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Who would have thought that almost 80 years after the end of World War II, Europe and the world would be excited about Germany expanding its army.
Expanding? Our shithead defense minister left the German army humiliated! We still fly outdated planes, sail with outdated ships, tanks that don't work anymore, soldiers without equipment. Germany is doomed
They want Germany to remilitarilize, march through Poland and invade Russia if necesarry
Russia won't like it...
Add Japan to that list too lol
Nazis are pretty excited, yes...
Greetings from a German soldier. It does not fail because of the motivation of the soldiers, but because of politics. The governments of the past few years have given us one bad defense minister after the other and failed to modernize the Bundeswehr. A lot has happened since the attack on Ukraine, but there is still a long way to go.
Hello from Franconia. I am an American soldier in franken. I wish I knew some German soldiers but I know Germans don’t talk to random strangers so I try to keep to myself here.
Ich danke ihnen das sie für Das Vaterland dienen 🫡🇩🇪
@@panzerfaustxd7799 Nein, das lassen wir schön bleiben
There is a whole agenda behind the weakening of the german armed forces. It isn't just bad management by the DM's, it is decade after decade of declining the reality. Just take a look at 2016, the scandal with the one german officer that claimed to be a refugee and wanted to start a plot against the gouvernment... and after that there were witch hunts after "Nazis" in the Bundeswehr. You can't show something from the Wehrmacht, even if it is a picture of your grandfather. You can't be something like proud of your heritage. There is no esprit de corps anymore. German army is doomed. I've been a proud soldier for 15 years, but since i retired in 2021, i never regret that i left.
Nope, it's because of the people. Germans decided for a pacifist take to their defence, but history proves that this is a naive idea. Same approach with energy; it's not "politics", it's millions of Germans thinking this and being wrong.
imagine the amount of paperwork and time it would take Germany to just declare war, I'd say 4-5 years
😂
No way more it had so much neglect that even a defensive stance is simply not capable
Buddy im still having nightmares thinking about how brutal it would be to PMCS an ENTIRE MILITARY’S WORTH OF GEAR ESSENTIALLY OVERNIGHT
All of this wouldn’t happened if Steiner had conducted his counter attack
Lol
yeah sure lol
True
I think we have overused this a bit now
I kinda doubt that.
Okay but shout out to your animator, that intro was phenomenal with its masterful use of perspective.
@@zacheray
I liked how Griff was just casually reading one of his many historical manuscripts, before looking at the camera as if he'd just noticed it 😭
pretty sure it's a whole team not just one person planning it
I was stationed in Germany in the late 80s and trained with the German Panzers, since I was in an armor battalion. The Germans were and still are good soldiers. Getting to shoot their equipment was amazing as well as learning the Leopards.
Germans have always been skilled engineers.
The drawback is sometimes too much over engineering when less is enough ;)
Compare Tiger with T34
@@miikapaananen1363when you try to put as much Technology into a tank to keep the crew safe and make the tank more survivable its sure gona have a lot of complicated tech in it, but atleast it will survive a hit
Germany expanding its army in 1941 : Hell no!
Germany expanding its army in the 2000s: Hell yeah!
We always had a complicated relationship with our military 🇩🇪
Today in Ukraine, we see that me have to help, but I see a lot of frustration in my country. There were a lot of tries to modernise our security infrastructure. The European Defence Union (1954) is an an example (which France sadly didn't want). Then, the Eurofighter (where France again did it's own thing). Then, a sudden reduction of the army size after the cold war and thinking that you're surrounded by friends (resulting in the suspension of conscription) and a sudden need to rethink security after 9/11 and Crimea/Ukraine. In addition, we have a lot of statements over the years criticising Germany's "dominantion" in Europe and now everybody begs us to adapt a leading role.
It's just confusing and frankly, we don't know what the international community wants us to do
I absolutely understand, I'm an American but I absolutely do not fault Germany or it's leaders. Germany downsizes its military and instead of applauding this everyone condemns it. But once Germany starts expanding it's military everyone is going to bring up the past. England and France will once again start colluding behind closed doors and Russia will continue to dominate eastern Europe, something the western powers care little about but will condemn Germany should it fully re-arm and stop Russian aggression. The UK, and the USA live very isolated lives where they have the luxury of not having powerful neighbors who could threaten their sovereignty. France due to its geography will always be opposed to a strong or even economically successful Germany. The Germans just want to tend to their own affairs but can't due to everyone outside Germany.
