I read his book a year or two ago "Marshall Zhukov's greatest battles" and one of the passages I will always remember is where he states: "People look at our war with Germany and say "Oh well the Germans lost because the Russian winter is so cold" what those people always fail to remember is that we also fought in the same cold weather"
@@shitbeausaysofficial The german army was not equipped at all for the russian winter, their tanks and vehicles didn't work and they didn't have nearly enough uniforms suited for the cold, which made it nearly impossible to advance on the russian front. The russians on the other hand obviously were better prepared for the winter conditions and could quite easily hold germans back.
@@shitbeausaysofficial If you are referring to the Russians, then yes, eventually they pushed back the Germans to Berlin. But history could have been very different if the Hitler hadn't decided to invade Russia, while simultaneously fighting on every other front.
One part of this video really struck me. At one point, Zhukov describes being able to read Stalin’s mood by how he handled his pipe. He seemed especially sensitive to any sign that Stalin was about to become angry. This struck me because earlier in the video it’s revealed that Zhukov’s father was highly physically abusive. Now, I’m never going to condone child abuse, but I think it very likely that Zhukov’s experiences with one abusive father figure gave him important lessons that helped him to survive another one.
That's a very good point. Considering that Zhukov was both effective and popular and managed to survive a man who ruthlessly crushed anyone whom he even perceived as a threat, he must have had some sort of skill or insight. Dealing practically with his father may have been a training ground for dealing with Stalin.
Matthew Hirschan incredibly well thought out argument and well written comment, a point I never really thought about. TH-cam should give you a medal for a comment like that
Really the plan was to go to war with the Netherlands, America was just in the way and doing an oil embargo. The Japanese strategic goal with the Americans was to hid them hard, sue for peace, do what they wanted in Asia with their "Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere", ie. Indonesia, China, the Philippines and Indochina.
“Unfortunately, Zhukov has a history of being used by politicians for their own ends and then being thrown aside later.” Yeah him and every other soldier.
"You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all: We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational. Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace. For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an` "Chuck him out, the brute! " But it's " Saviour of 'is country " when the guns begin to shoot; An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please; An 'Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!" Or Georgy, in this case.
I love how Leonid Brezhnev just awarded himself hero of the Soviet Union 4 times while Zhukov actually earned his through his battlefield accomplishments.
Soviet propaganda claimed that 'Our glorious leader Stalin saved the Soviet Union'. Whilst in reality, it was him and him alone. Who saved the nation from enslavement and genocide
Well, I agree. Despite what Brezhnev fanboys say, Brezhnev was a pretty terrible leader. He allowed a hardcore Stalinist, Yuriy Andropov who created Vladimir Putin, Sergei Ivanov & other such monsters.
It's a lesser known fact, but much of the Soviet Union's railways infrastructure was built on the places where Zhukov used to drag his massive, cast-iron balls into the ground :)
Gipsy Danger Also he said "Hate Nazism but respect the German people" and signed 3 resolutions to ensure an adequated standard of living for all German people living in the Soviet occupation zone.
Zhukov: "You got some more of that Coca Cola drink you gave me when we met bro?" Eisenhower: "Yea bro, want me to send some over?" Z: "shh shh. Not too loud. Can you like... drain it from colour so I can say it's vodka or something?" E: "Yea bro. Gotta set up a facility in Austria and put that in used vodka bottles" Z: "brooo. I owe you like... 3 hairs off Stalin's 'stache."
@@peenoice5176 Well maybe. I always thought that all those guys who harshly critized Beria a lot after his death did that by interest. During the war, Beria and most of the commanders seemed to have quite good relationship in fact. Perhaps Zhukov, Koniev and co tried to cover that up after Beria's fall
@@NormanOsborned they critisized him after his death since thats the only time they can since he controls the nkvd, everyone knows beria is a monster and if he ever managed to seize control the first in line to the chopping block was stalin circle.
Out of the millions upon millions of soldiers in WW2, Zhukov probably bears more individual responsibility for the allied victory in WW2 then any other individual. It really is a shame that few people other than hardcore history buffs know his name today.
@@danishkfd and neither those butchers would ever let that happen But zhukov was too popular with both the people and the army to kill him so they found excuses to get rid of him...
Yeah, that was grating on my ears the whole way through. It's still better than an English translation from the 1950s of Jürgen Thorwald's "Flight in Winter" where his name is consistently given as "Shukov". That took me a while to figure out.
In a video describing Stalins private life and family it was said that Stalins daugther warned Zhukov about a trap Stalin had set for Zhukov during the victorys parade. It was orignal planed such that Stalin himself schuld had ride in the front of the troops on a white horse. However the horse was harsh to ride and trown Stalin of the sadle and injuried him so he could not ride. So without telling Zhukov of this he gave the parade to Zhukov to made a fool of him when the white horse would kick off Zhukov too in the middle of the parade. However because of the warning from Stalins daugther Zhukov was prepared for the wild horse and was able to handle the horse so he wasnt kicked of. This irritated Stalin according Stalins daughter.
Honestly, public humiliation and a few broken bones to Stalin was probably just trying to play a joke on Zhukov. We are talking about a man that murdered millions without any care to gain more power
I read it as Stalins son.....not much difference I suppose. Zhukov apparently took every chance he could before the parade to ride and master that horse...
@@Legitpenguins99 If he could, he would've killed Zhukov, but since Zhukov was his best general during the war he didn't touch him, and afterwards he was a hero and was almost untouchable
My neighbour met the general when he was 10 in poland Today he is 85 And remembers the General telling him he was only 2 hours away from entering Berlin He remembers this today sept 25 2020
If he were to be in the West, the media would've made him a Hero beyond belief. His achievements are history - defining. The people of the ex USSR must appreciate and acknowledge his role in WW2.
To some people of the ex-USSR, he was just another foot on their throats. Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians would have rather remained independent after the war.
The fecking press called for Patton to be sent home after he slapped those two G.I.s in Sicily. What would they have said about how ruthless Zhukov was? The press has always been the scum of the earth.
in Moscow on Red Square there is a large statue of him on a horse, and on the street named after him there is a huge portrait of him for the whole house 12 floors high
@@princeofcupspoc9073 he was known to be shrewd and tended to not hold his tongue so it could be true but they could’ve amplified those characteristics
*Let me rephrase that for you:* America had Eisenhower Britain had Slim Germany had Manstein Japan had Yamashita Russia had Rokossovsky You’re welcome.
My heart was touched when his wife help him through his memoirs until its finished, then passed away.. must've been a final blow to Zhukov, God let him to go with her not long after..
Reminds me of U.S Grant finishing his memoirs just before he died. He was able to support his wife after he died from the royalties. That's when Congress approved giving ex presidents a pension. They realized it would be hard for them to find work after being a President.
I’m not actually certain that those are really eyebrows. Are we *sure* they aren’t caterpillars clinging to his face for warmth, or some kind of weird facial mold, or something?
+Cole Devlin he is pronouncing the name incorrectly. "Zh" should be pronounced as "s" in "pleasure". So it is Zh-oo-k-o-v, where the "Zh" is one sound.
He is just talking about his early millitary career. At what time stamp does he do it? Hitler was in WW1 he was injured from gas and was given medals for bravery. It would explain how a poor kid was able to become a general in Russia, if not for the Russian Revolution he would be an non-commissioned officer.
Ike learned that he was an avid fisherman. He gave him a tackle box as a gift. His wife Galina said he used it the rest of his life and it was one of his most prized possessions.
Wow your Dziadek was a hero. Respect to you and your family. My family is Scottish and Polish but I have Russian family through marriage. Eastern history is very interesting
You sounded genuinely saddened when you covered his death there. Not that you usually sound insensitive otherwise but it is good to know that, despite decades of antimony ingrained in us all by the Cold War and their memories, you still feel the human side of this story.
Zhukov had mental toughness in adversity, never showing signs of a nervous break down that can happen when you are losing a battle, more so after successive losses. This is important because when the general shows the slightest signs of being defeated, everyone below quickly picks up on it. He understood the principles of concentration and envelopment. However, he had to work with a poorly trained army, and kept to limited objectives during Stalingrad, learn to walk before attempting to run. Later, one of his staff officers to Zhukov that he was too predictable in his plans. A German deserter turned up shortly, saying based on observed Soviet preparations, everyone knew when, where and how the attack would develop.
