Spain's Forgotten War in North Africa
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The Rif War between Spain and the Rif Republic gave rise to a young Spanish officer named Francisco Franco - who later would become Spanish dictator. After Spain had almost lost the war against the Rifi people, they got help from France and WW1 hero Philippe Pétain.
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@olliestudio45 Жыл бұрын
21:50 -- it is this sentiment and the historical impact of north Africa on Spain and vice versa (carthage, romans, visigoths muslims, others etc ) that make this boundary so blurry. I guess this is the case in many places around the world.
@s1140285 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I love all of these colonial wars. I can't wait for Abyssinia and Haile Selassie.
@chinesevirus-ix3yr Жыл бұрын
KZfaq advertising radicalized me
@mauriamazigh2964 Жыл бұрын
Can you please make one on Mohamed Ameziane was a leader of the Riffian resistance against the Spanish occupation of Northern Morocco who fought more than 100 battles against the Spanish colonization and caused a great conflict in Spain where the Spanish people demonstrated against the government. Ameziane is the only Amazigh Riffian resistance leader who fought to death and was never caught or bought off.
@Revitalization4241 Жыл бұрын
A error at 0:26 its not a part of the Amazigh identity. Only the Riffians see it as part of their identity(Arabo-Berber identity). The truth is that the Rif Republic was a Arab centric state. Its anthem was in Arabic, its school system was in Arabic, its currency was in Arabic, its official language was in Arabic, plus the state saw it self as part of the Ummah-al-Arabiyah. Not to mention that Abdelkerim Khattabi was a member of the Arab Maghreb commitee. It has maybe ties to the Riffian identity but it doenst have anything to do with other Amazigh/Berber identities
@Jadolivares Жыл бұрын
My great grandfather fought this war from the Spanish side, getting a medal after a several-day hunt of a sniper that was killing soldiers in their most vulnerable moment (at the letrines). He was later injured and was not involved in the civil war because of it, probably saving his life. Respect to the amazigh and may prosperity and brotherhood come between all of our Mediterranean neighbors!
@amazighayaou2042 Жыл бұрын
My both grandfathers fought in these war in the side of Rif republic. Respect for our Iberian neighbors. Hopefully Spain Will stop its support for the Moroccan Arabs and their occupation of our Rif republic.
@boeingah-64apachedeguerra70 Жыл бұрын
My great grandfather also fought for Spain in this war. He came back alive, but didn't do anything glorious. My grandfather told me that he used to use dead bodies to cover himself in blood to fake an injury, so that other friendly soldiers went first, and he didn't get shot. Respect to all of our neighbours in Morocco, may you be in a prosperous country.
@Holybatman3603 Жыл бұрын
@@boeingah-64apachedeguerra70 Morocco won't be a prosperous country unless it abandons Moroccan nationalism and adopts a broader Maghrebi/Berber nationalism, only then will it prosper.
@marcgarrigosmane166 Жыл бұрын
@@amazighayaou2042 don't think so spain and morocco have both national tentions and will help each other
@TeddyBelcher4kultrawide Жыл бұрын
Smooth moves
@Spanner249 Жыл бұрын
I’ll go grateful you felt the need to continue this channel. I don’t understand why Indy wanted to move on because the content here is superior to nearly anything on KZfaq.
@extrahistory8956 Жыл бұрын
Indy is currently covering _World War 2 Week-by-Week_ series, which is currently in February of 1944 as of the timeline.
@MC-pt8kv Жыл бұрын
I believe they are still under the same umbrella organization?
@TheBard1999 Жыл бұрын
@@MC-pt8kv nope, Indy's team is independent.
@wingsoverfries Жыл бұрын
I like that they are independent as I like both styles
@simontollin2004 Жыл бұрын
Was for the better, this chanal have only improved after indy moved on
@podemosurss8316 Жыл бұрын
8:28 At this point it was called "Tercio de Extranjeros" (Foreigner's Tercio), later being renamed to "Tercio", and finally to "Legión Española" in 1939. It still exists, having their headquarters in Andalucía.
@goremall4330 Жыл бұрын
These videos are so well made and I appreciate the attention to historical facts and not opinions of what was right or wrong.
@olliestudio45 Жыл бұрын
True. Although on this topic I feel there is a lack of clarity about exactly what happened at Annual.
@vanmeer2227 Жыл бұрын
its refreshing isn't it? man! I feel the same way.