I think at this point in time in modern Europe, most Europeans would like for Britain, but especially France and Germany being powerful.
We Europeans need to be able to defend Europe and our interests without America or 100 billion dollars worth of their weaponry whenever a new conflict brews up.
We need to be a independent and capable continent, and not a pushover one with China, Russia and America having massive leverage over our politics.
2% of GDP to defense would be a great start and its a shame most of our nations have chosen to abandon any thought of a capable military.
As Angela was saying, we should take our defense in our hands.
Then take a bigger leadership role. And most important, reshape our partnership with the US. And set up a more productive alliance with out europeans partners.
The current war in Ukraine may influence some EU countries to take a bolt posture. Germany has therefore the necessity to take her responsability and act accordingly.
@@morty844 She said that while being on of the many reasons for Germany's present problems
@@balabanasireti i don't go against your statement and I even agree with it.
I guess we should be braver and work on our society problems. We came up with inovations in various sectors of society in the past. We should renew with this approach. And empower other to do the same.
But being candite is neither an option.
in the 70s Belgium said that they did not adopt the flecktarn camouflage because "IT LOOKED TOO AGGRESSIVE" as far back as WW2 the germans have always had the best camo
To aggressive for the army?
Belgians really got what was coming to them
The Flecktarn of the Bundeswehr is literally the 2nd best Flecktarn that ever was. No. 1 was used by the Wehrmacht and is therefore not used anymore.
@loennelu you get half credit my son. the #1 best patters were used by the SS. specifically the oakleaf, blurred edge and plane tree
@@zillsburyy1 It's funny because the swiss had no problem copying those SS camo styles. The TAZ 83 looks like an SS tailor took too many pervitin and sewed twenty pockets on a field jacket.
Not now
My Grandfather was a Bundeswehr officer tasked with liquidating east German military bases and depots. He said most of the vehicles were almost unused while at the same time in absoluetly desolate condition. He said the fears of west Germany to be overrun by the east would never have come true, as most of the trucks, cars and tanks broke down the moment they were pulled out of the depot to be scrapped.
Oh please, the NVA would have crushed the BW in hours
Thing is though, no one knew until then. Better to be safe than sorry.
The NVA in the 80s would have been a massive force
@@Foxrich99 with broken gear? yea no
My father did his mandatory military service in the NVA in the 80s. He told me that the soldiers's biggest concern was to smuggle alcohol into their barracks and to make the officers look stupid. Basically, half of the army was always drunk. And the NVA was one of the better armies in the Warsaw Pact, the Soviet Army was said to be even worse.
Small addition on the G36: It was generally well-liked, with the main drawback being the large stock of factory issue sights infamous for their inadequacy compared to modern optics.
The test environment and protocol were anything but proper, and it's suspected by some, including myself, that the test was deliberately skewed towards failure in order to get a political incentive to allow for the replacement of the liked, but ageing G36. Probably didn't hurt that HK stands to profit.
WW2 ends. after 80 years Germany doubled its military budget .
Poland- 🗿
I'd love to see you do a similar video on the resurgence of the modern Japanese military.
Germany needs to copy them to a T because they really have it together over there.
“This carrier is actually a destroyer for self defense”
In Japan you hear politicians drive around with loudspeakers complaining about how weak the JSDF is. Not sure that happens in Germany.
time for some armed kawaii schoolgirl spam
@@FlagAnthem based and women get the draft too pilled
Can you please bring back the evolution of uniforms series? I’d really like to see an evolution of Mexican, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Indian, Turkish, Canadian, Australian, or Swedish uniforms
Yes, this
Those would be cool especially the Turkish, Italian, Indian, and Chinese are cool.
Agreed!
I really want chinese as theyre important
And it would be cool to compare with japan
As a German, I can say I am happy to see a video about my country’s military, although it isn’t the best.. but I also like the new update of the background. The videos keep getting better, great job!