@Celes The Soviets didn’t toss masses of men without a strategy or tactics to fight the Germans,if they did they would had certainly loss. Next you are going to say that Enemy at the Gates(2001) was an accurate movie aren’t you? Stop perpetuating that myth.
"For them, war was merely maneuvers. They have neither cavalry nor skiers, their tanks cannot pass over the snow." - Zhukov German tactics relied on surprise, speed, and constantly changing front. Though they lost cohesion due to the varying speed of units, and lack of steady support. Russian tactics relied on symbiosis and power. Zhukov was a master of choosing his terrain, stockpiling units, and combined-arms. He always had support elements, and would use them to exploit each flaw in the enemy's units; one by one. The German deserter thought Zhukov's tactics were predictable, but they don't begin until engagement.
Big E in the UP the whole Soviet eviler Nazi thing is up for debate but the allies did not reach Berlin, the Russians reached the city and then the country was divided equally so USSR, USA, UK, and France for some reason all got a piece of it Fun fact: Stalin sent an offer to the Allies suggesting that they should reform Germany and Austria back into neutral nations, they refused his request cuz they wanted puppets or something
Big E in the UP, The Soviets liberated 4x as much territory as the Western allies all on their lonesome. They took on two thirds of the German army and beat them suffering millions of casualties in the process. Without the Red Army, the West would have faced a VASTLY stronger enemy on the ground. It was only through overwhelming air and naval power that the West could defeat the Germans in a reasonable time.
We need one on Josip Broz Tito. The man with balls of steel who turned a small guerila movement into the fourth military force in Europe, and then stood up to Stalin when the rest of the world stood silent in fear of the Iron Curtain.
Are you an actual ex-Yugoslavian or a Titoist LARPer? You pretty much sound like the second. Nobody starved million except nazis, quit reproducing Gebbelist anti-communist propaganda. The Yugoslavians had a much lower life quality than the Soviets, after the end of the war the Soviet economy boomed and provided free housing, healthcare and education that's why the Soviet life expectancy was the longest. "After the October revolution, the life expectancy for all age groups went up. A newborn child in 1926-27 had a life expectancy of 44.4 years, up from 32.3 years thirty years before. In 1958-59 the life expectancy for newborns went up to 68.6 years. This improvement was seen in itself by some as immediate proof that the socialist system was superior to the capitalist system." But no let's reject historical facts and use anti-communist nazi propaganda and american cold war propaganda deriving from dystopian fairytales of some English anarchist guy.
The Soviet Union was a Socialist paradise providing a job, free housing, education, healthcare, transportation and even food and materials to all its citizens. In the years of the Soviet Union 1917-1991, illiteracy was eliminated (99.9% literacy) and the life expectancy reached global hights (65 for men and 75 for women). Additionally the Soviet Union was the first democratic state that allowed universal suffrage and decriminalized homosexuality both just right after the October Revolution in 1917. The Americans were still debating wether to allow voting rights to women and minorities deep into 1965, few years earlier the Soviets had launched the first woman in space. Homosexuality was considered a mentall disease in the USA and it did not became legal national wide until 2003. On the socialist aspects, 98% of Soviet workers were unionized and the national wealth income was the highest globally (this means that a Soviet worker made more than an American worker), additionaly a universal salary was established, pensions for the old and an 8 hours working day was legally enforced, during the time of "evil Stoolin" the Soviet Union had an enforced 5 hours per day work schedule. Are you satisfied or no? Nah let's scrap all these historical facts and talk on how "evil Stoolin" killed 666 trillion kulaks, I am sure discussing about the holodomor is a valid arguement against Socialism, even though there are no actual historical records of it and we rely on anti-communist cold war propaganda in such cases. Yeah dude, Shitler and Churchill that deliberately exterminated Jews/Slavs/Roma and Arabs/Indians respectively (viewed by them as inferior races) were much better alternative to the "evil Stoolin" who killed godzillion of poor humans such were nazis, kulaks and tsarists :((( Keep being a good brainwashed cuckboy for your local bourgeois.
Если интересно, могу рассказать о том, как русские воспринимают свою историю) If you would be interested I could tell you how we Russians take the history of our nation)
Was a bit confused how Stalin seemed so reasonable through Zhukov's lense. Stalin becomes paranoid that Zhukov is gaining too much power, recalls him home to face charges of disloyalty and exiles him to a remote posting, possibly only not having him killed because he was too popular among the Russian people. Phew, there's the Stalin we all hate and know.
Great video although it brushed over World War II a bit...it went straight from Barbarossa to Berlin...I wish the video briefly discussed Zhukov’s role in the pivotal battles of Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk to help build up to the climactic Red Army Victory in 1945. This video makes me wish George Zhukov became leader of the Soviet Union after WWII. That might have provided a unique opportunity for detente during the Cold War and possibly even reforming the Soviet system.
Zhukov was in many ways similar to Grant. He was not above using his numerical advantage to grind down an opponent, he had a martial spirit, and both of them eventually ended up on top. Zhukov ironically did the most for the USSR in WW2 before the German invasion, by his decisive win at Ghalkin Gol. That victory led Japan to never fight the USSR on land, thus freeing up the massive Siberian force reserves for the defense of Moscow. They arrived and were deployed just in time to save the capital. His expertise was called upon thereafter at every major conflict area. His final assault on Berlin won the race against his fellow Russian generals, his force taking the Reichstag.
The myth that the Soviet Union carelessly threw away soldiers is entirely unjustified. They did use mass infantry wave attacks, but it was done at very specific points on the front lines, were designed to maximise speed and utilise surprise. They were actually part of a very sophisticated and highly effective strategy, one that German officers were known to praise and they were genuinely glad that the Western Allies never adopted them.
We, people of ex-soviet union know him as a hero not just for his role in victory of war with Nazi Germany but also how he effectively fought against Odessian(Ukraine) mafia after the war. He cleaned the city from bloody powerful criminals in very short time. Even Stalin himself was shocked with his methods how to deal with well organized powrfull street criminals. All his life was about fighting against some evil powers who deserved to be completely destroyed. And he won all of his battles.
Oddest summary of Zhukov's life I have ever seen, since it leaves out Zhukov's role in WWII! How could you discuss Zhukov without mentioning Stalingrad?
Zhukov didn't participated in Stalingrad! This has been debunkt many times, since one man can't be in two places at the same time! His biography that was written by his doughtier and approved by soviet government was heavily falsified!
Yes Chuikov was the one who was leading inside the Stalingrad, but Zhukov was the one who planned and executed Operation Uranus which led to the encirclement of Stalingrad and the Nazi army within it.
@@raitiC1 come with a trustful basement behind your stament or else you are just a worthless fool. Any trustful sources? Evidence? You are wothless hate people like you talking about the history while knowing nothing , you are a pathetic idiot what can i say ....
Also, he had to have paid more attention to the location of the Italian and Romanian armies. These were the weakest points. (The two pronged attack that cut the supply line and caught the 6th Army in that pocket)
Especially about his "Bagration" - the greatest military operation of all times with 1 million captured soldiers and complete defeat of German Army "North".
Rommel and Zhukov would’ve been buds I suppose. Military commanders have this thing of being impressed with other commanders who are just as good as them.
I'd love to see you do an episode on Thomas Sankara. He's pretty interesting right up until his assassination. Plus, that was a really dynamic time in Africa's history as well as being pawns in the Cold War.
ChaoZ ;D ehhhhh, there's plenty of good biographical videos about Hitler out there already. The one by Vernaculis is incredible, if not long winded (clocks in at about an hour IIRC)
yeah but wouldn't you want to hear one with Simon Whistler as Host? Codenced into a enjoyable not too long 20min video? I sure as hell would and thats why I am requesting it. Also theres a boat load of documentaries about people like churchill and Julius Ceasar but that didn't stop Biographcs from making their own. If they made documentaries about the 1st/2nd most famous Roman Cesar and definetly most famous British PM why would they not make one about the most famous/infamous Dictator?
I tried and tried and tried and could not find a source to adequately verify this, although a found several less than reputable sources claiming it was true. It may indeed be true! But I could not find enough evidence to feel comfortable adding it.
