Amazing documentary with really high quality original footage some of which I have witnessed for the first time and I whatched way too much ww2 docus by now. The narrator from the Napoleon series on TH-cam (don't remeber the channel's name) is also a welcome addition
I always thought that General Omar Bradley was often overlooked and overshadowed by some who ABSOLUTELY LOVED the cameras and press, i.e. Montgomery and Patton
I had my greatest impression of World War 2 at the Chambois museum overlooking the pocket of Falaise. You could really felt how much much it was a trap there and what Hell it must have been for the German running for their lives from there.
Despite sentiments expressed in the previous comments, no one disputes the Soviets incomparable contribution to destruction of 75% of AXIS forces, and their incomprehensable losses suffered during WW2. Stalin made a deal with the devil, failed to rebuild the Red Army command he'd decapitated, expecting the western allies would destroy the devil before the devil turned on him. He was wrong, and as a result, the west got defeated and the now stronger devil attacked the Soviets in turn. The delay in western counterattack in France, and any differences in scale were a function of the time required to transport personnel and supplies across thousands of miles of ocean, and limits on the numbers of landing craft required to mount an effective amphibious assault.
The topology of the French countryside came as a complete surprise to the allies, nobody knew anything about the land ? The allies had thousands of French soldiers who lived or grew up in that area. I don’t think it’s possible that the allies command wouldn’t be prepared for the conditions of the French farm country.
For those saying russia did more fighting... remember Stalin began as an alley for Germany, which greately aided Germany's conquest of France. When russia finally began fighting Germany, the peasants needed vast American resources to do any meaningful fighting.
Plus if you didn't fight, the Russians had no problem shooting you. Russia allowed the Nazis to test equipment and fighting style in secret. At least the Russians did have some outstanding snipers and the T42. In Poland the Germans blamed Russia for atrocities and vice versa. It was about equal. However, one massacre being discovered is why the Nazis went into overdrive digging up bodies, cremating them, crushing the remains and spreading the ashes. It's also why they dismantled several concentration camps. They are doing small digs into places like Treblinka.
Russian communists wiped out 80% of German troops in the entire WW2. The most decisive event in entire WW2 was Stalin's order of counterattack by using missiles rockets "Stalin's Organs", named for their organ music-like sound made during flying. All other battles done by the western allies didn't matter, those look small and minor compared to what happened between Russia and Germany. Russian communists troops taken Berlin by themselves, no western allied troops were presented there, they were being held off by just a few teenage German boy scouts at western Europe, where the top American general George Patton got wiped out.
Normandy landing was called D Day because it was a Diasterous Day, it wasn't needed at all and the area was most unsuitable. It was staged there to create a western allies "hero' story. If western allies really want to defeat Germany, they would go to eastern front to fight the Germans there where 90% of entire Germany's troops were there invading Russia, but no western allies went there to fight the Germans or protect Russia. Russia lost about 30 million people in WW2, the biggest lost of human lives, but they wiped out the most German troops and won the WW2 both in Europe and Asia where they defeated 1 million Japanese troops, it was also the most lost of Japanese military in entire WW2.
Yep. And the story keeps getting arepeated all these years later. When I hear that “ the allies had no idea about the conditions in the French farmland “,,, does anyone think it’s possible for the allied command generals , not to be prepared for fighting in the French farmland… It’s ridiculous .
@@peterparsons7141 If the same western allied militaries went to help Russia to fight the German military on eastern ftont it would have been more easier and faster to end WW2 in Europe. Russia lost about 12 million troops to the invading Germans, if not for the fortunate change of weather that froze the Germans then the WW2 history would be very different. The Normandy landing wasn't practical or efficient, the western allies could confront the Germans in western Europe with much better, easier, more efficient and safe ways; it didn't serve any purpose other than to stage a "hero" story. They let Russia defend on its own to fight against 90% of entire Germany's troops, which had been taking Western Europe earlier, the western allies actually wanted Germans to take Russia, those of us know the true history know why they wanted Germany to defeat Russia for the most obvious reason.
yeah, ok, the biggest battle of the Western Allies .... except that the size of the Red Army's Operation Bragation on June 23 1944 made Overlord and Cobra look like diversionary attacks.
Please black out the the scenes with death and blood. It gives us, the loyal viewers of TH-cam, nightmares. This is a horrendous video because of all the blood and death scenes. I can’t erase the images out of my head.
Amazing documentary with really high quality original footage some of which I have witnessed for the first time and I whatched way too much ww2 docus by now.
