were meant to extract money from Japanese tourists looking to locate these holdouts, it is interesting to wonder if maybe there might have been a nugget of truth to a couple of them.
Did you ever notice rations or other equipment go missing for no apparent reason? He was probably sneaking around your bases swiping stuff to stay alive.
@@Raskolnikov70 that happened on other islands for sure, but this guy was far from any bases, he ate bugs(big on Guam) , crayfish etc. Anybody swiping stuff was probably the Marines to sell to the locals ( or trade, ahem, for drugs )
@@ahorsewithnoname773 Onoda apparently murdered a few locals during his long time hiding out, but he was not charged.
Really glad that Fang Xianjue and his men got out of the mess. For all the crap they get, General Xianjue and the 10th Army really showed how capable Chinese soldiers are when they aren't hobbled by the constant infighting and petty rivalries between Chiang and others (on a related nore, I have a feeling we'll get a final reckoning between Vinegar Joe and Chiang really soon.....).
This week, on 08 August 1944, panzer ace Michael Wittmann was killed when his advancing Tigers were ambushed by a mix of regular Shermans and 17 pounder-equiped Shermans. It is still debated as to which crew actually got Wittmann's Tiger.
Lazerpig recently did a video on exactly this debate!
Those Shermans with the 17 Pounder guns received the name “Firefly”
The British got the 3 closest Tigers (312, 314 and 009) from around 800 metres but the Canadians got Wittmann's 007, which was only around 150 metres from them.
The next day, however, the Canadian 28th Armoured Regiment lost 47 tanks at Estrees la Campagne to the remaining Tigers of Schwere SS Panzer Abteilung 101 and Panthers of 12th SS.
Thanks for the more comprehensive coverage of the Chinese theatre.
It’s something that’s usually barely mentioned from most WWII documentary. This, along with coverage of other less known areas of the war, is why your channel is awesome
Have you guys ever considered when the series is done, releasing a physical media version of this entire project? It would be an undertaking but i would certainly be interested in something like that
lets count -6 years x 52 weeks × ca.20mins average per episode = 312 episodes × 20 mins= 104 HOURS!
@@Warszawski_ModernizmAnd that's not even including the specials, War Against Humanity, Spies and Ties, etc..
It would be ideal for there to be a print-on-demand service for videos similar to what exists for books. Instead of pre-ordering a run of thousands of physical copies of a work, each copy is printed at the time it's ordered so that there aren't crates of unwanted copies sitting in warehouses or going to landfills. That would overcome the problem of the old model of production and distribution being economically non-viable because of the limited demand for physical media (DVD or BluRay) these days. Streaming has become the new standard.
It's still possible to archive these videos yourself. Not that I would ever suggest anyone break YT's terms by doing something like researching how to save videos on your own. But at this point that seems the only way to ensure TG's work is available in the future since we can no longer trust YT to "permit" us to watch what we want when we want. This whole channel could disappear tomorrow if they decided to flip a switch.
@@Raskolnikov70 On demand physical media is even more expensive for the buyer.
So it's a problem - over 100 hours is a lot of DVD and expensive anyways.
But making them in volume is useless because nobody has a DVD player and fewer would pay that much.
@@recoil53 It would be more expensive than buying a digital copy, but at least that way it would be available as a physical purchase. There's no way anyone's going to pre-pay for an order of a thousand BluRay copies of this entire series and hope they get sold instead of just remaindered and dumped in a dollar bin or landfilled.
In any case I don't think enough demand exists at this point for an on-demand BluRay publisher. Ten years ago, maybe. It works for books because enough people still prefer reading physical media instead of a screen, but everyone's at least familiar if not comfortable with streaming these days. And old fogies like me certainly don't want to go back to the days of having shelves full of VHS tapes or DVDs when a thumb drive can hold more data than a room full of physical discs.
Boo UA-cam. I can’t even watch the uncensored version
The world becomes more upside down and backwards way around every day. This channel is educational. It's not all about the glorification of war. It doesn't show death and mutilation. It treats delicate subjects with appropriate gravitas and care.
UA-cam's arbitrary decisions so often make little sense.
I have no doubt that even if UA-cam has an appeals process, then it's highly likely to be unfit for purpose.
This is excellent for teaching the period. Should not be censored. Keep up the good work.
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching.