Dont vote the greens, dont vote the SPD. Simple as that. Everybody in germany 2021 was like"We want to safe the enviroment, we need to be accepting and hold hands and dance in the fields". Now we have the most incompetant ruling parties in a long time, if not of all times. "B-but id never vote the Afd i heard a friends saw a man that heard a man talk to another woman that says they are evil 🤓".
@@magnagermania9311 Okay boomer
@@magnagermania9311 Because voting the CDU (or generally conservative) has helped in all the decades before :'D? The greens are actually making sure that we have a bigger military than any conservative party since the unification ever did. AFD on the other hand comes with its own set of problems. For example the moment Russia attacks Ukraine they are suddenly against military and completely pacifist. Funny.
@@Schwachsinnn I am not supporting the CDU (quite incompetant and outdated ideas, bunch of old people) nor am I saying that voting liberal is bad generally. But in the last decades germany has been way too liberal and that's coming back to bite the nation now. And the greens are not making sure that the military's size is increased, they are breaking their promises (as usual) by randomely sending equipment that the Bundeswehr doesnt have enough of to ukraine, their useless politicians doing what they want; "No matter what my german voters think", and in the end they are not accomplishing anything.The 100€ billion are closer to 85€ billion by now, it's WAY too little money to bring the Bundeswehr up to standart, even less make it europes strongest. The promised 2% expenditure of the GDP for defense will likely not be reached, procurement of new equipment will drown in the giant mountains of bureaucracy that plagues the armed forces, the only thing the Ampel coalition is good at is making false promises. Say what you want about the Afd but at least their objective is the will and safety of the german people. Baerbock, Scholz and (luckily former) minister of defense Lamprecht are just a few examples of the uselessness of the Ampel-coalition. And as for the more conservative past of german politics, crime rates were lower, our military was more effective and people consider life to have been better. The main reason why people are afraid to vote conservative and instead let us slide deeper into the bs is because "b-but the n*zis were also right wing 🥺".
PS.: The Afd has always been against foreign deployments, interventions in american wars. There has always been a call to strenghten our defenses but for self defense only. So no, the Afd has always been pacifist. Right wing doesnt mean militaristic or imperialistic. The "peace loving pacifist" leftists, like the greens are the ones to suddenly jump on the war train, fueling the conflict any chance given while in their election campains they called for "no more german arms exports and peace". Hypocrites.
@@lo4010 Im probably younger than you 😂
Germany: *cooperating with Poland, Czech, Norway*
Me: I've seen this one before, this is a classic!
Can you do a video on the Beagle Conflict? Chile and Argentina relations were really tense, the Chileans also helped the UK with valuable info during the Falklands War.
Also mention the failed invasion of Chile, which technically only lasted a few hours.
My father was there, it would be great to see a video about it on this channel
Take advantage and have it done about the cenepa or paquisha war.
Germany's modern military leaves much to be desired for a country with such a military record.
even worse if you consider they are spending in excess of €50bn every year on a military which has nothing to show for it. other countries would be able to field an impressive army with this amount of money yet the Germans are empty-handed
@@embreis2257 That is because they invest this money in darkrooms for Mr. Biefang.
And the fact that they have both Eastern and western doctrines and equipment inherited from the Cold war. It really reflects german decline better than anything.
@@embreis2257that’s the point. It’s a ROI issue.
It is the US's bitch now.
I always watch your history videos more than other youtubers. Because your voice is so calm and gentle to listen to. Not too loud and not too low either
This is an interesting and relevant video. It would be useful to continue with this type and describe perhaps some of the other nations' modern militaries.
I'm actually really liking this new type of video, a simple but important recap of modern military strength and challenges
Love the historic vibe you've got going (even in modern times)
Yes sir
Interesting video. I would love to see this type of content turned in a potential series of the channel. As a an Italian I would like to see Griffin converting the modern Italian army , especially after the cold war ended. Again, amazing video!
Great video I like that current events are also brought to this channel and the quality is great as always. I also appreciate your effort to pronounce foreign words correctly. Keep up the good work and thanks for this great content.
Starting to think the reason Russia thought they could take Kiev in 3 days is because they were accidentally looking at the German military
Or the Ukrainian military from 2014.
Можно пожалуйста официальные заявления про «Киев за три дня» ? Я таких не слышал.
