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Hey RMRS, good vudeo but the symbol used by Nazis was Hooked Cross & not our Sacred SWASTIKA. Kindly trim that part or update that information is incorrect. Regards
Yeah the blood stains went great with the iron cross. This is disturbing...I mean...they would look better with M9 projectile holes in them though...Yeah..
Im glad you were bold and willing enough to post this video. As I'm smart enough to see this is about fashion, understanding enough to not get offended and interested enough to soak in the information objectively and enjoy the video. 👍
@@VEE727 a lot of people act offended at the mere mention of nazi’s having a style. I’ve seen this first hand despite broaching the topic the same way as it was here
I asked myself the same question @@baron7755 however I understand where he/she is coming from. The internet is easily triggered these days that the premise of the video will be missed by a mile once they see certain references.
I cry foul calling Riefensthal a "Dyed in the Wool Nazi" while giving Bosses kid a pass. Riefensthal was, at worst, a mitgerber, and her contributions continue to resonates in both political speech and cinema
This has got to be amongst the most fascinating fashion history videos on TH-cam. Fantastic research & delivery! Really appreciate all the time you put into this one. Keep up the great work!
Love these history videos. The Germans had arguably the most modern camouflage patterns for their time, especially the SS. The modern German flecktarn camo is inspired from the SS dot pattern
There was a '70s article concerning a hard-drinking ex-US Army captain, who was a regular in a bar. Apparently, during the war, he complained about the lack of white camouflage for his men. As fate would have it, one day he saw SS troops skiing downhill wearing their white camouflage, and ordered his men to open fire. During a minor lull, they realized they were hearing the wounded screaming in English, after most were already dead. (The captain was never informed that any US unit was ever issued white winter camouflage.). His men took out almost a company of fellow GIs by mistake, the captain blamed himself and was wracked with guilt thereafter----and that's why he drank.
@@elultimo102 as far as I'm concerned, it was actually more common for German Army units to be issued white winter camouflage (or at least just as common as the SS). They had these reversible jackets (one side being white, the other Splittertarn for Army units and something like Oakleaf camouflage for SS ones). But I guess a lot of this information has surfaced with the internet, so that could have been a rumor during the war and in the 1970's. I don't doubt friendly-fire incidents like that happened, though!
And yeah, I would say there's no doubt the Germans had the most advanced camouflages of their time. Reverisble jackets/tunics (combinations of winter/summer, summer/fall, etc.), camouflaged pullover smocks, helmet covers, and a plethora of patterns - with the SS having like ~10 different ones. The U.S. only used them in the Pacific, and they only had one pattern. Other countries had some patterns, but never as widely used as the Germans. And yes, many of these patterns hold up ridiculously well to this day, for being that old (there are videos here on TH-cam where people test their effectiveness, compared to other patterns)!
@@kevinbautsch I've never been banned on TH-cam, just sticking to stuff like this has worked fine (as in non-political, just historical facts about clothing and whatnot). If I write anything political, I'm careful with my wording. My account is over 10 years old as well, newer accounts are way more prone to being "supervised" by AI. I've been banned on Facebook and Instagram, it probably has to do with the moment you write anything deemed "questionable" or someone reports your comment, then you're more or less doomed. And many people think their comments have been removed, but in reality they've just been "hidden" the same way obvious spam is hidden. If one chooses "newest comments" instead of "most relevant" or whatever it's called, and then scroll all the way to the original comment you're looking for, you can see all the hidden replies as well. It's very annoying and frustrating, but there's not really any way around this...
@@WatchmyPlaylist. Karl Diebitsch (artist) and Walter Heck (graphic designer). The Hugo Boss company was one of the companies that produced (not designed) these black uniforms for the SS.
Regardless of which side of the fence you are on, just want to say I appreciate your comment. I mean, when studying ancient Rome, do you really want to hear all the blah, blah, blah? I mean it's history. .......if I understood your comment correctly.
I met with a woman named Vera two weeks ago. She's in her mid 90's now. She was in the league of german girls and remember seeing Hitler. She never got to shake his hand, but she attended rallies with more than 200k attendants.
Nobody seems to remember, or care, that in the 1930's Hugo Boss began to produce uniforms for the Nazi Party. Boss would eventually supply the Nazi German government with military uniforms, resulting in a large boost in sales.
