WW2 - Western Front, 1944-1945. Part 1
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- Опубліковано 20 тра 2024
- In June of 1944 the Allies had gathered an overwhelming force in Britain and were preparing to begin the decisive campaign against Germany in Western Europe. They planned to land their forces in France and reach the German border by May of 1945. For Germany the only path to victory was pushing the Allied landings into the sea and destroying their forces.
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - Operation Overlord
01:41 - Breakout form Normandy
02:14 - Falaise encirclement
02:46 - Retreat to the Seine
03:23 - New Allied objectives
04:22 - Pursuit to the Siegfried line
05:12 - Operation Market Garden
06:21 - Opening the Channel ports
07:13 - Battles of Aachen
07:33 - Battle of Nancy
08:03 - Operation Dragoon
09:18 - Outro and Patreon credits
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When the World needed him, Eastory came back.
gott verdammt, das habe ich nicht gebraucht
Is that a Tropic Thunder joke?
@@theoveranalyzingcinephile983 Its a meme but idk
he never left - he does the maps for this channel:
ua-cam.com/channels/P1AejCL4DA7jYkZAELRhHQ.html
The 15 years caught me briefly off-guard
"Hear me out Hans, what if we knock out the Western allies in mainland Europe with a surprise attack through the Ardennes?"
"That's the way we did it last time."
"It worked, didn't it?"
The funny thing is if the Americans had not delayed the German attack so much, they would've made it much further than they did.
Dude, I think that's the definition of delay?
And that shows how bad the german doctrine actually was. It was symple outdated. Men for short wars with pitched battles not endless fronts and continuiess offencives.
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 I mean the germans didnt really have a choice but adopt that strategy since they didnt have the resources for long wars
@@baltulielkungsgunarsmiezis9714 yeah, so outdated that they occupied all of Western Europe and most of Eastern Europe. Also ignoring the fact it was a necessary doctrine, suited for what the Germans could offer in regards to resources, manpower, technology.
"Most of the Allies landed with little difficulty"
Hollywood: I'mma pretend I didn't hear that.
Most Hollywood movies depict Omaha beach which historically was the one with the most resistance so they got that part right at least
@@hughg8995 I thought they usually did omaha
@@ritaDas-xl4kz yeah you're right I edited my comment
@@hughg8995 Aight but some were actually on utah so you are no wrong either ☺
@@ritaDas-xl4kz yeah I definitely confused them, Utah didn't have nearly as much resistance as Omaha though
the brother of my grandfather died there: 02:34, (2nd Armored French Division outside of the town of Argentan, he never made it but his friends were the first allied vehicles entering Paris)
MAD respect
Vive la France!
❤️❤️
That would be your granduncle, god bless him
God bless
Another absolute MASTERPIECE by Eastory
Yeah I read long books and somehow these vids can convey a certain kind of information like 1,000 times more efficiently. I'm not sure if he should keep them short, or not--the actual speed of info conveyance is quite amazing, on its own. Like I'm reading those Prit Buyar books about the Eastern Front, and your brain glazes over, some places.
Yes! The prodigal son returns!
yassss
At long last
The return of the King! 👑
Welcome back Sir 👍
Why 'prodigal'-do you know something about his spending habits?
When I saw this upload, I CLICKED AS FAST AS I COULD
me instantly
thanks, no one cares
@@Dogggggggg thanks, he cares.
as fast you could huh... "aS fAsT As i cOuLd" How "fast" was it but clicking on a button?
I clicked moderately fast and it turned out to take the same amount of time...
The Germans being surrounded at Dunkirk is poetic justice to a T
A thought occurred to me when I rewatched Dunkirk and realized the German's version of Dunkirk was in Northern Tunisia.
I was thinking more of Tobruk just cause the Germans only stopped fighting at Dunkirk at the end of hostilities
What goes around comes around
Which may point to one of the reasons why the British and French troops to hold out as long as they did in 1940. If the Allies avoided the region, it must have defensible terrain. Which then suggests there were valid reasons for the halt order in 1940 as well.
Mark Felton has a video about Operation Blucher, a surprisingly successful offensive by the besieged Germans in Dunkirk, near the end of the war.
Thanks for bringing up Operation Dragoon! It’s usually forgotten so it’s nice to see it for once!
I think it is better known by Operation Anvil.
I disagree and here’s why:
Technically it is known as Operation Anvil but to state that that’s it’s more known name is simply incorrect. Operation Anvil was only named as such for it was to be carried out alongside Operation Sledgehammer (now known as Operation Overlord) but due to a lack of available resources it was called off.
Whens’t the allies saw that they didn’t have sufficient resources to supply the allies due to the ports in Normandy being clogged up they decided to reconsider on Anvil and then finally went through with it. Two Weeks prior to its execution they decided to rename it to Operation Dragoon as it really doesn’t make sense anymore as it no longer coincided with Sledgehammer. So not only was it not known as Anvil during its execution it also has been called Dragoon for much more time.
maybe because in southern france, there's not much german annd less fighting.
