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Its wild how in the west we talk about the encirclement at Dunkirk at the beginning of the war, and D-day and the battle of the bulge near the end as huge events. Meanwhile the eastern front was just dozens battles back to back far more brutal and desperate and on a much larger scale.
Messdp Messdp Dunkirk and DDay were of similar scale and importance. But yeah the war was won on the eastern front though the landings in Italy and Normandy helped a lot.
West are brain washed thinking US won the war when in fact it was USSR who turned the tide, if it was not for pearl harbour US wouldnt even get involved.
@@Rostic1983 Nice generalization numb nuts. The US would have joined eventually if Pearl Harbor hadn't happened. The USSR couldn't be allowed to take all of what Germany was in control of. Because they definitely wouldn't have given most of it back. The US did nearly all of the work in the Pacific. The Brits abandoned their colonies and the colonies wouldn't have been able to go on the offensive due to a lack of military structure.
D-Day is famous because most people know English, watch American movies which are ofcourse patriotic for americans. However stalingrad is also quite popular. You will always get to see this meme on communism related videos. Stalin: wanna hear a joke Hitler: yes Stalin: stalingrad Hitler: i didn't get it Stalin: exactly
“The street is no longer measured by meters but by corpses ... Stalingrad is no longer a town. By day it is an enormous cloud of burning, blinding smoke; it is a vast furnace lit by the reflection of the flames. And when night arrives, one of those scorching howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure.” ― Max Hastings, Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
That’s actually a quote from a soldier fighting in the city, one Leutnant Weiner, 24th Panzer Division It wasn’t actually written by Mr. Hastings, he just quoted it.
Honestly, Zhukov is such a badass. If you read his entire life, it's one badass episode after another. The guy annihilated the Japanese at Khalkin Gol, defended Leningrad, encircled the 6th Army at Stalingrad, pushed the Wehrmacht all the way to Berlin, basically pioneered armored tactics in the USSR, was probably the only guy to stand up to Stalin and call him an idiot to his face and live, and he basically dragged Beria out of power after Stalin died.
The top 10 Russian generals in WW2 were Georgy Zhukov number 1. Ivan Konev number 2 Rodion Malinovsky number 3. Alexandr Vasilevski number 4. Vasily Chuikov number 5 Konstantin Rokossovsky number 6. Ivan Bagramyan number 7 Nikolai Vatutin number 9 Fyodor Tolbukhin number 10
If the whole German army was command by German commander allies would lose. the one whose command the whole German army this time was Hitler himself. He suck
ah long no German generals just blamed hitler they all wanted to invade the Soviet Union which means Germany would have lost German generals wouldn’t be good enough
Worse is that TH-cam is actively shutting down history channels because it’s not "family friendly". Not monetizing and not recommending them yet pushes crappy music with tits and ass.
Germans lost more soldiers trying to capture one building (Pavlov's house /дом Павлова) in Stalingrad than in the entire French campaign. For 58 days they were not able to take control of it.
@@antoinemozart243 Germany lost 27,074 dead during the battle of France,(basic wikipedia) and took control of France. Fighting for Pavlov's house took 60 days of heavy fighting in Stalingrad and Germans did not take it. One can argue about the exact casualties that Germans sustained, fighting for a very strategic point, losing 30k soldiers in 60 days is reasonable, so point made by me in original message is valid. Germans lost more soldiers trying to capture one building (Pavlov's house) than they lost in the entire French campaign.
@@antoinemozart243 Entire French campaign was won by Germans in 46 days. 58 days the same Germans were not able to take one extremely important building in Stalingrad. if you would like, i can quote German generals and their opinion about French army and campaign, but it would make it even worse. When Keitel was signing capitulation he was shocked to see French, so much so, that he said:" oh, these guys also won?" I do not mean any disrespect to people of France, but to the rest of Allies their army was as useful as Italian army to Germans. Wikipedia is a basic source that anyone can have access to and there you can find in reference the source and check it. Point why i used it. I can get numbers from books i have, whether it would be Tippelskirh, Liddle Gard, or soviet historians. I can through in opinion of German Hans von Luck who was fighting on both fronts. And so on and so forth. However, not to be bias, can you please enlight me on the German losses in campaign of 1940 in France as well as sources.
@@antoinemozart243 That is not the answer to how much Germans lost in 1940 France campaign according to your sources. I have provided a commentary that made sense, even backed it up with source which you did not like, offered plenty of other source choices, as if this is not youtube but university of some sort. During this you called me idiot and ignorant, (while not stating credentials, so wiki basics shall be ok) i offered you to provide information with some sources which would prove me wrong, instead you gave me excuses that only are not making any difference as i am not comparing whole of French campaign to whole of Soviet campaign, i was comparing and talking about entire French campaign and just an episode of one of the most fierce, long, massive and pivotal battles of entire war battle of Stalingrad. My point was proven by me. So i suggest that you either provide what asked for as well as an appology for personal statements. My original point: Germans lost more soldiers fighting for Pavlov's house than in entire French campaign (of 1940). Here you go, prove me with sources that Germans lost more than 100k soldiers killed that campaign i guess.
Your content is improving with every video. I cant possibly explain how much I have enjoyed this video. A well written script combined with the voice of that narrater thats pleasing to listen, and animations that you can rarely find anywhere in youtube. Fantastic job!
I enjoyed it as you did. Only thing I suggest, is lees music. It gets in the way... the topic and presentation are engaging all on their own, and the background music is somewhat distracting to me.
There's a myth among German generals that said Hitler's from Bohemia while in fact he's from Austria, Paul von Hindenburg and Paulus are the most examples to call Hitler like that, maybe that's because Hitler's birth place somehow have the same name with a small town in Bohemia where Von Hindenburg ever cross during Austro-Prussian war, i think that's where the mistake came from.
Great job guys. The graphics are better than ever and you managed to present very chaotic and long modern battle in an understandable way. I'm really convinced that sky is the only limit for you and your channel.
actually, the reason hitler promoted paulus to the rank of field marshal was so he would kill himself before being captured, it was a secret message that paulus understood but by then he had lost all of the respect that he had for hitler, so he didn't do it
A very good , concise depiction of what happened, considered one of the major Turing points of WW2. A classic example of the tenacious fighting ability of the Soviet men & women, which the Nazi forces consistently underestimated.
We visited Volgograd in September 2014. Utterly fascinating museums and truly remarkable to visit Von Paulus' headquarters at the GUM department store. The flour mill, Pavlov's House and the grain silo are all equally fascinating.