That actually could have been true since Zhukov wasn't a commie (and he never have been; I believe he didn't have any interests in the ideology) However, just like what @Gregory Myers said, there's not much reliable sources for confirmation so I'm still doubting about it
I recall a programme called Great Commanders and there were only six of them in history, Alexander the Great set the ball rolling followed by Julius Caesar we then got to Admiral Nelson with Napoleon next in the list, then came a real surprise Ulysses S. Grant (why, he`s not even in the same league) and last but not least Georgy Zhukov. All their careers were taken apart by military historians either at West Point or Sandhurst and they all agreed he was the greatest General of World War 2 no other General on either side came close to Zhukov`s successes, saving Moscow, saving Leningrad, saving Stalingrad, kicking German ass at Kursk and finally taking Berlin ending the war. A truly exceptional Commander who taught the Wehmacht a lesson the Germans will never forget.
@SomaliSavage0 - Hey dummy Somali, our allies asked for assistance and we gave it. They are afraid of a Russian attack. The Russians won't do it because they're afraid of us
I’ve always admired Zhukovs tactics for combined arms warfare. The way that he utilized aircraft, artillery, armour and infantry was amazing at the time, and to me was even superior to the German Blitzkreig tactics. I mean, when the Russians utilized it, it was hard to counter. We saw it time and again, from Khalkhin Gol to Operation Uranus to the battle of Kursk to Berlin. Even today you can see the framework of Zhukovs tactical doctrine in Russia’s military today. Their faith in artillery and ground strike aircraft in conjunction with fast moving tanks and motorized infantry. He was a truly great tactician.
Even when Stalin was purging the Red Army of its top generals at an almost idiotic rate during WW2, you would think the main person he would've purged was Zhukov. He was a living legend of the Red Army, fought in both world wars with great effect, and was a hero of the Russian people. The fact that even Stalin himself kept him showed that either he knew it would be plain idiotic to purge him while fighting the Nazis, or he knew that it would be the one act the whole of Russia would never forgive. If you were popular within the party and not apart of Stalin's Comintern, your name went on a list, and even his "good friend" and party darling Kirov, who only had 3 negative votes to Stalin's 100, was "assassinated" before he would've clearly been voted chairman. Who gave those votes? It was anonymous voting, but Stalin knew he was not popular with the military (he literally had most of the navy outright executed on the grounds of sabatoge and spying without Lenins consent, which lead to Lenin' s famous letter that renounced ol JoJo as a blood thirsty man looking to turn the party into his personal army of terror).The Red Army never forgot this and many of those soldiers were now high ranking generals, many of them considered war heroes of the people. He struck before they could, but he never got rid of the one man who could have challenged him for power and potentially caused a schism in the Soviet War. So again, for this monster of a man who literally viewed people as objects to be manipulated and used as ends to his devious means and was jealous of and feared anything that was a threat to hit Kremlin Kingdom, he either deeply respected Zhukov because Stalin saw he did not fear him when literally every one else did, knew enough that the Russian people would never forgive him and possibly cause a mutiny and his over throw at war time, or knew at this point he was the one man who could help change the tide of the war. Maybe all three, but he stands out amongst a regime that devoured it's own by the hundreds.
@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072 The Great Purge started in earnest before the war, continued during the start of the war, and only slowed yo a grind when the USSR was losing to the Nazis. The Central Comittee thought he was crazy for purging 1/3 of the top brass during decisive warfare.
Interesting to find out that Zhukov valued getting rid of Beria as the best decision of his life. From this future time I completely share your view point, Marshal Zhukov.
Eisenhower's account in his memoirs of his few meetings with Zhukov after the war are so sad. A shadow of his former self, broken and afraid to ever speak freely.
Liked the video. I feel you should of mentioned the victories to which he was Command. Operation Mars, Bagration. battles of Moscow ,Stalingrad , Kursk, Oder etc. These battles were the game changer in the battle against the Nazis.
Just 2 things I'd like to say: Zhukov said that about Stalin's character and behavior, but he was later known to say that he came to enjoy Stalin's fiery Georgian behavior, since the stereotypes were very believed during Soviet times. Also the narrator said that Zhukov took pleasure in arresting Beria. IF HE DID I don't blame him, for one reason. Beria was a disgusting human being, EVERYONE on Stalin's circle and the high places of the party and military KNEW things like Beria would have his chauffer driving around Moscow and have his bodyguards kidnap young women who walked on the street. Those women were raped and abused by Beria whether they resisted or not, if they resisted of course they were shot and thrown on the street after being raped. Beria would often frame other party members or his own employees by planting evidence at their homes if he was feeling jealous of them or wanted to have sex with their women. The result often being both employee or party member and wife dead. He also had a thing for embezzlement. Many knew of this but wouldn't raise a finger or their voices because not only Beria had Stalin's ear and was his lackey dog, but also because he was the chief of the NKVD, obviously. So if Zhukov took pleasure from getting rid of a monster like this, I don't blame him, who wouldn't? Another reason why he may have taken pleasure of is the long known rivalry between army and intelligence branches. Beria liked to puff his chest and claim that many of the victories from the army were because of the NKVD's findings and spies, which was totally off, during the war the NKVD was mostly there to discipline, arrest or assassinate soldiers who showed cowardice, strong opinionated view or stated disagreement with the Party's ideas. This irked many military officers, which were short on personnel since the early days of the war, as the NKVD people would take prisoners or kill any officers or soldiers they suspected. It is often said that a dictator isn't as bad as the people around him, and in this case I'd say it's true. Stalin was a monster, no doubt. But Beria was worse, like a feral dog with rabies, and Khrushev was a master manipulator who would aggrandize his role in the war, while at the same time minimizing his role in the Holodomor, the Ukranian famine from the mid 1930s.
Zhukov hated Beria for a lot of reasons, but perhaps the biggest one is that he was trying to slowly empower the NKVD in ways that weakened the army. Beria was basically slowly making Zhukov weaker and it isn't hard to imagine that Zhukov found the idea of the army and his men becoming weak and tossed aside extremely disrespectful and firmly placed Beria on his, "guys I think Hell is too good for", list.
Thanks for covering so much of history. Here in the US I didn't hear much about the different Nazi and Soviet leaders, which left many facts about WWII hidden because I wasn't getting the whole story about the different players. Keep up the good work.
Nobody would enjoy a video on a Tsarist and later a Nazi buttlicker. Mannerheim was the shame of generals, he didn't win shit either, he lost all the campaigns he fought, in Romania and later in the Winter and Continuation wars. Mannerheim would live and die irrelevantly if he wasn't the son of a Swedish nobleman in Tsarist Russia. He was literally noticable due to his daddy's social position. Mannerheim never did anything remarkable in his lifetime in fact he couldn't speak Finnish properly and that's a fact.
Zhukov the man who defeated Nazi Germany on the Eastern front and finally took Berlin Without doubt the greatest military commander of WW2 RIP Thank you
On his relationship with Einsenhower. Ol' Dwight gave Zhukov a fishing tackle . Such was the friendship between the two men and how touched the General was by the gift, he never used another one for the rest of his life.
The tale of Gregory Zhukov is an inspiring one. Thanks for another great video. It i mentioned that Zhukov was abused/beaten as a child; and he probably was. Stalin was. But in Imperial Russia in the 1880s and 1890s it was not illegal and unfortunately it was more commonplace to punish children physically then . Please note, I am NOT condoning violence in any form. But a man like Gregory Zhukov survived and became the highest ranking soldier in the largest country in the World. He was also smart enough to stay on Stalin's good side; much like Khrushchev. I says a lot about Zhukov's intelligence and ability to "read" people, that he could strike up a sort of "friendship" with the paranoid Stalin. Personally I believe there are signs that Zhukov despised the cruel Stalin, and he no doubt hated Lavrentiy Beria (Beria was one of the worst monster to ever live. Beria was a serial killer and rapist). Both Zhukov and Khrushchev were patient and waited for the mad Stalin to die (or maybe get assassinated, which he might have been).
You can claim he doesn't deserve all the credit but ultimately he was in charge so the credit and the failure goes to him. Listening to your smart staff is the sign of a good general.
Besides mixing up WW1 and WW2 the photos do not match the timeline and narrative. I’m disappointed to see this channel done so poorly. The subjects are great as is Simon’s other work.
There is no such thing as "real historians" Historians get things wrong soooooo many times! They debunk each other every time.... And Viktor Suvorov is great writer that everyone who is interested in WW2 should read! ;)
+konstantin kelekhsaev Clearly, only someone who hasn't read Mein Kampf would say that, since Jews aren't even mentioned there much! Maybe you just don't like him because he is not another cccp glorifier!!?
