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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
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  • @beatthegreat7020
    @beatthegreat7020 4 роки тому +4770

    General George "I Slap The PTSD Out of my Soldiers" Patton.

    • @rexdaylawn1609
      @rexdaylawn1609 4 роки тому +316

      I did this to my grandpa who fought in Vietnam it works great

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      *malaria

  • @cryptox826
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    The Armchair Historian: *Puts a lot of time into his video
    UA-cam: “No”

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  • @aob5206
    @aob5206 3 роки тому +738

    I am a WW2 History NUT --67 years old..addicted to it from elementary school...I have hundreds and hundreds ( well over a thousand ) books and magazines and articles in my Library...God knows how many DVDs and VCR tapes.....God knows how many saved videos and articles saved on my PC.
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    • @jossanecassar8683
      @jossanecassar8683 3 роки тому +28

      @johnmann Bruh you just assumed he was racist just because he is old.

    • @jossanecassar8683
      @jossanecassar8683 3 роки тому +13

      @johnmann not every old person is a racist. Most are, but not all.

    • @jossanecassar8683
      @jossanecassar8683 3 роки тому +13

      @johnmann what if he is a black person or an Asian person, guess who is assuming?

    • @jossanecassar8683
      @jossanecassar8683 3 роки тому +9

      @johnmann How do you know he is European? For all we know he could have been born in Peru.

    • @hdexotic1914
      @hdexotic1914 3 роки тому

      @johnmann huh

  • @jackthompson3267
    @jackthompson3267 3 роки тому +1305

    Respect to the German general that surrendered paris instead of destroying it

    • @Sacrilege83
      @Sacrilege83 3 роки тому +266

      He must have known that if there was a good chance that Germany was going to lose the war, which they did, if he had raised Paris the allies would've retaliated by raising German cities. That and also probably he had appreciation for the city.

    • @kh2b573
      @kh2b573 3 роки тому +145

      @@Sacrilege83 but at that point the alies had practically raised german cities to dust already

    • @alangao4693
      @alangao4693 3 роки тому +99

      @@Sacrilege83 Don't think that the concern for German cities was a factor, German cities were rubble already.

    • @NY_Mapper
      @NY_Mapper 3 роки тому +53

      @@Sacrilege83 Possibly, he felt the French would become just as vicious against the Germans as the Russians already were if he razed the French captial.

    • @FJCD
      @FJCD 3 роки тому +46

      He was covering his ass. Probably trying to get clemency after the war.

  • @Kriegter
    @Kriegter 4 роки тому +883

    Soldier: I have PTSD and I am paranoid now
    Patton: *MW2 Voice Chat trashtalk noises*

    • @raphaelrae8186
      @raphaelrae8186 4 роки тому +5

      It wasn't PTSD. People claim it to be so that Patton looks mean and heartless.

    • @crusaderanimation6967
      @crusaderanimation6967 4 роки тому +48

      @@raphaelrae8186 This looks more like he doesn't know how PTSD works than heartless.

    • @RandomStuff-he7lu
      @RandomStuff-he7lu 4 роки тому +21

      @@raphaelrae8186 It was malaria. He slapped a soldier for having a potentially fatal disease.

    • @raphaelrae8186
      @raphaelrae8186 4 роки тому +4

      @@RandomStuff-he7lu That doesn't make any sense at all.

    • @RandomStuff-he7lu
      @RandomStuff-he7lu 4 роки тому +17

      @@raphaelrae8186 He didn't see any wounds on the soldier so he hit hit for being a coward

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 роки тому +4224

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      @SwfanredLotr 4 роки тому +19

      You again!?

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      @leroywipf2038 4 роки тому +24

      Jesus crist you are everywhere on UA-cam

  • @pencilgaming1233
    @pencilgaming1233 3 роки тому +276

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    "What?"
    "THE GUNS AREN'T HERE the Krauts must've moved them to someplace else"

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      @michaellopez6559 3 роки тому +20

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    • @traz3289
      @traz3289 3 роки тому +18

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      @henri.stach1208 2 роки тому +1

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  • @michaeltnk1135
    @michaeltnk1135 3 роки тому +154

    My great grandpa landed in Normandy at Utah Beach during D Day. I got the chance to visit Utah Beach in summer 2019, and it was an amazing trip that I highly recommend. RIP 1920 - 2003 🇺🇸

    • @carterhanson6744
      @carterhanson6744 2 роки тому +4

      No way! My grandpa also landed at Utah and I also visited Normandy in 2019!

    • @michaeltnk1135
      @michaeltnk1135 2 роки тому +2

      @@carterhanson6744 That’s crazy. Were you staying in Bayeux?

    • @blixerie9317
      @blixerie9317 2 роки тому +2

      @@michaeltnk1135 I also visited Normandy in the summer of 2020. Both my great grandpas fought there as well. But on the other side tho.

