Germany man for man probably had the Best military in the world man for man, but the Soviets had way more man power and tanks and economic resources to fight a long drawn out war. Germany expected to fight a quick and decisive war. Germany didn't have enough fuel and oil and didn't even have winter clothing in the first year of operation Barbarossa. Even after capturing millions of Russians in the first 6 months and completely dominating them, Germany failed to fight this long drawn out war. As a result operation Barbarossa was a failure.
Them Aussies and Kiwis live in a pretty hearty environment in the first place. This makes for a tougher populous than one might imagine. Good on your mates!
@Slim Jim A few days ago there was a quiz show on British television called 'Pointless' The category was 'Australian Birds' It involved showing photographs of birds (feathered variety) and putting the name underneath with alternate letters missing. The first one was a long necked critter with the letters E-U underneath. Of 100 people asked, how many got I right? I assumed around 96. Actually, Fifty bloody five.
You bet, mate, just like us frozen Canucks. btw, the word is 'harsh'. as in difficult, not 'hearty' as in sincere and warm or 'hardy' as in manly and brave.
@@goldbug7127 that's true. And you've got to know that they're good fun Neighbors when you can call their Canada geese by saying "Who wants beer, eh?".
I would love to see you guys cover The Battle of Milne Bay. It was the first time that Japanese troops had been defeated in WW2. It was also the first time that Air, Sea & Land forces had been combined successfully in battle. To me, this is the most underrated acheivement of Australian forces in history. Keep up the good work!
@@sarcasmo57 The government doesn't care about a war, out submarine fleet is understaffed and our surface fleet is way too small. China if just going to buy all our businesses until we practically ARE China... we need to find a new trading partner ASAP so we can stop China from bullying us!
Don’t forget the non combat engineers who kept the RED BULL EXPRESS ROLLING! My Grandpa was Ford mechanic thou he never killed the enemy he saved lives of our soldiers with his hands on repairing engines and maintenance. I’d give anything to have a couple hours now, just talking about the war, however, he died when I was 6 years old.
I have nothing but the TOTAL 100 % respect for our Aussie and NZ brothers. The sacrifices they mate: they achieved: they accomplished will be remembered ALL over the world. Thank you my friends. You will be remembered X
As a modern day Aussie veteran what actually breaks my heart, is the fact that Patton was assassinated for wanting to take the USSR. Once the German's & Japanese where defeated, Patton wanted to take out the commies. How things would be different today if Patton was allowed to continue with his campaign. Unfortunately it never happened & we're dealing with today's current situation because of it. Yet thankyou my friend.
@@saltyaussie7702 it would've gone very badly. Had hostilities broken out, the reds had the equipment, manpower and supplies to exterminate the allies in mainland europe. The only advantage the allies held was in long range bombers, which would be unable to reach the soviet industrial centers feeding war machines into the fight. We also had only 1 nuke remaining out of the 4 which were produced and Stalin had already infiltrated the Manhatten Project, enabling them to test their own weapon 4 years later.
When i was in jail in the early 80s there were a group of books by an author called Sven Hassel. His books were about a military unit(German) which was made up of criminals, paroled from prison if they would go to the Russian front. The writing was so great with an ability to transport you into that world. I swear i found myself shivering a couple of times in my warm bed in my warm cell. The description of the cold, and the aspect of corpses or wounded being crushed under tracks were the things that were very chilling.
The German drive on Moscow was more affected by Hitler's meddling than the weather. He ordered much of the panzers to stop driving east and turn about to seal the Kiev pocket. By the time they could return, it was too late. And, like Napoleon, it was not the cold that halted the army. In both cases the soldiers and horses suffered from the cold, but it was the rasputitsa (rain and mud) which made movement impossible. Both armies(French and German) actually welcomed the winter, which at least brought traversable roads. In the German case, the only detriment was when winter went from frosty to sub-zero cold...
eh, close but close enough to be accurate. -OKW's objective was to destroy the Russian army in the field within 8-10 weeks. Taking Moscow was never considered until Sep when plans were started for "Typhoon". The diversion of troops to Kiev was fully supported - and ORIGINALLY suggested - by OKW because they wanted to destroy the Russian army in exchange for captured territory. But because AH authorized it, he got the "holding the bag" blame. -It didn't just "Rain and Mud" on the German side of the front. The Russians, who were far less mechanized in '41 than Germany, suffered from it just as much. -In Sept, when the planning for "Typhoon" began, OKW Logistics told Army Group Center that they could have either adequate winter clothing for the onset of winter OR Fuel and Ammo for the upcoming push to Moscow. - not both. Army Group Center said "Ammo and Fuel as, with one last push, the war will be over." -Operation Typhoon's plan was NOT to capture Moscow, but encircle it. SO even then, Army Group Center NEVER intended to to physically capture it. So, if a blame is going to be laid, Army Group Centers overconfidence is at least equal to, if not greater, than any "meddling" done by AH.
Germany had too many men & machines fighting or stationed in other places. Logistics, supply & manpower were all concerns the generals understood but were overlooked by the OKW. Overconfidence (due to racist beliefs) and underestimating the enemy were Germany's undoing.
The advance should not have been done full stop . Germany had got used to easy victories ion western Europe and thought likewise in theEast and they were wrong They had left hundreds of Soviet troops in their rear who harrassed their supply lines and rendered the frontline in Moscow and other cities . 100000 men were left in Kiev alone and these were like a boil under the skin of the Germans. So the advance was artificial than real they cut through the enemy leaving him behind them which their supply left their supply line vulnerable
The reality was more complex than this. Barbarossa failed for a number of reasons, the inability to adequately supply and maintain the Third Reichs combat forces, The inability of the Wermarcht to destroy the Red Army which was far larger and fought far harder than the Nazis predicted. Barbarossa was less of a plan and more of a product of optimistic wishful thinking.
The critical action at Thalia that checked Rommel and saved the Allied situation was to the credit of US General Irwin. An Artillery officer that had orders to proceed elsewhere, and by happenstance, encountered a beleaguered formation of British troops that had been severely mauled by German forces and had little hope of surviving another attack sure to come on the morrow. After consultation with British officers and realizing the enormity of the situation strategically for the Allies in theater, Irwin set aside his travel orders and on his own authority, deployed his Artillery resources so that when the German attack arrived, they were surprised by formidable shell fire battering their vanguard. Unable to respond in kind, the German was compelled to withdraw. General Irwin was typical of the competent, dependable, professional officer that did his duty and never sought out the limelight for personal glory. General Omar Bradley spoke approving of such officers as the ones he could count on and never got the press coverage and credit they deserved. I think Irwin served as military governor of Austria in the post war Allied occupation.
Australia 🇦🇺 is the greatest! They are reliable. They help the British when necessary. Then they help the USA 🇺🇸 WHEN needed. Australia is our best friend. Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦!
