Yuri DeKhed Well okay then, I understand calling out people for not knowing their stuff but it’s still true, they were in a defensive alliance with Germany and Austria, which would obviously mean they can’t attack each other. Germany’s argument was that Russia declared war on Austria which was true. But Italy argued that Austria declared war on Serbia first, which is uh... not exactly true but in a legitimate enough position to be said. That in its own is worthy of being considered betrayal... but Italy sided with the Entente anyway which is definitely betrayal. And I realize you’re likely just a troll but I want to clear up the information for everyone else.
It's absolutely mind-blowing to me that 20 million people's stories just got ended or erased by this war. 20. Million. Different stories. Births, weddings, graduations struggles all of it
Yeah, it really is mind blowing, the number of people perished in that war was astronomical. Hey, just curious, is the information in these Inforograph videos mostly accurate and reliable? There are some commenters on here saying it isn't, and more people thumbs upping those comments, but who knows how intelligent these commenters and thumbs-uppers are?
what's more mind blowing is that it happened on a fluke chance because ferdinand's driver took a wrong turn when he shouldn't have even been out in the first place. one 19 year old caused two world wars that killed tens of millions of people and shaped the world as we know it, so if someone ever tells you that you aren't capable of changing the world just rememeber gavrilo princip
@@TH-camTH-cam-hy4sl Yes, I love the European nations of Japan, The USA, Syria, China, Saudi Arabia, Siam (Thailand), Canada, Australia, New Zealand and The Ottoman Empire.
Presumably, to show why World War I, despite most people's preconceived notions, was in the video's estimation "only" the 6th-deadliest conflict on record. The video contends the 60-year Chinese Three Kingdoms war was even more horrific...I am not a historian in a position to debate or confirm that contention, but the mention of those Three Kingdons, while admittedly rather tangential to the main topic, is not without merit.
My father was born in 1911. His family were forced to 'relocate' to a German community here in Texas. During WW-2, my father was already in the Navy when they got word about Pearl harbor. Because of my father being of German heritage, he was transferred to the Pacific Theater to combat the Japanese. The irony for me is that, although he didn't have a family until his 50s, I grew up around my German-speaking family, my Spanish speaking friends, and my father picked up enough Japanese to teach me a bit. As a result, I have friends all over the world that, thanks to the internet today, I'm able to keep in almost daily contact. One thing I will always be grateful for is that I ended up with a very diverse viewpoint that would not have existed had both wars not happened.
Sometimes the crucible of war has a way of bringing people closer together in their aftermath. North and South were VERY different, and far apart culturally before the Civil War. While not ALL the bad blood was shed, we are now a FAR more unified country (at least North and South) than before the war.
Go ahead! Careful not to get killed by the track-driven fortress equipped with 4 men, 2 cannons, several machine guns and laser precision. We take ideas from any and every facet of life and make them better--it's the human way! If I don't have the ability to invent some shit I'll just steal your idea, make it bigger better faster and stronger, then knock your smug ass off that shell with mine while laughing. Until the next guy comes along and makes me a footnote. But not to worry!! This is not a feasible option for growth and prosperity so nobody in history has adopted the plan as a viable system or methodology thank God! /s
@Lil Nas X Ft. Da Baby & Boosie 1.25 million was killed, feom which around 300k were battle casualties, and the rest were most civilian casualtie/genocide done by austro-hungarians and bulgars and, which is about third of the population
@@kv4staliniumscythe751 you have just showed your insufficient knowledge of the subject lol, he wasn't the only heir to the throne, there were few others, and Serbia hasn't done anything to Bulgaria lol, they backstabbed Serbia for the second time, and genocided population again...
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Johnny Tran is going to be running Honda Civics with spoon engines at race Wars. More importantly 3 days ago he came into Harry's and he is ordering t-66 Turbo with Nos and a motec system exhaust.
To this very day PTSD is looked down on in the US Military. I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2004 after my first Iraq tour but the doctor never told me. He instead cleared me for another tour back to Iraq. I never knew it until 2017. It totally explained to me why my 18 year Army career ended horribly.
Samu Harju they pronounced Gallipoli wrong and during the Christmas truce it was mainly British and German troops who had it the French and Belgians had one but it only was to bury fallen soldiers
They clearly didn't, by the end of the war Germany had lost approximately 7.15 million soldiers (give or take 1 million), these are counted as casualties. However a casualty does not necessarily mean the soldier is dead, rather he is unfit to serve anymore (lost limbs, missing jaws etc.), only around 1.7 million (again, give or take 100,000) German soldiers actually died (mostly on the Western front). If any army had a casualty rate that high during the war the country would've must certainly fell into chaos and revolution (like Russia in 1917).
Well the stuff I've read has said Austrian (specifically as opposed to Austro Hungarian) troops suffered extremely heavy casualties of those that were mobilised. They were in the field longer and with poor or no rotation. Their only ticket out was to be wounded.
For a twenty minute video, very little change of perspective was given. It mainly just talked about Entante. Would recommed the Great War channel instead off this surface level shit. Very clickbaity title!
Sorry then for saying clickbait. I used the wrong word. I just wanted to say that the "Insane" facts that will "shock you" is a bit misleading. They are ust well known facts, although that as well can be subjective. I was just a bit disapointed that the hype of the title didn't match the content. In regards to my profile... I made that when I was twelve. I keep it out of sentimentality :) Hope you have a nice day! (PS What is pederinjos?)
@@jjnxyz4368 The South African Republic, not the Union of South Africa (which was a British colony) 1914-1915, the Boers in the Union of South Africa declared a revolt and proclaimed the Republic of South Africa (a.k.a. Transvaal) and was supported by the Germans
@@p0gr I was confused as well, but if you listen again what he is saying is that is the percentage of death and or injuries. Hard to hear and understand. It's pretty bad
they were with us in the western desert in WW2 they stayed when our boys came back for the Pacific war and spent most of the war in Italy WW1 they were on the western front too Korea and they went to Vietnam with us.your kidding captain ignorant
Dude, South Africa was literally an allied country! And took over German colonies in south west Africa, and they were in the battle of delville wood in Europe, why did you say they were German? Were you referring to a minority of afrikaners in SA who wanted to side with the Germans or the colonies of what is now Namibia?
These are the same geniuses who forgot that the British empire included Australia and New Zealand, as well as others. Didn't even mention us in the "British" losses. Annoyed I am.
I just watched first minute of the vid and came across this discrepancy, scrolled down to see if anyone else already commented on it. Embarrassing to get it wrong. There was a pro German rebellion inside of RoSA but it was defeated by the government.
#32 PTSD or "shell-shock", was precisely the reason why General Patton slapped a soldier in a field hospital. That slap was believed to have cost Patton his dream command -the Supreme Commander of the Allied Invasion Force during the Normandy landings.
This is Propaganda. And why is it always "the british" and "England" and "the Usa" and "the americans"? Not a single fact about russia? Not a single fact about Bulgaria? Not even a single fact about Austria-Hungary? Holy and stop saying austria to Austria-Hungary.