  • @DevinJarosz
    @DevinJarosz 4 роки тому +2188

    The Armchair Historian: Puts hours upon hours of work into his videos
    UA-cam: We do not support that kind of content here

    • @chen_plays4173
      @chen_plays4173 4 роки тому +37

      just like how they gave that random girl that makes videos with logan paul

    • @HistoricalWeapons
      @HistoricalWeapons 4 роки тому +14

      Why unmoney tized

    • @maximus.accordion6949
      @maximus.accordion6949 4 роки тому +3

      Shut up

    • @DevinJarosz
      @DevinJarosz 4 роки тому +17

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    • @purpandorange
      @purpandorange 4 роки тому +27

      I mean, UA-cam could make a serious effort to hire staff to review new videos that are flagged for demonetization so false flags can be overruled immediately but why would they spend money for the benefit of yucky creators when they can just save money with a crappy appeal system ran by a single intern who's just rejects everything that comes through?

  • @mustfaaboassd
    @mustfaaboassd 4 роки тому +1194

    Man this quality is overwhelming

  • @gabrielqian9936
    @gabrielqian9936 3 роки тому +338

    To remember that the "S." in George S. Patton stands for Smith, I came up with this:
    S - Slapping
    M - My
    I - Infantry
    T - Troop's
    H - Heads

  • @snookkadookka2937
    @snookkadookka2937 4 роки тому +42

    the George “I slap the ptsd out of my soldiers” Patton scene was the best

  • @businessvinegardoppio3706
    @businessvinegardoppio3706 4 роки тому +676

    Soldier : I’m scared that I’m gonna die toda-
    Patton : *SLAP*

  • @byutube4360
    @byutube4360 4 роки тому +1596

    Three Nazis walked into a BAR, where they had a Garand ol’ time.

  • @TheCraigHudson
    @TheCraigHudson 3 роки тому +88

    Rip grandpa I was too young to understand when you died in 1991 but as a veteran of the invasion of italy as part of the Canadian common wealth survived a land mine that took your leg I always will look up to you and wish I had the same size of balls you did back when you were 21 thank you to all for our freedom.

  • @noonesuspicious1423
    @noonesuspicious1423 3 роки тому +135

    19:36
    The two presidents: "Talking"
    Stalin: Blyat, where is the vodka

    • @flavioardizio7242
      @flavioardizio7242 3 роки тому +5

      Me irl lmao

    • @dallas9397
      @dallas9397 3 роки тому +7

      Prime minister*

    • @tristanjaygonowon1741
      @tristanjaygonowon1741 2 роки тому

      @@dallas9397 wdym prime minister?

    • @dallas9397
      @dallas9397 2 роки тому +2

      @@tristanjaygonowon1741 Winston is prime minister of Britain.

    • @Maliq28
      @Maliq28 2 роки тому

      replace the president to capitalists maybe???

  • @luciusvernus3174
    @luciusvernus3174 4 роки тому +288

    Its finally here after 3 months

    • @Ronnie-Jones
      @Ronnie-Jones 4 роки тому

      For a non-Hollywood view: Watch full ten-part series of most forbidden documentary ever published: "Europa The Last Battle" at archive-dot-org. Pulled down from TheirTube countless times since 2017 release.

    • @MASTEROFEVIL
      @MASTEROFEVIL 3 роки тому

      300th like

  • @wh8787
    @wh8787 4 роки тому +1399

    It's actually terrifying how close D-Day came to failing.

    • @hua7106
      @hua7106 3 роки тому +72

      Will Hall Soviets would have taken over Europe

    • @wh8787
      @wh8787 3 роки тому +180

      Maybe... I suspect the western allies would have had another go later, plus a failure of operation overlord would presumably allowed the Nazis to send more reinforcements East. I mean, sure, if the western allies had been unable to invade Europe then it would have ultimately ment the Soviets would have had to defeat the Nazis on their own, aside from air raids. It's also not certain how far West the Soviets would have gone, partly because they would have necessarily conquered Germany before they got to the rest of Western Europe, and partly because by the end of the war, the Soviets were running low on man power, it was a brutal conflict and the Soviets bore the brunt of losses, that would have been even worse for them without an allied invasion of Western Europe.

    • @stampycok7851
      @stampycok7851 3 роки тому +13

      if only..

    • @wh8787
      @wh8787 3 роки тому +35

      The other thing to keep in mind is that Stalin had been calling for a major second front in Europe for ages, the Soviets had been bearing the brunt of Nazi aggression. If I had to guess, if Overlord had failed the Soviets would have occupied the whole of Germany and probably Austria too, I don't know that they actually would have occupied anywhere further West, though I suppose they may have ended up going into Scandinavia depending on what happened. I think there's this perception that the Soviets had a basically inexhaustible supply of troops to keep fighting but this isn't really accurate, the Soviets were hitting a serious manpower crisis by the end of the war. Now, do I think they would have lost without Overlord? No, absolutely not, the Soviets would have won but it would have taken longer and been an even bloodier fight in the East than it already was.

    • @Archive41024
      @Archive41024 3 роки тому +17

      @@wh8787 I don't think Soviets would of been able to handle nazi on the own, at the most would result in gained territory but not of a total capitulation. If D DAY failed europe and the world would be a much different place as that would signal a loss for the allied forces (possibly not if USSR miracally prevailed)

  • @hydro0759
    @hydro0759 3 роки тому +343

    ‘The beaches designated for the attack were...’
    ‘Alpha’
    Me: ok...
    ‘Delta’
    Me: Nice...
    ‘and *camel* ‘
    Me: I’m sorry, what? what about Beta or Omega or something?

