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Hastings, Max, Armageddon; The Battle for Germany 144-45, London: Macmillan, 2004
Kershaw, Robert J., ‘It Never Snows in September’, Hersham, Surrey: Ian Allan Publishing, 2004
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@TheArmchairHistorian 5 жыл бұрын

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@Kota1138 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing episode, keep up the good work!

@DasLamm68 5 жыл бұрын

The german planning of the „battle of the bulge“ immediately began after „Market Garden“ failed as Gerd von Rundstedt recognized the weakness of the allies when they had no superior amount of aircrafts

@kalebthehistorian5928 5 жыл бұрын

Yes please

@Vaultboy-ke2jj 5 жыл бұрын

Another error, it’s Brian Horrocks not Herricks

@Vaultboy-ke2jj 5 жыл бұрын

Also at 5:08 you say Stratfordshire regiment, it’s Staffordshire

@Cobretsov2022 4 жыл бұрын

Some general: We will be home by Christmas. Great War veterans: Hey I have seen this one. It is classic.

@NeiasaurusCreations 4 жыл бұрын

More like Great War veterans: Yeah, we heard that one...Every year. For four years.

@squatchhammer7215 3 жыл бұрын

One of the many examples of why never trust a British general plan.

@WW-yb3ft 3 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised nobody is here from tf2

@diehard2705 3 жыл бұрын

Top Tier profile name/pic

@Phantomrasberryblowe 3 жыл бұрын

@@squatchhammer7215 Except it was mostly planned by Americans like Brereton and Williams of the USAAF. Rick Atkinson THE WAR IN WESTERN EUROPE 1944-1945 1. AGAINST THE WEST WALL A Market and A Garden _”General Brereton’s troop carrier commanders had insisted that only a single mission fly on Sunday; a second sortie would ostensibly exhaust air and ground crews and leave insufficient time to service and reload the planes (although double missions over the same distance had been flown from Italy in Dragoon the previous month). Pleas by airborne commanders and by an emissary from Montgomery to Brereton’s headquarters failed to reverse the decision.”_ And on the failure to capture the Som bridge intact: _”Montgomery’s proposal was for the US 101st Airborne to be strung out like a kite string over a 30 mile stretch. Major General Maxwell Taylor, the commander of US 101st Airborne, protested against such an extreme dispersion of his division. Brereton took the matter up with Montgomery,who agreed to let the matter be settled by direct discussion Taylor and General Miles Dempsey, the commander of British Second Army. They may at Montgomery’s headquarters on September 12th.”_ -Market Garden Then and Now by Karel Margry Monty didn’t have any jurisdiction over the air forces. He cannot give them orders.

@Yungbsao 3 жыл бұрын

Man, that "Out of ammunition. God save the King" transmission sent me chills

@korosuke1788 2 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that since the radios were not working properly, only the germans got that message. :'/

@malafunkshun8086 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most haunting messages of the War. Aloha 🙏🏼

@vory1770 2 жыл бұрын

@@korosuke1788 damn

@AsukaLangleyS02 Жыл бұрын

God save the Queen The fascist regime They made you a moron

@awasfgawrfasf6856 Жыл бұрын

Just use your melee (Market Gardener)

@sukinero610 3 жыл бұрын

World War Veteran: **plays TF2** World War Veteran: **goes Trolldier** World War Veteran: *Hey, I've seen this before!*

@hunterpatrick4842 3 жыл бұрын

Snorts glue: yea yea

@Malidictus 5 жыл бұрын

You know what really eats at me when I watch videos like these? The Discovery Channel used to show a lot of really good historical documentaries done very much in this style, except using unrelated stock footage under the narration, rather than using animated backgrounds. Most of what I know about WW2 and a few other conflicts throughout history comes from those show. And yet these days when I tune into the Discovery Channel, it's all Reality Shows. Buying storage lockers, fixing cars and whatever else. What you've created is exactly what I wish television were like these days.

@SoulDuckling126 3 жыл бұрын

Well it's probably when they held world war months, iirc during 70th anniversary of WW 2.

@luisfukumoto6838 2 жыл бұрын

I miss the days of my childhood when discovery and history channel were awesome, like an audio-visual library full of knowledge. Now they're 100% disappointment. Even Mythbusters are gone.

@Malidictus 2 жыл бұрын

@@luisfukumoto6838 Agreed. I miss the old documentary channels. They don't make them like that any more.

@jfridy Жыл бұрын

Reality shows are cheaper to make. Sad but true.

@CLoak183 5 ай бұрын

I'm 47 and there weren't any shortage of good documentaries to watch. I remember the day when history and discovery channels were good. It sucks cuz my kid doesn't know half of what I knew when I was his age. I try to teach him but the documentaries really helped me when I was a kid. Don't even get me started on school, they don't even teach the basics. D-Day, Pearl Harbor, etc...

@mushroom3390 5 жыл бұрын

I'm Dutch, we're not 70% rivers, but instead 90% water

@alessandrorossi818 5 жыл бұрын

50%sea 50%weed

@vimjoltuladhar6114 5 жыл бұрын

So do you have gills

@Mark-xq7lh 5 жыл бұрын

The rest of the world just thinks your 100 percent water

@jadenk1409 5 жыл бұрын

Then dutch guys can't win against obi wan cuz he has highground unlike you guys

@user-rf5qo6rw5b 5 жыл бұрын

Klopt.

@matthewlee8667 5 жыл бұрын

Eisenhower: "You said we'd end the war by Christmas!" Montgomery: "I never said this Christmas😏..."

@swiftdanger2033 5 жыл бұрын

Montgomery = the British during ww1

@jaxwagen4238 5 жыл бұрын

Christmas? I said Springmas

@sirfinleygaming9490 5 жыл бұрын

what do u mean?

@logon235 5 жыл бұрын

Montgomery: "I never said which year."

@sirfinleygaming9490 5 жыл бұрын

British in WW1?

@leonardoscutari11 5 жыл бұрын

Interviewer: "Did you ever lose a battle?" Montgomery: "No" *cries in market garden*

@Neil-jm6om 4 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair to monty the idea was his but he had very little to do with it beyond that. Another thing to remember is that Eisenhower agreed to the plan so I think Ike is as much to blame as monty. But I think the main blame should go to Browning as well as Gavin for not immediately prioritising Nijmegen bridge.

@nanyafahkinbiznes1352 4 жыл бұрын

Hah! *laughs in Rommelian

@TheChinkeat 4 жыл бұрын

He's been mocked and maybe try to hide his shame the fail operation market garden

@garymartin1040 3 жыл бұрын

So sad If Monty and Ike would`ve only ask Patton

@Eddyhartz 3 жыл бұрын

@@bfc3057 Only fighting battles where you have complete superiority is quite a good tactic.

@eastonwaguespack3578 4 жыл бұрын

Hehehehe “I’ve never lost a battle” -Montgomery during a post war interview

@Critical_libertarian 4 жыл бұрын

In his dreams possibly Market Garden was a dumpster fire.

@napalm3899 4 жыл бұрын

Monty was really good at externalizing blame on everyone else. In his mind, *he* didn't lose the battle, other people lost it.

@WatcherMovie008 4 жыл бұрын

Bullcrap. Market Garden was a colossal failure. It failed to achieved its major objective, saw the utter destruction of the British airborne division, and saw the British shamefully putting all of the blame onto the Polish Free Forces. If there was any one good thing that came out of this, it was Eisenhower telling himself and his staff to never again allow any sort of plans or ideas that came out of Monty's mouth and head.

@tbeller80 4 жыл бұрын

@John Cornell the goal of MG was to penetrate the German line and open a path into Germany. Did it happen? No? Mission failure. That's like arguing "I won 90% of the football game." The time, men, and supplies lost on this battle might have been put to better use elsewhere.

