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The Armchair Historian

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Frieser, Karl-Heinz. The Blitzkrieg Legend: The 1940 Campaign in the West (United States: Naval Institute Press, 2013).
Hart, Russell. Guderian: Panzer Pioneer or Myth Maker? United States: Potomac Books, 2006.
Kokoshin, Andrei A. “The German Blitzkrieg Against the USSR, 1941.” Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, June 2016, 1-66. doi.org/www.belfercen....
Mosier, John. The Blitzkrieg Myth: How Hitler and the Allies Misread the Strategic Realities of World War II (United States: HarperCollins, 2004).
Petrow, Richard. The Bitter Years; The Invasion and Occupation of Denmark and Norway, April 1940-May 1945 (London: William Morrow & Co, 1974).
Quarrie, Bruce., Cowper, Marcus., Bogdanovic, Nikolai., Anderson, Duncan. German Airborne Divisions: Blitzkrieg 1940-1941 (United Kingdom: Osprey Pub., 2004).
Rice, Mark A. The Practice Of Operational Art In Operation Weserübung: The German Invasion Of Norway 1940 (N.p.: Lucknow Books, 2014).
Shepperd, Alan. France 1940: Blitzkrieg in the West (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 1990).
Thomas, Nigel. Andrew, Stephen. The German Army 1939-45 (1): Blitzkrieg (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 1997).
Zaloga, Steven J. Poland 1939: The Birth of Blitzkrieg (United Kingdom: Bloomsbury USA, 2002).
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@TheArmchairHistorian
@TheArmchairHistorian Жыл бұрын
Play War Thunder now with my link, and get a massive, free bonus pack including vehicles, boosters and more: playwt.link/armchairhistorian Discord: discord.gg/thearmchairhistorian Mistake: - The heavy cruiser Blücher wasn't deployed to Narvik, it was deployed to Oslo. Twitter: twitter.com/ArmchairHist FREE New Armchair Historian Video Game: store.steampowered.com/app/1679290/Fire__Maneuver/ Sign up for Armchair History TV today! armchairhistory.tv/ Promo code: ARMCHAIRHISTORY for 50% OFF Merchandise available at store.armchairhistory.tv/ Check out the new Armchair History TV Mobile App too! apps.apple.com/us/app/armchair-history-tv/id1514643375 play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.armchairhistorytv
@Vongoat
@Vongoat Жыл бұрын
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@Bot_CW73
@Bot_CW73 Жыл бұрын
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@brushemteeth9159
@brushemteeth9159 Жыл бұрын
Nazi Germany*
@anteimotski
@anteimotski Жыл бұрын
your video is broken
@EricThyKaiser
@EricThyKaiser Жыл бұрын
Already play war thunder lol am addicted to it
@Strelok473
@Strelok473 Жыл бұрын
I have to point out a minor mistake in your video. The heavy cruiser Blücher wasn't deployed to Narvik, it was deployed to Oslo. It got sunk outside Drøbak in the Oslo fjord.
@elsuhero174
@elsuhero174 Жыл бұрын
i also noticed that mistake
@mateuscumansantos2504
@mateuscumansantos2504 Жыл бұрын
Considering all the video quality this is an ignorable mistake
@obiwankenobi4252
@obiwankenobi4252 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I think they got the Narvik and Oslo groups mixed up
@TheArmchairHistorian
@TheArmchairHistorian Жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for pointing this out, I'll add a note to the pinned comment.
@dwightd.eisenhower2031
@dwightd.eisenhower2031 Жыл бұрын
@@secretname4190 still better than most channels
@johnelliott7375
@johnelliott7375 Жыл бұрын
This man does fantastic work for keeping real history alive.