  • @chrisidoo
    @chrisidoo 3 роки тому +19

    12:27 - Don't think I missed Private Ryan laying there in the sand, Armchair!

    • @elixir1134
      @elixir1134 3 роки тому

      dude that movie made me tear up

  • @CT-Polski
    @CT-Polski 4 роки тому +328

    18:48YES, you actually included the 1st Polish Armoured Division. You always had my support since you made the invasion of Poland from the polish perspective!

    • @CT-Polski
      @CT-Polski 4 роки тому +15

      Mstislaw AA what does that mean?

    • @cgaccount3669
      @cgaccount3669 4 роки тому +20

      I appreciate it when a video takes an extra 2 seconds to mention countries besides the USA and Britain. It was a world war after all. Would have been funny though if he sarcastically mentioned Degaul claiming it was France alone that freed France

    • @cgaccount3669
      @cgaccount3669 4 роки тому +4

      @@Fatyoshie234 just because 1 speech is thankful it hardly means he didn't continue to claim france was freed by french. Even french documentaries today make silly claims... like france was the 3rd major at Normandy... no mention of Canada. Speaking of Canada... are you aware he was pelted with tomatoes in Montreal? That he was clueless about French Canada's lack of support in 2 wars. Yet he called for the break up of Canada. don't be like some countries and ignore a bonehead leader based on part of 1 speech

    • @cgaccount3669
      @cgaccount3669 4 роки тому

      @@Fatyoshie234 Watch the the World War 2 video from Indy N... on him. Sorry. I don't have the link. Its actually quite funny. He quotes Chuck... and pauses every part of his speech where you think he's going to praise the allies. But every time he says France instead. The point about Canada was in a very well known speech he called for the break up of Canada. And was pelted with tomatoes later at Expo. In Montreal of all places. France and chuck may acknowledge allies sometimes. But it needs to be everytime. don't trump this issue lol. Picking and choosing statements and ignoring the big picture and how he acted. I do like that he tried to raise the pride of his country and that he fought with the allies. But he could be a lot more diplomatic and spread truth rather than lies.

    • @cgaccount3669
      @cgaccount3669 4 роки тому +1

      @@Fatyoshie234 thanking the allies once or twice. Then pretty much ignoring them the rest of his life. Why do you excuse that? I realize he was trying to restore French pride but it's as ignorant as Americans claiming they won world war 1 and 2 themselves. History needs to be accurate. Anyway I myself should acknowledge De Gaulle was an important and good ally in the war. He resisted the Nazis and represented France well during the worst time in history for that country

  • @olafraflokfar5539
    @olafraflokfar5539 4 роки тому +662

    The dislikes were left by Hitler and his general staff

    • @RandomStuff-he7lu
      @RandomStuff-he7lu 4 роки тому +24

      Not Hitler, he's still asleep.

    • @maxmuller8633
      @maxmuller8633 4 роки тому +5

      Not all, alot of officers were young and were forced follow order after seeing their friend executed by Hitler's SS.

    • @cquiroz7874
      @cquiroz7874 4 роки тому +8

      Maybe some Patton fanboys?

    • @vincivedivicilextalionas4036
      @vincivedivicilextalionas4036 4 роки тому +7

      Hitler watches this channel all the time from South America

    • @11Survivor
      @11Survivor 4 роки тому +3

      The dislikes are also all the french armoured divisions who aren't mentioned in Overlord.

  • @TheGeorgegenesis
    @TheGeorgegenesis 3 роки тому +119

    It's so easy for us to watch this on UA-cam, but imagine been one of those brave soldiers fighting on D day. God bless their sacrifice.

    • @Regimentz.
      @Regimentz. 3 роки тому +5

      The whole war was costly not just d-day but also operation Barbarossa where many Soviets died if it wasn't for their determination we would very well be speaking German right now but that's just my opinion. God bless the souls that fought to stop the Nazis

  • @youneedalittlecrusade9443
    @youneedalittlecrusade9443 4 роки тому +559

    "One British And Two American Airborne Divisions"
    *sad Canadian 1st Parachute Battalion noises*

    • @ingridhernandez438
      @ingridhernandez438 4 роки тому +22

      Peter no Germán capabilities in 1942 were weak they couldn’t do more offensives also America and the ussr held the engineering advantage in 1943-1945 also Soviet’s did damage to the Germans ussr didn’t just win bc of frosbite

    • @youneedalittlecrusade9443
      @youneedalittlecrusade9443 4 роки тому +34

      Peter how is that related to what I said

    • @jackschlein2308
      @jackschlein2308 4 роки тому +6

      @Peter the allied invasions diverted vitally needed troops and supplies from the eastern front

    • @charlesplayzeverything4386
      @charlesplayzeverything4386 4 роки тому +3

      @Peter Americans has better battleships than Germans. American battleships are more heavily armed and has more speed than German battleships. Plus american battleships has 3 turrets with 3 guns each meaning that american battleships had 9 guns at with a 16 inch caliber while the germans had 8 guns with 15 inch caliber

    • @charlesplayzeverything4386
      @charlesplayzeverything4386 4 роки тому +1

      @Peter ever heard of the North Carolina, South Dakota and Iowa Classes Battleships bro?