@Jasza676 4 жыл бұрын

@John Cornell Regarding the blame shifting. That is specifically what happened, American and British command turned Sosabowski into a scapegoat for the operation, stripped him off his rank and basically ruined the man's entire career. All to hide their own mistakes. For them he was a perfect target since he wasn't "their" man and was among the people that weren't afraid to bring up issues with Market Garden. That was especially convenient for Browning since he could use that to cover his and Gavin's ass, the two people that arguably fricked up the most during the whole action.

@squamish4244 5 жыл бұрын

I talked to a guy who lives in my building who went to the same university as me, 50 years earlier. (When tuition was $50 a semester!) I found out that he is a veteran of Market Garden. He served in the Canadian air force and dropped supplies during the battle. "It was a disaster. That was Montgomery." "The flak was so thick you could walk on it." A plane next to his was carrying mines. It was hit by flak and exploded. There were eight men onboard. "I was friends with all those guys. That's life." EDIT: RIP Ken Walker, 1923-2018.

@brawlingbrandon 5 жыл бұрын

Thats tough. Damn. Some guys see the worse and have to live with it. Yet, you have snowflakes crying about everything these days. We got it easy people!!!!!

@yoloswagtron6920 5 жыл бұрын

@@brawlingbrandon And here you are crying about snowflakes

@yoloswagtron6920 5 жыл бұрын

@@brawlingbrandon Teach me how to cry about snowflakes? Naw, you doing enough of that for everyone in the comments.

@johnburns4017 5 жыл бұрын

Blame Americans. They planned the operation.

@snakeguy8646 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnburns4017 Except, Montgomery planned it, huh.

@kontrrewolucjonista8240 5 жыл бұрын

You could add how the British and Americans treated general Sosabowski. They blamed him and his brigade for the failure of this operation and forced him to give up his brigade to a British officer. Furthermore, general Sosabowski worked as a storekeeper after the war and his Polish coworkers saluted him everyday.

@pilifhunter4864 4 жыл бұрын

@DevilTrigger Some respect dude. Pay some respect.

@chels4723 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah the Polish were really mistreated for how much they actually did. I think in around 2005/2006 the Dutch finally acknowledged and gave them the Bronze Lion and Military order of William.

@AgentDanielCross 4 жыл бұрын

@@chels4723 Correct. Even though the government wanted to do that after the war, British interference prevented us

@basementkidd6818 4 жыл бұрын

Cuz Brits are to proud of themselves. Montecasino? Nah, without Brits they would of never won (The allies couldnt take It for 6 months against the German elite infantry And Polish troops literally took It in 2 attacks, ffs Poles even had a bear fighting with them carrying artillery rounds called Wojtek, research It, its An amazing story). Battle of Britain? No, only the Brits saved Britain, the other pilots were just a bit of help. (Polish 303 squadron in the Battle of Britain literally is one of the squads with most Air kills confirmed Up to today if not the most) Yes, every failure in the allies Campaings were because of Poles, because Brits are to proud to see themselves loosing. Next time, dont expect the Polish division to go through a storm wich would of have ended worse than the failure of Montogomery's stupid plan: Uhhhmmm, lets put light infantry with no AT weapons against German heavy fortified cities And tanks And make the americans go literally through one heavily fortified Highway, I think we can win. I honestly believe they banned the Polish officer but didnt bann Montgomery for hes fucking stupid plan, good thing Patton was in control after this Shitshow, ar least he knew what he was fucking doing.

@kkkrevolution3307 4 жыл бұрын

@@basementkidd6818 Yeah Patton might be crazy with delusion of reincarnation of fighting in previous life with great historical figure but his a good general a little to suicidal though but he gets results.

@randez_9168 5 жыл бұрын

My grandpa lived in Son when the paratroopers dropped. He was about 13 years old and his children's perspective on those days were quite interesting. He explained how he snuck out with his friends to go find dead Germans, to steal their grenades off their bodies. Weeks later, when the fighting was done, they used those grenades to fish in the canal. He remembered it as an exciting time.

@abbaszaidi8371 4 жыл бұрын

I’ll also add, back in 2000, I was treating a patient in my local A&E as a junior doctor. The patient told me about his experience at Arnhem and that “Monty was a bloody butcher”.

@abbaszaidi8371 4 жыл бұрын

John Cornell I’ve not studied the stats. Just quoting a soldier who was there. But thanks for the info

@aporlarepublica 5 жыл бұрын

"We could end this war by Christmas" Most incorrect military utterance ever.

@romulusnuma116 5 жыл бұрын

You'd think that after WW1 they won't trust anyone who would say something like that

@dubspool 5 жыл бұрын

That phrase is cursed I swear.

@amitabhakusari2304 5 жыл бұрын

You would think people would at least question "which christmas?" after WW1.

@Markos_von_Krieg 5 жыл бұрын

Every time someone says that phrase, a war gets one minute longer.

@Mark-xq7lh 5 жыл бұрын

T-Serise: we can win the war by christmas

@sleppy_piggy 5 жыл бұрын

Allies: I'm gonna do a thing Weather: *NOPE*

@mitchellhood8320 5 жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly them going ahead on d day was more of a gamble that the weather would be clear by the time they needed to consolidate and launch the amphibious assault.

@braderson9308 5 жыл бұрын

I fucking died reading this lol

@foximacentauri7891 5 жыл бұрын

n bo oh boy let me tell you about the eastern front.

@atrocious_pr0xy 4 жыл бұрын

Pesky ass water cycle!!! always causing a ruckus!

@conroypawgmail 4 жыл бұрын

@Seth Greenberg - A 24 hour break in the weather allowed for the invasion, otherwise, it would have been called off.

@einestadtvollerleichen5514 4 жыл бұрын

My father had the good Idea to take my 10 year old self to the 50 years anniversary Celebrations of the battle. What a great day that was! We watched columns of Shermans; British, American and Dutch Resistance Veterans parading the streets of Arnhem and we even saw some live paratroopers drops and visited the famous Hotel which is now a Museum. It took me a couple of more years more to figure out why he urged me to keep my German voice down!

@alexandergrimes6959 5 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was an American glider pilot in this operation. He landed at night in a hail of bullets. The Germans were waiting for them. All of his paratroopers were killed. He was seriously wounded defending the crash site and was captured. Gramps lived to be 83 with one lung and one kidney :)

@chupacabra304 2 ай бұрын

Mad thanks to your gramps, he did some very brave things amigo

@technetium9653 5 жыл бұрын

If your general says the war will end by Christmas run the other way

@scrmnthn5233 5 жыл бұрын

That was ww1

@verdifm4311 4 жыл бұрын

Unless it’s Patton

@SolarChris3010 4 жыл бұрын

@@scrmnthn5233 ww1 was the war will end by fall

@christosvoskresye 4 жыл бұрын

@@scrmnthn5233 Also the American Civil War.

@DARKKNIGHT-ur7uz 4 жыл бұрын

@@christosvoskresye also General McArthur during Korean War

@shaneboardwell1060 5 жыл бұрын

You mean paratroopers IRL aren't as OP as they are in Hoi4?

@ajdintabic3516 5 жыл бұрын

Shane Boardwell They were in 1.4, but with the special forces cap now, you can do without them

@eastonwaguespack3578 5 жыл бұрын

HEARESY

@lstcg9509 5 жыл бұрын

Shane Boardwell agaunst ai yes

@LordOceanus 5 жыл бұрын

@@ajdintabic3516 Agreed Marines are a much better use of the capacity

@stevenkravitz6377 5 жыл бұрын

Just make 50000 paratrooper divisions that are just engineer companeis. Drop them over enemy territory to instantly capitulate them.

