Aussies v Germans, WW1
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- Опубліковано 18 гру 2015
- Some scenes from 'ANZACS', an Australian TV mini-series that ran to 5 episodes in 1985.
An old mate from UA-cam did a cracking edit from this series a while back and it's down to him I went for adding this series to my collection. Hopefully he'll be back on UA-cam again one day. Haste ye back Hardtroopz! - Розваги
For all the commentary about the 'green' battlefield, this is supposed to be set after the German Spring Offensive and during the Allied counter offensives in the summer of 1918. Trench lines were more rudimentary and the area less bombarded. Plenty of photos during the period to support this. Not accurate to a tee but not wildly inaccurate either. I'm glad for this detail as many movies make the entire conflict rain and mud.
Stop making excuses
.....yep...after the 8 of August 1918 a different kind of warfare developed out of the trenches, until the last of the German defensive system.
Rage much?
@@daniellap.stewart6839 read so e damned history woman.
This is at the end of the war when the ANZACs had actually broken into the german rear where there were basically open fields and woodland.
This is historically accurate.
Who do yu think actually won the war?
Tip. It wasnt the yanks they did fuck all.
Our lot and the Canadians burst the germans wide open.
The front isn't very deep. You could walk backwards (or forwards in this case) and start finding rear functions. As messy as a very large logistics hub or busy railway endstation with a great many people but not churned up by artillery. And eventually you find functional farms and civilian life, you don't even have to go as far as Paris for a café. The powers are concentrating artillery on the point they want to break. Moving artillery forward to fire on these areas becomes a problem for all the powers.
Regarding comments on the green battlefield. The scene shown is of the advance following what Ludendorff called the black day the German army, August 8, 1918, The Battle of Amiens. The Australian and Canadian corps spearheaded the attack which advanced 8 miles on the first day and began the 100 day advance until the end of the war.
That advance across open country was as costly in terms of men lost as in the worst phases of the earlier trench fighting because men left the protection of the trenches and were in the open, but the amount of enemy ground being taken made it seem worthwhile.
I have visited France and Belgium where my great grandfather and great uncle fought in the Australian army. In spring of 1917, the Germans abandoned their positions on the western front and withdrew to the pre-prepared Hindenburg line, leaving the British and Commonwealth forces to pursue them across similarly open ground.
In April 1917 the Australians of the 11th battalion were advancing in the dark toward the Hindenburg line at Mouvres, and dug in in a line of thinly spread outposts during the night. So no man's land was similarly free of shell holes. In the dark my great grandfather and 4 mates were in a position too far forward, the Germans counterattacked and got in behind them in a sunken road. Two of the men were killed before the others, including great grandfather Harry ran out of ammunition at dawn and were captured.
Aided by official trench maps, accounts of the battle in the official history of the Battle of Lagnicourt and google earth, I stood on pretty much the exact spot where my great grandfathers outpost was, in front of the sunken road. They have stuck wind turbines in no man's land, but otherwise the ground is pretty much as it was when Harry fought there.
I also visited places on the Somme and around Ypres, and the sites there today are nothing like the churned over blood soaked hell holes that the troops fought in. They are so portrayed in earlier episodes of the series, depicting those battles.
What great reply my friend. You must be very proud of your great grandfather and great uncle. We owe so much to me such as those. Thank you for sharing a little of their story.
@@foreverblueclassics More I did not tell, great grandfather Harry Hill escaped from the PoW camp, walked to the Baltic coast but after days of seeing nothing but passing German ships, walked back to the camp. He was awarded the Military Medal at some stage, but I was unable to find out when and what for. The Australian War Memorial said some of the citations later in the war are missing.
Great Uncle Fred Cornish was Gallipoli veteran, was gassed in France but survived to return home. His lungs never really recovered and he died relatively young, in his sixties.
Other relatives, including my grandfather, served in WWII.
@@pshehan1 They really were special men, all of them of that generation. The finest ever no less.
Exactly.
What he said.
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Ludendorff gambles at this point, I think. They have husbanded all the quality troops and materials they have left and hope they will push far enough. The entante being able to bring in aid from the Commonwealth, the colonies and now the USA puts the timetable in their favor.
This is a sort of return to 1914, and why fortifications started to make sense. These open field battles inflict atrocious casualties. And once Ludendorff starts to lose these rearing-to-go motivated guys they have concentrated in assault units, the rear behind them is defended by the not so keen guys who just had the good gear shifted from them.
They shall not grow old
As we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them,
Nor the years condemn them
At the going down of the sun
And in the morning
We will remember them!
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
Lest we forgot
lest we forget..that they died because a bunch of inbred Royals were having a family fight...