  • @str2010
    @str2010 4 роки тому +210

    10:20 "This fictional formation was led by none other than George 'I-slap-the-PTSD-out-of-my-soldiers' Patton"
    Lmao wasn't expecting that

    • @str2010
      @str2010 4 роки тому +4

      @Egg T I don't think Tobacco was that strong

    • @DarkxV12
      @DarkxV12 4 роки тому +1

      @@str2010 it helps with nerves but I think crack could do the trick. I was thinking weed but it makes too relaxed.

    • @str2010
      @str2010 4 роки тому +6

      @@DarkxV12 yeah, probably not a good idea to smoke weed in a battlefield. You need to be chill, but not that chill

    • @lucioalvarez5125
      @lucioalvarez5125 4 роки тому +2

      It's even funnier once you realize that George Patton actual slapped two soldiers with combat fatigue or ptsd, he even threaten a man with a pistol in front of very angry doctors

    • @tek87
      @tek87 2 роки тому

      Hard times breed hard men.

  • @duck6215
    @duck6215 4 роки тому +123

    IT'S FINALLY OUT, I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS!

  • @rexclapz6516
    @rexclapz6516 3 роки тому +657

    When the beaches start speaking English:

    • @HeatherJWilburn
      @HeatherJWilburn 3 роки тому +35

      When you scream your out of ammo and the tree gives you a clip-viatnam
      When the sneeze and the snow says bless you Finland 1940
      There is probably a lot more I’m just too lazy to name them

    • @anthonykatsivalis224
      @anthonykatsivalis224 3 роки тому +32

      @@HeatherJWilburn when the mountains start speaking Greek

    • @pavel5209
      @pavel5209 3 роки тому +21

      When the trenches start speaking Bulgarian and German.
      - Doiran, 1918.

    • @estebangonzalez7197
      @estebangonzalez7197 3 роки тому +2

      Erika marching song stops.

    • @akkoakk4966
      @akkoakk4966 3 роки тому +11

      Shut up homophobe

  • @kingkermit7323
    @kingkermit7323 3 роки тому +46

    " General I slap the ptsd out of soldiers Patton" I have never laughed so harder in my life. I fell out of my chair.

  • @HistoryHustle
    @HistoryHustle 4 роки тому +62

    Armchair The Movie has begun...

  • @ThisisBarris
    @ThisisBarris 4 роки тому +41

    Thanks for giving me the chance to voice act for this video Griff! It's a brilliant piece of work. Also glad you talked about the invasion of the South of France! I'm from the South-East and it's a shame how much it's overlooked.

    • @chalkboardhistory
      @chalkboardhistory 4 роки тому +5

      Hey Barris! I was the sound designer for this video, and I really appreciated the quality and effort you put onto your voice acting!

    • @ThisisBarris
      @ThisisBarris 4 роки тому +5

      @@chalkboardhistory Thank you! And thank you for your great work with this video. It really added to the immersion and story telling.

    • @jbbrutal6714
      @jbbrutal6714 4 роки тому

      You guys did an awesome job with all of your work, this one in particular. I think I speak for all of the fans when I say thank you, keep the videos coming! This is honestly more than just a history video, its a work of art.

    • @williamshortfilm5818
      @williamshortfilm5818 4 роки тому +2

      Bon travail Barris !
      Je n'ai pas bien entendu ce que le commando dit juste avant qu'il dise "En avant !".
      Aussi, tu ne trouve pas ca etrange de la part de l'animateur d'avoir mis les commados Kieffer en Provence a la place des commandos d'afrique ?
      C'est aussi dommage de ne pas avoire montre les soldats Africains de 'Operation Dragoon' (Sur les 250 000 Francais qui debarquent, plus de la moitie sont Africains et musulmans, ou pieds noire).

    • @cgaccount3669
      @cgaccount3669 4 роки тому +1

      I agree. Too many documentaries ignore other key aspects of the battle of France. Not a fan of the "French freed France" attitude of Degaul though. It needs to be mentioned he wasn't exactly a good ally from that perspective

  • @ambermaccraig7316
    @ambermaccraig7316 3 роки тому +8

    Thanks to the creators of "The Armchair Historian" for all the effort put into your videos. They are so well researched that I find myself learning more on here than most other documentaries offered today. The wide screen that it uses is also another BIG plus, this makes one of the biggest differences to me on whether or not to continue watching. or to even give it a chance to begin w. I'd have to say that this channel is in my top 3 of animated docs that's available on UA-cam. Please keep 'em coming, I look forward to them.

  • @talonshirley83
    @talonshirley83 3 роки тому +16

    “Drake?”
    “Yeah?”
    “Where are the 150mm artillery guns?”

  • @Minboelf
    @Minboelf 4 роки тому +248

    Allies:lands in Normandy
    Hitler: *Sleeping like a pig*
    Generals:Informs him of the invasion
    Hitler:Angry Nein noises

    • @levophetamine
      @levophetamine 4 роки тому +7

      NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN!

    • @BMcCosmic
      @BMcCosmic 4 роки тому +2

      @S A Europe is more prosperous and peaceful than America

    • @danielnguyen3787
      @danielnguyen3787 4 роки тому +1

      French Anti-Fascists: I am coming for you!