@harrisonofcolorado8886 4 жыл бұрын

1914: The war will be over by Christmas! *Lasts until 1918* 1944: The war will be over by Christmas! *Continues on until 1945*

@regular_being 4 жыл бұрын

2020:The war will be over by next christma- *nuclear explosion*

@chasedavidson2855 3 жыл бұрын

Hey as long as you don't say which Christmas

@Bananaman-hk6qw 3 жыл бұрын

@@chasedavidson2855 big brain

@rubix4195 2 жыл бұрын

2021: Peace on Earth this Christmas! Join [hashtag] PeaceNOW! Tell everyone violence solves nothing! Climate change and Covid kills more! No more guns! Love and peace and - *massive nuclear explosion*

@theflapjack_1236 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in Arnhem all my life and it’s great to see that these fallen are not forgotten

@d34thnote79 5 жыл бұрын

I just can't hold myself from writing this. What is kind of a fun fact is that as mentioned in video Montgomery blamed Polish brigade led by Stanisław Sosabowski for not arriving fast enough, but Sosabowski was one of the few man against the whole operation from the beginning. He did come back alive but never earned anything for his deeds

@jayharper3491 5 жыл бұрын

The Poles had an Airborne Brigade at Arhnem, not a division.

@kilijanek 5 жыл бұрын

At 4/OCT Montgomery praised Sosabowski and his paratroopers, thanking him for saving retreat of British units, but something occurred in high command of British Army, since at 14/OCT Montgomery accused Poles of sabotage, cowardice, lack of discipline, lack of fighting spirit - similar to what Browning wrote. Oh, and Browning was the one who after receiving from Maj. Urquhart aerial photos, put Urquhart in hospital for few days with allegedly paranoia caused by overworking.

@ndeertrack 5 жыл бұрын

STANNIS! Arg!!!

@fndthousing 5 жыл бұрын

My mate's Grandad fought at Arnhem and said the Poles were the bravest he ever had seen. Monty was a prick for many reasons in this operation, and trying to Sosabowski is utterly shameful

@Xukti 5 жыл бұрын

@@fndthousing I'd say it hurts even more that the British apologized Sosabowski only posthumously and only after much pressure.

@mexicoball2529 5 жыл бұрын

Market Garden is literally every paradrop ops ever in HOI4

@thatonerandomstranger2007 5 жыл бұрын

Hearts Of Iron

@Skoomapeddler88 5 жыл бұрын

its Hearts of Iron 4@00modpod

@wolfenstien13 5 жыл бұрын

Paratroopers get dropped, their org is so low they can't even take the province they were dropped onto.

@bruceelder208 5 жыл бұрын

I dunno, paratroopers in operation sea lion can be pretty good

@qaz120120 5 жыл бұрын

German paratroopers were more OP than they are in Hoi4. They dropped 78 paratroopers (without commander) on that one belguim lvl 10 fort, while around 1200 belguim soldiers were stationed at that fort. They damaged it to lvl 2 and took it in a day. Now, is that not OP if Hoi4 allowed that? They had planning bonus though.

@ivanlowjones 2 жыл бұрын

I spent 3 years as an Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. Every May at Ft. Bragg, we celebrate All-American week when former division paratroopers return similar to a homecoming. Back in the 80's there were still many WW2 airborne vets alive and most of them had jumped and fought in Holland (not to mention North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, and Germany). The stories those old airborne vets shared kept us young paratroopers in awe. Airborne All the Way!

@lunawolf2950 3 жыл бұрын

So THIS is where the market gardener in TF2 got its name, huh?

@dansmith1045 5 жыл бұрын

Out of Ammunition. God save the King. The man that said this also took an umbrella into battle

@ryanthompson525 5 жыл бұрын

Must have spent his last umbrella before transmitting

@cosimopiovasco8196 5 жыл бұрын

Worst case scenario should be "out of tea", though

@BobSmith-dk8nw 5 жыл бұрын

My understanding is that the radio operator said that and that the officer referred to was already dead. Also - it was only the Germans that heard that. .

@drunkenbarbarian8211 5 жыл бұрын

@@BobSmith-dk8nw you're correct, Dappur along with this youtuber doesn't know what he's talking about.

@hansgruber6358 5 жыл бұрын

Allison Digby Tatham-Warter the umberella and bowler hat officer. Survived the battle and made it across to allied lines. The last message was spoken by an unknown radio operator and indeed only picked up by the Germans.

@Wessex90 5 жыл бұрын

My grandad was in the South Staffordshire Regiment (part of the gliderbourne force the 1st Airlanding Brigade) during Market Garden. He ended up being a POW after the failure of the operation and spent the rest of the war at Stalag VIIIC in occupied Poland. He didn’t really talk about it. He would be 97 in June.

@lib556 5 жыл бұрын

I bet he didn't mis-pronounce the name of his fine Regiment as the narrator of this video did.

@phantom12321800 4 жыл бұрын

He likely faced pretty rough treatment and forced labor. Most of the accounts of 1st Para Division talk about them being used as agricultural labor and it being very tough. Think chain gang type conditions. I'm sure it was not something he wanted to revisit. Your grandad was a hero. This year will mark 75 years since that fateful drop.

@ThatGuy-fd5px 4 жыл бұрын

Most of the men could talk about it. One of men I knew (died 95 years old) was a captured by the Japanese and was a POW. He would not talk about the horrific things he witnessed there; until he was near his death he was unintentionally letting out things about the war. Calling out names ect. Poor Guy...such a gent.

@spacelemming4493 4 жыл бұрын

My grandad was a 16 year old belgian scout during the raid and had to light flares on the ground, his freind was a german and during the battle his freind was shot, would talk about just siting in the swarm of bullets holding him. He was put in a pow camp latter but escaped.

@Latbirget 2 жыл бұрын

My partner's grandad was dropped with the 1st paras and captured on day 2. He didn't talk about it either and we found his pow record online. He was at both Stalag 12A and Stalag 344 (which I think is part of Stalag VIIIC).

@davidkoplitz1969 10 ай бұрын

My Father was a navigator during this. He rarely discussed this “Operation” when he returned back home in Minnesota after the war. RIP Richard J. Koplitz. 96 years old and miss him, but so proud of him. 😢

@som3randomguy993 4 жыл бұрын

"Operation Market Garden" *SCREAMING EAGLES*

@aokay3196 4 жыл бұрын

I'mInside YourHouse Yes

@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn 2 жыл бұрын

*soldier scream*

@Helvianir 5 жыл бұрын

As a Dutchman living in the city of Arnhem, I am happy to see a video being made about it. This year it will have been 75 years ago. Despite the failure of the mission, the British and Polish, at least here in Arnhem, are remembered and commemorated as heroes.

@kilijanek 5 жыл бұрын

Officially British (in reports after Market Garden) say Polish paratroopers were ill prepared cowards not helping in this operation, causing all this delay and limiting success of whole operation. (This is official report after 2 weeks of operation ending - earlier British, Montgomery praised Polish paratroopers for courage and fighting spirit)

@weekendjail1417 4 жыл бұрын

@@kilijanek Of course the Brits (The Higher-Ups, not generalizing on the British people, here) wanted to shift the blame to an ally they would soon abandon. The Polish Parachute Brigade basically saved the British 1st para at Arnhem from being completely rekt.... once the logistics and weather finally let them drop into a battle already lost.

@basementkidd6818 4 жыл бұрын

@@kilijanek Cuz Brits are to proud of themselves. Montecasino? Nah, without Brits they would of never won (The allies couldnt take It for 6 months against the German elite infantry And Polish troops literally took It in 2 attacks, ffs Poles even had a bear fighting with them carrying artillery rounds called Wojtek, research It, its An amazing story). Battle of Britain? No, only the Brits saved Britain, the other pilots were just a bit of help. (Polish 303 squadron in the Battle of Britain literally is one of the squads with most Air kills confirmed Up to today if not the most) Yes, every failure in the allies Campaings were because of Poles, because Brits are to proud to see themselves loosing. Next time, dont expect the Polish division to go through a storm wich would of have ended worse than the failure of Montogomery's stupid plan: Uhhhmmm, lets put light infantry with no AT weapons against German heavy fortified cities And tanks And make the americans go literally through one heavily fortified Highway, I think we can win. I honestly believe they banned the Polish officer but didnt bann Montgomery for hes fucking stupid plan, good thing Patton was in control after this Shitshow, ar least he knew what he was fucking doing.