@glassbottlemenacesyou8323
@glassbottlemenacesyou8323 Жыл бұрын
"Hey guys, it's The Armchair Historian, keepin it real"
@Teoras
@Teoras Жыл бұрын
Only because he has a huge, great team and sponsors/patreons. Highly suggest supporting them, they're doing great work! :)
@MrPaxio
@MrPaxio Жыл бұрын
just dont do fentanyl kids
@devildemon101th2
@devildemon101th2 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact, french armor crew have, during the short training, a book with the specification of there tank but for the SOMUA and some B1 bis, the book don't mention the fact that they have a spear fuel tank so the majority of tank were half loaded in fuel befor battle
@embreis2257
@embreis2257 Жыл бұрын
what did the Germans do with all the captured French heavy tanks? did they use them later in russia? like the Ukrainians use captured russian armor and turn them against the russians?
@kentchristian8930
@kentchristian8930 Жыл бұрын
​@@embreis2257 they do deployed it from time to time, especially during the defence of Normandy beaches. The 21st Panzer Division contain a lot of captured French Tanks and other vehicles, however they easily got decimated by Allied firepower.
@quentintin1
@quentintin1 Жыл бұрын
@@embreis2257 for the most part, captured French tanks were stored in depos under German control, from there they had a couple different lives -most of them would later be deployed as the armoured component of occupation troops, especially the light tanks (R35, H38) as they were numerous and obsolete for frontline service, these tanks would be for the most part unmodified apart from the modification of the cupola to allow peeking out the top -a small number of B1 was transformed into flame thrower tanks and used in the east, about a battalion worth of S35 was deployed too, both would not see major combat and returned to western europe past 1941 -a number of tanks were modified to fill other specialty roles the german army lacked vehicles for, specifically self propelled artillery and tank destroyers for the Germans, the main loot of defeating the French was in capturing a large number of trucks and other logistical vehicles, as those were in constant short supply
@ALaughingWolf2188
@ALaughingWolf2188 Жыл бұрын
Could you do a video on the Brusilov Offensive during WW1? It was a very important offensive during the war that’s largely uncovered on KZfaq, and I think it would make for a very interesting video especially with your narration and style
@kellogg7700
@kellogg7700 Жыл бұрын
Please
@christosferizis-synodinos8851
@christosferizis-synodinos8851 Жыл бұрын
Yeah it almost cause austri hungry to surrender
@conserva-chan2735
@conserva-chan2735 Жыл бұрын
Given it was literally the only thing the Russian military did right during WWI, it would be very interesting
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022 Жыл бұрын
Yeah the Russians made the stormtrooper tactics 1916. Broke the Austrian lines like twigs
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022 Жыл бұрын
Russians made the stormtrooper tactics
@conserva-chan2735
@conserva-chan2735 Жыл бұрын
A vid on the Soviet-Afghan War would be super awesome
@dwightd.eisenhower2031
@dwightd.eisenhower2031 Жыл бұрын
You can stop pestering them now
@conserva-chan2735
@conserva-chan2735 Жыл бұрын
@@dwightd.eisenhower2031 begone Eisenhower. You lost North Korea.
@dfsempire2712
@dfsempire2712 Жыл бұрын
@@conserva-chan2735 chad
@dfsempire2712
@dfsempire2712 Жыл бұрын
Bro he has to at one day hopefully it’s my biggest request thanks for requesting 180+ times
@conserva-chan2735
@conserva-chan2735 Жыл бұрын
@DFSEmpire indeed. It's literally one of the most important and influential conflicts of the 20th century and its criminally underrecognized.
@hansmelbye1804
@hansmelbye1804 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you mentioned Norway; I hope you will do WW2 from Norway's perspective one day. The Norwegian campaign is a very underrated part of WW2 imo.
@foxygamer7176
@foxygamer7176 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022 Жыл бұрын
A waste of good British blood fighting in the North to help those who invaded us 1,000 years ago
@hansmelbye1804
@hansmelbye1804 Жыл бұрын
@@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022 Well, at least we both prevented the Nazis from making an atomic bomb in Vemork. We give you the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree every year, by the way. :)
@kingking-ci1gf
@kingking-ci1gf Жыл бұрын
@@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022 1776? 1812? should the americans not help britain?