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 4 роки тому +4

      In HoI4.
      Pop up: My leader we have a new ace.
      The leader looks at map: why did no one inform me that the enemy where landing on the beaches of France!?!

    • @Wickedonezz
      @Wickedonezz 4 роки тому +6

      Why is him sleeping = sleeping like a pig

  • @cquiroz7874
    @cquiroz7874 4 роки тому +90

    George "I Slap The PTSD Out Of My Soldiers" Patton.
    That was gold!

  • @fuzzyapplepie6940
    @fuzzyapplepie6940 3 роки тому +118

    Juno: Ok, we had some casualties, but at least we linked up with gold, right?
    Sword: We hit a few bumps, but we got it eventually. Now where the hell is Omaha?
    Omaha: Bro, I am straight up not having a good fucking time. *Machine gun noises, explosions.*

    • @Anonymous-wc3fe
      @Anonymous-wc3fe 3 роки тому +7

      I feel like Juno had a little more than some casualties...

    • @winchesterchua3390
      @winchesterchua3390 2 роки тому

      @DiscordChaos I heard that Utah was the easiest beach.

    • @ijogaktu
      @ijogaktu 2 роки тому

      Utah: where am i ;)

  • @EdricLysharae
    @EdricLysharae 3 роки тому +25

    26:01 I can only imagine how exhilarating those moments were for the French people: Liberated Paris must have felt like a beacon of hope shining through a very dark night.

  • @The1Floyd
    @The1Floyd 4 роки тому +99

    If you look at a lot of Churchills suggestions during the war, I kinda get the impression that he knew as soon as America joined it was a victory and they had to think of the future. For example, his idea to invade through the Balkans is a good one, completely messes with Stalin's plans and would have left the West in far better shape during the cold war much earlier on.
    Churchill was that kinda guy, always thinking ahead to future conflicts.

    • @Alex-mp5xe
      @Alex-mp5xe 3 роки тому +2

      @@ds5v16laucheuklapedgars7 nice counter argument

    • @astramilitarum876
      @astramilitarum876 3 роки тому +14

      According to his books he knew that with USSR and USA on his side this war will be victorious. Tough and long, but in the end they will dine in Berlin.

    • @benjaminhoward-buck8075
      @benjaminhoward-buck8075 Рік тому +1

      It was the single biggest mistake the Allies made in WW2 if Churchill's plan had been followed instead of attacking southern France, the cold war could have been very different indeed.

    • @puffmoneyo3590
      @puffmoneyo3590 Рік тому +1

      I think it’s written somewhere that he knew we won as soon as the Americans joined

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 4 роки тому +60

    The demonetization was faster than the Anglo Zanzibar War sadly

  • @Nabium
    @Nabium 3 роки тому +4

    My God. I think I left this channel for a year or two, and I come back to these amazing animations!
    I'm looking forward to catching up! Who-ever is animating this, you did a great job.

  • @elijah0997
    @elijah0997 3 роки тому +1

    I absolutely love the animations, the history in all your videos are amazing but the animations give that depth that most docs don’t give. You sir are by far one of my favorite sources of history. Bravo

  • @SomeGuy-lr7ms
    @SomeGuy-lr7ms 4 роки тому +319

    It’s been 8 minutes and somebody disliked already
    And the video is 28 minutes long
    WHO GOES OUT OF THEIR WAY TO DISLIKE

    • @auregamer5
      @auregamer5 4 роки тому +34

      here on youtube, video is bad until it is proven good,

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 4 роки тому +30

      Tipicaly people dislike when they see something that makes them do so, not when they evaluate the video as a whole.

    • @lars1228
      @lars1228 4 роки тому +2

      Now at 31

    • @albreezy
      @albreezy 4 роки тому +18

      A neo-nazi

    • @jamesleung8208
      @jamesleung8208 4 роки тому +3

      Could be that the people got mad at the new art style

  • @kitchensink9910
    @kitchensink9910 4 роки тому +44

    I just got to say that I’ve been watching your channel since the “D-Day from the German perspective” and your animation has gotten so much better since then; it feels so much more lively

    • @thelordsofgaming2153
      @thelordsofgaming2153 4 роки тому +1

      I have been watching his channel since his EPisode on Stalingrad- German Soldier accounts, or something like that

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 4 роки тому +5

      @Egg T You better believe it, most humans are not smart and the IQ is only going down.

    • @ankitmahajan4036
      @ankitmahajan4036 4 роки тому +1

      @@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 lol so true, intelligent people reproduce less thinking of the environment and costs whereas apes and busmils multiply like crazy

  • @paulmcewen7384
    @paulmcewen7384 2 роки тому +2

    The real story isn't even the dday landings. It's holding the beachhead against the inevitable panzer counterattacks. The landings themselves were an incredible feat. stopping the counterattacks was a herculean feat, and an amazing story.

  • @chuckz2934
    @chuckz2934 3 роки тому +1

    These vids are very well done, thank you. My only minor criticism is that unless I pause, the small text blocks cannot be read at the same time. Congrats on the ever improving production quality!

