The Battle of Kursk - Preparations - Extra History

The Battle of Kursk - Preparations - Extra History - Part 2

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📜 The Battle of Kursk - Part 2 - Extra History
Richard "the Challenger" Cutland, ex British tankie and military specialist at Wargaming, stops by to talk about the types of tanks involved in the Battle of Kursk! Early in Operation Barbarossa, the Germans didn't expect much from their opponents. They did not know about the T-34 and KV-1 tanks, which turned out to be superior designs. The Germans deployed a special commission to study Soviet tank designs and soon introduced the Tiger, Panther, and Ferdinand tanks which Hitler believed were key to victory. The Panther in particular was now outclassing Soviet tanks, but it had giant mechanical issues and broke down frequently. The Soviets had produced a new T-43 model tank, but it was designed to tackle the old German Panzer IV and didn't measure up well to the new German tanks. So they preferred to focus on the trusty T-34 tanks, which made up in speed and numbers what they lacked in range and firepower. The Kursk region also played to the Soviets' advantage in Russia: the dust storms and mudfields hindered air support from the Luftwaffe and the advance of the Wermacht. Erich von Manstein, the German commander, decided not to advance. Instead he yielded ground to the Soviets in an attempt to lure them into overextending. He successfully caught them out at the First Battle of Kharkov, but even though the Soviets suffered heavy casualties there, it wasn't enough to make a dent in their huge army. Manstein needed to do something more drastic. Both he and the Soviets recognized that the Soviet line had a weakness where it bulged out to defend the city of Kursk, making it an obvious target for the next stage of operations.
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@cowtaplayz8277 4 жыл бұрын

Simple history: educational and short Armchair historian: short documentaries Oversimplified: funny approach to learning Extra history: friendly and fun vibe while learning

@teresaleite2892 4 жыл бұрын

So true

@FraudulentBozo 4 жыл бұрын

Cowta Playz what about potential history?

@brightenight8699 3 жыл бұрын

@@FraudulentBozo potential history: let's meme our way to victory

@FraudulentBozo 3 жыл бұрын

@@brightenight8699 i have to agree on that one

@russianbear7832 3 жыл бұрын

Overly Sarcastic Productions: Like Oversimplified, but just amp the memes up to 11

@bobbyferg9173 8 жыл бұрын

Richard Cutland legit has a documentary voice

@maiyiayangs8670 4 жыл бұрын

Yee.

@qwertystudios3815 4 жыл бұрын

Seriously.

@DragonEmperorMycen 4 жыл бұрын

I'd listen to him read out the phonebook or one of those packet size drafts for laws

@forger03 3 жыл бұрын

He so does. It's lovely

@noahhardwick1725 3 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah he does

@Aurelio4491 8 жыл бұрын

I have to say, "Fear Naught" is a pretty badass motto.

@BulletBill64 8 жыл бұрын

+StraightOuttaJarhois It's not about being cavalier or foolhardy. Brits just really value the ability to stay calm under any circumstance.

@timothymclean 8 жыл бұрын

+BulletBill64 It's not _about_ that, but it still kind of _is_ that.

@gelatinousturncoat 8 жыл бұрын

+BulletBill64 Historically, they also really like a good war.

@jprior1427 8 жыл бұрын

+Kenpachi Rama-Sama But only proper wars. Not like this "War on Terror" crap.

@gelatinousturncoat 8 жыл бұрын

jprior1427 Yes, quite used to rolling a couple of her majesty's dreadnaughts up to port and showing the local rabble a proper colonization.

@Mjiujtsu 8 жыл бұрын

as a former sergeant of one of the few Royal Tank Regiment cadet forces in England, hearing him say "Fear Naught" and seeing the black beret and badge, almost brought a tear to my eye ;(

@WargamingEurope 8 жыл бұрын

+Marco J Bless you sir

@davyt0247 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service, sir.

@alessandromazzini7026 Жыл бұрын

What brought tears to my eyes Is what the so called "Expert" Said especially at the start... So many myths and Urban Legends that makes me seriously thinking if that person actually studied anything at all

@GamerFromJump 8 жыл бұрын

So, we've learned: 1 - "Awesome, but impractical" is not just a trope, but a lesson. 2 - Tech without logistics fails.