Unfortunately, you failed to do justice to the 30th ID's holding of Mortain. Yes, its true, Allied Air power helped check the Mortain counter attack, but the 30th ID fought hard against some elite German armor units without much armor support themselves and managed to check their advance until air cover came into play.
The situation was so desperate that Major General Leland Hobbs (C.O of 30ID) ordered every man who could hold a gun out on the frontlines to hold off both the German Regulars and the SS forces that accompanied them; And somehow The Old Hickory Division which was less experienced then the Germans and also been the victim of a friendly fire bombing a few weeks back, Held onto Mortain until The U.S 1st Army sent reinforcements in and sent The Germans packing, It really was one of the more underrated American victories during the liberation of France
In light of all the events of the past weeks, Hitler saying "okay" feels is a massive plot twist
But true to form, when he does agree it's far too late.
It's weird how he kept thinking that this one offensive was going to end the fight in the West.
This is such a great series, superbly thought out and delivered with such clarity, quite simply the best on the internet , Thank you Indie ! Your work is so much appreciated !
Those who fail to remember the past are condemned to repeat it. This detailed series provides a profound service.
Repetition is the plan, only bigger this time.
This week in French news.
Th 6th of August, Pétain gives to Laval a long letter. In it, he disavows the Milice, especially when they take the place of the administration and the police and that it is “too political”. The Milice takes too many actions against civilians too. The assassinations of Mandel and Zay are condemned. It is to be said that Pétain did accepted their creation and that Vichy used them to stay in power. Darnand, leader of the Milice, learning of this letter, respond to Laval that it’s been 4 years Laval supported him but now it’s only because the Americans are here that they said that and that it’s too late.
The same day, Doriot, collaborationist, with the help of the Gauleiter of Westmark convokes Victor Barthélemy, one the leader of the LVF, near Metz. This is in order to make a new government to replace Laval, the Gauleiter tries to push this idea to Goebbels, Ribbentrop and Hitler. Barthelemy refuses to come because he doesn’t see the point as the government will have nowhere to be and nothing to administer as the war is about to be lost.
The 8th, Laval meets Pétain after he learns of a possible coup in Paris by the Ultra and that the President of the Municipal Council, General Council and the Prefect wants to accept the arrival of the American with Laval and Pétain. Pétain wants to go, pressed by one of his friends, Charles Brécard, Grand Chancellor of the Order of the Legion of Honour, to do so because he is the legal leader of France. Laval supports it, but Pétain knows the Germans will never allow him to go. Laval must go alone for now. Laval reach Paris the next day and convokes the Municipal Council and General Council to approve the reunion of the National Assembly.
Pétain at the same time, organizes his return to Paris with his personal guard of 1 800 men to make a new government loyal to the Allies, end the Armistice, make a general mobilization, and meet with Eisenhower, knowing that Roosevelt might be with him against De Gaulle. It is scheduled next week.
The 9th, the French SS battalion is in Galicia until the 22nd, it is decimated.
The same day, all French volunteers in German Army (LVF, Kriegsmarine, Organization Todt, NSKK) are transferred into the SS by order of Hitler.
The 10th, Pétain gives the order to the Admiral Auphan to meet De Gaulle and find a political solution to himself. The 12th in Paris, Auphan informs his contacts of Pétain’s proposition, but he gets no answer from the President of the Senate, Jules Jeanneney.
At the same time in Paris, Laval learns from Abetz, diplomat in Paris, that they want to leave Paris and Laval asks for Paris to be an Open City. Abetz and Laval think both that a coup from the Resistance will be more likely than directly the American or De Gaulle. The 11th, Abetz tells that Berlin accepts that Paris as an Open City, the Assembly reunited in Versailles and Pétain could come back in Paris.
Laval meets all the mayors of Paris (87 on 89) tell him that they will help him to restore the power against Germany with him, but he doesn’t tell him all of his plan, notably to convokes by himself the national assembly. Laval contacts the chief of the American secret services in Europe via a resistant member, that respond by telling him that releasing Herriot would help him a lot.
The 12th, Laval goes to Nancy with two German cars, and one representatives of the SS in France, to meet Herriot. Herriot accepts Laval’s plan but only the President of the Senate, Jeanneney, can convokes the National Assembly, not him. Laval says that he will accept because of the circumstances. Laval returns in Paris that night confident that everything is in place. One councilor of State is sent to call for Jeanneney.