@orangebear6214
@orangebear6214 Жыл бұрын
The narvik movie on Netflix shows of the Norway perspective of German invasion
@lumpa309
@lumpa309 Жыл бұрын
3:55 I really like the fidelity with which the uniform and all decorations of marshal Edward Rydz-Śmigły were presented. Especially the Commander's Cross of the Virtuti Militari order he was awarded for his merits in the Polish-Soviet War . You can see the effort put into historical research.
@sanjuchaudhary5300
@sanjuchaudhary5300 Жыл бұрын
Quite an interesting video, always wondered about Germany's early war dominance
@lightworker2956
@lightworker2956 Жыл бұрын
Indeed an interesting video, but I think the title is unfortunately a bit clickbaity.
@warbrain1053
@warbrain1053 Жыл бұрын
Well the reasons could be summarised to everyone but them sucked with new tech cuz spanish experience
@iche9373
@iche9373 Жыл бұрын
P e r v e t i n e
@lucinae8510
@lucinae8510 Жыл бұрын
A mix of effective uses of modern tactics and decisive leadership etc, while their enemies politicians and military leaders were still unsure of what to do and only used whatever tactics they thought was necessary to prevent a drawn out war because they really REALLY did not want to start another World War and hoped Germany felt the same (they did not).
@seansean250
@seansean250 7 ай бұрын
@@lucinae8510pretty sure Germany didn’t want a world war lol
@HistoryHustle
@HistoryHustle Жыл бұрын
Nice overview video!
@zackkilgore528
@zackkilgore528 Жыл бұрын
Hey one of the best History Channels on KZfaq
@williamsmeds1368
@williamsmeds1368 Жыл бұрын
This is easily my favorite channel on the platform! High quality animations, well made videos, interesting topics and frequent uploads! You guys are awesome!!!
@da_dog_lol8341
@da_dog_lol8341 Жыл бұрын
These videos have great animations with very undestandable depictions of complex subjects along with great voicing
@scottanno8861
@scottanno8861 Жыл бұрын
My Argentinian grandpa spoke German. He also must have been an electrician during the war, he had a helmet with two lightning bolts on it!
@joaopedrobaggio4475
@joaopedrobaggio4475 Жыл бұрын
Peron was a big Hitler's supporter.
@nullifiedpntr
@nullifiedpntr Жыл бұрын
most overrused shitty joke ever
@Marex5341
@Marex5341 Жыл бұрын
8000 likes and no comments?Dont let me fix that
@staC-wh6ik
@staC-wh6ik Жыл бұрын
The 2000s called, they want their jokes back.
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022
@Englishman-_-Mongolia2022 Жыл бұрын
Most Germans fleeing to Argentina were officers that wore the fancy hat, not stahlhelm
@dimaattila1630
@dimaattila1630 Жыл бұрын
The go-to history youtuber. Your content is AWESOME!!!
@aorum3589
@aorum3589 Жыл бұрын
10:14 When Germany invaded the USSR in 1941 it was still able to inflict defeat after defeat on the soviet army for a full year and seize close to 2,000,000km2 of soviet territory, about 3 times the size of France.
@ShoutOfCoffee
@ShoutOfCoffee Жыл бұрын
Good episode. Nice job. 👏 It amazes me how much information you give us in 15 minutes video.
@dreammclackers
@dreammclackers Жыл бұрын
Your videos are the only videos I have seen that actually nearly fit my ultrawide monitor, whatever aspect ratio you use, please keep using it!
@rancidblock5615
@rancidblock5615 Жыл бұрын
Stunning visuals in this video! transitions are real smooth
@a_real_canadian6630
@a_real_canadian6630 Жыл бұрын
Great video as always!
@hakku9344
@hakku9344 Жыл бұрын
9:49 that was a nice visual how logistics works. I cant even imagine how logistics were like on the eastern front. Maybe you could make a video about it or something
@drukovski-0120
@drukovski-0120 Жыл бұрын
Love your vids!