Or, how about Volkswagen? It doesn't matter, though. All electronics require cobalt, which is only mined using slave labor, so if you're reading this, you're supporting slavery.
Thank you for sticking to the aspect of clothing and not overstressing that Nazis were evil. We all know that. I wanted to learn about the uniforms, and I got to learn about them and what made them useful for the Nazis. A delicate topic, and you nailed it.
Antonio, I've been watching your videos for years now. This is the first time that it felt scripted. Usually your videos feel natural and organic, like you're having a conversation... This one really felt like you were reading a script. As usual, the info is spot on, and very good; I learned something (like I do with most of your videos).
Some minor corrections from a fellow former-Marine-turned history teacher: the single S shape never meant "the sun". It's the Nordic (Viking, Scandinavian) rune (alphabet) for "Sieg"... "victory" in English.. The single S rune was was used by the Nazis as well: it features prominently on the flags, badges, and belt-buckles of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth). I believe the credit for adding a second Sieg-rune to the first one... making it SS... was the same ad agency that came up with the SA [stormtrooper] logo, andf several others (their name slips my mind at the moment). Your "sun" idea isn't entirely wrong, the SS were also influenced by Himmler's dabbling in the occult, including *their symbology. And the Black Sun, or Sun Wheel ("Sonnenrad"), does show up from time to time in SS rituals, but merely as decoration or ornamentation, never as a badge or uniform insignia. Just my two cents, Semper Fi.
Thks for your comment. I was told, much earlier in life, the "twin lightening bolts." like the skull/crossbones symbol. were old, somewhat common, military symbols used thru the centuries.
You read my mind.... I wanted to say so much... I mean I get the point of view that they're trying to Portray. But the history of each meaning... Well you know...
I'm surprised you didn't talk about the cut of the uniform. The design of the jacket in particular was full of visual illusions designed to make the wearer look even fitter and healthier than he was. The jacket was slightly longer in the front than at the back, and the belt being worn over the jacket gave the impression of the legs being longer than they were. This only worked if the trousers were the same colour as the jacket, which they were. Both the SS and the Army shared these design elements. 6:05 Leni Riefenstahl not talked about? She's been talked about considerably for decades. Her films were pieces of incredible cinematography, developing camera techniques never seen before, and used to cover sports to this day. Her footage of the 1936 Berlin Olympics is outstanding. The fact that her incredible talent was used to promote the Third Reich was tragic. She went on post-war to continue her photographic career, completely moving on from her pre-1945 days.
I think it would be interesting if you were to do videos on uniforms of the other nations, both in World War II and even modern times, or even pre-World War II
You need to do more menswear history videos, Antonio, as I profoundly enjoyed learning about the SS Uniforms. A deep dive on the origins of Savile Row and/or the Ralph Lauren brand would be videos I'd watch in a heartbeat.
The true question being asked here, it was a war everyone was horrible, every country commited brutalities, every soldier was a victim fighting for other's ideals, but the oddity here was why where germans dressed in such a posh and elegant manner
Bro that swastika with four dots in it 0:11 (the transition) is not a nazi swastika it is a hindu religion sign that represents peace pls dont misguide people about that hindu swastika and please dont mix them together thankyou 🙏
the Totenkopf was actually a legacy of Prussia. an elite cavalry unit known as 2nd Life Hussars was renowned for it's achievements during the Napoleonic wars.
Right about what? That some minority is actually a evil magical race that rules the world, but is also inferior to a common race who they secretly own? I don't understand.
I've always thought it was a reflection on their military bearing. Many of the officers were of the old, aristocratic, Prussian aristocracy, and were intensely proud of their military heritage. And they dressed like it - very stylish and well groomed.
I admit, I am commenting this before watching the video, but my theory for why the Nazis dressed so well is because they where walking propaganda. They wanted extreme conservative values, and formal dress is usually seen as conservative.
Probably true - the SA uniform was WW1 surplus left overs. Legitimacy for the movement, power vs the military, and propaganda were part of it - Party insignia items were quality checked by an office called RZM/ rubber stamped.
A really good video in which you talk as neutrally as possible about the external effect that the distinctive black uniform of the SS had. I think that's very good. Because let's be honest: many people, myself included, see this uniform in a documentary, in a history book at school or in a movie and think to themselves: "Wow, they look good." And that's probably where the pangs of conscience start to set in for some, because it's already considered a glorification of National Socialism. And no, it's not glorification to say that the uniforms looked good. You have to try to separate the uniform from the SS organization, even if it's almost impossible, but you've done a good job of separating the two.
