I'm from Cambrai! We grow up learning about both world wars and the battle of Cambrai and how much destruction and death happened on these fields. My great-great grandpa left home in 1914 saying he'd be back for christmas. He died a month later at the battle of the Marne at 28. I think tanks is what tipped the balance in the end.
Like a big kid being allowed to play with big toys. Absolutely love watching him, such a breath of fresh air , and up for anything. Also suitably respectful , always.
My Great Uncle, Norman Leedham is on the Cambrai memorial. God bless all of the poor souls that suffered such horrors and hardships RIP⚘🌹🥀🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴
Always makes me feel humbled to see a war memorial with so many names of lost souls never recovered. The sacrifices made so we could all live free are beyond imagination.
Will Wilson whilst I agree with everything you say, our life of freedom is being taken away slow but sure, by the likes of the police ( public servants ) making up lies to get people in courts in front of police puppets that being magistrates to make themselves look good, governments taking away your rights slow but sure, it is rapidly becoming a police state, those great and honourable people that laid down there lives must be turning in there graves these days and asking themselves, " Why did we bother " .... R.I.P. GENTLEMEN and accept our thanks
@@rogerhearn7109 Yes I am aware of the slow, authoritarian creep into our society and it worries me a great deal. The one thing with this virus outbreak is it showed how easily people panic and submit themselves to the mercies of those in power. My grandfather was an original commando that formed the SAS in WW2 and it sickens me to see the country descending into something he would hate and it's sad to see Europe headed the same way with the EU. I have had so many Europeans look down on me for being a Brexiteer and they've acted with senses of self superiority that saddens me as they are hating us for not wanting to be a part of their vision of the perfect European. That just reminds me of the attitudes of the very people that started that war because they had a vision of the perfect citizen in their eyes and I bet a lot of the average ones never started out intending it to go that far. It was probably innocent feeling resentment of those not fitting that mould for their vision. It's sad as they formed the EU to prevent going back down that road yet it feels like they've lost sight of that as the EU wants more and more sovereign powers. Anyways, getting off on a tangent there but if anything it shows i'm certainly passionate about the subject. I just hope others wake up in sufficient numbers before it's too late.
The tank designers and such wanted this for the Somme in 16 but the brass said no, use what you got and thats what lead to the large failure. Cambrai changed the entire trajectory of warfare even when the Germans gained most of their ground back.
Marc Hanson they are just clips from his programmes permitted by Channel 4 and North One tv who own the rights. You can still see the programmes in the UK on All4 or by using a VPN if you live abroad.
Being a military man for most of my life it’s really very appreciated that some one is showing parts of our history that was one of the starts to change the way our war was won , its just so sad that we had a war in the first place , god bless all who lost there lives from both sides of the war . If only we never had countries who want to dictate to other countries how they are run , I also would like to thank the brave men and woman who voted to leave the EU , they never voted to leave for any trade deals they voted to stop the dictators of the EU , god bless you Guy for showing this video
as a german, i envy you for leaving this corrupt, beaurocratic nightmare of a union. as former soldier, now reservist, my sincere respect to you sir, for your service. may our nations never fight each other again.
Nikola Dietmar Krapp and the same to you for your service I’m 72 years old now , I don’t think the EU will last much longer as long has our government don’t back track now the virus as come about , god bless you sir and all your family and I really hope you all pull through the worrying time in all our lives
@@BluntofHwicce the AFD initially had this on their agenda. but they mostly consist of nazi scum and are against policies that support working class people. basically just another corporate bootlicker club. also they've moved away from the ideas which formed the party initially (leaving the EU, going back to the deutsche mark as currency, forcing traditional family forms on people i.e. man goes to work, woman serves as breeding stock and housemaiden etc.)
The clip starts with the memorial, so I was expecting somewhere in the episode, the cause and number of all casualties would be brought up. The rest of it makes it sound like a walk over for the Commonwealth, yet there was the Commonwealth memorial of over 7,000. Casualties were over 40,000 on each side. Crazy what was acceptable back then.
Lovely country vandalised by war. As was Normandy in WW2 and in places you can still see the renmants,, not just near the beaches but out in the farm land as well.