  • @guibin
    @guibin 4 роки тому +416

    UA-cam: what is this, history on my UA-cam?!?
    D E M O N I T I Z E D

    • @reevanamin5865
      @reevanamin5865 4 роки тому +25

      gui bin UA-cam logo has red, black and white
      Nazi swastika has red, black and white
      UA-cam= Nazis

    • @theemirofjaffa2266
      @theemirofjaffa2266 4 роки тому +1

      How do you know when a channel I'd demonetised?

    • @bawicz0
      @bawicz0 4 роки тому +4

      @@theemirofjaffa2266 no ads

    • @maximus.accordion6949
      @maximus.accordion6949 4 роки тому

      Sup

    • @bawicz0
      @bawicz0 4 роки тому

      @@maximus.accordion6949 yoo

  • @SturmFuhrerPK
    @SturmFuhrerPK 4 роки тому +28

    As a ww2 history lover, this is one of the most amazing ww2 documentary video i have watched. Praying for your channel to grow more.

    • @fakecontentmaster8380
      @fakecontentmaster8380 4 роки тому +1

      felz documentaries videos(especially ww2 in 23 minutes) are better

  • @disrate
    @disrate 4 роки тому +3

    Wow! Most underrated channel ever! So glad I found this :) Epic stuff

  • @SKIROW
    @SKIROW 3 роки тому +4

    I discovered your channel few days ago. I love your video and I appreciate your research. Most historic channel don't bother to talk about French roles in the WWII.

  • @gallantcavalier3306
    @gallantcavalier3306 4 роки тому +34

    This was an outstanding video, Griffin, your team has done an amazing job and you have provided us with outstanding content. Please continue what you do both here and on your website. No matter how much a pain in the rear UA-cam becomes.

  • @jamiestrode9276
    @jamiestrode9276 4 роки тому +28

    3:35 I love how they used the markers from Axis and Allies for that scene

  • @johnedwardadvincula6218
    @johnedwardadvincula6218 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for making this kind of content! Very informative. Kudos!

  • @Emanon...
    @Emanon... 3 роки тому

    This is very good. The level of info, narration and animations. Superb.

  • @thebigsad9463
    @thebigsad9463 4 роки тому +228

    D-Day: History's greatest bamboozle

    • @kskmohanty5559
      @kskmohanty5559 4 роки тому +24

      Operation Bagration:- am I a joke to you?

    • @Kriegter
      @Kriegter 4 роки тому +10

      @@kskmohanty5559 Bagration is truly a soviet tank masterpiece

    • @blakehill5324
      @blakehill5324 4 роки тому +1

      Freidheim of Prussia The Soviets did have about 30 times as many tanks though

    • @gfoog3911
      @gfoog3911 4 роки тому +4

      *Laughs in Sun Tzu*

    • @cannibalcheese
      @cannibalcheese 4 роки тому +3

      @Clownface i thought the same but russia was building up its forces in the east since day one of barbarrosa. Sacrificed its western front to hold of germany until it was ready. Stalin didn't care about the cost of manpower thats why they were so succesful. Regardless, d day was nothing compared to the ferocity of russia vengence lol.

  • @valkvire72044
    @valkvire72044 4 роки тому +40

    The detail that you have put into this video is amazing. I love how you list all the forces that took part in operations overload and dragoon. People tent to forget that it was not just the Americans, British, Canadians and free french forces that participated in these operations but polish free forces as well as the french resistance. You are someone who pays attention to detail and that is what makes the difference in a video like this. I hope you continue to make videos as long as you have the time and funds to do so. Well Done!!!!

  • @zachd131
    @zachd131 3 роки тому +71

    You always here about America in WW2 but I love hearing the stories of people of all nations fighting for freedom against Germany tyranny during that time.

    • @ThePhantomSafetyPin
      @ThePhantomSafetyPin 3 роки тому +9

      It's called a world war for a reason. :)

    • @motmot8879
      @motmot8879 3 роки тому +3

      @H L you fought alongside the british during WW2....

    • @georgyekimov4577
      @georgyekimov4577 2 роки тому +1

      i am russian and most of the time i hear about russia carrieng the war for three years until the d day but you know what SCREW IT the polnish are the ones who are the most badaas off ALL

    • @johnirby8847
      @johnirby8847 2 роки тому +2

      @H L the nationalist Indian army was allied with Hitler...🤦🏼‍♂️

    • @irmanifchannel2030
      @irmanifchannel2030 2 роки тому

      @@motmot8879 they not like axis but they want independent

  • @ChargeMapping
    @ChargeMapping 3 роки тому

    I may have watched a lot of historical videos but this one is one of my favorite. fully detailed

  • @1Madlycat
    @1Madlycat 4 роки тому +145

    Also you didn’t mention it but the Germans on Omaha Beach actually went through an invasion training exercise earlier that week. I learned that at the WW2 museum in Louisiana

    • @danielmocsny5066
      @danielmocsny5066 3 роки тому +22

      The final exam turned out to be realistic.

    • @emilioo.7972
      @emilioo.7972 3 роки тому +11

      Just like the Simulations

    • @vucko9201
      @vucko9201 3 роки тому +7

      @@emilioo.7972 *loads MG-42* just like the simulations

    • @robertrowe8531
      @robertrowe8531 2 роки тому

      as mentioned in this doc..the german soldiers on the atlantic wall were rookies , thankfully for the allies, they were.

