Das Reich Division - Hitler's last chance to stop D-Day 1944 Animated

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The 2nd SS Panzer Division (Das Reich) was an elite division ordered by the Führer Adolf Hitler to stop the Allied invasion of France on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). They were ordered to reach the Normandy landings to stop the invasion. Das Reich Division had to pass through small towns that were occupied by the French resistance, also known as maquis. This is a true story about the bravery of the French Resistance.
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@TheWarline 4 ай бұрын

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@MichaelRoosendaal 3 ай бұрын

And Think about the FEUL Consumption, 1400 Vehicles, 900km..JEEZZZ.and the wear and tear.

@AbsurdityViewer 3 ай бұрын

@@MichaelRoosendaal especially at a time when the Reich could not afford to waste any. i wonder about the placement of the Division... do you think Hitler was planning to invade Spain? or perhaps heard rumors about Spain joining the allies? I would think Lyon would be a better location.

@alanmacification Ай бұрын

@AbsurdityViewer it was the only way to the American beaches. The British and Canadian armor had sucked the German armor coming from The Pas-de-Calais into a battle for Caen. The Germans would always have a problem with having to keep their supplies and reserves too far in the rear and having form up to far back in order not to be detected.

@mynameisgladiator1933 22 күн бұрын

I truly hate it when idi*ts segway from their story using stupid, stupid segways. Instantly dislike, comment like this, and LEAVE never to sub ever.

@_Saracen_ 3 ай бұрын

I had no idea the Maquis had this kind of impact, always figured they did some sabotage in the lead up and mopping up later, I should have figured it was a lot more coordinated. Thanks for sharing.

@Adonnus100 3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah. I had no idea recently until I read a bit more on Wiki about the French Resistance. They didn't do much actual fighting like Tito's men because it was impossible in their terrain and location. But they were all activated and firing on all cylinders when Overlord began and it helped tremendously.

@jacquesmerley7717 3 ай бұрын

1st contribution of resistance was intelligence, very valuable intel on troop movements, supplies, logistics, fortifications... 2nd contribution was sabotage an disorganisation of production specially on telco and railways, fully activated just before DDay, but also military automobile coal industry... 3rd contribution was targeting killings on important leaders or symbolic figures notably of collaboration (J Ritter head of forced labour in France STO, P Henriot undersecretary of propaganda in Vichy gvt...) 4th contribution was agit prop (posters, graffitis, pamphlets...) as counterinformation

@DavidSandeman 3 ай бұрын

@@jacquesmerley7717 All these claims in video are close to fiction see my comment above. From leaving Eastern Front re-equipping in S France and training several thousand new men, most were from Alsace, the Div lost less than 100 men, around 20 due to accidents. Even the SCNF historian will disagree with these claims on rail network which was simply inadequate and it takes and took almsot 80 train convoys which did in fact take the Das Reich tanks to Normandy last heavy movers arriving in July. It was "so urgent" to get to Normandy that Das Reich infantry were ordered to Bandenbekämpfung not to the front, Video say they fought their way into Tulle and Oradour, no they almost walked in with ineffectual resistance

@Demun1649 2 ай бұрын

Read about the Vercors, and the betrayal of the Maquis by the British. "Wrong politics, you see, old boy".

@Demun1649 Ай бұрын

Read about the VERCORS. The place where the Resistance was betrayed by Churchill and CDG. The Nazi slaughter of all the injured Colonial troops, and men, women and children in the hospital caves. The Vercors is also known as the Massif Central. Some details in this report are inaccurate, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vercors#

@derrickstorm6976 4 ай бұрын

Makes no sense to me why they were kept at Montauban, but also how a single division was supposed to be able to stop a beachhead from expanding. Awesome video on something I've never heard about before!

@flolow6804 4 ай бұрын

Because the town was outside of Allied air range and because the germans also expected an allied landing from the mediterranen sea (which did happen. But just a bit later)

@Eric-kn4yn 4 ай бұрын

Bridgehead vulnerable to tanks as allies had little in weapons to counter german armour rommel said first 24hrs will be the longest day he wanted armour close to beaches ??

@californiadreamin8423 4 ай бұрын

I thought they were in Toulouse.

@markstott6689 4 ай бұрын

@@Eric-kn4yn HMS Warspite and friends would like a quiet word in a dark alley. 🤣🤣🤣

@Eric-kn4yn 4 ай бұрын

@@markstott6689 yes 16inch guns stop tanks but not accurate enough for tatical use on mobile tanks in small groups lucky shots were made very rarely to destroy tanks

@sleepysnake544 4 ай бұрын

A really important part of D day I had never heard about, thank you.