@speed65752 Жыл бұрын
@@olliestudio45 I think there's already an old video about that battle. Maybe that's why he did not explore any detail about that battle.
@olliestudio45 Жыл бұрын
@@speed65752 If I remember correctly the video was about the Rif War in general (context + campaign) and the battle is described pretty much as it is here... but I might re-watch it to check.
@tarek3035 Жыл бұрын
I’m a Riffian from Al Hoceima, thank you very much for the effort you put in and how well explained, there are many documentaries on the events of Annual and the Rif War, this is the best I found, and again thank you very much.
@arkjedrzejewsky4990 Жыл бұрын
best regards Tarek, wash kulchi mzian?lebez elik?
@DesertHoarder Жыл бұрын
Rifi konti wlla ghrbawi wlla 7ta s7rawi kan b9aw kolna mgharba 🙏❤ f9s liya l3dyan libaghyin y9smo lmamlaka 🇩🇿
@ifriyour1641 Жыл бұрын
you are amazigh
@thxmedina Жыл бұрын
@@DesertHoarder😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@sazerti2278 Жыл бұрын
okchas iarifi nekh
@nikitaostrovsky8416 Жыл бұрын
"Face it (death) with an cold, individual contempt, as though death were something to be spat on disdainfully" Not gonna lie, this is badass.
@scottanno8861 Жыл бұрын
Viva la m u e r t e ! Viva Espana!
@user-cg2tw8pw7j Жыл бұрын
@@scottanno8861 Morocco okay
@vittanobordori2542 Жыл бұрын
@@user-cg2tw8pw7j Viva Franco
@bernardotorres4659 Жыл бұрын
Wow…..
@HollisPresnell Жыл бұрын
Dude literally had thousands murdered and people are still finding mass graves in Spain to this day. He was a fascist death merchant.
@oliversherman2414 Жыл бұрын
I'm British and I moved to southern Spain last year. I live a 20 minute drive from the south coast and Gibraltar where the North African coast is only 8 miles away. Whenever I visit Gibraltar I can see the Moroccan coast extremely clearly and it's a pretty cool site
@wordsofhistory7881 Жыл бұрын
Gibraltar is a Moroccan name
@oliversherman2414 Жыл бұрын
@@wordsofhistory7881 Yeah I know. It was first named by the Moors over a thousand years ago
@BMWE90HQ 7 ай бұрын
Are there more Africans in Spain or in Morocco?
@oliversherman2414 7 ай бұрын
@@BMWE90HQ I don't know
@juanjosegonzalezdenevado1922 7 ай бұрын
Podías haber ido a vivir a marruecos Aunque quizás te violaran
@michaek7438 Жыл бұрын
Something I’ve always appreciated about Jesse is his accuracy in pronunciations. Massive respect to you
@safouanetaibi339 Жыл бұрын
As a rifian from Monte arruit my grandma told me the same story
@themetalfox3725 Жыл бұрын
I can feel the amount of work and dedication that went into making this. Well done!
@markaxworthy2508 Жыл бұрын
Another superb presentation. Many thanks. I read a lot, but this post-WWI series has ventured well beyond my normal reading list.
@mogiwarayassine4266 Жыл бұрын
Great episode as usual👏, but you made a small mistake : In 1904, the Moroccan lands were not yet divided among the European powers, as you mentioned 0:38 the kingdom of Morocco was still at that time an independent country despite its weakness and decline. What happened that year is that France and Britain concluded the "The Entente Cordiale", according to which France waived its claim to "Egyptian Sudan" in favor of Britain in return for Britain not objecting to France's ambitions in Morocco (This Entente Cordiale between the two countries came to resolve the Fashoda crisis, which would have ignited a war between them). It was one of the most important agreements that contributed to drawing the first features of the network of tripartite alliances (the Allies and Central powers) that would form the warring parties in the WWI As for the occupation of Morocco and the division of its lands between France and Spain, it didn't take place until the year 1912 , according to the Treaty of Fez (Treaty of Protectorat) between the Moroccan Sultan and the French authorities, according to which the Kingdom of Morocco was divided into three European spheres of influence. (the French zone, and Spanish zone, and international Tangiers)
@ikfaziisti3maramaghrabi502 Жыл бұрын
The Moroccan Sultan never had power or reigned among the Riffians. In 1956, Spain in particular and France decided to criminally gift the sovereignty of the Rif Republic to Morocco.