@RubberToeYT
@RubberToeYT Жыл бұрын
Great artwork as always
@lahire4943
@lahire4943 Жыл бұрын
The French did not deploy their tanks evenly across the frontline. At the beginning of the war the French had three powerful DLMs (Light Mechanical Divisions) and four DCRs (Divisions cuirassées, Armored Divisions). All three DLMs were sent to Belgium and the 2nd and 3rd were concentrated to fight two German Panzer divisions at Hannut and Gembloux, to great effect. The 1st DCR fought against two German panzer divisions at Flavion in a brutal tank battle. 2nd and 4th DCRs fought at Abbeville, and they were merged into the 1st groupement cuirassé, as the 3rd DCR formed the 2nd groupement cuirassé with the 7th DLM. That's not exactly what I call spreading the tanks across the frontline. On the contrary they were often concentrated to fight tank battles against the Panzerdivisions, which took heavy losses every time. There are other reasons why the campaign was lost.
@mrsupremegascon
@mrsupremegascon Жыл бұрын
This channel is known for it's huge amount of inaccuracies. No wonder, their view rate is shrinking. For reasons why the campaign was lost : - Germany outsmarted France, there is no other way to put it, they set up a good trap and the allies fallen in. Unlike Russia, France doesn't have the luxury to retreat thousand of km and reform their army when German supply line are exhausted. One mistake, and it was over for France. - Lack of airplanes - France used it's reserve too early
@goji3908
@goji3908 Жыл бұрын
The French army DID use these tank divisions to great effect, however it was only after the successful German invasion of Poland that France would start making these divisions. MOST of the French tanks were supporting their infantry. (It is weird why he didn't mention it though)
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Жыл бұрын
@@mrsupremegascon If the 7th army had been kept in reserve the French most likely could've stopped the Germans breaking through.
@thelordkragan1888
@thelordkragan1888 Жыл бұрын
@@mrsupremegascon they make an effort to put the armchair part at the fore front.
@lahire4943
@lahire4943 Жыл бұрын
@@mrsupremegascon Other reasons are the catastrophic decisions taken by French general Huntziger during the defense of Sedan, and the abysmal cooperation/communication between the French, British, Dutch and Belgians. This channel should challenge preconceived ideas on the subject rather than spreading them. I'm glad they tried to do it on the myth of the Blitzkrieg, but they are never going to do so on the numerous myths about the French in 1940. Cf the quote of the British general at 2:08 suggesting French treachury and the French running at 10:15 suggesting French cowardice. I think their video "Why was France so bad in 1940" (unbearable kind of title btw) with 3 million views remain unequalled in terms of inaccuracies.
@andrebrianm.domingo9072
@andrebrianm.domingo9072 Жыл бұрын
Nice video as always
@Primetiime32
@Primetiime32 Жыл бұрын
Excellent perspective. Thank you
@Cyhic
@Cyhic Жыл бұрын
One really important event (at least i.m.o) during the norway campaign was missed here. Im talking about the loss of several destroyers and other ships which the Kriegsmarine never could recover from for the rest of the war.
@oliverhughes610
@oliverhughes610 Жыл бұрын
What would they have done with them, had they not lost them - presuming the Norway Campaign is able to succeed just the same?
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Жыл бұрын
@@oliverhughes610 Deploy to the eastern front?
@Cyhic
@Cyhic Жыл бұрын
@@oliverhughes610 the royal navy did not disappeard after 1940
@oliverhughes610
@oliverhughes610 Жыл бұрын
@@Cyhic No, but what would a handful of destroyers and cruisers have added to that mismatch? Turn it from an enormous one into a slightly less enormous one? I was genuinely asking, since you had apparently given it thought.
@oliverhughes610
@oliverhughes610 Жыл бұрын
@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- To where? The Arctic, where they were barely suited to operate for even short periods and would have still been vastly outnumbered by the Royal Navy, or to the Baltic, where they could do... what, exactly? Sit outside the Finnish Strait?
@danilsmith7292
@danilsmith7292 Жыл бұрын
Im in your discord server. I really enjoy taking part in debates and etc. Thanks bro!