During WWII, Zhukov developed a genuine friendship with his American counterparts. One interesting consequence of this was, he tried Coca Cola and loved it so much, that his American friends were obliged to keep him supplied. Besides keeping Zhukov looking rather rotund during the otherwise lean war years, this had an incredible consequence of special clear & low-gas Coke being produced by Coca Cola especially for Zhukov - which he was using as a surreptitious vodka substitute and/or mixer. Needless to say, Coke was the front-runner to enter the Soviet market, but Pepsi outmaneuvered it due to a lot of political back-room dealing across the two continents, and being willing to relinquish a substantial level of control over the product formulation and distribution. My uncle served as the Chief Engineer at the Pepsi plant in St Petersburg. The Soviet Pepsi had a lower sugar content and was *supposed to* have a higher alcohol content (not enough to classify as an alcoholic beverage but more than what was prescribed as a stabilizer & preservative). Pepsi didn't stay on shelves long enough to need to be preserved, though, and some of its intended alcohol (pure) and sugar (in fruit preserves etc) were finding their way into the Soviet stomachs outside of the Pepsi beverage.
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I read his book a year or two ago "Marshall Zhukov's greatest battles" and one of the passages I will always remember is where he states: "People look at our war with Germany and say "Oh well the Germans lost because the Russian winter is so cold" what those people always fail to remember is that we also fought in the same cold weather"
The Winter did more damage to the Germans though.
@@Durahan82 no, no they didn't
@@shitbeausaysofficial The german army was not equipped at all for the russian winter, their tanks and vehicles didn't work and they didn't have nearly enough uniforms suited for the cold, which made it nearly impossible to advance on the russian front. The russians on the other hand obviously were better prepared for the winter conditions and could quite easily hold germans back.
@@William_Sk they went to Berlin
@@shitbeausaysofficial If you are referring to the Russians, then yes, eventually they pushed back the Germans to Berlin. But history could have been very different if the Hitler hadn't decided to invade Russia, while simultaneously fighting on every other front.
One part of this video really struck me. At one point, Zhukov describes being able to read Stalin’s mood by how he handled his pipe. He seemed especially sensitive to any sign that Stalin was about to become angry. This struck me because earlier in the video it’s revealed that Zhukov’s father was highly physically abusive. Now, I’m never going to condone child abuse, but I think it very likely that Zhukov’s experiences with one abusive father figure gave him important lessons that helped him to survive another one.
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That's a very good point. Considering that Zhukov was both effective and popular and managed to survive a man who ruthlessly crushed anyone whom he even perceived as a threat, he must have had some sort of skill or insight. Dealing practically with his father may have been a training ground for dealing with Stalin.
Stalin was probably abused as a child as well.
Might be another reason they got along so well.
Matthew Hirschan incredibly well thought out argument and well written comment, a point I never really thought about. TH-cam should give you a medal for a comment like that
Got to give a guy credit. He beats the Japanese up so bad...Japan thinks it is a better idea to attack America rather than face Zhukov again lol
Glen Chapman he punched the Japanese so hard that they picked a fight with another major superpower
He hit the Japanese Army so badly that the they gave up the ambitions to the Japanese Navy, which attacked America.
Really the plan was to go to war with the Netherlands, America was just in the way and doing an oil embargo. The Japanese strategic goal with the Americans was to hid them hard, sue for peace, do what they wanted in Asia with their "Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere", ie. Indonesia, China, the Philippines and Indochina.
+Glen Chapman They lost the battle of Midway in 1942. If they think they can defeat the USA, they will have a thing or two.
And they surrendered not because americans dropped 2 A-bombs, but because russians led by Zhukov were about to crash through Manchuria.
“Unfortunately, Zhukov has a history of being used by politicians for their own ends and then being thrown aside later.” Yeah him and every other soldier.
Our countries maybe different
But their methods are same
In vorkuta , we are brothers
Forgotten , abandoned , without an army
Understanding *what* politicians are is the first step to defending your interests from them ^^
"You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an` "Chuck him out, the brute! "
But it's " Saviour of 'is country " when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An 'Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool - you bet that Tommy sees!"
Or Georgy, in this case.
Most politicians around the world are the lowest form of life. The Church comes in second and the press third.
I mean Eisenhower came out of it okay but yeah he’s the exception not the rule.
Legendary tactician, and even gets all the best lines in “The Death Of Stalin”
“Right. I’m off to represent the entire Red Army at the buffet.”
Right, what’s a war hero got to do to get some lubrication ‘round ’ere?
“I’m in, I’m in. That fckr thinks he can take on the Red Army. I fckd Germany. I think I can take a flesh lump in a fckng waistcoat.”
"I'm smiling, but I'm fucking furious"
Hahaha, I was looking for this reference around here, no disappointment.
@@RandomCommenter.4114 the look on your face..
I love how Leonid Brezhnev just awarded himself hero of the Soviet Union 4 times while Zhukov actually earned his through his battlefield accomplishments.
Soviet propaganda claimed that 'Our glorious leader Stalin saved the Soviet Union'. Whilst in reality, it was him and him alone. Who saved the nation from enslavement and genocide
Didn't save itself from enslaving others though.
@@speedy01247 and nothing could save his eyebrows
Well, I agree. Despite what Brezhnev fanboys say, Brezhnev was a pretty terrible leader. He allowed a hardcore Stalinist, Yuriy Andropov who created Vladimir Putin, Sergei Ivanov & other such monsters.
After Stalin's death, the takeover by Brezhnev may have been the worse thing that happened to the people of the Soviet Union.
Well, no wonder he's regarded by the russians as the greatest military mastermind. He saved Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad.
It's a lesser known fact, but much of the Soviet Union's railways infrastructure was built on the places where Zhukov used to drag his massive, cast-iron balls into the ground :)
Cranius Dominus Thank you for sharing this information :)
And he was the top commander of Soviet forces during the Battle Of Berlin.
Gipsy Danger Also he said "Hate Nazism but respect the German people" and signed 3 resolutions to ensure an adequated standard of living for all German people living in the Soviet occupation zone.
Romel Negut Yeah, that worked out well - Just ask those who failed to appreciate the benefits who tried to scale the Berlin Wall.
Zhukov and Eisenhower's friendship is the OG Bromance
Zhukov: "You got some more of that Coca Cola drink you gave me when we met bro?"
Eisenhower: "Yea bro, want me to send some over?"
Z: "shh shh. Not too loud. Can you like... drain it from colour so I can say it's vodka or something?"
E: "Yea bro. Gotta set up a facility in Austria and put that in used vodka bottles"
Z: "brooo. I owe you like... 3 hairs off Stalin's 'stache."
@@yochaiwyss3843 they were gay for each other 💕
Yochai Wyss is that true
@@yochaiwyss3843 LMAO
@@Deadassbruhfrfr *shipped*
The man won Ww2, but arresting the man who ruined his life was his best moment lol.
How did Beria ruined Zhukov's life? I mean, it was Ejov who was the most dangerous for him.
@@NormanOsborned not really ruined but beria was that coworker thats always againts him during his whole career.
@@peenoice5176 Well maybe. I always thought that all those guys who harshly critized Beria a lot after his death did that by interest. During the war, Beria and most of the commanders seemed to have quite good relationship in fact. Perhaps Zhukov, Koniev and co tried to cover that up after Beria's fall
@@NormanOsborned they critisized him after his death since thats the only time they can since he controls the nkvd, everyone knows beria is a monster and if he ever managed to seize control the first in line to the chopping block was stalin circle.
Out of the millions upon millions of soldiers in WW2, Zhukov probably bears more individual responsibility for the allied victory in WW2 then any other individual. It really is a shame that few people other than hardcore history buffs know his name today.
Totally true
@@danishkfd after learning what he did to both Japan and Germany I'm glad we never had to face him as an enemy..
@@scottaznavourian3720 lol its a disgrace stalin and kurshev avoided him. Eisenhower wanted zhukov as president as they both were close friends
@@danishkfd and neither those butchers would ever let that happen
But zhukov was too popular with both the people and the army to kill him so they found excuses to get rid of him...
@@scottaznavourian3720 yes. Pain.
"Right, what's a War hero got to do to get some lubrication around here?" ~ Georgy Zhukov
He had more medals in real life it turns out
Is that real? Where did you find it? Send link ;)
@@xtzyshuadog how did he manage to walk....
@@potato_of_the_gulag9982 death of stalin new movie
I love that movie.
This episode is not brought to you by the letter "Ж".
