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. And here you , a youthful historian , does a video that accurately and , without any clutter or digressing , gives a Very Good portrayal of events. Actually a GREAT showing....Kudos....Superb...Excellent,,,,Supreme. Thank you Thank you Thank you. I am very impressed. You have an extraordinary talent for using the minimum amount of Straight forward talk to say the Most...Keep doin this in your life....Your stuff is the stuff I would recommend for use in Schools . Thanks again ( sadly I have little in the way of financial support....but I know Greatness when I see it ).
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 🇺🇸
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?
“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!”
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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.
@@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.
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!
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
@Feldmarschall 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
@Feldmarschall 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.
@Feldmarschall 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
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.
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.
@@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)
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
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
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 lol so true, intelligent people reproduce less thinking of the environment and costs whereas apes and busmils multiply like crazy
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.
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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?
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!?!
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
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!!!!
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.
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.
@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.
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
@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
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
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
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
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).
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.*
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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 :)
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.
I love how some of these videos get 2+million views. I hope younger people watch this and get an appreciation for just how enormous these campaigns were
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..
a violent, racist, oppressive regime intent on invading and subjugating the world. they were never going to win. they didn't have the resources and the entire world was against them.
Wrong,.They were defeated when they fought the Battle of Britain and wasted so much air power they could have concentrated on Russia and KNOCKED THEM OUT of the war like they did in 1918
Germany was defeated because "she" Didn't have oil The British and USA stopped anyone selling her oil. If you do enough research you will find out Germany wasn't even using all military vehicles due to lack of fuel.. So you could say Germany was never at full strength..
@John Cornell Germany needed double that amount maybe even a little more,, even before Germany attacked anyone " She " Was low on fuel, some ( experts) say that's one of the main reason Germany attacked.. A fuel shortage is like trying to fight with one hand tide behind you're back..
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
Will M • 23 years ago Exactly what happened, Patton famously called a shell shocked soldier a coward and slapped him which ended up getting Patton replaced. But Patton was still late used in the deception against hitler as the leaked fake operation for the fake d-day landing site had Patton as the commander which hitler ate up
13:33 Operation Epsom a failure? Thanks to the British holding off German counter attacks at Caen, it allowed the Americans free reign of Cherbourg and Brittany without fear of attack, allowing them to force the Germans across the Seine. Caen may not have been captured on day one, but it did deplete and tie up the bulk of German forces which was a success.
@@jimmyjohnsontheiv8980 But still what? Operation Cobra would never have been executed if it wasn't for the British drawing away the main German strength. The British kept over EIGHT panzer divisions and three Tiger tank battalions busy.
Although anybody at that point who thought of Canada like that had forgotten WWI where Canada had some of the British Empires most decorated units as well as its most able general Arthur Curry.
@@danielmocsny5066 why must you Canadian bring that war up all the time knowing your neighbor now has the power to destroy 3 of your cities in one second
13:40 What gets conventiantly left out here is that whilst the British held up EIGHT panzer divisions the Americans in the west were only fighting half that with four understrength German armoured divisions opposing them as the Germans threw most of their reserves into holding back the British and Commonwealth at Caen. To call it a blunder is almost inane considering the forces opposing them, especially when a German general was dismissed after it was reported he said that with the defeat in Caen and the great amount of armour lost there, the war in france was effectivally over.
9:30 "With the Luftwaffe occupied in the east". I hope you are meaning Germany and not the Eastern Front because already by January 1944 only 17% of the Luftwaffe's fighters were on the Eastern Front. Source:RAF Bomber Command 1939-1945 by Richard Overy.
@@virgiljianu7166 Yes they did. Only in 1941 were the majority of German fighters in the east. They were increasingly depleted from the east after 1941 and by Jan 1943 only 25% were in the east, dropping to 17% by Jan 1944. Some 75% of German fighters were already away from the Eastern Front by the end of 1942, mostly to meet the growing Anglo-American bombing campaign on Germany. The majority of the German army was on the Eastern Front but not the air force.
possible reason: in 27 days of fighting from June 22 to July 19, 1941, the German air force lost 1,284 aircraft of all types[8], which was more than in the "Battle of Britain".
16:00 onwards. You seem to be negating a massive point here. Most probably the primary reason why Cobra was such a success. This being that German forces in the west were all but non-existent. This being due to the constant attacks on Caen, and how it sucked in more and more men and equipment. Ps. did Monty spill your pint?
