The Battle of Belleau Wood Begins I THE GREAT WAR Week 202

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6 жыл бұрын

The German Army is still threatening Paris and the situation for the Allies looks dire. Reluctantly, General Pershing agrees to put some of the American troops into action at Belleau Wood and Château-Thierry.
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@MihaiViteazul100 6 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe how far this channel's gone. The dedication and hard work put in by the team is really awesome.

@wood4058 6 жыл бұрын

Margaret Adams lmfao

@spudskie3907 6 жыл бұрын

Hope to see a WW2 version!!

@nilsibilsi2372 5 жыл бұрын

They ended the german version :(

@jamesbongiovanni5180 6 жыл бұрын

Captain Lloyd W. Williams, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines: ""Retreat? Hell, we just got here".

@oldreprobate2748 3 жыл бұрын

It was the Marine 5th Regime. There's a difference between the 5th Marines and the 5th Regime. I know, I was a member of the 5th Regime and we'll versed in our history.

@brianb.1883 3 жыл бұрын

Rah.

@jbb9643 3 жыл бұрын

@@oldreprobate2748 I spent over 9 years in the Marines 68-77. I have never heard of the 5th Regime. The 5th and 6th Marines were awarded the French Fourragère at Belleau Wood, which they still wear today, or at least they did when I was in the Corps. Please enlighten me as to where I can find out more about the 5th Regime, I can not seem to find anything on Google. These were part of the WW1 Marines who earned all Marines the the name Devil Dogs. Thank you.

@CrossOfBayonne 2 жыл бұрын

The 5th later became part of the 1st Marine Division 20 years later

@OP5redsolocup Жыл бұрын

@@jbb9643 they do still wear it today

@vankir301 3 жыл бұрын

My great uncle, 1st Lt. Orlando C. Crowther, USMC, led his men in on the morning of the first day of battle at Belleau Wood. He was one of the casualties and now rests in the cemetery there.

@ULFISHGETTER 2 жыл бұрын

Rip to your uncle and bless him

@mazariego16 Жыл бұрын

You're uncle's service has not been forgotten 🇺🇲

@sampew1605 6 жыл бұрын

"He was right." biggest plot twist

@whatever3132 3 жыл бұрын

FOR ONCE

@ar494 3 жыл бұрын

Those US Marines at Belleau Wood were hard charging violent warriors who halted numerically superior and battle hardened force with devestatingly accurate rifle fire and sheer grit. Semper Fi to the 5th and 6th Marines.

@fearxhusky114 3 жыл бұрын

Men to angry to lose

@Hunter_Stonestreet 2 жыл бұрын

@@fearxhusky114 oorah

@aregularinternetuser339 2 жыл бұрын

Tfw you have many more men but the enemy is a bunch of pissed marines with aimbot

@peacemaker-du4hz 2 жыл бұрын

@@aregularinternetuser339 I once heard a saying, there is nothing more dangerous than a 19 year old pissed off Marine

@OP5redsolocup Жыл бұрын

Many forget that the Marines were battle hardened as opposed to the army. They had just fought in the banana wars. Gunny Daly was already a 2 time MOH recipient

@SamAronow 6 жыл бұрын

"No way, José." -John Pershing

@canicheenrage 6 жыл бұрын

Sam Huddy Yup. No way we're mixing our white boys with the black american troops you've integrated in your divisions and are treating as equals, while there's segregation at home. No way, folks, no way.

@mr.ramfan8100 5 жыл бұрын

You enjoy looking stupid, right?

@Wortlethal 4 жыл бұрын

@@canicheenrage bruh what'd I just read?

@canicheenrage 4 жыл бұрын

@@Wortlethal what that means. French divisions had integrated colonial recruits and american black ones in their troops. French officer manuals stressing that not only should colonials be treated the same as metropolitans, but also that steps have to be taken so they've no reason to even think they're not treated the same. The US armed forces didn't follow such a policy, and having together under french command troops treated equally could have been hazardous to segregation in the US.