Hey Antonio. I find your videos very interesting and educational. I was wondering about style and fashion in Medieval Europe. What was it like, and what influences of it do we see in the modern day in our clothing?
That’s will be so interesting…………….. I recently watched a video from Germany 🇩🇪 WW2 and the narrator was saying that in the SS and the Army beside occultism were another cults and creeds from the same region where Lutherans and Franciscans were battling ( Germany 🇩🇪- Austria 🇦🇹) and centuries before many people that were in the Crusaders coming from Middle East stayed and lived there. That’s the cultural blend that came from the Templar times, runes, symbols. Peace ☮️
The swastika had been around way before the Nazis, that is correct, as a person who lived in Asia for over a decade it's everywhere on Buddhist temples!
You might like to look at the influence of German army uniforms world wide. The Chilean Army, for instance, wears a version of the German army uniform. Excellent video, thanks!
The nazi symbol is not Swastika , Swastika is a Hindu sacred symbol , rather it's called 'Hakenkreuz' . Swastika symbol is straight not tilted like Hakenkreuz.
it is a Swastika. it's just a different style of Swastika. Examples of the Swastika can be found all over the world. A good example is the Isle of Man’s flag, the Native North American people also used it some showing it clockwise rotation others anti-clockwise. The spokes meet up with a full circle on others you will see that the circle is broken (sorry if that is not conveyed very well), it can also be found in the book of Kells, the Buddhist’s call it a Manji. The Nazis used the symbol because it is a striking symbol, nothing more nothing-less!
You mean? The nation that relied on slave labor and also punished people for not being patriotic. The same nation that May listening to Jazz Illegal as well as Labour Strikes and Trade Unions. The same nation that Made it mandatory for all children To join the Hitler youth.
It wasn’t just the SS. Ya the regular German army was like most other armies of the time but officers and the higher ups of the military looked good. They looked pretty sharp and had the tight cool haircuts.
I can get what you guys think they're cool.But from A practical and combat Point of view The uniforms were kind of socky like first of all , Those jackboots were incredibly impractical, both in warfare and production, because they took a lot of Resources , in fact , they had to phase those out later on in the war. To be honest the main reason German uniforms look the way they do is because they try to follow the Prussian tradition of uniform design. Furthermore The german Officer uniforms looked almost exactly like how the british ones did The German ones were just in black and had more Insignias.
The black Allegemeine SS uniform was switched from black to field grey in 1942. The deaths head insignia was not worn to initiate fear but as a tribute to the German Hussars of the past. Also the true term for the swastika was hakenkruez or hooked cros.
There was a reason why German uniforms were so stylish: They didn't have enough money to import cotton on a large scale. So they had to use what was available in large quantities: wool. Everyone knows that an elegant suit is always made of wool. It wasn't just the senior officers who wore wool uniforms, but all the soldiers. On the other hand, this is also the reason why you often see pictures of Landsers with their sleeves rolled up: the woollen uniforms were often too warm.
Antonio’s gross mispronunciation of these German names sets my teeth on edge. These were not obscure people - it would only require a moment’s effort to look up the correct pronunciations. That being said, these uniforms are indeed a fascinating study.
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This video explores the history and symbolism behind the uniforms of the German military and Nazi organizations like the SS during the 1930s and World War II, but to learn more about how the uniforms were designed and manufactured you'll have to watch the rest of the video.
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Tell a Jewish person how the Germans were so stylish
your thumbnail says "secret". Bro, it aint a secret, it is EXRREMELY well known
Hey Antonio, you made a similar video entitled :Why were the Nazis so stylish!
Hey, I dunno if someone else has reported this or not but someone has been making copycat accounts of you and has been tryna scam people
Hey RMRS, good vudeo but the symbol used by Nazis was Hooked Cross & not our Sacred SWASTIKA. Kindly trim that part or update that information is incorrect.
Regards
those SS uniforms still look great
true
Yeah the blood stains went great with the iron cross. This is disturbing...I mean...they would look better with M9 projectile holes in them though...Yeah..