    • @blixerie9317
      @blixerie9317 2 роки тому +1

      @@robertrowe8531 Do you also mean the one rookie called "beast of Ohama beach" that killed thousand American soldiers?

  • @fifervonpiper6707
    @fifervonpiper6707 4 роки тому +230

    nobody:
    Call of War: *Belgium declares war on France*
    *Europe falls to a new empire*

    • @joshwilliams9843
      @joshwilliams9843 4 роки тому +16

      LMFAO belgium.... Will there citizens have one hand?

    • @panzerofthelake506
      @panzerofthelake506 4 роки тому +9

      @@joshwilliams9843 they will slice off a single testicle.

    • @Nietabs
      @Nietabs 3 роки тому +1

      The devs have an Favouritism

    • @mr.lemontonm1594
      @mr.lemontonm1594 3 роки тому +4

      Belgium declares war on France
      Europe falls to a new empire
      Germany joins the game
      Belgium: you can’t beat me I am a supe... *Bonk*!

    • @jocelynndotson7273
      @jocelynndotson7273 3 роки тому

      Surprising for belgium

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
    @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle Рік тому

    Loving the battle graphics, great work guys ❣❣💕💕

  • @theoutlook55
    @theoutlook55 3 роки тому

    This is truly superb. Thank you so much for creating this!

  • @AndreCorbett
    @AndreCorbett 4 роки тому +13

    21:58 That Wilhelm Scream though

  • @haroldriekerjr6683
    @haroldriekerjr6683 4 роки тому +31

    My great grandfather was on Omaha and used the special Bangalore’s on the sea wall. He is a hero in my eyes

  • @Max88511
    @Max88511 Рік тому

    Greatly enjoy your channel, thank you very much. I have a long drive home I watch at least 3 videos a day. Keep them coming. Thank you.

  • @rybanazalrub4476
    @rybanazalrub4476 3 роки тому

    Never had been this easy to study History! Animation was great, and easy to understand! Sana all 😂
    Keep up the good work!

  • @DKendallProductions
    @DKendallProductions 4 роки тому +11

    I appreciate how you cover the fight for southern France. I feel like that is so often overlooked.

  • @mikexirou
    @mikexirou 4 роки тому +5

    So proud of all the team. It was a pleasure working with y' all, looking forward to the next challenge.

    • @jbbrutal6714
      @jbbrutal6714 4 роки тому

      What did you work on? Everything is great with this video, you guys did an awesome job

    • @mikexirou
      @mikexirou 4 роки тому +1

      @@jbbrutal6714 I did some of the map animations. Thank you for your kind words!

  • @buckrogers5331
    @buckrogers5331 3 роки тому

    This is sterling! Love the animation. Keep these videos coming!

  • @alfredpalmaustares7782
    @alfredpalmaustares7782 2 роки тому

    Thank you for all your vids like this, this is so full of knowledge

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 4 роки тому +18

    Your animations are so impressive. This was definitely well worth the wait. And well worth the effort it took to make it. My grandpa served in that front. I know if he was still around, he would like this

    • @IRTG2006
      @IRTG2006 4 роки тому +1

      May he rest in peace, thanks to people like him Liberty and democracy was reinstated in numerous nations (although the USSR had taken away these things from the nations in which they had annexed/influenced after the conflict had concluded).

  • @TheBoxHead42
    @TheBoxHead42 4 роки тому +46

    I’m finally happy to see someone talking about the landings in the south of France

  • @irstat1c383
    @irstat1c383 2 роки тому +1

    How you don’t have ten million subs with the amazing animations and detail you put into your videos is damn near a crime. I assure you tho that if you keep going you’ll reach that mark, excellent content creator and I’m so glad I found your channel

    • @richardsimms251
      @richardsimms251 2 роки тому +1

      Terrific educational material and so well presented. RS. Canada

  • @nitrazem
    @nitrazem 3 роки тому

    Love your videos Armchair Historian keep making great content.

  • @the_feedle
    @the_feedle 4 роки тому +188

    25:15 this french soldier is like: "ha! Who is the surrender now?"

    • @aiss9903
      @aiss9903 4 роки тому +8

      i dont know how this comment makes me feel

    • @dusk6159
      @dusk6159 4 роки тому +7

      Still the french (not like there's any problem with that, the UK would've been the same so they don't deserve to get bashed that much, in the end both got carried but both did their part somewhat), despite the USSR doing the heavy lifting and the USA (Western Front), Poland and all the Allies (european and over) that did their part making that scenario directly happen and handing that to them.

    • @livethefuture2492
      @livethefuture2492 3 роки тому +2

      i thought he was going to shoot the German, you know for what they did to this country and the atrocities they committed...

    • @jamesxm4240
      @jamesxm4240 3 роки тому

      Live The Future Life in France under German Occupation was mostly peaceful lol

    • @the_feedle
      @the_feedle 3 роки тому +6

      @@jamesxm4240 it was not peaceful at all. Go watch his last video

  • @blainelongjohn4210
    @blainelongjohn4210 Рік тому

    Despite the fact that this is arguably the best military history channel on youtube, can we appreciate the amazing animation style? It compliments Griff’s audio perfectly. Hats off to the Armchair Team

  • @hollowinch4181
    @hollowinch4181 4 роки тому

    This channel is outstanding. Honestly have no idea why I'm just now finding it

  • @yujie.ho123
    @yujie.ho123 4 роки тому +17

    This is what the History channel SHOULD be

  • @Barwasser
    @Barwasser 4 роки тому +38

    It's happening! :D
    I was looking forward to this

  • @Brian-md4yu
    @Brian-md4yu 3 роки тому

    I'm so happy I found your channel. Awesome work!