I dont know why, but I always have a great liking for maps in documentaries. Seeing the arrows and division portraits move across the map looks quite amazing and cool
Some extra facts I feel should've been in the video. First, Army Group B had from July to November 150,000 casulties but only got 100,000 replacements. Meanwhile Army Group Centre had 146,000 casulties, while getting 192,000 replacements. In fact all Army Groups did the get enough men to replace losses, except Army Group B. Across the entire Eastern Front there was more replacements than there was losses, but not by much. Meaning that Army Group B and all other Army Groups could've replaced every lost man, but instead Army Group B got shafted. A net loss of 50,000 men would've been quite significant. Secondly, in mid August, Army Groups A and B had 11 division taken away, 6 Infantry divisions, 1 Jäger division, 2 Motorized division and 2 Panzer divisions, only to be replaced with 3 Italian divisions and 4 Romanian divisions with 8 more divisions due in early September. Having a net loss of 50,000 men and losing 11 divisions only to be replaced with inadequate and fewer divisions would have been a major blow to Army Groups A and B fighting capabilities. Bonus fact. It wasnt Göring that convinced Hitler that the 6th Army could be supplied by air. Because at the time he was chairing a petroleum conference in Karinhall. Hitler as the Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe, General Hans Jeschonnek, if it was possible and Jeschonnek said yes, as long as the Luftwaffe retined control of foward airfields. But during a telephone conversation with General von Richthofen, Jeschonnek was convinced it was impossible and tried to dissuade Hitler only to be brushed aside. Göring arrived 22 of November and felt compelled to say it was possible, even though he had had not oppertunity to calculate the tonnages, because he didnt wasnt to go against what his generals decision and more importantly Hitlers decision. Hitler after Jeschonnek innitial assesment refused to change his mind and we all know the rest.
Aragorn195 Yes. The video would have been much stronger to include that broader context. Other points that could have been made is Stalingrad wasn’t the primary object of Fall Blau but was only a secondary objective. Related to this, AFAIK, Stalingrad was the first time the Wehrmacht had been engaged in intense urban warfare in place of the “war of movement”. On the air lift, the Luftwaffe had successfully supplied the Demyansk Pocket in February and May earlier in 1942 over a greater distance but supplying fewer troops. The major difference in the Stalingrad pocket was the effectiveness of the Red Army Airforce. The possibility of a breakout was, according to Glantz and others, nil. The 6th Army had little mobility as they had shipped out most of their horses in anticipation of the coming winter. The lack of supplies and the need to conduct an offensive while simultaneously defending their flanks and rear meant a breakout was impractical. Finally, was Operation Uranus the first really successful application of “Deep Battle”/“Deep Operation” and a crucial lesson in how the Red Army could beat the Wehrmacht on the battlefield?
Assumptions were made on the total weights for the airlifting of supplies and foods...but for the food supplies an error was made in terms of not realizing that it was less dense and took up more spacing on the relief planes. In other words for food it wasn't a question of weight but how much of this less dense supply could be physically fit into the cargo planes resulting in less food that could be channeled.
i thInk you should check Stalingrad Battle Data, he is an expert in battle of stalingrad and the author of Stalingrad Battle Atlas. you must check his channel.
Your graphics never looked as good as they do in this vid. It has such an immersive feel that the vid drew me in, despite me not being particularly interested in Stalingrad (as it has been covered to death before). Great job! I've read a book by Saul David before on military disasters and it pointed out that the Stalingrad offensive was supposed to be just a sideshow for their attack as their main objective are the Baku oilfields as Germany was facing shortages of it. So the attack was more economical rather than tactical in nature. That Hitler forced his generals to change their plans to concentrate on Stalingrad speaks more as to how he's starting to lose touch with reality by not concentrating on strategic targets that served him well on their earlier victories. Propaganda also had a lot to do with the attack, as levelling the city of your rival will make a great propaganda piece. In the end, it proved to be Hitler's undoing.
Thank you, my friend! Indeed, the fact that 2-3 armies were kept on Don is a proof that the attack on Stalingrad was not a definite goal. Taking Baku and the Caucasus was important not only due to the oil, but because the Soviets were receiving most of the Lend-Lease via Iran, so cutting off this lifeline was important for Germany.
I have to disagree with Saul David. The Germans made mistakes during this operation, but that was not the concentration of force against Stalingrad instead of against Baku. There were not so many troops of the Red Army there as in Stalingrad. So if the Germans were to push towards the mountains with their main forces, the mass of the Red Army in Stalingrad would of swipe the smaller force in front of them, and the main German forces would of ended in the biggest encirclement in the history - Black Sea and Kaspian Sea at their sides, the defenders in the mountains in front of them, and the mass of the rest of the Red Army at their back. The result would of been even worse than the clear defeat at Stalingrad! :)
Hermann Goering, chief of the Luftwaffe, said at Nuremberg trials when asked about Germany not using chemical weapons, that they didn't use them, because their army logistics heavily relied on horses and any retaliation from Allied forces would drastically reduce their capabilities. Shows how desperate they were for that oil.
@@KingsandGenerals Nonsense you say, during WW2, Russia did not have oil pipelines as now. And oil from Siberia was transported by fuel trucks, I from the Caspian sea by tankers on the Volga, and the goal was not only to get to the oil, but also to block the Volga without getting hit in the back.
The battle of Moscow, the battle of Stalingrad, the battle of Kursk, the defense of Sevastopol, the defense of Leningrad, operation Bagration, and others were part of the great Patriotic war. The Soviet people liberated the territory of the Soviet Union from the hordes of Hitler and began to liberate Europe, reaching Berlin and defeating the fascists in their lair.
I am 0:03 seconds in. I expected this to be, obviously demonitized, but from 0:03 seconds, I am already confident I will like this, and liked, and I am fully confident that this will be equally good quality and more or less perfect. I will give a running commentary of particular points I liked. KEEP IT UP BROTHERS, YOUR VIDEOS ARE AWEEEEEESOME! Those graphics of cities and the oil fields make it feel like Hearts of Iron 3/4 awesome Rivers, Maps, Armies and commanders, as well as the territories taken up to that point are very accurate. Particularly the maps, which are very hard to get that accurate! Army composition is good, as well as the map of Stalingrad and I love the unit symbols, again, brings back the feeling of my playing HOI4 Artworks and clips are awesome, Good job! Nice mention of the railway station! Those bomb blasts graphics are awesome, wish there were more for the Henkel111's and maybe lowering slightly their sound, as it competed albeit not impeded narration. The music is very good, bringing memories of the scenes Soviet Storm and the episode of Stalingrad. Nice job! Perfect ending. Thanks also to your sponsors and patrons!
Yes, indeed. Bessarabia and the Baltic states had not been taken nor Eastern Poland, yet by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, they were technically handed over to the USSR
Though the mission was largely a-historical, based off of the terribly inauthentic 'Enemy at the Gates' film, it's still one of the most classic stages in video game history. For a lot of kids, it was their first view into what was going on in the East.
Among all the battles in history, Stalingrad remains one of the most decisive one of all time. Kudos to the heroic resistance and bravery of the Red Army !
