Every family in Russia has its own heroes. There is not a single family in which there would be no war heroes. That is why, every year the "immortal regiment" action is held, where the descendants carry photos of the heroes.
And now they did the same shit again with the Ukraine. It's like the victim from the past now becomes a villian and don't learn from the past. I'm sure Russia or China would be the reason why the next world war will start and after this the statistic becomes a new meaning.
I think it is very important to mention that among the British soldier deaths, 87,000 of those deaths are Indian soldiers, around 2.5M Indian soldiers served and participated in the war. I honestly don't know why he didn't go further into that among with other nations that joined through colonies, they all deserve the recognition.
They were counted among Britain's overseas colony losses because India was still a British colony in WW2. Indian troops didn't see much actual combat either. They were mainly used to resupply Britain's combat divisions, and in various capacities to assist the Royal Navy. The Indians didn't exactly acquit themselves with honor during WW1, and the British command refused to make that same mistake twice. In WW1, the Indian divisions were thoroughly lacking in competence and discipline. They didn't drill their men prior to conflict breaking out in 1914, thus they were woefully unprepared for what they were marching into. The officers often belayed the orders given to them by Allied commanders, and their troops wouldn't follow simple instructions. By 1916, India's forces had essentially become ghost divisions- their position may have been there on the map, but on the actual battlefield itself they were nowhere to be found. When everything bogged down into trench warfare, the Indians began deserting en masse, and suffered from a lack of morale. Naturally, this left high command with a sour taste in their mouths, and much debate ensued over how they should deploy their Indian forces in future combat. Fast forwards to 1939-40 when the relentless advances, deep penetrations, and superior technology the Germans were using was striking fear into everyone in Europe- even the rival industrialized nations who could match Germany. The Wehrmacht was the most intimidating force in the entire world in 1940. No one could comprehend their success. The British general staff's calculus was changed by this. They now reasoned their colonial troops would surrender at the first sight of a Stuka or Panzer. Germany's tactics and weaponry would've simply been too much for the Indians to withstand. Regardless of any other opinions you may have on India's armed forces, that much is indisputable. Germany would've smashed them. Thus, it would be better for the British to keep their colonial forces in reserve for later stages of the war where they could be put to better use. Otherwise, they'd end up losing even more of their valuable manpower by putting them on the front lines since they'd probably surrender to the Germans rightaway. Based on how the Nazis treated their captured POWs- especially non-Aryan/White enemy forces -this reluctance to deploy them ended up saving lots of Indian lives in the long run.
@@Britton_Thompson During WW2, Indian troops fought with extraordinary courage and resilience at the battle of Monte Cassino into particular, storming fortified German positions
@@slecht7867 That's what I said. It's just that I think there should be made a distinction for it, could've added a parenthesis under British soldier deaths and separating the deaths or just say how many were Indian. It is not to ignore the fact that they were under a British colonies, but to honour those that wilfully *volunteered* and fought for Britain and the Allies.
I am Scottish. My grandfather was a piper for a colonel leading Indian troops through Italy. British military families know. His colonel gave him silver pipes for his service.
The Australians, New Zealanders and Indian forces were part of the British empire (commonwealth) they fought in the far east in the jungles of Mayalisa and Burma against the Japanese.
My father fought in WWII. He was in the fight close to Midway, and his ship was hit by various suicide planes. The ship took a beating and he was one of the 55 survivors out of over 600 sailers.
@@alexanderj.mendez3815 if it was the battle of midway it would probably be Yorktown which took about 5 hits from bombs and torpedos before she was abandoned
in a weird way. every single one of them died for us to be here right now. and i just wanted to thank you to watching this. i truly appreciated it. this information is crucial right now.
@@carkawalakhatulistiwa Who the hell cares about fucking India, dear? Do you really think a powerful nation wants to know something about a poor, rotten, stinking country that is nothing but a nest of diseases? Wake up to reality nigga!!!
Thank you for watching and reacting to this video. I have seen it many times, and it never loses it power. I am a veteran, and my Father, as well as 7 of my uncles, were veterans of WW2. Peace is a precious thing, as is human life. We need to learn, and change.
In WW2, owe fought for honor, but as an American who served in Afghanistan in 2012-2013, we fought for nothing. Thank you to you both for not forgetting. God speed.
My great-grandfather was a sailor in the Soviet Navy. He died in 1942 in the Baltic. The rest of the great-grandfathers were in the infantry and returned home in 1945. The last of them died in 1997 a couple of days before I was born.
Мои все были в пехоте, кроме трех. Один был как раз на Балтике, откуда и пришла похоронка, второй и третий был в артиллерии, похоронка из под Ленинграда и из под Москвы, остальные по всей России ( двое Сталингад)
My grandfathers fought. One of them was a counterintelligence officer of the NKVD and fought in Warsaw, Prague, Berlin. My other grandfather's brother was a tanker and fought in Stalingrad
@mcchickenz What the NKVD did for Stalin, the CIA/FBI are doing today for the US. Just men obeing the Goverment. But just imagine being alive in the USSR during the Great Patriatic war, you needed a diferent pair of size balls to fight that war.
@mcchickenz He was a counterintelligence officer of the NKVD and only during the war and in Berlin in 1945-1947. This has nothing to do with the terror of the NKVD in the 1930s. He was also part of the legendary reconnaissance unit "Smersh"
The US entered WW2 in 1941. One of my uncles, in the 29th Infantry Division, died in the first wave of Omaha Beach on D-Day. One of his brothers jumped into Normandy via the 82nd Airborne, and lived to a ripe old age, as did yet another brother who was a career Marine from WW2 through Vietnam. Thank you for your video.
I’m mostly Hispanic but with some German blood. My great grandfather on my mom side was a German soldier who fled before things really went down between Germany and the allied powers. He fled to El Salvador and went into hiding, owned land, met a woman and living a semi normal life. I wish I could have met him. The many stories he would tell to his great grandson. I could listen to him for days if he was still alive. He died due to old age.
I would almost suggest reacting to the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, for it goes very well with this video, but I don’t want to see them mentally broken. This video does a good enough job causing rivers of tears
Something interesting about that movie, right after the storming of the beach there is a scene where an American shoots two surrending "Germans" However they aren't germans they are speaking (I forgot if it was dutch or Czech I saw a video on this i didnt actually notice it wasnt German they spoke) and they were basically saying they weren't german and didnt kill anyone before the guy shoots them
@@GlobalOutcast Think it was Polish, but it's been a while. Either way, it was completely accurate. Several of the defenders on the beaches the Americans stormed (I can't remember with certainty about the ones assigned to the UK and Canada, but I think the UK ran into a few as well) were in fact forced conscripts from conquered countries. There were definitely Polish there, and I think a few Czechs as well, but I'm certain there were more. Which unfortunately did lead to a few situations like that where the Allied troops either couldn't understand them or didn't believe them and killed them anyway. To a lot of the Allied troops, they were just the guys on the other end of the guns that had been shooting at them the whole time. And it didn't help they were always in bunkers with just enough German personnel to keep them from mutinying.