Look harder, military strategy was being deliberately obfuscated lest the cameramen was aware of OXO tactical propaganda, the resulting confusion was indescribable apparently
I was very interested in The Kokoda Trail information as Dad was in New Guinea for three years and never said anything so I am grateful for your providing information. It was new to me that the Australians were successful reasonably quickly. Thanks again - and for the Finnish history. Not much is known of these two area as far as I know and you have done something to remedy that.
@@MJTAUTOMOTIVE Actually, preferred official usage is Track and it was originally only known as Track. Trial is an Americanisation creeping into the language and should be resisted, not least for the veterans sake (the yanks had a habit of claiming everything for themselves - let's at least keep the Kokoda story our own by retaining the correct name).
@@montecarlo1651 "Kokoda Trail" and "Kokoda Track" have been used interchangeably since the Second World War and the former was adopted by the Battles Nomenclature Committee as the official British Commonwealth battle honour in October 1957. Kokoda Trail Campaign www.awm.gov.au/collection/E84663
@@nickdanger3802 Thanks for bringing this to my attention, certainly the first I have heard of it. I don't have a reference but I thought I heard the AWM was promoting Track as correct usage, by the link you provided, seems either my memory fails me or I'm straight up wrong. I appreciate your adding the link.
The German soldiers were not given winter gear due to the fact that they were supposed to conquer Russia in a few months , but the Russian soldiers were not trained to the level of the Germans, and literally would pick up the guns that their fallen comrade dropped when killed by the Germans because they didn’t have a gun before then. Americans(me) aren’t really told about the most brutal/ lives lost front being the eastern front. The bulk of fatalities(soldier wise) was in Russia and Ukraine… the amount of Germans and soviets killed in those short years is mind blowing.
The Finns & The Aussies. Tough, tough soldiers. Just as the Japanese are not all Jungle experts not all Russians can fight in the snow it seems.Credit has to go to the Finns for only fighting to regain lost territory and not getting in to deep with the Nazis. Clever move.
The russian winter is not why Russia won over the Germans. That might have been a minor effect in the war but not the sole reason. The Germans were defeated by the heroic people of Russia. It was blood and sweat that defeated the Germans.
Keep telling yourself that and you might just believe it as for russia defeating Germany yea along with America England and it's empire France Canada Australia and on and on and yea the weather in russia stopped the German army at the gates of Moscow Fact
What an interesting film. These are often historically neglected campaigns so its great to see something like this. not revisionist sensationalist rehashes of the usual big battles. It makes me want to look further into the Finnish - Russian war & also research the Australian & New Zealand contribution to the Allied victory.
The British and French etc (I am a Kiwi and we declared war before Britain - if you count the time difference) declared war because Germany invaded Poland. Fair enough. They then did nothing and Poland was a slave state for the next 50 years. The British also did nothing when Stalin invaded Finland. I guess they knew they would need the Soviets. After Finland's treatment by Stalin, why didn't they help the Nazis out at Leningrad? The course of human history could be very different (not better, just different).
If you want the truth about WW2, you can only find it by studying Stalin? AIF 2/15 battalion from Queensland Australia were the first to defeat the Germans in land battle at Tobruk. The Aussies were also the first to defeat the Japanese in land battle at Milne bay PNG. My uncle Tommy RIP fought there.
I'm aboriginal from Canada my father an all my uncles fought..one was killed in Belgium an two were wounded..my father was a sniper in the black watch..
I was mostly interested in the Australian point of view and their specific involvement in the war. However, the topic of the video title only lasts for the first 5 minutes of the video and then moves on to describe multiple world powers and war theaters... stupid.
Yeah, it's like someone found the video somewhere not knowing what it was, then watched the first few minutes of the video when deciding what to call it. I was looking forward to an entire hour dedicated to a lesser known part of the war as well.
Some context not established in this video is the fact that the majority of Australia's main forces were stuck in North Africa and Europe, defending various fronts. The Australians were always weary of the Japanese and were nervous about contributing so much to Europe under British assurances that Singapore would hold.... No one predicted the Japanese to push through South East Asia relatively uncontested and so quickly. When Singapore fell Australia went into full panic mode. Most of the forces left in Australia were reservists, conscripted and injured/retired/veterans. The unique defensible position of the Australian continent led the American's to base their main Pacific operations command in Brisbane and the Australian Government, given their vulnerable position, gave over command of the remaining Australian groups to General MacArthur.
Kokoda is actually a really gripping story and I feel this didn't do justice. better than being ignored. Interestingly though, latest research showed the Japanese made a last stand at eora creek but got smashed by the 2/3rd battalion. Later general hori made "corrections" and backdated the paperwork to hide the Japanese retreat.
To be fair, it did little justice to ANY of the operations described in the video! Virtually no one in the UK knows anything of the fighting that 14th Army went through for example. Despite the unit designations there were a lot of British troops there, African and Indian Army Brigades were generally made up of two African or Indian Battalions, and a British Battalion. As a result at least a third of the troops fighting in those actions were British (though many would attempt to say otherwise).
The Shogun of Japan said this to the Emperor, "I can only promise 6 months of victory". We need to win the war within that time frame cause after that, idk whats gonna happen". 6 months later was pearl harbor. The shogun went back to the emperor and said this about the u.s. "We have made a grave mistake" "I think we have awoken a sleeping giant".
my grandfather's brother died in on the Thai Burma railway. I put a flower on his headstone in Kanchanaburi Thailand last year. I am 52 now. But I know where my blood lies.
Love the fact these are battles I've never really heard of or was taught about in school many moons ago... There was more than the battle of Britain and D-Day...school syllabus' are seriously lacking. I doubt it has changed...would be interesting to find out what they include these days
One of the reasons Germany lost the war was whilst virtually every other power was engaged in the doctrine of total war and had switched their economy to a war economy. Germany concentrated their economy to production of household goods and maintenance of living standards and used resources from captured countries to prop up their economy but as soon as they started losing access to those resources they couldn't afford to maintain the war. Everything they gained came from shrewd political manoeuvres and concentrated overwhelming force but when they slowed down and dispersed their forces to hold territory they couldn't hold against numerically superior forces.
THEY LOST BECAUSE THE WORLD COULD SEE THAT THEY WERE DISGUSTING SCUM AND HAD TO BE STOMPED IN TO THE GROUND KNOW MATTER WHAT. THANK THE LORD FOR SAVING THE WORLD FROM THEM. ITS TO BAD SO MANY NAZIS GOT AWAY.
Anyone with a little background on history would wonder why the wermacht was stucked in the Soviet Union too long until winter showed up. Barbarossa, even though was delayed for weeks, was planned to last for a month and a half giving the nazis almost 2 months to spare before winter season. The only possible explaination is the Wermacht never quite realized the timeframe they calculated to conquer the soviets was too optimistic. About winter and the catastrophic results, well, an 8 year old scholar would know that.
Why bother a 10 minute half arsed account of that campaign isn't worth putting up on ANZAC DAY! It's not a celebration either, it's a day to remember your fallen mates!
@@johayes7529 You wouldn't have even ten minutes if Australian troops hadn't stopped them and given their lives for you to express yourself, but I like your last sentiment.