@Brian----- Жыл бұрын
Awesome episode! In the context of Morocco, the Entente's deterrence target was Germany and the possibility that it might form a relationship with a fully independent Morocco that would give the German Navy access where Britain and France least wanted it. See First and Second Moroccan Crises. The upshot of the First Moroccan Crisis and subsequent Algeciras Conference was to show Germany just how diplomatically isolated it was. Even the United States, partly because of the Perdicaris affair but also because of Pacific and other areas of conflict, and Germany's nominal ally Italy didn't want Morocco under greater German influence. Every country but Austria-Hungary, the least influential power (again in the Moroccan context) at that Conference, backed France. Morocco was a significant lever by which European tensions increased before World War 1.
@Brian----- Жыл бұрын
@@ikfaziisti3maramaghrabi502 It's unfortunate that Morocco ever experienced colonial rule and Abd el-Krim is a hero. But, he might have gotten further by negotiating rather than fighting an unwinnable war to the end.
@ikfaziisti3maramaghrabi502 Жыл бұрын
@@Brian----- The president of the Rif Republic had done their best and negotiated, even sent the minister of foreign affairs of the Rif Republic to different countries. In addition, the president also wrote letters personally, but it was the case that the colonials could not have it that the Riffians demanded. wanted and had complete independence in Republic form.
@Djamonja Жыл бұрын
@@Brian----- Just curious -- was El Cid a hero when North African tribes were ruling in modern day Spain? It's all tribalism isn't it?
@apanapandottir205 Жыл бұрын
It boggles the mind how intricate and comlex human history is.
@BryanTerran Жыл бұрын
It is really important to appreciate how interconnected everything is. Regional events can have global implications, not always immediately, but over the long term.
@apanapandottir205 Жыл бұрын
@@BryanTerranAbsolutely. Even crazier is that in every one of those regional events, every single person involved, down to every single soldier, is a person with a life and a family. It's both terrifying and amazing.
@ReySchultz121 Жыл бұрын
It all started when one man having one very bad day felt very salty about his surroundings.
@VeggieRice Жыл бұрын
does it
@loudog92377 Жыл бұрын
You mean cumplex 😅
@TommygunNG Жыл бұрын
I can never guess what your tagline at the end is going to be, but for some reason this one really got me. Well done.
@rabihrac Жыл бұрын
Great episode, as usual, Jessy & crew! May I add that Abdelkareem was so famous in the Arab world, especially in the Levant to such an extent that the national song of the Rif was written by then-famous Lebanese composer, Mohammed Flayfel. To have an idea of who he was, Mohammed Flayfel is also credited for discovering the talents of a young Feyrouz when she participated in a radio talent show. Feyrouz, 87 years old, is considered today a diva in the Arab world. But the story doesn't end here. The song of Abdelkareem got so famous that a few years after the collapse of Abdelkareem's state, the words of the hymn were modified by another Lebanese artist for the purpose of adapting it to the new Republic of Lebanon. It still is the national anthem of Lebanon today, some 100 years later!
@jessealexander2695 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment and the info, Rabih. Glad to hear from you!
@adilnourddine9747 Жыл бұрын
Why you must always bring the "Arab world" into this?
@santiagoblasgilabert2877 Жыл бұрын
Éstas son las cosas que me gusta leer en los comentarios. Ya sé algo más.
@jessealexander2695 Жыл бұрын
@@adilnourddine9747 He made an observation about a link between the events in the episode and another place. Nothing more, no need to start something.
@adilnourddine9747 Жыл бұрын
@@jessealexander2695 Because there are simply no links between the Rif or morocco and lebanon or the arab world (yeah i dont like this racist thing) we dont even speak the same language.
@mohammedsaysrashid3587 Жыл бұрын
Most magnificent historical coverage about Riffe Republic...historical coverage was truly informative, interesting allot thanks ( the great war) channel...also real time history channel a magnificent one...
@user-pc1id2zp9t Жыл бұрын
هل يمككني الدخول جمهورية الريف بدون فيزا انا طنجاوي من اصول ريفية من تمسمان وهل ممكن ان احصل على الجنسية لجمهورية الريف الشقيقة
@victorfernandez4772 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the best summaries I've ever seen both in Spanish and English about the Rifean War. I recommend also in Spanish the Podcast by the radio announcer Alsina called "Annual, 1921", and the saga in KZfaq called "El camino hacia la guerra civil"
@xaldroid1134 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this chapter of the history of Morocco, I myself from Xauen or Chefchaouen (the blue city). I wanted to add that the Ghomara and Jbala tribes are arabized and speak the jebli dialect of Arabic, so we don't self identify as Rifi. This may had caused some distrust between the Jebli and Rifi tribes. However, despite the ethnic differences, a large part of Raissouni's Jebli forces sided with ElKhatabi after he submitted to the Spaniards.