@kilijanek 4 жыл бұрын

@@basementkidd6818 I know history of my own country pretty well :) I don't need to research. After Monte Cassino there was heavy battle for Loreto and Ankona. Polish units almost instantly after Monte Cassino took part in it and suffered heavy losses - some units were destroyed. It was fiercest battle on Italian peninsula.

@basementkidd6818 4 жыл бұрын

@@kilijanek And what about It? Does that deny the great work of Poles during MonteCasino, no. Montgomery was a great general in the africano campaigns... But fucked Up in stuff like market Garden. Just because they suffered heavy losses, doesnt deny the fact that they fought outstandingly in Montecasino. And when I said do some research on It, I ment on Wojtek the bear not Montecasino. There are still many times were the Poles did an outstanding job in the Battle of Britain And in breaking the Enigma Code. So what exactly is your point? Are you trying to deny these Facts by saying Polish troops also Lost a lot of men during battles or Lost battles?

@davidadams188 5 жыл бұрын

My mother had a brother killed at Arnhem he was a paratrooper in the1st battalion the border regiment killed in action on the20th of September. REST IN PEACE uncle Bill .

@nancyjanzen5676 4 жыл бұрын

My uncle was wounded with the 101st.

@basementkidd6818 4 жыл бұрын

I always say, those are the real heroes, the ones Who fought And died so others could see the end of the war or at least try And Risk their own Life to do It. Im sure he was a great man And soldier.

@paulmcgee1867 2 жыл бұрын

Or airborne

@tigermoth7580 2 жыл бұрын

The 1st Bn The Border Regiment were glider borne troops not paratroops

@RKNGL 4 жыл бұрын

The Impression I got from reading The Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan is that Eisenhower absolutely hated Montgomery and believed he would lose the war for the allies if he was allowed to. He almost charged him with insubordination and called Winston Churchill about removing Montgomery from his command position.

@williamhiers1280 3 жыл бұрын

The differences in command seemed to be that the Americans were all about a big dramatic push whereas the Brits were more cautious. At least this seems to be the reason for the friction Antony Beevor suggests in his book The Battle of Arnhem. Beevor suggests that Market Garden was Montgomery's attempt to play things the Americans' way, and it failed.

@RKNGL 3 жыл бұрын

@@williamhiers1280 Actually in this situation it was inverted. Eisenhower called for caution, while Montgomery wanted to beat the Soviets to Berlin. When he was told no he went and tried anyway which could have got him or others encircled.

@lyndoncmp5751 Жыл бұрын

Eisenhower soon went running to Montgomery again when the Americans got themselves into a mess in the Ardennes.

@lyndoncmp5751 Жыл бұрын

William Hiers, The ironic thing is that that the Americans pushed no harder than the British anywhere.

@bigwoody4704 Жыл бұрын

Lyndon you lump or are you John Cornell today? - ya sure specially when the British were evacuated from Norway,Netherlands, Belgium and France,Dunkirk in 1940 Greece, Crete,Hong Kong and Libya in 1941 Tobruk and Dieppe,Singapore in 1942 IKE was having monty removed when bernard BEGGED HIM in writing not to do so. Freddie even wrote up the apology for it. Have your handler at the home there read that to you it's in Freddie's book.IKE's book,Winston's book

@chrisknightsbridge7506 2 жыл бұрын

I love reading these comments and hearing from the families of these heroes. We all owe them so much.

@stevespud2707 5 жыл бұрын

Another reason Market Garden failed is we simply underestimated the strength of the remaining German Army in 1944. The Allies assumed the German Army was all but defeated but they still had a lot of fight left in them.

@volkansgewehr2470 5 жыл бұрын

With their families mass raped killed and bombed for being German wouldn't you?

@volkansgewehr2470 5 жыл бұрын

@@papafrancesco2937 That's not even remotely true. There were entire Russian divisions that fought for Hitler. The Soviet Union killed 20,000,000 of their own population and openly advocated the rape of Germans to defile them. Hitler had no choice but to invade. Why do you think the allies only declared war on Germany when both Russia and Germany invaded Poland? Then Patton had said we defeated the wrong enemy, said he was going to blow it up when he got back to the states surviving the most brutal war in human history only to be mysteriously killed by a U.S. Army truck.

@papafrancesco2937 5 жыл бұрын

@@volkansgewehr2470 I wonder how long you neckbeard Nazi's are going to exist

@dpeasehead 5 жыл бұрын

The "bum rush" of shattered units out of Normandy would have lead anyone to believe that German army in the west was defeated by autumn of 1944.

@tombstone3echo 5 жыл бұрын

@@papafrancesco2937 Bro. The bombings. Okay, they had a strategic value and germany started it. But the murders and rapes after the war cannot be justified and are just that. Murder. U cannot take revenge at a country by randomly killing their population without knowing what the exact person you are killing/raping did.

@2polev355 5 жыл бұрын

Allied high command: So guys, we need to end this war by Christmas. Any ideas? Bernard Montgomery: LeTs DrIvE ThE EnTiRe ArMy DoWn A sInGlE lAnE hIgHwAy.

@v44n7 5 жыл бұрын

considering all the info the german had, and many failures of the operation, I found incredible that some army units even reach the Rhin.

@johnburns4017 5 жыл бұрын

There was only one corps, XXX Corps. Eisenhower would not given adequate resources to the operation. But XXX Corps never put a foot wrong. The failure was Gavin of the US 82nd at Nijmegen not seizing the bridge immediately.

@Grizabeebles 5 жыл бұрын

@2Polev - You joke, but as as far as an untested strategy with limited support options along a single path of advance on unfavorable terrain against a prepared enemy force goes - Market Garden was EXTREMELY successful. And, frankly, the commanders of the British 2nd battalion had to have been smart enough to realize that their entire purpose as the forward-most unit was NOT simply to hold the bridges but to stall any German *reinforcements* as long as possible. Getting dropped well outside radio range was *definitely* a hint. And as long as the Allies were willing to accept the 1st Airborne Division being destroyed in detail, the Germans would indeed be forced to draw resources away from the rest of the front and then advance down the same one-lane highway *WITHOUT* the help of paratroopers if they wanted those towns back. Had I to to the whole thing over again, I would have abandoned the airhead north of Arnem after the initial landing and doubled-down on the 82nd's airhead as a supply base. But other than that (and maybe a few dummy supply landings to the North), there's practically nothing Ol' Monty could have done better.

@neweddard9358 5 жыл бұрын

Grizabeebles , you and I have different definitions of EXTREMELY successful.

@bigwoody4704 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnburns4017 Old Monty...at least the Japanese commanders had enough pride to disembowel themselves after failures like his

@hushpuppi3 5 жыл бұрын

It's pretty insane to me that almost all these skirmishes and battles I can remember in the plethora of old school WWII games I used to play in the Medal of Honor and Call of Duty series. I'm m historian but I can totally match the history to the missions I played over a decade ago, and it actually helps me visualize the situations in a way that is very interesting

@Bartolomeus002 Жыл бұрын

The main reason of defeat was Gavin and 82nd not being able to take Nijmegen bridge due to his order to commit to defending his starting position rather than pushing towards the bridge.