The German army in Africa at this time was wore out, lack of supplies, support, weaponry and materials ensured that the fresh 300,000 troops didn't have a chance and eventually was captured being surrounded at Tunis.
The most advance army in the world has no winter clothes in a winter war,this was the arrogance of the Nazis,to think they can win a war against Russia in 3 months.
Finland's border with the USSR shown at 13:02 is not that which existed at the outbreak of the Winter War (Talvisota) in November 1939, but that which was decided on after the end of the Continuation War (Jatkosota) in September 1944. The Mannerheim VKT defence line existed on the Karelian isthmus, between Ladoga (Laatokanjárvi) and the Gulf of Finland.
"They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, At the going down of the Sun, and in the morning, we will remember them: We WILL Remember Them." ---Laurence Binyon. To My Aussie ANZAC Cousins, Eternal Respect ! Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell, NZ.
Good video but this simply must be said. The title of the video is extremely misleading. I clicked this expecting this to be only about Australia's fight against the Japanese Empire, instead it's a mixture of everything, most having nothing to do with Australia.
Title is incorrect, Russian autumn stopped the advance, roads became two feet deep of thick glutenous mud, Vehicles, tanks, trucks, supply lorries, none could move. When the first winter frost and snow appeared, the roads hardened, the Vehicles could move again, even though it was difficult to unfreeze equipment.
Couple of points here: The Russians killed more German soldiers than any other nation. It was cold, snowy and challenging for BOTH sides. It’s like saying the English Channel halted the German advance. It kinda did but that is a glaring disservice to magnificent English bravery.
The Russians also had better cold-weather equipment: overcoats, etc. Also, their tanks. planes, vehicles, etc. were simpler and better designed for harsh conditions.
So many Soviet soldiers risked their lives for the world during WW2 (and it’s depressing how poorly they were treated and how under-equipped they were). Of course there were some bad ones, but many were heroes! Respect from an American :)
You wouldn't respect Russians if you knew what horrors they are gleefully inflicting on Ukrainians and kidnapped women and children the Orcs are trafficking for cash to fund their illegal war of aggression and conquest.
@@evangelicalsnever-lie9792 I’m talking about history not today. Plus not every single person in a country is a monster. When Auschwitz was liberated (which wasn’t in their orders) some of the soldiers stayed behind for months helping the 7,000+ heavily malnourished prisoners
@@evangelicalsnever-lie9792 If I give you an email, will you send proof of this? Thanks to the Russian national trait of secretiveness and the American national trait of bombast and general ignorance, getting at the full, unvarnished truth of anything is rare these days. I'm serious if you are, I'll post a video review of the information you provide for the internet to chew on.
Guerilla forces have proven to be a key to beat much superior militarys... Home field advantage and the will to fight for literally forever seems to wear down most invaders.. the inavders usually have some dumb idea that they can do it quickly and everyone will surrender.. so many times the latter has that proven idiotic to say the least...
I like the video of Australia vs Japan is there possibility of having Gurkha involvement in war. I know it a very large topic. Something perhaps as asking for every Britain war from 200 year. I am really interested for there involvement from anglo Gurkha war. Anglo Afghan war. WW1. And WW2 . Falkland etc. They are army that even the enemy admire for there bravery and determination. And currently serving part of britan!. Indian's and Nepali Army. Also Sultan of Borneo has a unit as well. I hope you can enlighten us with there history. I know few thing about them but I know there is alot to learn. 🙏
The Gurkha are renowned for their discipline, honour, tenacity, training, bravery etc.......... and every other positive adjective that could be used to describe a superlative military unit.
I thought this whole video would be about the Nazis vs Soviets, but seeing my countrymen defending our homeland against the Soviets in white gear and skis, so properly fitted to the Finnish winter put a smile on face😄 I always say to people that complain about cold weather what my father told me when I was young "There's no such thing as too cold weather. Just too little clothes." Edit: The guy speaks about "Motti" tactic, which is basically querilla warfare. Like he said Motti means a pile of wood, speficially a cubic meter of wood, so it means piling the little wood logs one by one to a huge pile, so that was basically what the Finnish super light ski forces were doing to the enemy. Chipping at them little by little. Hitting and retreating super fast.
Gidday from Australia, I do wonder why these documentaries must have "Tiger" and "Panther" tanks racing to Moscow in 1941, 2 to 3 years before they existed. Is there no time relevant film archives available?
it's not the only ballsed-up archive footage in the docus here...right at the start, RAAF A20s are shown in the air as the Japanese first land in NG.. you see this kind of thing on all network channel docus, why they are unable to have the archive film selections edited/vetted by someone who has some idea wtf they are looking at, I don't know..there are 11YOs making plastic model airplanes who would have enough knowledge to know better.. how many times have we seen USN SBDs and TBMs attacking Pearl Harbor??
That’s a thought and it’s probably true for all (was going to say Commonwealth) allied forces. This was the result of fighting an enemy who had been secretly planning for it for a decade. We must heed the lessons of the past!
The First Aussies that faced the Japanese were, in fact, Militia. Not regular soldiers..They were told that they faced about a thousand Japanese..Of course it was much, much more.
Research "Z force" and "Coast Watchers". These men are the pivotal reason behind many of these allied (Australian / NZ / British and US) successes. Living behind enemy lines for weeks to even years, supported by local populations, in some cases completely independent - living hand in mouth. They preformed every thing from 'strategic' assignments (incl. killings) / guided naval or aerial bombing , report enemy troop / shipping / air movements, guided landing allied troops. Behind the enemy and ahead of the allies all the way to Japan. I had the pleasure of meeting 2 original Z force men, humble and unassuming, yet their endurance and incredible contribution to the war effort has little public awareness. Many were educated men, proficient in linguistics, entomologists, accountants, cattle men, engineers...… Officially in WW2 they 'did not exist', a highly trained elite that even friendlies feared and respected, let alone the opposing forces. UK / Nazi's had Commandos, US has the likes of green berets Australia had Z force, a world first in concept, truly next level solders, the forbears of many subsequent special forces training regimes around the world. Lest we Forget
Do you know anything about M specials? More secret than Z force but same command about 30 men directly under Macarthur, Australian, NZ, UK and Dutch. You might have seen the picture of M Special Unit Sergeant Leonard Siffleet being executed by the japanese in the last days of WW2 ..Bushido.
The best of Aussie troops were in Egypt. Britain wouldn't return them. The troops that fought in the battle described were old home guard. After the British failed to return the troops, australia has worked with the Americans that helped keep Japan from cutting off Australia.
Actually not correct. The 39th Battalion that met the Japanese at Kokoda were militia but they became a highly successful force. Two other militia battalions failed against the Japanese. The 39th were reinforced at Isurava by the 2/14th Battalion, part of the 7th Division that had returned from the Middle East. Further reinforcements arrived in the 2/16th Battalion and later the 2/25th. All of these battalions had fighting experience, but not in the jungle. By the time the Japanese had reached the limit of their advance, these three battalions (I think about 2500 men) were so depleted by death, wounding or illness that they could only muster around 150 fit men who became "Chaforce" and were part of the force that defeated the Japanese at Gona. My father-in-law was in the 2/14th and Chaforce.