@@lesserlight uhhh a real edgelord
@@lesserlight Found the tuff mfer
@@nah3826 That's what the valley called for.
some of their outfits looked better than new modern style 💀💀💀
The modern German uniforms look like crap.
Yeah it's called liberal fashion. Its really just full if dumb ideas and so called (art)
Very sharp
It looks better than all modern style
modern style is just designer brands seeing how much bs they can get away with. Foolish people buy anything just because of the name.
It's not just the uniforms. Actually anything you see that is German made is stylish. Cars, kitchen appliances etc., etc
To even things out: mullets are still a thing in Germany
They loss the war and won the economy....
@@taand4725 they are in the U.S. too. They made a comeback a few years ago
@@corydunaway in Germany they never left
@@taand4725 that makes Germany even cooler
Getting a historical perspective on style and symbols is important to understand timeless style. You need to make more of these videos.
This is noted. Thanks David!
@@RealMenRealStyle Excuse me, since you heard his suggestion may I make one too?
Im glad you were bold and willing enough to post this video. As I'm smart enough to see this is about fashion, understanding enough to not get offended and interested enough to soak in the information objectively and enjoy the video.
👍
Why is it "bold" to share these simple well known facts
I'm pretty sure this was posted already, I remember seeing it in the past
Who would be offended by this?
@@VEE727 a lot of people act offended at the mere mention of nazi’s having a style. I’ve seen this first hand despite broaching the topic the same way as it was here
I asked myself the same question @@baron7755 however I understand where he/she is coming from. The internet is easily triggered these days that the premise of the video will be missed by a mile once they see certain references.
"Why do the bad guys always get the good stuff?!"
-Transformers 3
Bad guys?
They weren't the bad guys only hollywood tells you that lie
The mid century Germans got so much "good stuff" they lost the war.
@plamenovcharov USMC Dress Blues are pretty slick uniforms, by any standard.
Bad guys lol, even us non whites know they were not the bad guys
The fact you mentioned Thule Society and Leni Riefenstahl shows you did your research , 👏 bravo 👏
I cry foul calling Riefensthal a "Dyed in the Wool Nazi" while giving Bosses kid a pass. Riefensthal was, at worst, a mitgerber, and her contributions continue to resonates in both political speech and cinema
See in Google Nikolas Van Rensburg.
Germany War 3.
Also Thule is pronounced too-lee 😂
Are you blind not to notice made up word in title which WAS NEVER used in 33-45 germany?
This has got to be amongst the most fascinating fashion history videos on TH-cam. Fantastic research & delivery! Really appreciate all the time you put into this one. Keep up the great work!
Even Tom Cruise complemented nazi uniforms while filming Valkyrie.
As I noted in another comment that film is available on youtube now FOR FREE! I suggest everyone see it after this video.
Love these history videos. The Germans had arguably the most modern camouflage patterns for their time, especially the SS. The modern German flecktarn camo is inspired from the SS dot pattern
There was a '70s article concerning a hard-drinking ex-US Army captain, who was a regular in a bar. Apparently, during the war, he complained about the lack of white camouflage for his men. As fate would have it, one day he saw SS troops skiing downhill wearing their white camouflage, and ordered his men to open fire. During a minor lull, they realized they were hearing the wounded screaming in English, after most were already dead. (The captain was never informed that any US unit was ever issued white winter camouflage.). His men took out almost a company of fellow GIs by mistake, the captain blamed himself and was wracked with guilt thereafter----and that's why he drank.
@@elultimo102 as far as I'm concerned, it was actually more common for German Army units to be issued white winter camouflage (or at least just as common as the SS). They had these reversible jackets (one side being white, the other Splittertarn for Army units and something like Oakleaf camouflage for SS ones). But I guess a lot of this information has surfaced with the internet, so that could have been a rumor during the war and in the 1970's. I don't doubt friendly-fire incidents like that happened, though!
And yeah, I would say there's no doubt the Germans had the most advanced camouflages of their time. Reverisble jackets/tunics (combinations of winter/summer, summer/fall, etc.), camouflaged pullover smocks, helmet covers, and a plethora of patterns - with the SS having like ~10 different ones. The U.S. only used them in the Pacific, and they only had one pattern. Other countries had some patterns, but never as widely used as the Germans. And yes, many of these patterns hold up ridiculously well to this day, for being that old (there are videos here on TH-cam where people test their effectiveness, compared to other patterns)!