@TheHistoryofBiology
@TheHistoryofBiology Жыл бұрын
The difference in the way that the conflict between Germany and France went in ww1 and ww2 is probably one of the most striking I can think of. Just in 20+ years too.
@conserva-chan2735
@conserva-chan2735 Жыл бұрын
Russia in Syria v. Russia in Ukraine is a good one too
@TheHistoryofBiology
@TheHistoryofBiology Жыл бұрын
@@conserva-chan2735 more so meant the same two opponents in a short amount of time. I guess the Franko-Prussian war counts as well Also, recency bias
@adelaidesngan604
@adelaidesngan604 Жыл бұрын
​@@TheHistoryofBiology Napoléon 1 😎
@grimmer54
@grimmer54 Жыл бұрын
Love u armchair historian best animated history channel out there
@prakashghumaliya2002
@prakashghumaliya2002 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for video sir
@jjwashington8597
@jjwashington8597 Жыл бұрын
I promise to watch all your videos from now on, just keep making them interesting
@Overworkedandunderpaid
@Overworkedandunderpaid Жыл бұрын
Intro is much more polished. Good work.
@60shazi
@60shazi Жыл бұрын
Sat in Perkins inbushkill pa and met your dad he told me about your channel .thoroughly enjoying it
@maniac5191
@maniac5191 Жыл бұрын
Great new fancy intro I'm loving it!
@jerryu8166
@jerryu8166 Жыл бұрын
Everytime the armchair historian posting a new video feels like Christmas in July.
@yourboishitposts
@yourboishitposts Жыл бұрын
True
@normafox5742
@normafox5742 Жыл бұрын
great video!
@theemperor6857
@theemperor6857 Жыл бұрын
Great video 🎉
@thebeanman99
@thebeanman99 Жыл бұрын
Another great video 🎉
@Jose-gx5lh
@Jose-gx5lh Жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@Jose-gx5lh
@Jose-gx5lh Жыл бұрын
Sus 😂
@greenboiii8422
@greenboiii8422 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on the Argentine revolution along with the independence wars throughout South America. I feel like this is heavily overlooked and should be talked about more.
@DeadheadYates
@DeadheadYates Жыл бұрын
I heartily agree. South America, Africa, and western Asia are exceedingly overlooked by most sources of historical content based in the global north
@unxpecteddd
@unxpecteddd Жыл бұрын
Hey, thanks. Your video's have helped me on my history essay. Lets hope i do well!
@mister_mock_flock_yock
@mister_mock_flock_yock Жыл бұрын
hyped when i saw your video drop
@davepinero8018
@davepinero8018 Жыл бұрын
I like all your videos it is great to watch good job👍
@carrahermichael
@carrahermichael Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Not_TheCIA
@Not_TheCIA Жыл бұрын
A new video on a Saturday too?! This will be a good day
@historia.7439
@historia.7439 Жыл бұрын
Good job Johnson keepm on the work
@sparkyfromel
@sparkyfromel Жыл бұрын
on the panzers refueling at gun point in the French civilian gas stations , they also rushed to grab the Michelin road maps , they had run strait off theirs , and the michelin were excellent
@thanospantis3398
@thanospantis3398 Жыл бұрын
very nice adit btw
@logycaa
@logycaa Жыл бұрын
Great video! I'd love to see a similar one on the Mongol innovative military tactics in the 13th century
@therealda6534
@therealda6534 Жыл бұрын
I love this channel ❤️
@GamesYTXD
@GamesYTXD Жыл бұрын
Could you do a video about Croatia in WW2? The history is quite horror but also fasinating
@Kevin656
@Kevin656 Жыл бұрын
Your videos are awesome
@AFistfulOf4K
@AFistfulOf4K Жыл бұрын
As you cover more topics like this you should arrange a chronological playlist of WW2-related videos. The younger generation should learn history and they don't seem to have the patience for long-form documentaries about things besides videogame lore.