The 9th Division remained in North Africa, but the 6th & 7th returned in early 1942. In exchange for retaining the 9th, the British undertook to expand the RAAF to 73 squadrons, and the US to send additional US troops to Australia. The 9th Division returned to Australia in January 1943.
Certainly not old home guard - they were young conscripts rounded up off the streets of Sydney and Melbourne and they held and then gave a fighting retreat to the Japanese until reinforced when they counterattacked and annihilated the Japanese at Buna Gona.
@@ronjohnson1658 Correct, nothing like a Home Guard. They were conscripted for limited service in Australia and the nearby islands. The AIF on the other hand was a wholly volunteer service. There was a lot of movement from the CMF to the AIF during the war too as men elected to transfer, ie: volunteer.
"I fought with the 1st Marine Division from Guadalcanal until I got too close to Japanese mortar fire on Peleliu. I'm not bragging, but I think we were the best. Period. Except for maybe the Aussies. If anyone could fight as well as the Corps it was the Aussies. If it were up to me they would all have been inducted into the Marines then and there." - Donald Fall, 1st Marine Division
@uncletigger Probably he didn't, the Kiwis kept close to the mother country and left the Pacific war to the Australians (no disrepect to our great mates across the Tasman).
The US documentary maker Michael Moore once set up a US military recruitment stand up outside Capitol Hill. He managed to buttonhole a few but the rest scarpered as word got around.
The two greatest generals in Russian history: General Hunger and General Winter.
Lol...
No. Actually it was Generals Mud and Winter!
@@despinoladasilva Maybe Hunger was still just a colonel.
Added in edit: and of course, the United States had General Motors.
germans lost the war because soviets outsmart and outproduce them
Germany man for man probably had the Best military in the world man for man, but the Soviets had way more man power and tanks and economic resources to fight a long drawn out war. Germany expected to fight a quick and decisive war. Germany didn't have enough fuel and oil and didn't even have winter clothing in the first year of operation Barbarossa. Even after capturing millions of Russians in the first 6 months and completely dominating them, Germany failed to fight this long drawn out war. As a result operation Barbarossa was a failure.
Them Aussies and Kiwis live in a pretty hearty environment in the first place. This makes for a tougher populous than one might imagine.
Good on your mates!
as long as they're not fighting emus.
@Slim Jim A few days ago there was a quiz show on British television called 'Pointless' The category was 'Australian Birds' It involved showing photographs of birds (feathered variety) and putting the name underneath with alternate letters missing. The first one was a long necked critter with the letters E-U underneath. Of 100 people asked, how many got I right? I assumed around 96.
Actually, Fifty bloody five.
@@doaftheloaf lmfao.... those emus were bloody tough and won the war
You bet, mate, just like us frozen Canucks. btw, the word is 'harsh'. as in difficult, not 'hearty' as in sincere and warm or 'hardy' as in manly and brave.
@@goldbug7127 that's true.
And you've got to know that they're good fun Neighbors when you can call their Canada geese by saying
"Who wants beer, eh?".
Timeline documentaries are so in depth and factual...probably the best
I would love to see you guys cover The Battle of Milne Bay.
It was the first time that Japanese troops had been defeated in WW2.
It was also the first time that Air, Sea & Land forces had been combined successfully in battle.
To me, this is the most underrated acheivement of Australian forces in history.
Keep up the good work!
even the videos i've seen on kododa gloss over milne bay
Former member of 25RQR?
Just so you know they don’t make these documentaries therefore they don’t decide what battles to cover.
@A C H But you didn't say combined....
@History Tank They were actually a mix of regulars & "chocos"
What a absolutely fantastic documentary! I've watched basically everything there is on WW2 and somehow all of this was new information. Loved it
Finland: "Mess with the best, die like the rest." Australia: Same.
I hope we can hold out during the next war. It is coming.
@@sarcasmo57 most likely the war against the ccp in the west Pacific
@@sarcasmo57 The government doesn't care about a war, out submarine fleet is understaffed and our surface fleet is way too small. China if just going to buy all our businesses until we practically ARE China... we need to find a new trading partner ASAP so we can stop China from bullying us!
Australia is pityful these days.
Your Australian government have turned commie it appears. Took your gun rights years back now they take your hall pass.
Finally l found a vid that describes how the weather affected the outcome of WW2 especially the cold Russian winters...
To prove what ...?
There are many books about it...
EDIT: I'm halfway through this documentary and there's no mention of Russia yet 😂
Russian's we're ready for the brutal winter - Germans I'll prepared .
Reference Auelutian Islands.
All my respects goes out to all the soldiers who fought during these world wars. They were man of mans.
Don’t forget the non combat engineers who kept the RED BULL
EXPRESS ROLLING! My Grandpa was Ford mechanic thou he never killed the enemy he saved lives of our soldiers with his hands on repairing engines and maintenance. I’d give anything to have a couple hours now,
just talking about the war, however, he died when I was 6 years old.
@@reptiliancyst878 Wasn't it the red ball express? Signified by the posters with a red ball on them showing the route?
@@Mustang1984 correct it was Red Ball. Redbull is a beverage
They were puppets like all soldiers are.
@@andrem.thomas332 like you are
I have nothing but the TOTAL 100 % respect for our Aussie and NZ brothers. The sacrifices they mate: they achieved: they accomplished will be remembered ALL over the world. Thank you my friends. You will be remembered X
As a modern day Aussie veteran what actually breaks my heart, is the fact that Patton was assassinated for wanting to take the USSR. Once the German's & Japanese where defeated, Patton wanted to take out the commies. How things would be different today if Patton was allowed to continue with his campaign. Unfortunately it never happened & we're dealing with today's current situation because of it. Yet thankyou my friend.
@@saltyaussie7702 it would've gone very badly. Had hostilities broken out, the reds had the equipment, manpower and supplies to exterminate the allies in mainland europe. The only advantage the allies held was in long range bombers, which would be unable to reach the soviet industrial centers feeding war machines into the fight. We also had only 1 nuke remaining out of the 4 which were produced and Stalin had already infiltrated the Manhatten Project, enabling them to test their own weapon 4 years later.
@@saltyaussie7702 he wanted to use remaining Nazis to help fight the Russians. I don’t think that would’ve went well with the rest of the world.
A great channel for learning more on the Aussie WW2 efforts and contributions - th-cam.com/video/pToxEa30KdU/w-d-xo.html
@@sneakyfeats2353 we would have had alot more allies than soviets
When i was in jail in the early 80s there were a group of books by an author called Sven Hassel. His books were about a military unit(German) which was made up of criminals, paroled from prison if they would go to the Russian front. The writing was so great with an ability to transport you into that world. I swear i found myself shivering a couple of times in my warm bed in my warm cell. The description of the cold, and the aspect of corpses or wounded being crushed under tracks were the things that were very chilling.