Barely imaginable today, we get reminiscent reminders in WWI video games but in reality...hard to fathom! WWI battlefields where soldiers fell injured, dead and dying, the odds yelled and yelled loud they'd probably get blown to smithereens as they lay there, turned to pink mist by artillery. As I sit here behind my keyboard in pampered decadence with coffee, some chocolate, a ciggie and I turn the fire up a wee bit, getting a tad chilly don't you know! 7048 died in just that one battle alone! Hell, there were many more battles to follow that one, with the same results in death, suffering and misery. Over 100 years ago men died on those bloody, cold, wet, unloving, unforgiving, godless sods and for what?💥💀💨😪
For nothing. We should have let Germany defeat France and save the 1m British casualties. The Prussians had defeated the French before in 1871 and crowned their first Kaiser of the German Reich at the Palace of Versailles. We didn't intervene and disaster didn't follow.
There were more than 7048 that died in that one battle. The 7048 were just the soldiers whose bodies couldn't be found, which is why their names are on the memorial; they have no known grave.
I'm from Cambrai! We grow up learning about both world wars and the battle of Cambrai and how much destruction and death happened on these fields. My great-great grandpa left home in 1914 saying he'd be back for christmas. He died a month later at the battle of the Marne at 28. I think tanks is what tipped the balance in the end.
Like a big kid being allowed to play with big toys. Absolutely love watching him, such a breath of fresh air , and up for anything. Also suitably respectful , always.
My Great Uncle, Norman Leedham is on the Cambrai memorial.
God bless all of the poor souls that suffered such horrors and hardships RIP⚘🌹🥀🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴
Always makes me feel humbled to see a war memorial with so many names of lost souls never recovered. The sacrifices made so we could all live free are beyond imagination.
Will Wilson
whilst I agree with everything you say, our life of freedom is being taken away slow but sure, by the likes of the police ( public servants ) making up lies to get people in courts in front of police puppets that being magistrates to make themselves look good, governments taking away your rights slow but sure, it is rapidly becoming a police state, those great and honourable people that laid down there lives must be turning in there graves these days and asking themselves, " Why did we bother " .... R.I.P. GENTLEMEN and accept our thanks
@@rogerhearn7109
Yes I am aware of the slow, authoritarian creep into our society and it worries me a great deal. The one thing with this virus outbreak is it showed how easily people panic and submit themselves to the mercies of those in power. My grandfather was an original commando that formed the SAS in WW2 and it sickens me to see the country descending into something he would hate and it's sad to see Europe headed the same way with the EU. I have had so many Europeans look down on me for being a Brexiteer and they've acted with senses of self superiority that saddens me as they are hating us for not wanting to be a part of their vision of the perfect European. That just reminds me of the attitudes of the very people that started that war because they had a vision of the perfect citizen in their eyes and I bet a lot of the average ones never started out intending it to go that far. It was probably innocent feeling resentment of those not fitting that mould for their vision. It's sad as they formed the EU to prevent going back down that road yet it feels like they've lost sight of that as the EU wants more and more sovereign powers. Anyways, getting off on a tangent there but if anything it shows i'm certainly passionate about the subject. I just hope others wake up in sufficient numbers before it's too late.
Amazing guy so interested in everything and everbody
Wagner Tom guy must of loved doing all these, great opportunity to do something out of the norm for him and a great learning experience.
@@catsandrubber i cant stand the look of him what a dum ass
and that stupit hair cut
@@TheRdamterror GTFO WANKER!
TheRdamterror yet, here you are
@@user-fz3sz2dj4r just to chek the hair on that cave men
I never knew they used tanks in such large numbers. The Germans must of been dumbfounded seeing all of them rolling towards them.
More than dumbfounded. Terrified. The descriptive language is of the monsters of nightmares. Terrifying beyond reason.
The tank designers and such wanted this for the Somme in 16 but the brass said no, use what you got and thats what lead to the large failure.
Cambrai changed the entire trajectory of warfare even when the Germans gained most of their ground back.
Maugrade true, it must have been closer to a nightmare.
Always weird when people use the word "of" instead of "have".
It's must have* or must've*. Not "must of".
Rottensteam my mistake, I'm trying to get out of the habit of doing it but it's so similar to way it sounds.
GREAT archive videos! Your productions and editing area fabulous. They tell GREAT stories. Thanks.
These vids are epic I just wish they were longer
Marc Hanson they are just clips from his programmes permitted by Channel 4 and North One tv who own the rights. You can still see the programmes in the UK on All4 or by using a VPN if you live abroad.