I'm not going to lie here, the British empire did most of the work on the western front, with the blockade of Germany and a attempted assault at a potential ally of Germany and Austria-hungary. At least in northern France. The French did a great job at holding and fighting the southern front, but there were many rebellions within their ranks. Russia was a great power, but didn't know how to use power properly, it just charged across a broad front. Only until they charge across a small front did they see some kind of success. The Americans joined far too late to make a effective effort.
@@ethanedwards422 The whole reason Germany surrendered is because the United States of America declared war on Germany, numb nuts. You don't know shit.
In Flanders Fields was written by Canadian, John McCrae: In Flanders Fields John McCrae, 1872 - 1918 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead; short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high! If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
You forgot to mention Portugal, we remained in peace at the start of the conflict but declared war on Germany in 1916, fighting not only in France but also in Africa.
Correct. The fighting ended in 1918 because of ceasefire brought about by surrender. But the war didn't end until the peace treaty was signed. Similarly I've heard arguments that WW2 didn't end until the Berlin Wall fell and the subsequent reunification of Germany on the 3rd October 1990.
It wasn't just the Australian soldiers in Gallipoli there were also New Zealanders who were fighting with the Australians and they were called the anzacs
And also a vast majority of the troops were British, even French troops outnumbered ANZAC soldiers.The ratio of British to Australian soldiers was 7:1 and the British did most of the fighting.
Wrong thing 1:entente, not allies Wrong thing 2: South africa was not in the central powers Wrong thing 3: gavrilo definetly knew he was starting a war Wrong thing 4: why TF do the Germans look so evil Wrong thing 5: yeah ww1 is the second deadliest war in history Wrong thing 6: Gallipoli holy shit Wrong thing 7: uhm austria-hungary and ottoman casualties Wrong thing 8: us Helmets back the were just like british ones Wrong thing 9: the polish borders only became like that in 1921
The americans did not have the m1 helmet at that time so they purchased the brodie helmet from the british during ww1 and named the m1917 or doughboy helmet
Where did you get your information? I'm 2 minutes in and I've counted several inaccuracies. South Africa wasn't a german client state! It was the Entente not the allies! Memel was apart of Germany at this point in time! They didn't even mention Luxembourg!
Jen P lmao I saw this, seeing my home country, South Africa, being called a central power is hilarious. We invaded the German colony of south west Africa
Yeah real weird, also whats with the “dervish state”? That was not even a thing by that point since y’know Britain and italy controlled the region. Honestly I’m more interested in where they got their info from rather than the info itself.
Seriously, if they really wanted to include that they could have included it in the same fact slot as the one about ww1 being the sixth deadliest modern war.
yeah, anzacs and turks will be offended....im not even military and its very hard to listen to, his pronunciation is typical of someone without knowledge on a subject, posing as one who does.
@lelennyfox34 Yes. They had home rule in their own internal affairs, but not in diplomatic matters. They were dominions, so when the British declared war, Australia and New Zealand (and Cananda, for that matter) were automatically at war.
Don't forget that The Royal Newfoundland Regiment fought at Gallipoli too, It was called The Newfoundland Regiment at the time. It did not get the "Royal" title till later in France. They were the only North American Regiment to fight there, they were not part of Canada at the time as they were their Dominion during WW1 (not a province in Canada till 1949)
@@neilryan3150 No, both Australia and New Zealand were independent nations at this time. Still part of the commonwealth, but not under control of the British
My mother told me that when she was growing up they would often have to pin her father too the floor during thunderstorms as he would, in his mind, be back in World War 2. One time when they were to slow at restraining him he threw my (at the time 7 or 8 years old) mother across the room thinking that she was an enemy soldier. Though he had trouble with flashbacks the rest of his life these hallucinations and flashbacks did lessen up as he got older. He was no cowardly man but war is terrible and beyond the understanding of those who have never had to fight in one.
WTH?!? Your facts are completely wrong! Germany lost 8.7 million out of 13 million, while the Brits lost only 800k? That's absolutely, completely, totally wrong! And the U.S. lost twice as many as you say. Seriously? WTF is wrong with you?
well these video makers come from US and i dont want to be a dick but if you watched more videos they make US the great guys at all times and the more East Nations such as Germany and Russians as the bad guys in their videos.
No s**t was given as to the accuracy of the information presented. With an ad every couple of minutes this video is more a scam or spam than worth while content
Not to mention right before that he said the Axis powers took only 4 million casualties total, then says Germany alone took twice that many. Which of course is wrong
@@yutellinmeashrimpfriedthidrice Except that he decides to give contradicting precise numbers instead of a range of estimates, sounds like you're the one trying to be triggered
I'm thankful that my Great Grandma and Grandma didn't allow our culture to be erased! My family still observes German traditions today and I'm proud of my Heritage! 😀❤
@@aalleexx1997 I will be founding a patriotic movement, go into German politics and save Germany. But you know why Germany was created in the first place? To unite all Germans, and I will be doing just that. My plan also includes the USA, and my goal there is to basically bring back what Woodrow Wilson destroyed. After I'm done, German culture, German language and German patriotism will be everywhere in the USA, amongst more than 100 millions of Germans in the USA, making it the unrecognised majority.
PTSD was referred to as "Battle Fatigue" in WWII and "Shell Shock" in WWI. Many British soldiers who succumbed to Shell Shock in WWI had their records marked "LMF" meaning "Lacking Moral Fibre" suggesting that they were cowards. When the British intercepted the message to the German ambassador in Mexico, it was not passed on immediately as the British did not want the Germans to realise that the British had broken their main code. The Americans received the message thinking that it had been a breach of security in the German Mexican embassy.
"Male" tanks were with bigger guns, "female" with machine guns. Nowadays tanks got both and they actually work, instead of just breaking apart and being male or female on top of that.
Nandinho Cunha True. King George v was forced to change his family name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. After the war, he was forced to give up all of his German royal titles.
After listening to Dan Carlins hardcore history, I pretty much fascinated by WW1. It get's no media attention, since the USA barely touched it, but man, it was brutal. D-day was also bad place to be, with 25% chance of survival, but it was a walk in the park compared with somme or verdun. Just in the battle of somme, there were 60.000 casulties ON THE FIRST DAY, a total of 1.1 million people died, it was a meat grinder. The first 200.000 or so people had about 99.99% chance to be dead or crippled. Talk about heroic fights. Most of them never saw a enemy, just mowed down by machiene guns, mortar fire, gas attacks or land mines. In WW2 you had least a chance to see an enemy and shoot at him. In WW1? You were lying in a mortar hole, literally in toxic water and on top of about 500.000 people blown to pieces while being constantly shelled and shot at. They said the shelling was like drumming. They didn't even exaggerate. Millions of shells were fired in a short time. It's just really brutal, if WW2 bad, than WW1 must be hell on earth.
25% CHANCE AT SURVIVAL? No lol. allies had 156,000 men....around 12,000 casualties and about 4,000 dead. that meant around 2.5% died......you have the right outlook but your numbers are off. Germans lost 9,000 of 50,000 btw
hey dont sell it short, the US's entry in the war was the very factor that brought it to an end. The Michael Offensive in late 1918 puttered out against a now beefed up Allied Army. Since the americans had gotten combat experience under the french, and then let loose under Pershing, the German army had to face the facts that they were not going to be able to win. America didn't win the war, but we are why it ended.