Bro, this is a great comment and im gonna look that book up now. Also, why were you in jail if you dont mind me asking?
Prisoners pulled of the jail and chained to machine guns in pillboxes
@@SteveKarpali Kiwi slang for luxury hotel room perhaps?
Read most of that series great books they did make a film of wheels of terror. Was okay but the usually film based on a book.
Are you referring to the Dirlewanger SS-brigade?
Great video!!!! Very well done!!!! 👍👍
The German drive on Moscow was more affected by Hitler's meddling than the weather. He ordered much of the panzers to stop driving east and turn about to seal the Kiev pocket. By the time they could return, it was too late. And, like Napoleon, it was not the cold that halted the army. In both cases the soldiers and horses suffered from the cold, but it was the rasputitsa (rain and mud) which made movement impossible. Both armies(French and German) actually welcomed the winter, which at least brought traversable roads. In the German case, the only detriment was when winter went from frosty to sub-zero cold...
eh, close but close enough to be accurate.
-OKW's objective was to destroy the Russian army in the field within 8-10 weeks. Taking Moscow was never considered until Sep when plans were started for "Typhoon". The diversion of troops to Kiev was fully supported - and ORIGINALLY suggested - by OKW because they wanted to destroy the Russian army in exchange for captured territory. But because AH authorized it, he got the "holding the bag" blame.
-It didn't just "Rain and Mud" on the German side of the front. The Russians, who were far less mechanized in '41 than Germany, suffered from it just as much.
-In Sept, when the planning for "Typhoon" began, OKW Logistics told Army Group Center that they could have either adequate winter clothing for the onset of winter OR Fuel and Ammo for the upcoming push to Moscow. - not both. Army Group Center said "Ammo and Fuel as, with one last push, the war will be over."
-Operation Typhoon's plan was NOT to capture Moscow, but encircle it. SO even then, Army Group Center NEVER intended to to physically capture it.
So, if a blame is going to be laid, Army Group Centers overconfidence is at least equal to, if not greater, than any "meddling" done by AH.
Germany had too many men & machines fighting or stationed in other places. Logistics, supply & manpower were all concerns the generals understood but were overlooked by the OKW. Overconfidence (due to racist beliefs) and underestimating the enemy were Germany's undoing.
The advance should not have been done full stop . Germany had got used to easy victories ion western Europe and thought likewise in theEast and they were wrong They had left hundreds of Soviet troops in their rear who harrassed their supply lines and rendered the frontline in Moscow and other cities . 100000 men were left in Kiev alone and these were like a boil under the skin of the Germans. So the advance was artificial than real they cut through the enemy leaving him behind them which their supply left their supply line vulnerable
It didn't matter, German logistics couldn't supply a large army in the Moscow region.
Inadequate winter gear and supplies made for a slow death for many of those poor men
The reality was more complex than this. Barbarossa failed for a number of reasons, the inability to adequately supply and maintain the Third Reichs combat forces, The inability of the Wermarcht to destroy the Red Army which was far larger and fought far harder than the Nazis predicted. Barbarossa was less of a plan and more of a product of optimistic wishful thinking.
Hitler's "special operation"
It failed because Hitlers racial and political theories were nonsense and logistics.
3.5 million dead Germans vs. 27 million dead Russians
бывшим советским солдатам, они так многим пожертвовали. Любовь из Канады.
if only their leaders understood the price of life
Very professional documentation
and displayed, very good work!
The critical action at Thalia that checked Rommel and saved the Allied situation was to the credit of US General Irwin. An Artillery officer that had orders to proceed elsewhere, and by happenstance, encountered a beleaguered formation of British troops that had been severely mauled by German forces and had little hope of surviving another attack sure to come on the morrow. After consultation with British officers and realizing the enormity of the situation strategically for the Allies in theater, Irwin set aside his travel orders and on his own authority, deployed his Artillery resources so that when the German attack arrived, they were surprised by formidable shell fire battering their vanguard. Unable to respond in kind, the German was compelled to withdraw.
General Irwin was typical of the competent, dependable, professional officer that did his duty and never sought out the limelight for personal glory. General Omar Bradley spoke approving of such officers as the ones he could count on and never got the press coverage and credit they deserved. I think Irwin served as military governor of Austria in the post war Allied occupation.
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America is very thankful for our Australian allies and acknowledge your sacrifice in WW2 👍🌏🇦🇺
Unity of all human beings. If your not into that, there's your sign! Lol
@@gregfrench1254 no
The first 5 mins was relevant.
so was the next 5 minutes, and the next 2 minutes after that.
Much like my 1st marriage marriage
Earth time says 11 min 54 seconds, the moon where you are is slowed by half, clearly.
As far as what Australia contributed towards winning the war, I think they were more than generous with time allotment.
@@thelordgold * laughs in the rats of Tobruk*
Australia 🇦🇺 is the greatest! They are reliable. They help the British when necessary. Then they help the USA 🇺🇸 WHEN needed. Australia is our best friend. Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦!
Why did you do every flag except the Union Jack?
Man y’all really should do these more justice... The same old main stream stuff has been beat into the ground! Ppl deserve more
My favorite part was when the actors moved the X’s and O’s on the big map and pretended to be generals. Absolutely thrilling stuff
Look harder, military strategy was being deliberately obfuscated lest the cameramen was aware of OXO tactical propaganda, the resulting confusion was indescribable apparently
I was very interested in The Kokoda Trail information as Dad was in New Guinea for three years and never said anything so I am grateful for your providing information. It was new to me that the Australians were successful reasonably quickly. Thanks again - and for the Finnish history. Not much is known of these two area as far as I know and you have done something to remedy that.
Its the Kokada track not trail
@@dianneblack4395 . It is recognized by the PNG Government and the Australian war memorial as the Kokoda Trail.
@@MJTAUTOMOTIVE Actually, preferred official usage is Track and it was originally only known as Track. Trial is an Americanisation creeping into the language and should be resisted, not least for the veterans sake (the yanks had a habit of claiming everything for themselves - let's at least keep the Kokoda story our own by retaining the correct name).
@@montecarlo1651 "Kokoda Trail" and "Kokoda Track" have been used interchangeably since the Second World War and the former was adopted by the Battles Nomenclature Committee as the official British Commonwealth battle honour in October 1957.
Kokoda Trail Campaign
www.awm.gov.au/collection/E84663
@@nickdanger3802 Thanks for bringing this to my attention, certainly the first I have heard of it. I don't have a reference but I thought I heard the AWM was promoting Track as correct usage, by the link you provided, seems either my memory fails me or I'm straight up wrong. I appreciate your adding the link.
Thank you for pushing these documentaries out!
*Thanks for your informative video, Have a great time and be safe!*
Yes! My favorite Timelines. The ones that don't began with the dude in the plane trying to sell the documentary website.
Very few people alive today can comprehend the fighting on the eastern front & the conditions they suffered, modern Warfare has no comparison!