@VRichardsn 8 жыл бұрын

+GamerFromJump You know, many many years ago I read this on an article about Alexander the Great: "Amateurs discuss tactics; veterans discuss logistics" Back then I could only think "Boooooring..." But the more I read and I read about history, the more that sentence proves its worth. Sure, logistics isn´t everything and it is rather another component of a war machine, but it is so un-glamorous that it is practically neglected by the common public. The same way in which countless of topics and posts in the internet are full with discussions about tanks, and yet almost none deal with trucks, a quintaesential component of World War 2.

@WargamingEurope 8 жыл бұрын

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand we are live with the episode two ! We hope you folks will enjoy the appearance of the Bean Challenger and some very rare historical tank photos :)

@ahbraveconscript997 8 жыл бұрын

+Wargaming Europe thanks guys

@yukariyakumo8300 8 жыл бұрын

+Wargaming Europe Tanks guys.

@grekiki 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for supporting extraCredits but warthunder is better.

@mariomarroquinvega 8 жыл бұрын

A company that understands the importance of education gives me hope for the future. Thank you and Extra History for this series. I will most definitely be checking out your games

@mariorossi9655 8 жыл бұрын

+gre kiki It used to be. Then they ruined the BR, increased silver costs and released one UFO after the other. Now the servers are pretty much empty and it takes 3 minutes plus to get into a game. World of Tanks may not be as flash but it is incredibly polished and consistent.

@isntpraxis6464 8 жыл бұрын

His accent feels like melted butter..

@acceptmyfriendrequest6480 8 жыл бұрын

@isntpraxis6464 8 жыл бұрын

@RazerBlaze1 8 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Jones I know right

@isntpraxis6464 8 жыл бұрын

RazerBlaze it's kinda wonderful

@Kobrag90 8 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Jones But monotonal.

@ItsmeInternetStranger 8 жыл бұрын

I know a lot of the people in this series are monsters and have done terrible, terrible things but...still weird seeing literally Hitler in your cute, endearing cartoony style.

@Loiner_Leftie 8 жыл бұрын

+Miyamoto Fan and Stalin was a bit of a shit as well.

@qwertykeys6140 6 жыл бұрын

Miyamoto Fan 2:37 when hitler strikes rich

@k98killer 5 жыл бұрын

The w in his name stands for "wrong" :p

@arizonasucculent8632 4 жыл бұрын

@@Loiner_Leftie and yet there are still people out there who agree with what they did to their own people and country.

@drawingcrabs7046 2 жыл бұрын

I would add some more terribles

@jotjotpoland2696 8 жыл бұрын

2:11 Small but important note: the Warsaw Uprising took place in summer and early autumn of 1944. The uprising mentioned here is the Warsaw *Ghetto Uprising* lead by Mordechaj Anielewicz and Marek Edelman (spring of 1943).

@PanzerIVAE 8 жыл бұрын

My god that accent is fucking amazing

@extrahistory 8 жыл бұрын

Richard "The Challenger" Cutland joins us for a close look at the tanks and field conditions that would be crucial in the Battle of Kursk!

@Quas1234567890 8 жыл бұрын

just to let you know it's not karhkov, is has a h sound at the beginning

@Horesmi 8 жыл бұрын

+Denis Zaruba Карьков, lol. Got to make some fun of my friends who live there.

@onnipihlajamaki7412 8 жыл бұрын

+Extra Credits Dan, are you trying to look like Mannerheim?

@LordOrio 8 жыл бұрын

+Extra Credits do you still think Baltics are balcans,or did you fized it?

@RdClZn 8 жыл бұрын

+Extra Credits I'm not sure if this was on purpose, but Dan's costume reminds me of Vassili Grossman. Which is quite amusing :)

@asafkatz9984 8 жыл бұрын

Your next series should be about the life of Otto Von Bismarck. He was a brilliant politician and tactician, would really like to learn more about him, as I think others would too.

@parkerdixon-word6295 8 жыл бұрын

+Asaf Katz They apparently do voting on what series is next on their Patreon.