@Wortlethal 4 жыл бұрын

@@canicheenrage Okay, but what made you feel the need to type this under.. "No way, José" --John Pershing

@BJBlaskovichGaming 6 жыл бұрын

Cmon Indy! You wanna live forever?!

@mikked01 6 жыл бұрын

BJ Blaskovich He's already been around for over 100 years, so probably?

@mikiroony 5 жыл бұрын

Heilein was an absolute genius.

@Wortlethal 4 жыл бұрын

French: The Germans are too well fortified, retreat! Americans: *COWABUNGA IT IS*

@JohnSmith-tv2kb 6 жыл бұрын

Omg the war is going to end in 5 months.....I've been on this channel since grade 9. I'll be starting university in the fall. I can't believe how fast time has flown. I'm going to miss you guys

@timothyg4426 6 жыл бұрын

John Smith they are doing ww2 starting in September. It's on a separate channel they can't affiliate with this because of the coorperate sponsors or something like that.

@judesantos8120 5 жыл бұрын

What nooo it'll probably be over by Christmas next year. Yes.

@militaryprod8954 3 жыл бұрын

You still on the channel?

@emperorpenguin3845 6 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, George Clemenceau speech about defending Paris was the inspiration for Churchill´s We Shall Fight Them on the Beaches speech.

@robertcottam8824 5 ай бұрын

Source?

@austenjones9498 6 жыл бұрын

As a former Marine I can't express the joy of this video! I've been waiting months for this video! Great job and Semper Fidelis

@knutdergroe9757 4 жыл бұрын

There is NO FORMER MARINERS. EITHER YOU ARE OR YOU ARE NOT, A MARINE ! ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE !! unless you are a officer of Marines. Then the you earn the title from your MARINES and only by their say do you get the title of MARINE. SEMPER FI !!!

@lordmilchreis1885 3 жыл бұрын

@@knutdergroe9757 aha

@ChanceNix 6 жыл бұрын

As a US Marine, I have waited for three years for this video. This is my favorite Marine History lesson. Thank you, Thank You, Thank you.

@biohazard3remake862 5 жыл бұрын

Hacksaw Ridge brought me here. The Dad in that movie said he fought in the Battle of Belleau Wood.

@saddamhussein3849 6 жыл бұрын

7:38 Back then Goring was only half the man he would become.

@MrRenegadeshinobi 6 жыл бұрын

Saddam Hussein literally.

@LuvBorderCollies 6 жыл бұрын

LOL

@plumpstery5199 6 жыл бұрын

lol

@heckinmemes6430 6 жыл бұрын

Savage!

@canuckloyalist4681 6 жыл бұрын

If he was he would never have fit into that tiny cockpit! 😁

@kevinbyrne4538 6 жыл бұрын

My mother's father fought in Belleau Wood. He was the victim of a poison gas attack. For years after the war, he would suffer violent fits of coughing.

@LuvBorderCollies 6 жыл бұрын

Having double pneumonia can damage your lungs for life. Can't imagine what poison gas would do.

@kevinbyrne4538 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, Verdun was a vast meat-grinder. It was a miracle that anyone survived that battle.

@xlibshua 6 жыл бұрын

Roger Rabbit my great-grandfather also fought in the verdun but for the german empire

@xlibshua 6 жыл бұрын

Roger Rabbit yeah mine died by A poison gas attack at the battle sadly

@yourarseismine1016 6 жыл бұрын

Isn't it amazing that 100 years later, that the grandsons and granddaughters from both sides are now talking on youtube discussing what their great grandfathers did and how they died? Absolutely amazing.

@indianajones4321 6 жыл бұрын

Been watching since 1916 (I know 102 years) Question for Out of the Trenches, when the United States entered the war were the Americans as enthusiastic about joining the military as British and French were in 1914? It’s alright if you don’t answer since there’s not enough time for every question.

@smoldoggy1005 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure we weren’t cause the wars been going on for 3 years and everyone knows of the horrors of the Great War

@michaellewis1545 6 жыл бұрын

Indiana Jones We Americans did go war crazy. Before the there was a large German presence in the Midwest and there was a heavy German influence in our culture. This German influence disappeared over night. This dose not mean very one was excited to go to war.