The same day, Juin become the Chief of the general staff of the National Defense. Béthouard becomes commander of the 1st Army Corps. And Alexandre Parodi becomes secretary general of liberated territories.
Privas in Ardèche is liberated by the FFI, the commissar of the Republic is installed. Koenig on the BBC orders the FFI to begins guerilla actions between the Loire and the Dordogne.
Petain's itchiness about the Milice is probably his way of sensing that the war is not going well and he might be made to suffer for what the Milice do and have done. Allied advances are concentrating Axis minds wonderfully.
truly sad to hear about youtube. your channel is at the forefront of innovative education and providing free factual content for all ages. its truly amazing to me youtube doesnt sign a contract!
Thank you for the very kind words!
The liberation of the Marianas is starting to make Ichi-Go look really dubious in terms of actual strategic value. One of the main objectives was to stop the US from operating bombers out of inland China, but now they have airbases capable of supporting B-29s that are actually closer to Tokyo.
After the war some surviving Japanese generals & admirals cited the battle of the Philippine Sea the linked fall of Saipan as the moment they knew there was no longer any hope of victory in the war.
If Japan had really been thinking and planning ahead, they would have launched something similar to Ichi-Go back in 1941 at the same time they started their naval campaign. Having a land route down through Indochina and shorter sea routes to resource-rich areas would have helped their war effort greatly considering how much Allied anti-shipping efforts hurt them over the course of the war. But of course they were sure they'd win a swift and overwhelming victory in the Pacific and bring the US to its knees and the negotiating table, or something like that. Oopsie doopsie.
When do ppl realize Google can fly all the rainbows colors they want, but is NOT on your side..?
The historical roman "all the light we cannot see" does a good job of covering the attack on St. Malo. While it is a work of fiction, the attacks on the city are pretty accurate (even the exact time of the arrivals of the bombers) and the whole book gives a very good insight into the mind of a normal German soldier and a blind french girl under the german occupation. It's written wonderfully and is still great to get an overview of WWII and what it was like for everyday people. Anthony Doerr did great research (but of course also used creative freedom), I highly recommend!!!
No censoring over on Patron. It’s worth the cost to dump the ads too!
I cannot believe I haven't been subscribed for so long, I really like these videos and I loved the great war channel, keep up the great work
Glad your still watching! Thanks!
Thanks for the video , I love this show . Wish you guy a good day
Thanks for watching 😀
Operation Totalize , Canadian Offensive from Orne Bridgehead to overflank German Army Group B in Normandy ( 8- 10 August 1944)
Operation Totalize (also spelled Operation Totalise in recent British sources) was an offensive launched by Allied troops in the First Canadian Army during the later stages of Operation Overlord, from 8 to 9 August 1944. The intention was to break through the German defences south of Caen on the eastern flank of the Allied positions in Normandy and exploit success by driving south, to capture the high ground north of the city of Falaise. The goal was to collapse the German front and cut off the retreat of German forces fighting the Allied armies further west. The battle is considered the inaugural operation of the First Canadian Army, which had been activated on 23 July.
In the early hours of 8 August 1944, II Canadian Corps launched the attack using mechanized infantry. They broke through the German front lines and captured vital positions deep in the German defences. It was intended that two fresh armoured divisions would continue the attack but some hesitancy by these two comparatively inexperienced divisions and German armoured counter-attacks slowed the offensive. Having advanced 9 mi (14 km), the Allies were halted 7 mi (11 km) north of Falaise and forced to prepare a fresh attack.
On 25 July, the American First Army began Operation Cobra, which after the first two days, broke through the German defences south of St Lo. By the end of the third day of the operation, American forces had advanced 15 mi (24 km) south of the Cobra start line at several points. On 30 July, US forces captured Avranches, at the base of the Cotentin peninsula. The German left flank had collapsed and within 24 hours, units of the US Third Army entered Brittany and advanced south and west through open country, almost without opposition. The 1st SS, 9th SS and 116th Panzer divisions were shifted westward from Verrières Ridge to face this new threat.