That’s pretty reasonable
Well there wasn't really much going on in Southern France, mostly just chilling when the whole party just went all the way to German-Benelux border.
You should do the same for Napoleonic wars and seven years war cause it would be great 😃😃
It will be fun see that
Idk if there is enough accurate information to be able to do thay
@@saltboi5411 Yet there is a lot the rest can be probably assumed
I think Epic History has some rather good videos on the Napoleonic Wars. ua-cam.com/channels/vPXiKxH-eH9xq-80vpgmKQ.html
Deffo Check out epic history. They did an incredible job
Feels much better with the commentary. Thanks a lot Eastory. Btw, sorry for the bad english
Hey man your english is pretty good. Btw, sorry for the bad english
Is there an inside joke I'm missing here? Btw, sorry for the bad english.
@@gamelandmaster3680 No. Btw, sorry for the bad english.
@@Snoem Thanks
I agree.
Btw, sorry for the bad English.
Learnt more in 5 minutes than the History channels on TV taught us in 40 years!!!
If TV so bad how would I learned that Hitler was guided by satan himself, huh? Broadcasters voice was very confident and tense, so there is no way it was fake.
Sorry but this is all bullshit. Everyone knows the Allies pushed so far trough France because they had help from Aliens!
@@CrniWuk aliens nice
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it's so cool having a personal connection to one of the bubbles on the map. My grandfather was in the 35th Infantry Division and was wounded in the Battle of Nancy. For the rest of his life he did not want any of his children or grandchildren joining the military and encouraged my older uncles to register as conscientious objectors to avoid the draft (which they did), though he was proud of my cousin who served in Iraq.
"War is sweet to those who have no experience of it. But the experienced man trembles exceedingly in his heart at its approach." - Pindar
Almost everyone in the US has ancestors that fought in WW2. More than half of all males aged 18 to 30 served in uniform. There's nothing unusual about having a relative that served on the Western Front. There are tend of millions of americans that can lay claim to that today.
I think this helped me to understand why the allies thought that Market Garden would be a success, from this perspective it does look like the western front is completely broken and that it would have led to a significant shortening of the war.
To be fair, I think Market Garden did have a real possibility of success. It just happened to be that everything that could have possible gone wrong went wrong. It’s impressive how close they got to crossing the Rhine considering how many factors had been tipped in the German’s favour.
@@willkp50 ive heard it mentioned tho that allied planners ignored dutch partisans and geographic knowledge so there there was a great chance of the overall plan succeeding, just not as it happened
@@DeepCFisher Yes that is true. However, I think that despite that, the plan could have succeeded had it not been for the weather, the 82nd failing to take Nijmegen bridge and the SS at Arnhem (all of these combined). Furthermore, I think that you can explain Allied ignorance through political concerns. The British were growing (imo understandably) increasingly worried due to their lack of forces on the Western front and feared that despite fighting since the beginning of the war, the Americans would overshadow them in the peace conference (as they ultimately did). Furthermore, the British had essentially run out of manpower and so were desperate for a successful, British led operation which could shorten the war. While this doesn’t excuse the operational failings of the British high command, it does explain why everyone was so willing to back Market Garden
@@willkp50 living in the area, betting such a massive operation on good weather is quite audacious.
6:45 shout out to the 2 Canadian divisions that fought for a whole month clearing the Antwerp approaches allowing supplies from sea.
4th Canadian armoured division being one of then
Brave people
So exited! I can really see the quality change form this video and a video form last year. Good work!
Western Front: Hmm yes i'll take 50,000 POWs.
Eastern Front: HoW aBoUt 500,000
The western front was no where near as huge and extreme as the eastern front
I mean the ruhr area will be much more bigger and the ussr biggest encirclement is on stalingrad which is around 417k
The allies biggest encirlement is probably around 300k+ not as much as stalingrad but yeah
Polish anime?
Is that your photo that Ive seen?
Just wait until Ruhr Pocket!
Been waiting for this masterpiece...... And it's worth it
Ye
Agreed
Never clicked so fast in my life
The master cartographer of the WW2 has returned with another piece of great work!
The good stuff take time, but they are worth the wait.
Hell yeah I have been waiting for this! thank you for your efforts!!
It was very detailed and well-made. Good job Eastory, keep up the good work!
So happy to see another Eastory video!
Great job as always. Love the style and delivery. You could cover any conflict and I'd watch it.
Well done, yet again. I can't even imagine the amount of work put into this.
You should look up the battle of hurtgen forest
keep it up ! your channel is amazing, there aren’t a lot of people who can ( and are willing to ) do this kind of animations with all the information and preparations needed for a 10 minutes video
Please keep giving us all this beautiful content and especially that partnership with indy and the gang ( WW2 in real time ) i love your work my man.
