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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  2 ปีที่แล้ว +556

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    • @hetticsoldier8835
      @hetticsoldier8835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      What are these sponsorships, my guy? 😩

    • @gavins4462
      @gavins4462 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You should to 1914 German Soldier versus 1914 French soldier . I feel like you should do more World War 1 stuff WWII has been done to death

    • @randomblitzplayer
      @randomblitzplayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@hetticsoldier8835 griffin and his team needs money

    • @thebiscuitguy646
      @thebiscuitguy646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Please, make another 50 minute video. These are awesome!

    • @hetticsoldier8835
      @hetticsoldier8835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@randomblitzplayer The same ones all over again.

  • @AlternateHistoryHub
    @AlternateHistoryHub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5920

    The production value on these are insane. Congrats to the whole team on their great work!

    • @discozula4469
      @discozula4469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Oh damn Alternate History the man themself

    • @indianajones4321
      @indianajones4321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Dude your channel is awesome as well

    • @jameskpolkastronomyhistory5984
      @jameskpolkastronomyhistory5984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You Have Some Great Videos Yet, Possible Better Quality On The Vids

    • @TheArmchairHistorian
      @TheArmchairHistorian  2 ปีที่แล้ว +930

      Thanks man - and this video was released almost 2 years ago. I'd love to make one on the eastern front with improved animations, art, and sound.

    • @Alex-uv3mw
      @Alex-uv3mw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@TheArmchairHistorian Nice animated video by the way.

  • @justanormaldogwithahat7538
    @justanormaldogwithahat7538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +699

    "General George i slapped the ptsd out of my soldiers Patton" i'm dead

    • @Lindyhopin
      @Lindyhopin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I had to pause the video to revive myself.

    • @Justin-yt7pi
      @Justin-yt7pi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      An interesting form of therapy

    • @ahmedjaisam2193
      @ahmedjaisam2193 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      9:30 thank me later

    • @basedandbiasedkakampink
      @basedandbiasedkakampink 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Patton doesn't kill you he just slaps the PTSD out of you

    • @aodh5966
      @aodh5966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      "We have defeated the wrong enemy" General Patton, post WW2.
      History is a set of lies agreed upon.

  • @pyromania1018
    @pyromania1018 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    The soldier wasn't suffering from PTSD; he had malaria. Ironically, it was *Patton himself* who was suffering combat fatigue at the time, coupled with a lack of sleep, and since he was in denial about it, he projected it onto someone else who just happened to seem uninjured compared to the other soldiers in the field hospital. After his head cleared and he was made aware of the soldier's actual situation, Patton summoned the private to his office and sincerely apologized for slapping him: "I didn't know you were sick."

  • @razor2303
    @razor2303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +750

    Really nice to see the Canadians getting the credit they deserve, most simply forget the many victories they have won throughout WWI and WWII

    • @adamwilliams5492
      @adamwilliams5492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I never 4get our buddies to the north..yall have aleays had our back. And fight like hell u guys do.
      **always...not "aleays" whatever that is

    • @patrickwaldeck6681
      @patrickwaldeck6681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Canada has a joking reputation of being overly polite but in both World Wars they were the equivalent of Mike Tyson on PCP with how absolutely hard went. Some of the absolutely best soldiers in history.

    • @Notreallyhereanymore
      @Notreallyhereanymore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Canadians normally: 😀 Canadians at war: 😡 Canadians when losing a hockey match: 🤬

    • @jeffreycater5447
      @jeffreycater5447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Canadians were known for going into war when needed with absolute savagery. In WW1 they were know for storming enemy trenches and killing every soldier no matter if they ended up surrendering . There was a case where Canadian battalions said ‘ eff that’ to the Christmas Day cease fire and stormed trenches and killed all the enemy.

    • @HarryBalzak
      @HarryBalzak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Canada was fighting under the British flag. Canada gained its independence from the crown in 1982.

  • @manksui1990
    @manksui1990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3903

    Imagine he mades “Downfall of Germany | The Eastern Front | Full Documentary | Animated History”

    • @crescent8418
      @crescent8418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      @Eva Braun’s New Jewish Husband every man with a brain do lmao

    • @primusvsunicron1
      @primusvsunicron1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Please

    • @suhandatanker
      @suhandatanker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @Eva Braun’s New Jewish Husband The concept on paper as an ideology is good, but the people who leads it are the problem, it's all about execution....maybe literal ones too..