@@AlphaChinoz I'm surprised your comment hadn't gotten you 24 hr ban like mine did. You know, to protect the community and all.
@@kevinbautsch I've never been banned on TH-cam, just sticking to stuff like this has worked fine (as in non-political, just historical facts about clothing and whatnot).
If I write anything political, I'm careful with my wording. My account is over 10 years old as well, newer accounts are way more prone to being "supervised" by AI.
I've been banned on Facebook and Instagram, it probably has to do with the moment you write anything deemed "questionable" or someone reports your comment, then you're more or less doomed.
And many people think their comments have been removed, but in reality they've just been "hidden" the same way obvious spam is hidden. If one chooses "newest comments" instead of "most relevant" or whatever it's called, and then scroll all the way to the original comment you're looking for, you can see all the hidden replies as well.
It's very annoying and frustrating, but there's not really any way around this...
Q) Why did the uniforms look good?
A) Hugo Boss
for the last time, he wasnt the designer, only the distributor
@@WatchmyPlaylist. Karl Diebitsch (artist) and Walter Heck (graphic designer).
The Hugo Boss company was one of the companies that produced (not designed) these black uniforms for the SS.
Yes I was going to add it was Hugo Boss. I don't think I will ever buy one of his company's items.
@@WilliaminOz like the mafia in America, Hugo making uniforms was “strictly business”
Q: why weren’t you paying attention!
Very bold of you. I believe this is the only video that has stayed on topic and not divulged into bashing.
Regardless of which side of the fence you are on, just want to say I appreciate your comment.
I mean, when studying ancient Rome, do you really want to hear all the blah, blah, blah? I mean
it's history. .......if I understood your comment correctly.
That's because a specific tribe and their tools like the ACLU go after anyone who doesn't condemn a specific country.
I met with a woman named Vera two weeks ago. She's in her mid 90's now. She was in the league of german girls and remember seeing Hitler. She never got to shake his hand, but she attended rallies with more than 200k attendants.
Poor thing didn't get to shake his hand. I feel so bad for her. 😢
"got to" is a bit sus
I worked with a German lady named Helga who told me she was a former member of the BDM (Bund Deutscher Madel)
Really love the history and fashion videos; great work!
Glad you like them!
love this kind of history video mixed with style knowledge. Nice one Antonio!
Best uniforms ever.
I don't know, I mean the us MarInes had some pretty good uniforms.
Stylish uniforms, great vid
Their swag was unmatched.
I'd love it if you made more videos analysing fashion from history. This was so interesting!
Wow! This was a very fascinating historical piece. Thank you for sharing this.
Nobody seems to remember, or care, that in the 1930's Hugo Boss began to produce uniforms for the Nazi Party. Boss would eventually supply the Nazi German government with military uniforms, resulting in a large boost in sales.
And Coco Chanel was hooking up with nazi officers. No one seems to care.
And Coco Chanel was dating nazi officers. No one seems to care about that.
My reply disappeared twice. So we can talk about what Hugo Boss did but not about Coco Chanel?
Or, how about Volkswagen? It doesn't matter, though. All electronics require cobalt, which is only mined using slave labor, so if you're reading this, you're supporting slavery.
And VW made military vehicles for the German Army and used slave labor.
I love these style history videos!
Thank you for sticking to the aspect of clothing and not overstressing that Nazis were evil. We all know that. I wanted to learn about the uniforms, and I got to learn about them and what made them useful for the Nazis. A delicate topic, and you nailed it.
Antonio, I've been watching your videos for years now. This is the first time that it felt scripted. Usually your videos feel natural and organic, like you're having a conversation... This one really felt like you were reading a script. As usual, the info is spot on, and very good; I learned something (like I do with most of your videos).
its ai voiceover
Well in today's climate, you have to script any conversation that mentions Nazi so you don't get cancelled.
@@Free4evr so true…
Combining fashion and history with such great research and narration. Thank you I learned and I enjoyed this video.
Antonio,Thanks so much for the history lesson.