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
~Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae , MD. November 30, 1872 - January 28, 1918. Here's a one minute video about him: ua-cam.com/video/1ZDme90k5gY/v-deo.html
Great series. I’m Aussie and proud. Most of my ancestors served in ww1 and only one came home. He got PTSD and turned heavily to drinking. He killed himself in 1926. All his brothers were killed along with his cousins and friends. The Australian where the only volunteer army in ww1. The German feared the anzacs because of there slouch hats and also there fierce bayonet fighting. Lest we forget to all sides of soldiers who served whether they a German or British we all will remember. Lest we forget
Well said! It was a crazy war but all the men who fought in it, for whatever side, should never be forgotten. I am so sorry to hear of your relatives, not least the one who killed himself. I don't think soldiers back then were given much help to cope with what we would now call PTSD. They were just expected to "get on with it", and sadly many just couldn't cope.
foreverblueclassics, The term used after WW 1 was 'Shell Shock' and was most apropos because of the nature of the trench warfare and, often, extended shelling of the enemy.
There were efforts to deal with the condition but psychotherapy was a new area of health care and the treatment of the condition varied. One of the goals of treatment, regardless of what was used, was for the patient/soldier to be able to return to combat as quickly as possible.
There is a film that deals with this topic and is set in WW 1. If I remember correctly, the title is, "Behind the Lines" and it is an interesting piece.
iam afraid that at that time australia was part of the colony of england same like india egypt and lost thousands of lifes but they are not happy about it cause it is not there war read more about your history in different way
Ahmed - at the time of WW1 Australia was an independent country with close ties to UK - our army was all volunteer.
Jacob Fellows I’m Canadian my family on both sides served in ww1 and ww 2. Thank you for your family’s service and sacrifice. They are not forgotten e en here in 🇨🇦 Canada very brave and tough bunch of lads the anzacs
They should have a remastered version of this. This movie is one of the most cool and vivid movies. It is super impressive especially because it was made in the 1980's and the movies back then didn't really have that much good detail like nowadays. Now imagine watching this movie at your house with better quality and same storyline.
My great uncle John James Gaul 6 th battalion 1 Division AIF was KIA during this big push on the 23/8/1918 at Proyart France. So close to the end of the war. He was his parents only son and just 24 years old. RIP. One day I hope to be the first in the family to visit his grave.
I hope you can get there and see it. Respects to him and his comrades.
@@foreverblueclassics thank you.
@@davedrewett2196 👍
I visited the WWI battlefields in France and Belgium including those where my relatives fought. One wounded and one taken prisoner and was awarded the Military Medal but they returned to Australia. Also visited and photographed the grave of relative of friends who was killed at Mouquet farm, and Chateau Wood where another of their family who lost a leg won the military medal.
Well worth the trip. Hope you get there.
Getting run over by a tank can ruin your day.
Just a bit!
You would have to get your uniform dry cleaned.
The Australian diggers in their dry humour called the resulting dead bodies "flats"
That was so easily avoidable!
Not so bad, actually
Wow, thank you so much for posting this video! I love all these fight scenes on the field and especially in the town. The German beginning at 9:23 min. is my great favorite. He looks cute and cool. Thanks again!!
+Lthrlatex Many thanks! Yes, 9:23 is one of the very best - and he wins out in the end! I love the way he sizes up his target, taking time to make sure he gets it right, whilst his comrades behind him make their escape. I'm glad you liked the clip :-)
Accidenti, veramente spettacolare! È una serie televisiva ma dalla 'tenuta' cinematografica. L'avevo vista in TV molti anni fa.Grazie per averla postata!
+Maurizio Bianciotto Mi fa piacere che ti sia piaciuto così tanto! Anche se era in origine una mini-serie TV 5 parte Credo che sia stato ridotto a una copia lunghezza del filmato per il mercato statunitense. Ma da quello che ho letto di che non è venuto così bene. Certamente la versione televisiva è molto meglio, che ci permette di arrivare a conoscere i personaggi molto meglio. Molte grazie ancora una volta per i vostri commenti gentili!
+foreverblueclassics Ah,hanno fatto una riduzione per il mercato statunitense? Si,in genere quando una serie di 5 o 6 ore di durata viene ridotta a 80 o 100 minuti il risultato non e' mai soddisfacente. Pensa che esiste il film sovietico BLOKADA sull' assedio di Leningrado in 4 parti originarie per una durata di circa 5 ore che qui in Italia usci in versione del tutto mutilata per la durata di 91 minuti! Come rendere incomprensibile un gran film!
+Maurizio Bianciotto Non ho visto la versione cinematografica di questo che è stato rilasciato negli Stati Uniti, ma su IMDB chi ha visto entrambe le versioni dare la mini-serie in 5 parti il pollice in su e la versione tagliata una grande pollice verso. Credo che gran parte della storia diventa confuso, e che suona come quello che è successo a 'L'assedio di Leningrado'. Ci dovrebbe essere una legge contro il taglio film giù così! Sono contento che ti sia piaciuto il clip :-)
From a pom who lived in Australia, you were brave boys, may you all rest in peace..
Steady on, I’m not even brown bread
I remember seeing an episode of the Paul Hogan Show back in the day when a couple of poms were migrating to Australia. When they ask what Pom meant he said this. "Pom? P.O.M... Preferred Old Mates."