@skyninjaslayer337
@skyninjaslayer337 Жыл бұрын
🤥 depending but yeah he should make a chronological playlist
@MrKyleb1997
@MrKyleb1997 Жыл бұрын
Great idea
@bobhope2380
@bobhope2380 Жыл бұрын
it's always been interesting to me that if Germany accepted the Soviet Unions application into the Axis powers in 1940, The entire world may look VERY different then what it is today.
@embreis2257
@embreis2257 Жыл бұрын
what? Stalin knew Hitler personally hated the Slavs and didn't consider them equal humans. his pact about dividing Poland was just a tool to get more time [carve up Poland which he wanted wiped off the map like Putin wants to wipe Ukraine off the map today]. Stalin knew Hitler would betray him so he never intended to keep his word either. there was never a chance these two monsters could form a lasting alliance. murderous thugs don't make good bedfellows - the same with putler today, no chance of making a deal with him
@embreis2257
@embreis2257 Жыл бұрын
if you want to look at alternative history, a more realistic approach would be: what if Chamberlain never resigned, Churchill never became PM and the British would have signed a ceasefire in May 1940. Hitler never intended to fight the British. or a world where France, knowing it couldn't actually defend Poland in any meaningful way, would have never issued a declaration of war to Germany over invading Poland? there was never a war in the west of Europe in 1939 or the 1940s and Hitler was allowed to wreak havoc on his eastern neighbours in pursuit of his delusional and genocidal dream of _lebensraum_ ?
@therealSunTzu
@therealSunTzu Жыл бұрын
This is a pretty mental what if scenario that has literally no chance of occurring while Germany was lead by nazis. But its likely that the countries would still be kept off of Britain, The Soviet navy, nor russian navy in general was never the greatest. The rest of eroupe? Sure, they might even be able to turn turkey china and iran into puppets. But probably not the british empire, and most certainly not the americas
@bobhope2380
@bobhope2380 Жыл бұрын
@@therealSunTzu it isn't so much about their combined armies or navy strength. To me, it would have been about operation barbosa never happening, and instead the entirety of the german forces would be in or around North Africa, Scandanavia, and France. Not even counting the troops Stalin could/would have added to that. The Germans marching into Russia was the beginning of the end for Hitler. If Hitler would have accepted that application by the Soviets, even tempararely, into the Axis, the entire war would have been so wildly different.
@embreis2257
@embreis2257 Жыл бұрын
@@bobhope2380 but it was never really an option for hitler. the whole point of invading Poland was it just being a stepping point/prelude for invading russia. his sick obsession with lebensraum and displacing all Slavs from large swathes of Eastern Europe probably up to the Urals. operation barbarossa or what it aimed to achieve was the centre piece of his entire mad plan for Europe.
@alih6953
@alih6953 Жыл бұрын
Very great video! Your animations keep getting better and better. One thing I wanted to say that Many German Generals Halder Guderian wanted to conquer Russia by Invade Moscow similar to Napoleon but that was flawed because Germany had a shortage of oil
@foxygamer7176
@foxygamer7176 Жыл бұрын
Do you ever plan on making a WW2 from Norway's perspective video? I feel it could make for a good video.
@hewi9541
@hewi9541 Жыл бұрын
12:33 from 1941-45 it was the other way around. when the allies bombed germany, the allies also wanted the morale of the german populace to collapse, or to oppose hitler. But because of that, the German population became so angry that even farmers went to crashed Allied bomber crews with pitchforks.
@gabrielbesaw3209
@gabrielbesaw3209 Жыл бұрын
Good content
@epiktank27
@epiktank27 Жыл бұрын
Epic video
@Robban.D.Jonsson.
@Robban.D.Jonsson. Жыл бұрын
They didn't avoid the Maginot line, they just broke through the weakest part.
@abadyr_
@abadyr_ Жыл бұрын
No, they broke through in the Ardennes (via Belgium), a forest which was north of the Maginot Line
@nikolaasp2968
@nikolaasp2968 Жыл бұрын
@@abadyr_ The idea that the Maginot Line wasn't there is a myth.
@tbuxt3992
@tbuxt3992 Жыл бұрын
You are all wrong. Stop watching the biased Anglo-German history videos. I'm done having to explain this on just about every media platform. If y'all really want a concise explanation, I'll send you my historians thesis when I'm done with it at the end of my studies.