    • @nerdomatic2489
      @nerdomatic2489 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@suhandatanker It's not necessarily the execution. The concept on paper, too, has a critical flaw: Communism requires a benevolent leader that can catch the balance between total state control of the economy and still allow to prevent authoritarian dictatorial governments.
      The problem here is that no such person existed, exists, or ever will exist because this is human nature to be greedy, exploitative, dominant and authoritarian.

    • @raketny_hvost
      @raketny_hvost 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @Eva Braun’s New Jewish Husband wat dafuq did you say *loads nagant*

  • @victorminea2005
    @victorminea2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    "Hitler made only one big mistake when he built his Atlantic Wall. He forgot to put a roof on it."
    - World War II U.S. paratrooper aphorism

    • @Ghreinos
      @Ghreinos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Roofs didn't helped the citizens of Dresden, Hamburg and Cologne a bunker did.

    • @erich2432
      @erich2432 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He was already deranged by that time. But, he wanted Germany to keep fighting for many reasons. He was actually doing well with his plans at least till 42. He didn't want Moscow campaign and it backfired and pretty much cost them the Eastern Front.

    • @erich2432
      @erich2432 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Ghreinos Took them 5 years to bomb Germany when Germany was already on its deathbed and defeated. Arthur Harris was seriously overrated and funny that he was abandoned by his own people after the war. Göring bombed Britain when Britain was powerful enough to defend its turf. Britain and France could've stopped the war in 38, 39 or even in 40 had they tried. Or even in 41 when Germany was busy with Barbarossa. Sending 1000 planes would've done the job in 41, but, hey! You guys were playing rock paper scissor and started your campaign in Africa. Lol! Italy? Really?

    • @Ghreinos
      @Ghreinos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@erich2432 You know why they didn't defeat Germany in 1939, 1940 or 1941, because they couldn't.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Erich 24.
      The RAF already dropped more bombs on Germany in 1941 than the RAF dropped on Britain in 1940.

  • @TheMotz55
    @TheMotz55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +755

    It's unbelievable how courageous the allied forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy were. Well done, Armchair. The animation, the history, and the storytelling are tremendous.

    • @cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647
      @cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They had set up up Calais as a rouse and most bought it but some didn't

    • @rustyshackleford3316
      @rustyshackleford3316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They fought hard so the Communists could win the war.

    • @apophisRO
      @apophisRO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And what for...

    • @charlie8344
      @charlie8344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@rustyshackleford3316 The communists fought just as hard, Stalingrad had more casualties than D-Day

    • @roskcity
      @roskcity 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@apophisRO do you like jews

  • @blundy1
    @blundy1 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    Thanks for covering the Canadian side so well. It is often overlooked, and I appreciate it!

    • @Karlach_
      @Karlach_ ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You Canadians deserve as much credit as every one for helping fight the Nazis in WW2. Americans, Canadians, Brits, Aussies, and more all died fighting beside one another to free Europe and defeat Japan

    • @brucecampbell4528
      @brucecampbell4528 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Karlach_ No one deserves as much credit as the USA. The USA saved the world.

  • @krek4632
    @krek4632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +596

    TH-cam needs to stop surpressing these masterpieces omg

    • @gigachad3457
      @gigachad3457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Eva Braun’s New Jewish Husbandyou knwo you are supporting facist with it?

    • @Aureus_
      @Aureus_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ikr

    • @ArMentorLazada
      @ArMentorLazada 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/JshoJbUqW6A/w-d-xo.html

    • @GewoonNee
      @GewoonNee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @Eva Braun’s New Jewish Husband 🤡

    • @gigachad3457
      @gigachad3457 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Eva Braun’s New Jewish Husband your avatar says differnet

  • @tiigerpoiss2004
    @tiigerpoiss2004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1566

    I just cant get my head arround as a graphic designer and amateur motion designer, how well done these animatsion are. Keep up the amazing work you and the whole team :)

    • @indabadzenyika
      @indabadzenyika 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Such wonderful productions, Awesome!

    • @aauwhatitdo1582
      @aauwhatitdo1582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm only a hobby 2d and 3d designer and I can't even imagine how many hours of manpower it takes to produce these things.

    • @generalmartok3990
      @generalmartok3990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      As a fellow graphic designer, I'm measuring this production in bags of coffee. This probably required an entire Colombian farm to produce.