@@wederMaxim Sure, go ahead and ask the captured Rosgvardia's OMON and SOBRE riot police who were sent to Kiev as if they were still in Russia. There is absolutely no reason to send them into a warzone unless you thought there wasn't gonna be war and it would be all over in 3 days like Crimea
@@wederMaxim th-cam.com/video/1LDclaJwkz8/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=Obozrevatel
Russia actually thought that it was going to take about 12 days. The U.S thought that it was going to be 3 days because they assumed that Russia was near peer to them.
The production quality is 10000x better than it used to be, love it
Those animations keep getting better! Nicely done.
Immediately after reunification some East German units that went to the Bundeswher kept some of their equipment. There’s a few photos of guys in the West German moleskin uniforms and helmets but with NVA web gear, AKs, and AK bayonets. Iirc the bayonets were kept in circulation into the 2000s, because a knife is a knife.
There were also a few pics ive seen of BTRs and BMPs with the Iron Cross on them. I know as of just a few years ago Germany still had a few Mig-29s in service
The Migs were sold to poland in 2003 and only one remains in a museum - so maybe a bit more than "a few years ago" ;)
@@GroundhogOZ Ok I recant that one, thought they kept them a bit longer
Is seriously no one else freaking out about the production quality of this video?? Like, Griffen is literally THE Armchair Historian now. I'm loving the work, guys. You've done a great job making a history channel with the best production quality I've seen on this part of TH-cam!
Let's freak out
No
The intro was so clean
Artwork is on point as always. Great video, thanks.
I'm so glad this video came up on my suggestions. This video was awesome
Bit off topic but as someone who loves enlisted and also loves your videos this was an amazing crossover. I’ve played it since the beginning and seeing it grow has been awesome
That new intro animation is amazing. Well done Armchair Historian team
That was a very good video I think you should make a series out of this and keep doing other countries
Very well done! amazing, how you focussed on the really important facts and made correct connections. This from a former Major from the Bundeswehr.
A really well done video once more from you.
Just a tiiiiiiiny, but funny mistake you did in the animation at 17:31 . You wrote 'Wir bienen Deutschland' , instead of 'Wir dienen Deutschland' . Funnily enough, the Germany word Bienen means 'bees'.
It would be interesting if some military TH-cam channel would do a video about how surplus military hardware changes hands between countries. How exactly would, say the Philippines, find out that the US Coast Guard has a bunch of old cutters they're looking to unload, is their some kind of international Craigslist for old warships?
That would be absolutely fascinating.
That seems like it would require a huge amount of research which might sometimes stray close to state secrets?
Probably there is someone responsible for checking each of the main militaries power "former equipment" section on their respective Wikipedia article.
Perun would be perfect for that. Check out his channel and put in a request!
They all meet in Munich once a year. And I guess there are many other such events and conventions. Back channels etc.
Former German soldier here (2008-2021)
The conscription time was shortened from 18,12 to 9 months and eventually to 6 :)
That is true. I did 9+3 about 20 years ago.
Japan military.
Always love your usage of "Spider-men pointing at each other" meme. Keep it up.
This was very informative and interesting especially when it would usually be quite hard to find information like this . This is true for all of your videos , keep up the good work!
Ps. Can you make a video like this for Greece? (my country)
For example, Finland bought much of the old equipment of the East-German army, one officer said quite well, "After the purchase the finnish soldier could finally raise his head" (rough translation).
The Finnish Army has always been well-armed and prepared, we learned this better then anyone lol
Man, i really enjoy your videos! love the animations!💯👍 There so cool!! Keep up good work! Also dont be shy to make em alil longer!👍😆
Great video, but some short side notes:
1. Germany did not use the "Flecktarn" camouflage until the 70s, due to its similarity to uniforms being used by the Waffen-SS
2. Conscription time was at 9 months for quite a long time, so it was not reduced from 18 to 6, but in steps over time (was one of the last 9mth-conscripts myself 😉)
3. Might be worth noting, that until recently, the BW was still in its transition from training around Cold War scenarios to more targeted training towards global deployment.
4. G36's issues were mainly something the media was talking about, rather than something the army was complaining about. Hence, the new rifle is more introduced because of overall modernization, rather than the mentioned issues. For example, it comes with the same (5.56) caliber as the G36, which means it won't have a dramatically better force on the target or range. But 5.56 is the go-to standard for modern armies.