@@historicallegends3702 It genuinely amazes me that teenagers can be so boringly ignorant of history outside of anime memes that they feel no embarrassment about openly supporting genocidal fascists. But got to get that edge troll points, right? Clown.
@@henriashurst-pitkanen8735 genocidal fascists? You mean america? Nuking two entire cities ,killing innocent civilians, air raiding several Japanese and German cities.
Great coverage guys! Happy and proud to share this one! I could tell you tried to pull from legitimate sources from both sides, and admitted how much we might never know due to the chaos of battle and fog of war. Covered some interesting and well recorded anecdotes. Watching your channel grow and change and go from good to great has really been a privilege.
Some people were afraid that this video would be just like the 100 other videos on stalingrad, im glad you proved them wrong. PD: Battle of Kursk next plz
USA and USSR were winners. Although Soviet Union collapsed eventually, it dictated politics in Eastern Europe for almost half a century and USA bulit their economy and global power, still being dominant to the present day. Germany and Japan were obvious losers, but people often overlook how this war just crippled British economy, leading to collapse of British Empire.
Personally I think Britain was the winner. They got part of Germany, suffered far less casualties and were never invaded on home soil. We were very very lucky. The US and USSR got more from it but at much greater cost of life.
Thanks, we will need to consider it! To be honest, the Pacific front of the WWII is my blind spot so I will need to do extra research, but we'll get there. :-)
Orthodox power True, but Kursk wasn't the major turning point on the eastern front. It was the battle that simply killed the last of Germany's offensive capability.
When the map of Stalingrad was shown with the noise of explosions and of gunfire, I started to have Red Orchestra 2 flashbacks, that truly is a PTSD simulator
8:25 Actually, Italian Blackshirt units and "Ravenna" infantry division were among the best on the Stalingrad flanks, but they got overwhelmed with tanks
After Stalingrad, Soviet soldiers said that " We learn how to fight and defeat Germans after Stalingrad." They are right. Plus after 1942 USSR produced advanced war machines and outnumbered Nazi Germany.
They definitely werent heros. Raping and killing innocent people and invading poland and others just doesnt seem so nice, especially when germany had the same tactics.
@@loveofmangos001 Lots of folks that would be considered 'child soldiers' today fought in WWII - even in places like Great Britain and the US you see kids lying about their age. Even towards the end of the war in the Volkssturm kids were fighting. It's fucked.
I really find it amazing to think all this chaos and industrial scale bloodshed was such recent history and within my own grandparents life time. Really makes you think about how lucky we are to be alive today and how much we take for granted.
This looks amazing. I really like the use of the 3D style for modern war and it works really well. Some suggestions: 1. The Battle of Vienna (1683) 2. The Battle of Hattin (1187) 3. The Battle of Gallipoli (1915)
Great video, just one thing. The not one step back order was mostly used to target the officers who ordered retreat, and soldiers would rarely be shot on sight for a retreat.
If you guys wanna know more about the the Battle of Stalingrad I would recommend TIK's channel where he has released plenty of videos that goes into more detail into the battle and the players involved.
Fascinating video, thank you for uploading. My grandfather was captured with the 6th army at Stalingrad, he was in the 44th infantry division. Many deaths occured in his POW camp of malnutrition. He ultimately lost around 80 pounds moving around different Russian labour camps. Fortunately he became one of the few survivors to finally return to Germany in the mid 1950s where he lived a long peaceful life His younger brother made it to the end of the war as a loader for the Jagdtiger in the 512th Heavy tank destroyer battalion and surrendered to the American 9th infantry division in May 1945.
The more I think about it, the more it seems to me that the Napoleonic Era might be actually best suited for a channel like this, with much more detailed and reliable information than about most medieval battles, but with everything still happening on the relatively small, "human" scale, in comparison to the world wars.
I am a history buff and your videos are amazing filled with creativity and loads of information. I want you to make more video on wars after WWII which represents modern warfare.Thank you !!!
Lots of documentart about stalingrad to be honest next video If I may suggest should be the battle of france in 1940 I havent seen any video on youtube regarding that campaign
5:27 Source of "thousands of deserters being executed" ? The 62 Army executed around 49 people for deserting, which were most out of any of the armies. They had 10 more armies. So lets play with the idea they executed 30 people each. So my guess like 349 people executed for desertion. Out of 1.000.000+ million military force. Anyone want to dig into it more?
@@thinkingagain5966 So you didn't read my post at all? "The 62 Army executed around 49 people for deserting, which were most out of any of the armies. They had 10 more armies. So lets play with the idea they executed 30 people each. So my guess like 349 people executed for desertion. Out of 1.000.000+ million military force." Then source for the "without a doubt" please. I am waiting.
@@The80sWolf_ aside for the 2 million+ Russian 'hiwis' working for the germans? And wheres your source for those preposterously low numbers of the 62 army? I'm waiting
By far the most beautiful video i've ever seen, however there's already faaaaar to many WW2 channels and you're more traditional videos are far more interesting.
"Our Bolshevik Party, our nation, our great country, have given us the task not to let the enemy reach the Volga and to defend the city of Stalingrad." .."Do not count days, do not count miles, count only the number of Germans you have killed. " ~Ilya Ehrenburg
I've watched the four videos of your "Modern Warfare" playlist. Compared to other content creators; for example, "Time Commanders Series" (which I enjoy, and find informative and entertaining) your presentations' graphics and macro analysis makes the conflict easier to follow. However, "Time Commanders Series" are going off very old, but which seems to be credible sources of the conflicts. The show presents the best reenactments through the use of gaming modes. I like your presentation because you can obviously provide the dates and significant actors, divisions, and battalions used; which is quite impressive. Very well done. I study WW2 as a hobby after watching Kursk and Stalingrad I'm convinced you know your ww2 history of the Soviet Union/ Nazi German front. As a brand new fan and someone that loves this content, would you consider creating a "Battle of Moscow", short documentary. Many NAZI Generals at the Nuremberg trials believed the whole (NAZI German) eastern front was doomed after the Soviet Union counter-strike on Dec. 5, 1941 during the "Battle of Moscow". I think that would be well worth your effort and would put that epic battle in perspective for a lot people that don't understand it that well. The "Battle of Moscow" was in my, and others' opinions the battle that decided the war; and the Soviet victory over "Stalingrad was the nail in the coffin, Thanks for your effort. I also subscribed.
Specifically the bit from 1:48 through 3:57 had an awesome intuitive flow and just plain stood out as the best effects I've seen you guys do so far. Nice job ;)
This is absolutely brilliant. I know I've asked this before but, as a gentle reminder, could you do the Battle of Talikota (1565)? Would love to have your analysis. Cheers!