    • @aauwhatitdo1582
      @aauwhatitdo1582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@generalmartok3990 That's how I measure things. Twins! I work in the intelligence community right now and i judge certain things by cups of coffee needed. It's nice to have an expert confirm how long I thought it would take.

    • @freedomfreedom6519
      @freedomfreedom6519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you kidding? Western Front? Every 4 out of 5 German soldiers died on the Eastern Front. This is where WW2 was won.

  • @anaverageshitposter9553
    @anaverageshitposter9553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    9:30
    "This was led by none other than General George.......IslapthePTSDoutofmysoldiers Patton"
    This is the best description of General Patton I've ever seen.

  • @briantincher9284
    @briantincher9284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    I am blown away by the artistry and devotion that must have been placed on this animation!! Wow!! Finally a way to show my kids an accurate historical telling of WW2 in Europe. And being that its animated my kids are really into it and citing many details.

  • @lliw_
    @lliw_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +762

    the animation is so well made, i love to learn about this topic more and more, keep up the good work!

    • @Michael194
      @Michael194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you want to learn more watch the greatest story never told or the last battle for Europa

    • @Ttegegg
      @Ttegegg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ehhh. I prefer the old style. But opinions are opinions

    • @freedomfreedom6519
      @freedomfreedom6519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Are you kidding? Western Front? Every 4 out of 5 German soldiers died on the Eastern Front. This is where WW2 was won.

    • @pooddly9637
      @pooddly9637 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@freedomfreedom6519 whatever you say yank

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    You should do a video on the Mesopotamia Campaign in WW1 or Bulgarian perspective of WW1. Keep up the good work armchair historian

  • @DieNextInLINE
    @DieNextInLINE ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I learned about the Pointe-du-Hoc "debacle" from playing video games. IIRC, it was a mission in one of the earlier Medal of Honor games and I remember being pissed as a kid going through that mission for basically no reason, so imagine how those rangers felt losing half their fellow soldiers for a target that had already been "neutralized".

    • @philipamos4333
      @philipamos4333 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The guns were still there and operational just moved back a little from their firing positions. The rangers took out five of them. Vets are furious about the above myth pushed by films and games.

    • @nunya3163
      @nunya3163 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@philipamos4333 Exactly, the guns where still operational, and still being used against the landings. Those Rangers were able to take them out, and save lives.

    • @Morten_Storvik
      @Morten_Storvik ปีที่แล้ว

      That was Call Of Duty 2 i think.

  • @jett6906
    @jett6906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I really appreciate the references to the Ghost Army at 9:20. I recently started reading a book about them and doing more research into them and it's caused me to have this great appreciation for how large of a role they really played. I mean they not only orchestrated this huge ruse on the landings but more that almost 20 times did they also fool front line troops into believing that entire tank divisions were in one place while they were actually on the move. They used the inflatable tanks for this, gargantuan Navy ship speakers to play the sound of tanks revving. They made fake inflatable artillery guns with special effects to make them sound like real artillery guns with flash and all. Genuinely they were genius all of them.

  • @Wandrer029
    @Wandrer029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    I compile a playlist two weeks before because you guys hadn't created a full documentary, or made a playlist for the WF. And now today, this, well..... I am happy a full documentary is here. Please Griff, if you make a long series about something, make it a full documentary it's easier to see videos that way thanks :D
    (BTW love your vids, keep goin!)

    • @CoreIation
      @CoreIation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shorter videos tend to do better on TH-cam so that might be a reason the team releases many videos in parts.

    • @Wandrer029
      @Wandrer029 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, you are not wrong about that

    • @toppat_royale
      @toppat_royale 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      П

    • @Wandrer029
      @Wandrer029 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Toppat Royale SUS

  • @Mclovin486
    @Mclovin486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    I don’t suppose anyone’s heard of the Battle of Glorieta Pass? A civil war battle in New Mexico. I would love to see this as another animated video on this channel 😁

    • @eldridgedavis
      @eldridgedavis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Wasn't that the furthest Western Battle during the American Civil War?

    • @jamesbednar8625
      @jamesbednar8625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ep - heard of it and even walked the battlefield. It is part of the National Park System and can be visited via Pecos National Monument. Awesome area of New Mexico. it was the battle that stopped the Confederate advance towards Fort Union and a possible invasion of Colorado.