A very underrated comment 😂😂
L O L
Ha!
6alecapristrudel And the letter C - that always comes before it.
Yeah, that was grating on my ears the whole way through. It's still better than an English translation from the 1950s of Jürgen Thorwald's "Flight in Winter" where his name is consistently given as "Shukov". That took me a while to figure out.
In a video describing Stalins private life and family it was said that Stalins daugther warned Zhukov about a trap Stalin had set for Zhukov during the victorys parade. It was orignal planed such that Stalin himself schuld had ride in the front of the troops on a white horse. However the horse was harsh to ride and trown Stalin of the sadle and injuried him so he could not ride. So without telling Zhukov of this he gave the parade to Zhukov to made a fool of him when the white horse would kick off Zhukov too in the middle of the parade. However because of the warning from Stalins daugther Zhukov was prepared for the wild horse and was able to handle the horse so he wasnt kicked of. This irritated Stalin according Stalins daughter.
Honestly, public humiliation and a few broken bones to Stalin was probably just trying to play a joke on Zhukov. We are talking about a man that murdered millions without any care to gain more power
In which case Stalin clearly forgot Zhukov began his army career in the cavalry!
zhukov; hold my beer...
I read it as Stalins son.....not much difference I suppose. Zhukov apparently took every chance he could before the parade to ride and master that horse...
@@Legitpenguins99 If he could, he would've killed Zhukov, but since Zhukov was his best general during the war he didn't touch him, and afterwards he was a hero and was almost untouchable
My neighbour met the general when he was 10 in poland
Today he is 85
And remembers the General telling him he was only 2 hours away from entering Berlin
He remembers this today sept 25 2020
what general you're referring to? if you're referring to Zhukov, then he's not general, but marshal.
@@raggedclawstarcraft6562 he wasn’t always a Marshall, you know
@@natalianatavinden at the time of entering Berlin he was
@@raggedclawstarcraft6562 I think a 10 year old cant tell the differents
@@justsomedude7747 and later in life he cannot learn the difference as well?
"Why has the army been replaced by the NKVD all over moscow, I mean im smiling but im very fucking furious" -Georgy Zhukov
Medic!!!!😂.
@@stephenle-surf9893 "NOT TODAY" *punches Stalin's son*
That film is awesome and under-rated lol
he's wonderfully played by Jason Isaacs in The Death Of Stalin - well worth watching
They have nothing in common but still good.
@@faunt07 other than rudeness
I’ve been to Moscow. There is a statue of Gen. Zhukov next to Red Square. He is still revered. Look for it if you are there.
*Marshal
...yes, I remember seeing a equine statue of Marshall Zhukov when I visited Moscow in the 1990's...
12:13
*bursts into room with an AK*
“Hands up or al shoot ya in tha fooken face!”
😂😂
*proceeds to grab Beria by the collar and punch him in the face
"OI!!"
@@ninaa4192 Here are your dates for the day gentelmen
@@marseldagistani1989 I’ll take the tall blonde
One of the very few men to actually earn the wall of medals he wore in later life.
If he were to be in the West, the media would've made him a Hero beyond belief. His achievements are history - defining. The people of the ex USSR must appreciate and acknowledge his role in WW2.
Well, we do.
@@Rgibbons Yes. Although we pretend that the west was the main campaign.
To some people of the ex-USSR, he was just another foot on their throats. Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians would have rather remained independent after the war.
The fecking press called for Patton to be sent home after he slapped those two G.I.s in Sicily. What would they have said about how ruthless Zhukov was? The press has always been the scum of the earth.
in Moscow on Red Square there is a large statue of him on a horse, and on the street named after him there is a huge portrait of him for the whole house 12 floors high
That was good. In Russia i saw a wonderful painting of Zhukov on a white horse in Red Square trampling the insignia and flags of the Third Reich.
That statue is right outside of Red Square, right? I loved that statue.
You should see the video of that parade. it was fucking historic
He almost didn't make it first. It was a dead heat with Rokossovsky.
Nice country you got there.
It would be shame if someone were to split it in half.
-Georgy Zhukov
I loved his character in "The Death of Stalin".
Jason Isaac’s accent made it better
The account was fictional, but he was known as joking and jovial, at least around Eisenhower.
@@princeofcupspoc9073 he was known to be shrewd and tended to not hold his tongue so it could be true but they could’ve amplified those characteristics
America had Patton
Britain had Montgomery
Germany had Rommel
Japan had Yamamoto
and Russia had Zhukov
Erich von mastein better than Rommel
USSR got some genius commanders back then: Rokossovsky, Konev, Bagramian, Chuikov, half the STVAKA (after 1943 reorganisations)
Ussr had many but were purged
*Let me rephrase that for you:*
America had Eisenhower
Britain had Slim
Germany had Manstein
Japan had Yamashita
Russia had Rokossovsky
You’re welcome.
@@terrorsaur599 No Mainstein bro plzz
My heart was touched when his wife help him through his memoirs until its finished, then passed away.. must've been a final blow to Zhukov, God let him to go with her not long after..
Reminds me of U.S Grant finishing his memoirs just before he died. He was able to support his wife after he died from the royalties. That's when Congress approved giving ex presidents a pension. They realized it would be hard for them to find work after being a President.
... when his wife helped* him with* his memoirs until they* were* finished.
16:09 - Brezhnev's weapons grade eye brows never cease to amaze.
He could ripe someone throat with that unibrow
I’m not actually certain that those are really eyebrows. Are we *sure* they aren’t caterpillars clinging to his face for warmth, or some kind of weird facial mold, or something?
in Odeca people joke how Brezhnev's murals needed his chest expanded to accomodate new medals
@Toni Remer what?
vdotme
He wore extensions.
Press F to pay respects to all the names butchered in this video.
6alecapristrudel F
I’m almost positive he’s been pronouncing “Zhukov” incorrectly. I’m not completely convinced because I only ever heard his name pronounced in French.
6alecapristrudel F
F
+Cole Devlin he is pronouncing the name incorrectly. "Zh" should be pronounced as "s" in "pleasure". So it is Zh-oo-k-o-v, where the "Zh" is one sound.
stop confusing WW1 and WW2 :D
Roots of a quick drinking game :-P
That screwed up the narrative. Simon needs to slow down.
Made me cringe every time
He is just talking about his early millitary career. At what time stamp does he do it? Hitler was in WW1 he was injured from gas and was given medals for bravery. It would explain how a poor kid was able to become a general in Russia, if not for the Russian Revolution he would be an non-commissioned officer.
1) 2:52 cross of st. george was awarded in WW1 not in WW2 1) 4:13 Chalchin-Gol was before WW2, not WW1
Ike learned that he was an avid fisherman. He gave him a tackle box as a gift. His wife Galina said he used it the rest of his life and it was one of his most prized possessions.
"Out with it Georgy! Staging a coup here."
I think you might be confusing a lot of people by mixing up the world wars.
yeah, that really threw me when he talked about him getting drafted and subsequently catching a grenade in WW2.
That would be at 2:52.
Confusing lots of people like during the russian civil war
Dude hes reading from wikipedia
Tbf Russia fought like 15 wars between 1900 and 1950
My grandfather serverd under Marshal Zhukov, I get emotional when I watch this bio. Thank you !
blagoja torbakov Respect to you’re grandfather he lived through times that we’ll probably won’t experience again.
Wow your Dziadek was a hero. Respect to you and your family. My family is Scottish and Polish but I have Russian family through marriage. Eastern history is very interesting
Hero!!!
Cool, interesting, history in your family dude.
Millions, waaaaay too many millions, and far far too few!
You sounded genuinely saddened when you covered his death there. Not that you usually sound insensitive otherwise but it is good to know that, despite decades of antimony ingrained in us all by the Cold War and their memories, you still feel the human side of this story.
There needs to be a TV series on Marshal Zhukov - actually 2. One for each set of balls.
There should be. I would binge watch it.
@maciejl20 if you were talking about 'sending millions of soldiers to their deaths just to accomplish military victory'....
that's where you're wrong
Jason Isaac should play the role.
He had 1 ball of platinum and one of steel.
Zhukov had mental toughness in adversity, never showing signs of a nervous break down that can happen when you are losing a battle, more so after successive losses. This is important because when the general shows the slightest signs of being defeated, everyone below quickly picks up on it.
He understood the principles of concentration and envelopment. However, he had to work with a poorly trained army, and kept to limited objectives during Stalingrad, learn to walk before attempting to run.