Formally yes, but there were huge Boer rebellions going on that were backed by germany, so they could do very little as they were always on the brink of civil war.
Indeed. The video probably mixes up German South West Africa (now Namibia) with what was then the Union of South Africa (a British dominion that fought as part of Allies) and the Maritz Rebellion, an attempt to reestablish the South African Republic (the Transvaal). The rebellion was swiftly put down and South Africa occupied German South West Africa, occupying the territory until Namibia's independence in 1990. There's also no mention of Germany's others colonies - such as present-day Cameroun, Togo, Tanzania, Samoa - which were also confiscated by Allied nations. And why aren't Australia and New Zealand listed as part of the British Empire?
Well, most English-speaking South Africans would've identified with Britain and fought for the Allies in both world wars. Afrikaner nationalists would've preferred to side with Germany, who had supported them in the 2nd Anglo Boer War/South African War 1899-1902. That said, Louis Botha, South Africa's Prime Minister at the time and Jan Smuts (PM in WWII) were Afrikaner Generals who had lead the Boers against British (and Commonwealth) forces in the 2nd Anglo Boer War. Artur, are you suggesting that siding with Germany in World War I (or II) would have made a difference and helped maintain white minority rule in South Africa and Rhodesia into the 21st Century? And are you implying white minority rule is preferable?
How has this got so many likes? I have a very basic understanding of WW1 but even I knew within the first few minutes that this is wildly inaccurate. I hope that none of the 14k who gave this a thumbs up are kids doing research for school work.
school system went to hell, and code talkers was in WW2, I had to double check the video title, and the math is crazy wrong, but I get the feeling the speaker in the video thinks its all correct and true, and who cites the Huffington post for facts??? this guy does,
I noticed that too they screwed up their numbers pretty badly they said the Central Powers lost 4 million soldiers then 1 min later say Germany Alone lost 8.7 million
Okay, South African here. Your "facts" are very Wrong. South Africa was part of the British Commonwealth. We invaded South West Africa on behalf of the Allies. Maybe research the facts before making a "fact" video :/
This video is flawed in many ways and is not always right. For example there were more new nations then mentioned in this video like Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia...
Yougoslavia was not that "new" for example serbia was already existing and they only united in one country with other Balkan nations. As for the Hungary... Austria-HUNGARY. But with the Czechoslovakia you are right they did not mention them.
Greece, Montenegro and Serbia were absolutely surrounded by central powers yet they gave serious headaches to enemies. Respect to these guys from Croatia.
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First of all, Pizza was not invented in Italy, it was actually invented in America. Second of all the Infographics show does put a lot of effort and research into their research.
#22 is wrong. Poppies have been associated with the battlefield since at least Babylonian times, and indeed all the trappings of the modern remembrance day traditions can be seen in pagan rituals through Egypt, Greece and Rome. They can be seen depicted on Greek and Assyrian altars, and were an integral part of their ceremonies to their gods of war, as were marching past the ossiary, presenting captured arms and banners to their ruler, the period of enforced silence to honour the fallen, and even the phrases "we shall remember them" and "our glorious dead" are straight from those pagan religious ceremonies. People desperately want you to believe this stuff was just invented out of thin air at the start of the 20th century because they are unwilling to draw attention to the pagan symbolism the influential freemasons and occultists who instituted these traditions were all too aware of.
Er, no. No I'm not. Why would you think I said that? Was it a conscious attempt to distort what I actually said, or are you unable to think clearly? I am saying (quite clearly) that the WAY we commemorate our fallen soldiers is because of pagan symbolism, and is as close to a recreation of those pagan ceremonies as the 19th century occultists in power who instituted them could manage. Are you disagreeing?
All true, but that is merely a revival of the flower's long association with war. I don't know if the author had connection with secret societies or the occult, but those establishment elites who widely published it in their newspapers were to a man, high level freemasons who would have been keenly aware of this ancient connection. The fact that the entire rememberance ceremony is a point by point recreation of these ancient pagan rites has been vociferously denied for a century, and we are still asked to believe that it is all a coincidence, makes me seriously doubt that the popularisation of that poem, conveniently justifying the symbolic placement of garlands of poppies and the wearing of poppies in rememberance of fallen loved ones to be revived, completing their ritual, was merely a coincidence either.
Where is the introduction of u-boats and the Dreadnought? Let alone the power of naval technologies that allowed Britain to hold intercontinental strength, this clip lacks the description of diplomacy in central Europe at the time. Middle and high school student go to your library. not this guy! P.S. The Germans kept their fleets in harbor in the fear that is the ships were lost, Britain now has the upper hand.
Fun fact: The license plate on the car that the Archduke was killed in had the license plate A111-118. World War 1 ended on an Armistice on November 11th, 1918. (the "A" on the license plate could have meant "Armistice") Creepy, right?
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Do you know a shocking World War 1 fact that wasn't mentioned? Share it with the rest of us by commenting bellow...
OK comrade
France used Algerian soldiers 😡
That's a fact
Yup. It's pronounced Vimm - Eee ridge.
The Infographics Show German trenches were better than Britain’s due to them being in that location for a long time
You didnt mention that the wrong side won
50 insane ww1 facts that will shock you!
1: *There was a war*
And semon was used
And HIV for everyone
Lol 😂 I'm actually dead, you made my day
Oh boy, we're in for a ride.
No really
“Facts that will shock you”
Allied powers
Central powers
You know, some people are dumb enough to not know who was on which side
@@NeyoSteel that is sad
Yeah this is a pathetic video
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Eddiemac 24 I don’t get it
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@Yuri DeKhed and then you remember they did.
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Well okay then, I understand calling out people for not knowing their stuff but it’s still true, they were in a defensive alliance with Germany and Austria, which would obviously mean they can’t attack each other. Germany’s argument was that Russia declared war on Austria which was true. But Italy argued that Austria declared war on Serbia first, which is uh... not exactly true but in a legitimate enough position to be said. That in its own is worthy of being considered betrayal... but Italy sided with the Entente anyway which is definitely betrayal.
And I realize you’re likely just a troll but I want to clear up the information for everyone else.
@Yuri DeKhed and then you remembered that Italy didn't even fight for the Central powers
It's absolutely mind-blowing to me that 20 million people's stories just got ended or erased by this war. 20. Million. Different stories. Births, weddings, graduations struggles all of it
Yeah, it really is mind blowing, the number of people perished in that war was astronomical.
Hey, just curious, is the information in these Inforograph videos mostly accurate and reliable? There are some commenters on here saying it isn't, and more people thumbs upping those comments, but who knows how intelligent these commenters and thumbs-uppers are?
what's more mind blowing is that it happened on a fluke chance because ferdinand's driver took a wrong turn when he shouldn't have even been out in the first place. one 19 year old caused two world wars that killed tens of millions of people and shaped the world as we know it, so if someone ever tells you that you aren't capable of changing the world just rememeber gavrilo princip
886,000 is definitely not 41% of 6.2 million
I also agree wid ur logic
41 was how many died or injured
cassie cat It would be a miracle if only 41 people died
@@diogenes5850 your wrong.