    • @EmisoraRadioPatio
      @EmisoraRadioPatio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes! A small but epic battle between California and Texas, with the Colorado volunteers swooping in and saving the day for the Union.

  • @markbell751
    @markbell751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This (along with many others from Griffin and the team) is such a well made video. Informative in both a tactical and strategic sense, yet never losing sight of the human impact of the war and the struggles that individuals and groups of people face. You and your team are amazing storytellers.

  • @radleyssportscenter441
    @radleyssportscenter441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    my great grandpa, Staff Sergeant Julius Wetter survived Omaha Beach and the rest of the war in Europe and lived until 2004. he saved many lives after yelling for everyone to take off their packs.

  • @noahi8187
    @noahi8187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    I love these longer documentaries, they’re really interesting and enjoyable, especially with the quality these things have.

  • @ashman8891
    @ashman8891 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Amazing work as always. You could easily narrate for the BBC.
    11:37 is the scene from the end of the D Day landings in Saving Private Ryan. The soldier in the middle right is sprawled face down dead near the tank trap in the same way one of Ryan's brothers was.

    • @drawingcrabs7046
      @drawingcrabs7046 ปีที่แล้ว

      6:27 priavate Doyle is in the door way of the bunker with a flamethrower

  • @ronaldfinkelstein6335
    @ronaldfinkelstein6335 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Among the Canadian there was a figure familiar to sci-fi fans. James Doohan, better known as "Scotty" of Star Trek. He lost fingers from one hand, to German bullets, on D-day

    • @spectra5407
      @spectra5407 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In the Scene in The Next Generation where Scotty is in onboard The Enterprise D he and Picard shared a toast to the original Enterprise and you can see his hand with the missing fingers

  • @FreestyleSkatin
    @FreestyleSkatin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow! That was amazing! The animation, the narration and the detail, all top notch. Well done, that must have taken hours and hours to put together, so thank you.

  • @ihavetowait90daystochangem67
    @ihavetowait90daystochangem67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    This could've been prevented if Steiner counterattacked

    • @Ellie-qv4pu
      @Ellie-qv4pu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have seen this jokes about steiner countless of times and its starting to get boring.

    • @bro3217
      @bro3217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Ellie-qv4pu tell that to people who still use the Bob semple joke on every ww2 tank related video

    • @space4166
      @space4166 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bro3217 it really needs to stop it’s not even funny anymore

  • @diabetesbear69420
    @diabetesbear69420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Nice video as usual you’re one of the only good history content creators

    • @theulmateunit648
      @theulmateunit648 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Indeed

    • @ArMentorLazada
      @ArMentorLazada 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/JshoJbUqW6A/w-d-xo.html

    • @goattier7728
      @goattier7728 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What are the other good history content creators?

    • @cheesecake667
      @cheesecake667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Check out Mark Felton

    • @wolfgangwolff1343
      @wolfgangwolff1343 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Zarafin History Matters

  • @imaginewt9616
    @imaginewt9616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    I'd like to see Downfall of Germany on the Eastern Front someday. That'd be pretty entertaining. Pus the Art Style, Graphics and overall quality from this one would've improved a lot. really great animations! keep it up!

    • @blasterelforg7276
      @blasterelforg7276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      This series covered much of it already in an episode entitled "Operation Begration"

    • @imaginewt9616
      @imaginewt9616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@blasterelforg7276 Operation Bagration only covered Bagration. I want the entire Eastern Front, not just some small operations. plus the Defense of Moscow, Siege of Leningrad and Battle of Stalingrad would all be enhance from pervious styles.

    • @blasterelforg7276
      @blasterelforg7276 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@imaginewt9616 Stalingrad has been covered by 10 million channels on TH-cam. Why you want every channel repeating the same story at the expense of lesser known ones? If every channel starts sounding the same it takes away from originality.

    • @hatdogmanila486
      @hatdogmanila486 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bagration is the d-day of the east. As France was in the west, Belarus is in the east. However, given the scope of this video. I could say he could start everything that happened from June 1944-April 1945 of the east.

    • @TheGloriousLobsterEmperor
      @TheGloriousLobsterEmperor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@blasterelforg7276 Oh yeah because the Western Front has *never* been talked about...