@MarktheMole 3 ай бұрын

Sir Tommy Macpherson, mentioned here, of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders was, I believe, the second most decorated British Army soldier of WW2. He spent much of the war on ultra-high risk missions behind the lines. He candidly told me he had three complete nervous breakdowns after such operations. he said it was common among soldiers in the hard fighting of 1942-43. He recovered from each, and promptly went back to battle. If you read his biography you'll be astonished by his escapades. A man in the finest Scottish military tradition..

@bliaxiong6439 3 ай бұрын

Will read the book!

@cactusplant2686 3 ай бұрын

wearing skirts doing such risky tasks seems funny to me

@luketimewalker 2 ай бұрын

@MarktheMole how did you meet him? From France with love.

@patpending8134 2 ай бұрын

A kilt is not a skirt.

@DrikusRoor Ай бұрын

@@Roach32 in this thread. @cactusplant2686 said: "wearing skirts doing such risky tasks seems funny to me"

@jimreilly917 3 ай бұрын

I’m 56. I was today years old when I learned about this aspect of the Normandy campaign in WWII. The Maquis had stones! And that town Das Reich wiped out, like the towns abandoned because of the chemical blight of WWI…was designated by Frances Parliament as POUR LA FRANCE…the highest honor France bestows upon groups that have literally sacrificed all for the liberty of France. Excellent presentation.

@ImperatorAugustus 3 ай бұрын

So you learned this when you were just 1 years old?

@jimreilly917 3 ай бұрын

@@ImperatorAugustus Read what I wrote more slowly until you get it.

@poliznia 2 ай бұрын

@@jimreilly917He’s being sarcastic.

@alanmacification 4 ай бұрын

Two things the Germans learned in Italy that Rommel missed. One: it was easy to stop the Americans on the beach ( Salerno, Anzio ). BUT, 2, they could never push them into the sea due to the US and Royal Navy.

@malcolm5514 4 ай бұрын

Interesting, I had never thought of it like that.

@grahvis 4 ай бұрын

The US was not stopped on the beach at Anzio, they stopped themselves despite having complete surprise.

@robertcottam8824 3 ай бұрын

@@grahvis True. Bad general leading poorly-trained troops. The Americans were a liability in North Africa, Sicily and mainland Italy.

@fredgarv79 3 ай бұрын

I just watched the old movie Anzio with robert mitchem and that is what they showed. he played a journalist and they showed the american in charge as wanting to wait until he got more supplies etc and delayed things. The Germans couldn't believe it and had time to attack which nearly worked for them. There is as scene where mitchem grabs a jeep with 2 other guys and just drives to rome, wonders around until he's noticed, then gets out of there fast, he reports back to the general who can't believe it, but he still won''t do anything. I doubt this really happened but it was a good story. And yes the germans got close to "pushing them into the sea but were wiped out by the navel guns and artillery. That's another thing I did not know was how important our artillery was, we had so much of it no matter what the germans tried to do we just bombed the crap out of them with artillery and planes@@grahvis

@grahvis 3 ай бұрын

@@fredgarv79 . That was the problem, waiting to consolidate before moving inland. I believe at one vital stage, B17s were used for low level bombing. A reconnaissance patrol did find the way was open to Rome so that story about getting to Rome could be true.

@mrsupremegascon 2 ай бұрын

I am from the region (living in Bordeaux, but have family in Limoges). So I visited Oradour sur Glane multiple times. They kept the village as it was found after the massacre, this is quite a sad site and memorial.

@rogercroft3218 4 ай бұрын

By this stage of the war, and arguably at all stages of it, there was nothing “brilliantly eccentric” about anything at Bletchley Park. It was highly professional and produced intelligence product on an industrial scale. David Kenyon’s book “Bletchley Park and D-Day” is a very good examination of this.

@charlesburgoyne-probyn6044 3 ай бұрын

Well said it had far moved on from the rudimentary stages by 1944

@JamesFrost74659 3 ай бұрын

So sad what happened to Alan Turing. What caused him to commit suicide.

@michaeljackson2838 3 ай бұрын

About 7ish years ago I had the pleasure of meeting a codebreaker from Bletchley. She was well into her 80's then, and retired here in South Australia. She was thrilled that I knew a bit about the setup there, but her stories were spellbinding. Sadly she has gone now, but the work that she, and so many others did was beyond amazing.

@robertcottam8824 3 ай бұрын

@@JamesFrost74659 Such was life for homosexuals. There never were any ‘good old days’. Pip pip.