Later, one of his staff officers to Zhukov that he was too predictable in his plans. A German deserter turned up shortly, saying based on observed Soviet preparations, everyone knew when, where and how the attack would develop.
@Celes Every General sent men to the slaughter.
@Celes The Soviets didn’t toss masses of men without a strategy or tactics to fight the Germans,if they did they would had certainly loss.
Next you are going to say that Enemy at the Gates(2001) was an accurate movie aren’t you?
Stop perpetuating that myth.
If he was so predictable why did the Germans keep losing?
"For them, war was merely maneuvers. They have neither cavalry nor skiers, their tanks cannot pass over the snow."
- Zhukov
German tactics relied on surprise, speed, and constantly changing front. Though they lost cohesion due to the varying speed of units, and lack of steady support. Russian tactics relied on symbiosis and power. Zhukov was a master of choosing his terrain, stockpiling units, and combined-arms. He always had support elements, and would use them to exploit each flaw in the enemy's units; one by one. The German deserter thought Zhukov's tactics were predictable, but they don't begin until engagement.
Marshal Zhukov's orders: SERVE ME BERLIN ON A PLATE!
ATTERO DOMINATUS, Berlin is burning
DISREGARD THE LOSSES, THE CITY IS OURS TO TAKE
DENIQUE INTERIMO THE REICH HAS FALLEN!
Big E in the UP the whole Soviet eviler Nazi thing is up for debate but the allies did not reach Berlin, the Russians reached the city and then the country was divided equally so USSR, USA, UK, and France for some reason all got a piece of it
Fun fact: Stalin sent an offer to the Allies suggesting that they should reform Germany and Austria back into neutral nations, they refused his request cuz they wanted puppets or something
Big E in the UP, The Soviets liberated 4x as much territory as the Western allies all on their lonesome. They took on two thirds of the German army and beat them suffering millions of casualties in the process. Without the Red Army, the West would have faced a VASTLY stronger enemy on the ground. It was only through overwhelming air and naval power that the West could defeat the Germans in a reasonable time.
We need one on Josip Broz Tito. The man with balls of steel who turned a small guerila movement into the fourth military force in Europe, and then stood up to Stalin when the rest of the world stood silent in fear of the Iron Curtain.
^ this. That guy is a super-underrated historical figure.
Tito was a revisionist trash but he was a great guerilla commander.
Yeah, sure buddy. At least people under Tito didn't live like animals and Tito didn't starve milions of his own countrymen.
Are you an actual ex-Yugoslavian or a Titoist LARPer? You pretty much sound like the second.
Nobody starved million except nazis, quit reproducing Gebbelist anti-communist propaganda. The Yugoslavians had a much lower life quality than the Soviets, after the end of the war the Soviet economy boomed and provided free housing, healthcare and education that's why the Soviet life expectancy was the longest.
"After the October revolution, the life expectancy for all age groups went up. A newborn child in 1926-27 had a life expectancy of 44.4 years, up from 32.3 years thirty years before. In 1958-59 the life expectancy for newborns went up to 68.6 years. This improvement was seen in itself by some as immediate proof that the socialist system was superior to the capitalist system."
But no let's reject historical facts and use anti-communist nazi propaganda and american cold war propaganda deriving from dystopian fairytales of some English anarchist guy.
The Soviet Union was a Socialist paradise providing a job, free housing, education, healthcare, transportation and even food and materials to all its citizens. In the years of the Soviet Union 1917-1991, illiteracy was eliminated (99.9% literacy) and the life expectancy reached global hights (65 for men and 75 for women). Additionally the Soviet Union was the first democratic state that allowed universal suffrage and decriminalized homosexuality both just right after the October Revolution in 1917. The Americans were still debating wether to allow voting rights to women and minorities deep into 1965, few years earlier the Soviets had launched the first woman in space. Homosexuality was considered a mentall disease in the USA and it did not became legal national wide until 2003. On the socialist aspects, 98% of Soviet workers were unionized and the national wealth income was the highest globally (this means that a Soviet worker made more than an American worker), additionaly a universal salary was established, pensions for the old and an 8 hours working day was legally enforced, during the time of "evil Stoolin" the Soviet Union had an enforced 5 hours per day work schedule. Are you satisfied or no?
Nah let's scrap all these historical facts and talk on how "evil Stoolin" killed 666 trillion kulaks, I am sure discussing about the holodomor is a valid arguement against Socialism, even though there are no actual historical records of it and we rely on anti-communist cold war propaganda in such cases. Yeah dude, Shitler and Churchill that deliberately exterminated Jews/Slavs/Roma and Arabs/Indians respectively (viewed by them as inferior races) were much better alternative to the "evil Stoolin" who killed godzillion of poor humans such were nazis, kulaks and tsarists :((( Keep being a good brainwashed cuckboy for your local bourgeois.
Russian history is so fascinating. I've always been interested in history, just now learning more about Russian (and Soviet Union) history.
Если интересно, могу рассказать о том, как русские воспринимают свою историю)
If you would be interested I could tell you how we Russians take the history of our nation)
WTF? "I've always been interested in history," I fucking hope so.
Zhukov has won the war against military giant Nazy Germany,greatest war machine ever,so it deserves respect
The Nazi war machine was actually surprisingly pathetic
Was a bit confused how Stalin seemed so reasonable through Zhukov's lense.
Stalin becomes paranoid that Zhukov is gaining too much power, recalls him home to face charges of disloyalty and exiles him to a remote posting, possibly only not having him killed because he was too popular among the Russian people.
Phew, there's the Stalin we all hate and know.
I mean, if Stalin had killed Zhukov the whole army would have turned on him
And toning down Zhukov's influence was a reasonable thing to do
Great video although it brushed over World War II a bit...it went straight from Barbarossa to Berlin...I wish the video briefly discussed Zhukov’s role in the pivotal battles of Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk to help build up to the climactic Red Army Victory in 1945.
This video makes me wish George Zhukov became leader of the Soviet Union after WWII. That might have provided a unique opportunity for detente during the Cold War and possibly even reforming the Soviet system.
Zhukov was in many ways similar to Grant. He was not above using his numerical advantage to grind down an opponent, he had a martial spirit, and both of them eventually ended up on top. Zhukov ironically did the most for the USSR in WW2 before the German invasion, by his decisive win at Ghalkin Gol. That victory led Japan to never fight the USSR on land, thus freeing up the massive Siberian force reserves for the defense of Moscow. They arrived and were deployed just in time to save the capital. His expertise was called upon thereafter at every major conflict area. His final assault on Berlin won the race against his fellow Russian generals, his force taking the Reichstag.
The myth that the Soviet Union carelessly threw away soldiers is entirely unjustified. They did use mass infantry wave attacks, but it was done at very specific points on the front lines, were designed to maximise speed and utilise surprise.
They were actually part of a very sophisticated and highly effective strategy, one that German officers were known to praise and they were genuinely glad that the Western Allies never adopted them.
^
Which is why Russia got raped so hard in WW2.
Late war yes, early war no
@@CharlieBam People don’t seem to mention WWI, it had a real effect on how Russia wages war
@@comradestalin9444 how so?
We, people of ex-soviet union know him as a hero not just for his role in victory of war with Nazi Germany but also how he effectively fought against Odessian(Ukraine) mafia after the war. He cleaned the city from bloody powerful criminals in very short time. Even Stalin himself was shocked with his methods how to deal with well organized powrfull street criminals. All his life was about fighting against some evil powers who deserved to be completely destroyed. And he won all of his battles.
I didn’t know that, thanks for telling me
Jason Isaacs' portrayal of Zhukov in The Death of Stalin was epic. And the Yorkshire accent very fitting.
Oddest summary of Zhukov's life I have ever seen, since it leaves out Zhukov's role in WWII! How could you discuss Zhukov without mentioning Stalingrad?
Zhukov didn't participated in Stalingrad! This has been debunkt many times, since one man can't be in two places at the same time! His biography that was written by his doughtier and approved by soviet government was heavily falsified!
Marshal Chuikov was the Head Nigga in Charge at Stalingrad.
Yes Chuikov was the one who was leading inside the Stalingrad, but Zhukov was the one who planned and executed Operation Uranus which led to the encirclement of Stalingrad and the Nazi army within it.
@@raitiC1 come with a trustful basement behind your stament or else you are just a worthless fool. Any trustful sources? Evidence? You are wothless hate people like you talking about the history while knowing nothing , you are a pathetic idiot what can i say ....