  • @chadczternastek
    @chadczternastek 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Would absolutely love to see more of these type documentaries. Keep it up, you are way ahead of any outlet out there. Attention to detail keeps you even closer and takes us right there.

  • @blockyblocks9144
    @blockyblocks9144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    The content being uploaded is truly the peak of animated history content, I always look forward to these videos.

  • @chungus1219
    @chungus1219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I love this type of documentary, they’re so immersive and plenty of details, I really enjoy it.

  • @sovietonion273
    @sovietonion273 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This whole thing is just.. wow amazing that i am speechless to see that wonderful work and heart put into this video with the animation and info needed to make it. Bravo Armchair!

  • @ijulesy
    @ijulesy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutely LOVE these longer documentaries, keep up the great work!

  • @taskfroce80th95
    @taskfroce80th95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    That the fact that German defences at Normandy is weak compared to other parts of Hiter’s Atlantic wall shows how much more destruction D-Day would have been if the Allies landed elsewhere

    • @jerryjeromehawkins1712
      @jerryjeromehawkins1712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Stalin begged Roosevelt and Churchill to open up a 2nd front to take the pressure off of him. This is why the Italian mainland landings took place... and later, the French coast.
      Many badly needed German divisions had to be pulled from the Eastern Front because of this. Stalin got his wish.

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jerry
      There was already a, second front though in reality, keeping many resources away from thr Eastern Front. The war in North Africa/Med the Atlantic and the bombing of Germany. If not for that, the USSR would likely have lost. These tied down significant German resources, even before Italy and Normandy.
      2/3 of German wartime expense and material resources went on the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine and these were mostly destroyed in the west. Already by the end of 1942 only 24% of German fighters were on the Eastern Front. That dropped to 17% by the end of 1943.
      The air war over Germany alone kept 1/3 of all German artillery inside Germany.

    • @dracoboomin6511
      @dracoboomin6511 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jerryjeromehawkins1712 Actually the british delayed helping stalin cuz they wanted to weaken the USSR. BUt once they understood that if the USSR fell, they the west would have no hope, they then decided to open the fron.t

    • @deliciousnoodles5505
      @deliciousnoodles5505 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dracoboomin6511 Stfu revisionist, provide some source to back up your claims

  • @BensWatchClub
    @BensWatchClub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The quality of this channel has really improved over the years. Fantastic work.

  • @Nicolae_Mew
    @Nicolae_Mew ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is one of the few "animated/cartoon" history channels I watch because, whereas others omit important details in an effort to be concise and visually appealing, this channel lets us have our cake and eat it too. We get maps, timelines, battle plans, division names and types, all displayed in a seamless and immersive manner, an example being at 13:47. Another thing I like is the semi-realistic illustration style, so that I don't have to guess which historical figure is being portrayed based on a stick figure wearing a generic uniform. Cool stuff.

  • @hbabambroadz1536
    @hbabambroadz1536 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hands down the best produced documentary you have ever made. The scale and cinematic feel of it was insane, please try more like it.

  • @gideonc847
    @gideonc847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Oh yes I love videos like these! With full run downs, amazing art, and fantastic narration. Keep up the great work!

  • @Thomas194.
    @Thomas194. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    TH-cam should recommend this to children who fall in love with history

  • @MrTee-hw7mp
    @MrTee-hw7mp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You should do a more in depth video about the Falaise Gap massacre. My grandpa, part of the 90th ID, passed through there after the fighting had subsided. He shared a lot of his experiences during the war with me but he would never talk about the gap. I just know that it impacted him more than any other event he witnessed during WW2.

  • @TheManWhoSpins
    @TheManWhoSpins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I know this is late, but this is an amazing video. I 101% think the team should keep creating these short documentaries. Good work!

  • @_darth_702
    @_darth_702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Absolutely amazing video, so much work into it and it paid off

  • @JordocTV
    @JordocTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Would really like to see a full feature length documentary from you guys, could potentially be among the best documentaries ever made!

  • @LogieT2K
    @LogieT2K 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well written and The visuals are genuinely astounding. Such an Incredibly talented team you guys have

  • @danielnavarro537
    @danielnavarro537 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    A good short documentary could be the often overlooked Norwegian Campaign or the Arctic Convoys. These documentaries could be really good like these. I hope you consider this as an option. Overall very well made video. Keep up the good work. 👍

  • @sandcrastic8702
    @sandcrastic8702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Another masterful work from you!
    Keep up the great work, even at the face of others!