@MarktheMole 3 ай бұрын

I believe Alan Turing was credited with the breaking of Enigma code but was not responsible for the Colossus electronic computer, which decoded the vital D-day German signals, but Bill Tutte and Tommy Flowers deserve all the credit..

@rmwarnick 4 ай бұрын

There is a movie, "Georges the Great" (2012) (*Le grand Georges*) about Georges Guingouin. It mentions the agonizing decisions that had to be made in 1944, because every time the Maquis fought the Germans it resulted in mass executions of innocent civilians.

@fredgarv79 3 ай бұрын

thank you I saw the movie was available on you tube and am going to watch it

@colindunnigan8621 2 ай бұрын

Max Hastings, who wrote a book on the march of 2nd SS, argued that armed resistance (as opposed to intelligence gathering) was actually counterproductive due to the afore-mentioned reprisals. Also, the Resistance was also not united with the Gaullist and Communist groups hardly speaking to one another. For what it's worth.

@WielkaStopa-qh1rr 6 күн бұрын

@@colindunnigan8621that's something fishy they need so many soe agents and sas so that is proof allies could not rely on maquis with such easy missions

@bobhowat640 Ай бұрын

I cannot stand the narrative of French surrender and impotence which surrounds WW2; may we honour those brave members of the Resistance who made D-Day possible. Vive la France!

@ShaithMaster 22 күн бұрын

Higher ups in France ignored the evolution of warfare and were still thinking of WW1. De Gaulle had the right idea when it came to taking the initiative and actually secured one of the only successes the French had at the battle of Montcornet. Unfortunately, he was mostly ignored. Also the French tanks with the one man turret were doomed to failure even if they had thick armor. The French turtle doctrine was bypassed, see the useless Maginot line.

@damienthimonier4900 13 күн бұрын

@@ShaithMaster Maginot wasn't useless ... Belgium make it useless by breaking treaty with France. Maginot was set to be build from German border to North Sea, but Belgium begins to whine about it, so France ask for a treaty where French troops can enter inside Belgium border if the German attacks, so they can take position along the Rhin river. But in 1938, the Belgium government decide to revoke this treaty, they wanted to stay neutral between France and Germany (it works great ...) France tries to fortifies the border as much as they could, but it was too late.

@leaveme3559 7 күн бұрын

@@damienthimonier4900 there were also a lot of mistakes by france belgium isn't the only one responsible....

@yohesmokingdaboof9920 3 ай бұрын

My grandmother was in the French resistance and partook in this operation. She was pregnant at the time, and went into labor soon after blowing up a train. Grandma you are a hero to France and free world! 🫡

@mattstech5206 3 ай бұрын

Amazing, her courage is astonishing. You are of strong blood.

@proudhellene5874 3 ай бұрын

Hope she is glad that France is being turned brown!!

@NimbusDE 2 ай бұрын

I guess the Germans would have lost anyway. Is she aware then, she has bloods of over 600 slaughtered French civilians on her hand, due to the provocations against das Reich, like mentioned in this video?

@navyvet05 Ай бұрын

Yea, well my grandmother made the best pot roast, mashed potatoes and peas and carrots ever.

@yohesmokingdaboof9920 Ай бұрын

@@navyvet05 sir, invite me. That sounds good!

@anthonycruciani939 3 ай бұрын

The Germans were lucky Normandy succeded or the Red Army would have occupied all of Germany.

@chrisdonish 2 ай бұрын

They wouldn't stop at Germany, they would have "liberated" France and defeat Italy too. The entire western Europe would be under soviet control.

@reiforsale2 2 ай бұрын

True. I’d hate to see what Germany would look like now if the soviets took over the entire German nation.

@Linkedblade 2 ай бұрын

Or the nazis would have conquered the ussr, you mean.

@rollosnook3031 Ай бұрын

and France

@anthonycruciani939 Ай бұрын

@@rollosnook3031 Very true. If D Day had failed what would have prevented Stalin from ordering the Red Army to steamroll all the way to the Bay of Biscay?

@peterperigoe9231 3 ай бұрын

I've been to Oradour-sur-Glane it has been left as it was ,human ashes in the church, it was chilling.

@RomanAquila 2 ай бұрын

The "So-Called Brave" Marquis.... Executed Many German prisoners(upwards of 100), and a High Ranking Officer....Soooooooo "Oradour" was the DIRECT German "Retaliation".....to "the Stupidity" of the half assed Marquis Actions. True examples of "Cause and Effect"....Do something "Extremely Stupid", then Expect to Find your town destroyed and many residents Executed. The Russians were NO different(actually worse), in their foul Occupation of Most of Eastern-Central Europe....Back Then or Now!.