I m a college student so i have no money for patreon but yours is one of those channels which i hope to contribute to one day.
Simply put, we need people like you in the world. Your work makes a difference in a lot of people’s lives and i hope you keep rocking !
I am so happy to see another of your new videos
It is a real pleasure to see a new video on this channel. Thank you
Really love your narration, together with superb animation, this is a masterpiece.
I’ve been waiting for this moment :D
Yes! Another Eastory upload. I love you man ❣️
Eastory's videos surpass some of the best WW2 documentaries in attention to detail and research.
Keep up the great work. Love this. :)
The video we did not deserve, but so needed!
Keep it up man, and take care!
I've been waiting for this.
DAMN IM HYPED FOR THIS
I love this kinda stuff man, keep making these videos! Thank you!
Brilliant. Been waiting for this one. Gonna watch it another 100 times like all the other ones.
Eastory - I click! Excellent video as always man
These videos keep improving, awesome graphics and storytelling!
Just posting my comment to say that your work is incredible. Extreme Quality Content. THANK YOU
Now you’re back on top form sir well done 🙌🙌
Worth the 3 month wait!!! Great job Eastory
The quality of your videos is getting better and better!
Amazing work, as always-Keep up the great work!
These videos are amazing. This is an aspect of history I never really understood, now I have a grasp of it. Thanks.
These videos are crazy informative! I can't imagine trying to find sources for troop placements/POWs during WW2, really awesome content!
yeah thats why hes reluctant to do anything older since its 10x harder to gather info
Looking forward to part 2!!
Amazing! was waiting for this
Being honest my guy, I love your videos i've watched every single video. I'm glad your channel is doing great.
I really like how these animated maps illustrate the operational level of warfare.
Another bulls'eye mate. There's something about the way you speak that is so engaging. Fucking love your videos dude. So much hard work went into this I'm sure. Cheers for that.
You always do an incredible job! I feel that the Western European front following D-Day in WWII has been saturated with coverage over the years. However, you always give a fresh look to all content that you release! Great video!
Yuuuuuus, my guy, I was getting worried. I just subscribed, and thought you had quit, love your content man.
I was wondering what secret line it was and how they managed to keep it secret, before I realized it's Ziegfried. Great video as always
YESSS! BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! OOHHRAAHHHH
Damn, your animations are getting better and better!
Such quality... THANK YOU!!!
Kraut and Eastory uploading at the same time, today is my lucky day.
I don’t think people get how insanely difficult this is to make.
nothing but top quality content man. thank you!
The Legend is back!
This was more hyped than anything, and it's worth it!
Ah my favorite Estonian UA-camr.
waited for this a long time, thank your for the good animated content!
Nice job, live these videos man!
5:50 - Arnhem Bridge was captured and held for a week. It was the failure to capture Nijmegen that meant the surrounded paratroopers there were isolated and destroyed.
You watch the TIK documentary?
700 men mainly from 2nd Para Btn held the bridge for 4 days when it was supposed to be held by the entire division for 2 days. All while 9th SS Panzer pounded them with Tigers and SPs. The rest of the division was all blocked from reaching the bridge by 9th SS and roadblocks set by the ragtag German troops.
82nd Airborne prioritised taking the high group south of Nijmegen over the bridge. Their initial assault on the bridge was repulsed and could only take the bridge after XXX Corp arrived.
Then, General Horrocks ordered a 12 hour halt. During that time, the Arnhem Bridge party was overwhelmed.
As Yat Sum Leung says, part of one bridge was held by a company for 4 days, but they were surrounded. The rest of the Division got holed up in Oosterbeek a few miles away from Arnhem.
@@blackmesa232323 what's tik
@@johnpaulabocad6941 Second best WW2 Channel on UA-cam after Eastory! You should check it out. I recommend the video about oil or Fall Blau video, but most od them are good
Your channel is amazing Eastory.
I liked his English Channel animation as well.
But amazing?
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...nevermind.
@@McRocket I don't get what you are trying to convey.
OK EVERYONE STAY CALM! EASTORY IS BACK! Love the Eastory's content even if we're adept in WWII history we manage to learn more about the battles/circumstances, etc. Keep doing you bud.
Incredible work as always!
8:55 The Allies were pushing so hard forward that they accidentally conquered a small part of Switzerland :P
Switzerland are you here for vacation or business?
@@informationyes i'm here for both 😎
When you are a hammer everyone else looks like nails.
Please do more individual stories from history like the very 1st one you ever did. For me that still one of your best videos as it let's your personality come out more and unleash your sense of humour. Even if you do 2 every few videos like you usually do I honestly think you'll get more viewers.
Thanks for the advice!
Another excellent video!, I can´t wait for the next. Thanks!