The narrator from the Napoleon series on TH-cam (don't remeber the channel's name) is also a welcome addition
Epic History TV
I always thought that General Omar Bradley was often overlooked and overshadowed by some who ABSOLUTELY LOVED the cameras and press, i.e. Montgomery and Patton
I had my greatest impression of World War 2 at the Chambois museum overlooking the pocket of Falaise. You could really felt how much much it was a trap there and what Hell it must have been for the German running for their lives from there.
Despite sentiments expressed in the previous comments, no one disputes the Soviets incomparable contribution to destruction of 75% of AXIS forces, and their incomprehensable losses suffered during WW2. Stalin made a deal with the devil, failed to rebuild the Red Army command he'd decapitated, expecting the western allies would destroy the devil before the devil turned on him. He was wrong, and as a result, the west got defeated and the now stronger devil attacked the Soviets in turn.
The delay in western counterattack in France, and any differences in scale were a function of the time required to transport personnel and supplies across thousands of miles of ocean, and limits on the numbers of landing craft required to mount an effective amphibious assault.
The topology of the French countryside came as a complete surprise to the allies, nobody knew anything about the land ?
The allies had thousands of French soldiers who lived or grew up in that area. I don’t think it’s possible that the allies command wouldn’t be prepared for the conditions of the French farm country.
Exactly
they have werewolves too THE BEAST OF GÉVAUDAN in 1700s lol
Overexegrated terrain
This narrator is same with epic history tv?
For those saying russia did more fighting... remember Stalin began as an alley for Germany, which greately aided Germany's conquest of France. When russia finally began fighting Germany, the peasants needed vast American resources to do any meaningful fighting.
Plus if you didn't fight, the Russians had no problem shooting you. Russia allowed the Nazis to test equipment and fighting style in secret. At least the Russians did have some outstanding snipers and the T42.
In Poland the Germans blamed Russia for atrocities and vice versa. It was about equal. However, one massacre being discovered is why the Nazis went into overdrive digging up bodies, cremating them, crushing the remains and spreading the ashes. It's also why they dismantled several concentration camps. They are doing small digs into places like Treblinka.
requesting Pompeii with dan snow
USA! USA! USA! USA! 🎸🇺🇸🦅
Russian communists wiped out 80% of German troops in the entire WW2. The most decisive event in entire WW2 was Stalin's order of counterattack by using missiles rockets "Stalin's Organs", named for their organ music-like sound made during flying. All other battles done by the western allies didn't matter, those look small and minor compared to what happened between Russia and Germany.
Russian communists troops taken Berlin by themselves, no western allied troops were presented there, they were being held off by just a few teenage German boy scouts at western Europe, where the top American general George Patton got wiped out.
Normandy landing was called D Day because it was a Diasterous Day, it wasn't needed at all and the area was most unsuitable. It was staged there to create a western allies "hero' story. If western allies really want to defeat Germany, they would go to eastern front to fight the Germans there where 90% of entire Germany's troops were there invading Russia, but no western allies went there to fight the Germans or protect Russia.
Russia lost about 30 million people in WW2, the biggest lost of human lives, but they wiped out the most German troops and won the WW2 both in Europe and Asia where they defeated 1 million Japanese troops, it was also the most lost of Japanese military in entire WW2.
Yep. And the story keeps getting arepeated all these years later. When I hear that “ the allies had no idea about the conditions in the French farmland “,,, does anyone think it’s possible for the allied command generals , not to be prepared for fighting in the French farmland…
It’s ridiculous .
@@peterparsons7141
If the same western allied militaries went to help Russia to fight the German military on eastern ftont it would have been more easier and faster to end WW2 in Europe. Russia lost about 12 million troops to the invading Germans, if not for the fortunate change of weather that froze the Germans then the WW2 history would be very different.
The Normandy landing wasn't practical or efficient, the western allies could confront the Germans in western Europe with much better, easier, more efficient and safe ways; it didn't serve any purpose other than to stage a "hero" story.
They let Russia defend on its own to fight against 90% of entire Germany's troops, which had been taking Western Europe earlier, the western allies actually wanted Germans to take Russia, those of us know the true history know why they wanted Germany to defeat Russia for the most obvious reason.
lol. Stalin was the one that DEMANDED a second front be opened during the Allied Conference in Tehran in 1943.
yeah, ok, the biggest battle of the Western Allies .... except that the size of the Red Army's Operation Bragation on June 23 1944 made Overlord and Cobra look like diversionary attacks.
Please black out the the scenes with death and blood. It gives us, the loyal viewers of TH-cam, nightmares. This is a horrendous video because of all the blood and death scenes. I can’t erase the images out of my head.