@MihaiViteazul100 6 жыл бұрын

I hope it gets answered just so Indy can mention Indy.

@SirSaladhead 6 жыл бұрын

Indyception

@indianajones4321 6 жыл бұрын

Daniel yeah that would be funny

@mrrolandlawrence 6 жыл бұрын

if its one thing you get from this series is that the french fought valiantly and terribly miss managed by pig headed generals who bad mouthed their own troops instead of critical thinking about their own plans.

@WastelandSeven 6 жыл бұрын

Sadly, it wasn't just the French. The Italians were as bad off. In fact, your statement is pretty well applicable to most of the leadership from all the participating countries. All we have to do is look at the body count to see that.

@Marinealver 6 жыл бұрын

All these years and no one learned any lesson despite the millions of dead. Survival of the Fittest obviously does not depend on intelligence.

@thexalon 6 жыл бұрын

The popular image of the Great War as "lions led by donkeys" has a kernel of truth to it.

@PROkiller16 6 жыл бұрын

Its very easy with hindsight to judge these men are incapable individuals, but often it was a case of them simply not knowing better.

@kalashnikovdevil 6 жыл бұрын

Lions led by donkeys definitely applies to other nations in the war besides Britain.

@jaxone2639 6 жыл бұрын

My great great uncle was a fresh-off-the-boat immigrant from Norway who served at Belleau wood. This made me wonder, what was the role that various immigrant populations played in WWI? I know in the Polish-Soviet War, many American Poles went off to fight alongside their Polish brethren against the Soviets, so there must be something similar to that in this war right?

@dave1994jones 6 жыл бұрын

"Come on rough necks, you wanna live forever?!"

@saharafox8209 5 жыл бұрын

Ricos rough necks

@weareabove4233 4 жыл бұрын

Orah!

@anzehrastnik4388 4 жыл бұрын

They fought so hard that Germans called them devildogs

@bezahltersystemtroll5055 3 жыл бұрын

@@anzehrastnik4388 Unlikely, a term like this doesn't exist in German - they would have called them either "Teufelskerle" (devils guys) or something like tolle Hunde (mad dogs). A combination of devil and dog not only doesn't exist in the language, but if you look at the posters of the time they also write it wrong (Teufelhunden instead of the correct Teufelshunde), which leads me to believe the thing was more of a propaganda effort.

@teutonicbohemian 6 жыл бұрын

.....I still feel like they missed out HUGE on a Belleau Wood map for battlefield 1.....

@saintjimmy3786 6 жыл бұрын

They missed out on a WHOLE lot in Battlefield 1. It was a fun online game and honestly got me into the history of world war 1, but it was terrible at actually encompassing the war.

@TheJazzGuy75 6 жыл бұрын

Indiana Neidell You do know that the French themselves, not just the Marines, see the defense of Belleau Wood as the crucial defense of Paris and the first real impacts that the Americans made to German troops.

@chrisaxberg9444 6 жыл бұрын

I attended the centennial on May 27th at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and heard a Marine General say, "The Battle of Belleau Wood's historical significants does not rest in its strategic importance nor did it weigh greatly into the outcome of the war however, it was were the U.S. Marine Corp learned what it meant to be a U.S. Marine..." That in itself has everlasting importance and significance and should be remembered as a major event in global military history. I agreed with the general.

@LordVader1094 5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisaxberg9444 That seems like an overly emotion fueled reason to have a map for it in a game that's about the overall scope of World War 1.

@zlatko8051 5 жыл бұрын

It would’ve just been somme but in a wooded area

@ErnieJ89 6 жыл бұрын

As a veteran of the 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, we memorized a simplified version of belleau wood. Cool to get a legit breakdown of it!

@CrossOfBayonne 2 жыл бұрын

Yep they later became part of the old breed

@victorbruant389 6 жыл бұрын

I don´t think i can handle hearing about the Treaty of Versailles again

@Johnnycdrums 6 жыл бұрын

Well, it's key to everything going forward. When they divided up the M.E., Armenia was offered to America, but Wilson rejected it, unfortunately.