@BrucknerMotet 5 күн бұрын

Just another awful example of why the Third Reich had no business ruling anyone including themselves. They couldn't even seek vengeance properly, but instead invariably caved in to their worst craven desires and misanthropic weaknesses. When it came down to applying values to action, they made a horrible mockery of many of the programs for civilization and human values that the Reich propaganda machine kept yammering on about.

@kiwifruit27 4 ай бұрын

A great topic to cover and you did it so well. Thanks

@michaeljackson2838 3 ай бұрын

So glad this popped up on my feed. We visited Oradour in 2017, and left with emotions shattered. For some reason, I thought the Waffen SS unit was retreating from Normandy, not rushing to engage. I now understand so much more, and having been in the cemetary in Oradour, it shows why man's inhumanity to man, is so profound. Even though the war touched us in Australia, it was a mere drop in the ocean on what Europe, Africa and Asia went through. Will we ever learn?

@milferdjones2573 3 ай бұрын

To really fix it will require DNA manipulation to lower or eliminate the Tribalism instinct that makes Chimps and Man fight for no good reason at all. Until then it will be a constant education campaign and attempts at getting people to think with higher brain and not emotions to fight the instinct but thanks to heavy bias caused by the instinct it will be hard effort that is never actually won just holding back the instinct this year.

@hiramabiff2017 3 ай бұрын

I haven't enjoyed a English speaking narration as good as this since Tim Piggot Smith did the Battlefield series. What a nice treat to come across this channel.

@projektkobra2247 3 ай бұрын

Except its AI...and also probably ChatGPT..."Fuhrer thinks this..." uh huh.

@robcain9324 2 ай бұрын

It seems to be autotranslated from another language and narration done with ai. The grammar is all wrong

@apropercuppa8612 Ай бұрын

Aha! The Battlefield Series is my all-time favourite Historical documentary for the exact same reason. Tim Piggot Smith has a wonderful way with words, along with all the maps, illustrations and video footage. No dramtisation of any kind. Just information and lots of it.

@fredvaladez3542 2 ай бұрын

Wow. What a great narration, script, and animation. Best job I have seen in a long time and absolutely fascinating.

@TheWarline 2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@grf15 Ай бұрын

Sensational! This is the first time I've heard about this. The focus was always on D-Day itself and the beach landings. Learning about the other action, especially by the underground, was fascinating.

@JK-np8dr 2 ай бұрын

you can't really meme about the french surrender when you had these french resistance fighters with balls of steel that stalled the biggest nazi boss of the whole fight

@frankvandergoes298 2 ай бұрын

But they didn,t, just pure fantasy.

@mrsupremegascon 2 ай бұрын

@@frankvandergoes298 Like D Day is a fantasy ?

@frankvandergoes298 2 ай бұрын

@@mrsupremegascon D Day was realiry. The fantasy is the presumtion that Das Reich was ordered to Normandy on June 6 and was seriously delayed by partisans who allegedly inflicted heavy losses on it. That's the fantasy.

@colinshearring3934 Ай бұрын

Survivors of oradour were involved in the battle of chabanais at the end of July we have a house just outside chabanais and the French locals were immensely brave the popular myth of the French always surrendering is just a caricature of some of the government at the start of the war the local French were heroes

@annex3762 3 ай бұрын

What an incredible story I knew nothing about, thank you for making this video

@matthewbatchelor5084 4 ай бұрын

Really good videos Love these less common topics getting some attention

@abdihassan7208 Ай бұрын

Incredible video. You have enlightened me about a topic i once thought i knew much about!

@paulceglinski7172 4 ай бұрын

Well done. A change of pace from the Naval vids. Excellent stuff. Cheers from Tennessee

@TheWarline 4 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@paulceglinski7172 4 ай бұрын

@@TheWarline No, no. Thank you. It was brilliant. Cheers

@Rusty_Gold85 3 ай бұрын

Im from South Australia .I watched this too

@pzkw6759 2 ай бұрын

Having been a student of the WWII since before high school (51 years ago), I knew of the trouble Das Rich had getting to Normandy but not in this much detail. Thank you for sharing.

@UKCountryball138 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this!

@TheWarline 4 ай бұрын

No problem 😊

@janineboitard6492 3 ай бұрын

Interesting content. Hadn't heard this before. Well done!

@deanforward9226 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the Canadian Red Ensign on the map. 99.9% of You Tubers put in the 1965 Flag which has no relevance whatsoever when the video is about WW 1, WW 2 or Korea.