General Bernard Montgomery (commanding the ground forces in Normandy), wanted an attack on the eastern flank of the front to capture Falaise, intending that such a move would precipitate a general German collapse. The First Canadian Army (Lieutenant General Harry Crerar), held this part of the Allied front. It consisted of the British I Corps, responsible for the extreme eastern flank of the Allied lines and II Canadian Corps (Lieutenant General Guy Simonds) south of Caen. The II Canadian Corps, which was to launch Operation Totalize consisted of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 3rd Canadian Infantry Division, 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division, 51st (Highland) Infantry Division, 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, 1st Polish Armoured Division, 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade and the British 33rd Armoured Brigade.
The German defences on Verrières Ridge remained very strong. The forward infantry positions were well dug-in, with wide fields of fire. The main concentration of one hundred 75 mm and 88 mm anti-tank guns was deployed around the villages of Cramesnil and Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil 3 mi (4.8 km) behind the German forward positions, to halt any breakthrough by tanks along the Caen-Falaise road. The front line and defences in depth were held by the 89th Infantry Division, 85th Infantry Division (recently arrived from Rouen) and the remnants of the 272nd Grenadier Infantry Division (severely depleted by the Canadians in Operation Atlantic).[23] The 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend with an attached heavy Tiger tank battalion, with fifty tanks, was in reserve a further 3 mi (4.8 km) back. Some of the infantry were commanded by the German LXXXVI Korps but most of the sector (and the 12th SS Panzer Division) was under the command of the I SS Panzer Corps, which had arrived in the area during Operation Goodwood.
Simonds knew that infantry assaults supported by massed artillery had failed to overcome the German forward lines in Operation Atlantic and Operation Spring. During Operation Goodwood, a bombardment by aircraft of RAF Bomber Command had assisted British tanks to break through the German front but they had then suffered many casualties from intact German defences arrayed in depth beyond the bombing. Infantry had been unable to follow up quickly enough to support the leading tanks or to secure ground behind them (follow-up units were also slowed). To solve the tactical problem presented by the terrain and the deep defences, Simonds proposed a radical solution, the first large attack by mechanized infantry.
Some field artillery regiments in Canadian and British infantry divisions had been temporarily equipped with M7 Priest 105 mm self-propelled guns for the landings. When they were replaced by towed QF 25-pounder gun-howitzers, these vehicles were superfluous to operations. Simonds had the Priests converted into "Kangaroo" armoured personnel carriers which would allow infantry to follow the tanks closely on any terrain. Permission was first requested from the Americans, from whom the M7s had been borrowed, to convert them into APCs.
Simonds made air power fundamental to his plan for breaking through the German defence zones. The preliminary aerial bombardment called for RAF bombers to saturate the German defences on both flanks of a 4 mi (6.4 km)-wide corridor along the axis of the Caen-Falaise road, during the night of 7 August. During the early hours of 8 August, two attacking forces of tanks and armoured personnel carriers would advance along the corridor. West of the road under the 2nd Canadian Division were the 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade and 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. East of the road, under the 51st (Highland) Division were the 154th (Highland) Brigade and the 33rd Armoured Brigade. These two columns would bypass the front-line defenders and capture the main German anti-tank defences around Cramesnil and Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil at dawn.
The second phase would follow immediately. While the remaining four infantry brigades of the 2nd Canadian Division and 51st (Highland) Division cleared up the isolated German forward defences and the 3rd Canadian Division and 49th (West Riding) Division (I Corps) began subsidiary attacks to widen the base of the salient captured in the first phase, the 4th Canadian Armoured Division and 1st Polish Armoured Division would move up the corridor to Cramesnil and prepare to advance further south. To prepare for their attack, bombers of the US Eighth Air Force would bombard the German reserve positions at Hautmesnil. The ultimate objective was the high ground north of Falaise, 15 mi (24 km) beyond the start line.
During the evening of 7 August 1944, the attacking forces formed up in six columns, four vehicles wide, comprising tanks, Kangaroo APCs, half tracks, self-propelled anti-tank guns and Mine flail tanks. At 23:00, Bomber Command commenced the bombardment of German positions along the Caen front. At 23:30, the armoured columns began their advance behind a rolling barrage. Movement was slow at first, many APC drivers became disoriented by the dust caused by the vehicles. Several vehicles became stuck in bomb craters. Simonds had arranged several methods for the columns to maintain direction; some vehicles were fitted with radio direction finders, the artillery fired target-marking shells, Bofors 40 mm guns fired bursts of tracer in the direction of the advance. In spite of all these measures, there was still confusion. Several vehicles collided or were knocked out.