He also grossly over summarises Operation Epsom as a "Blunder". Sure on the face of it it didn't capture Caen nor achieve a huge amount in the way of territorial gains. However the assault petered out because the German's were forced to commit 6 Panzer divisions in order to contain it. This included ALL of their armoured reserves. From this point on nearly all German armoured forces were positioned against the Commonwealth forces. A strategic success in the long game as it was a huge help for operation Cobra.
I'll take a game like BFV that looks at Norwegian commandos, the British butcher-and-bolt operations, and the Free French army over yet another game retelling the events of D-Day and Normandy. It's like people forget the war was raging for four plus years before the Americans got involved..
I really appreciate the wide inclusion of Operation Dragoon: I feel like that, along with their operation in Alsace-Lorraine, are the pinnacle of an organized French army being a considerable force against the Germans in a war that have often seen them sidelined. Too often are they overlooked. France had a 1.3 million man army by the end of the war, and I love to see their contributions to the allied cause covered more often. Thank you so much.
Just imagine when your on a raft and you realise that your returning to the same place of your humiliating defeat 4 years ago, must be really deep for some of those men.
Thank you for covering Juno beach and the other British landings, they are rarely covered so despite only being brief coverage thank you for covering them
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
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Call of War is an amazing game
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I prefer Call of Duty version.
Pacta con a toda leche :c
I can't help but mention and praise how well done these animations are every time. I learn more from these vids that in my history classes.
Even men of culture can't help but appreciate the work done on this channel.
Dude do you even have a life besides YT
I think his account is used by his family lol
You again!?
Jesus crist you are everywhere on UA-cam
The Armchair Historian: *Puts a lot of time into his video
UA-cam: “No”
"Congrats UA-cam. You just entered my worst lists next to Miraheze!"
Stupid UA-cam, can’t understand history
Im happy he has a sponsor
Google is controlled by communists, unless your are praising the leadership of the demoncratic socialist you wont get funded or views.
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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.
And here you , a youthful historian , does a video that accurately and , without any clutter or digressing , gives a Very Good portrayal of events. Actually a GREAT showing....Kudos....Superb...Excellent,,,,Supreme. Thank you Thank you Thank you. I am very impressed. You have an extraordinary talent for using the minimum amount of Straight forward talk to say the Most...Keep doin this in your life....Your stuff is the stuff I would recommend for use in Schools . Thanks again ( sadly I have little in the way of financial support....but I know Greatness when I see it ).
@johnmann Bruh you just assumed he was racist just because he is old.
@johnmann not every old person is a racist. Most are, but not all.
@johnmann what if he is a black person or an Asian person, guess who is assuming?
@johnmann How do you know he is European? For all we know he could have been born in Peru.
@johnmann huh
General George "I Slap The PTSD Out of my Soldiers" Patton.
I did this to my grandpa who fought in Vietnam it works great
Admiral “I let the flamethrowers flame ‘em” Nimitz
General Douglas "Real Ass Dude" MacArthur
@Ginno Ricci True, Stalin's NKVD and Hitler's SS.
*malaria
Man this quality is overwhelming
I love it
Fascinating
haha im second to reply
Haha i am third to reply
(i also like it)
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 🇺🇸
No way! My grandpa also landed at Utah and I also visited Normandy in 2019!
@@carterhanson6744 That’s crazy. Were you staying in Bayeux?
@@michaeltnk1135 I also visited Normandy in the summer of 2020. Both my great grandpas fought there as well. But on the other side tho.
Soldier: I have PTSD and I am paranoid now
Patton: *MW2 Voice Chat trashtalk noises*
It wasn't PTSD. People claim it to be so that Patton looks mean and heartless.
@@raphaelrae8186 This looks more like he doesn't know how PTSD works than heartless.
@@raphaelrae8186 It was malaria. He slapped a soldier for having a potentially fatal disease.
@@RandomStuff-he7lu That doesn't make any sense at all.
@@raphaelrae8186 He didn't see any wounds on the soldier so he hit hit for being a coward
The Armchair Historian: Puts hours upon hours of work into his videos
UA-cam: We do not support that kind of content here
just like how they gave that random girl that makes videos with logan paul
Why unmoney tized
Shut up
@@maximus.accordion6949 ???? lol?