I,ve seen this video thousand times and each time my eyes cried .... best Stalingrad video ever .. Keep up the perfect job guys .. much love from wounded Syria
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Kings and Generals That really isn't fair it's an educational video honestly
Kings and Generals please do Battle of Verdun...
Aztec, yep, not fair, but such is the life.
My emperor, it is on the list.
Hope you can also do one on the Filipino-American War (1899-1903) :D
Kings and Generals wth Vloggers and Gamers videos are monetized and they make ton of money from it without spending money and you guys spend lots of money to make such a good educational videos and you guys earn zero
Time to change TH-cam Policy
The Russian plan to encircle german troops in Stalingrad and to hit them from behind was called operation Uranus? Well that’s convenient 😅
can't believe it took me this long to notice
Harry Jackson Damn you’ve gotta love those Russians
It wasn't Uranus. It was Ouranus.
Wait, but that would be a reference in the English language lol
Stalin: Guess where comrade Zhukov is...
Hitler: Where?
Stalin: At Uranus
Its wild how in the west we talk about the encirclement at Dunkirk at the beginning of the war, and D-day and the battle of the bulge near the end as huge events. Meanwhile the eastern front was just dozens battles back to back far more brutal and desperate and on a much larger scale.
Messdp Messdp Dunkirk and DDay were of similar scale and importance. But yeah the war was won on the eastern front though the landings in Italy and Normandy helped a lot.
West are brain washed thinking US won the war when in fact it was USSR who turned the tide, if it was not for pearl harbour US wouldnt even get involved.
@@Rostic1983 Nice generalization numb nuts. The US would have joined eventually if Pearl Harbor hadn't happened. The USSR couldn't be allowed to take all of what Germany was in control of. Because they definitely wouldn't have given most of it back. The US did nearly all of the work in the Pacific. The Brits abandoned their colonies and the colonies wouldn't have been able to go on the offensive due to a lack of military structure.
The fate of Hitler and Nazi Germany was decided on the Eastern front, in the USSR. This is a fact.
D-Day is famous because most people know English, watch American movies which are ofcourse patriotic for americans. However stalingrad is also quite popular. You will always get to see this meme on communism related videos.
Stalin: wanna hear a joke
Hitler: yes
Stalin: stalingrad
Hitler: i didn't get it
Stalin: exactly
“The street is no longer
measured by meters but by corpses ... Stalingrad is no longer a town. By day it
is an enormous cloud of burning, blinding smoke; it is a vast furnace lit by
the reflection of the flames. And when night arrives, one of those scorching
howling bleeding nights, the dogs plunge into the Volga and swim desperately to
gain the other bank. The nights of Stalingrad are a terror for them. Animals
flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men
endure.”
― Max Hastings, Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
why inferno ? I didn't find this episode called inferno
That’s actually a quote from a soldier fighting in the city, one Leutnant Weiner, 24th Panzer Division
It wasn’t actually written by Mr. Hastings, he just quoted it.
Honestly, Zhukov is such a badass. If you read his entire life, it's one badass episode after another. The guy annihilated the Japanese at Khalkin Gol, defended Leningrad, encircled the 6th Army at Stalingrad, pushed the Wehrmacht all the way to Berlin, basically pioneered armored tactics in the USSR, was probably the only guy to stand up to Stalin and call him an idiot to his face and live, and he basically dragged Beria out of power after Stalin died.
The top 10 Russian generals in WW2 were
Georgy Zhukov number 1.
Ivan Konev number 2
Rodion Malinovsky number 3.
Alexandr Vasilevski number 4.
Vasily Chuikov number 5
Konstantin Rokossovsky number 6.
Ivan Bagramyan number 7
Nikolai Vatutin number 9
Fyodor Tolbukhin number 10
If the whole German army was command by German commander allies would lose. the one whose command the whole German army this time was Hitler himself. He suck
al Mamluk, well said. I agree with you 100%
ah long no German generals just blamed hitler they all wanted to invade the Soviet Union which means Germany would have lost German generals wouldn’t be good enough
@Hissam Ullah Vasily Chuikov has to be on this list. He won the most important battle of the war in Stalingrad.
What a great video too bad TH-cam don't care about how hard people work on videos, worth every penny sponsoring your channel.
Thank you! :-)
Best comment ever on TH-cam as a whole
Worse is that TH-cam is actively shutting down history channels because it’s not "family friendly". Not monetizing and not recommending them yet pushes crappy music with tits and ass.
Germans lost more soldiers trying to capture one building (Pavlov's house /дом Павлова) in Stalingrad than in the entire French campaign. For 58 days they were not able to take control of it.
Seeing names from red orchestra maps makes me realize how bad they had it that time
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Germany lost 27,074 dead during the battle of France,(basic wikipedia) and took control of France. Fighting for Pavlov's house took 60 days of heavy fighting in Stalingrad and Germans did not take it. One can argue about the exact casualties that Germans sustained, fighting for a very strategic point, losing 30k soldiers in 60 days is reasonable, so point made by me in original message is valid. Germans lost more soldiers trying to capture one building (Pavlov's house) than they lost in the entire French campaign.
@@antoinemozart243nice counterargument lmao
@@antoinemozart243
Entire French campaign was won by Germans in 46 days.
58 days the same Germans were not able to take one extremely important building in Stalingrad.
if you would like, i can quote German generals and their opinion about French army and campaign, but it would make it even worse. When Keitel was signing capitulation he was shocked to see French, so much so, that he said:" oh, these guys also won?"
I do not mean any disrespect to people of France, but to the rest of Allies their army was as useful as Italian army to Germans.
Wikipedia is a basic source that anyone can have access to and there you can find in reference the source and check it. Point why i used it. I can get numbers from books i have, whether it would be Tippelskirh, Liddle Gard, or soviet historians. I can through in opinion of German Hans von Luck who was fighting on both fronts. And so on and so forth.
However, not to be bias, can you please enlight me on the German losses in campaign of 1940 in France as well as sources.
@@antoinemozart243 That is not the answer to how much Germans lost in 1940 France campaign according to your sources. I have provided a commentary that made sense, even backed it up with source which you did not like, offered plenty of other source choices, as if this is not youtube but university of some sort. During this you called me idiot and ignorant, (while not stating credentials, so wiki basics shall be ok) i offered you to provide information with some sources which would prove me wrong, instead you gave me excuses that only are not making any difference as i am not comparing whole of French campaign to whole of Soviet campaign, i was comparing and talking about entire French campaign and just an episode of one of the most fierce, long, massive and pivotal battles of entire war battle of Stalingrad. My point was proven by me. So i suggest that you either provide what asked for as well as an appology for personal statements.
My original point: Germans lost more soldiers fighting for Pavlov's house than in entire French campaign (of 1940).
Here you go, prove me with sources that Germans lost more than 100k soldiers killed that campaign i guess.