Great Video Antonio! Howdy, from West Texas ✌🏽
Some minor corrections from a fellow former-Marine-turned history teacher: the single S shape never meant "the sun". It's the Nordic (Viking, Scandinavian) rune (alphabet) for "Sieg"... "victory" in English.. The single S rune was was used by the Nazis as well: it features prominently on the flags, badges, and belt-buckles of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth). I believe the credit for adding a second Sieg-rune to the first one... making it SS... was the same ad agency that came up with the SA [stormtrooper] logo, andf several others (their name slips my mind at the moment). Your "sun" idea isn't entirely wrong, the SS were also influenced by Himmler's dabbling in the occult, including *their symbology. And the Black Sun, or Sun Wheel ("Sonnenrad"), does show up from time to time in SS rituals, but merely as decoration or ornamentation, never as a badge or uniform insignia. Just my two cents, Semper Fi.
Thks for your comment. I was told, much earlier in life, the "twin lightening bolts." like the skull/crossbones symbol. were old, somewhat common, military symbols used thru the centuries.
This is true, the concept and the term "Black Sun" or "Schwarze Sonne" appeared in the early 90s.
You read my mind.... I wanted to say so much... I mean I get the point of view that they're trying to Portray. But the history of each meaning... Well you know...
A correction to your correction, Viking is not a race, nationality, or ethnicity, it's a profession and activity.
@@Riceball01 It was a profession in Scandinavia, therefore all vikings were Scandinavians
Very informative. Thank you.
Very interesting, thank you for not being afraid to tackle such a sticky subject.
No army had uniforms that looked that good!!
Marine Corps dress blues give them a run for their money though.
@dylanplumley280 dres blues are handsome uniforms
German people have class and pride, period. The uniform and their dress, it's a sub-product of it.
You should make a video about cold war western and eastern german uniforms. Would be interesting to see a comparison and influences of them.
I'm surprised you didn't talk about the cut of the uniform. The design of the jacket in particular was full of visual illusions designed to make the wearer look even fitter and healthier than he was. The jacket was slightly longer in the front than at the back, and the belt being worn over the jacket gave the impression of the legs being longer than they were. This only worked if the trousers were the same colour as the jacket, which they were. Both the SS and the Army shared these design elements.
6:05 Leni Riefenstahl not talked about? She's been talked about considerably for decades. Her films were pieces of incredible cinematography, developing camera techniques never seen before, and used to cover sports to this day. Her footage of the 1936 Berlin Olympics is outstanding. The fact that her incredible talent was used to promote the Third Reich was tragic. She went on post-war to continue her photographic career, completely moving on from her pre-1945 days.
"we defeated the wrong enemy" - General Patton
They also supported Mao over Chang Kai Check, and gave us the Red China we have today. US meddling inevitably does more ham than good.
It's by design
He was ACKed
@@elultimo102 i always put cheese on my ham sandwiches
@@your_royal_highness my cats love catnip…
Ive stumbled apon some of your videos over the years. This one struck my interest and you did a great job
Very informative video, well done, very interesting
Most military uniforms today don't even compare
Facts
The American acu.
Re-upload or remake? I thought you made this before. Anyway, excellent video!
"Discipline, Power, Allegiance." Sounds like Prussia to me. And the Prussian Uniforms are just as iconic. Especially the black on their uniforms.
As Megamind said: "your not a super villain without presentation"
I think it would be interesting if you were to do videos on uniforms of the other nations, both in World War II and even modern times, or even pre-World War II
A great instructive video. Thanks! 👍🏽
Glad you enjoyed it!
Triumph of the Will is such a powerful piece of film making (and of course propaganda) that it is still recommended view on many film courses today.
my Argentinian grandfather gave me one of these before he died
You have any german ancestry by chance?
Damn and I thought grandpa worked for a fancy electric company 😂
You need to do more menswear history videos, Antonio, as I profoundly enjoyed learning about the SS Uniforms.
A deep dive on the origins of Savile Row and/or the Ralph Lauren brand would be videos I'd watch in a heartbeat.
Hugo Boss...was there Designer😅😅😅
That is a fascinating piece of history. Thanks
Evil is often atractive
yep- I married her- hehe
@@pierrerochon7271 😂
"Evil" what an elementary view of things
@@AltKuyperianI mean I feel like A vast majority of people and agree , the nazis were evil
Those long coats they wore made them look taller, slimmer, and made their shoulders look bigger. Just a very smart, attractive uniform.
Keep up the good work Antonio ❤
Kanye was making the clothes
Can't believe you actually remade your most infamous video 🤣
Awesome video!