Also, he had to have paid more attention to the location of the Italian and Romanian armies. These were the weakest points. (The two pronged attack that cut the supply line and caught the 6th Army in that pocket)
"Right you ladies enjoy yourselves. I'm off to represent the entire red army at the buffet"
"U want a job well done ...call the Fucking army !"
Please make a video about Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Shilka Hell yes
He was a Pole had his teeth knocked out by the NKVD during one of Stalin's purges
YESSSSS!!!!
Especially about his "Bagration" - the greatest military operation of all times with 1 million captured soldiers and complete defeat of German Army "North".
Ебурдей Гордеич *center
I wonder if Rommel and Zhukov had gotten along if they had ever met each other. And if Rommel had actually survived the war
Rommel and Zhukov would’ve been buds I suppose. Military commanders have this thing of being impressed with other commanders who are just as good as them.
I'd love to see you do an episode on Thomas Sankara. He's pretty interesting right up until his assassination. Plus, that was a really dynamic time in Africa's history as well as being pawns in the Cold War.
When are you gonna take the demonitization hit and do Adolf Hitler? You already did people like Kim and Himmler, cmon guys!!!
ChaoZ ;D ehhhhh, there's plenty of good biographical videos about Hitler out there already. The one by Vernaculis is incredible, if not long winded (clocks in at about an hour IIRC)
yeah but wouldn't you want to hear one with Simon Whistler as Host? Codenced into a enjoyable not too long 20min video? I sure as hell would and thats why I am requesting it. Also theres a boat load of documentaries about people like churchill and Julius Ceasar but that didn't stop Biographcs from making their own. If they made documentaries about the 1st/2nd most famous Roman Cesar and definetly most famous British PM why would they not make one about the most famous/infamous Dictator?
Please do Kaiser Wilhelm II
Forget that baby he should do the great Otto Von Bismark or at least Kaiser Wilhelm I. Or maybe Helmuth Von Moltke the Elder
@@DarkshadowXD63 any thing to do with prussia will satisfy me
I'll take any and all of them!
Kaiser Wilhelm II lol
Also Queen Victoria
Zhukov asked the Soviet government that he could have a Orthodox Christian funeral but the government denied.
I tried and tried and tried and could not find a source to adequately verify this, although a found several less than reputable sources claiming it was true. It may indeed be true! But I could not find enough evidence to feel comfortable adding it.
Very true.
That actually could have been true since Zhukov wasn't a commie (and he never have been; I believe he didn't have any interests in the ideology) However, just like what @Gregory Myers said, there's not much reliable sources for confirmation so I'm still doubting about it
@@riatorex8722 *communist*. you mean that.
that's a FAKE
I recall a programme called Great Commanders and there were only six of them in history, Alexander the Great set the ball rolling followed by Julius Caesar we then got to Admiral Nelson with Napoleon next in the list, then came a real surprise Ulysses S. Grant (why, he`s not even in the same league) and last but not least Georgy Zhukov. All their careers were taken apart by military historians either at West Point or Sandhurst and they all agreed he was the greatest General of World War 2 no other General on either side came close to Zhukov`s successes, saving Moscow, saving Leningrad, saving Stalingrad, kicking German ass at Kursk and finally taking Berlin ending the war.
A truly exceptional Commander who taught the Wehmacht a lesson the Germans will never forget.
He was a great man and a true military legend. R.I.P
"He encircled?"
"Dump it."
BOG pilled.
Zhukov dumped?
Pömp eet.
I appreciate your videos.
They aren't perfect, but you are a helpful person.
I was really hoping you will make a video about Zhukov, Tito or some other underrated historical figure.
Thank you very much for this one.
>Zhukov
>underrated
if any soviet general is underrated it's Rokossovsky
Chiang Kai Shek should be coverd.
I struggle to come up with a more famous and/or overrated Soviet commander.
Well, outside Russia Zhukov is pretty much underrated.
Hussor What about Russian Napoleon, Tukhachevsky?
Im obsessed with Russian Empire and former Soviet Union. (I'm 🇺🇸)
I have no idea why.
Great video!
@SomaliSavage0 - I'd say it's the other way around...
@SomaliSavage0 - To protect our allies, man. No American is afraid of Russians. That's like a lion being afraid of a sick poodle
@SomaliSavage0 - Hey dummy Somali, our allies asked for assistance and we gave it. They are afraid of a Russian attack. The Russians won't do it because they're afraid of us
Пиши в личку, чо) или как тут это работает
Много интересного можно обсудить, если тебе правда интересна
This conversation in a nutshell:
"My daddy is not afraid of your's. YOUR daddy is afraid of mine!"
"No, MY daddy..." etc.
I’ve always admired Zhukovs tactics for combined arms warfare. The way that he utilized aircraft, artillery, armour and infantry was amazing at the time, and to me was even superior to the German Blitzkreig tactics.
I mean, when the Russians utilized it, it was hard to counter. We saw it time and again, from Khalkhin Gol to Operation Uranus to the battle of Kursk to Berlin. Even today you can see the framework of Zhukovs tactical doctrine in Russia’s military today. Their faith in artillery and ground strike aircraft in conjunction with fast moving tanks and motorized infantry. He was a truly great tactician.
Marshall Zhukov's orders: serve me Berlin on a plate!
Even when Stalin was purging the Red Army of its top generals at an almost idiotic rate during WW2, you would think the main person he would've purged was Zhukov. He was a living legend of the Red Army, fought in both world wars with great effect, and was a hero of the Russian people. The fact that even Stalin himself kept him showed that either he knew it would be plain idiotic to purge him while fighting the Nazis, or he knew that it would be the one act the whole of Russia would never forgive. If you were popular within the party and not apart of Stalin's Comintern, your name went on a list, and even his "good friend" and party darling Kirov, who only had 3 negative votes to Stalin's 100, was "assassinated" before he would've clearly been voted chairman. Who gave those votes? It was anonymous voting, but Stalin knew he was not popular with the military (he literally had most of the navy outright executed on the grounds of sabatoge and spying without Lenins consent, which lead to Lenin' s famous letter that renounced ol JoJo as a blood thirsty man looking to turn the party into his personal army of terror).The Red Army never forgot this and many of those soldiers were now high ranking generals, many of them considered war heroes of the people. He struck before they could, but he never got rid of the one man who could have challenged him for power and potentially caused a schism in the Soviet War. So again, for this monster of a man who literally viewed people as objects to be manipulated and used as ends to his devious means and was jealous of and feared anything that was a threat to hit Kremlin Kingdom, he either deeply respected Zhukov because Stalin saw he did not fear him when literally every one else did, knew enough that the Russian people would never forgive him and possibly cause a mutiny and his over throw at war time, or knew at this point he was the one man who could help change the tide of the war. Maybe all three, but he stands out amongst a regime that devoured it's own by the hundreds.
Raymond Smith the purges happened before Germany invaded.
@@sargonsblackgrandfather2072 The Great Purge started in earnest before the war, continued during the start of the war, and only slowed yo a grind when the USSR was losing to the Nazis. The Central Comittee thought he was crazy for purging 1/3 of the top brass during decisive warfare.
Сталин не занимался чистками и не убивал своих генералов! Учи историю, клоун!🤡🤦🏻♀️
Interesting to find out that Zhukov valued getting rid of Beria as the best decision of his life. From this future time I completely share your view point, Marshal Zhukov.
Eisenhower's account in his memoirs of his few meetings with Zhukov after the war are so sad. A shadow of his former self, broken and afraid to ever speak freely.
Dwight D Eisenhower and Georgy Zhukov. Two of my favorite generals.
Liked the video. I feel you should of mentioned the victories to which he was Command. Operation Mars, Bagration. battles of Moscow ,Stalingrad , Kursk, Oder etc. These battles were the game changer in the battle against the Nazis.
16:12 those brows! Rudolf Hess eat your heart out!!!
Music Mieltje Leonid Browznev
Just 2 things I'd like to say: Zhukov said that about Stalin's character and behavior, but he was later known to say that he came to enjoy Stalin's fiery Georgian behavior, since the stereotypes were very believed during Soviet times.
Also the narrator said that Zhukov took pleasure in arresting Beria. IF HE DID I don't blame him, for one reason. Beria was a disgusting human being, EVERYONE on Stalin's circle and the high places of the party and military KNEW things like Beria would have his chauffer driving around Moscow and have his bodyguards kidnap young women who walked on the street. Those women were raped and abused by Beria whether they resisted or not, if they resisted of course they were shot and thrown on the street after being raped.