@PhillyPhanVinny 6 жыл бұрын

I haven't ever heard of that before. That is a shame that we didn't do that for the sake of the Armenian people.

@nicolasmedina8307 6 жыл бұрын

Johnnyc drums what does M.E. stand for?

@lonniedean3641 6 жыл бұрын

Middle east

@nicolasmedina8307 6 жыл бұрын

lonnie dean thanks

@ramal5708 2 жыл бұрын

Belleau Wood, Guadalcanal, Chosin Reservoir, Khe Sanh and Fallujah were USMC's finest hours, the toughest times the Marines has to face.

@OP5redsolocup Жыл бұрын

Can’t forget Iwo Jima

@noelwhittington6457 Жыл бұрын

Iwo and the sad Exit of Afghanistan!

@jondemarco6182 Жыл бұрын

😱 Do not forget "Battle for Hue City." The Latin motto “Saepius Exertus, Semper Fidelis, Frater Infinitas” translates to “Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever

@robertcottam8824 5 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Bladensburg! 😎

@DirtyMikeandTheBoys69 5 ай бұрын

@@robertcottam8824why?

@lucasnorton1823 6 жыл бұрын

Ahhh man! I'm so happy I rediscovered this channel! I'm gonna have to go back and watch everything since I last binge watched in December! You guys do great work, I hope you continue on after this.

@DesGardius-me7gf 4 жыл бұрын

Must... resist... Sabaton reference!

@RahellOmer 6 жыл бұрын

This channel is indeed the epitome of dedication and hardwork. I have been getting tired merely by watching the videos, let alone producing them. You guys are inspirational, Thank you!

@dandexinventor 3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa was in the Army Air Corps in France 1917-1918 as an airplane mechanic working on SPAD 13's. He told me his stories when I was a young boy about having to drop his tools and grabbing a rifle/bayonet to defend the airfield regularly. On more than one occasion he worked on Eddie Rickenbacker's SPAD 13 as they were both in the 94th Aero Squadron. His stories and upright character played a big part in my joining the Marines as an infantryman (yes, on purpose, lol) where I learned about 'teufel hunden', the nickname given to Marines at Belleau Wood because they tossed their shovels down, grabbed their rifles & bayonets and drove the Germans back changing the battle, and effecting the war for freedom.

@VladTevez 6 жыл бұрын

Germany was like Richard III at the end of the battle of Bosworth Field. Minimal chances of victory, but doing his best...

@karlkarlos3545 6 жыл бұрын

And later vilified by the victors. I see the parallels. Lol. Also No horses!

@chaimmarks2663 6 жыл бұрын

A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!

@thechairman1306 6 жыл бұрын

And just like Richard III are in fact guilty of doing some legitimately evil things to get power.

@randomguy-tg7ok 6 жыл бұрын

" -Northumberland- Other Germans! Help me! "

@mini2239 6 жыл бұрын

Actually Richard had the advantage in Bosworth, and Henry only won because Thomas Stanley switched sides seeing Henry as a better opportunity for more power

@mihailkondov4773 6 жыл бұрын

"The thing is, sometimes those numbers come up." - Indy knows what's up

@neptune3569 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Indy and crew, I have a question for OOTT. What was the influence of American Enterprises during the war? I'm talking about Ford, Winchester, Springfield, and pretty much any company that can provide war materiel for a war. Thanks for having such a nice hair.

@natekaufman1982 6 жыл бұрын

Of course, Indy can go into more detail, but I do know that Springfield made most of the US Army's rifles, the Model 1903 Springfield.

@zoperxplex 6 жыл бұрын

Nate Kaufman In actuality the primary service rifle for the Expeditionary Force was not the 1903 Springfield Rifle but, rather, the 1917 Enfield produced by Remington and Winchester. When Sergeant York singlehandedly killed 25 Germans it was with a 1917 Enfield and a Colt 1911pistol.