The attack broke through the German defences in several places. By dawn, the attacking columns from the 51st (Highland) Division had reached their intended positions. The infantry dismounted from their Kangaroo APCs within 200 yd (180 m) of their objectives at the villages of Cramensnil and Saint-Aignan de Cramesnil, rapidly over-running the defenders. The columns from the 2nd Canadian Division were delayed by fog and unexpected opposition on their right flank but by noon on 8 August, the Allied forces had captured Verrières Ridge. The novel methods used by Simonds ensured that the attackers suffered only a fraction of the loss which would have been incurred in a normal "dismounted" attack. The Allies were poised to move against Cintheaux, 2 mi (3.2 km) south of their furthest penetration but Simonds ordered a halt, to allow field artillery and the 4th Canadian and 1st Polish armoured divisions to move into position for the second phase of the operation.
Thanks. I did recall that they put a lot of practice into advancing in darkness, and it worked.
Actually sometime in the morning of August 8 the Canadian Sherbrooke Fusiliers armoured regiment had arrived very near Cintheaux at Gaumsnil, and knocked down parts of the walls at a villa there, allowing them to place Shermans and Fireflies in largely concealed positions to counter any German armoured counterattacks. More than a kilometre away to the east, the British 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry tanks were concealed in a woods. In this region between the two Allied armoured forces, parts of the German 12 SS armoured counterattack would advance, east of the Caen-Falaise highway. In the counterattack, Joe Ekins of the British contingent knocked out three Tigers and a Mark IV with his Firefly. To the west at approximately 12:45 PM a Canadian Sherman, less than 500 feet away, knocked out Michael Wittmann's Tiger 007, killing him and the entire crew when their armour piercing round entered the Tiger on its left rear flank, causing a fire. In short order it blew up and hurled its turret into the air. That part of the German counterattack was largely destroyed and the remnants fled back to Cintheaux.
Guy Simonds was the most effective field commander of the Canadian Army. Canadian generalship in this war could be described as mediocre. At best.
I am amazed that Indy didn't give some coverage to this. For crying out loud, Wittman was the second highest scoring tank ace in the German Army and a national hero.
Joe Ekins was normally the tank radioman as I understand. He was filling in as gunner that day, having done some training on the gun. And he knocks out 3 (?) Tigers in short order. Apparently, he was then switched back onto radio. I guess they figured it was beginner's luck or they didn't want him to get too big a head.@@ToddSauve
@@paultyson4389 The Nazi-Goebbels propaganda machine is now thought to be responsible for Wittmann's fame in Germany during the war. Wittmann was a fanatical Nazi and also a member of the SS, an organization the Allies and history has ruled a criminal organization. There is literally nothing of substance to admire about Wittmann other than courage. His large string of tank victories is also being called into question. Some other German tank commanders have stated it was literally impossible to know how many victories you may have had during the war, except in those cases where the enemy tank blew up or burned. Even then, they did not know if it was their tank that hit them or another. One credited with around 50 "kills" stated that in reality he did not know how many victories he may have had. It was impossible to verify under battle conditions.
There is just so much to cover. I looked forward to this week for a while to see more about Mortain, but I understand when compared to all of the other massive operations going on in the east, and along the British front, it's understandable to keep it succinct. I would only add that attributing the defense of Mortain to airpower shortchanges the 30th ID units surrounded there and the artillery battalions which did the bulk of the defensive work. I highly recommend the book "Fire Mission: The Siege of Mortain" to any interested in this fight. It is a great example of the old dictum, "never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
Liberation of Florence , Italy ( 8 - 14 August 1944)
2nd New Zealand Division and 6th South African Armored Division Liberated Florence , Italy , one of oldest medieval cities in Europe , main intersection , road railway hub in Central Italy linking Northern Italy. On 2 - 8 August , 5th and 6th New Zealand Brigades stormed and broke through II German Parachute Corps lines at Fiana de Pierce heights overlooking the town and Arno river and 6th South African Armored Division overflanked German defence positions and followed through south bank of Arno river and South African tanks have the honor of entering the city on 8 August. Right after them 2nd New Zealand Division enter into city and clean up all southern bank by 12 August and put a bridgehead over Arno river on 14th August , clearing German rear guard units from Florence for good.
UA-cam's censorship of history is appalling.
I see new episode comes out... I click like before watching..