@SultanOfAwesomeness 8 жыл бұрын

+Parker Dixon-Word Can anyone vote on the page, or is it exclusive for patron donors only?

@fanfan1184 8 жыл бұрын

Bismarck was a Huge dick but i would still like that topic

@MegaHill97 8 жыл бұрын

+Asaf Katz Considering I've studied him at A-level, I'd say a better topic is the development of Germany up until WW1

@MurcuryEntertainment 8 жыл бұрын

+Asaf Katz I think they should talk about the Damascus accident, and hoe it changed the treatment of nuclear weapons.

@18Krieger 8 жыл бұрын

Now I want to play Hearts of Iron IV. Best advertising for that game.

@Badpak. 8 жыл бұрын

+18Krieger I could not agree more. I really hope itll be released this year..

@kennethwarring7681 8 жыл бұрын

+Badpak It has been announced to be released this year.

@robin-vt1qj 8 жыл бұрын

wot?

@Badpak. 8 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Dinkleburg When was this announced? Last i heard they said they werent going to release it in e2, wich means they'll propably won't release it this year seeing how Paradox doesnt release games in the holiday season.

@MrAapjesEter 8 жыл бұрын

I really want Stellaris :D

@Adam-de8jm 8 жыл бұрын

That guy's voice is so awesome

@Matt-cz6ti 8 жыл бұрын

"Manshteen" Ouch

@blockyrobloxtv4783 6 жыл бұрын

Fake Name ye. ouch. its manstein. rip

@112steinway 8 жыл бұрын

Kharkov deserves special mention as it was probably the most fought over city of the entire war and was the last distinctive German victory on the Easter Front.

@LordRexasaur 8 жыл бұрын

Great video, incredibly well explained by Richard Cutland for those of us who don't really know that much about tank warfare!

@ChannelSres 8 жыл бұрын

+Lord Rexasaur hey there :3

@a.morphous66 7 жыл бұрын

He really should do military history documentaries.

@manband20 8 жыл бұрын

You know who lead the Soviets to victory at the Battle of Kursk and effectively defeated the Germans in the East? Walpole.

@lucaspowell2980 6 жыл бұрын

Of course it was Walpole

@catsinflames4598 6 жыл бұрын

Who else but Walpole? 🎵🎶 He's Walpole, He's Walpole. 🎶🎵 Walpole: Bangity Bangity Bang!

@maxchia2339 6 жыл бұрын

manband20 Its Zhukov

@afaxmachine5045 6 жыл бұрын

Juice It was me (Walpole)

@thedanklordofthesith210 6 жыл бұрын

When in doubt,blame Walpole

@sofielee4122 8 жыл бұрын

That accent rivals that of the Mighty Jingles himself!

@lucario2249 8 жыл бұрын

+Eric Lee Watch what you say or you'll be thrown back into the salt mines for sure!

@awkwarddoggo05 5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@projectRaMan 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome video as always! People always say, "WWII is played out." Thing is, what our media, teachers, and history books teach us about WWII, and what actually occurred during WWII are grossly incomparable. So much more interesting things happened that the U.S. had nothing to do with, that the masses don't really know about. For instance, The Battle of Kursk and Operation Mince Meat. I vote for the next Extra History to be about Operation Mincemeat.

@twistedtachyon5877 8 жыл бұрын

To be fair, is better here in the great land of not-America. Comprehensive, no. But at least what we learn is mostly accurate. Unless it came from tv. Or America.

@LordMooDF 8 жыл бұрын

+Nigel H. I think ultimately with the cold war, America doesn't want to acknowledge that the soviets helped or even had a part in the victory of either World Wars. We're far to busy being taught about D-day and the battle of the bulge. I mean I know in my personal experience with schooling we were barely taught about either cause about the war, just that it happened and America won.

@projectRaMan 8 жыл бұрын

Twisted Tachyon Where is not-America? I hear that that is a pretty big place.

@remo27 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many thousands of US Ford trucks the Soviets used in this battle? I mean, since the US 'had nothing to do with'. How ignorant.

@Edax_Royeaux 8 жыл бұрын

I like that you show that it was both Russian men AND women who built those tanks.