@neilritson7445 4 ай бұрын

The Maple Leaf flag was a sop to De Gaulle who wanted Canada back as part of the Frech 'Empire'! Quebec Libre! he shouted. Why? We saved France.

@sv5813 3 ай бұрын

Yeah? Now the Canadian Military can’t support a training contingent in the Baltics/Poland…pretty pathetic!

@mapleveritas2698 3 ай бұрын

@@neilritson7445No. Google Suez Canal crisis. With the Union Jack on the flag itself, Canada was not considered a honest broker.

@lukestrachan3677 2 ай бұрын

Federal government has declared it a hate symbol now.

@benjaminheath9329 3 ай бұрын

Kudos to you and your channel! I was watching this thinking it was some huge channel with an equally huge production budget 😮. Looking forward to see more!

@TheWarline 3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@thursfield3107 23 күн бұрын

that's a great commentary of what was going on way south of Normandy, it clearly had a great impact to help ensure breakout east towards Paris. I'm going to watch it again

@seandezart8294 3 ай бұрын

Very interesting to know the background behind the Das Reich move north via Tulle and Oradour, both of which I visited and learnt of the atrocities comitted there.

@seandezart8294 3 ай бұрын

Been there....not a bird sung that day I was there - very eerie ! @@AndyCapt893

@papapabs175 3 ай бұрын

Max Hasting wrote a very good account of Das Reich’s March through France.

@adamrozsa9923 3 ай бұрын

Trying not to defend the nazis, but thinking with the average hans soldier's head a little, if any french civilian have a chance to be a resistance fighter, that will shoot you on the spot, you either kill some inocents, or let yourself be killed, when civilians and combat troops and not clearly distinguished, inocents die, and the allies and the germans are both to blame

@ahram9896 3 ай бұрын

I guess the germans thought the children were resistance fighters@@adamrozsa9923

@Brslld 3 ай бұрын

@@adamrozsa9923A dilemma, commonly faced by an invading and occupying force. You invade a country, you get to face resistance. Only the germans can be blamed for this. Not the allies, and certainly not the french.

@oliverklosov5153 5 күн бұрын

I just learned a lot! Thank you for this history lesson.

@AbsurdityViewer 3 ай бұрын

most history buffs are aware of the crime at Oradour sur Glane but not aware of the back story; thank you for this very good video presentation.

@adamboydenfromesomerset 3 ай бұрын

Yes I remember the massacre of the whole village of Oradour Sur Glane at the start of The World At War. Pure evil

@leaningforward5294 2 ай бұрын

The transition you made into your cyber-security add read was fantastic.

@stephenmenhennett6134 Ай бұрын

Great explanation and timeline. very well done and informative.

@AnimatedWarMapper Ай бұрын

Very well made mate! Keep up the great content!

@TheWarline Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! I appreciate your support!

@daviddejesus5376 3 ай бұрын

Incredible. I just found out about this. Excellent video and content. Thank you for sharing.

@TheWarline 3 ай бұрын

Welcome!

@JamesFrost74659 3 ай бұрын

I did not know this. Thank you, well done.

@RedlandShed Ай бұрын

Brilliant. Never heard this story before. Eloquently done.

@Hew.Jarsol 2 ай бұрын

The British and Canadians faced off against 8 panzer divisions (4 of which were SS) and 3 heavy panzer battalions (2 of which were SS) with Tiger and King Tigers. Despite this they managed to keep the enemy off balance forcing them to commit forces piecemeal and attrit the enemy forces to the stage where the units were shadows of their former selves. The allies supply situation was result of Patton not capturing the Brittany ports as he was ordered. The Brittany ports were to supply the US troops and the Channel ports were to supply the British and Canadians. The Canadian 1st Army having the task of clearing the ports and took Le Harve, Boulogne and Calais before repositioning and clearing the Scheldt. The broad front strategy was another contributing factor to the supply crisis of autumn 1944.

@johnking6252 3 ай бұрын

I've read of many parts of this story, you have stitched them together very informativly in relation to the invasion 👍 thx. It's the little tales from history that makes it more...... interesting?

@phiality9070 2 ай бұрын

Great informational and captivating video!

@daniellebcooper7160 4 ай бұрын

great video on one of the more unknown battles of Normandy. It was deserving of being the opening for the classic BBC series 'world at war'.

@richardwyse7817 3 ай бұрын

chilling intro in "World at War" yes.

@SEAL341 3 ай бұрын

Thames Television, not BBC, but I get the point.