@stephenskidmore5283 Жыл бұрын

Gavin "was" ordered to take the bridge ASAP. Some of his men moved west towards the bridge, then hung around DePloeg leaving it too late. The delay gave the Germans time to pour men onto the bridge securing it, when at the time of the jump there were only 19 old men as guards on the bridge. The 82nd could have walked on the bridge (John Frost's words) if did not hang around DePloeg.

@bigwoody4704 Жыл бұрын

no he wasn't the Groesbeek Hgts as they were the drop zones.And the germans showed up with Armor APCs with mounted MG-42s and half tracks with mounted 20 mm AA guns. The same units that pinned down Frost and his men as the Paras were still on foot

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Жыл бұрын

@@bigwoody4704 They didn't actually have 1,000 tanks there though

@bigwoody4704 Жыл бұрын

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- funny guy - the 82nd never said that it was poulussen who was a photographer and decided to write a book on the battle.However Gavin and Browning did discuss the possibility as The Original battle of France the Blitz Krieg tore out of the Ardennes as it did 4 yrs later at the Battle of the Bulge - those woods were in Germany on the border

@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Жыл бұрын

Gavin was not the reason for defeat, people out here acting like Nijmegen bridge was easy to take, they knew from the start that bridge will be hard to take especially given the fact that Germans had much more resistance and defenses ready than the Allies foolishly refused to believe. The Operation would be a huge success if they stopped at Nijmegen, but they really did go a bridge too far and that is why they failed. Going all the way to Arkhem was way too optimistic especially given the intel they had on German defenses, and they had to execute perfectly to have any chance with this overly optimistic plan and they did not execute even close to perfectly, so there was no chance at success, the warning signs were there, but the Allies decided to gamble and unfortunately for the Arkhem paratroopers, the Generals were making a bad gamble with their lives.

@Jessie_Helms 5 жыл бұрын

Just did some research and the guy actually coined the term “a bridge too far”... wow

@johncostello3174 3 жыл бұрын

Story goes that after the operation General Browning claimed he said that prior to it he had said "we can hold Arnhem bridge for 4 days but I think we may be going a bridge too far". Cornelius Ryan picked up on that and used it for the title of his 1973 book

@ihavetowait90daystochangem67 5 жыл бұрын

They should’ve worn mantreads instead of base jumpers

@Mark-xq7lh 5 жыл бұрын

Should have used the rocket jumper for no blast damage

@ariarigun4840 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, A man of culture as well

@mrstupidmaniii8118 5 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say that

@frogchip6484 5 жыл бұрын

but they didn't take fall damage...

@3dpyromaniac560 5 жыл бұрын

They weren't being trolldiers, instead they used the air strike/base bomber combo

@paulmccharmley4313 3 жыл бұрын

Title: Operation Market Garden Me: Still trying to market garden someone in TF2.

@mialia15104 Жыл бұрын

I just now learned my grandfather fought in this battle. Thanks for making it so easy to learn more about this!

@wmc5431 5 жыл бұрын

Mad Respect to the Poles, who at every stage in this war demonstrated incredible bravery even when they got alternatively blamed/abandoned/screwed by the British commanders.

@madcourier6217 5 жыл бұрын

And the Soviets, and the Americans, and everyone really.

@stas2784 5 жыл бұрын

lol, respect to poles, who never waited for fascists to kill their jews. they happily did it themselves. look it up, buddy

@przemog88 5 жыл бұрын

@@stas2784 Look up for what? A propaganda? No, thank you. Jews were murdered by Germans. Any way to put blame for that on anyone else is plain disgusting.

@Losangelesharvey 5 жыл бұрын

@@przemog88 read your history-both Germans and Poles (notwithstanding current Polish censorship attempts)

@przemog88 5 жыл бұрын

@@Losangelesharvey There were traitors who collaborated with Germans, but they weren't killing Jews during war. Censorship? On which info? Give me example.

@Artur_M. 5 жыл бұрын

This is one of your better videos yet! As a Polish viewer, I'm especially thankful and delighted to see gen. Sosabowski and his men get proper recognition. Their story is exceptionally tragic when you consider what was going on at the same time in Poland and what was their situation after the war. Sosabowski's own son fought and was seriously wounded in the Warsaw Uprising, partially losing his sight. General was unable to return the country controlled by communists, stripped from citizenship and receiving no pension normally due to a retired officer, he had to work as a factory worker. Not to mention that (at least according to the book _Poles Apart_ by George F. Cholewczynski) Monty tried to partially scapegoat Sossabowski for the failure of the operation.

@themadsamplist 4 жыл бұрын

That bridge in Arnhem is now the John Frost bridge. I live near it

@johncostello3174 3 жыл бұрын

The 'sculpture' next to the road bridge (presumably supposed to be Frost) is bizarre. In google earth can still see some bullet marks/ shell explosions around the base of the bridge and the underpass. I think the place where there was a German pillbox on the bridge is now an alcove with a plaque and inscription in it. I walked across it in 1989 an in 2000 went to the Hartenstein museum.

@someguyonyoutube906 Жыл бұрын

Huh, so that's how they named the TF2 Soldier's melee weapon. Never knew it had a meaning.

@zandermander1928 Жыл бұрын

No They clearly named the Operation after the TF2 Soldier's melee weapon. Dumb Dumb

@user-rf5qo6rw5b 5 жыл бұрын

Smh just land 1 paratrooper in berlin.

@Epic-pf8od 5 жыл бұрын

One does not simply glide into Berlin.

@Ben-gp5sg 5 жыл бұрын

r/woooosh

@Epic-pf8od 5 жыл бұрын

@@Ben-gp5sg r/whooshwhooosh

@raptorcell6633 5 жыл бұрын

Unless the Germans happen to have a 40 width Medium Panzer division parked there, or several..

@tg5127 5 жыл бұрын

The original "Rush B"

@eekie 5 жыл бұрын

Infantry,Tank and Anti-Tank Coming to a Bridge near you Disclaimer: only available before market garden proceeds and not available to any allied planners of market garden

@dogaaydntan3716 5 жыл бұрын

WHERE IS PETSCOP 2

@TheManofthecross 4 жыл бұрын

well one can outfit the airborn with anti tank gear just has to be modified to handle flight. etc.

@marcocappelli2236 5 жыл бұрын

To anyone wondering about the war memoirs spoken of at the end of the video, "If You Survive" is indeed very good. George Wilson's good memory lets him describe what he experienced perfectly. Another good one is Troop Leader, about an allied tank platoon.

@caelator3549 5 жыл бұрын

„But the allies are unable to deploy because of poor weather in England“ ~ we see a pattern in the weather of England. nearly always bad xD

@smiglo112 4 жыл бұрын

There seems to be only two weather types in England, from what I've seen and experienced in my incredibly short stay there. "Terrible" and "even worse than terrible".

@Ryan-nt4lt 4 жыл бұрын

Sidewinder it’s either cold rainy too hot or barely bareable

@andrewwenzel3600 4 жыл бұрын

@@smiglo112 You either can't go outside because its raining, the roads are all waterlogged and the wind is unbareable or you can't go outside because its 90% humidity with no wind and the sweat is unbareable. No inbetween.

@thevividbookmark1235 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNSIhKhlxL-vnYU.html It's about Bangladesh's economic miracle, do watch

@havocgr1976 3 жыл бұрын

@@smiglo112 If you see the reason its actually scary.Two weather systems colliding over the country, "fighting" and "pushing" each other constantly ;p

@Badbentham 5 жыл бұрын

Market Garden is pretty much a textbook example of Friction in War: "Everything is very simple in War, but the simplest thing is difficult. These difficulties accumulate and produce a friction which no man can imagine exactly who has not seen War, Suppose now a traveller, who towards evening expects to accomplish the two stages at the end of his day’s journey, four or five leagues, with post-horses, on the high road - it is nothing. He arrives now at the last station but one, finds no horses, or very bad ones; then a hilly country, bad roads; it is a dark night, and he is glad when, after a great deal of trouble, he reaches the next station, and finds there some miserable accommodation. So in War, through the influence of an infinity of petty circumstances, which cannot properly be described on paper, things disappoint us, and we fall short of the mark. (...) " - Clausewitz, On War, Ch 7 It does not really help here that the mission was in its conception High Risk- High Reward, to finish the war before the Red Army arrives.