  • @GMKGoji01
    @GMKGoji01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love learning about WW2, and you have been feuling that love by making a full documentary of Germany's downfall from the Western front! Can't wait to see the Pacific War on this channel one day or another!

  • @frenchfan3368
    @frenchfan3368 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! This is an amazing video that covered so many battles and campaigns. Even the voices in the background were amazing ("Weiter graben!). Very well done!

  • @QUAZZIEBHOY1967
    @QUAZZIEBHOY1967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The work thats been in put into this is phenomenal , love the illustrations 🙏🔥

  • @shampachatterjee7883
    @shampachatterjee7883 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    would love to see more such intresting and creative fragments of major world history events spun into a short video documentary

  • @TheMemeDynamics
    @TheMemeDynamics 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Yes please! I want more short documentaries like this!

  • @456antoabc
    @456antoabc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is amazing I love how long it was, I sat and watched every minute, your production and animation is also very good

  • @Magnatron13
    @Magnatron13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Production quality is outstanding. Thank you

  • @aob5206
    @aob5206 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I repeat what I said over a year ago. As a reader of WW2 for over 50 years , I find this series of Armchair Historian videos Excellent. Concise and precise wording. Very appropriate and comprehensive analysis and graphics. 100% worthy. Not one single solitary wasted part. No rambling nor digressions that take interest away.
    I also repeat that something done on this level could very well be used as a Learning Tool/Aid for teaching our students History.
    Kudos......keep up the GREAT work.
    If you wish to Add to your videos to show battles ? Perhaps the Slow walk up the New Guinea coast and the Solomon Chain. The air and sea battles included. The Reduction of Rabaul.
    The terribly slow campaign up Italy.
    Chindits and Marauders in China.
    Battle of the Atlantic.
    If you have already done some of these , then I must watch them. Again....GREAT work. Keep it up.

  • @Adrian-fl9ud
    @Adrian-fl9ud ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I think Dday is one of if not the proudest moments for the US. Its interesting to put yourself in the shoes of those young guys, I mean the paratroopers had no guarantee that the army would even secure the beach and they could easily just be surrounded and taken as pows. Or imagine what it was like as an 18 year old to watch the door drop on your landing craft to see constant machine gun fire, no cover, men in the fetal position crying, hundreds of dead bodies, and injured men writhing in pain. It mustve been surreal.

  • @1989cab
    @1989cab 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very well done summary of events that took place from the perspective of the Allied Anglo-American forces from D-day up to the fall of Berlin! Rarely have I seen such information depicted in one go and entertaining at the same time! AMAZING! Keep it up! Love all your videos!

  • @tonywooten5251
    @tonywooten5251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really enjoy watching these animated history documentaries, thanks to everyone who put these together. I do have a request though, the pop-ups that have more detail to them are in my opinion not displayed long enough to completely read.

  • @richgweil
    @richgweil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great animation and production values. Really good job! I found the focus points to be similar to the ones that Rick Atkinson focused on in his trilogy. Honestly, reading contemporary WW2 Western Front histories, it's almost as if it's a surprise the Allies won. :)

  • @giants2k8
    @giants2k8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d love to see more of this- brilliant content.

  • @rufushowell
    @rufushowell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your videos are far better than any documentary or history Channel special ive seen before

  • @TheDukeofGuise
    @TheDukeofGuise ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Amazing video! Love this longer format!

  • @Katagelophobe
    @Katagelophobe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’ve already watched countless video’s on nearly every operation of world war 2, but it’s like a drug, I CAN’T STOP WATCHING THEM

  • @3.75istheway7
    @3.75istheway7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely love these animated history videos

  • @dmdrosselmeyer
    @dmdrosselmeyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely love these long videos and the little anthologies, like the Seven Years War and Crimean War videos!

  • @CoCoTobys
    @CoCoTobys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very cool video! You can make one about the eastern front and talk about many forgotten nations that fought in the eastern front like Romania, Poland and Hungary. Keep up the good work

  • @bl3ckrust
    @bl3ckrust 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One on the eastern front? This was amazing and so fun to watch. Must have taken a lot of work, I am subscribed to you will notification bells on! Earned a like.

  • @darger3
    @darger3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your animations have taking this to the next level. Pass on a good word to the artist(s).