@Cjephunneh 16 күн бұрын

Lawrence Olivier made the unforgettable narration

@danielmcginnis4431 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@Cjephunneh 16 күн бұрын

" Down this road on a summer's day, the soldiers came.." the opening of the World at war series, telling the story of the massacre at Oradour sour Glen. "They never rebuilt Oradour. Its monument stands for the martyrdom of thousands of villages in Russia, in China, in Greece, in Burma, in a world at war"

@ppumpkin3282 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this story. It deserves more recognition for the sacrifices made. Also thanks for not adding the usual music background.

@edvonted335 Ай бұрын

Very well explained thank you

@1969biohazard Ай бұрын

Excellent story. I’ve been studying WWII history my entire military career. However, I always learned something new.

@bobbytellez7246 4 ай бұрын

Wow, I knew the Maqui had a significant hand in helping the invasion and keeping the Nazis at bay. But never knew how much and at what cost the French paid in lives…”Vive la France”

@RUHappyATM 3 ай бұрын

The unsung heroes of Operation Overlord. We hear a lot about Band of Brothers and celebrates them, but imagine how small mobs of civilian-soldiers delayed the German counterattacks.

@tommyhaynes9157 8 күн бұрын

I thought I knew everything about WW2 and D day but I didn't know this . Amazing how smart, organized and determine the allies and the Maquis were

@roseanneroseannadanna9651 16 күн бұрын

Thanks, awesome to know about this!

@ericbengtson2822 3 ай бұрын

Excellent history lesson, thank you!

@newworld8546 2 ай бұрын

I never knew about this, thank you.

@ShrekLorrain 3 ай бұрын

The turning point was the second half of 1942 with the battles of El-Alamein in October, and Stalingrad between November 1942 and January 1943 and Midway in June 1942. It was the beginning of the end. But in his madness, Hitler wanted to fight with the last German and burn Germany with him. The German generals knew the real capabilities of the German army. They tried to kill Hitler but unfortunately failed on July 20, 1944. In 1944. The Allies ruled the sky in Normandy and this operation could not fail. The Das Reich division could not change the course of the Battle of Normandy and the war. The actions of the resistance considerably slowed down the progress of this SS division and with other actions (bridges, telephone lines, railways were destroyed...) behind the front line and pressure on the allied forces in Normandy had become weaker. We must remember the enormous losses among French civilians (bombings, deaths in deportation, murders in retaliation and killed in combat). Do not forget their sacrifice against Nazi barbarism and for freedom and all those who have suffered Nazi occupation and persecution throughout Europe.

@DCimmerian 2 ай бұрын

There's something deeply affecting about how these people absolutely knew they were going to lose these fights and probably die, but they did it anyway because they understood that the sacrifice bought time for the allies to secure their beachheads.

@sandiagoism 24 күн бұрын

Most people don’t know the sacrifices made prior to d day or during d day that does not include paratroopers or landing personnel. A lot of people gave everything just to give d day and subsequent days a chance at victory. Knowing this lost history gives you a better idea of how massive the d day landing operation was; from acts of sabotage, espionage, deception, to infantry fighting and finally the landing.

@karmamama853 Ай бұрын

Very nice presentation.

@RubyBandUSA 6 күн бұрын

Very nicely done chaps

@TheWarline 6 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@rb2287 6 күн бұрын

This was a First Class video! Well done and PLEASE keep them coming. I learned SO much which helps me to better understand and appreciate the sacrifices the Maquis AND the French civilians endured during this terrible war. Once you mentioned the breaking of Enigma, I had an "ah-ha" moment. The Germans had already lost the war. They just didn't know it. As a suggestion, maybe you can do a video on strategic deception and how it played a vital role during this war.

@tonyelberg7814 3 ай бұрын

great stuff mate

@jebbroham1776 2 ай бұрын

My great uncle was a panzergrenadier in 2nd SS Panzer Divsion DR and he wrote in his war diary that losing the air war over Europe was the moment that Germany lost the war itself. They were sent to Normandy in May 1944, but all they managed to do was stall the allied advance once they landed, not repel them.

@TheReturn26 13 күн бұрын

Viva la FRANCE!! I've always wanted to hear more about the French Resistance, awesome video! Thanks.

@noahdegraaf8625 3 ай бұрын

Pls make more of these styled videos, this is the best ww2 video ive seen in the past 10 months!

@TheWarline 3 ай бұрын

Working on it..

@Handi2478 2 ай бұрын

I wasn’t aware of these details of the Normandy Invasion. I had no idea that it was so close to failing should the reinforcements have arrived earlier in force.

@charlesharper2357 3 ай бұрын

Placing this division so far from any likely landing place was a daft mistake.