Don’t forget that New Zealanders were part of the Anzacs
Of course, that's what the "NZ" stands for. In this series the characters were all Australian, but the New Zealand contribution will never be forgotten.
Eddie Harris
I dive a wreck called the kyarra it was full of troops going back to Australia after the trenches but it got torpedoed off the uk coast & the troops all got off.
I have lots of things from kyarra mostly Australian uniform buttons gold watch cross & perfume oh & a bank stamp wax..
One think I did find was a NZFA shoulder title...New Zealand field artillery (shoulder brass badge) I'll give it to a museum I suppose..but the Australians were defiantly on that ship with the Australians
Indeed they were... A fact that is often lost on the Aussies.
Eddie Harris ya but they didn’t have enough man power to make a impact
Eddie Harris us Aussies will never forget the part you Kiwis played. Our Southern Hemisphere brothers!!!!!!!
One of the only movies that shows what artillery exploding really looks like.
Yes where shrapnel is none existent.
The Canadians were an all-volunteer army until the latter stages of the war, when the general's war of attrition used up the volunteers and still they wanted more. My great-uncle was a Medical Officer and died at Ypres in 1915.
I'm sorry to hear that. So many brave men fell, in both wars.
Yeah Bo, the ANZAC's and the Canadians were both used as the Shock Troops to lead at the front of the attacks by the British Generals because of our fighting prowess and we were often the first to break through where the others couldn't. At a big cost though, both our Nations each lost over 60,000 killed.
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Mostly Canadians were. You guys were too busy fraternizing with Fritz as this video shows. Here is what we did:
Throughout the war, stretches of the Western Front observed an unofficial “live and let live” policy between Germans and their French or British enemies. By mutual agreement, both sides agreed not to attack the other unless ordered - and would even schedule truces for meals and bathroom breaks.
There are very few recorded instances of this ever happening with Canadians. As Canadian Corps commander Arthur Currie would often boast after the war, his troops prided themselves on killing the enemy wherever and whenever they could.
“We tried to make his life miserable,” Currie said in 1919.
In one particularly cruel episode, Canadians even exploited the trust of Germans who had apparently become accustomed to fraternizing with allied units. Lieutenant Louis Keene described the practice of lobbing tins of corned beef into a neighbouring German trench. When the Canadians started hearing happy shouts of “More! Give us more!” they then let loose with an armload of grenades.
nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-forgotten-ferocity-of-canadas-soldiers-in-the-great-war
@@JB-yb4wn Currie just trying to be the equal of Monash, it’s nice that he tried, he never did get there
@@macca5635 stop talking shit, every general was a general of the British army, even Australians
It was extremely well-researched. As said earlier a lot of the fighting later in the war was over open ground with hasty defences.
I visited the set of 'Anzacs' during production and know the armourers.
Well researched my arse. It historically ridiculous. Read a proper history instead of relying childish movies.
@@anthonyeaton5153 It was well research. Don't be such a butt hurt cry baby. Germany lost the war bro. Get over it.
@@wufongtanwufong5579 I think I know who won the war and if you are talking about ANZACS it was badly researched withnot a word about the British army that played a major role in WW1and several glaring errors . I know my history and don't rely on silly films
@@wufongtanwufong5579 further to my last post. I lost an uncle in WW1 a cousin in WW2 and also lost family in an air raid. I am British and served in the RAF and I look at history as it was not how I would like it to be. Don't rely on Utube for your history lessons
@@anthonyeaton5153 Why? Why the eff do they have to mention Britain? When was the last time a British made movie/tv series mention or showed Australians in WW1? And why don't you point out those glaring mistakes? Webbing? What?
Guess that nobody minds you uploading this :-)
Great action in this mini-series. And of course with the nice slow motion repeat older people, like me, are getting it all. Excellent stuff. This taste like more :-)
+Gary J Many thanks Gary! I've lost the upload bug for a while, but that's two in a week lol. My latest sanction "sentence" ends in a little over a week. So who knows what may come then! I'm glad you enjoyed the clip :-)
+foreverblueclassics So you have a "out of the jail card" for Christmas? :-)
Let's hope you have a lot of free time to create a bunch of videos.
+Gary J Not Christmas - the 29th. So a New Year card lol!
+foreverblueclassics That's going to be a happy new year for all of us.
+Gary J :-)
Mini series ANZACS. When Australia's General Monash took charge, and was awarded by the King of England a Knighthood in the field of combat. A very rare Knighthood. Monash was the first person to combine soldiers, tanks and aerial attack in a calculated attack in WW1.
Thanks for the info mate. I didn't know the story.
grl8862 Aussie blitzkrieg?
Battle was called Hamel
Allies tactics second half 1WW slowly changes. For example mass assault on the trenches with machine guns (1st half) was moved to assaulting sqaud having mobile machine gun. They have some chances attacking heavy machine gun teams. This fragment show this clearly. Aussies and Americans give new thinking to the conservative british style. Tank was not single tactics novelty.
And he was Jewish, and faced anti - semitic discrimination in his career.