@sykatrys5127 Жыл бұрын
exactly, check my DNA video, i'm from senhaja tribe, near rif, we speak some words in amazigh/rif idk the true origin of the words, but defo not arab
@polunga7989 7 ай бұрын
The jebli people are arab speaking mountain peoples with amazigh ancestry, they are also mixed with the andalusian muslim refugees that fled spain and portugal. Their arabic was also very influenced by andalusian arabic.
@abdou.the.heretic Жыл бұрын
As someone who currently resides in the Rif region, this analysis is outstanding man, not even the kingdom provides this amount documentation without political eyes staring you down as if you're about to nuke the king 💀
@user-pc1id2zp9t Жыл бұрын
الله الوطن الملك من طنجة الى الكويرة من ريفي حر ابن تمسمان
@abdou.the.heretic Жыл бұрын
@@user-pc1id2zp9t الله حاويكم الوطن حاويكم و تا الملك خاشيه فيكم تا لقاع، غا ربحو بربها هاد الأرض طلعتوها لنا فلكر، روح غزا ويشغايقون اياغمبوب نبروسي
@abdou.the.heretic Жыл бұрын
@@hopium999 شك دالممثل اوار نش وادجي د ذاريفيين اوميقان الرجال الأحرار
@ss-de4cm Жыл бұрын
@@hopium999 3aysha cha3b, majority of riffians anti king and government. nothing you 3ayasha can do about it
@throwaways3043 Жыл бұрын
@@user-pc1id2zp9t MACHI RIFI NTAYA AGHRBAWI
@MyVlogTubes Жыл бұрын
The people of rif rigion have always a feeling of connection with their lands even today . They have their own language and are muslims and are proud people.
@diegoapalategui579 Жыл бұрын
Amazigh are Amazing Warriors.
@walideg5304 Жыл бұрын
People from the Rif and the Northern Fes Region, were the base of the Franco army who triumphed : the 60 000 Regulares. They literally terrified the Republicans camp.
@santiagoblasgilabert2877 Жыл бұрын
@@walideg5304 Un poco exagerado eso que dices. Realmente la base del ejército de Franco son los militares africanistas (los que habían desarrollado su carrera en el norte de África) y las diferentes fuerzas nacionalistas del país: falangistas y requetés.
@HISTORICAL1321 Жыл бұрын
@@diegoapalategui579 Rif Rif Rif . Others in the south give up to mkhzen
@Revitalization4241 Жыл бұрын
And now many(not all) of their young women are in European sisha lounges, disco's and hotels, and many(not all) of the young men are busy with making rap songs and rioting in the street
@MWM-dj6dn Жыл бұрын
A wonderful channel that deserves all respect, appreciation and pride. Accurate and useful information in a sophisticated and beautiful manner. I wish you lasting success. I have the utmost respect and admiration for your great honor for these wonderful works. I hope you success
@theoutlook55 Жыл бұрын
For sure.
@gurufabbes1 Жыл бұрын
Awesome as usual. Could you do the Cristero war eventually?
@fredericchopin4821 Жыл бұрын
23:29 This footage is so funny LMAO, I love it when historical clips have stuff like this, makes it more human
@themetalfox3725 Жыл бұрын
Fancy hat 😅
@alvar534 Жыл бұрын
El documental es bueno, aunque sería de justicia añadir la episodios de heroísmo y compañerismo , como la carga de la brigada alcántara
@weltvonalex Жыл бұрын
Outstanding as always
@podemosurss8316 Жыл бұрын
25:10 The Dédalo was amongst the first generation of aircraft carriers, being similar to HMS Hermes. Being converted from a merchant ship that had been seized by Spain from Germany after WW1 as "payment" for the losses inflicted on Spain, it could carry 22 airplanes: 1 fighter/recon squadron and 1 light bomber squadron. It was instrumental during the landing of Alhucemas as the beach was heavily defended, and the planes flew several sorties both for bombing enemy positions and for giving intel for bombardment by the Spanish fleet (which consisted of most of the Spanish navy, including our two capital ships: the Alfonso XIII and the Jaime I).