  • @TDP8837
    @TDP8837 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great documentary, the quality is amazing!

  • @VDD_1
    @VDD_1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The animation is just too good!

  • @bluedog843
    @bluedog843 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    22:10 has to be one of my most favorite details I’ve literally ever seen on this channel. The barrel of the MG42 getting so hot that it needed to be changed, and then the animation of it actually getting changed was incredible. These animations have gotten so much better.

  • @frogstamper
    @frogstamper 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Superb production, many thanks.

  • @Pedro-rc8mu
    @Pedro-rc8mu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All of these videos are amazing. Thank you for your hard work!

  • @El.Gatito.
    @El.Gatito. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is how amazing and rich history looks when TH-cam doesn't censor history

    • @greggrace967
      @greggrace967 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It don't matter that it's HISTORY!!!! geez.... it has to fit the "new" narrative. Re-arrange it to fit.

  • @rob5944
    @rob5944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    May I make a slight criticism? I believe that the 'floating' tanks were released too far from the beaches in the American sector and that they performed quite well for the British, also that the use of specialised armour (to help clear mines for instance) was spurned by US forces to their detriment?

    • @rob5944
      @rob5944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brian_s.4063 and launched too far out?

    • @kingmuddy5898
      @kingmuddy5898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Kind of. Most were set off late except for the 741st battalion. After reading an article in Wikipedia. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD_tank#:~:text=Also%2C%20the%20tanks%20of%20741st,mi%20(4.8%20km)%20offshore.
      It says that the dd tanks were took out by cannons, but mostly the 6 ft. High waves, which were 5 feet higher than they were designed for. Yes, tanks of the 741st battalion were set about a mile farther than they were made to. This led american crew members to radio back to drop them closer, which led to the destruction of the rest of the tanks under german cannon fire. The only tanks that made it were those that had sailers as skippers.
      Also American troops had been counting on bulldozer Sherman's to clear obstacles, however much of them were destroyed.
      Sword beach had had calm seas, while Juno beach could only launch one battalion, leading to heavy casualties
      Utah beach lost I think 2 dd tanks, while gold beach had taken lots of tank casualties, but displayed the power of sherman crab tanks
      As for Americans ignoring them, I have heard both ways, one that their thinking was too constrained and that Americans always think they know best, and the other is that while Bradley did order much of them, Eisenhower did not have time/ resources to get them and train american troops to use them and them learn how to apply them.

    • @rob5944
      @rob5944 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brian_s.4063 So they were launched too early?

    • @mtsenskmtsensk5113
      @mtsenskmtsensk5113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rob, Similarly, the American built Mulberry Harbour (Jerry built) was completely destroyed by channel storms whereas the British built harbour although severly damaged was reparable. It seems the Americans always want to reinvent the wheel.

    • @kingmuddy5898
      @kingmuddy5898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mtsenskmtsensk5113 or maybe its because the American one hadnt been finished before the storm hit, also, the wreckage from the American one was used to reinforce the british one.

  • @josrphlavery6561
    @josrphlavery6561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    absolutely loved this keep it up guys youre doing amazing work

  • @beepyou34
    @beepyou34 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These videos are fantastic. I wish more documentaries were this good!

  • @Mars-ef8of
    @Mars-ef8of 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Armchair Historian you make history more interesting thank u so much☺☺

  • @staplesinyou
    @staplesinyou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love your channel keep it up!

  • @randomclips1303
    @randomclips1303 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another youtube recomendation, this is my one of my favorite. Keep up the good work bro 👊😎

  • @jnkewa
    @jnkewa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is an awesome channel, one of the best on TH-cam. My new favorite!
    Keep up the great work!!!

  • @wildthaddeus478
    @wildthaddeus478 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    More documentaries please!!!

  • @formalbug5716
    @formalbug5716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    My great grandpa who served in France as a minesweeper said it best "Thank the gods for the Soviets, every bit of fighting they did kept us from further harm. I owe my life to their men who died so my friends and I would not."

    • @rossicourvosi218
      @rossicourvosi218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The Soviets had massive loses just like the Chinese kept the Japanese occupied

    • @freedomisfromtruth
      @freedomisfromtruth ปีที่แล้ว

      Grandpa was delusional for thanking the soviets. He was in France didnt deal with soviets then.

  • @badisheffey4550
    @badisheffey4550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely outstanding job The Armchair Historian!!