This would be a great reaction. Saving Private Ryan is known for its accuracy in depicting that day and its events as well as many other aspects of the war, down to the miss drop locations, the gun positions, the landing difficulties including dismounting while under pinpoint mortar and machine gun fire. The fact that these men knew they were walking face first into a storm of metal is seen on their faces as plain as day. The suicide mission they faced was very apparent yet the pushed on. Those men on that beach are considered some of the bravest men in U.S. History and their names should be known!
I will never forget my grandparents telling me about what happened with them. My grandpa was in the Army but he wasn't the "usual enlisted". Because he had an incredible operatic tenor voice, he was with the USO for almost the entirety of WWII. He met my grandma while touring in the U.S. to support troops training to go to war. I am VERY proud of him for this. When VE day occurred, of course the war in the Pacific was still going on. At this point, he was drafted into regular infantry as the U.S predicted every able man would be needed to stop the Japanese. He was on a B-52, on his way to deployment, when the U.S. dropped the two Atomic Bombs . As horrifying as that is for me., it saved my grandpa's life. My mother was almost 3 at time. My grandparents were married almost sixty-nine years when he finally passed away in a VFW home. My grandma followed just a little over a year. They were so close. I thank the Gods for sparing them both. They are my greatest strength to this day. The most beautiful people you could ever meet.
Great reaction, I see how the both of you have compassion in your heart ❤️. Being human is beautiful we just have to always grow and be positive for the future.
A haunting thought, the Jewish woman and child shown in the Mobile Groups photo were most likely dead within 15 to 30 seconds of that photo being taken. This is one of those videos that *EVERYONE* *NEEDS* to see.
When I was growing up, my parents, grandparents and future in-laws ... all were part of WW II. It was a very living memory. And they are all gone now ;-( But I keep their memory alive, and have given that as an inheritance to my adult daughter. It has paid off, my daughter finally celebrated Memorial Day with me, at our local wars memorial (we have memorials to every war in US history). It must seem so distant to her, but the US is at war, most of the time ;-(
My dad was a B-24 pilot in the South Pacific. I was born in December 1945 and starting about 1949 I started to realize the bitterness and hatred my dad and my uncles and many other men had towards Japan.
@@albutterfield5965That was how my mother, a Rosie along with her mother, felt towards Japan. Her feelings toward Asians didn't improve with Korea or Vietnam. But I didn't inherit it, from about age 10, I have always been fascinated by Japan and visited Japan when a young man.
@@williambranch4283 Бог простит , мы делаем выводы . КАКАЯ КОРОТКАЯ У ВАС ПАМЯТЬ , ДАЖЕ НЕ ХВАТИЛО НА 100 ЛЕТ, МИР СПАС СОВЕТСКИЙ СОЛДАТ . И ОПЯТЬ ВЫ СО СВОИМ НАТО ДВИГАЕТСЬ К НАМ , КАК НАПОЛЕОН , ГИТЛЕР , ОБЕДЕННАЯ ЕВРОПА ОПЯТЬ У НАШИХ ГРАНИЦ И ВСЕ ДВИЖЕТСЯ К НАМ , КАК НА НЕ ГОТОВИТСЯ К ВОЙНЕ ЕСЛИ ВОЙНА ВСЕГДА ПРИХОДИТ С ЗАПАДА .ОТ КРЕСТОВЫХ ПОХОДОВ ДО ГИТЛЕРА . ВСЕМ НУЖНА НАША ЗЕМЛЯ . ХВАТИТ ВСЕМ . ПО 2.5 МЕТРА ВНИЗ .
My husband's grandfather or as he called him "Papa". Was from Switzerland and moved to America. He served in the Army. He was in WW2. He was in Pearl Harbor and survived. He also was one of the soldiers from America who liberated Dachau. Coming from Switzerland he spoke German and help free the people. He was on the front line because he spoke German. He told my husband that was the day he stopped believing in God, after seeing for his self what was done to the Jews. It was very hard on him for the rest of his life.
It's not just those killed, it's all those who are injured (mentally) as well. My mom is a German war child, and the things she says sometimes continue to prove to me that NO ONE can be involved in a war and be "normal". Just imagine all of the family members of those 70 million who were affected by their loss, all the orphans created, and all the parents who lost children. IT all shows the stupidity and tragedy of war.
I feel for anyone that can feel *our* pain and thank you for your consideration and empathy. Not all Americans have forgotten our place in the world and its (positive) history. We're the ones that thank you for even a bit of your time, attention and heart-felt gratitude - it's all we've ever needed. In fact, it's all any good person throughout history has *ever* needed. I like to think that, in better times, we were a continuation of that time-honored tradition.
Well as a Canadian I'll share my family's effort in the war. Canada sent over troops to back the UK up and that's where my Great in the RCAF came into play. He was on bomber planes hitting German positions in France. He was shoot down over the English channel losing all the crew but himself. Some were his friends from back home in Saskatchewan. He swam avk the England and refused to go home insisted on joining another crew to continue bombing. He was shot down again sometime later to once again be the only surviving member. He again made it back across the English Channel to join a third crew. He stayed on with that crew the rest of the war. My best friend growing up was Polish. His Grandfather was refugee from the WW2. My friend never really talked about it to anyone until we learned about it in school. His grandfather had a number tattooed on his wrist...he escaped Buchanwal. That war scarred the entire planet and its aftermath is the root cause of many conflicts till this day.
Thank you so much for India's participation and its sacrifices during WWII. You joined with the UK to defeat the Japanese Empire. I am grateful to you.
Intesting fact the British/Indian army was the biggest volunteer army in the world . However Indian National Army led by Chandra Bose allied with the Japanese to help force the British out of India. Around 50,000 volunteered to fight with the Japanese.
My two great-grandfather‘s were German and died in WW2 too, one died because of a grenade and the other died in his fighting plane, he flew the Messerschmitt ME-262 the first opporational jet fighter
My grandfather fallen like civilian there 1944 , He was railway worker and bring food at railway station at train car . He get hit by airplanebomb . Left his wife ..my grandmother and two children 3 yeras old son = my father and 10 months old daughter my aunt. Tapa town, Estonia.
I went to the Netherlands back in 2008 and was able to tour one of the concentration camps there. One of the stories was of the camp commander who would walk the grounds, drop his hat, then order some random prisoner to pick it up. Once returned, the commander would throw his cap across the dead line and order that same prisoner to retrieve it or be shot. Basically at that point the prisoner was a dead man who had to chose whether to be shout by the commander for not getting his hat or shot by the guards for crossing the dead line to retrieve it.