Beria would often frame other party members or his own employees by planting evidence at their homes if he was feeling jealous of them or wanted to have sex with their women. The result often being both employee or party member and wife dead. He also had a thing for embezzlement. Many knew of this but wouldn't raise a finger or their voices because not only Beria had Stalin's ear and was his lackey dog, but also because he was the chief of the NKVD, obviously. So if Zhukov took pleasure from getting rid of a monster like this, I don't blame him, who wouldn't?
Another reason why he may have taken pleasure of is the long known rivalry between army and intelligence branches. Beria liked to puff his chest and claim that many of the victories from the army were because of the NKVD's findings and spies, which was totally off, during the war the NKVD was mostly there to discipline, arrest or assassinate soldiers who showed cowardice, strong opinionated view or stated disagreement with the Party's ideas. This irked many military officers, which were short on personnel since the early days of the war, as the NKVD people would take prisoners or kill any officers or soldiers they suspected.
It is often said that a dictator isn't as bad as the people around him, and in this case I'd say it's true. Stalin was a monster, no doubt. But Beria was worse, like a feral dog with rabies, and Khrushev was a master manipulator who would aggrandize his role in the war, while at the same time minimizing his role in the Holodomor, the Ukranian famine from the mid 1930s.
Zhukov hated Beria for a lot of reasons, but perhaps the biggest one is that he was trying to slowly empower the NKVD in ways that weakened the army. Beria was basically slowly making Zhukov weaker and it isn't hard to imagine that Zhukov found the idea of the army and his men becoming weak and tossed aside extremely disrespectful and firmly placed Beria on his, "guys I think Hell is too good for", list.
Уф, неплохое переложение этой древней как говно мамонта байки) поорал)
Great man, one of my best friends.
Thanks for covering so much of history. Here in the US I didn't hear much about the different Nazi and Soviet leaders, which left many facts about WWII hidden because I wasn't getting the whole story about the different players. Keep up the good work.
Please make a video about Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim.
Joel. H Please for the love of god yes,
NJET MOLOTOFF
No
@@ComradeHellas yes
Nobody would enjoy a video on a Tsarist and later a Nazi buttlicker. Mannerheim was the shame of generals, he didn't win shit either, he lost all the campaigns he fought, in Romania and later in the Winter and Continuation wars. Mannerheim would live and die irrelevantly if he wasn't the son of a Swedish nobleman in Tsarist Russia. He was literally noticable due to his daddy's social position. Mannerheim never did anything remarkable in his lifetime in fact he couldn't speak Finnish properly and that's a fact.
Zhukov the man who defeated Nazi Germany on the Eastern front and finally took Berlin Without doubt the greatest military commander of WW2 RIP Thank you
Excellent video! We don't learn about people like him in the English-Speaking world.
Zhukov? Dude you'll get to your junior year of high school eventually. It'll come.
sure you do.... it's called SELF learning. you'll won't learn a lot of things in School
Great choices of music in those small transitions, Let's Go and The Cossacks are some of my favourites.
Thank you for posting this, I never knew.
Would you ever consider doing a video on Heinz Guderian? I love your format and would enjoy a comprehensive look at the man.
Fighting and winning a war, yet arresting a fellow countryman was the "greatest thing he's ever done" according to Zhukov.
Damn...
Zhukov. Man so feared that no one wanted to mess with so used every power in their disposal to distance him.
Brezhnev's unibrow was legendary.
On his relationship with Einsenhower. Ol' Dwight gave Zhukov a fishing tackle . Such was the friendship between the two men and how touched the General was by the gift, he never used another one for the rest of his life.
MARSHAL ZHUKOV'S ORDERS, "SERVE ME BERLIN ON A PLATE"
mrquackadoodlemoo DISREGARD THE LOSSES. THE CITY’S OURS TO TAKE
ATTERO DOMINATUS...!
BERLIN IS BURNING...!
Thank you Marshall Zhukov.R.I.P.
*URAAAA!!!*
Zhukov was probably more responsible for the allied victory in WW2 then any other individual. It's a shame he's so little known today.
The tale of Gregory Zhukov is an inspiring one. Thanks for another great video. It i mentioned that Zhukov was abused/beaten as a child; and he probably was. Stalin was.
But in Imperial Russia in the 1880s and 1890s it was not illegal and unfortunately it was more commonplace to punish children physically then . Please note, I am NOT condoning violence in any form.
But a man like Gregory Zhukov survived and became the highest ranking soldier in the largest country in the World. He was also smart enough to stay on Stalin's good side; much like Khrushchev. I says a lot about Zhukov's intelligence and ability to "read" people, that he could strike up a sort of "friendship" with the paranoid Stalin. Personally I believe there are signs that Zhukov despised the cruel Stalin, and he no doubt hated Lavrentiy Beria (Beria was one of the worst monster to ever live. Beria was a serial killer and rapist). Both Zhukov and Khrushchev were patient and waited for the mad Stalin to die (or maybe get assassinated, which he might have been).
You can claim he doesn't deserve all the credit but ultimately he was in charge so the credit and the failure goes to him. Listening to your smart staff is the sign of a good general.
Thank you , I was really hoping you would make a segment on zukhov.
*Marshall Zhukov’s orders:*
*_SERVE ME BERLIN ON A PLATE!_*
Disregard the losses
The city is ours to take!
Source: Enemy at the gates and 100% legitimate books from western historians.
Source: a sabaton song
Wendigo01 it's from a song you git
attero dominatus!
@@TTGdvar *THEN THE WING HUSSARS ARR* oh wait wrong one
Clown: Hiya Georgy
Zhukov: Sends in the red army
The Allies were very fortunate to have Zhukov on our side.
Excellent production. Todays generals, in all countries, could learn a lot from this man.
Besides mixing up WW1 and WW2 the photos do not match the timeline and narrative. I’m disappointed to see this channel done so poorly. The subjects are great as is Simon’s other work.
Victory Suvorov isn't a real historian. He has been disproven multiple times by other historians.
There is no such thing as "real historians" Historians get things wrong soooooo many times! They debunk each other every time....
And Viktor Suvorov is great writer that everyone who is interested in WW2 should read! ;)
Reading Suvorov to learn about ww2 is like reading Mein Kampf to learn about Jews.
Suvorov is the single worst writer on the Soviet Union.
+konstantin kelekhsaev
Clearly, only someone who hasn't read Mein Kampf would say that, since Jews aren't even mentioned there much!
Maybe you just don't like him because he is not another cccp glorifier!!?
raitiC1 “there is no such thing as “real historians””
bruh
you fucking serious? What about Irving? He’s definitely not one.
Unpopular opinion: Zhukov could have eaten Patton for breakfast.
I think you mean correct opinion. I regard him as the third greatest general of the second world war. Behind only Rommel and Rokossovsky
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During WWII, Zhukov developed a genuine friendship with his American counterparts. One interesting consequence of this was, he tried Coca Cola and loved it so much, that his American friends were obliged to keep him supplied. Besides keeping Zhukov looking rather rotund during the otherwise lean war years, this had an incredible consequence of special clear & low-gas Coke being produced by Coca Cola especially for Zhukov - which he was using as a surreptitious vodka substitute and/or mixer.
Needless to say, Coke was the front-runner to enter the Soviet market, but Pepsi outmaneuvered it due to a lot of political back-room dealing across the two continents, and being willing to relinquish a substantial level of control over the product formulation and distribution. My uncle served as the Chief Engineer at the Pepsi plant in St Petersburg. The Soviet Pepsi had a lower sugar content and was *supposed to* have a higher alcohol content (not enough to classify as an alcoholic beverage but more than what was prescribed as a stabilizer & preservative). Pepsi didn't stay on shelves long enough to need to be preserved, though, and some of its intended alcohol (pure) and sugar (in fruit preserves etc) were finding their way into the Soviet stomachs outside of the Pepsi beverage.
thank you so much!
I really enjoyed this, particularly in light of The Death of Stalin
I respect him as a great leader. He was foremost a great military commander.
alright Mr. Biographics. Waiting for Marquis de sade
Forget that: Giles De Rais....
I reckon the friendship between Eisenhower and Zhukov would make a good film
I agree. 😎👍
Thank you! What a great video.