Enjoyed this show all the way though great story and acting
Me too. It was a very good production considering it was made for TV.
Paul hogan (crocodile Dundee) was in this series for those who think they see him. His first acting role.
He is indeed.
I seen the series on AFN-TV Berlin, I wish that this was on region #1 DVD, Damn Good Series.
Yes, it was excellent. I'm surprised it's never come out on R-1.
Met someone who's grandad fought in both world wars. Guy was apparently very happy too do so as well. Survived both wars.
Imagine surviving through some of the worst trench warefare, then doing it all over again 20 years later with more modernized vehicles and weapons.
I bet he had some tales to tell? Then again, that generation rarely spoke of their experiences, and no wonder.
@@foreverblueclassics From what little the guy knew, and by extend told me and a few others (which us pretty little) his granddad was glad to have fought both wars.
One of a kind.
@@radioactiverat8751 We owe that generation so much.
The Australian Army had perfected Battle Drills back then.
Australia and New Zealand. That's what ANZAC means.
Tauruss Mate, Australia had 300k more troops in WWI, the NZ were amazing, but didn’t have as much, so, when the Aussies still had a lot more men to spare, they started going more rogue (Ever since 1914 they were going rogue, the ANZAC’s weren’t always together). But, the NZ, one again, proved as amazing Allies and great when the ANZAC’s were together.
Peter Germany still lost the war, obviously their troops weren’t that good 🤔
@@lilwilly5265 This is about Australia. No Kiwis were there. Fun fact. Australia and New Zealand rarely fought side by side in WW1. The term ANZAC only came about because Australia and New Zealand being to close together would send supplies on board the same ships to Gallipoli. Not because they were "one fighting unit"
@@lilwilly5265 the New Zealanders trained with Australia and still do to a point. Not sure why everyone keeps saying don't forget the New Zealanders in these clips, when they didnt fight in the same unit as Australia. Most know what Anzac means but I do tire of most people saying don't forget the New Zealanders, even if they arent even in the clip.
I am migrant to this country, but NZ were always in Australia war culture. God bless your sons for fighting and dying for mother England. I am from Poland
They are both great countries!
@rusty shackleford Was about to agree with you, I don't agree with this glorification either. Then I saw what else you had to say.
Germany never mess with anzac
Glad Aussies are on our team tough as nails 🇦🇺 🇺🇸
Very true!
Got that right you American trooper
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Same here. The Anzac, Canadians and also the Gurkhas are tough guys
The great powers are calculating manpower at this point. By 1917, they have already tapped most of the quality manpower available in France and the UK itself. Imagine you have a pool of people and you take the best guys first. But then you need to start taking the next best ones, and the next-next best. And then you can recruit from Canada or Australia or move in colonial units, and suddenly have a new pool where the top-of-the-line guys haven't been as tapped.
@@SusCalvin The Australians, an all volunteer force. had been on the western front since 1916, after the Gallipoli campaign
The government tried to introduce conscription twice, following the losses on the Somme but were defeated in referendums. By 1918, recruitment could not keep up with losses, so the sixth division which had yet to be deployed some battalions of the fifth division were broken up to reinforce other units.
The orders to disband caused a mutiny among the battalions of the fifth division who had developed great pride in their units. They were persuaded to obey orders by Brigadier Harold 'Pompey' Elliot. This 'muck up' as the troops and Elliot's speech is shown in one of the episodes of the series.
“Don’t worry Marty... They Say it Will be over Christmas we’ll go to Queensland Next Year” Pvt Dick Baker
The battlefield was in good condition probably because the artillery hadn’t ripped it apart yet.
Ned Stevens this part of the shows set in the Summer offensive of 1918, most of the ground was newly covered and hadn’t seen war.
Still the best account on UA-cam
Thanks! I'm glad you like it :-)
Anzacs were very brave and courageous,we fought with them at Gallipoli 1915-1916.
+formulaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Yes, they were great soldiers - and very brave as you say.
Also when the war started we took out the German occupied Papua New Guine
Dean McParland I think you were in picnic area drinking wine and playing guitar in papua
We got our asses kicked in gallipoli
@@salty8544 tends to happen with poor planning and having another country dictate what you can do . sort of throws a spanner into the works.
I have my Great uncles Turner from WW2 and Bayonet. Such a Good rifle lasted all these years after the war.
Cool!
Nice upload :)1:52 He kills that German with a vengeance!2:22 The German wins the heavy machine gun 'duel'5:49 Futile attempt by the German to stop the tank !7:14 Great single action with pistol.8:31 House to house fighting reminiscent of Stalingrad.10:03 It seems to be a 'temporary German victory'What?! No comments yet?
+tank tank Hiya! I think the days of lengthy comments are long gone, so your contribution is greatly appreciated! At 2:22 the Australian gets away with a minor scratch. 5:49 is sheer desperation - as if a rifle is going to take down a tank lol. The soldier at 7:14 wins the VC for his actions (deservedly so!), and it is indeed a temporary victory for the Germans at 10:03. That was in October 1918, so the war ends very shortly after. Many thanks once again!