@MrDgwphotos 5 жыл бұрын

No plan survives contact with the enemy.

@armedbrit493 5 жыл бұрын

A Clauswitzian, Jolly good!

@YouTubeYouTube-hy4sl 5 жыл бұрын

If the issue was the red army why not force Japan to attack Russia by kidnapping the emperor and having him declare such actions under duress then move to crush soviet industry north of china by supplying Mao

@DankstaTV 4 жыл бұрын

@@KZfaqKZfaq-hy4sl well, for starters, this was 1944

@niklasmolen4753 4 жыл бұрын

@Son Gohan The problem is that the Allies had decided in advance who would take what. The United States gave the Soviet large areas they took in the Soviet zone. If they had taken Berlin, they would have just given it to the Soviet Union. They should never have helped the Soviet from the beginning. A non-assault pact would have been sufficient.

@TheDoorspook11c 5 жыл бұрын

The Writer of A Bridge Too Far wrote wonderfully researched books on this DDay and the fall of Berlin.

@dpeasehead 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but they are all imperfect, like all historical books which attempt to cover events of vast scale with thousands of participants from different units and nationalities with different objectives, experiences, and agendas. Add that to the fact that information from archival materials which were not available decades ago might have changed how those books were written.

@davemac1197 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, A Bridge Too Far was Cornelius Ryan's last book, and was rushed to publication unfinished, because he knew he had terminal cancer. Swedish historian Christer Bergström has updated his work in his two volume book, Arnhem 1944: An Epic Battle Revisited (2019, 2020) using unpublished documents and interviews in the Cornelius Ryan Collection held at Ohio State University.

@bigwoody4704 Жыл бұрын

The Movie is do accurate that Monty didn't appear in it either - like the real thing

@pierceruppel1688 4 жыл бұрын

“The dream to end the war by Christmas” Was just that A DREAM

@willem7236 5 жыл бұрын

Where I live, we hold annual public paratrooper trainings. Which is also a memorial for market garden. (I live a bit west from Arnhem Close to Oosterbeek at one of the landing sites)

@Tekisasubakani 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I'd love to be a part of that! I've never been to the Netherlands, but I was in Normandy during the 70th anniversary of D-Day, and as an American, I was brought to tears by the gratitude and remembrance of those who fought there exhibited by the locals. Despite everything that has happened since in the world and between nations, they honor those who gave their lives, right down to the youngest generation. The people were as beautiful as the land, and it was a wonderful and humbling experience.

@Tekisasubakani 5 жыл бұрын

@Troy Staunton That's awesome mate! Hope I don't sound pretentious but I worked daily for about two years with a buddy from Adelaide, and couldn't help but pick up some of his accent/phrases. I had the same kind of experiences, lovely people, but also had that in Germany. We had some awesome experiences in the hostel we were at in Berlin. And I got positive comments on my weak grasp of German. That may have just been politeness, but hey, I count it! :D

@AgentDanielCross 4 жыл бұрын

De Airborne Walk. Heb zelf nooit meegedaan in de drie jaren dat ik daar heb gewoond

@Tekisasubakani 4 жыл бұрын

@@AgentDanielCross Dat is jammer. Ik hoop dat je genoten hebt van je tijd daar, tenminste! Ja, ik heb hiervoor Google gebruikt. :)

@Yoyle-jq9ul 5 жыл бұрын

Did a HoI4 player plan the operation?

@Mark-xq7lh 5 жыл бұрын

Isp and Montgomery think the same that paratroopers are op

@ajdintabic3516 5 жыл бұрын

It certainly seems like a rambler try

@thegardenofesim1174 5 жыл бұрын

It was Drew

@killianlile173 5 жыл бұрын

Nah it was obviously Braun with his "historical accuracy"

@snakeguy8646 5 жыл бұрын

@@killianlile173 Nah, Dressel

@Killerbee4712 4 жыл бұрын

I hear market garden: Soldiers flying in the air, shovels held tightly CRITICAL HIT

@goodgodhelpmeiamsuffering.1658 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know man, those 90% crit ubersaws seem scary

@aokay3196 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Tpopebosh 2 жыл бұрын

My step great grandad was in this battle and was shot 5 times and found by a Dutch girl in a field. He lived and was given a necklace by the girl and her mother and left for home. 40 years later he went back to the battle field he was shot and met the girl again. They had dinner and he died a few years later Rip great grandad you did well

@stephenskidmore5283 Жыл бұрын

Great story.

@Jessie_Helms 5 жыл бұрын

And all this time I thought the Market Gardener was just a silly reference or something. Good job Valve

@dankdungeon5104 4 жыл бұрын

What reference are you talking about?

@enb0x250 4 жыл бұрын

@@dankdungeon5104 The Market Garden weapon from TF2.

@aokay3196 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@grumblesa10 5 жыл бұрын

Great overview, I have wandered over that area of The Netherlands for over 10 years, both on my own and as a military history tourguide. A lot of myths arose about this battle, most self-serving, and sustained by some popular histories primarily Ryan's Bridge Too Far. The 1AB comms problems were not a surprise: the DZ/LZs were over three miles apart (I've walked it) which was greater than the effective range of the tactical radios of the time. Planners assumed they would be temporarily out of contact-since resistance was expected to be localized they accepted the risk. Speaking of DZ/LZs, the RAF's objection due to alleged AAA at Deelen should have and could've been overruled-Gen. Gale who had two combat jumps stated that Urquhart should have objected "to the point of threatening resignation" and also expected to be consulted by the planning staff-and wasn't. Even the "Bridge Too Far" statement alleged to come from Gen Browning is probably mythic; and may have originated from his novelist wife. NO ONE recalled such a statement during planning or execution; some of his staff said bluntly he wasn't that creative to have made any such observation. The lack of airlift could've been partially alleviated by giving 1AB absolute priority to get as much of the division on the ground and moving as possible. Instead, Browning's headquarters was planned to drop/land taking over 30 "trains" (glider tugs + para drops) where it had no operational role. Sadly, the most compelling impetus to rush planning and get this moving was the belief of the Brit Generals that the war would be over before they could get into combat, as 7 ops had been consecutively planned and cancelled.

@Indylimburg 5 жыл бұрын

Very good analysis. Browning had no business taking up precious flight space to be there. He should have stayed in England to kick asses back there and make sure schedules were being kept. I believe that rather than dropping all 3 Airborne Divisions on the same day that it should have been a rolling advance: Day 1 taking Eindhoven up to Grave Bridge, Day 2 Nijmegen, Day 3 Arnhem. That way all aircraft be used to drop each Division in a single lift. They should have also planned a contingent drop somewhere like Deventer if the Germans flooded into Arnhem. The plan also should have included securing an air feild somewhere near the American sector from which Typhoons and P-47s could provide constant close air support to the 1st AB sector.

@grumblesa10 5 жыл бұрын

@@Indylimburg Thank you for the kind words. Your drop plan would've been feasible and an alternate plan would be the one I outlined i.e. 1AB priority on Day 1. This would ensure they had troops and supplies to sustain themselves AND draw away some Wehrmacht and Waffen SS units stationed south, thus easing the way for 82/101/XXX Corps. Your contingency LZ/DZ suggestion reminds me of some heat I took on another forum where reviewing a Market-Garden wargame I called the planning (actual op, not the game which was excellent IMHO) "shoddy". Two of the factors I gave were not considering enemy reaction which is answered with your plan for alternate LZ/DZs. Additionally, completely ignoring COMINT from Enigma and Phantom that confirmed the 2SS Panzer Corps HQ and Division elements were in the Arnhem/Nijmegen area as early as 1 Sept IIRC.