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?
"Sgt Randall the guns are gone they're not here!"
"What?"
"THE GUNS AREN'T HERE the Krauts must've moved them to someplace else"
Call of duty 2!!!
“Let’s go get the bastards!”
This is underrated
“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!”
Potato nade gang
Soldier : I’m scared that I’m gonna die toda-
Patton : *SLAP*
ruined the 69 likes lol
"I like ya cut G"
@@brandonutgaming1426 how dare you..
@@ThoseWhoKnowBalkan yes
Patton: "YOU HEAR ME?! YOU GOD DAMN COWARD!"
Its finally here after 3 months
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Respect to the German general that surrendered paris instead of destroying it
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.
@@Sacrilege83 but at that point the alies had practically raised german cities to dust already
@@Sacrilege83 Don't think that the concern for German cities was a factor, German cities were rubble already.
@@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.
He was covering his ass. Probably trying to get clemency after the war.
Three Nazis walked into a BAR, where they had a Garand ol’ time.
You need to commit sewer-side.
Get out.
Get the Flak out of here
I heard mickey THOMPSON played piano it was a hell of a party
I see what you did there😂
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!
Mstislaw AA what does that mean?
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
@Feldmarschall 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
@Feldmarschall 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.
@Feldmarschall 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
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
XD
Cant complain if the PTSD goes away, though.
Underrated.
Noice
This is quality.
IT'S FINALLY OUT, I WAS SO EXCITED FOR THIS!
Hype
It's actually terrifying how close D-Day came to failing.
Will Hall Soviets would have taken over Europe
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.
if only..
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.
@@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)
the George “I slap the ptsd out of my soldiers” Patton scene was the best
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
@Egg T I don't think Tobacco was that strong
@@str2010 it helps with nerves but I think crack could do the trick. I was thinking weed but it makes too relaxed.
@@DarkxV12 yeah, probably not a good idea to smoke weed in a battlefield. You need to be chill, but not that chill
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
Hard times breed hard men.
The dislikes were left by Hitler and his general staff
Not Hitler, he's still asleep.
Not all, alot of officers were young and were forced follow order after seeing their friend executed by Hitler's SS.
Maybe some Patton fanboys?
Hitler watches this channel all the time from South America
The dislikes are also all the french armoured divisions who aren't mentioned in Overlord.
19:36
The two presidents: "Talking"
Stalin: Blyat, where is the vodka
Me irl lmao
Prime minister*
@@dallas9397 wdym prime minister?
@@tristanjaygonowon1741 Winston is prime minister of Britain.
replace the president to capitalists maybe???
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
I have been watching his channel since his EPisode on Stalingrad- German Soldier accounts, or something like that
@Egg T You better believe it, most humans are not smart and the IQ is only going down.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 lol so true, intelligent people reproduce less thinking of the environment and costs whereas apes and busmils multiply like crazy
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.
Hey Barris! I was the sound designer for this video, and I really appreciated the quality and effort you put onto your voice acting!
@@chalkboardhistory Thank you! And thank you for your great work with this video. It really added to the immersion and story telling.
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.
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).
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
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.
@EpicBoizWithoutDrip 4g
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.
@DS4V17-LAU Cheuk Lap Edgar [s] nice counter argument
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.
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.
I think it’s written somewhere that he knew we won as soon as the Americans joined
Armchair The Movie has begun...
‘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?
Sigma
BRUH nice is the name of a city
No it should be Kappa!
Iota gang
Charlie is for C
Allies:lands in Normandy
Hitler: *Sleeping like a pig*
Generals:Informs him of the invasion
Hitler:Angry Nein noises
NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN!
@S A Europe is more prosperous and peaceful than America
French Anti-Fascists: I am coming for you!
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!?!
Why is him sleeping = sleeping like a pig
It’s been 8 minutes and somebody disliked already
And the video is 28 minutes long
WHO GOES OUT OF THEIR WAY TO DISLIKE
here on youtube, video is bad until it is proven good,
Tipicaly people dislike when they see something that makes them do so, not when they evaluate the video as a whole.
Now at 31
A neo-nazi
Could be that the people got mad at the new art style
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.
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
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!!!!
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.
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.
The demonetization was faster than the Anglo Zanzibar War sadly
Kim Jong-un, I thought you were dead!