@natekaufman1982 6 жыл бұрын

zoperxplex I didn't know that. Always been told it was the Springfield. The 1903 Springfield was the primary rifle before the War.

@zoperxplex 6 жыл бұрын

DawnOfTheDead991 What happened was that Remington and Winchester were both contracted by the British government to produce the Pattern 1913 Enfield rifle chambered for a new caliber called the .276. It did not take long, however, for the British to realize that switching to a new rifle and caliber imposed insurmountable bottlenecks in production especially considering the enormous demands being made by the unprecedented magnitude of the war and, as a result, the conclusion reached was to keep production of the Lee Enfield rifle and the attendant .303 caliber unimpeded. When the United States finally decided to enter the war the total number of 1903 Springfield Rifles was simply too small to supply an army envisioned for the war. The Springfield Armory was incapable of manufacturing the numbers of rifles required and since Remington and Winchester had already acquired the tooling to produce the Pattern1913 Enfield the decision was made to simply rechamber that rifle for the .30-06 caliber used by American armed forces. Thus the 1917 Enfield was born.

@heavypupper1219 6 жыл бұрын

Neptune The Lewis Gun was of American design and gave the British LMG fire superiority against the Madsen.

@QALibrary 6 жыл бұрын

A question to the great war team ~ what is your thinking...if Germany reaches Paris what would be the French response - would they have turned it into a Stalingrad type fight or would they ended up with the same result of what happened in WW2?

@Damo2690 6 жыл бұрын

"I will fight infront of Paris, I will fight in Paris, I will fight behind Paris" Foch

@canicheenrage 6 жыл бұрын

In ww2, Paris was considered an open city, and fight continued around and behind it. No "result".

@Edax_Royeaux 6 жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Williams With over a million allied troops in France, surrender would be meaningless. All parts of France behind Allied lines would not answer to the German government and the French Government had the time to evacuate the capital anyway. If German troops could march under the Arc de Triomphe, it would be a massive blow to morale, but too many American, British, Canadian and Indian troops were in France to make the French capital relevant. Even if French leadership was decapitated, the French armies could continue fighting on under British command.

@ArenBerberian 6 жыл бұрын

WW2? Stalingrad? what on earth are you talking about, been reading too much fiction i think.

@QALibrary 6 жыл бұрын

I think someone not reading enough history to understand the question

@mikefossile1544 6 жыл бұрын

Finally I waited four years for this episode, Rah to my fellow Devil Dogs. Semper Fi

@williamdesmond4289 6 жыл бұрын

Belleau Wood: A Battle so well known it does not even share the video title with another war development.

@brookewhittle3656 6 жыл бұрын

William Desmond yeah sorry over in Australia belleau wood is completely irrelevant and is never talked about same as in NZ.

@williamdesmond4289 6 жыл бұрын

Last time I checked, sass is unnecessary.

@randomclouds4404 6 жыл бұрын

William Desmond Here Belleau Wood is not talked about at all. Just kidding, I live in Southeast Asia, barely anyone talks about WWI at all.

@oOkenzoOo 6 жыл бұрын

Nice that you mentionned "Desperate" Francky =) Interesting to know that because he was commanding the whole Group of the Armies of the North, which the 6th Army was part of, and because of his conduct he was blamed for the German breaktrough and sacked. He was moved to Greece to command the Army of the Orient as a punishment but turned this disgrace into a huge triumph after the victory at the battle of Dobro Pole leading ultimately to the surrender of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, and the liberation of Serbia. Could you do a special episode about him when the time comes please ? ^_^

@milankolarski8876 6 жыл бұрын

Pershing said:"No way, Jose !" :D

@jimbenson3926 6 жыл бұрын

That should of been 'No way Renee'.

@heavypupper1219 6 жыл бұрын

Jim Benson The Harlem Hellfighters consisted of Hispanics and African Americans. Just to let ya know

@gunsbeersmemes 6 жыл бұрын

I checked the channel about 20 times yesterday hoping for this episode and now it's here!