5. After watching your video about the strength of Wehrmacht's infantry, I would have hoped you pick the independence of group amd platoon leaders up once again, because I think this is a major strength of the BW up to this day when it comes to long amd heavy battles.
Love the new setup, now you actualy have an armchair. And is also refreshing.
This new intro looks fantastic, I like it.
Continue the good work!
Japan military.
This is super accurate. Down to the illustrations of all the weapons. Very well done.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the amount of dedication put into the art
The production quality of your videos never ceases to amaze me. Definitely the best historical content on TH-cam!
I hope we can get episodes of this with the Japanese Defense Force and Taiwan one day.
As Chinese, I never dream of that I will actually rooting for Japan rearming
@kidd32888 why..?
@@canadianmmaguy7511 because CCP is the real enemy.
@@kidd32888 why?
@@kidd32888 Let me guess, ethnically Chinese but not living in the Communist terrorist occupied mainland?
Great video and loving the art style. Just one thing bugged me a bit: The drawing of Scholz made him look way to intimidating when he announced that 100mil package. He actually looks like a very timid person :D
What a great video! this channel always manages to make such perfect videos with great animations and illustrations. I hope that future videos will be about Latin America since its such an interesting topic and very few people know about it.
Ive been waiting for this, keep it up this is exactly why i watch
Congratulations for your proposal Mr. Griffin. I love your videos especially ww2. I have asked many times and will ask once again as this topic i am really interested in. When will you upload ww2 from swiss perspective?
Love the small details in every video. For example, at 9:13 you can see near the window a target in the form of a little girl. Well, that's the exact same one Will Smith's character shoots in Men in black.
Thanks for covering this topic. I feel like there isn't a whole lot of English language stuff about the modern German military, except for the vids by DW. And when the Bundeswehr is covered, it's just bits and pieces, rarely wholistically or in-depth.
I love this channel so much one of the best!
Loved that intro, wow!
I’m liking this style of videos hope you make more
I just found this channel like an hour ago and now Im really into the animation
Hello armchair, time for another great video you have blessed us with!
Hello the armchair team! I would just like to say that a video about the troubles in Ireland would be a great video idea. That’s just what I think but I hope you take it under consideration!
Please do videos on either:
1) The Burma campaign
2) The Kokoda Trail campaign
3) Battles of Imphal and Kohima
Japan military.
Thank you for video sir
Amazing vid!! Fr! I suggest the next one to be on italy's modern military :)
One of the things I am interested to see, not only in Germany but also in countries like Japan and South Korea, is how these governments manage the balance between funding their militaries and funding domestic programs (social security, health care, education, etc.).
Militaries are expensive. And money does not grow on trees.
You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
Aloha 🇩🇪🤙🏼
Love the summation of military history, as well as relevance to modern day! More like this please! Let's see Poland/Finland/Baltics!
High quality video as always!
Great video ! Can't wait to see a future video on France's modern military !
As a German I'm impressed by his pronunciation
geht so
Ja wohl!
naja.. immerhin versucht xD
Ich bin Schweizer aber ich fand es auch sehr sachkundig von einem Amerikaner.
Hallo von amerika!
As an American veteran and one who has spent significant time in Germany, I hope Germans will embrace a stronger Security role in Europe and the world. It is one of a handful of countries in the world that have both the capability and trust to do it.
Would be nice. But our politicians are incompetent leftist ideologues living in a fantasy world.
I like where you guys are headed with the masterpiece theater intro. I would suggest a bigger chair that has a bigger back and a deeper seat, so he looks a little more relaxed while sitting.
9:13 I understood that reference :) Another great video.
The quality of this channel is amazing
Very accurate video! Greetings from germany, even as someone with a little interest in this issue ive learned new stuff today.
Japan military.
9:52 Cameras above rotors go speeeeen
One small remark for around 10:40: The conscription was fist at 12 months, then extended to 18 months in the 1960s and since 2002 reduced to 9 months. In October 2010 they reduced it further to only 6 months.