Thank you for adding Operation Dragoon!
I would like to see you do what you accomplished with WW2 with the units and battlefield day by day and do the Napoleonic Wars and the Second Punic War and even the American Civil War. I know that this would require a huge amount of time energy and effort but the results would be fascinating if you can duplicate the magic of the WW2 videos, I learned a lot about the Eastern Front especially. Keep up the great work.
Will you do anymore Brilliant Plans episodes? Not to say your other content is bad, in fact all of it is high quality and very informative, just wanting to know whether that series is dead.
I guess, I should finish the series with the British plan. But it is not a priority. It seems that people are more interested in mapping.
@@Eastory Thanks for the answer, I'm happy with whatever is better for you
Love this video, this is awesome. You've just got yourself a new subscriber
What an incredible visualisation. Good work!
My grandfather grew up in Jersey, one of the Channel Islands that were the only parts of Britain that was occupied by Nazi Germany. He once told me he used to go to bed and watch the coast of Normandy, only 14 miles away, glow in a fiery blaze on the horizon and go to sleep with the soft sound of artillery in the distance. Jersey and our sister island of Guernsey were occupied during the fall of France in 1940 and as you will able to see in this video, the Channel Islands will remain occupied in Nazi German hands until May 1945 whilst surrounded by Allies. This means that Jersey and Guernsey were one of the last places to be liberated from Nazi occupation.
I actually didn't know that they resisted there for so long. Thanks for sharing your Grandfather's memories with us!
@@woodlandnetwork8575 That's true, indeed Hitler used like 10% of the total Atlantic Wall budget to super fortify those islands, as they were the only British soil the German occupied. Was a huge waste, as the Allies simply skipped those and let them "rot" while they aimed for Berlin.
@@Kontorotsui
Hess: cant we spend money more efficiently? I already made up a plan
@@paranoidandroid6095 You know, Hitler was often emotional than rational in his choices. He saw the propaganda value of occupation of British soil...
Dear Eastory, your maps and animations are incredibly detailed. One request remains - could you remake your videos and insert also attacker losses, not only defender losses? Thanks in advance.
Awesome animations. Thanks for posting.
Awesome video again man! Love it!
HES UPLOADED, PRAISE THE MASHIAH!
they kat plays? arnt you in bokoen1 discord server? thats weird lol
I'll keep an eye out for part two, well done. For my family, what are your sources? Love the content.
I use the maps that the generals used during the war. That is how I know the location of the units.
Great work as always.
Hes back and better then ever
Welcome back buddy
Free French units played a role in liberating Paris and also in the landings on France's Mediterranean coast. These were called the Anvil Landings in the larger Operation Dragoon.
Eastory, I've been wondering this for a while, what kind of animation software do you use?
I use Blender.
@@Eastory Thanks for replying. Didn't know Blender could be used for good 2D animation.
I have been waiting for this video for a long time.
Great video as always!!!
Germans: “Time to make a strong defensive li-“
Allies: How about no
Finally I can continue my hoi4 campaign with some background speeches
YES!
Really enjoyed this graphic analysis. Thank you!
Thanks for all the hard work this is excellent!
*Eastory uploaded a video*
_Well I will sleep later then..._
It's only six o'clock, what are you a baby?
No...sleep now.
Then you have something to get out of bed for AND you will enjoy it more - being rested.
@@25thturtle48 You ever heard of time zones?
@@McRocket Ah, genius!
@@25thturtle48 It's only a timezone, what are you a dummy?
Was there ever a chance of DDay failing? In my opinion the allies invested such a large amount of men and equipment that failure was only a remote possibility
At worst,it would have been a much harder and slower attritional warfare if Germans brought their reserves in time which were held near Calais to counter landing they thought would have actually been main one (Huan Puyol, double agent working in Britain fooled them with false reports of such landing, calling Normandy merely a diversion).
Beauty of being the allies was exactly that. Picked where and when to fight unlike the Germans and the Soviets that fought wherever the fight was brought to.
If they won against the soviet union yes
@@dakota6050 german victory over the ussr was realistically unlikely, and in that case, I think the allies would have signed an armistice with germany. The allies could not afford millions of casualties.
If germany had his full troops at the western front yes. But they didnt so no there was no chance of DDay failing.
Love your videos, nice work!
Fantastic. Your narration really adds a lot.
Damn, that's a bummer, I sure hope Germany makes a comeback in part 2!
If part 2 takes place 70 years later and you mean an economic comeback, then yes.
That was part 2
Steiner's attack will turn things around!
@@948320z My Fuhrer, Steiner.... Steiner couldn't mobilize enough men. He wasn't able to carry out his own assault
@@tunganhnguyen909 The following men will remain: Keitel, Jodl, Krebs, and Burgdorf.
I was here searching for part two not realizing this video came out today😐
As always, great video and content.
Great summary of a complex series of events!