Another great reaction guys. I'm a 60 year old Brit and my dad fought in WW2, but seeing the war in this manner really brings it into context. Ps, we can't see the bottom of the video screen. Can you move it up a bit please. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
"WW2 - Oversimplified (Part 1 & 2)" this channel has done an amazing job of simplifying and bringing light humor to such a horrific war. In my personal opinion they should use his videos in the classroom. I've seen several TH-camrs react to several of his videos and everyone I saw liked them immensely. I appreciated your reaction. It's important to remember the past so as not to keep repeating history. Thank you and have a good day 🙏🔥✌💔
My grandparents came back from the war, my grandfather passing not long after. My grandmother said his eyes were not the same, and hers changed when she spoke of him. This past still lives for those that remember the survivors, but will soon be lost. When that happens, these things will happen again.
America did get involved in WW1 very, very late in the war, however, this was not the case for WW2. It is true that America was not one of the instigating belligerents and attempted to stay out of the war, but for a war that started in early 1939, America's official status as an active participant didn't begin until it was forced on Dec 7, 1941, about a 3rd of the way through.
just be a little contrary some say ww2 started when Japan invaded China, or when Italy invaded Ethiopia. but september 1939 is the most excepted date for the start of the war.
It did supply one side of the war though. That is not insignificant. Don't get me wrong, I don't really disagree - But it's not likely they completely stayed out of it.
@C Summers Lend-Lease for the USSR is greatly overestimated. Lend-Lease weapons accounted for 14% of the Soviet army and 4% of Soviet military production. Without the USSR, Europe would now speak German
I am a proud granddaughter of a WWII veteran. He fought in Europe and in Germany. He survived a gas attack by the Germans. In America we call that generation "The Greatest Generation." Im sure it was his honor to help liberate Europe from a monsters grasp.
Sorry but Gas was Not used from US in Fights. Hitler was in fear that If WE start using Gas in war, the Allied would also used Gas against us. So Germany never used Gas against armys.
New to this channel. Forgive me, please, in my initial ramblings... One of the greatest gifts I've received in my life is through my work in science. It has been a bridge between cultures and generations that I am so grateful to have had. My mentor and best friend, when I worked in Academia, was a man from Iran, who married a Nebraska gal, who taught at the University of Texas, and he fostered generations of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, scientists. We'd talk 2-3 times a week at end of day over coffee and debate about the sovereignty of nations or just about the upcoming football game or how to clean out a P trap with his plumbing issues. The graphics on this vid are fantastic and undeniable. Soviet blood won the European campaign against totalitarian conquest. Irony has a way of creeping back in given the current state of affairs. My heart breaks for both the Russian PEOPLE and the Ukrainians who have suffered due to greed and power. Danke for the video.
in every family of the countries of the former Soviet Union there is a relative who died in this war, or at least took part in it. Thank God, my great-grandfather returned from the war alive and with a bunch of medals, I am very proud of him. just looking at the loss figures, you can understand why in 1) in Russia this day is so important 2) we have some kind of anger towards Europe 3) we have sharp aggression every time when somewhere there is at least some hint of fascism / Nazism
@@2908Jarek Wow, big countries are striving for world domination? I never would have thought that this could be. And when Victoria Nuland and McCain came to Kyiv during the coup of the 14th year and distributed food to the protesters, I thought they did it of their own free will simply because they have a lot of free time and big hearts, but it turns out that all countries strive to conquer other countries in one way or another ..... amazing, Thank you, you opened my eyes to the truth of the real world
Both my Great Uncle Charlie and my Grandfather fought in World War II. As far as I know, they almost never talked about it. As a veteran myself, when you see horror like this, how you can possibly make those that haven't seen it understand? This gives at least some context, but what a horrific conflict.
I had a great uncle Charlie who fought in the war he landed at Arnhem on a glider and took a German bayonet in the leg in North Africa went on to survive the war
@@Fatherofheroesandheroines Yh sorry I was just writing the key points not in order I think it was 41 he took the bayonet then was sent to Malta for recovery
The day mankind comes to understand , it doesnt matter what colour , religion , sexual preference , country you come from we ALL bleed red, we are one species (Humanity) , when we learn this simple truth ,we will finally have no more wars
This is why we maintain a large and powerful military. We do not seek military conquest, but we cannot ever again allow people who have these thoughts to rise to power. The moment these madmen leave their borders, we will meet them.
My father was shot on foreign ground in Germany. Well in the leg but what happened next was worse, a bomb was detonated when he fell. He survived. Coming home he and his friends bought a property and made it into Post 821 VFW. They had the first memorial day parade in Philadelphia. He never went without a shirt, regardless how hard he was working outside in the hest. One day he did, I came to tell him something and couldn't believe the scars on his back. Some where at least six inches thick. When he saw me he told me to give him his shirt and he put it on. He also when older would bleed from his ears at night. He had hearing loss and ringing all the time. When he passed we got a letter from them president Reagan he never accepted his purple heart and if we chose it will go into the museum. We let it stay there. ❤️💔
Like someone else said you should react to WW2 by Oversimplified. He does a great job of breaking down WW2 in a sorta fun way even though WW2 was a terrible thing. Many TH-camrs have done reactions to that video.
The German military didn't kill 25 million Russians, most were worked to death, starved to death, frozen to death or executed by the Russians themselves. The first recorded acts of genocide during WWII, was committed by the Russian military, first against the Ukrainians, then against captured surrendered Polish military officers and university intellectuals in Katyn forest. Both Germany and Russia started WWII. The Russians were delayed getting to Poland, because they were preoccupied murdering Ukrainians and looting their goods. The only reason Russia does not look worse than the Nazis, is only because they joined the Allied armies and the truth of their behavior buried just long enough to escape justice.
Он говорит что видел смерть и что сам ею был Он говорит что до сих пор он ничего не забыл В его пальцах навсегда осталась нервная дрожь Он говорит и тихо плачет как сентябрьский дождь И ты ему не мешай пусть говорит только он Его слова о том что было будто раненого стон Ты посмотри ему в глаза там только выстрелов дым Пока он жив его война будет с ним.
During the war, the total human losses of the USSR - military personnel and civilians - amounted to 26.6 million people. Civilian casualties totaled 13,684,700.
My great uncle served in WWII and my mom told me when he came home he refused to sleep in the house and would sleep outside in a tent in the backyard. I would never wish this on anyone. I only want peace and for everyone to get along it's 2022 no more need this type of violence.
I cannot watch war movies... I used to watch them...and I enjoyed them...but then my little brother was killed in South Viet Nam... No more war movies for me... RIP, Doug... I miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY... ❤️🇺🇸💝
When i saw that video i cried. Like documentaries can tell you the numbers or those pictures of the shoes. But seeing tallies like this smash it into your face. It really is heartbreaking. War and death it cares not for your political, ethnic, orientation etc. Imo, and I'm sure shared by many others. We all lost. Everyone is in tension of some coming ww3 but despite the political head butting it would really only take true heartless and foolish people to allow it. Because humanity itself would probably collapse. It just isn't worth it to any degree.