Lol he literally said of the 886000 41% were killed in action as opposed to disease
Well, according to BF1, there are a lot of soldiers got their head stuck on a wall or a flying tank
Don't forget that during that war they invented flashlights for snipers
@Jevin Christopher Munoz mabye
i shot down a airship with a AA gun and i was a medic. i got a ribbon for it. it was on conquering hell operation
also according to bf 1 you can repair a tank that has bin shot with a wrench
@Jevin Christopher Munoz fun fact: there were really fighting black soldiers for Germany in both WW's.
You forget about the fact Australia and New Zealand put their troops together called ANZAC
The aussies and NZ were instrumental in the war, I’m a Brit and I’m mad they didn’t get enough credibility
Was that in ww1 or ww2. Because in ww1 all nations involved were equally evil and european. In ww2 germany is the cause
@@taiturrell2945 I played thr Battlefield 1 campaign some days ago and it shows how Australia and New Zealand helped in this war.
@@TH-camTH-cam-hy4sl Yes, I love the European nations of Japan, The USA, Syria, China, Saudi Arabia, Siam (Thailand), Canada, Australia, New Zealand and The Ottoman Empire.
@@friend4470 japan wasn't in ww1- maybe Siam was. All others were subjugated territories of europe
"Who fought in the war?" The Shelby bothers, that's who.
did you serve in france? haha
Aurthur got PTSD
I hear shovels
You served in Verdun.
Shocking fact number 51 , the writers of this video have got no idea
Yea right cause you were there
Or they made mistakes.
_maybe I should check my vids..._
Why was the Three kingdoms of China mentioned...
Presumably, to show why World War I, despite most people's preconceived notions, was in the video's estimation "only" the 6th-deadliest conflict on record. The video contends the 60-year Chinese Three Kingdoms war was even more horrific...I am not a historian in a position to debate or confirm that contention, but the mention of those Three Kingdons, while admittedly rather tangential to the main topic, is not without merit.
Andrew Aitken smh it's cause during 1917 genghis khan came back from the dead and remade the Mongol empire
Igor Vrableetch I agree.
To make the 50 mark
they probably got 49 facts but wanted 50 so they turned the ranking one into 2 facts
*The worst part about this video is you have no idea how Gallipoli is pronounced. You really should have looked it up first.*
gal eh pole eee
Ga-lip-o-lee
i know, my comment is just how the guy says it
This worst part about this video is that all of these facts or either painfully obvious or not true at all
How about you give constructive feedback instead of sounding aggressive
My father was born in 1911. His family were forced to 'relocate' to a German community here in Texas. During WW-2, my father was already in the Navy when they got word about Pearl harbor. Because of my father being of German heritage, he was transferred to the Pacific Theater to combat the Japanese. The irony for me is that, although he didn't have a family until his 50s, I grew up around my German-speaking family, my Spanish speaking friends, and my father picked up enough Japanese to teach me a bit. As a result, I have friends all over the world that, thanks to the internet today, I'm able to keep in almost daily contact. One thing I will always be grateful for is that I ended up with a very diverse viewpoint that would not have existed had both wars not happened.
Ah yes, thank God for WW1 and WW2.
Lol you know I'm just making a joke, I mean no harm by my comment
Sometimes the crucible of war has a way of bringing people closer together in their aftermath. North and South were VERY different, and far apart culturally before the Civil War. While not ALL the bad blood was shed, we are now a FAR more unified country (at least North and South) than before the war.
Not as insane as people coming up with war weapons must be
“Let’s put a gun on a metal shell on wheels”
Kmat
Im 10 explain to me
kremit the frog or figuring that using a flying vehicle then putting a fan on its nose putting some guns on it
Go ahead! Careful not to get killed by the track-driven fortress equipped with 4 men, 2 cannons, several machine guns and laser precision.
We take ideas from any and every facet of life and make them better--it's the human way! If I don't have the ability to invent some shit I'll just steal your idea, make it bigger better faster and stronger, then knock your smug ass off that shell with mine while laughing. Until the next guy comes along and makes me a footnote. But not to worry!! This is not a feasible option for growth and prosperity so nobody in history has adopted the plan as a viable system or methodology thank God! /s
Apparently they had probably the craziest weapon idea, but now days we have some advanced versions of the original.
heres one fact that should be 1st place: Serbia hat lost almost 3rd of its population in the WW1
@Lil Nas X Ft. Da Baby & Boosie 1.25 million was killed, feom which around 300k were battle casualties, and the rest were most civilian casualtie/genocide done by austro-hungarians and bulgars and, which is about third of the population
Serbia is always right 🙄🧐
@@mike3816 man what do you expect? They literally broke austro-hungarian empire by killing they next king and they also did bad things to bulgarians
@@kv4staliniumscythe751 you have just showed your insufficient knowledge of the subject lol, he wasn't the only heir to the throne, there were few others, and Serbia hasn't done anything to Bulgaria lol, they backstabbed Serbia for the second time, and genocided population again...
Who is serbia hat
I have never heard Gallipoli mispronounced in my life before this video
Nor Vimy Ridge. VIMMY not VIMEY.
Gal-i-poley
ive heard it mispronounced but not that bad with so much confidence
I KNOW RIGHT
@@thatdumbass8962 LOL!
Don't let this video distract you from the fact that Mr krabs sold SpongeBobs soul for $0.69
*$0.62
That’s one episode I would watch as it would remind me of the Simpson’s episode. I feel sponge bob was a terrible excuse for a cartoon
If you're gonna do the reference at least do it right
Don't let this distract you from the fact that Johnny Tran is going to be running Honda Civics with spoon engines at race Wars. More importantly 3 days ago he came into Harry's and he is ordering t-66 Turbo with Nos and a motec system exhaust.
German Empire
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Third Reich
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my 2nd account comment is getting likes yay
weimar republic is a download bar
wth my comment is on the top of comments section...thank you so much guys
It's a old joke but a fantastic one.
Carla Santos _YOU CANT UPGRADE ME_
You want to know the best military tactics?
*SkillShare*
:( evul russia
Dont disrespect Skillshare, General Rommel got his knowledge there
You want to know how to build a nuke?
Skillshare
Nah oversimplified
Hotel? Trivago.
You forgot that King George V, Wilhelm, and Tsar were cousins!
Grandma, victoria oof
oh, yeah, I forgot that, must've been awkward, when they went to war against each other.
And their nicknames were Georgie, Nicki and Willie
British battle plans were top-secret, known only to the British High Command, King George, his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm and the German High Command.
so was willy ( the second) maybe not brotherwar but definetly cousinswar
To this very day PTSD is looked down on in the US Military. I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2004 after my first Iraq tour but the doctor never told me. He instead cleared me for another tour back to Iraq. I never knew it until 2017. It totally explained to me why my 18 year Army career ended horribly.
Holy f dude. So sorry you went through all that...
Hope you got the love and support of flood friends and family at least...
Sorry to hear. What happened?
@@91chavesthat’s not something you should ask to someone with PTSD. basically asking him to relive the pain by remembering it
@@dynamicduo5592 fair enough , I was not aware.
@@91chaves of course
You put the US in the casualty list yet you didn’t put AUSTRIA-HUNGARY THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE OR BULGARIA WTF
@Giannis Balagiannis no u
It's made by US people, so they have a pretty skewed view of the whole deal.