  • @nimfadoroja1449
    @nimfadoroja1449 3 роки тому

    This is really intertaining and really interesting I'm gonna subscribe

  • @trevor3194
    @trevor3194 4 роки тому +20

    George “I slap the PTSD out of my soldiers” Patton I absolutely lost it at that part lmao

  • @MarouaneTF
    @MarouaneTF 4 роки тому +49

    of course youtube would demonitize this

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 4 роки тому +8

      But of course, remebering history is powerful.

    • @Inucroft
      @Inucroft 4 роки тому +8

      The word "War" if spoken if a auto-flag for demonetisation now

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 4 роки тому +6

      @@Inucroft Not if its spoken by the directly controled mouth peaces of the establishment.

    • @Inucroft
      @Inucroft 4 роки тому +2

      @@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 take your tin foil hat and put it in the recycling bin

    • @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714
      @baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 4 роки тому +3

      @@Inucroft Hahahahahahaha. You delight me, it is rare that I come across such people who do not realize the simple truth of the matter.

  • @mrkakambweha
    @mrkakambweha 2 роки тому

    I am sorry I had not subscribed... The animation looks like a movie itself, the narration-unmatched. Thanks The Armchair Historian

  • @Mittens0407
    @Mittens0407 3 роки тому

    This production value is insane!

  • @MegaAmazing19
    @MegaAmazing19 4 роки тому +31

    Not gonna lie, everytime I see his red coffe mug, my eyes read "The AnSchloss historian" lol

    • @godlovesyou1995
      @godlovesyou1995 4 роки тому

      It's a left handed mug. A member of the left handed master race

  • @obiwankenobi4252
    @obiwankenobi4252 4 роки тому +17

    18:47 few will remember the only game to cover in great depth the encirclement of the Germans at Falaise and, especially, the Polish last stand in the area

  • @steelrain1313
    @steelrain1313 4 роки тому

    Nice detail work 👌

  • @sullyase
    @sullyase 4 роки тому

    Good stuff, you guys clearly put a lot of work into this, thank you 5 Stars *****

  • @kartik5001
    @kartik5001 4 роки тому +14

    this channel is criminally underrated

  • @ZKP314
    @ZKP314 4 роки тому +25

    Patton: Okay, you've all had your fun. Now let the big boys play.
    *proceeds to blitz across Western France like a madman*

  • @BenDover-ls7ou
    @BenDover-ls7ou 3 роки тому

    yo this was on my brithday! Great vid!

  • @louismeinert9348
    @louismeinert9348 4 роки тому

    The upmost best informational video about this topic

  • @adamban9452
    @adamban9452 4 роки тому +33

    6:12 ..love how that soldier fires his Enfield rifle
    using the thumb and forefinger on the bolt technique....sad I can't donate to you as I'm just 15..

  • @ByzantineCapitalManagement
    @ByzantineCapitalManagement 4 роки тому +32

    Good that Operation Dragoon was covered.

    • @cgaccount3669
      @cgaccount3669 4 роки тому +3

      Yes. Too many just focus on Omaha

  • @themonarchof3231
    @themonarchof3231 3 роки тому +11

    This is as close to a ww2 anime I’m getting so thanks

    • @yeezyyankie324
      @yeezyyankie324 2 роки тому +1

      UwU senpai Stalin me Hitlerchan wants invades with u

  • @MrGhazkull
    @MrGhazkull 4 роки тому

    Amazing Video! Will continue to follow your work :)

  • @GForMusicology
    @GForMusicology 4 роки тому +47

    8:20
    Anybody recalls COD2 ?
    Ranger: Sgt Randall!! The guns are gone! They're not here!
    Sgt Randall: What?
    Ranger: THE GUNSSS-AREN'T-HEREEE! The krauts must've removed'em somewhere else
    Sgt Randall: Well hell, keep movin', we're sittin' ducks out here! Head for rally point Baker and set up that roadblock! Taylor and I will look for the guns from there
    I work in an INGO and I had to go to work today to do some stuff and I keep telling myself "It's ok, it's for the sake of the children." I am always used to watching your videos while doing work at the office and during this post-apocalyptic era it keeps me company more than ever! Thank you so much for this amazing documentary. This, in addition to feeding my best friend catty (didn't pick out a name yet) the street cat just outside work whom I haven't seen for over 45 days made my day :)

  • @ost6547
    @ost6547 4 роки тому +8

    The Animation is so smooth, Keep up the good work

    • @Spacklatard
      @Spacklatard 4 роки тому

      and is accurate for the most part

  • @AdityaSingh-nm7pq
    @AdityaSingh-nm7pq 3 роки тому

    Truly one of the best history channel I've ever seen

  • @ruairidoherty4728
    @ruairidoherty4728 2 роки тому

    Dude I love your videos. I am a history buff and I learn more about wwII every time. THANK YOU!!