Your content is improving with every video. I cant possibly explain how much I have enjoyed this video. A well written script combined with the voice of that narrater thats pleasing to listen, and animations that you can rarely find anywhere in youtube.
Fantastic job!
Thank you, good sir! :-)
The script is quite similar to that of the world at war
I enjoyed it as you did. Only thing I suggest, is lees music. It gets in the way... the topic and presentation are engaging all on their own, and the background music is somewhat distracting to me.
You left out the best part about Paulus! Him saying “I have no intention of shooting myself for this Bohemian corporal,” referring to Hitler.
you see??? there's that army snobbery ... After all that cowtowing to Hitler, Paulus's leetism came to the fore...... except it came too late. : )
@@АлексейП-т2е Ah, but now look at how you're rhapsodizing over the whole issue.
@LIVIU DRAGNEA: His wife did not ever join him after the surrender.
*Bavarian corporal
There's a myth among German generals that said Hitler's from Bohemia while in fact he's from Austria, Paul von Hindenburg and Paulus are the most examples to call Hitler like that, maybe that's because Hitler's birth place somehow have the same name with a small town in Bohemia where Von Hindenburg ever cross during Austro-Prussian war, i think that's where the mistake came from.
Hitler: "You don't want to be the first German Field Marshal to surrender to the enemy do you?"
Paulus: "There is a first time for everything..."
Lol 😂😂😂
Racists are shortsighted and overconfident.
They never win.
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Where's the racist part? What are you talking about 😂
@@sabrinanova949 You serious? You didn't know Nazi were racist? Well, keep watching those documentaries.
@@botsharing1702 no they weren't 😭 but people think
I thought you can't surprise me anymore. And here I am with my jaw lying on the floor.
:-)
Great job guys. The graphics are better than ever and you managed to present very chaotic and long modern battle in an understandable way. I'm really convinced that sky is the only limit for you and your channel.
Thank you, my friend, hopefully, we will improve upon this concept!
Did you know that Ukraine supplied 800,000 troops to fight Russia with Germany in WW2?
Stalingrad is one of the single most hardcore occurrences in human history.
Dont forget the Battle of Somme
A lot of ancient battles people don't know about as well. Like the siege of jerusalem (70ad) or the siege of carthage
Its deadliest battle in history but if we look on the average earth population in the past world saw more % of casualties but not numbers
@@fsh3702 Battle of the Somme 150K + 150K dead. Battle of Stalingrad-1.5 KK + 1.5 KK dead. Ask your history teacher for a refund.
What about battle of kursk
actually, the reason hitler promoted paulus to the rank of field marshal was so he would kill himself before being captured, it was a secret message that paulus understood but by then he had lost all of the respect that he had for hitler, so he didn't do it
I thought he also didn’t kill himself because he was a Christian
@@el_bizcocho6916 It was for both reasons.
I watched many videos on Stalingrad but this was something else. Amazing narration, level of detail & graphical presentation.
My word this is phenomenal stuff. Seriously stellar work. One of the best yet.
Appreciate the feedback! :-)
This channel is so addictive. So good 👌🏾
A very good , concise depiction of what happened, considered one of the major Turing points of WW2. A classic example of the tenacious fighting ability of the Soviet men & women, which the Nazi forces consistently underestimated.
We visited Volgograd in September 2014. Utterly fascinating museums and truly remarkable to visit Von Paulus' headquarters at the GUM department store. The flour mill, Pavlov's House and the grain silo are all equally fascinating.
I dont know why, but I always have a great liking for maps in documentaries. Seeing the arrows and division portraits move across the map looks quite amazing and cool
Well, it is the closest we can get to be the leaders of big armies. :-)
WOW!!!!!!! GOD DAMN !! graphics dude needs a raise :D
best video - music, graphics... perfeccto :*
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Some extra facts I feel should've been in the video. First, Army Group B had from July to November 150,000 casulties but only got 100,000 replacements. Meanwhile Army Group Centre had 146,000 casulties, while getting 192,000 replacements. In fact all Army Groups did the get enough men to replace losses, except Army Group B. Across the entire Eastern Front there was more replacements than there was losses, but not by much. Meaning that Army Group B and all other Army Groups could've replaced every lost man, but instead Army Group B got shafted. A net loss of 50,000 men would've been quite significant.
Secondly, in mid August, Army Groups A and B had 11 division taken away, 6 Infantry divisions, 1 Jäger division, 2 Motorized division and 2 Panzer divisions, only to be replaced with 3 Italian divisions and 4 Romanian divisions with 8 more divisions due in early September. Having a net loss of 50,000 men and losing 11 divisions only to be replaced with inadequate and fewer divisions would have been a major blow to Army Groups A and B fighting capabilities.
Bonus fact. It wasnt Göring that convinced Hitler that the 6th Army could be supplied by air. Because at the time he was chairing a petroleum conference in Karinhall. Hitler as the Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe, General Hans Jeschonnek, if it was possible and Jeschonnek said yes, as long as the Luftwaffe retined control of foward airfields. But during a telephone conversation with General von Richthofen, Jeschonnek was convinced it was impossible and tried to dissuade Hitler only to be brushed aside. Göring arrived 22 of November and felt compelled to say it was possible, even though he had had not oppertunity to calculate the tonnages, because he didnt wasnt to go against what his generals decision and more importantly Hitlers decision. Hitler after Jeschonnek innitial assesment refused to change his mind and we all know the rest.
Aragorn195 Yes. The video would have been much stronger to include that broader context.
Other points that could have been made is Stalingrad wasn’t the primary object of Fall Blau but was only a secondary objective. Related to this, AFAIK, Stalingrad was the first time the Wehrmacht had been engaged in intense urban warfare in place of the “war of movement”.
On the air lift, the Luftwaffe had successfully supplied the Demyansk Pocket in February and May earlier in 1942 over a greater distance but supplying fewer troops. The major difference in the Stalingrad pocket was the effectiveness of the Red Army Airforce.
The possibility of a breakout was, according to Glantz and others, nil. The 6th Army had little mobility as they had shipped out most of their horses in anticipation of the coming winter. The lack of supplies and the need to conduct an offensive while simultaneously defending their flanks and rear meant a breakout was impractical.
Finally, was Operation Uranus the first really successful application of “Deep Battle”/“Deep Operation” and a crucial lesson in how the Red Army could beat the Wehrmacht on the battlefield?
Aragorn195 army group centre was constantly getting counter attacks at Rzhev this meant they couldn’t send free up troops from centre to south
TIK?
sounds like someone else has been reading Antoine beevor, well that's where i heard what you've just articulated.
Assumptions were made on the total weights for the airlifting of supplies and foods...but for the food supplies an error was made in terms of not realizing that it was less dense and took up more spacing on the relief planes. In other words for food it wasn't a question of weight but how much of this less dense supply could be physically fit into the cargo planes resulting in less food that could be channeled.