+foreverblueclassics Pleasure foreverbluesclassics:)How the last 3 digits in my comment didn't 'underline' like the rest ?
+tank tank I guess it's a glitch!
+foreverblueclassics Perhaps :) I thought I made a mistake !
+tank tank :-)
Hey do you by any chance know where I can buy the collection set of the television of the ANZACS?.
I don't know what country you're in mate but I got mine from Amazon UK and it's still available there: www.amazon.co.uk/ANZACS-Andrew-Clarke/dp/B004RG9ACC/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=anzacs&qid=1589899965&sr=8-2 It's also on eBay but seems a bit more expensive on that site.
You never really do get to see the moving warfare of world war 1, which killed at a faster rate than the trench stalemates did. And the tank commander at 4:53,"Noisy out there isn't it?!" lol
7:20 "sit down mate you're not going anywhere"
The steely eyed Aussies, that played Germans, were very convincing, & the spoken German sounded authentic too.
Circa 10% of Australia's population at the time of WW1 was of German descent, so finding an Aussie who spoke German was not uncommon from General Monash down.
Where can you get this series
I got it on Amazon but you should be able to get it almost anywhere mate. It's not rare.
I can remember watching this. Was Paul Hogan in it?
Yes mate, Paul Hogan was indeed in this one. Good memory!
TONE 007 yes, the German crocodiles never stood a chance.
Paul Hogan, smooth as melted butter on a baby girl's ass.
Awesome great short video
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it :-)
@ 5:12, looks like Mick Dundee in the trench. Saw another one from Croc Dundee in the mix as well...
Paul Hogan was in this one.
Aussies dundee
Paul Hogan was one of the big draws in this mini-series, because everyone knew him from his comedy on The Paul Hogan Show. Alec Wilson who played "Pudden" Parsons was on Crocodile Dundee 2 and 3. Jim Holt who played "Dingo" Gordon was also in Crocodile Dundee 2. I just figured when Paul Hogan was making those movies, he just called them up and said "Mate! You wanna be in a Hollywood movie?" And they probably said "Aw yeah, mate! We get speaking parts and all?" "Yeah... Need you to play a couple of bad guys."
What’s going on with the audio sync?
It is strange that the Australians did not win the war alone.
For a country of its population at the time ,they and New Zealand more than held their own.
@@foreverblueclassicsthat nit the same as winning it.
@@anthonyeaton5153 No, on one single country won it. They made a massive contribution.
Australia's population during WW1 was fewer than five million, yet 416,809 men enlisted (39% of the Male population aged 18 to 44), of which over 62,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner. Australia's borders were never threatened during WW1, we simply went to the aid of our Brothers in the UK and to protect all Countries threatened by Germany's aggression. It was considered at the time as the right thing to do, and we have continued to do so ever since WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan etc.
Great comment! Thank you!
Rusty, don't know what Racist antisemitic rock you crawled out from? In answer to your jibe on the supposably wrong doing of the ADF in the South African Boer War it was the Boers who persisted in Guerrilla War and we simply gave them some of their own medicine back as we could match their ability to shoot and ride in this open war on the veldt. if they hid on their farms, we raided their farms.
It is sad that Women & Children died of disease in the Internment Camps, disease was prevalent in this war, more ADF died from disease than KIA.
Haven't noticed any significant problems from our Vietnamese & Lebanese immigrants and neither from the Afghans, Iraqi's or Syrians and in fact I have found most to be more polite and humble than most follow Australians. Australia is built on our cultural diversity and respect for our ADF & Vets. We all know War is ugly like your White Supremist bullshit!!!!
@rusty shackleford Rusty, don't know what Racist antisemitic rock you crawled out from? In answer to your jibe on the supposably wrong doing of the ADF in the South African Boer War it was the Boers who persisted in Guerrilla War and we simply gave them some of their own medicine back as we could match their ability to shoot and ride in this open war on the veldt. if they hid on their farms, we raided their farms.
It is sad that Women & Children died of disease in the Internment Camps, disease was prevalent in this war, more ADF died from disease than KIA.
Haven't noticed any significant problems from our Vietnamese & Lebanese immigrants and neither from the Afghans, Iraqi's or Syrians and in fact I have found most to be more polite and humble than most follow Australians. Australia is built on our cultural diversity and respect for our ADF & Vets. We all know War is ugly like your White Supremist bullshit!!!!
And still did not had a higher percentage of population as casualties in WW1, that belonged to the UK.
the amazing things that the commonwealth countries done in any war britain fought were very heroic and self sacrificing ,i should imagine the irish ,english welsh scotland made up the bulk of the forces ,the pride to excell for your new home away from home made them fight like demons to show them courage and love for thier new homeland
ANZACs and Canadians were ALWAYS the spearhead of the british army
The Indians in Asia & North Africa & the Kiwis.
@@sugarnadsNo!
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@@cardinbrooks7256 and do you not understand that 'ANZAC' LITERALLY ENCOMPASSES THE KIWIS?