The German soldiers were not given winter gear due to the fact that they were supposed to conquer Russia in a few months , but the Russian soldiers were not trained to the level of the Germans, and literally would pick up the guns that their fallen comrade dropped when killed by the Germans because they didn’t have a gun before then.
Americans(me) aren’t really told about the most brutal/ lives lost front being the eastern front.
The bulk of fatalities(soldier wise) was in Russia and Ukraine… the amount of Germans and soviets killed in those short years is mind blowing.
Ukraine
@@edwardballard5896 😂
The Finns & The Aussies. Tough, tough soldiers. Just as the Japanese are not all Jungle experts not all Russians can fight in the snow it seems.Credit has to go to the Finns for only fighting to regain lost territory and not getting in to deep with the Nazis. Clever move.
Watch "Europa The Last Battle", "In The Name Of Zion" and "The Greatest Story Never Told" on bitchute if reality interests you.
@Oscar Pinto from those who won like always. If you want to write history , win
The russian winter is not why Russia won over the Germans. That might have been a minor effect in the war but not the sole reason. The Germans were defeated by the heroic people of Russia. It was blood and sweat that defeated the Germans.
Agreed.
Winter absolutely stopped the Germans in 41.
And mud…..
@@tonyromano6220 winter pushed the germans all the way back to Berlin?
Keep telling yourself that and you might just believe it as for russia defeating Germany yea along with America England and it's empire France Canada Australia and on and on and yea the weather in russia stopped the German army at the gates of Moscow Fact
Heroic people of the USSR!
What an interesting film. These are often historically neglected campaigns so its great to see something like this. not revisionist sensationalist rehashes of the usual big battles. It makes me want to look further into the Finnish - Russian war & also research the Australian & New Zealand contribution to the Allied victory.
Aye, the lesser known campaigns were real enough for those who served. The Finns? they made the soviets suffer on the Raate Road.
The British and French etc (I am a Kiwi and we declared war before Britain - if you count the time difference) declared war because Germany invaded Poland. Fair enough. They then did nothing and Poland was a slave state for the next 50 years. The British also did nothing when Stalin invaded Finland. I guess they knew they would need the Soviets. After Finland's treatment by Stalin, why didn't they help the Nazis out at Leningrad? The course of human history could be very different (not better, just different).
@@tonylove4800 ANZACS are too strong brother, people may not recognise our contribution in Africa and Kokoda but it sure was important to us!!!
If you want the truth about WW2, you can only find it by studying Stalin?
AIF 2/15 battalion from Queensland Australia were the first to defeat the Germans in land battle at Tobruk.
The Aussies were also the first to defeat the Japanese in land battle at Milne bay PNG.
My uncle Tommy RIP fought there.
Ripped Hoff, yes Australians are some of the best soldiers as they have a high kill per death ratio and are very tough
I'm aboriginal from Canada my father an all my uncles fought..one was killed in Belgium an two were wounded..my father was a sniper in the black watch..
I was mostly interested in the Australian point of view and their specific involvement in the war. However, the topic of the video title only lasts for the first 5 minutes of the video and then moves on to describe multiple world powers and war theaters... stupid.
Agreed
Yeah, it's like someone found the video somewhere not knowing what it was, then watched the first few minutes of the video when deciding what to call it. I was looking forward to an entire hour dedicated to a lesser known part of the war as well.
i enjoyed what i got for free
Some context not established in this video is the fact that the majority of Australia's main forces were stuck in North Africa and Europe, defending various fronts. The Australians were always weary of the Japanese and were nervous about contributing so much to Europe under British assurances that Singapore would hold.... No one predicted the Japanese to push through South East Asia relatively uncontested and so quickly. When Singapore fell Australia went into full panic mode. Most of the forces left in Australia were reservists, conscripted and injured/retired/veterans. The unique defensible position of the Australian continent led the American's to base their main Pacific operations command in Brisbane and the Australian Government, given their vulnerable position, gave over command of the remaining Australian groups to General MacArthur.
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The title seems to have applied only to the first 5 minutes of this video. The rest had nothing to do with Australia.
Kokoda is actually a really gripping story and I feel this didn't do justice. better than being ignored. Interestingly though, latest research showed the Japanese made a last stand at eora creek but got smashed by the 2/3rd battalion. Later general hori made "corrections" and backdated the paperwork to hide the Japanese retreat.
jamesplease1980 - Must be standard practice. The history they teach at schools regarding WW2 contains plenty of 'corrections' as well.
THE BATTLE OF AUSTRALIA equivalent THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
To be fair, it did little justice to ANY of the operations described in the video! Virtually no one in the UK knows anything of the fighting that 14th Army went through for example. Despite the unit designations there were a lot of British troops there, African and Indian Army Brigades were generally made up of two African or Indian Battalions, and a British Battalion. As a result at least a third of the troops fighting in those actions were British (though many would attempt to say otherwise).
Great video
This title only applies to a small part of this video but it’s still a great history lesson
My great grandpa on my grandma's side served in the 54th battalion in WW1
The Shogun of Japan said this to the Emperor, "I can only promise 6 months of victory". We need to win the war within that time frame cause after that, idk whats gonna happen". 6 months later was pearl harbor.
The shogun went back to the emperor and said this about the u.s. "We have made a grave mistake" "I think we have awoken a sleeping giant".
my grandfather's brother died in on the Thai Burma railway. I put a flower on his headstone in Kanchanaburi Thailand last year. I am 52 now. But I know where my blood lies.
I enjoy this series for the history, but I got to admit it, I almost enjoy the two guys glaring at each other across the board almost as much.
It was very humorous to me as well
Love the fact these are battles I've never really heard of or was taught about in school many moons ago...
There was more than the battle of Britain and D-Day...school syllabus' are seriously lacking. I doubt it has changed...would be interesting to find out what they include these days
I was watching, then stepped out of the room, came back in and for some reason the Finish, Soviets and Germans were in the snow
Ha!
The suffering of both German and Russian was horrible
One of the reasons Germany lost the war was whilst virtually every other power was engaged in the doctrine of total war and had switched their economy to a war economy. Germany concentrated their economy to production of household goods and maintenance of living standards and used resources from captured countries to prop up their economy but as soon as they started losing access to those resources they couldn't afford to maintain the war. Everything they gained came from shrewd political manoeuvres and concentrated overwhelming force but when they slowed down and dispersed their forces to hold territory they couldn't hold against numerically superior forces.
THEY LOST BECAUSE THE WORLD COULD SEE THAT THEY WERE DISGUSTING SCUM AND HAD TO BE STOMPED IN TO THE GROUND KNOW MATTER WHAT. THANK THE LORD FOR SAVING THE WORLD FROM THEM. ITS TO BAD SO MANY NAZIS GOT AWAY.
TOTAL BS! Germany of all powers was not engaged in total war? MY FOOT! Ever heard the infamous Goebbels speech?