My uncle was 13 when stoled motorcycle to Nazis....my grandpa (uncles father) was several times on Gestapo and returned back without several teeths...my great grandfather survived concentration camp...all my family survived...not all were so lucky...my grandpa described me liberation of Ostrava-Opava operation - over 100.000 soviet/Czech soldiers were eliminated and about 90.000 of Nazi soldiers...he described me line of 100 artilleries/tanks in row fire on 1 hill with Nazi soldiers
My father was in the US Army (Field Artillery) fighting in North Africa then Italy. He passed away on Memorial Day 2008. My mother, born 1934 in Lithuania, fled her home country when the Eastern Front collapsed and Russia pushed its way through to Germany. They lived in Germany until the war ended, surviving Allied carpet bombing, continuing their way West trying to reach what they hoped would be American and British controlled areas when the War ended. Fearing the Russian Army. She passed away this past February
war is an absolute tragedy for all participants on all sides but not only the soldiers and support people but also all of their family members. in my opinion the enemies are the country leaders who abandon diplomacy and instead spend the blood of their people. I highly suspect that none of the country leaders close family members are among the dead soldiers.
People can only enjoy living in peace on the backs of those who have died fighting in wars (not just physical deaths eather), because we never truly appreciate peace if we don't understand the horrors of war
And again in modern time, Russia is not accurately reporting deaths. Just like in WW2, it will be like this creator said, a "hotly disputed number" for both soldiers and civilians.
Learn is that the longer a war goes on as in the level of years is progressed it gets increasingly worse sure they may have times off but the longer a war is dragged on the more likely the casualties are going to skyrocket it's just a common thing.
It is so sad to see the numbers of deaths it took to bring WW2 to an end ! Perhaps we have a few silver linings but WOW! I feel it timely to thank the peoples of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh for their brave stand! Let freedom ring in peace!
Your broken English is sometimes hard to understand. But I want you to know that your English is much better than my Indian. And thank you for putting together this video.
Hi your reaction was heartfelt at the pure horror of WWII all of those people purposely or randomly killed in the fighting and bombing millions of children died. Let's hope nothing as vast happens again. Bye.
Exactly. At least read wikipedia before you talk like you know history well enough to even know… a date lol. Further, tell me how many Russians helped in the Pacific.
One thing that must be corrected is the quote "The UK was sparred from a land invasion"; It was impossible to invade Great Britain. The British were not sparred. The Axis powers created a half-baked plan called 'Operation Sealion' which did not come to fruition as the generals and Hitler himself doubted it could ever work due to the Royal Navy obliterating them in the British isles. Infact there was a wargame of Operation Sealion becoming a reality that was conducted at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1974 and every single time the results determined the Axis powers would have failed - Hence why they abandoned the idea in real life.
It would appear that many people in many countries have not learned what happened simply 80 years ago. Those who have not learned about the past will be forced to repeat the past.
Many many people of India died fighting WW2 for Britain. India had nothing to do with Europe, Britain, Nazis...We were forced to. Unfortunately no one bothers to know that, no one bothers to remember, no one bothers to even refer. Even in WW1 too. On top of that, we faced similar atrocities under the British in India, the same British who behaved like a Messiah against Nazis. This is an ugly world.And victors write the history...
Every family in Russia has its own heroes. There is not a single family in which there would be no war heroes. That is why, every year the "immortal regiment" action is held, where the descendants carry photos of the heroes.
Too bad what russia is doing now. That country is invadimg a peaceful nation in ukraine and slaughtering its people in a genocidal war
Yeah, with Putin walking at the front of it. Fk them.
This is why I have much respect for Russia, Poland Ukraine, Serbia.
And now they did the same shit again with the Ukraine. It's like the victim from the past now becomes a villian and don't learn from the past. I'm sure Russia or China would be the reason why the next world war will start and after this the statistic becomes a new meaning.
Are you from Russia?
I think it is very important to mention that among the British soldier deaths, 87,000 of those deaths are Indian soldiers, around 2.5M Indian soldiers served and participated in the war.
I honestly don't know why he didn't go further into that among with other nations that joined through colonies, they all deserve the recognition.
They were counted among Britain's overseas colony losses because India was still a British colony in WW2. Indian troops didn't see much actual combat either. They were mainly used to resupply Britain's combat divisions, and in various capacities to assist the Royal Navy. The Indians didn't exactly acquit themselves with honor during WW1, and the British command refused to make that same mistake twice.
In WW1, the Indian divisions were thoroughly lacking in competence and discipline. They didn't drill their men prior to conflict breaking out in 1914, thus they were woefully unprepared for what they were marching into. The officers often belayed the orders given to them by Allied commanders, and their troops wouldn't follow simple instructions. By 1916, India's forces had essentially become ghost divisions- their position may have been there on the map, but on the actual battlefield itself they were nowhere to be found. When everything bogged down into trench warfare, the Indians began deserting en masse, and suffered from a lack of morale. Naturally, this left high command with a sour taste in their mouths, and much debate ensued over how they should deploy their Indian forces in future combat.
Fast forwards to 1939-40 when the relentless advances, deep penetrations, and superior technology the Germans were using was striking fear into everyone in Europe- even the rival industrialized nations who could match Germany. The Wehrmacht was the most intimidating force in the entire world in 1940. No one could comprehend their success.
The British general staff's calculus was changed by this. They now reasoned their colonial troops would surrender at the first sight of a Stuka or Panzer. Germany's tactics and weaponry would've simply been too much for the Indians to withstand. Regardless of any other opinions you may have on India's armed forces, that much is indisputable. Germany would've smashed them. Thus, it would be better for the British to keep their colonial forces in reserve for later stages of the war where they could be put to better use. Otherwise, they'd end up losing even more of their valuable manpower by putting them on the front lines since they'd probably surrender to the Germans rightaway.
Based on how the Nazis treated their captured POWs- especially non-Aryan/White enemy forces -this reluctance to deploy them ended up saving lots of Indian lives in the long run.
@@Britton_Thompson During WW2, Indian troops fought with extraordinary courage and resilience at the battle of Monte Cassino into particular, storming fortified German positions
India was a British colony at the time so the British deaths include the Indian deaths
@@slecht7867 That's what I said.
It's just that I think there should be made a distinction for it, could've added a parenthesis under British soldier deaths and separating the deaths or just say how many were Indian.
It is not to ignore the fact that they were under a British colonies, but to honour those that wilfully *volunteered* and fought for Britain and the Allies.
I am Scottish. My grandfather was a piper for a colonel leading Indian troops through Italy. British military families know. His colonel gave him silver pipes for his service.
The Aussies, the Kiwis, the Indians and the Filipinos were our greatest Allie’s in the pacific my grandparents said.