Agree with you
Being a military man for most of my life it’s really very appreciated that some one is showing parts of our history that was one of the starts to change the way our war was won , its just so sad that we had a war in the first place , god bless all who lost there lives from both sides of the war . If only we never had countries who want to dictate to other countries how they are run , I also would like to thank the brave men and woman who voted to leave the EU , they never voted to leave for any trade deals they voted to stop the dictators of the EU , god bless you Guy for showing this video
as a german, i envy you for leaving this corrupt, beaurocratic nightmare of a union. as former soldier, now reservist, my sincere respect to you sir, for your service. may our nations never fight each other again.
Nikola Dietmar Krapp and the same to you for your service I’m 72 years old now , I don’t think the EU will last much longer as long has our government don’t back track now the virus as come about , god bless you sir and all your family and I really hope you all pull through the worrying time in all our lives
@@BluntofHwicce the AFD initially had this on their agenda. but they mostly consist of nazi scum and are against policies that support working class people. basically just another corporate bootlicker club. also they've moved away from the ideas which formed the party initially (leaving the EU, going back to the deutsche mark as currency, forcing traditional family forms on people i.e. man goes to work, woman serves as breeding stock and housemaiden etc.)
Tanks a lot for that. Many tanks.
Jeremy Frances 😂
@@brianbak6405 I can keep going with the Dad jokes if you like. Tanks for the memories. Tanks a million. With tanks.
Needless to say, many tanks tanked
@@xaraxen yeah fully tanked.
Proper job
The clip starts with the memorial, so I was expecting somewhere in the episode, the cause and number of all casualties would be brought up. The rest of it makes it sound like a walk over for the Commonwealth, yet there was the Commonwealth memorial of over 7,000. Casualties were over 40,000 on each side. Crazy what was acceptable back then.
The British army was never so eloquently and truthfully described by the Germans when they said: "Lions Lead By Donkeys"
I thought that was the Russians who said that
In Crimea
@@TheMijman I'm positive its a WWI reference. I know little of the Crimea war or even the Boar war.
@@TheGeezzer you mean the boer war?
@@Litheon11 Sorry for my inept spelling, I do indeed mean the Boer war. ✔
Lovely country vandalised by war.
As was Normandy in WW2 and in places you can still see the renmants,, not just near the beaches but out in the farm land as well.
Barely imaginable today, we get reminiscent reminders in WWI video games but in reality...hard to fathom! WWI battlefields where soldiers fell injured, dead and dying, the odds yelled and yelled loud they'd probably get blown to smithereens as they lay there, turned to pink mist by artillery. As I sit here behind my keyboard in pampered decadence with coffee, some chocolate, a ciggie and I turn the fire up a wee bit, getting a tad chilly don't you know! 7048 died in just that one battle alone! Hell, there were many more battles to follow that one, with the same results in death, suffering and misery. Over 100 years ago men died on those bloody, cold, wet, unloving, unforgiving, godless sods and for what?💥💀💨😪
For nothing. We should have let Germany defeat France and save the 1m British casualties. The Prussians had defeated the French before in 1871 and crowned their first Kaiser of the German Reich at the Palace of Versailles. We didn't intervene and disaster didn't follow.
There were more than 7048 that died in that one battle. The 7048 were just the soldiers whose bodies couldn't be found, which is why their names are on the memorial; they have no known grave.
Tobacco killed more people in the 20th century than all the 20th century's wars. And for what?
We need to strap a politician and banker to the front of every tank today. Then our world will see peace.
There aren't enough tanks
when those that declare war have to fight on the front line . Peace and negotiation will reign.
That's how you appreciate history: not some woke fast action video game or holywood propaganda.
We need guy back at the IOM TT
Guy can’t take one more wreck. He’s used all his luck
who els thought the beginning scene was an animation 😂
TH-cam needs to upgrade its subtitles algorithm to parse Guy Martinese. I myself need an interpreter.
By 'eck. Were it that? Aye.
im really trying to see this but i already watched 6 ads in less than 5 minutes
Que poyas hablan 🇪🇦👍
Are you still had horse Calvary during the war I thought they were made obsolete during the war
how the fuck do you even breed 30k horses?
dude accent look like a french.
He is french and this happened in France
Dont remember any tanks in The Great Escape...lol. Tunnel would need to be much bigger.
In gratitude for the support given to Britain in both world wars and Korea Great Britain thoroughly screwed Rhodesia and South Africa over.ed
So much french died in this war
Who cares? It is here about Guy Martin and the British tanks.