@@letstryinsertgame5025 The almighty Kim shall never die!
I’m dead. Not my son.
George "I Slap The PTSD Out Of My Soldiers" Patton.
That was gold!
12:27 - Don't think I missed Private Ryan laying there in the sand, Armchair!
dude that movie made me tear up
UA-cam: what is this, history on my UA-cam?!?
D E M O N I T I Z E D
gui bin UA-cam logo has red, black and white
Nazi swastika has red, black and white
UA-cam= Nazis
How do you know when a channel I'd demonetised?
@@theemirofjaffa2266 no ads
Sup
@@maximus.accordion6949 yoo
D-Day: History's greatest bamboozle
Operation Bagration:- am I a joke to you?
@@kskmohanty5559 Bagration is truly a soviet tank masterpiece
Freidheim of Prussia The Soviets did have about 30 times as many tanks though
*Laughs in Sun Tzu*
@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.
"One British And Two American Airborne Divisions"
*sad Canadian 1st Parachute Battalion noises*
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
Peter how is that related to what I said
@Peter the allied invasions diverted vitally needed troops and supplies from the eastern front
@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
@Peter ever heard of the North Carolina, South Dakota and Iowa Classes Battleships bro?
So proud of all the team. It was a pleasure working with y' all, looking forward to the next challenge.
What did you work on? Everything is great with this video, you guys did an awesome job
@@jbbrutal6714 I did some of the map animations. Thank you for your kind words!
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
The final exam turned out to be realistic.
Just like the Simulations
@@emilioo.7972 *loads MG-42* just like the simulations
as mentioned in this doc..the german soldiers on the atlantic wall were rookies , thankfully for the allies, they were.
@@robertrowe8531 Do you also mean the one rookie called "beast of Ohama beach" that killed thousand American soldiers?
When the beaches start speaking English:
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
@@HeatherJWilburn when the mountains start speaking Greek
When the trenches start speaking Bulgarian and German.
- Doiran, 1918.
Erika marching song stops.
Shut up homophobe
this channel is criminally underrated
My great grandfather was on Omaha and used the special Bangalore’s on the sea wall. He is a hero in my eyes
" General I slap the ptsd out of soldiers Patton" I have never laughed so harder in my life. I fell out of my chair.
Your armchair?
@@meekonvadaameh nein
I don’t think you have no chair
@@bruhgaming_cool2341 wut ?
@@bruhgaming_cool2341 Wut
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
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).
This is what the History channel SHOULD be
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.*
I feel like Juno had a little more than some casualties...
@DiscordChaos I heard that Utah was the easiest beach.
Utah: where am i ;)
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.
felz documentaries videos(especially ww2 in 23 minutes) are better
I appreciate how you cover the fight for southern France. I feel like that is so often overlooked.
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.
25:15 this french soldier is like: "ha! Who is the surrender now?"
i dont know how this comment makes me feel
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.
i thought he was going to shoot the German, you know for what they did to this country and the atrocities they committed...
Live The Future Life in France under German Occupation was mostly peaceful lol
@@jamesxm4240 it was not peaceful at all. Go watch his last video
nobody:
Call of War: *Belgium declares war on France*
*Europe falls to a new empire*
LMFAO belgium.... Will there citizens have one hand?
@@joshwilliams9843 they will slice off a single testicle.
The devs have an Favouritism
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*!
Surprising for belgium
“Drake?”
“Yeah?”
“Where are the 150mm artillery guns?”
I’m finally happy to see someone talking about the landings in the south of France
3:35 I love how they used the markers from Axis and Allies for that scene
Not possible, don’t kid yourself
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.
21:58 That Wilhelm Scream though
The Animation is so smooth, Keep up the good work
and is accurate for the most part
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.
It's called a world war for a reason. :)
@H L you fought alongside the british during WW2....
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
@H L the nationalist Indian army was allied with Hitler...🤦🏼♂️
@@motmot8879 they not like axis but they want independent
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 :)
Yes, I can recall it well.
It's happening! :D
I was looking forward to this
BeWater Same
Count Dooku: I've been looking forward to this
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.
of course youtube would demonitize this
But of course, remebering history is powerful.