The true question being asked here, it was a war everyone was horrible, every country commited brutalities, every soldier was a victim fighting for other's ideals, but the oddity here was why where germans dressed in such a posh and elegant manner
Might as well look your best if you are going to die.
I agree, even the field uniforms were awesome looking so were the panzergrenadiers and all the cool looking camouflage they had
That's because their design philosophy was based off of prussia As well as.
Trying to invoke an image of superiority and fear
Thanks for the history lesson I found it very informative 👍
Bro that swastika with four dots in it 0:11 (the transition) is not a nazi swastika it is a hindu religion sign that represents peace pls dont misguide people about that hindu swastika and please dont mix them together thankyou 🙏
@@enjoymusicwithmadhav5350 he does say that…
I'm a retired Marine. We love our uniforms. But theSS had beautiful uniforms. Period.
I disagree
great vid!
Listen... If today there still existed these uniforms I wouldn't mind wearing them...
They’re super intriguing
be careful to not be swayed, all it takes it "oh their uniforms looked cool" or "oh maybe they have one good point" and populism can drag you deeper
History is written by the victor.
Europa The Last Battle
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنْظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنْظَرِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ @benjamin_lindner
@benjamin_lindner = قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنْظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنْظَرِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
قَالَ رَبِّ فَأَنْظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ قَالَ فَإِنَّكَ مِنَ الْمُنْظَرِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْوَقْتِ الْمَعْلُومِ قَالَ رَبِّ بِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لَأُزَيِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَلَأُغْوِيَنَّهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ benjamin_lindner@
Victor ! Victor is my buddy
Such a great video
the Totenkopf was actually a legacy of Prussia. an elite cavalry unit known as 2nd Life Hussars was renowned for it's achievements during the Napoleonic wars.
Noticed the US Marine in dress blues painting. The absolutely best dress uniforms in military history. - George S. Patton (probably 😉)
Semper Fi
"My spirit will rise from the grave and the world will know I was right"
Nope. World still not convinced lol
What spirit
@@ShadeRaven222 world means what..? Mainstream media and some puppets..?
World is people.. people are the world.. and they know well
Right about what? That some minority is actually a evil magical race that rules the world, but is also inferior to a common race who they secretly own? I don't understand.
I've always thought it was a reflection on their military bearing. Many of the officers were of the old, aristocratic, Prussian aristocracy, and were intensely proud of their military heritage. And they dressed like it - very stylish and well groomed.
You speak with an almost breathless enthusiasm. From the start to the finish, every single sentence .
You almost seem excited by the subject
Who wouldn’t be? It was a time of fervour and apricity. Something long forgotten in modernity.
And? Do you not have eyes? The uniforms are beautiful, intricate, full of tradition and history. That's enough reason to be fascinated by them.
Very good and informative video. Thanks.
I admit, I am commenting this before watching the video, but my theory for why the Nazis dressed so well is because they where walking propaganda. They wanted extreme conservative values, and formal dress is usually seen as conservative.
Probably true - the SA uniform was WW1 surplus left overs. Legitimacy for the movement, power vs the military, and propaganda were part of it - Party insignia items were quality checked by an office called RZM/ rubber stamped.
A really good video in which you talk as neutrally as possible about the external effect that the distinctive black uniform of the SS had.
I think that's very good. Because let's be honest: many people, myself included, see this uniform in a documentary, in a history book at school or in a movie and think to themselves: "Wow, they look good."
And that's probably where the pangs of conscience start to set in for some, because it's already considered a glorification of National Socialism.
And no, it's not glorification to say that the uniforms looked good. You have to try to separate the uniform from the SS organization, even if it's almost impossible, but you've done a good job of separating the two.
I do not have pages of conscience about liking them or uniform whatsoever& y grandad faught them🤷♂️
Good videos as always Antonio loved this one ❤️
Ahhh Yes, the random 3 AM content I was looking for.
Hey Antonio. I find your videos very interesting and educational. I was wondering about style and fashion in Medieval Europe. What was it like, and what influences of it do we see in the modern day in our clothing?
That’s will be so interesting…………….. I recently watched a video from Germany 🇩🇪 WW2 and the narrator was saying that in the SS and the Army beside occultism were another cults and creeds from the same region where Lutherans and Franciscans were battling ( Germany 🇩🇪- Austria 🇦🇹) and centuries before many people that were in the Crusaders coming from Middle East stayed and lived there.