Typical americans
DasNekalain the belgians did hold the germans back for a while which allowed france to strengthen the northern border
maximizing the time spend for this video. So what is the number?
forgot austria hungary and ottoman empire in the casualty list?
Samu Harju they pronounced Gallipoli wrong and during the Christmas truce it was mainly British and German troops who had it the French and Belgians had one but it only was to bury fallen soldiers
@Provocateur don't insult Republicans that way. They can't really help it.
To long they said it
Australia should've been Anzac counting the kiwis
KEGO im really fuming pissed off that they forgot Australia and the kiwis in the allied powers part
How can Germany alone have twice as many casualties as all Central powers combined?
You clearly didn't check your numbers.
Had to give a thumbs down.
They clearly didn't, by the end of the war Germany had lost approximately 7.15 million soldiers (give or take 1 million), these are counted as casualties. However a casualty does not necessarily mean the soldier is dead, rather he is unfit to serve anymore (lost limbs, missing jaws etc.), only around 1.7 million (again, give or take 100,000) German soldiers actually died (mostly on the Western front). If any army had a casualty rate that high during the war the country would've must certainly fell into chaos and revolution (like Russia in 1917).
You want to look at the casualty figures for Austria. Savage!
Well the stuff I've read has said Austrian (specifically as opposed to Austro Hungarian) troops suffered extremely heavy casualties of those that were mobilised. They were in the field longer and with poor or no rotation. Their only ticket out was to be wounded.
Where did you learn this?
Believe it or not, "In Flanders Fields" was actually written by a Canadian soldier, Jon Mcrae.
Based off when he saw his buddy die
And sung by Sabaton
True
I did it for a poetry exhibition in school and had to explain all this stuff
@The Canadian Crusader very well known
For a twenty minute video, very little change of perspective was given. It mainly just talked about Entante. Would recommed the Great War channel instead off this surface level shit. Very clickbaity title!
Sorry then for saying clickbait. I used the wrong word. I just wanted to say that the "Insane" facts that will "shock you" is a bit misleading. They are ust well known facts, although that as well can be subjective. I was just a bit disapointed that the hype of the title didn't match the content. In regards to my profile... I made that when I was twelve. I keep it out of sentimentality :) Hope you have a nice day! (PS What is pederinjos?)
@TheLoneWolf550 Yeah, I read that with south africa and was like "What?!? Didn't they help the british invaded german namibia? Ah well"
You obviously dont know what click bait is because he literally did what he said in his title.
@@mocha7733 so this video actually shocked you?
Yep great channel Indy Nidell and crew for the great war, and enjoying their next content on Time Ghost.
This isn't even surface-level, a lot of this is just blatantly wrong.
Like Belgium were allies . xD haha
@@jjnxyz4368 The South African Republic, not the Union of South Africa (which was a British colony)
1914-1915, the Boers in the Union of South Africa declared a revolt and proclaimed the Republic of South Africa (a.k.a. Transvaal) and was supported by the Germans
He propably used Vikipedia to get his information
@@raphaelforemniak9729 Wikipedia doesn't blatantly lie, at least
Wow- apparently 41% of 6.2 million is 860.000..........
came for this. also french 67% of 8.4 is 1.4. i wonder how stoned you need to be to not wonder while you speak this.
ya I was wondering who did the math here lol
@@p0gr I was confused as well, but if you listen again what he is saying is that is the percentage of death and or injuries. Hard to hear and understand. It's pretty bad
Listen at approximately 2:40 in
2+2=7 on youtube. If you don't like it, make like a tree+get the back to the future dvd.
Everyone: How many of your facts are going to be questions or a single word/phrase?
The infographics show: Yes
There were New Zealanders at gallipoli they fought with the australians. Heard of the ANZACS?
WaffleZ Yeah mate
The only time where I an australian can respect New Zealand
they were with us in the western desert in WW2 they stayed when our boys came back for the Pacific war and spent most of the war in Italy WW1 they were on the western front too Korea and they went to Vietnam with us.your kidding captain ignorant
New Zealand is pretty easy to forget.
ANZAC pride
Watching this video makes me doubt the accuracy of all other videos on this channel. I'm sadly disappointed because I was a big fan.
Pablo Espinosa what was false? I’m not disagreeing, just genuinely curious.
@@SkitzoBenjamin a lot of numbers are wrong
These videos are for entertainment purposes only. Not a reliable source for factual information 💯
@@ramonalisa2000 "50 facts that will shock you" half of those were not facts as they were fake, that's not so entertaining
RM H.- I mean this video’s category is in education.
"Facts that will schock u"
Portugal was in that war too BRUH
So was Australia
Ya caralho
It is called a world war.
Are you portuguese?
China and Thailand declared war on glorious Duetscheland
"Hey I know we hate each other, but do you want to have a snowball fight?"
eh the soldiers didnt necessarily hate eachother
#35 *Tank Sex*
Proceeds to explain some basic facts about the tanks regarding each gender
Appropriate reaction
all hail our true leader, josepg stalin
Stalin are you insane I'm in Lithuania get me.
Imagine if there were different tank sexes in 2019. You would have thousands.
Ik ur the smartest man who ever lived but i dont need to know this information
The way they said Gallipoli triggered me
This is what I was searching for.
Ruben Gallardo why is that ?
@@hazarbelet7633 you wouldn't understand
Jamez Animations You cannot know that without trying
Dude, South Africa was literally an allied country! And took over German colonies in south west Africa, and they were in the battle of delville wood in Europe, why did you say they were German? Were you referring to a minority of afrikaners in SA who wanted to side with the Germans or the colonies of what is now Namibia?
These are the same geniuses who forgot that the British empire included Australia and New Zealand, as well as others. Didn't even mention us in the "British" losses. Annoyed I am.
I just watched first minute of the vid and came across this discrepancy, scrolled down to see if anyone else already commented on it. Embarrassing to get it wrong. There was a pro German rebellion inside of RoSA but it was defeated by the government.
Somali was Italy and uk colonies
He did say Dervish Republic, these were the the guys trying to kick the British and Italians out.
Daniel Harvison Is this a reason why Britain have so low casualty rate in these statistics?
#32 PTSD or "shell-shock", was precisely the reason why General Patton slapped a soldier in a field hospital. That slap was believed to have cost Patton his dream command -the Supreme Commander of the Allied Invasion Force during the Normandy landings.
That soldier also had Malaria.
Actually both of them do not mean the same,and they both have previous generations.
Shell shock was rebranded as battle fatigue, then it became operational exhaustion, then finally post traumatic stress disorder.
Eisenhower was always Marshall's choice BECAUSE of Patton's temperament.
Let's get it right .... :P
the numbers at 3:19 dont line up with those at 0:40 the central powers had 4 million casualties but Germany had 8 million soldiers dead?
The figures for German dead and injured at 2:24 have clearly been swapped. One of many sloppy mistakes in this video.
@@jdb47games even 8 million injured are wrong numbers.
He kinda forgot Austria Hungary
He has a problem with simple figures and speaking like an automaton, a bit like a dumb terminal, only not as sophisticated 🤣
I wish this channel wouldn’t show up on my recommend list anymore
Your wish is granted. Just click the three dots next to the video, select "Not Interested" -> "Tell us why" -> "Not interested in this channel".