@ghostdivision7 3 ай бұрын

They where at a likely landing place. The Germans feared that the Allies would invade southern France from sea. Which actually happened one month later (operation Dragoon).

@charlesharper2357 3 ай бұрын

@@ghostdivision7 Thanks...I'll look into it further.

@wulfhart2653 3 ай бұрын

they were 24hours away without the french resistance factor

@Pakal77 3 ай бұрын

Rebuilding a Panzer division near the enmy treat would be a daft mistake too.

@johnwhite2576 2 ай бұрын

they needed to regroup beyond allied air forces, which by june had air dominance/

@FreGZile 3 ай бұрын

great video, as a Frenchman, I knew about Oradour but not the whole context and resistance actions that were the origin behind it. It's crazy to think that the SS led by pure hatred and revenge lost so much time in fighting the maquis and organizing massacres when their comrades in Normandy were waiting for support, how stupid and tragic at the same time.

@gruntforever7437 3 ай бұрын

psychotic thugs will always act that way

@Simon-vv3kl 2 ай бұрын

@@gruntforever7437i mean the maquis tortured soldiers en masse and committed war crimes, both sides are at fault

@tonyadeney1245 2 ай бұрын

spent a week touring D day area - if you have the time and enjoy history well worth a visit ... does get busy in summer and best book accomodation slightly away from the coast hire car is easy // which you need as it is a huge area and difficult to appreciate unless you are there ..

@user-cx5ni7me6l 2 ай бұрын

thanks

@southwestsideandy 23 күн бұрын

No way one division could stop the invasion. Bottom line on June 6th US, UK and Canada landed 9 divisions. The battle was settled on that day

@luketimewalker 2 ай бұрын

FANTASTIC!!! This Frenchman salutes your incredible work.

@AshleyDownTranmissionSociety 25 күн бұрын

incredible bravery from some French heroes not known enough about in the UK. Great vid.

@gen.tucker6024 Ай бұрын

I LOVE finding videos of history I've never heard of, and Heroes, nay, true Legends, few know about. Sub and scribe no doubt!

@togodamnus 4 ай бұрын

Sir Max Hastings wrote an excellent book on DR drive toward the invasion front during overlord and efforts to attrit their forces. It's interesting read and library item.

@peteralflat281 9 күн бұрын

Brilliant book, titled Das Reich.

@robintasker9078 4 ай бұрын

It was not just Turin please acknowledge the other brilliant people at Station X.

@peteralflat281 9 күн бұрын

The best book i have read about the French resistance is "Cruel Victory" by Paddy Ashdown. It is simultaneously an inspiring and heartbreaking of very brave resistance fighters.

@danskkr 16 күн бұрын

This would make the best war film or netflix show

@Al-Rudigor 2 ай бұрын

Dude parachuted into enemy territory, in a kilt. 😂😂😂 He gave them quite the show.

@bhw6231 Ай бұрын

World class video!

@philipb2134 Ай бұрын

Thank you for acknowledging the combat by the Resistance / maquis. In much of suffering Europe, Partisan/Patriot combat behind the lines had been crucial to achieving an earlier Victory, but is not often given its badges of honour.

@labankienthuc1779 2 ай бұрын

the video is very lively and interesting

@TONYTONE757 14 күн бұрын

Great stuff, i had no idea the French resistance was that active.

@alexamerling79 4 ай бұрын

The bravery of the Maquis came at a cost. Tulle and Oradour.

@csabaszep8162 4 ай бұрын

Nothing that the Germans had could have stopped that invasion after the first day's landings. It may have taken longer but the allies would have done what they always did and drown the Wehrmacht in airstrikes.

@jimwelke1286 3 ай бұрын

People tend to forget the naval guns off shore. Any tank column operating within range of the big guns of the battleships would have been cut to pieces.

@jonathanfell688 Ай бұрын

Nonsense. Had British Intelligence not fooled them that the landings were a bluff and the real invasion was still coming in Calais, then the Nazis could have unleashed all the Panzer Divisions around Calais. The Allies would not have got onto the beaches let alone off them. Stick to video games.

@Cjephunneh 16 күн бұрын

Rommell knew that very well, and repeatedly tried to convince Hitler to keep the Panzers close to the shores.

@jasonharryphotog 3 ай бұрын

You would of thought given all the construction in northern France logistics for das could of been located close to the front underground or hidden , just waiting for it’s fighting units to arrive , from das holding/ staging areas

@gordonspicer 2 ай бұрын

the report omits the value valuable delaying tactics if the SOE Wheelwright circuit based near Condom in the Lot et Garonne under Maj George Star. Max Hastings book "Das Reich" is an excellent read on this very subject.