With respect, who's greatest allies, specifically? Were you're grandparents American, British, Chinese? Just curious
The Australians, New Zealanders and Indian forces were part of the British empire (commonwealth) they fought in the far east in the jungles of Mayalisa and Burma against the Japanese.
My father fought in WWII. He was in the fight close to Midway, and his ship was hit by various suicide planes. The ship took a beating and he was one of the 55 survivors out of over 600 sailers.
2 million india don 3 million people died during the second world war due to starvation because British took their food
Midway didn’t have kamikaze suicided planes in the battle you are probably thinking about Okinawa. May I ask which ship your father served on?
@@Strawberry-12. I will have to ask my son he has my fathers picture of his ship.
@@alexanderj.mendez3815 if it was the battle of midway it would probably be Yorktown which took about 5 hits from bombs and torpedos before she was abandoned
in a weird way. every single one of them died for us to be here right now. and i just wanted to thank you to watching this. i truly appreciated it. this information is crucial right now.
2 million india don 3 million people died during the second world war due to starvation because British took their food
don't worry! soon it will be OUR TURN to die for future generations to exist, because a WW3 is about to happen.
@@carkawalakhatulistiwa Who the hell cares about fucking India, dear? Do you really think a powerful nation wants to know something about a poor, rotten, stinking country that is nothing but a nest of diseases? Wake up to reality nigga!!!
Thank you for watching and reacting to this video.
I have seen it many times, and it never loses it power.
I am a veteran, and my Father, as well as 7 of my uncles, were veterans of WW2.
Peace is a precious thing, as is human life.
We need to learn, and change.
In WW2, owe fought for honor, but as an American who served in Afghanistan in 2012-2013, we fought for nothing. Thank you to you both for not forgetting. God speed.
My great-grandfather was a sailor in the Soviet Navy. He died in 1942 in the Baltic. The rest of the great-grandfathers were in the infantry and returned home in 1945. The last of them died in 1997 a couple of days before I was born.
Мои все были в пехоте, кроме трех. Один был как раз на Балтике, откуда и пришла похоронка, второй и третий был в артиллерии, похоронка из под Ленинграда и из под Москвы, остальные по всей России ( двое Сталингад)
My grandfathers fought. One of them was a counterintelligence officer of the NKVD and fought in Warsaw, Prague, Berlin. My other grandfather's brother was a tanker and fought in Stalingrad
You have the blood of heros running inside you. Respect
@mcchickenz What the NKVD did for Stalin, the CIA/FBI are doing today for the US. Just men obeing the Goverment. But just imagine being alive in the USSR during the Great Patriatic war, you needed a diferent pair of size balls to fight that war.
@mcchickenz He was a counterintelligence officer of the NKVD and only during the war and in Berlin in 1945-1947. This has nothing to do with the terror of the NKVD in the 1930s. He was also part of the legendary reconnaissance unit "Smersh"
The US entered WW2 in 1941. One of my uncles, in the 29th Infantry Division, died in the first wave of Omaha Beach on D-Day. One of his brothers jumped into Normandy via the 82nd Airborne, and lived to a ripe old age, as did yet another brother who was a career Marine from WW2 through Vietnam. Thank you for your video.
US entered in 1941?!?!
Can you give me some facts?
I can give you some facts, who sponsored nazis in WW2.
learn history.
One grandfather fought in the pacific, 1st Marine division, the other just missed WW2 but did fight in Korea in the 82nd Airborne
I’m mostly Hispanic but with some German blood. My great grandfather on my mom side was a German soldier who fled before things really went down between Germany and the allied powers. He fled to El Salvador and went into hiding, owned land, met a woman and living a semi normal life. I wish I could have met him. The many stories he would tell to his great grandson. I could listen to him for days if he was still alive. He died due to old age.
My great grandfather was in the 82nd airborne on d day
Наверное вы имеете ввиду доставку военных грузов 🤔
I would almost suggest reacting to the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan, for it goes very well with this video, but I don’t want to see them mentally broken. This video does a good enough job causing rivers of tears
Something interesting about that movie, right after the storming of the beach there is a scene where an American shoots two surrending "Germans" However they aren't germans they are speaking (I forgot if it was dutch or Czech I saw a video on this i didnt actually notice it wasnt German they spoke) and they were basically saying they weren't german and didnt kill anyone before the guy shoots them
The whole movie is a masterpiece
@@GlobalOutcast Think it was Polish, but it's been a while. Either way, it was completely accurate. Several of the defenders on the beaches the Americans stormed (I can't remember with certainty about the ones assigned to the UK and Canada, but I think the UK ran into a few as well) were in fact forced conscripts from conquered countries. There were definitely Polish there, and I think a few Czechs as well, but I'm certain there were more.
Which unfortunately did lead to a few situations like that where the Allied troops either couldn't understand them or didn't believe them and killed them anyway. To a lot of the Allied troops, they were just the guys on the other end of the guns that had been shooting at them the whole time. And it didn't help they were always in bunkers with just enough German personnel to keep them from mutinying.
This would be a great reaction. Saving Private Ryan is known for its accuracy in depicting that day and its events as well as many other aspects of the war, down to the miss drop locations, the gun positions, the landing difficulties including dismounting while under pinpoint mortar and machine gun fire. The fact that these men knew they were walking face first into a storm of metal is seen on their faces as plain as day. The suicide mission they faced was very apparent yet the pushed on. Those men on that beach are considered some of the bravest men in U.S. History and their names should be known!
@@GlobalOutcast 2 million india don 3 million people died during the second world war due to starvation because British took their food
Every human is brought to tears by this. Those who are not, are not human. That is a fact.
I will never forget my grandparents telling me about what happened with them. My grandpa was in the Army but he wasn't the "usual enlisted". Because he had an incredible operatic tenor voice, he was with the USO for almost the entirety of WWII. He met my grandma while touring in the U.S. to support troops training to go to war. I am VERY proud of him for this. When VE day occurred, of course the war in the Pacific was still going on. At this point, he was drafted into regular infantry as the U.S predicted every able man would be needed to stop the Japanese. He was on a B-52, on his way to deployment, when the U.S. dropped the two Atomic Bombs . As horrifying as that is for me., it saved my grandpa's life. My mother was almost 3 at time. My grandparents were married almost sixty-nine years when he finally passed away in a VFW home. My grandma followed just a little over a year. They were so close. I thank the Gods for sparing them both. They are my greatest strength to this day. The most beautiful people you could ever meet.
Great reaction, I see how the both of you have compassion in your heart ❤️. Being human is beautiful we just have to always grow and be positive for the future.
too bad India gov currently is kissing Putin ass. Great example of compassion and heart.
A haunting thought, the Jewish woman and child shown in the Mobile Groups photo were most likely dead within 15 to 30 seconds of that photo being taken.
This is one of those videos that *EVERYONE* *NEEDS* to see.
That photo was taken in what is modern Ukraine.