@Indylimburg 5 жыл бұрын

@@grumblesa10 once again, good thoughts. The ignoring of crucial intelligence was inexcusable. Much is made of the fact that Gen Urquhart was out of communication for more than a day and that the Brittish radios didn't work. This wouldn't have been such a problem if someone had told them that the Dutch resistance had been communicating for years on a telephone network unknown to the Germans. Allied intelligence knew about it, but the paratroopers we never told. SMH.

@sean640307 5 жыл бұрын

@@Indylimburg the presence of 9th & 10th SS Panzer units was known and correctly deduced as being severely understrength (which they were!) This is the reason that 1st AB went in with their 6pdrs and 17pdrs as well as the PIATs. What was not appreciated fully was that the Germans had dispersed their rag-tag defence elements and that the blocking action of Spindler's units cannot be undersold! Browning should never have been in the field, as his presence not only deprived 1st AB of those 36 additional transports, etc, which would have allowed 4th Para to be dropped on day 1, but also his presence probably had a negative influence on Gavin's decision making, too. He may not have prioritised the Groesbeek Heights over the Nijmegen Bridge if Browning hadn't decided to put his HQ there.

@Indylimburg 5 жыл бұрын

@@sean640307 interesting thoughts on Browning's possible impact on the 82nd's operations. I hadn't thought of that.

@nei1mchugh 4 жыл бұрын

very well put together.... it was an enjoyable informative watch!!

@kevinmoore2781 4 жыл бұрын

Holy cow, nice work!! Just found your channel, much mahalo for the accurate and entertaining explanation of an important Battle. More young people learning history PLEASE.

@boxman9033 5 жыл бұрын

Gory Gory what a Helluva way to die, Gory Gory what a Hell of a way to die, Gory Gory what a Hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more.

@raymondhamill270 5 жыл бұрын

There was blood upon the risers there were brains upon his shoot intestines were a dangling from his paratrooper suit he was a mess they picked him up and poured from his boots and he ain't gonna jump no more!

@chuckhainsworth4801 5 жыл бұрын

Now that is a song that I haven't heard in a long while. Not my song, but a pleasant reminder. Facta non verba

@amywaters7246 5 жыл бұрын

AATW!!!!

@CavTanker88 5 жыл бұрын

Now there is a good memory. I am a 3rd generation paratrooper, and had the honor to sing this with a collection of 101st Vietnam and 82nd/101st WWII at Benning several years ago. Not much really makes me tear up. but that sure did.

@dragonsword7370 5 жыл бұрын

What gets more men killed. Enemy weaponry... or over confident generals?

@LU1SJJ 5 жыл бұрын

Chase let’s say both

@dragonsword7370 5 жыл бұрын

@@LU1SJJ is a Very situational problem.

@oyuk4618 4 жыл бұрын

How about Hitler himself?

@yousef501st6 4 жыл бұрын

Both

@SantoshKumar-ws2qz 3 жыл бұрын

Mainly the overconfident generals.

@amsfountain8792 Жыл бұрын

If someone was to blame is Gavin who failed to take the Niemejen bridge. Had he taken it the XX Corps will have arrived on time to Arnhem.

@senseofthecommonman Жыл бұрын

Correct

@davemac1197 Жыл бұрын

It was part of Gavin's divisional plan and specific instructions to the 508th PIR to move with speed on the bridge, but they let him down by moving too slowly. The regiment had command problems in Normandy, so this was not a new problem, but Gavin had been promoted from Assistant Division Commander in August when Ridgway went up to XVIII Airborne Corps and it was Ridgway that dismissed the 508th's Executive Officer in Normandy, so it's not clear if Gavin was aware the 508th still had issues for Market Garden. Best source is Phil Nordyke's combat history of the 508th - Put Us Down In Hell (2012). I'm inclined to agree that XXX Corps was still on schedule to reach Arnhem in 48 hours, if... the Nijmegen bridge had been in Allied hands as planned.

@bigwoody4704 Жыл бұрын

SLOW? Why did Horrocks,Dempsey,Vandeleur sit on their arses in their tanks at the Belgian border until the Troop & Supply transports flew over at 2:30 in the Afternoon? Did they think they would catch up? If they were charging hard like Horrocks had promised they could have made the bridge at Son before it got blown. And why did Horrocks,Dempsey,Vandeleur leave the bridging equipment in the rear when the Germans blew the bridge over Wilhelmina Canal the 1st day? That might have come in handy don't you think ? While approaching an objective with 17 bridges over 12-13 rivers/canals? *All 3 Senior British officers and NOT ONE thought of this glaring over site* *And where was Monty?* You think he could have inconvenienced himself to attend his own operational debacle that after the war he fessed up to? Largest Air Drop in History up until that point and the poof couldn't be bothered? The fact is Model and Student vs Monty was like Attila and Ghengis vs Tinkerbell

@fullmindstorm 5 жыл бұрын

This is useful knowledge. Thank you for uploading this.

@arcen3169 5 жыл бұрын

_looks at timestamp._ Alright boys, crack out the popcorn!

@dylanfry7978 3 жыл бұрын

@The Armchair Historian I love your channel, yours a few others are my Favorites! Keep doing great work man!

@GCJACK83 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was a U.S Army Air Force radio operator involved with Market Garden. I love seeing everything he was involved in, no matter how small his role might have seemed in the grand scheme.

@Aimia4 5 жыл бұрын

~5:00 'South Stratfordshire' It's South Staffordshire. Stratford is a town, Staffordshire is a county. The names are easily confused, but as someone from Staffordshire, a bit disappointing to hear! However, thanks for the content, keep up the great work.

@lib556 5 жыл бұрын

This guy has a problem with pronunciation (Horrocks, Urqhart…)

@napoleonibonaparte7198 5 жыл бұрын

Ha! I led my men across the bridge at Arcole with a flag.

@kalebthehistorian5928 5 жыл бұрын

Napoleon I Bonaparte yes you did! But did the Austrians have machine guns, Tanks and SS🤔🤔

@charliekhosravi4509 5 жыл бұрын

@@kalebthehistorian5928 eventually

@justinian-the-great 5 жыл бұрын

That's why you never lost the battle........not at least by your fault........blame the marshalls for everything!

@rickjohnson9558 5 жыл бұрын

Vive le Empereur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@kalebthehistorian5928 5 жыл бұрын

Charlie Khosravi soon I hope after all I'm only 15

@Matheus-tq5vu 3 жыл бұрын

It's so nice how they did the subtle 9:12 HOI4 map at the top secret folder

@TrungTran-uz7nn 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your excellent video. I had watch the "A Bridge too far" . That movie is really hard to watch because of too many storylines. Now I can understand the correct sequence of the battles in that movie

@RenegadeRam 5 жыл бұрын

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway anyone?

@rommel4844 5 жыл бұрын

Still wish they make more of thoes games

@laso6225 5 жыл бұрын

Yuh

@craylores6722 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@-ruttley3457 5 жыл бұрын

Sequel when.

@randycheow4268 5 жыл бұрын

A Bridge Too Far

@aurathedraak7909 5 жыл бұрын

is it weird that I just thought about this video yesterday and today it happened on this channel?

@TheAnomalos 5 жыл бұрын

Very concise description of Market Garden; good job!

@Timmie1995 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this video. I live in Nijmegen and was born and raised there, but I've never received a clear explanation about what happened here. I only learnt how important the Waalbrug (the bridge over the river Waal, that is) was during this operation, and that there were a lot of delays because of which so many died, but that was more or less all.