This is Propaganda. And why is it always "the british" and "England" and "the Usa" and "the americans"? Not a single fact about russia? Not a single fact about Bulgaria? Not even a single fact about Austria-Hungary? Holy and stop saying austria to Austria-Hungary.
Russia forced a bunch of untrained mobs with guns to run at germany like a tsunami. the end.
Well, at least you COULD say something about the civil war going on there. You know? The red and the white army. Rings a bell?
I'm not going to lie here, the British empire did most of the work on the western front, with the blockade of Germany and a attempted assault at a potential ally of Germany and Austria-hungary. At least in northern France. The French did a great job at holding and fighting the southern front, but there were many rebellions within their ranks. Russia was a great power, but didn't know how to use power properly, it just charged across a broad front. Only until they charge across a small front did they see some kind of success. The Americans joined far too late to make a effective effort.
@@ethanedwards422 The whole reason Germany surrendered is because the United States of America declared war on Germany, numb nuts. You don't know shit.
was there even Czechoslovakian legion that fought on Eastern Front in the video? I mean that was one of the most elite units in WW1.
**WW1 FACTS**
Proceeds to say “It’s said” multiple times throughout the video.
In Flanders Fields was written by Canadian, John McCrae:
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae, 1872 - 1918
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky,
The larks, still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead; short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe!
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
I've been to essex farm cemetery twice where he wrote the poem and it's inscribed on a plaque
Shannon Vlogs I live in Canada and we had to sing that every November 11 aka remembrance day
huh, same name as the lead singer of CAKE
Zak I had to memorize it in grade 4 in French AND English
@@Shannon_Vlogs yes exactly
You can't say Gallipoli
"Galypoly".
@@dynamicwarfare it's actually pronounced Gal-lip-oli not Galli-poly
*not stupid* i know how it is spelled.
I speak of the narrator and how he seemed to pronounce it.
Also Vimy was said wrong
Thank you.!
why the random chinese warriors fact? totally random.....
Yup, showing a war in 220 -280 AD shouldn't be in this video as it was not part of World war 1.
@Chicken Stealer of Vietnam, of China or of Russia?
Adohleas I thought the same thing
And no mention of gas
What time was it in the video
18:58 his last name SERVED him well ;)
Number 15
Burger king foot lettuce
The last thing you want in your Germany is somebody else's foot fungus
but that may be what you gAeT
kielbasa really, this made me want to die
"little 4 legged ambulances" 🚑 that's adorable 😭
50% of the facts were not shocking.
But 25 were
no, the other half was simply false
I'm a little shocked you went as low as 50% - and that's the most shocked I've been in all this.
Yeah they dont even really say much and the least important facts they spend forever on.
"There has never been a good war or bad peace." -- Ben Franklin
I'd debate the second part. Avoiding a war, but at what cost?
After Breast Size Videos This Man Again Returns With World War Videos
Breast size video. No plural.
HeHeHeeee I was Joking
You hate Turkey infographics
Also your thumbnail is germaniphobic.
@@someturkishguy8638 No. Ur country doesn't recognize the Genocide yet.
Artillery only.
I see your a man of culture as well
Bannerlord when
You forgot to mention Portugal, we remained in peace at the start of the conflict but declared war on Germany in 1916, fighting not only in France but also in Africa.
Technically it ended on June 28, 1919 when the Treaty of Versailles was signed. But the fighting did stop on the date you gave.
Well hes talking about not on paper but the fighting stopped
We remember the 11th cause that's when they told the soldiers they are done.
Correct. The fighting ended in 1918 because of ceasefire brought about by surrender. But the war didn't end until the peace treaty was signed. Similarly I've heard arguments that WW2 didn't end until the Berlin Wall fell and the subsequent reunification of Germany on the 3rd October 1990.
It wasn't just the Australian soldiers in Gallipoli there were also New Zealanders who were fighting with the Australians and they were called the anzacs
There were also Irish too
There were good brave Ulster Scots etc the 36th Ulster division
Dolphin Soldier The Royal Munster fusiliers too.
While yes people from New Zealand probably fought, it’s hardly enough to call it horrible war destruction compared that of Germany
And also a vast majority of the troops were British, even French troops outnumbered ANZAC soldiers.The ratio of British to Australian soldiers was 7:1 and the British did most of the fighting.
Serbia Lost 27600 ?? i think its much more my friend
around 1 milion
he said 27 600? its about 1 400 000 and 29% of whole population
wasnt serbia invaded by austria
My understanding is that its counting only military deaths, not civilians
@@darksith7282 so?
This is more like "50 mildly entertaining facts about WW1 that will amuse you"
Actually, strike that. I misspelled "wildly inaccurate"
our school system and college suck balls if this is whats coming out of them
DO YOUR RESEARCH INFOGRAPHICS!!!
4:45 the German being on the left and the brit being on the right really annoyed me
a cow Ikr can’t explain why but it’s jus wrong
Yeah he sexualy harrased me with that
DaaB EaST you get sexually harassed but that’s only a minor annoyance you have faced many opponents in the bloodiest of fights
You can never trust italy to be on your team
>talking about the allies
>ignores literally only Portugal
Why
Ikr .-.
Uh no austrailia
@@sovietsomething didnt know that, guess se learn something new everyday
And Ireland
Who elese
10:50 HUH? SINCE WHEN DID AN ANCIENT CHINESE WAR RELATE TO WW1
Wrong thing 1:entente, not allies
Wrong thing 2: South africa was not in the central powers
Wrong thing 3: gavrilo definetly knew he was starting a war
Wrong thing 4: why TF do the Germans look so evil
Wrong thing 5: yeah ww1 is the second deadliest war in history
Wrong thing 6: Gallipoli holy shit
Wrong thing 7: uhm austria-hungary and ottoman casualties
Wrong thing 8: us Helmets back the were just like british ones
Wrong thing 9: the polish borders only became like that in 1921
don't forget code talkers was in WW2 and not WW1
U genius
@@ateam6486 Navajo was used for code in ww2, Cherokee, Choktaw, and Comanche were used for code in ww1.
The americans did not have the m1 helmet at that time so they purchased the brodie helmet from the british during ww1 and named the m1917 or doughboy helmet
you missed a good 30 more
Carelessly done with many inaccuracies
Agreed. Generals moving 'Plastic' figures? needs to do some proper research.
Where did you get your information? I'm 2 minutes in and I've counted several inaccuracies. South Africa wasn't a german client state! It was the Entente not the allies! Memel was apart of Germany at this point in time! They didn't even mention Luxembourg!
Jen P lmao I saw this, seeing my home country, South Africa, being called a central power is hilarious. We invaded the German colony of south west Africa
I totally agree
Yeah real weird, also whats with the “dervish state”? That was not even a thing by that point since y’know Britain and italy controlled the region. Honestly I’m more interested in where they got their info from rather than the info itself.
And they never talked about gas warfare.
Why don't you look DERVISH, Google might help.
‘50 WW1 facts,’ then why, oh why, is the three kingdoms war mentioned!?