Best Stalingrad video I've seen so far!
check out the channel TIK, he goes way further into detail than this channel does regarding the topic.
Thanks for all the references. They are really interesting! I subscribed.
John Grey
th-cam.com/video/Gf8Rmf4m8rs/w-d-xo.html , I advise you to see this
i thInk you should check Stalingrad Battle Data, he is an expert in battle of stalingrad and the author of Stalingrad Battle Atlas. you must check his channel.
Your graphics never looked as good as they do in this vid. It has such an immersive feel that the vid drew me in, despite me not being particularly interested in Stalingrad (as it has been covered to death before). Great job!
I've read a book by Saul David before on military disasters and it pointed out that the Stalingrad offensive was supposed to be just a sideshow for their attack as their main objective are the Baku oilfields as Germany was facing shortages of it. So the attack was more economical rather than tactical in nature. That Hitler forced his generals to change their plans to concentrate on Stalingrad speaks more as to how he's starting to lose touch with reality by not concentrating on strategic targets that served him well on their earlier victories. Propaganda also had a lot to do with the attack, as levelling the city of your rival will make a great propaganda piece. In the end, it proved to be Hitler's undoing.
Thank you, my friend!
Indeed, the fact that 2-3 armies were kept on Don is a proof that the attack on Stalingrad was not a definite goal. Taking Baku and the Caucasus was important not only due to the oil, but because the Soviets were receiving most of the Lend-Lease via Iran, so cutting off this lifeline was important for Germany.
I have to disagree with Saul David. The Germans made mistakes during this operation, but that was not the concentration of force against Stalingrad instead of against Baku. There were not so many troops of the Red Army there as in Stalingrad. So if the Germans were to push towards the mountains with their main forces, the mass of the Red Army in Stalingrad would of swipe the smaller force in front of them, and the main German forces would of ended in the biggest encirclement in the history - Black Sea and Kaspian Sea at their sides, the defenders in the mountains in front of them, and the mass of the rest of the Red Army at their back. The result would of been even worse than the clear defeat at Stalingrad! :)
Hermann Goering, chief of the Luftwaffe, said at Nuremberg trials when asked about Germany not using chemical weapons, that they didn't use them, because their army logistics heavily relied on horses and any retaliation from Allied forces would drastically reduce their capabilities. Shows how desperate they were for that oil.
@@KingsandGenerals Nonsense you say, during WW2, Russia did not have oil pipelines as now. And oil from Siberia was transported by fuel trucks, I from the Caspian sea by tankers on the Volga, and the goal was not only to get to the oil, but also to block the Volga without getting hit in the back.
'Sniping your enemy is like hunting any other animal'
Saber I too played that game
"...but with sense of vengance"
If we reveal our position to Imsel's men, this fountain will be our graveyard!
World at war reference
Tell that to the snipers that Zaitsev eliminated...'oh, look, this grizzly bear just shot me while i was adjusting my position, how rood!'.
Great work! Hope this video get the public interest you guys deserve.
Thank you, good sir! :-)
The battle of Moscow, the battle of Stalingrad, the battle of Kursk, the defense of Sevastopol, the defense of Leningrad, operation Bagration, and others were part of the great Patriotic war. The Soviet people liberated the territory of the Soviet Union from the hordes of Hitler and began to liberate Europe, reaching Berlin and defeating the fascists in their lair.
This comment has to be a joke...
Great video! One of my grandfathers, communist, had fought in the Brattle of Stalingrad, had been severely injured. Thank you for your work!
I am 0:03 seconds in. I expected this to be, obviously demonitized, but from 0:03 seconds, I am already confident I will like this, and liked, and I am fully confident that this will be equally good quality and more or less perfect. I will give a running commentary of particular points I liked. KEEP IT UP BROTHERS, YOUR VIDEOS ARE AWEEEEEESOME!
Those graphics of cities and the oil fields make it feel like Hearts of Iron 3/4 awesome
Rivers, Maps, Armies and commanders, as well as the territories taken up to that point are very accurate. Particularly the maps, which are very hard to get that accurate!
Army composition is good, as well as the map of Stalingrad and I love the unit symbols, again, brings back the feeling of my playing HOI4
Artworks and clips are awesome, Good job!
Nice mention of the railway station!
Those bomb blasts graphics are awesome, wish there were more for the Henkel111's and maybe lowering slightly their sound, as it competed albeit not impeded narration.
The music is very good, bringing memories of the scenes Soviet Storm and the episode of Stalingrad. Nice job!
Perfect ending.
Thanks also to your sponsors and patrons!
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The map in 0:44 its not accurate
Yes, indeed. Bessarabia and the Baltic states had not been taken nor Eastern Poland, yet by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, they were technically handed over to the USSR
They were invaded by the USRR
Stalingrad mission from Call of Duty Classic was terrifying. Can't imagine the real thing.
Would it be a good idea to imagine it? Probably would rival Hell itself.
Though the mission was largely a-historical, based off of the terribly inauthentic 'Enemy at the Gates' film, it's still one of the most classic stages in video game history. For a lot of kids, it was their first view into what was going on in the East.
Fuzzy Dunlop it definitely was for me, that mission got me interested in the second world war and history overall
7:30 200 frags for the war. I do more in one evening!
@Crome267 Steam!
Best video so far.
Really glad to hear it. It is made by our new animator. Hopefully, we will be able to employ him in future. :-)
i thought the other animations were fantastic but this made it even better
Thanks, nahte!
I'll have to disagree, sorry x)
The narrators voice and the background music are such an amazing combination
Thanks!
Among all the battles in history, Stalingrad remains one of the most decisive one of all time. Kudos to the heroic resistance and bravery of the Red Army !
I prefer the germans
They are better than the red army
@@historicallegends3702 can't we both agree that they were both shit during this war?
@@bc_7644 nah
@@historicallegends3702 It genuinely amazes me that teenagers can be so boringly ignorant of history outside of anime memes that they feel no embarrassment about openly supporting genocidal fascists. But got to get that edge troll points, right? Clown.
@@henriashurst-pitkanen8735 genocidal fascists?
You mean america? Nuking two entire cities ,killing innocent civilians, air raiding several Japanese and German cities.
this is the reason why i love sundays! well done video!
Thank you, good sir!
Great coverage guys! Happy and proud to share this one! I could tell you tried to pull from legitimate sources from both sides, and admitted how much we might never know due to the chaos of battle and fog of war. Covered some interesting and well recorded anecdotes. Watching your channel grow and change and go from good to great has really been a privilege.
Thank you for being with us :)
I recommend everyone to watch a series of films entitled "Soviet Storm" Such a drama should not be missed.
thanks for the recommendation my man
Is this on TH-cam?