The word "War" if spoken if a auto-flag for demonetisation now
@@Inucroft Not if its spoken by the directly controled mouth peaces of the establishment.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 take your tin foil hat and put it in the recycling bin
@@Inucroft Hahahahahahaha. You delight me, it is rare that I come across such people who do not realize the simple truth of the matter.
Patton: Okay, you've all had your fun. Now let the big boys play.
*proceeds to blitz across Western France like a madman*
I love how some of these videos get 2+million views. I hope younger people watch this and get an appreciation for just how enormous these campaigns were
George “I slap the PTSD out of my soldiers” Patton I absolutely lost it at that part lmao
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..
Get a job
@Wavygeronimo i always did stuff under the table.
Germany was defeated when they invaded the USSR.
Yes with most of their divisions tied up in the East they had no answer to the British and American and Canadian Forces invading from the West
a violent, racist, oppressive regime intent on invading and subjugating the world. they were never going to win.
they didn't have the resources and the entire world was against them.
Wrong,.They were defeated when they fought the Battle of Britain and wasted so much air power they could have concentrated on Russia and KNOCKED THEM OUT of the war like they did in 1918
Germany was defeated because "she" Didn't have oil
The British and USA stopped anyone selling her oil. If you do enough research you will find out Germany wasn't even using all military vehicles due to lack of fuel.. So you could say Germany was never at full strength..
@John Cornell Germany needed double that amount maybe even a little more,, even before Germany attacked anyone " She " Was low on fuel, some ( experts) say that's one of the main reason Germany attacked..
A fuel shortage is like trying to fight with one hand tide behind you're back..
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
The only COD with Canadians!
@@Torus2112 yup
Not gonna lie, everytime I see his red coffe mug, my eyes read "The AnSchloss historian" lol
It's a left handed mug. A member of the left handed master race
This channel is so good but I don't understand why this channel does not have 1 mil subs.
“George ‘I slap the PTSD out of my soldiers’ Patton” LMAO
What happened for him to have beem refered to this way. Am curious
Will M • 23 years ago
Exactly what happened, Patton famously called a shell shocked soldier a coward and slapped him which ended up getting Patton replaced. But Patton was still late used in the deception against hitler as the leaked fake operation for the fake d-day landing site had Patton as the commander which hitler ate up
@@onewayraildex4827 thats a major ouch right there
I am sorry I had not subscribed... The animation looks like a movie itself, the narration-unmatched. Thanks The Armchair Historian
13:33 Operation Epsom a failure? Thanks to the British holding off German counter attacks at Caen, it allowed the Americans free reign of Cherbourg and Brittany without fear of attack, allowing them to force the Germans across the Seine. Caen may not have been captured on day one, but it did deplete and tie up the bulk of German forces which was a success.
Bullet-Tooth Tony exactly.
yes but still
@@jimmyjohnsontheiv8980 But still what? Operation Cobra would never have been executed if it wasn't for the British drawing away the main German strength. The British kept over EIGHT panzer divisions and three Tiger tank battalions busy.
I think its called a tactical failure but strategic victory.
Yeah I feel like there was some bias against the British here however it is still a great video.
Good that Operation Dragoon was covered.
Yes. Too many just focus on Omaha
Feels good to hear that minors like Canada and Poland were so big in the success of Overlord.
Free France that provided 80 % of the intelligence : *Sad Resistant noise*
Its of the greatest facts that Canada imports 9/10th of the world's maple support
Neither were minor players
but poland and Greece were really a large scale pain in ass iven it looks like the were weak
They were not minor
"to prove that they were more than just America's polite neighbour"
*Ah,I see you are a man of culture as well*
Although anybody at that point who thought of Canada like that had forgotten WWI where Canada had some of the British Empires most decorated units as well as its most able general Arthur Curry.
No
"We will avenge Dieppe, and then it will be those Krauts that will be sorry."
Burning down Washington D.C. = the 19th century meaning of polite
@@danielmocsny5066 why must you Canadian bring that war up all the time knowing your neighbor now has the power to destroy 3 of your cities in one second
13:40 What gets conventiantly left out here is that whilst the British held up EIGHT panzer divisions the Americans in the west were only fighting half that with four understrength German armoured divisions opposing them as the Germans threw most of their reserves into holding back the British and Commonwealth at Caen. To call it a blunder is almost inane considering the forces opposing them, especially when a German general was dismissed after it was reported he said that with the defeat in Caen and the great amount of armour lost there, the war in france was effectivally over.