@johnburns4017 4 жыл бұрын

Look at: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLqFdppq1JqvnZc.html

@otitomaduegbuna7539 5 жыл бұрын

One note about 9:06, the plans found only detailed the 101st's area of operations. It wasn't some magical Market Garden grand scheme document. Other than that, great video.

@Fenixx117 5 жыл бұрын

I JUST finished a book on Arnhem today. What a brutal battle and total clusterfuck. They sure fought hard though.

@SeaponyLuna 5 жыл бұрын

Which book?

@Fenixx117 5 жыл бұрын

@@SeaponyLuna The Battle of Arnhem by Antony Beevor.

@LordGeorgeRodney 5 жыл бұрын

Not as much of a clusterfuck as the Hurtgen forest offensive

@sean640307 5 жыл бұрын

@@Fenixx117 Beevor's book is good, but I think he comes to the wrong conclusion. I think you still need to get a copy of "Lost at Nijmegen" by the Dutch author Poullussen (I hope I spelt that correctly, but I think I may have got it wrong). It is a good read - it's only available in Kindle form now, unfortunately.

@maartenvmaldegem 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Nijmegen and often cross the John Frost bridge in Arnhem They're considering making the dropzones state monuments

@jasonjohnson5199 3 жыл бұрын

Any updates? We don't get news about that area over here in Utrecht too often

@johncostello3174 3 жыл бұрын

yes but owned by farmers ? in September 2024 (80 years) I think I will walk from the drop zones to Arnhem road bridge along 2nd battalions route

@SBragg88 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome channel. Keep up the great work!

@Twirlyhead 4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of politics. Gavin's failure to press on the bridge at Nijmegen with strength as his overriding priority (as it certainly should have been) was the reason the operation failed; lots of areas here and there where it might have been done better but General Gavin's inexplicable reluctance to attack the bridge in force was the crux of it all. XXX Corps were not late reaching Nijmegen (as is often stated) but were then delayed. Political ? Gavin was not criticised enough afterwards certainly because he was American and contrastingly the British commanders were criticised heavily by the Americans. It is an even greater shame as we can be sure that the men under Gavin's command were very keen and capable.

@rogerflatt8054 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, this. Was Gavin ordered to leave the British exposed to German counter attacks. Discredit Montgomery. Makes sense strategically. US wanted full control over D-Day.

@thevividbookmark1235 3 жыл бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNSIhKhlxL-vnYU.html It's about Bangladesh's economic miracle, do watch

@thebigmon Жыл бұрын

Ah of course. It's Americas fault. Americans wanted the British to fail because that's what Americans do. That last clip of Montgomery saying he's never lost a battle is such a typical brit thing to do.

@jgw9990 Жыл бұрын

@@thebigmon There was a lot of wartime American propaganda about British incompetence, to the extent a lot of Americans still believe it today. At the time Americans were annoyed about soldiers being sent to Europe instead of Japan, so the idea was Europe needed American saviours and the British were useless etc etc. Not saying Montgomery didn't make mistakes, he absolutely did. But to say America didn't exaggerate British failures is incorrect.

@Qba86 Жыл бұрын

People sometimes mention that Gavin hurt his back during the jump over Nijmegen, but I suspect that he also must have hit his head quite hard upon landing, as otherwise he was a competent officer. Also, let's not forget that Browning was at Nijmegen too and approved Gavin's decision, even though his *one job* was to esnure that the Operation gets carried out according to plan.

@mkosmala1309 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for giving due credit to the Poles and for pointing out how they got used as scapegoats for the operation's failure.

@lyndoncmp5751 3 жыл бұрын

No they did not in reality.

@WouterChil 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your time and effort.

@LeFrancht27 2 жыл бұрын

Yet here I am, sitting in my gaming chair, thinking how funni it is to slap enemy's face with a flying shovel.

@CKC_Productions 5 жыл бұрын

Could you make a video on the Battle of Dien Bien Phu of 1954 please and how it was a failure and a major blow to France against the Viet Minh.🇫🇷🇻🇳

@ziadfadeleddine7704 5 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍👍👍 I hope you can do some battles from the 30 years war

@mallard_duck458 5 жыл бұрын

@pillbox2079 4 жыл бұрын

I love it whene you show the Top Secret plans that there is a Hearts of Iron 4 picture on it! Brilliant!

@fuffoon 5 жыл бұрын

The musical choice after Monty's remark was superb.

@mrdead1584 5 жыл бұрын

9:09 nice Hearts of Iron IV gameplay plans :DDD

@maxbrennan6770 4 жыл бұрын

“kampfgruppe Lehr has proven its superiority once again” COH announcer

@grantdelosangeles5357 2 жыл бұрын

When I played Panzer Elite in COHI thought I was going to get mostly panzers and do B.S maneuvers like rushing tanks with infantry behind them, or spam Panzer 3s and 4s, and I greatly overestimated it and I got my ass kicked by A.I.

@lynn0MA 4 жыл бұрын

The breakdown of Market and then Garden operations is really well told byRobin Neillands in The Battle For the Rhine. I have it in audiobook - exciting narrative. Get out your maps of the three cities the 5 divisions were to take in the unfolding Market-Garden catastrophe.

@derrickdinwiddie8759 5 жыл бұрын

Got to say, you have a lot of great animation!

@digbyfire5446 4 жыл бұрын

Eisenhower: Montgomery, what just happened? Montgomery: Nah fam, it was the Polish!

@lyndoncmp5751 4 жыл бұрын

Montgomery didn't blame the Polish.

@digbyfire5446 4 жыл бұрын

@@lyndoncmp5751 18:23

@lyndoncmp5751 4 жыл бұрын

@@digbyfire5446 What about 18:23? No quote from Monty himself and you won't find any quote from Monty himself putting the blame on the Poles for the failure. In his own book in his own words he blamed. 1. Himself. 2. The Germans. 3. Lack of resources. 4. The weather. Now I will put £1,000 into any bank account of your choice if you can find Montgomery placing blame on the Poles for Market Garden not succeeding. Please, do not believe unsourced and incited myths. Cheers.

@garymartin1040 3 жыл бұрын

@@lyndoncmp5751 Monty was a private second class compared to Patton

@lyndoncmp5751 3 жыл бұрын

@@garymartin1040 Patton was never in the thick of any of the big battles and never fought top quality German formations. Monty did more than anyone to win the war in the west. Patton couldn't even take Metz for nearly three months. Monty planned entire invasions and commanded multiple armies of different nationalities at the same time. Patton didn't. Monty was an 'army group' commander. Patton never commanded more than one army at a time and even then only American. Monty was far higher up in power and more strategically savvy and successful.

@elliotnordling2835 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, could you do a vid on the finnis continuation war?

@kalebthehistorian5928 5 жыл бұрын

Elliot Nordling I agree this is not a vary common topic

@michealohaodha9351 5 жыл бұрын

Great call!

@latino.raptor Жыл бұрын

Great Video! loved the animations :)

@garyoakes6554 10 ай бұрын

Excellent!!!! I claim to have seen every war documentary. This gives me new territory. Well done and the facts were perfectly placed. Can't wait to see more. Again, well done

@Jorendo Жыл бұрын

I live in Ede, it's right next to one of the dropzones of Operation Market Garden. De Ginkelse Heide. You can still find remainders of the trenches digged there and for a long time bullets were still found. Heck, one or two years ago, at the yearly remembrance of the Operation, were paratroopers jump out above the Ginkelese Heide, they had to hold the jumps for a bit cause a live grenade from WW2 was found and needed to be removed safely, imagine that, nearly 80 years after the operation, a grenade that was suppose to be used that day, was found and still formed a danger to those who jumped in remembrance, it has something beautiful. Sadly with each passing year we see less and less veterans, I think there is only one left, my town used to make sure they would be flown over to be here. The remembrance was as much for them as those who had fallen that day.