I was one of the last doing the 9 months, as I joined the Bundeswehr January 2010
Yay, you pronounced the V in Volksarmee correct. :D
You saying it wrong in things like Volkssturm was a pet peeve of mine. :D
I’ve worked with some German military personal before (not in the military, but I work in defence). Such awesome people, very honest, very dependable.
i was waiting for your video
Sir, I appreciate you for your work! But I also requested in the comments of the previous video to make a video on "Evolution of Ottoman army uniforms". I will be very pleased to see this video on your channel.
Thought the whole g36 barrel inaccuracy problem was based on the rounds being fired during the test would have been completely abnormal in a real situation. Firing, rapidly, three magazines shows no notable differences in accuracy. the barrel becoming hot enough to whiplash /that/ much is possible...but takes a lot.
Some have said the accuracy issues with the G36 are actually a result of limitations with its outdated integral optics instead of overheating related issues. But HK doesn't care. They got a nice juicey military contract out of the whole situation.
Afghanistan will make any rifle heated, some rifles will resist it better then others. The G36 has real structural problems for the start btw, corruption and money goes far. Granted all military-systems have problems in the start, the F-35 and even America’s top-tank were very expensive and had problems but eventually they turned to be revolutionary
Japan military.
That's about the most flattering caricature of Mr Sholz I've ever seen
I like your animation and references
Love the new opening. You missed a golden opportunity for the classic "Oh, hello! I didn't see you there!"
Amazing video! I would love to see the same thing with the British Army as the UK military just became the 5th strongest military!
Who's fourth?
@@johnpaul3099 4th: India 3rd: China 2nd: Russia 1st: USA
@@auferor3210 Japan is superior to Britain
Where does South Korea currently rank? I know they plan to build a full aircraft carrier for their navy and build their own stealth fighter to complement their American-made F-35s. I HAVE to imagine they're in the Top 8, even before those are introduced.
@@thunderbird1921 You can check every detail on globalfirepower but South Korea is the 6th strongest military power as of now!
10:49
Hurtful inaccuracies there, in 2010 was conscription service long ago reduced to just 9 months. (I've been a conscript in 2005 - 9 months +1 month FWDL) and in November 2009 I rejoined for additional 8 years, I think the last German Navy Basic Training Quarter having conscripts at this point already reduced to 6 months service time.
2009/11 + 6 months. 2010 ended conscription in general but persists as inactive article in our basic law.
Finally a chair with arms, I can rest now
"Gentlemen, you have fought like lions and have been led by donkeys."
- Erwin Rommel
Damn, Rommel was predicting the future.
Emperor Napoleon : "An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions."
@@ommsterlitz1805 the German government is more like a rabbit avoiding absolutely everything and not making a move unless the USA agrees with them. We are basically an American puppet at this point.
@@maxiona714 Well France said it was time Europe became there own Superpower and become the third world influence, the wish of De Gaulle, between China and USA no one listened in the EU, and it was including Russia. Now Russia is pushed into China arms witch is truly the worst thing that could have happened for Europe, because again sorry for the Ukrainians but we have no business interfering there we gain nothing from it except the USA and UK that own all compagnies that exploit gas fields and oil fields in Ukraine especially around Crimea, but where are EU interest in this ??? To get in a permanent state of proxy war with Russia is really something we should have avoided...
@@ommsterlitz1805 for real.
@@ommsterlitz1805 Pretty sure that's not how the quote went...
Loved the format, would like to see you do this for other nations like Italy, Russia, France, or various nations in Eastern Europe.
In my opinion both France and Poland and perhaps the UK are the strongest militaries in Europe, Russia is one of the strongest of them all but France is a country you don’t wanna mess with military-wise either.
Great video!!!
Now we need the French, British, Italian and Polish versions!
A video on the British armed forces and their strategy (lower personnel numbers, emphasis on technology and small groups of troops) would be really interesting! Maybe something on France too?
And they’re not afraid to train their troops to choose violence.
Meanwhile in the US….. I don’t think I need to spell it out.
Love the new intro and background
Rly rly rly great vid
The flectarn camouflage is great. I'd say that it is the best one.
And also, everyone sees Bundeswehr as this extremely strong army, but as you learn in the video it is not as great.
Would love to see you do a video on the Finnish military, Puolustusvoimat.
That intro was excellent❤
I like how this episode of The Armchair Historian began. Kudos to the animators.
the ad?