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At the meeting with Hitler on 5-6 August 1944, the Romanian leader Antonescu was presented with pictures from Warsaw. Antonescu was shocked, but he was already determined to switch sides through an armistice with the Allies/Soviets, but he was still hesitant waiting for the right time to do it.
Why would he be presented with such pictures? Is it a case of "we are wrecking Warsaw - so you watch your step!"
Why else would nazis show such pictures?
Hi from Le Mans, glad to see that my city got freed this week
This is turning to an epic. Absolutely well done to cover a World War.
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Excellent as always.
At about this point in the timeline, a 24-year old US private named Eddie Slovik arrives in France, and is assigned to the 3rd Replacement Depot.
I'm sure that courageous young man will make us all proud.
@@Raskolnikov70 Perhaps not, but his name or perhaps fate was legion in the German and Soviet armed forces. That he was unique in the US armed forces of WW2 will always make his story of interest.
UA-cam does not deserve this quality series. Thank you Time Ghost. No thanks to the anti-history bunch running UA-cam.
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I hate UA-cams censorship.
Poor Mrs McNair :(
Great Video as always ❤
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Now I have a lot of catching up to do after my vacation :)
Remains an excellent series.
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"The shootings will continue until morale improves..."
@8:25 He didn't shoot any commanders, but they shot a lot of enlisted guys. Strange how that seems to way that works...
Not a purely German tendency. A certain US private named Eddie Slovik has just arrived in France...
Looking forward to hearing about Operation Dragoon next week!
The uncensored version hasnt even been released😢 why cant UA-cam just act normal and let timeghost alone
I posted this on the uncensored one but i am putting here as well.
Very good recap of the battle of Hengyang and I like that it ended with the return of General Fang.
That said, it should have been mentioned as ongoing for the past few weeks. The ongoing drama of some of the other sieges was heightened by the periodic check ins.
The other area that was questionable was the mention of Chiang Kai Shek's command issues with the battle of Hengyang. There were a ton of command issues there. The problem is that only the Chinese command issues are mentioned. Contrast that with earlier in the episode, where we get a very nice overview of how the mixed German Romanian command in South Ukraine was leading to difficulties for the Axis.
Stilwell's command issues vis a vis the battle were not mentioned. Famously, the 14th airforce was trying to help a lot, and Stilwell and Chennault were in huge disagreement. Even the very pro Stilwell Tuchman book takes Stilwell to task for turning down the request by Chennault for 1000 tons of ammunition for Hengyang, to which Stilwell famously said, "let them stew." Chiang Kai Shek also wanted to move over some of the divisions from Burma back to defend China proper much to Stilwell's displeasure.
Omitting this context will color how viewers perceive the soon to be issued US demand for Stilwell's supreme command of all Chinese forces. Also, on August 10th, Marshal Li in East China comes to Stilwell and the US embassy with plans for an Anti Chiang coup. Stilwell is happy about this, the US embassy is not. However, it is unclear how much support Marshal Li has, so both the US embassy and Stilwell sit tight.
Also, we should have a shoutout to the ongoing battle in Yunnan for Tengchong. The Salween front and the slow Chinese progress is crucial context for the letter from Roosevelt to Chiang in September.
For the hyper detailed stuff, you can look at this book. "Stilwell's command problems." history.army.mil/html/books/009/9-2/CMH_Pub_9-2.pdf It is part of the series on the official US history of the war written in 1956. It has a very... "the Chinese are inexplicable orientals who are refusing good US advice" slant, but it does have super detailed timelines.
Given how tensions between Stillwell and Chiang are about to reach an absolute boiling point, I'm fairly certain that Indy'll just backtrack and talk these aspects over there for better context.
We're in the endgame now
Indeed we are. Inching closer and closer.
This week there was also the battle of Ilomantsi. The last major battle between Finland and the Soviet Union.
Thanks again for another great episode.
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I really like the timestamps in the video
It is incredulous to think all the gambling-style and/or highly marketed-to-younger-than-teens content gets a free pass; yet, fantastic & educational content is subject to such restrictions as these. I'm disgusted. As an Ashkenazi Jew, it hits way too close to home; I fear it caters to denialism. It is totally tone deaf. I'm horrified. I hope anyone reading this would know why.
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Commenting to counter that censorship
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Great video so informative
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War is Hell. Keep up the great work.