@expertizer 8 жыл бұрын

+ltflak there is a woman on top of all the t34 when it said "the sovjets simply outproduced the germans" ;)

@Edax_Royeaux 8 жыл бұрын

expertizer I know...

@Edax_Royeaux 8 жыл бұрын

David JR So wait, woman were allowed to fight as soldiers, drive tanks into battle, fly warplanes, but they weren't allowed to build tanks? That's weird. Women were in integral part of the war production in America.

@Edax_Royeaux 8 жыл бұрын

David JR Well, as long as you admitted you were wrong.

@Edax_Royeaux 8 жыл бұрын

David JR Truth hurts, don't it?

@ModelOmegaForReal 8 жыл бұрын

I want to marry Richard Cutland's voice. So fantastically smooth...

@Paveway-chan 8 жыл бұрын

+ModelOmega Go visit Brittain! Everyone sound like that there!

@mydogsfacelookslikeastockp8275 5 жыл бұрын

...

@leaderbenblackwell3836 4 жыл бұрын

@fireson23 I'm British and whattt?

@tessy4018 5 жыл бұрын

“...be part of this animated of this journey through history”. Finishing with a tanktastic segment with flourish, sir. Thank you.

@TheAtlasReview 8 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see some series on the earliest empires. The Sea Peoples, the Egyptian Kingdoms, the Hattians and Hittites, Babylon, Assyria, the Phrygians, Myceanean Greece, the Sumerians and the Akkadian Empire. Always felt that it was an overlooked era. Don't have the funds to ask on Patreon, I'm afraid.

@abaddonabaddon374 8 жыл бұрын

offtopic: guys, what about making some course of medieval russian history? It's really tough-related to the byzantine and interesting enough

@Michaelfirefoxx 8 жыл бұрын

+Robert Edwin Hause I rike the idea, although I have no clue about russia's history, EC always makes what ever they talk about very interesting

@abaddonabaddon374 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Varney Actually - Russian history is a quite interesting thing, actually. It's early history - is a history of a country, which shined as bright and not long, as a supernova. How was the Russia established? Through the middle Russia it had existed a trade route Varyag(Viking)-to-Greek and Rurick, who had conquered modern Middle-Northern Russia(capital in Old Ladoga near river Neva, lakes Ladozhskoye and Il'menskoye) maybe wanted to take it over control, while his brothers conquered Southern Russia with capital in Kiev on the rivers Dnepr, Dnestr, Oka and Don Russians were sieging the Constantinople twice and were fighting with Byzantines against Bulgars, later were in war with Byzantine Empire itself Modern Russian alphabet(Киррилица) - from Byzantine Orthodox Christianity - from Byzantine Art - partically from Byzantine. This topic will be thematically correct for this channel and, I think interesting for subscribers too

@Overhazard 8 жыл бұрын

Was this the battle where dogs were trained to bring bombs to tanks to blow them up, but the dogs were accidentally trained to look for their own country's tanks?

@placeh0ldr 8 жыл бұрын

+Overhazard It seems we will find out soon.

@Pikkabuu 8 жыл бұрын

+Overhazard No. The bombdogs were used earlier during the 1941-42 when things were much bleaker and the Soviets needed cheap weapons. Now they did train the bombdogs until 1996 but only in small numbers.

@Overhazard 8 жыл бұрын

Pikkabuu All right. Thanks for the clarification.

@TakoyaKyono 8 жыл бұрын

+Overhazard Soviets trained them on Soviet tanks, so when they were released upon the Germans, they turned round and ran at their own tanks. Silly doggies.

@nekkowe 8 жыл бұрын

+PauseForGames I think they know the story, dude, they just wanted to know whether the bombdogs/dogbombs were used in Kursk.

@commanderkruge 8 жыл бұрын

One tiny nitpick: Mannstein is pronounced "Mann-stine", not "Mann-Steen". The German "ei" sounds like the English "I" as in "I robot".