@MegaMark0000 3 ай бұрын

1:56 The muzzle breaks are sideways and it doesn't bother me as much as the fact I am immediately aware of this fact.

@greybeardcanuck9859 2 ай бұрын

Nice to see you used the correct Canadian flag for the time ! Most shows are lazy and just use the current flag. Great vid. presentation, am enjoying your content.

@arvi7281 7 күн бұрын

please make part 2 of this. What town did the allies captured next? How did the germans fought with das reich finally reassembled? We need part two!

@InspectorCallahan.44 3 ай бұрын

Wow, this part of the war needs a movie or series.

@SmilingIbis 3 ай бұрын

The story of Das Reich sounds just like recurring nightmares I had as a child. I had to go to school and I forgot this or that and could never get going and then en route I'd be distracted by things I forgot or ran into...

@CimbomFanFiction 3 ай бұрын

Lmao yes. They were probably also unable to squeeze their triggers as theywere too heavy and when they ran it felt like they were stuxk in mud

@JL-fx2cd 3 ай бұрын

Good video..

@ShrekLorrain 4 ай бұрын

A tribute to the French resistance and innocent French civilians killed brutally by these fanatical nazis, during this war, and especially in 1944.

@coach1336 4 ай бұрын

One of the most useful tasks given to the maquis was to cut telephone wires. This forced the Germans to use radios to communicate and enabled the interceptors in the UK to listen in.

@ShrekLorrain 4 ай бұрын

Yes but not only, the maquis destroyed many railways and bridges in the summer of 1944 and managed to stop and capture a German division, the column of Elster on September 10, 1944 (15 000 nazi soldiers). And remember, the maquis gave London a lot of information about German units, their movements and the fortifications of the Atlantic.@@coach1336

@projektkobra2247 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for using the real flag of Canada as was used in 1944.

@rmack9226 Ай бұрын

"April 1944. The course of WW2 hangs in the balance..." LOL Soviets broke Germany's back in 1942 Stalingrad. Allies literally waited and fucked the dog as long as possible then come flying in with the superman cape on... Literally that Olympic medals meme.

@Hew.Jarsol 25 күн бұрын

No that was the Americans. Late.

@rmack9226 25 күн бұрын

@@Hew.Jarsol what?

@pascoett 3 ай бұрын

If the first two tank divisions failed, the third one arriving later couldn’t have changed the outcome at Normandy. Total air and sea superiority was already in place from day 1 and we’re talking about D-Day+3 at the very best. By 1944 half of Italy had gone too and everybody saw the end of the Reich looming at the horizon and more people started to act and fight against them. The Germans could have only won if the Allies landed in the midst of them.

@populistrevolution5197 4 ай бұрын

I love the colours you make in the video, the little red german officers are really cool 😎

@Brian0686 3 ай бұрын

good info no one thinks about logistics if they would have ad the rails? thankyou

@jwiles545 3 ай бұрын

Fascinating story, and the first time I have heard it. The actions of the resistance were magnificent. And the commander of the division was a fool for wasting time with retribution when his division was needed at Normandy. That being said, I don't think a single division would have stopped the invasion at that point. The Allies were pouring men ashore at an ever-increasing rate and the breakout was only a matter of time.

@frankvandergoes298 2 ай бұрын

The division was not ordered to Normandy, totally false. Remember this unit was under reconstruction and training, lacked men, weapons and vehicles. On June 7 D+1 combat ready elements were ordered to proceed to the area Tulle Brive Limoges to put down a partisan uprising, leaving June 8.. This they did very effectively. They were only ordered to Normandy on June 11. About 8,000 men remained behind in Montauban due to lack of training, equipment and especially vehicles, these followed later.

@jwiles545 2 ай бұрын

Your comment is confusing. In your first sentence, you say that the division not ordered to Normandy, then later you say they were. I assume you meant they were not ordered to Normandy until the 11th. But this story got me interested in Hasting's book. Per Hastings, they actually were ordered to begin the move to Normandy on the 7th, but via several different routes that changed on occasion.

@frankvandergoes298 2 ай бұрын

@@jwiles545 Max Hastings, page 97. On the morning of June 7 Army Group G ordered 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich is to deploy to the Tulle - Limoges area where substantial formations of gangs appear to be gathered They departed June 8 for Tulle - Limoges, not Normandy. After quelling the partisan uprising they were ordered to Normandy on June 12, departing June 13. Upon arrival in Normandy they were placed in Army Group Reserve as it was thought they were not needed. These dates are confirmed in History of Das Reich volume 5 and comrades to the End, history of Der Fuhrer Regiment.