@Megaton Rotten Mouth 66 million??? Where do you get this infor??
@Megaton Rotten Mouth Nazis might have put a smile on your face.
Trust what this man said. Soviet storm is amazing.
Some people were afraid that this video would be just like the 100 other videos on stalingrad, im glad you proved them wrong.
PD: Battle of Kursk next plz
Thank you! Will consider!
Kursk ....WHAT A BATTLE
I have said this many times but you guys have made me say this again
Best channel on TH-cam without any doubt
Always happy to hear that! :-)
ehsan_iq who is Aziz Ansari?
ehsan_iq sorry for late reply
Nah I don't know him personally but I have seen a few times on TV
The victorious march of the 6th army into paris and then surrender of the 6th army at stalingrad is mind boggling
Watched a couple Stalingrad videos, uploaded this month, and this is so far the most unique
Thank you, my friend! :-)
You must make a video of operation Bagration! YOU MUST!
We are considering our options. :-)
The USSR was the true winner of World War II. By sacrifice and by winning in the battle that changed the course of the war
USA and USSR were winners. Although Soviet Union collapsed eventually, it dictated politics in Eastern Europe for almost half a century and USA bulit their economy and global power, still being dominant to the present day.
Germany and Japan were obvious losers, but people often overlook how this war just crippled British economy, leading to collapse of British Empire.
Personally I think Britain was the winner. They got part of Germany, suffered far less casualties and were never invaded on home soil. We were very very lucky. The US and USSR got more from it but at much greater cost of life.
@DevilTrigger no one win cold war
@@aris.a2912 d day almost failed if you sisnt know but hitler made a mistake not sending huge panzer forces in normandy
@@jamiewatchorn7639 they were never invaded because of sea of germans didnt nees to cross the sea britain will be captured in 2 weels
i'm so glad you made a video about WWII!
There will be more!
i can't wait to so more of those!
Nice profile picture, Codreanu was a great man, long live the Captain and the Iron Guard !
In Soviet Russia, city defenders siege YOU!
@Anonymous X NUUUUS
😂
Ah, I always love a good Soviet Russia joke.
@@aris.a2912 wow
General Powerless and the sick farming Army. I just love those automatic subtitles!
Yes, and don't forget General Man-Style xD
The scale of this battle is incomprehensible.
The sheer amount of carnage is something I can't even wrap my mind around.
JScott Paving Stalingrad had 50 times the amount of deaths than the battle of American battle Gettyburg. & Gettysburg had 17,000 Killed!
@@michaelweston409 More than 50 times more like 60 times as many killed .
This channel deserves millions of views
Agreed, thank you! :-)
This channel needs to be rewarded .great job
Thank you, waiting for that. :-)
Kings and Generals please more videos about india and Iran
The music made this way more intense! I loved the video, keep up the good work!
Thanks, we will!
One of the best, if not the best history channels out there. You might be the reason I fail my exams though. Nonetheless, keep up the great work!
Best History channel by far! Every video is better than the last. I don't know how you guys do it, but you guys keep getting better!
We are inspired by you guys. :-)
Amazing video! My great-grandfathers fought in Stalingrad. Also, I haven't had my name mentioned so many times in a video before. :))
Thank you for watching :)
God bless your great grandfathers, from a Jew
My grand grandfather has never returned from the fields of Stalingrad.
Eternal glory for the defenders of Motherland!
I hope you guys do the Battle of Midway soon. To me that and Stalingrad were the two most crucial victories of WWII.
Thanks, we will need to consider it! To be honest, the Pacific front of the WWII is my blind spot so I will need to do extra research, but we'll get there. :-)
Believe me. It's the single-most mentioned battle of the Pacific campaign. You'll see. Keep up the great work!
We will, thank you! :-)
Orthodox power True, but Kursk wasn't the major turning point on the eastern front. It was the battle that simply killed the last of Germany's offensive capability.
Erik Lambert Yes, but they'll have to do Kursk as well, as it was a critical battle nonetheless.
When the map of Stalingrad was shown with the noise of explosions and of gunfire, I started to have Red Orchestra 2 flashbacks, that truly is a PTSD simulator
Sorry? :-)
@@KingsandGenerals It's a Video Game
I know. That was sarcastic. :-)
@@KingsandGenerals OH ok my bad xD btw your videos are amazing you learn sooo much
8:25
Actually, Italian Blackshirt units and "Ravenna" infantry division were among the best on the Stalingrad flanks, but they got overwhelmed with tanks
Uh, thanks? Always interesting to see not-so-subtle fascist cheering in both username and commentary.
After Stalingrad, Soviet soldiers said that " We learn how to fight and defeat Germans after Stalingrad." They are right. Plus after 1942 USSR produced advanced war machines and outnumbered Nazi Germany.
Glory to Soviet soldiers!!!We will never forget you,heroes!!!
Now, russian soldiers are the same, that the german in WW2...
They definitely werent heros. Raping and killing innocent people and invading poland and others just doesnt seem so nice, especially when germany had the same tactics.
Naa ALL WORLD HATE USA not russians, USA kill 1,000,000@@SilentlolUAin iraq
Terrific and informative Stalingrad map. The animated map and troop/material positions makes the battle come alive.
Thank you! Consider watching our video on Kursk.
My grandfather fought in Stalingrad when he was 15 I always proud of him
No, my grandfather, too, at the age of 16, fought in Stalingrad, I mean, he fought, he died there
@@loveofmangos001 Lots of folks that would be considered 'child soldiers' today fought in WWII - even in places like Great Britain and the US you see kids lying about their age. Even towards the end of the war in the Volkssturm kids were fighting. It's fucked.
ziya adindan belli atma, dont lie ziya
ziya deden hangi taraftaydı?
In middle east today children also fighting in army
A war zone
Alll rouls disapper
'Operation Uranus' sounds right, literally.
I really find it amazing to think all this chaos and industrial scale bloodshed was such recent history and within my own grandparents life time. Really makes you think about how lucky we are to be alive today and how much we take for granted.
Indeed. And we need to appreciate that.
So many young men perished. Hundred of thousands of lives, hopes, dreams, families, futures.Ego of men is the recipe to disaster and catastrophe.
Indeed
Best animated video ever seen!! (Y)
Thank you for watching :)
@@KingsandGenerals Some of the information such as the Battle of the Caucasus and Air Force of both side was wrong.
I've just subscribed to the channel, and this is the 1st video I watched and I'm speechless about it, prefectly done
Thank you and welcome aboard!
You always have a great analysis, K&G!
This looks amazing.
I really like the use of the 3D style for modern war and it works really well. Some suggestions:
1. The Battle of Vienna (1683)
2. The Battle of Hattin (1187)
3. The Battle of Gallipoli (1915)
Splendid.
Amaizing piece of work! Спасибо!
Thanks for watching!