This is a really good summary
Anyone with a little background on history would wonder why the wermacht was stucked in the Soviet Union too long until winter showed up. Barbarossa, even though was delayed for weeks, was planned to last for a month and a half giving the nazis almost 2 months to spare before winter season. The only possible explaination is the Wermacht never quite realized the timeframe they calculated to conquer the soviets was too optimistic. About winter and the catastrophic results, well, an 8 year old scholar would know that.
it was getting a bit warm and sweaty on Kokoda for our battalions, so we thought we'd transfer them to Finland.
Lest we forget!
One of my coworkers has a shirt that says, "Lest we don't forget." I asked him how substantial was the discount?
👌👍good video
38:00 i wonder if anyone dived in that area and explored it for the ships that sunk 🤔
Should have posted this a few days earlier -- 25 of April is ANZAC Day (Australian & New Zealand's biggest military celebration/remembrance).
Why bother a 10 minute half arsed account of that campaign isn't worth putting up on ANZAC DAY! It's not a celebration either, it's a day to remember your fallen mates!
Beside, they be at each others throats , that is why they teach them to fight together, in between times.
@@paulbaker9277 That is not true.
@@johayes7529 You wouldn't have even ten minutes if Australian troops hadn't stopped them and given their lives for you to express yourself, but I like your last sentiment.
The German army in Africa at this time was wore out, lack of supplies, support, weaponry and materials ensured that the fresh 300,000 troops didn't have a chance and eventually was captured being surrounded at Tunis.
The most advance army in the world has no winter clothes in a winter war,this was the arrogance of the Nazis,to think they can win a war against Russia in 3 months.
“Operation Morning Wind” sounds like me in bed after a night of whiskey and hot dogs. 🌭😂
Chili dogs…
Finland's border with the USSR shown at 13:02 is not that which existed at the outbreak of the Winter War (Talvisota) in November 1939, but that which was decided on after the end of the Continuation War (Jatkosota) in September 1944. The Mannerheim VKT defence line existed on the Karelian isthmus, between Ladoga (Laatokanjárvi) and the Gulf of Finland.
Thank you
Proud Aussie right here!!
Same here, ausie,ausie, ow,ow,ow
Errol Flynn Rod Taylor!!!
@Baby Sama 48 Australian and proud of it by an exNational servicmen.
Proud Brit here.
@@dianneblack4395 Ex 16th light horse reg Perth WA here...
The guy in the thumbnail must be going grocery shopping.
Great video. Too bad it had nothing to do with the title.
2:10 "Our Boys" marching past Town Hall and south down George st, sadly 34 thousand never returned....RIP.
"They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn,
At the going down of the Sun, and in the morning, we will remember them:
We WILL Remember Them."
---Laurence Binyon.
To My Aussie ANZAC Cousins, Eternal Respect !
Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell, NZ.
@@uyraellsensenmann8931 Sadly we get all the kudos, Kiwis were better than us by and large....only just, lol.
Good video but this simply must be said.
The title of the video is extremely misleading.
I clicked this expecting this to be only about Australia's fight against the Japanese Empire, instead it's a mixture of everything, most having nothing to do with Australia.
Yeah, I passed it on to my girlfriend to improve her recipe for meatloaf. Her meatloaf is much better now thanks to this video.
@@jaredprince4772 lmao
Strongly agree. The funny thing is it doesn't even make sense to make the title about Russian Winters. Something just seems off...
@@ovadiadan They seemed to have changed the title since I was here last 🙃
The futuristic tabletop prop is ridiculous. Done with this one. Yoog
Title is incorrect,
Russian autumn stopped the advance, roads became two feet deep of thick glutenous mud,
Vehicles, tanks, trucks, supply lorries, none could move.
When the first winter frost and snow appeared, the roads hardened, the
Vehicles could move again, even though it was difficult to unfreeze equipment.
Couple of points here: The Russians killed more German soldiers than any other nation. It was cold, snowy and challenging for BOTH sides. It’s like saying the English Channel halted the German advance. It kinda did but that is a glaring disservice to magnificent English bravery.
Winter was equally brutal to both sides. But the defenders were more determined than the aggressors.
also home advantage/growing up in that environment, like you said definitely terrible for both sides the russians were more molded to it
The Russians also had better cold-weather equipment: overcoats, etc. Also, their tanks. planes, vehicles, etc. were simpler and better designed for harsh conditions.
So many Soviet soldiers risked their lives for the world during WW2 (and it’s depressing how poorly they were treated and how under-equipped they were). Of course there were some bad ones, but many were heroes!
Respect from an American :)
You wouldn't respect Russians if you knew what horrors they are gleefully inflicting on Ukrainians and kidnapped women and children the Orcs are trafficking for cash to fund their illegal war of aggression and conquest.
@@evangelicalsnever-lie9792 I’m talking about history not today. Plus not every single person in a country is a monster. When Auschwitz was liberated (which wasn’t in their orders) some of the soldiers stayed behind for months helping the 7,000+ heavily malnourished prisoners
@@evangelicalsnever-lie9792 If I give you an email, will you send proof of this? Thanks to the Russian national trait of secretiveness and the American national trait of bombast and general ignorance, getting at the full, unvarnished truth of anything is rare these days. I'm serious if you are, I'll post a video review of the information you provide for the internet to chew on.
Ty dokumenty já můžu sou super
I love that the Australian military uniforms included shorts👍
Very nicely made series, partially spoilt by the two dudes eyeing each other up over the board game.
Their apparent budding romance was either to arouse interest or remind us of the horrors of war. I'm not sure which.
Extremely interesting...I never knew the australians are such tough brave fighters
Very good video, but the number of ads break up the continuity of the program.
The only thing worse than having to fight in terrain like that is having to fight flipping Aussies in terrain like that.
Nobody ever seems to remember bringing warm winter boots.
Wasn't expecting the dibs usage
Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!
Guerilla forces have proven to be a key to beat much superior militarys... Home field advantage and the will to fight for literally forever seems to wear down most invaders.. the inavders usually have some dumb idea that they can do it quickly and everyone will surrender.. so many times the latter has that proven idiotic to say the least...
Like russia now invading Ukraine
I like the video of Australia vs Japan is there possibility of having Gurkha involvement in war. I know it a very large topic. Something perhaps as asking for every Britain war from 200 year. I am really interested for there involvement from anglo Gurkha war. Anglo Afghan war. WW1. And WW2 . Falkland etc. They are army that even the enemy admire for there bravery and determination. And currently serving part of britan!. Indian's and Nepali Army. Also Sultan of Borneo has a unit as well. I hope you can enlighten us with there history. I know few thing about them but I know there is alot to learn. 🙏
The Gurkha are renowned for their discipline, honour, tenacity, training, bravery etc.......... and every other positive adjective that could be used to describe a superlative military unit.
The war-strategizing guys in the cutaways did it 4 me.
I thought this whole video would be about the Nazis vs Soviets, but seeing my countrymen defending our homeland against the Soviets in white gear and skis, so properly fitted to the Finnish winter put a smile on face😄 I always say to people that complain about cold weather what my father told me when I was young "There's no such thing as too cold weather. Just too little clothes."