Seriously, if they really wanted to include that they could have included it in the same fact slot as the one about ww1 being the sixth deadliest modern war.
To make it 50 -_-
The way he pronounced Gallipoli is triggering
cringe worthy at best but lost all credibility after that one
Peder Hansen .
It’s funny because neither nor you know how it’s pronounced correctly.
yeah, anzacs and turks will be offended....im not even military and its very hard to listen to, his pronunciation is typical of someone without knowledge on a subject, posing as one who does.
Uh, Ga-lee-po-lee ?
This is complete trash.
12:00 Gallipoli? And just Australians?
2:00 South Africa? WTF?!
@lelennyfox34 Yes. They had home rule in their own internal affairs, but not in diplomatic matters. They were dominions, so when the British declared war, Australia and New Zealand (and Cananda, for that matter) were automatically at war.
Don't forget that The Royal Newfoundland Regiment fought at Gallipoli too, It was called The Newfoundland Regiment at the time. It did not get the "Royal" title till later in France. They were the only North American Regiment to fight there, they were not part of Canada at the time as they were their Dominion during WW1 (not a province in Canada till 1949)
@@steveorn5244 Good point about New Foundland. And I actually hadn't realized that the New Foundlanders were there as well.
@@neilryan3150 No, both Australia and New Zealand were independent nations at this time. Still part of the commonwealth, but not under control of the British
@@neilryan3150 yes sometimes the little details get lost in the big picture
how tf does the 3 kingdoms has anythin gto do with ww1?
To show you the conspiracy where WW1 was an outside job instigated by the Chinese since the Three Kingdoms
Needed more facts
Guardian15 Kingdom of Austria Hungary was pretty influential in starting...THE WAR ITSELF...
Richard He Thank you Mr. Trump.
WW1 is often referred to as the deadliest war but the Three Kingdoms War in China is the actual deadliest war
My mother told me that when she was growing up they would often have to pin her father too the floor during thunderstorms as he would, in his mind, be back in World War 2. One time when they were to slow at restraining him he threw my (at the time 7 or 8 years old) mother across the room thinking that she was an enemy soldier. Though he had trouble with flashbacks the rest of his life these hallucinations and flashbacks did lessen up as he got older. He was no cowardly man but war is terrible and beyond the understanding of those who have never had to fight in one.
WTH?!? Your facts are completely wrong! Germany lost 8.7 million out of 13 million, while the Brits lost only 800k? That's absolutely, completely, totally wrong! And the U.S. lost twice as many as you say.
Seriously? WTF is wrong with you?
well these video makers come from US and i dont want to be a dick but if you watched more videos they make US the great guys at all times and the more East Nations such as Germany and Russians as the bad guys in their videos.
No s**t was given as to the accuracy of the information presented. With an ad every couple of minutes this video is more a scam or spam than worth while content
Not to mention right before that he said the Axis powers took only 4 million casualties total, then says Germany alone took twice that many. Which of course is wrong
He literally said “it’s different per source “ and “impossible to tell” Stop trying to be triggered.
@@yutellinmeashrimpfriedthidrice Except that he decides to give contradicting precise numbers instead of a range of estimates, sounds like you're the one trying to be triggered
The trenches are still quite visible and you can even walk trough them on the mountain near where I live.
You pronounced many names wrong here :/
Gallipoli
@@ryleyahrenholtz9291 vimy
Your comment and your dp go well with each other
Like he cares he gets paid to read and not think
He pronounces a lot of words wrong not just this video
I'm thankful that my Great Grandma and Grandma didn't allow our culture to be erased! My family still observes German traditions today and I'm proud of my Heritage! 😀❤
Very good, man!
But i have one question: would you like to make german culture return collectively to the USA? Do you want to help me achieving this?
@@maxiona714 What do you mean ?
@@aalleexx1997 I will be founding a patriotic movement, go into German politics and save Germany. But you know why Germany was created in the first place? To unite all Germans, and I will be doing just that.
My plan also includes the USA, and my goal there is to basically bring back what Woodrow Wilson destroyed. After I'm done, German culture, German language and German patriotism will be everywhere in the USA, amongst more than 100 millions of Germans in the USA, making it the unrecognised majority.
@@maxiona714 sounds nice, i will help u
@@aalleexx1997 Ok, do you have an Instagram account?
PTSD was referred to as "Battle Fatigue" in WWII and "Shell Shock" in WWI. Many British soldiers who succumbed to Shell Shock in WWI had their records marked "LMF" meaning "Lacking Moral Fibre" suggesting that they were cowards.
When the British intercepted the message to the German ambassador in Mexico, it was not passed on immediately as the British did not want the Germans to realise that the British had broken their main code. The Americans received the message thinking that it had been a breach of security in the German Mexican embassy.
did you just assume the gender of that tank?
sorry i thought you were an attack helicopter
Purcell55
Battlefield
"Male" tanks were with bigger guns, "female" with machine guns. Nowadays tanks got both and they actually work, instead of just breaking apart and being male or female on top of that.
Funny asf but I wont like cause imma mess up the nice number
as a proud history freak-geek, I honestly thank you and appreciate your work on this one SO much.
Apart from that they didn’t say that Australia was apart of the war
The Infographics Show:
Fact 26: The three kingdoms war was the deadliest conflict of all time
WW2 who killed close to 70 million: Am I a joke to you ?
Also Saint Petersburg was renamed Petrograd in 1914 because Saint Petersburg sounded too German.
Same with the British family
Same with Kitchener Ontario it was originally called New Berlin.
CRASH THEPARTY I
It didn't sound too German it was german
Nandinho Cunha True. King George v was forced to change his family name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. After the war, he was forced to give up all of his German royal titles.
Why cant you pronounce the Battles correctly? It makes you sound like you just read this and dont look into it.. Learn how to say Vimy and Gallipoli
1:19 German South Africa??? Excuse me?
Way more countries were added then that! What about the breakup of Austria-Hungary!!!
they mentioned that there was more but there was to much
After listening to Dan Carlins hardcore history, I pretty much fascinated by WW1. It get's no media attention, since the USA barely touched it, but man, it was brutal.
D-day was also bad place to be, with 25% chance of survival, but it was a walk in the park compared with somme or verdun.
Just in the battle of somme, there were 60.000 casulties ON THE FIRST DAY, a total of 1.1 million people died, it was a meat grinder. The first 200.000 or so people had about 99.99% chance to be dead or crippled. Talk about heroic fights. Most of them never saw a enemy, just mowed down by machiene guns, mortar fire, gas attacks or land mines.
In WW2 you had least a chance to see an enemy and shoot at him. In WW1? You were lying in a mortar hole, literally in toxic water and on top of about 500.000 people blown to pieces while being constantly shelled and shot at. They said the shelling was like drumming. They didn't even exaggerate. Millions of shells were fired in a short time.
It's just really brutal, if WW2 bad, than WW1 must be hell on earth.