That’s the cultural blend that came from the Templar times, runes, symbols.
Peace ☮️
I'm leaning a lot about fashion through you.
The swastika had been around way before the Nazis, that is correct, as a person who lived in Asia for over a decade it's everywhere on Buddhist temples!
Yeah, and the same goes for nordic symbols.It's a real shame that these guys have just ruined the sacred symbols
You might like to look at the influence of German army uniforms world wide. The Chilean Army, for instance, wears a version of the German army uniform. Excellent video, thanks!
The nazi symbol is not Swastika , Swastika is a Hindu sacred symbol , rather it's called 'Hakenkreuz' . Swastika symbol is straight not tilted like Hakenkreuz.
it is a Swastika. it's just a different style of Swastika. Examples of the Swastika can be found all over the world.
A good example is the Isle of Man’s flag, the Native North American people also used it some showing it clockwise rotation others anti-clockwise. The spokes meet up with a full circle on others you will see that the circle is broken (sorry if that is not conveyed very well), it can also be found in the book of Kells, the Buddhist’s call it a Manji.
The Nazis used the symbol because it is a striking symbol, nothing more nothing-less!
Hindus don't have original symbols, everything they use was borrowed.
"Swastika is a Hindu sacred symbol" its an indo european symbol specifically, u see it in germanic tribe era coins in denmark too
@@jaif7327 when Swastik prevailed in India at that time European civilization had no existence.
@@nationfirst16 the IVC was dravidian
Great video.
Bring back this version of Germany
Absolutely
You mean?
The nation that relied on slave labor and also punished people for not being patriotic. The same nation that May listening to Jazz Illegal as well as Labour Strikes and Trade Unions. The same nation that Made it mandatory for all children To join the Hitler youth.
It wasn’t just the SS. Ya the regular German army was like most other armies of the time but officers and the higher ups of the military looked good. They looked pretty sharp and had the tight cool haircuts.
Germany had no navy whites , but white summer HEER / Luftwaffe an Waffen SS summer tunics.
I can get what you guys think they're cool.But from
A practical and combat Point of view The uniforms were kind of socky like first of all , Those jackboots were incredibly impractical, both in warfare and production, because they took a lot of Resources , in fact , they had to phase those out later on in the war. To be honest the main reason German uniforms look the way they do is because they try to follow the Prussian tradition of uniform design. Furthermore The german Officer uniforms looked almost exactly like how the british ones did The German ones were just in black and had more Insignias.
The black uniform is a dress uniform. they wore field gray most of the time. unlike what you see in movies!
Here in Germany we calling it "The Hugo Boss Drip"
Wasn't this video alraedy uploaded? I swear I watched something like this on your channel.
Yeah, 2 years ago.
The black Allegemeine SS uniform was switched from black to field grey in 1942. The deaths head insignia was not worn to initiate fear but as a tribute to the German Hussars of the past. Also the true term for the swastika was hakenkruez or hooked cros.
There was a reason why German uniforms were so stylish: They didn't have enough money to import cotton on a large scale. So they had to use what was available in large quantities: wool.
Everyone knows that an elegant suit is always made of wool.
It wasn't just the senior officers who wore wool uniforms, but all the soldiers. On the other hand, this is also the reason why you often see pictures of Landsers with their sleeves rolled up: the woollen uniforms were often too warm.
Like the British red uniform it was cheap
Pronunciation of thule is, "too-lee" society BTW
I can only imagine the psychological impact these uniforms had on the men who put them on. They must have felt unstoppable.
Ralph Feines said when he put on the uniform he did feel more powerful.
great video
Antonio’s gross mispronunciation of these German names sets my teeth on edge. These were not obscure people - it would only require a moment’s effort to look up the correct pronunciations. That being said, these uniforms are indeed a fascinating study.
"Side with the simplist uniform wins" murphys law of combat
Gangsters also tend to dress sharp. It is camouflage.
Star Wars Imperial uniforms do look very good 👍🏼
I got married in one of these.
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Good for you mate👏👏👏
The dress for success guy. Long time
Hakenkruz not swastika
*Hakenkreuz
Definitely a way to display power and authority through clothing, very good video Antonio 👍🏽