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"Germany doing something in Normandy." encapsulate the military blunders at late stage war perfectly.
This is getting ridiculous youtube. Also I'm getting serious dejva vu with Romanians on the flank of the 6th army....
"ridiculous."
@@AndrewBlacker-wr2ve And now you're correcting people's spelling. *RIDICULOUS.*
@@godfreypigott So?
You're allowed to embrace and promote ignorant illiteracy.
It's your thing.
guys, guys, we all know where this kind of stuff leads to @@AndrewBlacker-wr2ve
@@AndrewBlacker-wr2ve Made one mistake. Doesn't make me ignorant.
Woooow, Chales de Beaulieu sees your Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and raises you a Pour le Mérit "Blue Max" medal. That's the highest medal awarded to the military, for those wondering--though it stopped being awarded in 1918.
...how nice. The video didn't appear on my notifications feed. You'd _think_ that if I'm subscribed to a channel with full notifications that I'd notified. But I guess UA-cam is as UA-cam does.
Will you be doing a series on the Korean War in the future? Thank you!
Even the censored version didn't get pushed to my notifications this time (though ironically War Against Humanity did). UA-cam has decided you're video-makers-non-grata, clearly.
It must be remembered that Lenin blamed Stalin for the failure of the Polish-Soviet War in 1920 so Stalin wanted payback.
Actually he didn't, and Stalin continued his career progression. By 1921 he was probably on equal terms with Trotsky in the Soviet hierarchy.
@@stevekaczynski3793 my comment were based on the historian Kirill Anderson
@@Purvis-dw4qf Never heard of him, and Stalin's upward trajectory in the Soviet government continued - interestingly it was Trotsky's career that was beginning to stagnate. Lenin was something of a first among equals rather than a totally dominant figure and it is possible that falling foul of him did not mean career death in any case.
I don't think Stalin's going to give up Poland, you guys.
Operation Grouse (11-12 August 1944) , subsequent follow up advance of Second British Army after Operation Bluecoat
With news from the American sector by 9 August that Unternehmen Lüttich (Operation Liège), the German counter-offensive from Mortain, had been defeated, O'Connor planned a new attack either to pin down the German defenders opposite VIII Corps or precipitate a collapse. The 3rd British Division would advance around Vire and the Guards Armoured Division was to advance down Perrier Ridge, VIII Corps establishing itself on high ground between Tinchebray and Condé-sur-Noireau around Mont de Cerisi, about 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Vire. A three-phase attack was planned by the Guards Armoured Division and the attached 6th Guards Tank Brigade, to begin on 11 August but the day dawned with a dense mist, which prevented the preliminary bombing and disorganised the tank-infantry attack. German defensive fire restricted the advance on the eastern flank to 400 yd (370 m). In the centre, three Panthers were spotted in a farm yard at Le Haut Perrier and ambushed, two being knocked out by British tanks and the survivor being set on fire on the southern outskirts of the village by a British PIAT gunner. The British advance continued towards Point 242 north of Chênedollé, where a German counter-attack knocked out six Shermans for a loss of two Panthers and a Sturmgeschütz III assault gun. To the west, the 2nd Irish Guards-5th Coldstream tank-infantry group made faster progress and reached the west side of Chênedollé. When the village was attacked it was found that the garrison had withdrawn and as the bombers had failed to arrive, the village was consolidated and further attacks were postponed and then cancelled.
On the right of the Guards Armoured Division, the attack began at 9:00 a.m. along a road running south through Viessoix and le Broulay, 3 km (1.9 mi) further on, thence to Moncy, 8 km (5.0 mi) to the east, protected on the right by the advance of the 3rd Division. From Moncy, the attack was to be continued to Point 260 on Mont de Cerisi 5 km (3.1 mi) further on. German resistance was as determined as that in the east. To the north of La Personnerie, minefields covered by fire from the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division, held up the advance. In the afternoon an attempt to detour to the east through Le Val was also blocked, the advance having covered only 800 m (870 yd) in five hours. With the attack bogged down at Le Val and Viessoix the troops at Le Val were withdrawn during the evening and new orders were received to hold the Vire-Vassy road
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12:23 - Photo taken before early 1943 as rank is shown on collar patches - the Red Army norm up to that date.
Great vid
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Great channel. How the hell do you remember all those names.