@coreyclark7472 Жыл бұрын
Solid work my friend. You're a voice of reason in a crazy world.
@carlosugarte1450 Жыл бұрын
Great job again!
@ReconPro Жыл бұрын
Have a great weekend everyone!
@emmanuelfernandez04 Жыл бұрын
You too
@Holybatman3603 Жыл бұрын
@@emmanuelfernandez04 You three.
@Pappahobo Жыл бұрын
The chapter about "Africanists" against "Abandoners" is a bit more complex. After the war in Cuba, the lack of soldiers produced an inevitable excess of officers, so their promotion to higher jobs bacame imposible. That is why those who were stationed in Africa took advantage of what they called "war merits" to achieve those promotions, in detriment of their colleagues stationed elsewhere. The "Africanistas" were the officers who were in favor of promotions for war merits (from which they benefited), while those who were against this procedure were known as "junteros" (since they belonged mostly to the defense "juntas" boards). Traditionally, artillerymen and engineers (who spent more years in military academies than infantry and cavalry officers) took an oath not to accept promotions for war merits, in solidarity with the rest of their peers.
@mhick3333 9 ай бұрын
Great presentations Can't wait for the next ones
@annoyedbrox4851 Жыл бұрын
great job yet again, very delightful
@art5169 Жыл бұрын
Never seen anyone talking about this topic Nice work!!
@AlbertComelles1970 Жыл бұрын
Brilliantly explained, thank you very much!
@lloydzufelt7514 Жыл бұрын
As a former history teacher I would have used these in my classroom.
@patrickcloutier6801 Жыл бұрын
Another excellent narrative. A wonder that comes out of this war is that only 10 years later, Franco could count on Moroccans to stand with him in the Civil War against the Reds and Anarchists.
@culocabra Жыл бұрын
against a legal and democratic government, don't forget
@patrickcloutier6801 Жыл бұрын
@@culocabra there is nothing legal about a communist regime, no matter how you clothe it.
@culocabra Жыл бұрын
@@patrickcloutier6801 primero informate el partido comunista era minoritario , y una democracia es una democracia y gobierna la mayoría e impedirlo atenta a las libertades , como hizo tu amigo el asesino franco First find out the communist party was a minority, and a democracy is a democracy and governs the majority and prevent it attentive to freedoms, as your friend the frank murderer did..
@patrickcloutier6801 Жыл бұрын
@@culocabra The governing socialist coalition - communists clothed as socialists - began committing atrocities against priests, nuns, landowners, and so on, to silence opposition to a dictatorship of the proletariat. The so-called Popular Front only had itself to blame, when Catholics, businessmen, and traditionally-minded folk organized to defend themselves against the illegitimate regime. The Left made it clear they did not want to live and let live, with patriotic Spaniards, so the resulting civil war was inevitable.
@HookahBurdar Жыл бұрын
Well, before leading a Legion Battalion or “Bandera”, Franco had been commanding native troops (“regulares”) for quite some time, and was a popular commander among his soldiers (more than among his fellow officers). He always cared for their well being. Then, Morrocan soldiers in the Spanish Army and police, might come from many different regions and tribes. In 1936, probably few if any of the Moroccan men within the “Regulares”, “Mehal-la” or “Tiradores” would come from the Beni Uriaguel… In fact, it is not surprising that so many fought in the Spanish Army. They also badly needed the pay they received plus the opportunity to loot…
@kornofulgur 7 ай бұрын
My grandfather was a young lieutenant in the foreign Legion, in his letters to my late grandmother you can see he tried to diminish the danger. I never knew him, nor did my own old father since he was shot in 1944 in France as a Resistant. There is some irony in it, some might say it was karma. My father never came to terms with the fact his own father was a colonial officer during a 'pacification' operation. I wish peace to everyone.
@Holybatman3603 2 ай бұрын
Meh, i had a grandpa who foight in Indochina with the French, he later quit the French army and did not participate in the Algerian war.
@DarkFire515 Жыл бұрын
This is almost certainly the best war documentary channel on all of youtube. Outstanding content and presentation!
Жыл бұрын
Very intersting stuff. Thx for the Video
@djtrainspotter3079 Жыл бұрын
Haha that last bit. Great work!