Wanderer628 total agreement. This guy is a moron.
Some of the best content on UA-cam
22:00 gotta love that Wilhelm scream
This was worth the wait! Thank you for your dedication...
9:30 "With the Luftwaffe occupied in the east".
I hope you are meaning Germany and not the Eastern Front because already by January 1944 only 17% of the Luftwaffe's fighters were on the Eastern Front.
Source:RAF Bomber Command 1939-1945 by Richard Overy.
Wait,so they actually had most of their planes west?
@@virgiljianu7166 Yes they did. Only in 1941 were the majority of German fighters in the east. They were increasingly depleted from the east after 1941 and by Jan 1943 only 25% were in the east, dropping to 17% by Jan 1944. Some 75% of German fighters were already away from the Eastern Front by the end of 1942, mostly to meet the growing Anglo-American bombing campaign on Germany. The majority of the German army was on the Eastern Front but not the air force.
@@lyndoncmp5751 I see. Thanks,I really didn't know that.
@@virgiljianu7166 No worries. Cheers.
possible reason: in 27 days of fighting from June 22 to July 19, 1941, the German air force lost 1,284 aircraft of all types[8], which was more than in the "Battle of Britain".
16:00 onwards. You seem to be negating a massive point here. Most probably the primary reason why Cobra was such a success. This being that German forces in the west were all but non-existent. This being due to the constant attacks on Caen, and how it sucked in more and more men and equipment.
Ps. did Monty spill your pint?
@@user-otzlixr I think you mean 'analysis'.
He also grossly over summarises Operation Epsom as a "Blunder". Sure on the face of it it didn't capture Caen nor achieve a huge amount in the way of territorial gains. However the assault petered out because the German's were forced to commit 6 Panzer divisions in order to contain it. This included ALL of their armoured reserves. From this point on nearly all German armoured forces were positioned against the Commonwealth forces. A strategic success in the long game as it was a huge help for operation Cobra.
Watching this makes me sad that I’ll never experience something like this in BFV
try other games like Hell let loose or post scriptum! highly recommend WWII FPS realistic compared to BFV
I'll take a game like BFV that looks at Norwegian commandos, the British butcher-and-bolt operations, and the Free French army over yet another game retelling the events of D-Day and Normandy. It's like people forget the war was raging for four plus years before the Americans got involved..
@Gjr Hatz show us your face if you think you're so sexy and better
@Gjr Hatz Enjoy the video And don't be racist
I'm sad I spent 60 USD on the game
I always find it interesting to note that during the Normandy campaign US forces didn't encounter any Tiger tanks.
23:31 "The offensive was doomed by low morale, bad communications and a chronic shortage of heavy equipment."
Me: *Nice*
nice is nice
I really appreciate the wide inclusion of Operation Dragoon: I feel like that, along with their operation in Alsace-Lorraine, are the pinnacle of an organized French army being a considerable force against the Germans in a war that have often seen them sidelined. Too often are they overlooked. France had a 1.3 million man army by the end of the war, and I love to see their contributions to the allied cause covered more often. Thank you so much.
Just imagine when your on a raft and you realise that your returning to the same place of your humiliating defeat 4 years ago, must be really deep for some of those men.
Thank you for covering Juno beach and the other British landings, they are rarely covered so despite only being brief coverage thank you for covering them
I kissed your dad yeah totally! Or a Canadian one. There were some wild stories of Canadian troops
"General George i slap the PTSD out of my soldiers Patton" THAT line is just great.
Best History channel on youtube
Atlantik Wall: I Fear no thing
*Canadian, American, and British Soldiers*
Atlantik Wall: but that thing, that thing scares me
14:44
Port or poor city of Cherbourg? Either way, it works in context...
World War Two had so much history so densely packed into so little time. Please do more of these so entertained.
General George "I Slap the PTSD Out of My Soildier" Patton is one hell of a good name
Hey we have the same name!
@@johnmarston3820 hm. I wonder how
@@tryomama where are you from?
I didn’t expect the upload
Just like the Normandy Invasion
*knock knock its the allies*
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
22:00 DID YOU JUST PUT THAT *MEME SOUND?!*
he got blow out and fall down of the cliff *R.I.P*
Its known as the wilheim scream
It's wilheim scream
Wilhelm are you alright there