  • @commandervogel
    @commandervogel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    An eastern front version of this would be amazing

    • @Crashed131963
      @Crashed131963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You mean Russia's "Operation Bagration" only 2 weeks later and larger in scale.

    • @bilbobaggins6251
      @bilbobaggins6251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Considering the eastern front is what actually was the downfall of Nazi Germany, yeah

    • @angrydoggy9170
      @angrydoggy9170 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@bilbobaggins6251 Not really, the demise of the third reich was definitely a collective effort.

    • @bilbobaggins6251
      @bilbobaggins6251 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@angrydoggy9170 Oh, definitely a collective effort. I am a descendant of a Canadian soldier and a Dutch warbride. I recognize that the war was won with the value of the Allies. I am simply defining the weight and sacrifice of the Soviet Union had on the reich which caused 10 million casualties and irreplaceable material losses that simply dwarfs the western front's necessity to end the war entirely.

    • @Crashed131963
      @Crashed131963 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @fuckyoutubepolicy staff I agree about the trucks
      This is a fantastic video about Russia war production. th-cam.com/video/fcpUdhj-9A8/w-d-xo.html

  • @christopherhoffer6643
    @christopherhoffer6643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Can you do a video about the Second Italo-Ethiopian war from the Ethiopian view please.

    • @bjmccann1
      @bjmccann1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes!!!

  • @thomasbarnes5703
    @thomasbarnes5703 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very well researched and articulated video, filled with new information!!

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
    @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The video is very good, the historical knowledge about the war is good and easy to absorb. I hope the channel grows more and more🤗🤗🤗🤗

  • @blueridger28
    @blueridger28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A story that never gets old, we should never forget it.

  • @SpaceMonkeyBoi
    @SpaceMonkeyBoi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "Errmm acktully, the Jerminz wud hav one if they had mor Maus tanks"

    • @bjmccann1
      @bjmccann1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @lowkeysalmon3092
      @lowkeysalmon3092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Engine goes:brumphhh.....omph...omph
      Hanz:mein fuhrer we need zenother one!.

  • @Emperoroleary
    @Emperoroleary 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    amazing, i watched all this, love the animation and cant wait for your game

  • @macmccreadie8541
    @macmccreadie8541 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very good account...learned things which filled gaps in my knowledge.

  • @Aaron.Monroe
    @Aaron.Monroe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I sure as hell love this channel so much I want to see more. Can we see the Eastern Front, Pacific war or North African campaign?

    • @pecadodeorgullo5963
      @pecadodeorgullo5963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's already done a video on the north African campaign.

    • @Aaron.Monroe
      @Aaron.Monroe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pecadodeorgullo5963 As he said in THIS video, THIS video was already uploaded last year. I want you to think about that and everything else...

    • @pecadodeorgullo5963
      @pecadodeorgullo5963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Aaron.Monroe watch your fucking attitude.

    • @Aaron.Monroe
      @Aaron.Monroe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@pecadodeorgullo5963 I'm blind

    • @pecadodeorgullo5963
      @pecadodeorgullo5963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Aaron.Monroe I wonder why?

  • @pietjepuk3277
    @pietjepuk3277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This whole video, the entirety of people displaced or killed and city's ruined just shows shows the level of disruction. I love learning about it but it's always tough to take in the harsh reality

  • @Talz622
    @Talz622 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ad roll right after that serious introduction was whiplash inducing

  • @markyoung01maccom
    @markyoung01maccom 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done, this is an outstanding upload

  • @dilloncrowe1018
    @dilloncrowe1018 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hope to see a large scale video like this one on the entire Eastern Front aswell, also in the Pacific War, from the Island Hopping Campaign, to the Sino-Japanese Front, the Burma Campaign, as well as MacArthur's Campaign through New Guinea to the Philippines.

  • @miatamatt7105
    @miatamatt7105 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The detail of the German machinegunner changing his barrel is amazing, yet another great video.

  • @charakaamayantha_ca9784
    @charakaamayantha_ca9784 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow simply brilliant video Griffin.

  • @VincentVega681
    @VincentVega681 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely brilliant, thank you. I love all your stuff AH. Please, continue

  • @bm337
    @bm337 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Huge Respect for the British 49th infantry division ‘Polar Bears’ for the liberation of my home town in Flanders, Belgium.