@revitalizedreadingpodcast Жыл бұрын
This was a great video. The Rif War is seriously overlooked, and outside of history nerds like the people who make these great videos and watch them, barely anyone knows about this conflict. There's a pretty cool book I just finished reading titled, "France, Spain, and the Rif" by Walter B. Harris. It was written right after the war was over by an Englishman who lived in Tangier, and was very familiar with the local forces. It's kind of a hard book to find, and its not a great historical account compared to newer sources such as this, but its pretty much the only book dedicated to the entire conflict from all sides. It might be of interest to some.
@peterbalholm2138 10 ай бұрын
I see that it was used as a source in the video.
@zhubotang927 Жыл бұрын
This channel is great.
@stevebryant654 Жыл бұрын
fantastic video, well done sir
@MWM-dj6dn Жыл бұрын
A thousand greetings, great respect and admiration for your esteemed and wonderful channel, which provided accurate and useful information. I wish you lasting success. A wonderful work and a great effort that deserves pride, appreciation and pride. My utmost respect and appreciation to you
@RR-fg2rl Жыл бұрын
Great video you should do a Spanish Civil War series you explain everything so well
@TheGreatWar Жыл бұрын
not sure it will be a series, but we will cover it this year over on our sister channel Real Time History
@RR-fg2rl Жыл бұрын
@@TheGreatWar Great looking forward to it
@SkylersRants Жыл бұрын
I think he would be the first in history to explain the Spanish Civil War “well.” :)
@catmate8358 Жыл бұрын
@@TheGreatWar American civil war would also make for an interesting series, a week by week would be great.
@vicentevillafuerte1970 Жыл бұрын
The Spanish Civil War is still an unfinish event in Spain. The actual political scenario in Spain is still influenced by that war and is a very sensitive topic. Very difficult to separate the history from the politics.
@Penekamp11 Жыл бұрын
Incisive and enlightening. Many thanks for this very entertaining piece.
@annoyedbrox4851 Жыл бұрын
Again you have made my day, thankyou
@polunga7989 7 ай бұрын
Great documentary!
@ricardotrevisanb Жыл бұрын
17:58 classic british moment
@maassrddd Жыл бұрын
🤣
@Tenast_ Жыл бұрын
The mighty Riffian Imazighen 💪 Lots of love from all the Imazighen of Tunisia. 🇹🇳 ❤️🇹🇳🇲🇦❤️
@jalilvj1149 2 ай бұрын
🇲🇦❤️🇹🇳💪💪💪حفظكم الله ورعاكم.
@Tenast_ 2 ай бұрын
@@jalilvj1149 Tanmirt 🙏 ❤️🇹🇳🇲🇦❤️
@The-Clockwork-Eye Жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you 👏
@MWM-dj6dn Жыл бұрын
The greatest words of respect, praise and appreciation I dedicate to you for this wonderful and distinguished work Thank you for your great giving and effort I wish you lasting success. My utmost respect and appreciation
@carlospargamendez7012 Жыл бұрын
Absolutamente excelente. Muchas gracias!
@deliverance_6664 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks from Morocco ❤ I hop you'll make a video on the 3 kings battle, happened on Morocco's land
@SarkeZamar Жыл бұрын
Amazing video.
@MWM-dj6dn Жыл бұрын
A wonderful channel that deserves a thousand thousand greetings, great admiration and greater respect. Your esteemed channel is full of very accurate and useful information. Your effort is remarkable and great. I wish you lasting success. And I write to you with the utmost frankness and respect, and in the form of hope ((translate into Arabic)) The number of your followers will increase greatly. I am absolutely confident that you are interested in providing benefit to everyone without exception. My utmost respect, appreciation and pride to you, gentlemen
@morgan97475 Жыл бұрын
Outstanding video. I was not familiar with this war, let alone how Franco "made his bones". There is much here that reminds me of the Brits in Afghanistan.
@eyesoftomorrows Жыл бұрын
When I see a great war episode, I click!!
@humilde16 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this documentary
@oumaislamia 10 ай бұрын
thank you for this short film about the history of Rif
@nihon2251 Жыл бұрын
Very nice video, but the spanish flag used is the contemporary one, not the one used during during the reign of Alfonso XIII.
@inigorodriguez9222 Жыл бұрын
True
@user-hc3xc4yj7u Жыл бұрын
Black Eagle.
@galocesarjauregui4819 Жыл бұрын
@@user-hc3xc4yj7u No, Black Eagle in 1937/39 - 1978.