Australian & New Zealand Army Corps. Fkn ANZAC.
My Dads Aussie and my mum is German South African. Which side do I choose!?
The Swiss?!
@@foreverblueclassics 😂😂
@@dipanjannath3710 😉😁
" If you're going to take a walk in the park, with interlocking grazing machine-gun fire, do it at night, your survival rate is 85%"!
I am slightly confused as to why they have the polish flag on their arms. Maybe I am misseeing it but I'm fairly certain that is the polish flag...
It's a regimental flag that just happens to be like the Polish flag.
@Dude Thank you 🙂
So old but so good.
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The Aussies were the first army to win a land battle in ww1
Lil Pupper
Actually it was the german army who won the first land battle in ww2 😉
Rhys Nichols ya i mean they were the first ally to win a land battle
And new Zealand
no they werent, the first land battle vicotry goes to the Battle of Narvik The Norway Campagian
paul morrison no The Australians drove German resistance out of Papua New Guinea there that was a victory a little one in ww2 before the Japanese came
Where are they fighting, is there a specific place or just Western Front in general?
Various locations, but mostly on the Western Front. Earlier in the series they are at Gallipoli.
This is portraying the Battle of Amiens, August 1918, fought in much more open ground than most battles of ww1.
Wherever it was filmed it’s an appalling chosen representation of north eastern France. Looks absolutely nothing like it. The buildings are passable as French but every photo I’ve ever seen shows far far more destruction than that.
@@Mark13091961 It's filmed just north of Melbourne on a farm. So yeah, it can never look exactly like France as Australian nature and hues look very different.
You can drop the last part of the video, it doesn't make any sense
What battle was this and what countrys wete in this battle
The Fourth Battle of Ypres and Hazebrouck (in Belgium) and then a confrontation in an unnamed village concludes the clip.
@@foreverblueclassics oh ok nice Australia Forces Some American Forces British forces and candian troops
@@coderr_ Yes, a mix most certainly.
@@foreverblueclassics ok thats pretty cool
I think the Germans had much stronger trenchlines than the few, shallow, poorly-manned dug-outs shown here.
Baskerville22 this is after the spring offensive. The line moved back so much that some areas didn’t see any fighting during the previous battles hence why the ‘trenches’ are not as sophisticated.
I remember a German merchant Raider (the Pelican?) sinking an Australian battleship. Or was it a cruiser? Strange but true.
not exactly...Q-ship raider 'Kormoran" (under Detmer) and Ajax-style Australian 5.9" cruiser 'Sydney" under new commander Burnett sank each other in November 19 1941. Fair enough, a bloody disaster from our POV..something about which myth and controversy and conspiracy-theory has raged ever since, mostly nonsensical..
Lax alert/discipline/precautions when stopping a suspicious ship..
All hands were lost from Sydney, most from Kormoran survives and were taken prisoner.
Are you talking about the SMS Wolf? It sailed from Germany to Australia and back and sank many ships, including warships. Its mission was to capture supplies from merchant ships, and to lay mines
And some survivors of the German ship actually ended up on a shoreline north of canarvon
Film?
It's a 5-part TV mini-series called 'ANZACS'.
Call in the anzacs!!!
Much respect from England to all
And so say all of us :-)
them & their kit too CLEAN , ha !
Standards, standards! :-)
The Australians had been rested for several months before the august offensive. They, along with the rest of the british 4th army had been totally resupplied early in 1918. They were resupplied, rested and ready to go. So probably again quite realsitic as to what it was.
0.45 it's crocodile Dundee 😂
Indeed it is :-)
God bless and thank you to all the Aussies and Kiwis who helped (and may still be helping, secret squirrel stuff, ya know) in Afghanistan.
Well said!
This battle is missing dlc mod which included aircraft and silencers
What happended to the tank at 6:56?
+Mark Williford If you mean the one just before then mate, nothing happens to it.
+foreverblueclassics XD Mate! That German Was Crush by The Tank Awesome!
+Eagle_Elite SFM Not a nice way to go for the poor soldier!
foreverblueclassics yeah Mate! He Should Escape the tank
+Eagle_Elite SFM A brave man!
I used ti know a German Aussie. When his parents moved to Australia after the war they anglicised their surname. Their Australian-born son was therefore not victimised
It's a shame they had to do that, but in the context of the times it's understandable.
General Sir John Monash was the Aussie-born son of Prussian Jewish immigrants who anglicised their original name, Monasch.
Everyone thinks that the aussies didn’t do much in both wars but they did as they fought at nearly every battle but in thin numbers and hopefully soon I’ll be in the Australian army when I grow up 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Not everyone thinks that. Australia (and New Zealand) contributed much to the Allied effort in both wars.
Nobody thinks Aussies and New Zealanders didn't do much -- we know what they did and are grateful. Respect and honour.
You contributed to wining ww2....australians and nz were very brave soldiers...they came from another part of the planet to sucrifice lifes for europe and the world..it takes lots of courage...greets from slovenia
@@niarezek9805 Malaya & Vietnam. Tough buggers!
