Inside the room where the war was planned

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Inside the room where the war was planned | Secrets of WWII

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The Map Room at the Cabinet War Rooms was staffed day and night throughout the Second World War. It was here that some of the most important strategic decisions of the war were planned. It was in this room that Prime Minister Winston Churchill spent the entirety of D-Day. And only a handful of people even knew this room existed. What exactly went on in the top secret Map Room in the Cabinet War Rooms, who worked here, and why will some of these details will continue to remain a mystery to this day?
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@jaywalker3087 2 жыл бұрын

My aunt, Miss Winifred Tindall , was one of secretaries that sat at the big table. She had a seat on the plane to Canada should the worst happen . Three parts of Operation Fortidude were named after the secretaries that took notes for Winnie. It was a proud moment seeing her cavas and steel chair to the left of Winstons . This was where my aunt “Did Her Bit “ .

@ArcturanMegadonkey 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous! I'm sure you feel a massive amount of pride, I know I would.

@simonhellier7281 2 жыл бұрын

That’s fantastic. She genuinely had a front-seat in history. I hope she discussed it with your family so her experiences were recorded.

@diedertspijkerboer 2 жыл бұрын

Somehow this footage gives me a sense of the massive scale of the war. Maybe because of the huge maps. And a fascinating look into one of the main nerve centres of that war and how it operated.

@simonhellier7281 2 жыл бұрын

These videos are great. There are places where you can tell history happened, and this is one of them. They don’t need multimedia experiences to spoon feed information, just some basic knowledge and a sense of imagination to visualise the momentous decisions made, and Churchill’s presence. Priceless.

@spliceoncharlie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the historical video. Many forget about war rationing and the 3 sugar cubes for a weeks ration rings home. Happy to see WWII history being preserved.

@BHuang92 2 жыл бұрын

Been there couple of years ago. It was an amazing museum to visit and know!!

@cjpayne2385 2 жыл бұрын

jeez they would have loved to have google earth on a 70 inch screen down there

@peterhopkins7505 2 жыл бұрын

None of their advanced tech has been left on view, and even by today much of the advanced stuff remains advanced. I know but cannot explain.

@dimwit3006 2 жыл бұрын

Think about those private US satellite companies aiding Western governments with imaging of troop movements and mass graves. Imagine having that during ww2

@slartybartfarst55 2 жыл бұрын

An excellent walk through & explanation of what happened in the Map Room. Thank you.

@caplondon 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. Been there a couple times. Awesome to be able to see it. Well worth a visit.

@howardsix9708 2 жыл бұрын

brilliant...................enjoyed it emma

@lukefranklin7391 2 жыл бұрын

Badass and Cool Video.

@spidos1000 2 жыл бұрын

@8.00 I like the way he pronounced Philippines.

@gordonduffett5138 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible! Thank you for this video.

@ww2.militaria 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting video!👍

@peterhopkins7505 2 жыл бұрын

Today there exists planning and control locations similar to these rooms, but with electronics even now you could not guess at. The intelligence here is the best in the world.

@moniquem783 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Thank you.

@jonathanchalk2507 2 жыл бұрын

I can thoroughly recommend as a must see.

@tangyorange6509 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great video!

@nimay13 2 жыл бұрын

When you have to play RTS games but you and your homies didn't have PC.

@trivialtrav Жыл бұрын

"Big black box of technology" LOL

@andreslinares6429 2 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite museums

@EnergyJoules 2 жыл бұрын

Damn, not many people have watched this, this is incredible

@lenny108 2 жыл бұрын

There it was decided what should happen at Dunkirk. After the war, a BBC team visited General Montgomery "Monty" at his home for an interview. Among other things the reporter asked General Montgomery: "Monty, are you still contemplating that fabulous victory over Nazi Germany?" General Montgomery answered: No. Actually, no. What I am lately thinking about is that why was my mother so cruel to me during my school days?