@MrChickennugget360 8 жыл бұрын

+Commander Kruge its not egor its igor

@Alexey-Krasnikov 8 жыл бұрын

+MR.Chickennuget 360 EGOR

@most_red 3 жыл бұрын

Frankensteen

@homeycdawg 8 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying these Kursk videos

@blupolo2389 8 жыл бұрын

I would love to see something about Warsaw Uprising

@dasgroea2217 8 жыл бұрын

+Blu Hiubatto Good idea

@Qwertytrewqky 8 жыл бұрын

A NEW CHALLENGER APPEARS!! ... how did you miss that gag?!

@pauliussip6956 8 жыл бұрын

+Qwertytrewqky I think they can't joke with sponsored content.

@Necroskull388 8 жыл бұрын

+Crimson Syndrome They had jokes in the Punic wars. Mostly visual gags, but jokes nonetheless.

@S3rp3nte 8 жыл бұрын

It's would be cool to see a series about Joan of Arc or/and Sundiata Keita in a future.

@Zerpderp0 8 жыл бұрын

third that. Despite being a religious fanatic, I find her near unwavering loyalty, even in the face of betrayal, her skills in combat and leading troops, as well as the humble beginnings, very awe-inspiring.

@Zerpderp0 8 жыл бұрын

but I never heard of sundiata keita before.

@itaybron 8 жыл бұрын

+S3rp3nte yes! a series on joan van ark

@Armandolove1 8 жыл бұрын

+Zerpderp0 "Religious Fanatic" = Someone who doesn't believe like you do. Joan of Arc was a hero. I would like to see a series about a atheist mass murdering fanatic like Joseph Stalin or Benito Mussolini!

@Zerpderp0 8 жыл бұрын

Armand Hawes I don't deny Joan as a hero. She is literally one of my favorite heroes in all of history. But she was a religious fanatic. She did a lot of good as a religious fanatic, but she is still a religious fanatic. And no, it does not mean someone who doesn't believe like i do. Here is wiki's definition of Religious Fanatic: "Religious fanaticism is uncritical zeal or with an obsessive enthusiasm related to one's own, or one's group's, devotion to a religion - a form of human fanaticism which could otherwise be expressed in one's other involvements and participation, including employment, role, and partisan affinities." Sound familiar? She believes with obsessive enthusiasm in her God. Got a problem with that? I don't. And sorry, but are you assuming I'm an atheist? Seriously, speak not on subjects of which you know nothing about dumbass.

@Gothos 8 жыл бұрын

Objection! Please use separate naming for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943 and Warsaw Uprising of 1944.

@ImVeryOriginal 8 жыл бұрын

+Gothos Noticed that too. These are two separate, very different (although both tragic) historical events!

@Crash-To-Desktop 8 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised by the accuracy of the art and depictions of tanks and infantry - usually this stuff isn't a priority in videos like this where information is more important. It seems like your guys did your research well, or your artist just might be really into WWII - which is just as good, mind you. ;) Great job so far!

@Genubath1 8 жыл бұрын

This episode was a real treat! Thanks! You guys are the best!!!!

@zachsquach 8 жыл бұрын

thanks for a great episode I live that you were able to bring in an expert.Good job how you guys are able to do more videos like this!

@AmazingAce 8 жыл бұрын

Well done, simplified so everyone can learn it but still able to get the point across.

@Cancun771 8 жыл бұрын

Minor nitpick / feedback, the correct German pronunciation of the 'ei' diphthong (as in 'Manstein') is 'ai', like in the English 'fire'.

@JerehmiaBoaz 8 жыл бұрын

+Cancun771 Exactly, Manstein rhymes with wine.

@allycutestcutieofcutenessa4856 8 жыл бұрын

The drawings are so CUTE and funny! ^^

@TheGreatRaabsby 8 жыл бұрын

This was amazing. Best work yet guys!

@joinmarch76 8 жыл бұрын

*salutes* Fear Naught indeed, sir. And I do in fact find these guys entertaining and informative. And I'm especially grateful for their look into some of the more obscure annals of history. Had it not been for these guys, I'd likely had never heard of the Broadstreet Pump, Admiral Yi, Emperor Justinian, or the evidently immortal Robert Walpole (or at least, he might as well be with how much he's popped up over the years).

@gigadread 8 жыл бұрын

Guest speaker was pretty cool.