@Robban.D.Jonsson.
@Robban.D.Jonsson. Жыл бұрын
@@abadyr_ the Maginot line stretched all the way to the Atlantic. The bunkers are still there.
@abadyr_
@abadyr_ Жыл бұрын
@@nikolaasp2968 There were some fortifications, but the Ardennes were one of the line's weakest points. They were not well fortified at all.
@DaOrc6
@DaOrc6 Жыл бұрын
Love the Akuyaku tank at 10.25 !
@Harrietowfgsclarenceqi
@Harrietowfgsclarenceqi Жыл бұрын
Well done
@scottgalbraith7461
@scottgalbraith7461 Жыл бұрын
I felt the early war wizards looked at it like calvery. You can send calvery out against foot soldiers and probably crush them, but then your calvery gets wiped out by archers and reserves. If you send your calvery around the flanks and take out their archers and reserves, now your foot soldiers stand a chance, and the enemy is now surrounded. Add bullets bombs and engines and you got blitzkreig.
@MasterMalrubius
@MasterMalrubius Жыл бұрын
I was just thinking of the common idea with the steppe horse riders.
@scottgalbraith7461
@scottgalbraith7461 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterMalrubius I was thinking medievel battle but you're right that's a great example.
@recoil53
@recoil53 Жыл бұрын
IIRC, between wars there was some debate of how to use tanks. One was as a mobile pill box supporting infantry. That's what the Char B was designed for. This also means it was used in combined arms. The other was cavalry, co-ordinated with radio. Horse cavalry, btw, gets stopped with spear/pike men that have discipline. Unless the formations are broken. But light cavalry is great for operational/deep warfare.
@scottgalbraith7461
@scottgalbraith7461 Жыл бұрын
@@recoil53 pikemen represented by fortified AT emplacements. I considered the comparison this way; the reason tanks and horsemen are effective is their ability to approach opposition at high speed, giving them position before many arrows or bullets can disable them. Using it as a blunt object is folly. Panzer I was built as an armored machine gun crew, nothing more. In that sense, it was successful, no matter how ridiculous it looks on paper now.
@uhhhhhhwaterr5261
@uhhhhhhwaterr5261 Жыл бұрын
Came here to ask if yall have any news for F&M? Really big fan and can't wait for the newest update!
@Crabby447
@Crabby447 Жыл бұрын
Hey, would it be possible for you to do a video on The Battle of Doiran (aka the Valley of Death). I just think it is a very interesting and important battle during ww1, where the Bulgarians held the British and prevented an invasion
@markmina2047
@markmina2047 Жыл бұрын
New green screen real good my guy keep up the good work bro 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@chrisigoeb
@chrisigoeb Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie, the Westfeldzug was one of the most impressive campaigns in military history
@gayan2517
@gayan2517 Жыл бұрын
Without a doubt the best invasion in the history. An outnumbered outgunned army defeats an enemy in 6 weeks.
@Ahmethankose-nn6gv
@Ahmethankose-nn6gv Жыл бұрын
yay new video
@craz2.0
@craz2.0 Жыл бұрын
Can you do a animated full documentary about the estearn front for ww2 ?
@erdanerik3715
@erdanerik3715 Жыл бұрын
4:15 on the map there is an Czechoslovakia but in 1939 in time of polish campaign it was an Protektorat Bohmen und Mahren and Slovakia Czechoslovakia Because on 15. 3. 1939 started an occupation of Czechoslovakia when Slovakia Disconected and on the rest of czech lands was made Protektorat Bohemn und Mahren
@datredhat
@datredhat Жыл бұрын
When I hear”hi, I’m griffin Jonson, the armchair historian” I know I’m in for a treat.
@annoyedbrox4851
@annoyedbrox4851 Жыл бұрын
i and everyone else here loves your work, you should put more ads in your videos, i wont mind watching them
@KaiserKrow202
@KaiserKrow202 11 ай бұрын
Holy god I recognized the gameplay in the video and got sent a wave of nostalgia.