Evan wondered what the NZ in ANZAC stands for?
I know what it standss for yes, and have acknowledged the contribution of New Zealand in several replies. The title comes from the series in which all of the characters are Australian.
Running around with he bullets as if they have armor on. It's a wonder anything got accomplish with the size balls they were carrying around
Who was the joker who played the role of Kaiser?
He's Shane Briant mate.
I'm Australian
Cool :-)
Same and I'm proud of our country
noticing a pattern here take out the support gunner then retreat/surrender
My great great grandfather was African he was part of the Senegalese tirraluiers he died at the battle of Verdun at the age of 19 he was gunned down by a German machine gun
I'm sorry to hear that. So young too. They were all so brave.
foreverblueclassics his brother had later joined in 1917 where he participated in the second battle of the Somme he survives but died in 1922 from the after affects of mustard gas
Gassing was one of the worst things to ever be introduced to warfare. Thankfully it is now illegal, but as we've seen in Syria and in the past Iraq some rogue states still persist.
foreverblueclassics sad but true
Why do They The Polish Emblem on Their left sleeves...?
Thanks for Your answer. Sorry for missing HAVE in my question. You Australians have always done a good job in those horrible war times of all times. Take care.
After evacuated from Gallipoli, ANZAC redeploy to the Western front and lost more than 60.000 men
It was a crazy war.
In Gallipoli they lost approx 36.000 while Turk lost 86.000
Summary German military is no.1 back in the days hhhh
@@love_dva I could never work out the reasons for WW1. Mental times.
@@love_dva Nah, that's because Brit Generals used them as sacrificial lambs. The Turks knew how tough the Aussies were. So did the Chinese in Korea & Malaya, and the VCs & Yanks in Vietnam. Tough as nails, every single one of them.
@@love_dvaCasualties dear boy casualties.
i love this movie
It splits opinion as you can see but I thought it was a good series.
That's Austin when we see people being cowards or be back stabbing. We get mad
⚠️You may find me patrolling the comment section from time to time being a german fanboy and sticking up for our Germanic brothers so hold onto your helmets I may piss some of you off!
(But honestly I do respect and fully admire the Anzac forces and the rest of the entente troops I don’t hate anyone)
Cool!
Too late I already commented on one of your posts.
TITAN BOSS No... they weren’t.
@ thank you. Someone with commem sense. I take GCSE history and as most know germany had nothing to do with it but technically ended it
TITAN BOSS Germany exploited the political situation in Europe at the time by putting the Schleiffen Plan into effect, a plan to invade France through Belgium. This plan had been drawn up a decade before the war began
7:00 class what a hero❤🇦🇺🇭🇲
Indeed!
Imagine how heavy those machine guns were
You had to be fit, that's for sure!
💪🔫
I think that's the most pristine Western Front battlefield I've ever seen. No shell holes, ruined structures or dead trees. The uniforms are all pristine. Whoever designed the set must have never seen a photograph WW1 in their life. It looks more like someone's ploughed a furrow in an aussie rules pitch.
It's the allied offensive in 1918, they are through the Hindenburg Line and fighting on land that has not trench warfare. It was only the second time in ww1 where mobile warfare was achieved
@@hamishmanx8897 Other than the Eastern Front and Africa, sure. The math adds up.
6:55 when you playing cod and rush campers
:-)
@@foreverblueclassics ;o
Die Deutsche soldaten hatte viele problemen mit die feinde panzerkampfwagen im wwi. Der Tankgewehr kom erst 1918
Yeah it was a helluva war that one
It was a crazy war for certain.
9:48 a German that kills more than one of the enemy? Never thought I’d see the day
:-)
Best in that shit..movie 😆
What's with the annoying noise ten minutes into this clip?
Slow-mo, which you can miss out if you don't like.
Did they call their units by their animals?? Cuz that would be too cool lmao
up/ld series 5, will ya?
It was only one series mate, in 5 parts. Perhaps that's what you mean? I wouldn't upload all of it, as much of it is based on the home front or away from The Front. These were the best action scenes, minus the one my mate Hardtroopz uploaded on his channel (I hope one day he'll re-submit that on his new channel when he gets up and running again).
foreverblueclassics
yeh....part 5 .... there's a part 5 on UA-cam but its totally un-watchable....
I guess when making a WW1 TV show, the heroes have to be near invincible; otherwise you'd need a completely new cast every 5-15 minutes of combat footage.
there were stories of far more incredible things done by single people blessed by lady luck
Honneur et respect à ces braves soldats, venu de l'autre côté de la planète mourir sur une terre étrangère à la leur. REPOSÉ EN PAIX.
Très bien dit!
What battle is this?
They were various different fights, including the Battle of Hamel I think.
foreverblueclassics oh ok cheers!
My pleasure :-)
foreverblueclassics so does this Anzac miniseries go from 1914 to 1918 or does it just include important battles like Villers Bretanoux and Passchendaele?