Your Productions are Always of the Highest Quality. UA-cam’s Censorship is Intolerable!!!!
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When UA-cam censors this channels videos what actually happens to them? Some blurring on pictures? Would imagine they’d remove the videos or have UA-cam caught on to the fact that this is an historical channel
The British did send some heavy bombers to drop food and weapons,medical supplies,etc.Some of them were shot down,so Churchill canceled the operation.I remember watching a world at war series video that had a British bomber pilot that had been shot down saying the German major interrogating them knew where each one of the crew went to school and the town they each one were from.
German intelligence, especially Luftwaffe, was often remarkably well informed about the background of shot-down aircrew and used this in interrogations. It is not clear how they achieved this. One shot-down Bomber Command crewman commented that they seemed to have a better dossier on him than the RAF had.
@@stevekaczynski3793 They probably had agents working in Britain before the war, gathering up open source information like newspapers and magazines. News about training and promotions is often published openly and libraries would be full of books about history and current events in the military as well. That's how they compiled their infamous "black book" full of names of UK citizens that might become a problem during German occupation, it was actually printed up in anticipation of a cross-channel invasion.
@@Raskolnikov70 Probably. It was one area where German intelligence in WW2 was at least competitive, and many shot-down Allied aircrew were shocked by how much their interrogators knew.
This Normandy counter-attack by the germans really reminds me of the Ardennes offensive later this year. It seems that Hitler never gave up the idea of reaching the sea in the west and "forcing" the Allies to negotiate.
Also, the censorship in UA-cam´s part is becoming disgusting...
Great video!
Mind me asking which program you are using for your map visualization?
Late 1944 is just a bad time all round to be a German, or Italian, or Japanese.
I just finished listening to Dan Carlins “supernova in the East” the situation for Japanese Soldiers was grim.
How they carried on going past this year astrounds me. They had nothing, and still fought. @@vh1775
Out of curiosity: did anyone get The uncencorsed version, or is this all we got? I mean I suppose that The patrons got The uncencorsed version but I mean in general.
For this one only the uncensored one is available. Sadly, it was age restricted before we even posted it. So, we had to make the tough call to go for the censored one this time.
- Jake
A fuel pipeline! From the Isle of Wight to Cherbourg! Great idea. Gotta ask, though...
How does the fuel get to the Isle of Wight?
Love these!
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A friend of my grandparents was in the 77th Division on Guam.
Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching.
I humbly request you continue posting both the uncensored and censored video. I feel it is important to get the whole story out but understand you releasing the censored to get as much of the story as possible.
These Ops names would be great mission titles for a video game 🐢
When I first visited Poland in the 1990s, nobody spoke English. So I tried using my German. That was a big mistake. Now I understand why.
When I visited Prague about the same time, there was a lack of English speakers, but people did not understand German either - not hostility, they just did not understand it. I could get somewhere with Polish, and perhaps surprisingly, Russian.
@@retiredbore378 Surprising because of 1968 and all that. Anyway I never tried speaking Russian in Poland - just Polish. Even though Poles also got Russian in school...
Until the fall of the Soviet Union, all Eastern block countries were required to teach Russian in grade schools. So not surprising.@@stevekaczynski3793
@@retiredbore378 That's the point. Even so, I did not find the Czechs as Russophobic as the Poles tend to be. Pan-Slavism historically had some influence on Czechs, while traditionally proximity to German speakers and the near-engulfing of Czech identity for about two centuries by Austria were rather traumatic.
The irony of censorship wilst speaking about Communists had not escaped me.
Which communists are you referring to, the 1940's era Soviets or the current employees of UA-cam?
@@Raskolnikov70 Meh. What's the diff..?
Tracking General Leclerc's forces. French 2nd Armour has reached Alencon
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It's interesting how the Soviets keep pushing further West in Latvia. Is this to compensate for the slow advance on Riga?
Will they reach the Baltic sea and Liepaja before they get to Riga?
It's surreal after so many years to see my home city and cities I've visited become the centre of battle.
They're attempting to completely surround and isolate AG North. As much as they can anyway because they can still be supplied by sea. But cutting off road and rail access would greatly weaken their ability to fight off counterattacks further north.
Fantastic episode as always. If only youtube would take advantage of its own program, youtube kids, in order to allow historical content like this on regular youtube. It astounds me that they made a kids version and then still cater the regular youtube to kids.