I've really enjoyed this video and I hope to see more of the WWII series in the future :) Amazing job!
Thank you very much! We hope to make these videos regular. :-)
Graphics wise your best video so far. Good job guys.
There is still a room for improvement, thank you!
Great video, just one thing. The not one step back order was mostly used to target the officers who ordered retreat, and soldiers would rarely be shot on sight for a retreat.
Thank you!
By far my favourite youtube channel by a mile!!!!
Glad to hear that!
If you guys wanna know more about the the Battle of Stalingrad I would recommend TIK's channel where he has released plenty of videos that goes into more detail into the battle and the players involved.
Fascinating video, thank you for uploading.
My grandfather was captured with the 6th army at Stalingrad, he was in the 44th infantry division.
Many deaths occured in his POW camp of malnutrition. He ultimately lost around 80 pounds moving around different Russian labour camps. Fortunately he became one of the few survivors to finally return to Germany in the mid 1950s where he lived a long peaceful life
His younger brother made it to the end of the war as a loader for the Jagdtiger in the 512th Heavy tank destroyer battalion and surrendered to the American 9th infantry division in May 1945.
Nice video
Pls when will you do Napoleonic wars S2
Yes, we are working on it.
The more I think about it, the more it seems to me that the Napoleonic Era might be actually best suited for a channel like this, with much more detailed and reliable information than about most medieval battles, but with everything still happening on the relatively small, "human" scale, in comparison to the world wars.
Yeah, I also like the Napoleonic wars most, hopefully, the second season will be popular.
I am a history buff and your videos are amazing filled with creativity and loads of information. I want you to make more video on wars after WWII which represents modern warfare.Thank you !!!
Thanks, there will be more!
Won't lie, this video keep me at the edge of my seat. Great video! Keep it up!
Lots of documentart about stalingrad to be honest next video If I may suggest should be the battle of france in 1940 I havent seen any video on youtube regarding that campaign
Thanks for the suggestion, will consider it.
Your voice is literally the most satisfying sound i've ever heard
Devin is great. :-)
Haha, I love his voice too!
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Source of "thousands of deserters being executed" ?
The 62 Army executed around 49 people for deserting, which were most out of any of the armies. They had 10 more armies. So lets play with the idea they executed 30 people each. So my guess like 349 people executed for desertion. Out of 1.000.000+ million military force.
Anyone want to dig into it more?
I'm sure the deserters were easily in the thousands on the Soviet side especially
@@thinkingagain5966 and your point being?
@@The80sWolf_ that there was, without a doubt, thousands of soviet deserters being executed.
@@thinkingagain5966
So you didn't read my post at all?
"The 62 Army executed around 49 people for deserting, which were most out of any of the armies. They had 10 more armies. So lets play with the idea they executed 30 people each. So my guess like 349 people executed for desertion. Out of 1.000.000+ million military force."
Then source for the "without a doubt" please. I am waiting.
@@The80sWolf_ aside for the 2 million+ Russian 'hiwis' working for the germans? And wheres your source for those preposterously low numbers of the 62 army? I'm waiting
By far the most beautiful video i've ever seen, however there's already faaaaar to many WW2 channels and you're more traditional videos are far more interesting.
I was going to dislike but the graphics are fucking beautiful.
It's much better than the total war cruch upon which you normally rely.
crutch
One of the Best ww2 I've ever seen good job bro !!
Thanks!
Kings and Generals np
visuals, background music and narrative are top notch here, this is A1 quality product worthy of commercial TV, well done, love your work!
This channel keeps getting better and better!
Thank you!
Kings and Generals Thank you for making this awesome content! You deserve far more subscribers than this!
This is a great channel. Love the battle animations!!!
Thanks! Newer videos are better :-)
Wow! love the commentary, love the graphics, love the format.. and love history of war!
Definitely one of my favorite channels now!
Happy to hear that! :-)
Soldiers on both sides described the battle of stalingrad as hell. May those men and women who fought and died rest in peace.
i turned on the subtitle english
its hilarious that everytime the narrator said "NAZI Germany" the text appeared "Nancy Germany"
Really amazing documentary videos, keep up more videos like this
"Our Bolshevik Party, our nation, our great country, have given us the task not to let the enemy reach the Volga and to defend the city of Stalingrad." .."Do not count days, do not count miles, count only the number of Germans you have killed. " ~Ilya Ehrenburg
Magician Of Fire fucking nazis
I've watched the four videos of your "Modern Warfare" playlist. Compared to other content creators; for example, "Time Commanders Series" (which I enjoy, and find informative and entertaining) your presentations' graphics and macro analysis makes the conflict easier to follow. However, "Time Commanders Series" are going off very old, but which seems to be credible sources of the conflicts. The show presents the best reenactments through the use of gaming modes. I like your presentation because you can obviously provide the dates and significant actors, divisions, and battalions used; which is quite impressive. Very well done. I study WW2 as a hobby after watching Kursk and Stalingrad I'm convinced you know your ww2 history of the Soviet Union/ Nazi German front. As a brand new fan and someone that loves this content, would you consider creating a "Battle of Moscow", short documentary. Many NAZI Generals at the Nuremberg trials believed the whole (NAZI German) eastern front was doomed after the Soviet Union counter-strike on Dec. 5, 1941 during the "Battle of Moscow". I think that would be well worth your effort and would put that epic battle in perspective for a lot people that don't understand it that well. The "Battle of Moscow" was in my, and others' opinions the battle that decided the war; and the Soviet victory over "Stalingrad was the nail in the coffin, Thanks for your effort. I also subscribed.
Awesome video. specially I enjoyed the graphics. WE want more!
Thank you!
Thanks, there will be more!
Wow dude, the 3d map effect is a major improvement IMO. I really like that one ;)
-Jake
Specifically the bit from 1:48 through 3:57 had an awesome intuitive flow and just plain stood out as the best effects I've seen you guys do so far. Nice job ;)
Yeah, our new animator did a great job on that, and it will only get better from here. :-)
2:45 Andrei Yeremenko wasn't a Marshal back then, he became a Marshal in 1955.
Great Video, good visual presentation.
easily one of the most important battles in human history
Such a beautiful depiction ! Love your channel so much
Thank you very much!
I wish the narrator was my history teacher in university ;I would listen to him for days,weeks,months:)
Thank you very much :-)
excellent video, as with all videos in your channel, keep it up
My teacher in high school told us one of the toughest and one of the bloodiest battle in history are the battle of Stalingrad
This is absolutely brilliant. I know I've asked this before but, as a gentle reminder, could you do the Battle of Talikota (1565)? Would love to have your analysis. Cheers!
Watching this during the start of WW3 in March 2022!
I,ve seen this video thousand times and each time my eyes cried .... best Stalingrad video ever .. Keep up the perfect job guys .. much love from wounded Syria