@granitesevan6243 2 жыл бұрын

Any mention of Bomber Command, with that lunatic toff front and centre of planning? No. Thought not. He was an angel, wasn't he...

@Crashed131963 2 жыл бұрын

The Pacific war was a American personal project, after Pearl Harbor with one War Room in Washington DC. Nice to know that others were keeping track from the outside.

@bumbyonline 9 ай бұрын

late reply but there was actually significant British (and Australian) involvement in the Pacific theatre as well

@Crashed131963 9 ай бұрын

@@bumbyonline Not close to the scale of the US involvement . The US was the only allied country Japan Physically attacked. Even Germany never attack a US owed landmass. Japan never touch Australian or UK propper . .

@earlyriser8998 2 жыл бұрын

I have been there and it is small but very meaningful

@silenthunteruk 2 жыл бұрын

6:19 The pins on the map here are showing the Allied Zones of Occupation Germany and Austria.

@MichaelKng-fk5jk 2 жыл бұрын

Haha vacuum tubes still used in many places like America - how about the links between many British organisations in London, still today

@Saiyukimot 2 жыл бұрын

My right ear enjoyed the intro

@wilomica 2 жыл бұрын

There are some old buildings in Canada with those pneumatic tubes, like the hospital I was born in. I doubt they are in use. Just too expensive to scrap I' guess.

@monk071 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video & thank you for sharing it with everyone. 1 minor note 📝 please stop telling museum visitors that air-tubes are still common in America 😆

@tomr6955 2 жыл бұрын

They are though aren't they?

@samiam619 2 жыл бұрын

Our bank used them up to a year ago for the drive thru lanes… Michigan 2021

@adamwoolgar5624 2 жыл бұрын

How long should I spend there? One hour? Two hours hours?

@abzzeus 2 жыл бұрын

Churchill wanted to be on the beaches and couldn't be dissuaded, except the King said if you go I'll have to go and Churchill couldn't risk that.

@Tan92lfc 2 жыл бұрын

Cannot even defend the most profitable colonies, Malaya & Singapore.

@09huangr 2 жыл бұрын

Lesson learned: If want to stay healthy, have no more than 3 cubes of sugar per week.

@saigonmonopoly1105 4 ай бұрын

why border here radio normandy luffwafer squadron take off 100pound frenchfry

@kerrysammy3277 2 жыл бұрын

27th of August, 1939. Germany invaded Poland 1st September, 1939. So ???

@andrewlambert7246 2 жыл бұрын

The russians did nearly all the fighting and lost most soldiers hence this room has relevance.

@perangdingin3416 2 жыл бұрын

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@theworkshopmechanicchannel3296 2 жыл бұрын

🤡

@yayazein222 2 жыл бұрын

This room was useless for the most of WW2, as the British army was ideal for most of the war. Not RAF though.

@Crashed131963 2 жыл бұрын

Once the Russians won at Kursk in 1943 , the Russians were on a unstoppable march to Berlin even if D-Day never took place. We could have just closed the war room and got out the popcorn and watched the rest.

@jimfiggerty833 2 жыл бұрын

and stopped the Arctic convoys.

@jussim.konttinen4981 2 жыл бұрын

You could have closed it in 1938. However, Major General Mathias Kräutler didn't surrender until 23 August 1945.

@spidos1000 2 жыл бұрын

And allowed the Soviet Union to replace Nazism with Communism on the continent?

@Crashed131963 2 жыл бұрын

@@spidos1000 Stalin took all of Eastern Europe anyways after the war. B-29 and A-bombs would have made sure Stalin took no more than allowed.

@egay86292 2 жыл бұрын

amusing. as if the UK was even relevant in WW2.

@samiam619 2 жыл бұрын

It was. It was an unsinkable aircraft carrier. Also a great staging area for the invasion of France. If no G.B., we would have had to stage in Africa and cross the Med. Or go through all of N Africa and north past Egypt.