@jimli3890 8 жыл бұрын

he's done many videos showing surviving wwii tanks

@RandomguysUsername 8 жыл бұрын

The battle of Kursk aka the largest tank battle in history if anyone is interested sabaton wrote a song about that event called 'Panzerkampf' (tank battle in germany)

@Loiner_Leftie 8 жыл бұрын

+Robin Binnewies I thought that song was about this. I saw them and Alestorm two days ago and I can say they are fantastic live and in studio.

@lordriccardo4817 8 жыл бұрын

I watched your channel a lot lately and it has really helped me understand history concepts. I was wondering if it would be possible to do an episode on the Gallic Wars during the ancient Roman empire. I don't know if you take requests, but I thought I might try and ask. When ever I was confused about a topic one of your videos usually helped me fully understand it. Thank you if you look at this, and keep making more videos like this.

@TheNetherlandDwarf 8 жыл бұрын

I remember when there was like 2 topics on extra history, so hype with the amount of stuff you're doin!

@tomcat-ek3bh 8 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more on ww2.

@damascus21 8 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how to feel about how cute you guys are making Hitler in this series. Especially the Tiny Hitler who lives in generals' pockets.

@NunSuperior 8 жыл бұрын

Great job on this one, well, even greater job than usual!

@OriginalGazGoose 4 жыл бұрын

"Panther was an effective tank" *laughs in broken 150 km drive*

@SuperBartles 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thanks for uploading

@bretthaugen5981 8 жыл бұрын

that was awesome. Thank you Mr Cutland. Great work guys

@wolfwoodphreak 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVED having a seasoned expert discuss this with us. Much gratitude to him... Fear Naught!

@meyber_8572 8 жыл бұрын

cant wait till next episode

@donalddunavant4298 8 жыл бұрын

I loved this video, I love just about all of your videos, but especially post 1920s with a fantastic first speaker, never stop impressing guys. Love it all.

@AkalaTanara 8 жыл бұрын

That was an enjoyable surprise, enjoyable and informative.

@IIKiboshII 8 жыл бұрын

I think it's also fair to note that the U.S. had to invest heavily into the USSR to set up most of the factories, and also supplied them with pretty much all the the resources, ammunition, and know-how initially. This allowed the Russians to stop the first blitzes of the Germans, pretty much letting them come back.

@ehgyes 8 жыл бұрын

not correct at all most Russian equipment was built by the Russians. and what stopped the blitzs was the Germans underestimating their opponent and under preparing

@borisshapira115 8 жыл бұрын

The Kursk battle is my favorite of all of the U.S.S.R battles,great job Extra Credits,I hope to see more of your great work soon. ;)

@jimmyc.491 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the extra Extra History, Mr. Cutland!

@kerblo 8 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the fact that you brought in an expert to speak in this series.

@jaohonaxa 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. "The Challenger" I did indeed find it both entertaining and informative.

@lemonygoodness804 8 жыл бұрын

got it from world of tanks and loved every episode in the extra history series! please can u carry on the series

@cwolvie 8 жыл бұрын

Wow...major league kudos for you guys from "The Challenger". Well done!

@commandersaturn7168 8 жыл бұрын

Another interesting video great job guys keep the good work up

@andrewmelnikov292 4 жыл бұрын

Nazi vs Soviets in terms of tank design is a thrilling read. It was a war in engineering as well as in armies. Both sides were constantly researching each other, spying on each other, researching captured vehicles and trying to use tech breakthroughs and new ideas to their advantage.

@antoineclerc-renaud6859 8 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! Love watching it!

@MichaelKiddRocks 8 жыл бұрын

This was one of your best videos.

@lostfan29 8 жыл бұрын

I love it when you guys get guest speakers!

@FishyForWater 8 жыл бұрын

Great video !

@masaheimoi 8 жыл бұрын

Cool episode!

@Darqshadow 5 жыл бұрын

Subbed. My History teacher had us watch these. Love your Punic War series.

@louismervoyer3806 8 жыл бұрын

Hi guys! I am a huge fan of our channel (both extra credit and extra history). In this episode however, there at least one mistake: the frontline at 7:17. Indeed, the soviet army had already conquered all the plains above the Caucasian range. Rostov, the harbor city in the Azov Sea was in soviet hand. Nevertheless you always do an amazing job on this channel! Keep going!