@@matthewgarrison-perkins5377 Not surprised, makes sense.
I'm in the USA 🇺🇸 . I love you guy's ❤️.
When I was growing up, my parents, grandparents and future in-laws ... all were part of WW II. It was a very living memory. And they are all gone now ;-( But I keep their memory alive, and have given that as an inheritance to my adult daughter. It has paid off, my daughter finally celebrated Memorial Day with me, at our local wars memorial (we have memorials to every war in US history). It must seem so distant to her, but the US is at war, most of the time ;-(
My dad was a B-24 pilot in the South Pacific. I was born in December 1945 and starting about 1949 I started to realize the bitterness and hatred my dad and my uncles and many other men had towards Japan.
@@albutterfield5965That was how my mother, a Rosie along with her mother, felt towards Japan. Her feelings toward Asians didn't improve with Korea or Vietnam. But I didn't inherit it, from about age 10, I have always been fascinated by Japan and visited Japan when a young man.
@@williambranch4283 Бог простит , мы делаем выводы . КАКАЯ КОРОТКАЯ У ВАС ПАМЯТЬ , ДАЖЕ НЕ ХВАТИЛО НА 100 ЛЕТ, МИР СПАС СОВЕТСКИЙ СОЛДАТ . И ОПЯТЬ ВЫ СО СВОИМ НАТО ДВИГАЕТСЬ К НАМ , КАК НАПОЛЕОН , ГИТЛЕР , ОБЕДЕННАЯ ЕВРОПА ОПЯТЬ У НАШИХ ГРАНИЦ И ВСЕ ДВИЖЕТСЯ К НАМ , КАК НА НЕ ГОТОВИТСЯ К ВОЙНЕ ЕСЛИ ВОЙНА ВСЕГДА ПРИХОДИТ С ЗАПАДА .ОТ КРЕСТОВЫХ ПОХОДОВ ДО ГИТЛЕРА . ВСЕМ НУЖНА НАША ЗЕМЛЯ . ХВАТИТ ВСЕМ . ПО 2.5 МЕТРА ВНИЗ .
all these men from all countries had major ptsd..there was so much death and blood hard to forget.
Peace and love ❤, this video made you feel an ache in your heart,imagine what a soldier or survived must feel in silence 🔕.
My husband's grandfather or as he called him "Papa". Was from Switzerland and moved to America. He served in the Army. He was in WW2. He was in Pearl Harbor and survived. He also was one of the soldiers from America who liberated Dachau. Coming from Switzerland he spoke German and help free the people. He was on the front line because he spoke German. He told my husband that was the day he stopped believing in God, after seeing for his self what was done to the Jews. It was very hard on him for the rest of his life.
It's not just those killed, it's all those who are injured (mentally) as well. My mom is a German war child, and the things she says sometimes continue to prove to me that NO ONE can be involved in a war and be "normal". Just imagine all of the family members of those 70 million who were affected by their loss, all the orphans created, and all the parents who lost children. IT all shows the stupidity and tragedy of war.
I feel for anyone that can feel *our* pain and thank you for your consideration and empathy. Not all Americans have forgotten our place in the world and its (positive) history. We're the ones that thank you for even a bit of your time, attention and heart-felt gratitude - it's all we've ever needed.
In fact, it's all any good person throughout history has *ever* needed. I like to think that, in better times, we were a continuation of that time-honored tradition.
Well as a Canadian I'll share my family's effort in the war. Canada sent over troops to back the UK up and that's where my Great in the RCAF came into play. He was on bomber planes hitting German positions in France. He was shoot down over the English channel losing all the crew but himself. Some were his friends from back home in Saskatchewan. He swam avk the England and refused to go home insisted on joining another crew to continue bombing. He was shot down again sometime later to once again be the only surviving member. He again made it back across the English Channel to join a third crew. He stayed on with that crew the rest of the war.
My best friend growing up was Polish. His Grandfather was refugee from the WW2. My friend never really talked about it to anyone until we learned about it in school. His grandfather had a number tattooed on his wrist...he escaped Buchanwal. That war scarred the entire planet and its aftermath is the root cause of many conflicts till this day.
Thank you so much for India's participation and its sacrifices during WWII. You joined with the UK to defeat the Japanese Empire. I am grateful to you.
Японскую армию миллионную разбил советский союз , а потом США скинули ядерную бомбу .
Intesting fact the British/Indian army was the biggest volunteer army in the world .
However Indian National Army led by Chandra Bose allied with the Japanese to help force the British out of India. Around 50,000 volunteered to fight with the Japanese.
My grandfather and his wife's two brothers landed at Normandy. One died on the beach, one was felled by a sniper. Only my grandfather returned home.
My two great-grandfather‘s were German and died in WW2 too, one died because of a grenade and the other died in his fighting plane, he flew the Messerschmitt ME-262 the first opporational jet fighter
I really like you guys, and I felt it through you both.
My grandfather fallen like civilian there 1944 , He was railway worker and bring food at railway station at train car . He get hit by airplanebomb . Left his wife ..my grandmother and two children 3 yeras old son = my father and 10 months old daughter my aunt. Tapa town, Estonia.
If you were a Soviet Male born in 1922 by 1945, 9 out of 10 were dead. Imagine the numbers for the years around 1922.
You guys should do the video “How the Universe is way bigger than you think”
I hate how the video you watched totally Forgot Canada. I love you guys
I went to the Netherlands back in 2008 and was able to tour one of the concentration camps there. One of the stories was of the camp commander who would walk the grounds, drop his hat, then order some random prisoner to pick it up. Once returned, the commander would throw his cap across the dead line and order that same prisoner to retrieve it or be shot. Basically at that point the prisoner was a dead man who had to chose whether to be shout by the commander for not getting his hat or shot by the guards for crossing the dead line to retrieve it.
Atrocious
crazy times again right now
Another great reaction guys. I'm a 60 year old Brit and my dad fought in WW2, but seeing the war in this manner really brings it into context. Ps, we can't see the bottom of the video screen. Can you move it up a bit please. ✌️♥️🇬🇧
"WW2 - Oversimplified (Part 1 & 2)" this channel has done an amazing job of simplifying and bringing light humor to such a horrific war. In my personal opinion they should use his videos in the classroom. I've seen several TH-camrs react to several of his videos and everyone I saw liked them immensely. I appreciated your reaction. It's important to remember the past so as not to keep repeating history. Thank you and have a good day 🙏🔥✌💔
oh, you guys look like you'd need a big hug while watching this.❤
My Great Uncle has a headstone in France. He was shot down in 1943 as a member of the 93rd heavy bombardment group.
My grandfather was a U.S. Navy Captain that took a landing craft on to Omaha Beach to let off troops on D-Day
I love your videos, and she is so beautiful too❤😁👌
Thank you so much for these awesome reactions😃 you both Rock!