@ChristineCAlb1
@ChristineCAlb1 Жыл бұрын
I like the new opening sequence.
@boomy1337
@boomy1337 Жыл бұрын
I like your guys videos
@lucianoosorio5942
@lucianoosorio5942 Жыл бұрын
“I was saving the planet from an Axis of Darkness, while you were back home opening National Parks! Yes!” Winston Churchill
@chrisidoo
@chrisidoo Жыл бұрын
Also dead.
@tdestroyer1882
@tdestroyer1882 Жыл бұрын
Hey there Great vid! However you mixed up the task forces going to Oslo and Narvik
@sirdarklust
@sirdarklust Жыл бұрын
I just want to say that was a good basic video on the topic. Take care.
@nigola
@nigola Жыл бұрын
Armchair Historian is my Hero
@crazyguy5115
@crazyguy5115 Жыл бұрын
Will there be a video about last day of ww2 in Europe like what happened and stuff like that or battle of Konigsberg
@minime9990
@minime9990 Жыл бұрын
6:30 Holy crap give your animators a raise
@ethanarnold4441
@ethanarnold4441 Жыл бұрын
Great video, Griffin! I'd love to see a video on how the French under Napoleon were able to conquer Europe if you could make it.
@muhammadfarhanfadillah32
@muhammadfarhanfadillah32 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a topic video about wars and historical events in 15-18th century ?
@unknown4o8er
@unknown4o8er Жыл бұрын
Good day when you post💯Love the channel make history seem so fun it was Hella boring before N school but all thes best for your channel 🫡 all luv n support🫡💯
@esiannoyam_74
@esiannoyam_74 Жыл бұрын
There's nothing more relaxing that hearing his voice
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Жыл бұрын
How about a video on the Polish and Canadians during the Falaise Gap battle? ( Operation Totalize and Operation Tractable)
@MrMaximkozin
@MrMaximkozin Жыл бұрын
HE-111 internal bay bobms are stored nose up, when realeased they flip in the air to point the nose down
@quantaluxvision
@quantaluxvision Жыл бұрын
The audio of this video was WAY too low. I had to turn the volume way up, and the ads would end up being super loud. Please keep your volume at the correct level. Otherwise, great video!
@nswoqm
@nswoqm Жыл бұрын
i swear griffin has an entire living room sized room thats just entirely painted green the floors an ceiling included so he can be animated in different scenarios
@PrinceDaemonTargaryen
@PrinceDaemonTargaryen Жыл бұрын
It's called a studio
@ThisDutchDude
@ThisDutchDude Жыл бұрын
Would be cool if you wen’t more in depth about the battle of the Benelux. It there is even enough info about that
@chattw6885
@chattw6885 Жыл бұрын
I would love a video about the role of US landlease in WW2. How much did every country get from US and how significant was that aid in the overall picture for each country.
@brenobassocenci6571
@brenobassocenci6571 Жыл бұрын
As a formar werhaboo myself, good video man!
@thaigiathinh4737
@thaigiathinh4737 Жыл бұрын
Nice
@amirjohnlewis5001
@amirjohnlewis5001 Жыл бұрын
love your channel! but could we please get a video about anything but WW2 please???
@KermittingWarcrimes
@KermittingWarcrimes Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure The Infographics show did a video similar to this just a few days ago
@Forgotten_Soldier
@Forgotten_Soldier Жыл бұрын
Happy birthday!
@prasanth2601
@prasanth2601 Жыл бұрын
Although I love WW2 analysis videos, at this point you have made so much videos about them. I mean it's ok but why dont you cover topics on pre&post ww's conflicts. It's just my suggestion
@theawesomeman9821
@theawesomeman9821 Жыл бұрын
"You can conquer the world on horseback but you can't rule it from horseback" Mongol proverb
@imlivingunderyourbed7845
@imlivingunderyourbed7845 Жыл бұрын
Leaving a comment for the algorithm to favor the best history animation channel
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