@dartbeard7108 7 жыл бұрын

Really great video.

@jordanscherr6699 2 жыл бұрын

Always good to see a willing military expert in there videos. Richard Cutland gains extra points in my book for helping a videogame as he does. He see their value! :-) and it's made all the better by keeping it accurate where the game can afford too do so.

@itsamine4840 2 жыл бұрын

Love this Channel!

@commandersaturn7168 8 жыл бұрын

me has been waiting for this video

@mrswb 8 жыл бұрын

Just for the record you were mispronouncing Erich von Mansteins name The "ei" sound in german makes a I sound not an "e" sound.

@cameroncrawford6671 6 жыл бұрын

I love this channel so much

@Cranky0ldMan 8 жыл бұрын

fantastic content, we should never forget, thumbs up

@grfrjiglstan 8 жыл бұрын

Not since Guru Larry have I heard such a thick British accent.

@darkchild130 8 жыл бұрын

+grfrjiglstan There's no such thing as a British accent. I'm British, and I sound nothing like that guy.

@MrThewooter 8 жыл бұрын

+Bald Brad you know what, your right. The whole using what someone sounds like to determine where they are from is seemingly inoffensive a first BUT it reality its another framing device that leads us to have categorise people. Your point was both simple and effective, I hope that more people think about this!

@TheTMC035 8 жыл бұрын

+Bald Brad It's the right nation though. I wouldn't expect him to know any better. Just as you might not know American states.

@MrThewooter 8 жыл бұрын

Tiernan McCarthy Oh... I thought he was making a stamen about the fact that Britain is becoming so multicultural that accents that even used to be native to Britain no longer mean someone is British, I.e second generation (or more) children not having a "British" accent.

@TheTMC035 8 жыл бұрын

+Felix Read I would just say it's way too broad for a foreigner to know.

@endless_ocean7987 8 жыл бұрын

So the soviet tactic was basically a Zerg rush

@gma5607 8 жыл бұрын

That's an unfair description, soviet tactics were hampered by implementation not stupidity or simplicity. This like so many Soviet issues can be traced back to Stalin's purges rustling in a lack of tactical development and then actual unit training. I've seen soviet instruction manuals for motorised assaults they are detailed, intelligent and require coordination. Later in the war when new officers rose to prominence and actually got things organised is when the Guard's devisions started earning their titles.

@gelatinousturncoat 8 жыл бұрын

+Endless_ocean Understand that Soviet high command was in DIRE need of T34 regiments, and that they were putting new troops through tanker school in 4 weeks. In 4 weeks, they barely knew how the tank worked much less how to turn a formation into a fighting unit. They were training men in a trial by fire scenario not because they couldn't think of a way to win otherwise, but because raw recruits in shiny new tanks was all they could put together to keep the Wermacht from burning more cities to the ground. Germany loved speed in war, everything they did relied on doing it fast and coordinated, making the Soviet response a necessary evil.

@Helgast99 8 жыл бұрын

+Endless_ocean Yea they were so stupid ;)

@gelatinousturncoat 8 жыл бұрын

Viktor Hacke The survival of the Soviet Union depended on their decisions, I doubt anyone could have developed a more elegant solution.

@gma5607 8 жыл бұрын

Le Name I dislike the term and the connotations it holds the Soviets employed human wave tactics to exploit their particular advantages not because they couldn't think of anything better to do with warm bodies. This was a calculated and importantly an effective tactical and strategic choice. "Zerg rush" seems to just condense all that effort and time into a joke and Soviet apathy to life.

@FSXNOOB 8 жыл бұрын

Nice work guys :)

@jamesadigue4627 7 жыл бұрын

So glad I found this channel

@vladrootgmailcom 8 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, but who was drawing the map? Seriously. I knew geographic was not the strongest side of americans, but you draw Kharkov even further to the east than Voronezh. If you do that to Washington it will be in the middle of Atlantic ocean.