My grandparents came back from the war, my grandfather passing not long after. My grandmother said his eyes were not the same, and hers changed when she spoke of him.
This past still lives for those that remember the survivors, but will soon be lost. When that happens, these things will happen again.
America did get involved in WW1 very, very late in the war, however, this was not the case for WW2. It is true that America was not one of the instigating belligerents and attempted to stay out of the war, but for a war that started in early 1939, America's official status as an active participant didn't begin until it was forced on Dec 7, 1941, about a 3rd of the way through.
just be a little contrary some say ww2 started when Japan invaded China, or when Italy invaded Ethiopia. but september 1939 is the most excepted date for the start of the war.
It did supply one side of the war though. That is not insignificant. Don't get me wrong, I don't really disagree - But it's not likely they completely stayed out of it.
@C Summers True enough, but in the end they just ended one evil regime, to let another rise in its stead(The Soviet Union).
The United States began to fight against Germany late
@C Summers Lend-Lease for the USSR is greatly overestimated. Lend-Lease weapons accounted for 14% of the Soviet army and 4% of Soviet military production. Without the USSR, Europe would now speak German
I am a proud granddaughter of a WWII veteran. He fought in Europe and in Germany. He survived a gas attack by the Germans. In America we call that generation "The Greatest Generation." Im sure it was his honor to help liberate Europe from a monsters grasp.
Sorry but Gas was Not used from US in Fights.
Hitler was in fear that If WE start using Gas in war, the Allied would also used Gas against us.
So Germany never used Gas against armys.
New to this channel. Forgive me, please, in my initial ramblings... One of the greatest gifts I've received in my life is through my work in science. It has been a bridge between cultures and generations that I am so grateful to have had. My mentor and best friend, when I worked in Academia, was a man from Iran, who married a Nebraska gal, who taught at the University of Texas, and he fostered generations of doctors, nurses, pharmacists, scientists. We'd talk 2-3 times a week at end of day over coffee and debate about the sovereignty of nations or just about the upcoming football game or how to clean out a P trap with his plumbing issues. The graphics on this vid are fantastic and undeniable. Soviet blood won the European campaign against totalitarian conquest. Irony has a way of creeping back in given the current state of affairs. My heart breaks for both the Russian PEOPLE and the Ukrainians who have suffered due to greed and power. Danke for the video.
You're reactions to the numbers moved me. Watching your discomfort gave me hope for humanity
war is like needing to eat. we will always do it.
God bless the Navajo Native Americans during WWIi against the Japan. Since they had no written language the created a unbreakable code.
The US became involved in late 41’. Simultaneously fighting in Europe and the pacific at the same time..
WE ARE READY TO REPEAT !
The wood work in your house is amazing
in every family of the countries of the former Soviet Union there is a relative who died in this war, or at least took part in it. Thank God, my great-grandfather returned from the war alive and with a bunch of medals, I am very proud of him.
just looking at the loss figures, you can understand why in 1) in Russia this day is so important 2) we have some kind of anger towards Europe 3) we have sharp aggression every time when somewhere there is at least some hint of fascism / Nazism
also proud of the pact with Hitler in 39? together with the Nazis, the Russians attacked Poland.
@@2908Jarek victim of propaganda
@@ggbeats_495 I recommend reading some history books. if Hitler had not attacked Russia, they would have ruled together in Europe.
@@2908Jarek Wow, big countries are striving for world domination? I never would have thought that this could be. And when Victoria Nuland and McCain came to Kyiv during the coup of the 14th year and distributed food to the protesters, I thought they did it of their own free will simply because they have a lot of free time and big hearts, but it turns out that all countries strive to conquer other countries in one way or another ..... amazing, Thank you, you opened my eyes to the truth of the real world
All my grandfathers and brothers of my grandfathers returned alive. My grandfather's brother was a cop during the war, so he didn't fight.
Both my Great Uncle Charlie and my Grandfather fought in World War II. As far as I know, they almost never talked about it. As a veteran myself, when you see horror like this, how you can possibly make those that haven't seen it understand? This gives at least some context, but what a horrific conflict.
I had a great uncle Charlie who fought in the war he landed at Arnhem on a glider and took a German bayonet in the leg in North Africa went on to survive the war
@@victorcharlie5054 so..he took the bayonet before Arnhem right? Because Arnhem was 44. I got confused for a sec there lol.
@@Fatherofheroesandheroines Yh sorry I was just writing the key points not in order I think it was 41 he took the bayonet then was sent to Malta for recovery
The day mankind comes to understand , it doesnt matter what colour , religion , sexual preference , country you come from we ALL bleed red, we are one species (Humanity) , when we learn this simple truth ,we will finally have no more wars
Peace to one and all. Be nice and be well ❤
This is why we maintain a large and powerful military. We do not seek military conquest, but we cannot ever again allow people who have these thoughts to rise to power. The moment these madmen leave their borders, we will meet them.
As we have expanded our network of influence...pushing the envelopes of original NATO agreements. But are we "good" guys?
My father was shot on foreign ground in Germany. Well in the leg but what happened next was worse, a bomb was detonated when he fell. He survived. Coming home he and his friends bought a property and made it into Post 821 VFW. They had the first memorial day parade in Philadelphia. He never went without a shirt, regardless how hard he was working outside in the hest. One day he did, I came to tell him something and couldn't believe the scars on his back. Some where at least six inches thick. When he saw me he told me to give him his shirt and he put it on. He also when older would bleed from his ears at night. He had hearing loss and ringing all the time. When he passed we got a letter from them president Reagan he never accepted his purple heart and if we chose it will go into the museum. We let it stay there. ❤️💔
YUP ITS COMMING.........SOOOON
11th Airborne Infantry just got reactivated
Like someone else said you should react to WW2 by Oversimplified. He does a great job of breaking down WW2 in a sorta fun way even though WW2 was a terrible thing. Many TH-camrs have done reactions to that video.
they wont be able to understand oversimplified's fast speeched narration in english as its's not their native language
2 million india don 3 million people died during the second world war due to starvation because British took their food
The German military didn't kill 25 million Russians, most were worked to death, starved to death, frozen to death or executed by the Russians themselves. The first recorded acts of genocide during WWII, was committed by the Russian military, first against the Ukrainians, then against captured surrendered Polish military officers and university intellectuals in Katyn forest. Both Germany and Russia started WWII. The Russians were delayed getting to Poland, because they were preoccupied murdering Ukrainians and looting their goods. The only reason Russia does not look worse than the Nazis, is only because they joined the Allied armies and the truth of their behavior buried just long enough to escape justice.
Stfu, Nazi apologist. WWII was started because of Nazi Germany.
Love your videos. One suggestion. Please move the video screen up a bit. The bottom is cut off.