@morro400 Жыл бұрын
All love to our Irrifiyn brother (Rifians) from a Soussi Amazigh
@totoobiwan Жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend
@najim-fx6626 4 ай бұрын
As a rifian from Nador. I thank you for your effort into making this video very well explained. ✌️
@kuroazrem5376 Жыл бұрын
Could yo please add subtitles? This would help inmensely when sharing with Spanish speakers.
@indianajones4321 Жыл бұрын
My favorite story of the Rift War is Franco with the cigar that a sniper shot
@bigsarge2085 Жыл бұрын
Super interesting!
@benworsham1466 Жыл бұрын
Great episode.
@jaytheamazing197 Жыл бұрын
I really hope y'all end up covering the Spanish Revolution, the Anarchist Revolution in eastern Spain, that's my favorite part of the inter-war period
@xhagast Жыл бұрын
The Anarchists cared. Too bad their ideology was so truly anarchistic that they allowed themselves to be destroyed.
@jonathanwilliams1065 Жыл бұрын
@@xhagastgood riddance
@jaytheamazing197 Жыл бұрын
@@xhagast They didn't get destroyed by their own ideology, they got destroyed because Franco was backed by Germany and Italy while the Republic was unwilling to work with the Anarchists and was only somewhat supported by the USSR.
@xhagast Жыл бұрын
@@jaytheamazing197 Their ideology prevented them from playing politics effectively enough to survive. They fought to the end while allowing the Communists to eject them from the government and withhold weapons and supplies. If the Republic had won they would have been purged like the Greens in Russia.
@matthewkottler5553 Жыл бұрын
@@jaytheamazing197 Depends. I would argue that the tactically poor decision to split from the other rojos was based in ideology and not sound strategy which directly left them and their former allies no chance of survival. As a pragmatist I don't have much sympathy for people who make emotional decisions like that. I'd argue that with an ideology like that, no nation can survive.
@elantima5396 Жыл бұрын
How about a week by week coverage of the Spanish Civil War?
@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329 Жыл бұрын
It seems like this channel is slowly working it's way up the timeline
@phyllislovelace8151 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@RifiBoy28 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that informaiton i real apreciate.
@saider-rezyqy7668 Жыл бұрын
الله اكبر العز و المجد لامزيغ الاحرار قاهرين المحتلين
@stephenrose1343 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, I was pretty ignorant about this colonial conflict, I now feel better informed.
@stargordo 7 ай бұрын
Very well. Thanks
@MrRocade Жыл бұрын
My parents and grandparents are from that region and i remmeber as a young kid the stories they told me, about that time in their life's
@amogusenjoyer Жыл бұрын
My family fought the spanish there, as tribal allies to the riffans! IIRC they kept crossing the borders, since our lands were in french controlled morocco and the French at first didn't want to anger the region so they weren't very involved in patrolling the borders.
@alvaroruiz4527 Жыл бұрын
This documentary was great! Would it be possible to have spanish subtitles to make it more accesible to my colleagues?
@nigeldeforrest-pearce8084 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!!!
@user-on5cb5os1s Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this work ❤ from rif
@kennethblachlyjr3040 Жыл бұрын
This narrator rocks the accents well. Wonder how many languages he speaks?
@extrahistory8956 Жыл бұрын
Three languages: English, German and French
@benjaminr6153 Жыл бұрын
No offense to the narrator, who I’m sure is an accomplished and nice person - but I sometimes find his pronunciation of foreign words or names to be over-the-top
@kennethblachlyjr3040 Жыл бұрын
@@benjaminr6153 matter of taste but fair enough
@albertofernandez9147 Жыл бұрын
I absolutly loved this video! I just missed an epic episode during the spanish route in Annual: seeing the disaster that was taking place the Alcantara Regiment charged into the enemy to cover their fellow soldiers. Virtually all the regiment perished in the epic sacrifice, including the vets and smiths that were deployed with the regiment as they refused to retreat and charge the enemy with the rest of the regiment instead
@mjgg2880 Жыл бұрын
تهجمون الناس وتقتلون وتقولو العدو ماهذا العقلية المجرمة الإرهابية
@albertofernandez9147 Жыл бұрын
@@nazeem8680 nothing of value there
@albertofernandez9147 Жыл бұрын
@@nazeem8680 hahaha come and get it
@BizzAnalytic 6 ай бұрын
Very courageous and brave. Not as courageous and brave as the people fighting a super power to claim back their own historic birthland
@youssefbelhaous7533 Жыл бұрын
Just excellent 👌
@jonathandentler7158 Жыл бұрын
Really excellent, on a little understood but important story
@santiagoblasgilabert2877 Жыл бұрын
¡Qué gran documental! Muy detallado y con el toque justo de heroísmo, sin exageraciones innecesarias. Felicidades.