Don’t forget about fucking Gallipoli
25% CHANCE AT SURVIVAL? No lol. allies had 156,000 men....around 12,000 casualties and about 4,000 dead. that meant around 2.5% died......you have the right outlook but your numbers are off. Germans lost 9,000 of 50,000 btw
hey dont sell it short, the US's entry in the war was the very factor that brought it to an end. The Michael Offensive in late 1918 puttered out against a now beefed up Allied Army. Since the americans had gotten combat experience under the french, and then let loose under Pershing, the German army had to face the facts that they were not going to be able to win. America didn't win the war, but we are why it ended.
The total amount of casualties was in WW II a lot higher, 55 mln, and a lot more civilians died.
South Africa fought AGAINST the Central Powers! What an incredible oversight!
Formally yes, but there were huge Boer rebellions going on that were backed by germany, so they could do very little as they were always on the brink of civil war.
South Africa was already part of the British Empire.
Indeed. The video probably mixes up German South West Africa (now Namibia) with what was then the Union of South Africa (a British dominion that fought as part of Allies) and the Maritz Rebellion, an attempt to reestablish the South African Republic (the Transvaal). The rebellion was swiftly put down and South Africa occupied German South West Africa, occupying the territory until Namibia's independence in 1990.
There's also no mention of Germany's others colonies - such as present-day Cameroun, Togo, Tanzania, Samoa - which were also confiscated by Allied nations.
And why aren't Australia and New Zealand listed as part of the British Empire?
Did it worth for the whites in South Africa to fight for the allies? How are they treated now?
Well, most English-speaking South Africans would've identified with Britain and fought for the Allies in both world wars. Afrikaner nationalists would've preferred to side with Germany, who had supported them in the 2nd Anglo Boer War/South African War 1899-1902. That said, Louis Botha, South Africa's Prime Minister at the time and Jan Smuts (PM in WWII) were Afrikaner Generals who had lead the Boers against British (and Commonwealth) forces in the 2nd Anglo Boer War.
Artur, are you suggesting that siding with Germany in World War I (or II) would have made a difference and helped maintain white minority rule in South Africa and Rhodesia into the 21st Century? And are you implying white minority rule is preferable?
Led. The past tense of lead is led.
The inaccuracies in this video are shocking.
How has this got so many likes? I have a very basic understanding of WW1 but even I knew within the first few minutes that this is wildly inaccurate. I hope that none of the 14k who gave this a thumbs up are kids doing research for school work.
school system went to hell, and code talkers was in WW2, I had to double check the video title, and the math is crazy wrong, but I get the feeling the speaker in the video thinks its all correct and true, and who cites the Huffington post for facts??? this guy does,
@@ateam6486 poor school kids
balmy army
Greg Cracknell agreed
Greg Cracknell if you don’t like it stop looking
The German casualties are ww2 losses btw 8.745 million is over 4 times actual deaths
Exactly, same with Russians I believe
I noticed that too they screwed up their numbers pretty badly they said the Central Powers lost 4 million soldiers then 1 min later say Germany Alone lost 8.7 million
Okay, South African here. Your "facts" are very Wrong. South Africa was part of the British Commonwealth. We invaded South West Africa on behalf of the Allies.
Maybe research the facts before making a "fact" video :/
Frank Moody Facts are different from where you get it from.
@@yutellinmeashrimpfriedthidrice No, a fact is not an opinion.
Gavrilo Princip died in prison from Tuberculosis to which he had been suffering from before killing the Arch Duke
This video is flawed in many ways and is not always right. For example there were more new nations then mentioned in this video like Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Yugoslavia...
Yougoslavia was not that "new" for example serbia was already existing and they only united in one country with other Balkan nations. As for the Hungary... Austria-HUNGARY. But with the Czechoslovakia you are right they did not mention them.
Frederic Siekmann
Forget that, as I South African I stopped watching when he claimed we fought with the Germans.
Poland existed centuries before the end of WW1
@@intentionaloffside8934 Even Bohemia (aka Czechia) does anybody care? NO!
Also polands borders where only like that post 1921
Greece, Montenegro and Serbia were absolutely surrounded by central powers yet they gave serious headaches to enemies.
Respect to these guys from Croatia.
The Belgium King (Albert 1) fought LITERALLY in the trenches
An absolute madlad
It's belgian or belgium's but that's ok
The disrespect that this dude showed by not mentioning Portugal, I feel offended!
"War does not determine who is right - only who is left"
But I'm left handed so I dont need to go to war
0:01 No, it didn't start on July 28 - it started on June 28th.
Italy:
Gucci ✅
Versace ✅
Lamborghini ✅
Pizza ✅
Pasta ✅
Beauty ✅
Facts that are actually accurate about other countries ❌
Infographics show actually putting effort in research ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌❌
italy switching sides ✅
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You actually stop believing to stereotypes❌
Also don’t attack me, it was a joke and I don’t want to offend you 😂
First of all, Pizza was not invented in Italy, it was actually invented in America. Second of all the Infographics show does put a lot of effort and research into their research.
*Facts that will shock you*
Italy did not changed sides, it had a defensive alliance with Central Powers and Austria ATTACKED Serbia
#22 is wrong. Poppies have been associated with the battlefield since at least Babylonian times, and indeed all the trappings of the modern remembrance day traditions can be seen in pagan rituals through Egypt, Greece and Rome. They can be seen depicted on Greek and Assyrian altars, and were an integral part of their ceremonies to their gods of war, as were marching past the ossiary, presenting captured arms and banners to their ruler, the period of enforced silence to honour the fallen, and even the phrases "we shall remember them" and "our glorious dead" are straight from those pagan religious ceremonies.
People desperately want you to believe this stuff was just invented out of thin air at the start of the 20th century because they are unwilling to draw attention to the pagan symbolism the influential freemasons and occultists who instituted these traditions were all too aware of.
Er, no. No I'm not. Why would you think I said that? Was it a conscious attempt to distort what I actually said, or are you unable to think clearly?
I am saying (quite clearly) that the WAY we commemorate our fallen soldiers is because of pagan symbolism, and is as close to a recreation of those pagan ceremonies as the 19th century occultists in power who instituted them could manage.
Are you disagreeing?
All true, but that is merely a revival of the flower's long association with war. I don't know if the author had connection with secret societies or the occult, but those establishment elites who widely published it in their newspapers were to a man, high level freemasons who would have been keenly aware of this ancient connection. The fact that the entire rememberance ceremony is a point by point recreation of these ancient pagan rites has been vociferously denied for a century, and we are still asked to believe that it is all a coincidence, makes me seriously doubt that the popularisation of that poem, conveniently justifying the symbolic placement of garlands of poppies and the wearing of poppies in rememberance of fallen loved ones to be revived, completing their ritual, was merely a coincidence either.
Where is the introduction of u-boats and the Dreadnought? Let alone the power of naval technologies that allowed Britain to hold intercontinental strength, this clip lacks the description of diplomacy in central Europe at the time. Middle and high school student go to your library. not this guy! P.S. The Germans kept their fleets in harbor in the fear that is the ships were lost, Britain now has the upper hand.
Where is the part where they actually correctly name the 2 groups?
The triple entente
The triple alliance
Fun fact: The license plate on the car that the Archduke was killed in had the license plate A111-118. World War 1 ended on an Armistice on November 11th, 1918. (the "A" on the license plate could have meant "Armistice") Creepy, right?
No, it's not.
I don't want to start a flame war, but what is your evidence to back your claim?