A lot of the screen wasn’t visible for me. Could you post a link to the original? Excellent, heartfelt review. Thank you…
Он говорит что видел смерть и что сам ею был
Он говорит что до сих пор он ничего не забыл
В его пальцах навсегда осталась нервная дрожь
Он говорит и тихо плачет как сентябрьский дождь
И ты ему не мешай пусть говорит только он
Его слова о том что было будто раненого стон
Ты посмотри ему в глаза там только выстрелов дым
Пока он жив его война будет с ним.
During the war, the total human losses of the USSR - military personnel and civilians - amounted to 26.6 million people. Civilian casualties totaled 13,684,700.
My great uncle served in WWII and my mom told me when he came home he refused to sleep in the house and would sleep outside in a tent in the backyard. I would never wish this on anyone. I only want peace and for everyone to get along it's 2022 no more need this type of violence.
Some estimates put the total WWII deaths 100 millions
I cannot watch war movies... I used to watch them...and I enjoyed them...but then my little brother was killed in South Viet Nam... No more war movies for me...
RIP, Doug... I miss you EVERY SINGLE DAY... ❤️🇺🇸💝
If we introduce a minute of silence for every one who died in this war, then we would have been silent for 135 years
When i saw that video i cried. Like documentaries can tell you the numbers or those pictures of the shoes. But seeing tallies like this smash it into your face. It really is heartbreaking. War and death it cares not for your political, ethnic, orientation etc. Imo, and I'm sure shared by many others. We all lost.
Everyone is in tension of some coming ww3 but despite the political head butting it would really only take true heartless and foolish people to allow it. Because humanity itself would probably collapse. It just isn't worth it to any degree.
If you want to cry over a different WWII video…
m.th-cam.com/video/xiDKUTWV9eY/w-d-xo.html
My uncle was 13 when stoled motorcycle to Nazis....my grandpa (uncles father) was several times on Gestapo and returned back without several teeths...my great grandfather survived concentration camp...all my family survived...not all were so lucky...my grandpa described me liberation of Ostrava-Opava operation - over 100.000 soviet/Czech soldiers were eliminated and about 90.000 of Nazi soldiers...he described me line of 100 artilleries/tanks in row fire on 1 hill with Nazi soldiers
Aaaaaah my ears got raped right at the start, did not thought the audio would be so loud XDDD
My father was in the US Army (Field Artillery) fighting in North Africa then Italy. He passed away on Memorial Day 2008.
My mother, born 1934 in Lithuania, fled her home country when the Eastern Front collapsed and Russia pushed its way through to Germany. They lived in Germany until the war ended, surviving Allied carpet bombing, continuing their way West trying to reach what they hoped would be American and British controlled areas when the War ended. Fearing the Russian Army. She passed away this past February
Is it me or does the video reaction not show the full video they were reacting to ? It seems part of it was cutoff? Or is this my settings ?
And remember each one of those tiny People figures is a 1000 people
war is an absolute tragedy for all participants on all sides but not only the soldiers and support people but also all of their family members.
in my opinion the enemies are the country leaders who abandon diplomacy and instead spend the blood of their people.
I highly suspect that none of the country leaders close family members are among the dead soldiers.
Its crazy how many war crimes Hirohito committed went completely unpunished. The guy just went back to Japan and lived a long life.
At stalingrad, you could have built a tower of corpses. A literall tower.
Hirohito did not get his comuppance to say the very least. Some nuts need punching.
Can't believe Japan got away scot free for their crimes.
Индия в историческом плане настолько много дала миру, что обидно за вас, что все это обесценивается этим миром. С уважением и любовью из России!
Of all of man's pursuits, war is the most insane.
Tst tst tst should have been the title of this video lol
It’s not bad it’s service for your motherland that was the greatest generation
The world population in 1942 was approximately 135 million, death caused by the war is estimated at from between 35 up 60 million.
People can only enjoy living in peace on the backs of those who have died fighting in wars (not just physical deaths eather), because we never truly appreciate peace if we don't understand the horrors of war
Ukraine was just outside the top 44 economies of the world when it came into conflict with Russia so the declaration just about stands for now.
probably why he didn't say top 45 lol
And again in modern time, Russia is not accurately reporting deaths. Just like in WW2, it will be like this creator said, a "hotly disputed number" for both soldiers and civilians.
Yeah that’s just about right.
@@WaywardVet Yep, Russia is the same in many ways. It’s just put on a different mask.
@@primary2630 The original video was shot six years ago.
Learn is that the longer a war goes on as in the level of years is progressed it gets increasingly worse sure they may have times off but the longer a war is dragged on the more likely the casualties are going to skyrocket it's just a common thing.
It is so sad to see the numbers of deaths it took to bring WW2 to an end ! Perhaps we have a few silver linings but WOW! I feel it timely to thank the peoples of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh for their brave stand! Let freedom ring in peace!
Your broken English is sometimes hard to understand. But I want you to know that your English is much better than my Indian. And thank you for putting together this video.
Hi your reaction was heartfelt at the pure horror of WWII all of those people purposely or randomly killed in the fighting and bombing millions of children died. Let's hope nothing as vast happens again. Bye.
"They gave away all their tomorrows....so we could have today."
I don’t like that he keeps saying the USA didn’t enter until near the end when we entered only two years into the war. Show some respect.
Exactly. At least read wikipedia before you talk like you know history well enough to even know… a date lol. Further, tell me how many Russians helped in the Pacific.
One thing that must be corrected is the quote "The UK was sparred from a land invasion";
It was impossible to invade Great Britain. The British were not sparred. The Axis powers created a half-baked plan called 'Operation Sealion' which did not come to fruition as the generals and Hitler himself doubted it could ever work due to the Royal Navy obliterating them in the British isles.
Infact there was a wargame of Operation Sealion becoming a reality that was conducted at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1974 and every single time the results determined the Axis powers would have failed - Hence why they abandoned the idea in real life.
WW2 was horrific. I read a lot of war books. By far, the best I've read is "With the Old Breed". This is must read.
This can never happen again.
Check out 1864 Sand Creek Massacre.
Hard and sad video to watch but I feel like everyone should be educated about what happened so it hopefully does not happen again
It would appear that many people in many countries have not learned what happened simply 80 years ago. Those who have not learned about the past will be forced to repeat the past.
Both my grandfathers fought in the pacific and my grandmother was a code interpreter for the FBI.
Many many people of India died fighting WW2 for Britain. India had nothing to do with Europe, Britain, Nazis...We were forced to. Unfortunately no one bothers to know that, no one bothers to remember, no one bothers to even refer. Even in WW1 too. On top of that, we faced similar atrocities under the British in India, the same British who behaved like a Messiah against Nazis. This is an ugly world.And victors write the history...
It is the curse of humanity that we refuse to learn from the most painful eras of our history.
It's the soviet Union that lost more number of people (civilians + soldiers)
This was a big reason the US took charge after WW2. To prevent another war such as this one. Such bloodshed and a horrific chapter in human history.
Human Life is most important