@luckyrobin 5 жыл бұрын

Vladimir Kornev, in our defense, Washington DC is very near the coast and was built near a river

@timlamiam 8 жыл бұрын

I'm confused. do these kursk ones come out once a week or once every 2 weeks, or what? I really wanna watch the rest lol

@Steve17010 8 жыл бұрын

+timlamiam Me too!

@Furore2323 8 жыл бұрын

So, not only is Richard Cutland clearly knowledgeable, but he is also a gentleman and a sweetheart. Thanks for pitching in, Mr Cutland! Hope you are well too.

@CollinBuckman 8 жыл бұрын

+Furore2323 And he has a perfect documentary voice with a buttery smooth accent.

@bellabella852 8 жыл бұрын

While I personally prefer The Chieftain's work (If you don't know who he is, go look him up. He, too, works for War Gaming.), Mr. Cutler here did quite well, and I thank him for appearing. And to you guys at Extra Credits, thanks for taking them up on this offer. WG, while they have their flaws, is for the most part a very solid company, and I am glad they offered such an opportunity to you. Thank you!

@alany3805 8 жыл бұрын

the pronounciation of Manstein bugs me a little bit.

@ricojes 8 жыл бұрын

+Alan Y "Shteen"? Thought it was "shtyne"...

@LtKharn 8 жыл бұрын

+Alan Y Yeah I hope he dosnt say Einstein the saime way...

@juliahenriques210 8 жыл бұрын

+LtKharn Like Frunkonsteen... Now walk this way...

@dasgroea2217 8 жыл бұрын

+Alan Y *Manstein

@popalupa4844 8 жыл бұрын

It's German, "ei" makes an "ai" sound. "ie" makes an "ee" sound. There's a ton of other weird German pronunciation crap but that's not important.

@majortom6174 8 жыл бұрын

war thunder master race

@AmazingAce 8 жыл бұрын

+AntenseGaming Yeah you're alone there. ;)

@HoboTango 8 жыл бұрын

+AntenseGaming World of tank definitly sucks.

@AmazingAce 8 жыл бұрын

HoboTango Depends on preference, everyone has that one weird fetish. ;]

@HoboTango 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing Ace I just wanted him not to be so alone , after seeing your comment ;) Needed to support War Thunder too.

@majortom6174 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing Ace world of golden ammo sucks.

@comradekirilov3483 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! That was awesome to have him as a guest for voiceover!

@jackau08 8 жыл бұрын

Good video, deep enough to be accessible

@napoleonibonaparte7198 8 жыл бұрын

Good vid, but next time, pronounce it as "Man-shtain" as it is in German.

@Cooltural 8 жыл бұрын

+Napoleon I Bonaparte What the Fuck do you know Napoleon?... You're french... and dead!!!

@napoleonibonaparte7198 8 жыл бұрын

Serge Tell And you are who? You'll be dead one day, but the whole world will not remember nor know you.

@Cooltural 8 жыл бұрын

SHAADDAP!! ghostly precense of an ancient warrior, you know nothing!! Stick to the dead realm.

@napoleonibonaparte7198 8 жыл бұрын

Serge Tell Third anti-Christ still waiting...

@Cooltural 8 жыл бұрын

We're prepared!!

@redarrowclan8400 8 жыл бұрын

Panzerkampf.

@parikshithegde1313 8 жыл бұрын

1 hour baby finnaly you guys post at night by my time.

@Epicguy_101 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever I hear Cutland’s voice, it makes me think of a nature documentary that I watched a few years ago.

@hennessyblues4576 8 жыл бұрын

At 2:11 you show a jewish star during the battle of the Warsaw uprising. You should have put the polish flag there instead, because over 90% of those who fought in the uprising were polish catholics, not polish jews. The polish jews fought on just a handful of city blocks, which were in the ghetto meant to house jews. While the polish catholics fought in the entire city. I know many people like to give jews credit, as if they fought in the entire uprising, but in reality they didn't do much. I just think credit should be given to those who actually fought the major brunt of the battle, or at least mention them too.

@raylast3873 8 жыл бұрын

There were two Warsaw uprisings. The one in 1942 was the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, in which most of the larger Polish resistance did not participate. This is the one that shows up in the video. The largar Warsaw Uprising happened later, in 1944, as the Red Army was already approaching the city.