@extrahistory8956 Жыл бұрын
Dapper looking thumbnail right there. We've waited for nearly a year and half, but we've finally gotten to the exciting conclusion of the Rif War.
@mohamedislam5128 Жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤ شكرا لك
@kroyosvnct8371 3 ай бұрын
As a Riffian, I'm very thankful for this well-detailed video and the efforts it took.
@John-pk9rw Жыл бұрын
“Out of the Arab’s country” lol are you sure a Riffian said this and not an Arab? I’m pretty sure no Riffian would refer to Riffians as Arabs
@diegoapalategui579 Жыл бұрын
Amazigh would never say arab
@ColonelFluffles Жыл бұрын
I think he mentioned it was not a Riffian
@John-pk9rw Жыл бұрын
@The Iraqi resistance is 100% Sunni 1. Abdelkrim was not an Arab. Try again 2. He was not a Pan-Arab. Try again 3. Egypt is not Arab. Try again 4. He never created an “Arab Maghreb”. Try again.
@John-pk9rw Жыл бұрын
@The Iraqi resistance is 100% Sunni about what?
@Revitalization4241 Жыл бұрын
@@John-pk9rw In 1947, Abd el-Krim was given permission to live in the south of France after he had been released on health grounds; however, during his transfer he was freed from his French keepers and escorted to Cairo by Morrocan nationalists. There he received a "hero's welcome" as an important figure of the arab independence from European colonial rule and was celebrated in international media, thereby drawing attention to the ongoing Morroccan struggle for independence. He was nominally appointed as head of the Liberation Committee of the Arab Maghreb(which was a Arab nationalist organisation) Abd el Kerim khattabi was friends with Gamal Abdel Nasser and Amin al-Husseini two hardcore arab nationalists who visioned a Arab state from the atlantic to the Gulf. During the Rif war, the Rif republic anthem was in Arabic, the currency was in Arabic, the administrative language was in Arabic, the education system was in Arabic
@lucasvalentinwilhelmsen1514 Жыл бұрын
Can someone please tell me what the music at 0:37 is called
@tooropcasimir367 6 ай бұрын
As a Riffian I would like to thank you for your effort for making such a sublime video about our history.
@semkali9028 Жыл бұрын
Long live the Rif Republic and freedom for our homeland the Rif Republic proud and free from Arab tyrants and opression 💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@ghostsinger671 Жыл бұрын
Important to know that Morocco🇲🇦 fought France and Spain at the same time. Abdelkrim khattabi, Allah rahmou 🙏
@HookahBurdar Жыл бұрын
Well, Abdelkrim might have been great, but he was not “Morroco.”. You might have said that the Rif Republic fought Spain, France and the Morrocan Sultan: That would have been a correct statement.
@son-of-the-moorish-empire Жыл бұрын
@@HookahBurdar hahaahahaha lol ahhh you europeans... You have it in your blood 🤣 the "divide" to conquer lol. Don't worry.. we didn't forgot about al Andalous hhhhh the day spain ..or better "europe" gets weak.. we will return there .... :)
@anirbellahcen5551 Жыл бұрын
Yes, but with the FRench and against Molay Mohand and Riffians
@stefandusan9629 Жыл бұрын
@@son-of-the-moorish-empire The entire Arab world lost to Israel
@chefar Жыл бұрын
@@HookahBurdar What do you mean he was not "Morocco" ? he was under Sultan sovereignty, and riffains fought for Alaouite ascension, they are more moroccan than moroccans
@MBP1918 Жыл бұрын
Nice video
@AresGabriel-bp2yk 9 ай бұрын
Thanx for this decomentary
@theodorsebastian4272 Жыл бұрын
Silvestre was a veteran of Cuban anti insurgency war,It’s surprising that he so clueless.
@cvc1939 Жыл бұрын
He wasn´t but he was forced to advance more by the goverment
@Syphax436 Жыл бұрын
I’m a Riffian from banu waryaghel i am proud of our riffians
@ss-de4cm Жыл бұрын
Ait*
@zakariazaki7513 Жыл бұрын
I like this video keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco
@bpperbpper7750 Жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias por el rigor histórico.
@Tutel0093 Жыл бұрын
Wrong Spanish flag at the icons 😄
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