It goes from the start to the end but features specific battles. It's in 5 parts and there's a lot about the folks back home too. It's a mixed bag.
5:48: 'Oh, there's a tank. I won't get out of the way I'll just shoot at it with my totally ineffective rifle.'
He's not the brightest is he?!
A shot from that rifle could just about penetrate the armour on those tanks.
@@SamO-ik2cm Actually the Germans discovered that reversing the bullet in their rifle cartridges so that the blunt end was at the front they did actually penetrate tank armour if it was fired at a 45 degree angle. The first anti-tank rifle!
@@Nooziterp1 was about to point thst out.
Forgotten Weapons tested it (i think it was gun jesus)
They also had armour piercing rounds supplied.
A battle fought in slow motion how interesting.
i feel like there was an awful lot of surrendering done...
This is from the last bits of the series set in August - November 1918 in the 100 days offensive. The parts before this are Gallipoli 1915 and Western Front 1916-1917 trench warfare.
There were 29,144 prisoners taken on the 8th of august 1918. Do you call that a lot ? That was the first day of the 100 day offensive.
@@chrisbuesnell3428 that’s probably true, I just found it funny that the Germans kept giving up so easily. Like as soon as the Australians got anywhere close to them they surrendered
German soldiers portrayed very below standard here but still interesting to watch
I've certainly seen worse!
foreverblueclassics
Yes Stalingrad 2013 is the worst I’ve seen haha
You haven't seen 'Operation Dunkirk' then?!
It’s because the Germans feared the Australians cause most Aussies were farmers and knew how to shoot stab and dig
This is from the last parts of the series set in 1918 100 days offensive (the final offensive of WW1) so the German army was collapsing and surrendering in reality as well.
I personally see most of the countries that have fought with Germany, when they make movies they show how their soldiers are stronger than the German soldiers. But in fact, in history, their troops died more than German soldiers. So funny.
Buenas ¿porqué no las suben en español ?
No tengo versiones en español.
Buenas es una lastima que no puedas subirlas en español ya que no todos tuvimos la posibilidad de aprender Inglés 😐😐
@@ramirosilva1349 Lo siento, no sé cómo hacerlo. Pero gracias por el comentario y espero que aún puedan disfrutar los videos.
That's a very mobile ww1 movie
:-)
This is set in the 100 days allied offensive at the end of the war... a very mobile period
Why they not running or sprinting.
That's the way they did it then, still using 19th Century tactics in a 20th Century war of slaughter on an industrial scale. No wonder the casualty lists were so high :-(
@@foreverblueclassics wow really suprising they still using that tactic in ww1. im kinda confused because in the other movie they was running around storming like death is not a fear for them. Thx for the answer!
@@hanif447 It was a crazy war on so many levels. Thanks for your comment!
1.10 -1.15 ... they climb down into a tiny trench for a few seconds and then get up again and keep going ... others step down into it and straight out the other side - why not just side step around it lol
Finally something better than Passchendaele, that Canadian film was not that good, but ANZACS, this is better. 🙂
I agree about 'Passchendaele'. The war scenes are very good but there's a loooooooottttt of mush in between with the soldier and his nurse that just seemed to drag on and on. It could and should have been so much better if they'd concentrated more on the conventional action.
@@happyharry6786 There was too much romance in that movie but the action scenes were good.
@@happyharry6786 It's a movie.
Not bad at all but for me the best ww1 movie is still "im Westen nichts neues"
“All quiet on the western front"
Yes, a very good film. Both versions in fact.
Weren't shrapnells used already in world war I? Those people should have been minced meat if not for shrapnell then for the wave of the explosion causing injuries or at the very least pop their ear drums.
Shrapnel is fired by artillery. So no artillery = no shrapnell.
@@chrisbuesnell3428 You actually see the explosions going off all around the company (and miraculously missing).
@@chrismath149 Artillery was not accurate in the first world war.
@@calcutt4 Of course it was. If they could hit a target on sea, while a storm was blowing, they could hit a patch of earth.
@@chrismath149 That's not the same sort of artillery. Ships had complicated range-finding equipment while field artillery didn't
Most of the krauts must have been named "Hans Up".
They where called Huns
@elite13 this is late war, are you uneducated on ww1? Australia was only 3% of the allied forces yet captured 30% of german equipment broke the stale mate and also captured 15% of germans pows more than any army in the 4 years combined. Also we are the only country to dethrone palestine aka Jerusalem. Read a history book monash was ranked best general for ww1. Guessing you are an arrorgant yank wich only major contribution to ww1 and 2 was oil and steel.
@elite13 yeah my bad bro, and yeah i see your point was a bad movie ive never seen it tbh
Where did all the grass come from and where was the German artillery. very unconvincing.
It was made for TV so they didn't have a big budget to be fair.
It is still wrong.
Machine gunners....murderers of the battle field.
You can stick house to house that job sucks.
It was killing on an industrial scale once the machine gun was invented. One man in a good position could mow down scores, or even hundreds, as long as he had the ammo.