Edit: The guy speaks about "Motti" tactic, which is basically querilla warfare. Like he said Motti means a pile of wood, speficially a cubic meter of wood, so it means piling the little wood logs one by one to a huge pile, so that was basically what the Finnish super light ski forces were doing to the enemy. Chipping at them little by little. Hitting and retreating super fast.
The Finns are warriors man. I'm from Texas my dna is mostly Scottish, Scandinavian and German with 2% Finnish. They smashed the Russians
Gidday from Australia, I do wonder why these documentaries must have "Tiger" and "Panther" tanks racing to Moscow in 1941, 2 to 3 years before they existed. Is there no time relevant film archives available?
it's not the only ballsed-up archive footage in the docus here...right at the start, RAAF A20s are shown in the air as the Japanese first land in NG..
you see this kind of thing on all network channel docus, why they are unable to have the archive film selections edited/vetted by someone who has some idea wtf they are looking at, I don't know..there are 11YOs making plastic model airplanes who would have enough knowledge to know better..
how many times have we seen USN SBDs and TBMs attacking Pearl Harbor??
Quite disappointing to be honest, a complete mash up of random battles with no link between them.
.....and not much to do with Australia or Japan
Can't see that. Thought it was good. Try adapting.
Our surrender of Singapore was a shameful episode in our history. The general in command of our troops in the region was a coward.
Those Fins were pretty badass.
Australia went into WW2 with a really bad army and came out with a really good one.
That’s a thought and it’s probably true for all (was going to say Commonwealth) allied forces. This was the result of fighting an enemy who had been secretly planning for it for a decade. We must heed the lessons of the past!
There was nothing bad about the performance of the Australian divisions in the middle east.
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@@Maxyshadow far east you mean
@@eliasjarjoura445 No, Max means middle east where Rommel couldn't beat them.
Which is worse??? Hot and humid jungle or sub zero frozen wasteland, they're both brutal.
Damn!! That was pretty damn good
What tabletop wargame are those guys playing it looks fun
Love history ❤️
The First Aussies that faced the Japanese were, in fact, Militia. Not regular soldiers..They were told that they faced about a thousand Japanese..Of course it was much, much more.
Lest we forget … courage mate ship and pride … god bless Australia 🇦🇺
The 2 guys playing checkers is a bit funny. It's like visualizing a passive aggressive argument.
I appreciate their usage of original black and white film footage. Colorized video really annoys me.
@@blakemortellaro I find your comment annoying. 🤬
7:55 strewth... F *** me dead that looks like a sav holiday hike mate.
Research "Z force" and "Coast Watchers". These men are the pivotal reason behind many of these allied (Australian / NZ / British and US) successes. Living behind enemy lines for weeks to even years, supported by local populations, in some cases completely independent - living hand in mouth. They preformed every thing from 'strategic' assignments (incl. killings) / guided naval or aerial bombing , report enemy troop / shipping / air movements, guided landing allied troops. Behind the enemy and ahead of the allies all the way to Japan.
I had the pleasure of meeting 2 original Z force men, humble and unassuming, yet their endurance and incredible contribution to the war effort has little public awareness. Many were educated men, proficient in linguistics, entomologists, accountants, cattle men, engineers...…
Officially in WW2 they 'did not exist', a highly trained elite that even friendlies feared and respected, let alone the opposing forces. UK / Nazi's had Commandos, US has the likes of green berets Australia had Z force, a world first in concept, truly next level solders, the forbears of many subsequent special forces training regimes around the world.
Lest we Forget
Do you know anything about M specials? More secret than Z force but same command about 30 men directly under Macarthur, Australian, NZ, UK and Dutch. You might have seen the picture of M Special Unit Sergeant Leonard Siffleet being executed by the japanese in the last days of WW2 ..Bushido.
The best of Aussie troops were in Egypt. Britain wouldn't return them. The troops that fought in the battle described were old home guard. After the British failed to return the troops, australia has worked with the Americans that helped keep Japan from cutting off Australia.
Actually not correct. The 39th Battalion that met the Japanese at Kokoda were militia but they became a highly successful force. Two other militia battalions failed against the Japanese. The 39th were reinforced at Isurava by the 2/14th Battalion, part of the 7th Division that had returned from the Middle East. Further reinforcements arrived in the 2/16th Battalion and later the 2/25th. All of these battalions had fighting experience, but not in the jungle. By the time the Japanese had reached the limit of their advance, these three battalions (I think about 2500 men) were so depleted by death, wounding or illness that they could only muster around 150 fit men who became "Chaforce" and were part of the force that defeated the Japanese at Gona. My father-in-law was in the 2/14th and Chaforce.
The 9th Division remained in North Africa, but the 6th & 7th returned in early 1942. In exchange for retaining the 9th, the British undertook to expand the RAAF to 73 squadrons, and the US to send additional US troops to Australia. The 9th Division returned to Australia in January 1943.
Certainly not old home guard - they were young conscripts rounded up off the streets of Sydney and Melbourne and they held and then gave a fighting retreat to the Japanese until reinforced when they counterattacked and annihilated the Japanese at Buna Gona.
@@ronjohnson1658 Correct, nothing like a Home Guard. They were conscripted for limited service in Australia and the nearby islands. The AIF on the other hand was a wholly volunteer service. There was a lot of movement from the CMF to the AIF during the war too as men elected to transfer, ie: volunteer.
The first force were not soldiers...they were Militia mainly from Victoria. The Japanese had a force of about 10,000 not 2,000.
Interesting, but it honored the Australians and not many others have bothered to make any films about them at all
Correct and the Militia also came from Sydney, conscripted into the 39th battalion. Actually 15,000 Japanese troops participated
The eastern front in WW2 was absolutely brutal and bloody.
nice
"I fought with the 1st Marine Division from Guadalcanal until I got too close to Japanese mortar fire on Peleliu. I'm not bragging, but I think we were the best. Period. Except for maybe the Aussies. If anyone could fight as well as the Corps it was the Aussies. If it were up to me they would all have been inducted into the Marines then and there." - Donald Fall, 1st Marine Division
@uncletigger Nah, bro, they can always see the chip on the Kiwi's shoulder. Well, both shoulders really, LOL.
Quite a statement. Good to hear for all those who went to war.
Thanks mate
@uncletigger Probably he didn't, the Kiwis kept close to the mother country and left the Pacific war to the Australians (no disrepect to our great mates across the Tasman).
The Americans were brilliant in the Pacific it was they who broke the back of the Japanese. Australia had a minor role.
Kokota deserves better than this, and indeed there are much better accounts.
Like spelling it correctly?
@@markbarlow8770 ouch!
But it wasn't too bad. Cut a little slack.
west africa army was in Burma campaign my past was awuni frafra i was in that campaign
WHY RICH PEOPLE'S POLITICIANS MP DON'T SEND OWN KIDS TO WARS????
The US documentary maker Michael Moore once set up a US military recruitment stand up outside Capitol Hill. He managed to buttonhole a few but the rest scarpered as word got around.