@privatesnowball3032 6 жыл бұрын

Retreat?!? Hell, we just got here!

@OldDanTucker 6 жыл бұрын

Belleau wood. The greatest moment in the USMC

@jjquinn295 6 жыл бұрын

They should have landed the marines behind the Germans and cut them off.

@saharafox8209 5 жыл бұрын

That and the chosin reservoir

@jamesalexander5623 3 жыл бұрын

Thought That was Iwo Jima?

@OldDanTucker 3 жыл бұрын

I completely forgot this comment existed. Well.

@OP5redsolocup Жыл бұрын

@@saharafox8209 Marines fought hard and raised a flag at Iwo Jima. Marines absolutely fucked the krauts & earned the name Teufelhunden at Belleau Wood

@razzledazzle7776 6 жыл бұрын

I really go think the Germans are gonna be able to pull it off! Long live the Kaiser!

@MattMerica76 6 жыл бұрын

THE AMERICANS ARE HERE!

@aregularinternetuser339 2 жыл бұрын

@@MattMerica76 SHIEßE NOT THE YANKS

@uncletorino2645 6 жыл бұрын

The Great War, is a priceless treasure! Thank you for all of your Most Awesome work!

@DPMConnacht 6 жыл бұрын

Great channel!!! Thank you for all the work and research you put into these videos. I have always loved history, your videos make it easier and enjoyable to learn more of the details. Again, thank you very much!

@jacobstewart3428 6 жыл бұрын

About freaking time. I've been waiting for this epsiode since 2018 started. Marines stacking bodies.

@brookewhittle3656 6 жыл бұрын

Jacob Stewart it wasn't marines dumbarse read a book, you are a sucker for your propaganda.

@johnbrewington2539 6 жыл бұрын

"Fix Bayonets!" is a great read, real perspective from real Marines.

@brookewhittle3656 6 жыл бұрын

John Brewington a read that a yank wrote haha stupid propaganda.

@TheJazzGuy75 6 жыл бұрын

Brooke Whittle It definitely was Marines, no one doubts that. The Army was there too but they couldn’t hold the line like the Marines could because they were inexperienced and were only relieving 2/5 and 2/6 Marines.

@brookewhittle3656 6 жыл бұрын

James Geddes hahaha listen to these stupid yanks falling for their propaganda, where's your citations? I couldn't really care about belleau wood, it was only a skirmish compared to the other battles up north near the Somme, and is virtually unknown in Australia an New Zealand. Unlike the battle of Meddigo in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign which destroyed the Ottoman Empire's Yildirim (Thunderbolt) army group.

@CliftonHicksbanjo 6 жыл бұрын

01:45 awesome photo I've never seen before!

@jackwise3367 2 жыл бұрын

Of all the videos I've watched over the Battle of Belleau Wood, not a single one mentioned how far it was across the wheat fields from the Marine positions to Belleau Wood. I have heard (and read) many guesses that the distance was 400, 500, 600, 700, or 800 yards. This is something I have been researching for some time now and no one seems to know how far the Marines had to attack across the wheat field. I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has been there and knows the distance.

@bobbypaluga4346 5 жыл бұрын

Extremely well done, no matter what your interest level in history might be, this series is excellent entertainment and you may just learn something while your at it.

@amundholenutle3044 6 жыл бұрын

Great work Indie and crew. I love the show, and I think it's very sad that it's ending in november this year.

@thomascopeland5111 6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you got around to this. I was with 2nd Bn 6th Marine Regiment and we stressed the importance of our history and this battle was a huge part of it.

@thomascopeland5111 6 жыл бұрын

Roger Rabbit Maybe maybe not but it's a huge part of history as a Marine and especially one in that unit

@jimmy27829 6 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I’m wrong but doesn’t your Marine Regiment get a special French arm Cord for you uniforms.

@thomascopeland5111 6 жыл бұрын

Suhdude Yes that is correct

@jimmy27829 6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Copeland oh wow that’s pretty cool

@mecallahan1 5 жыл бұрын

@@thomascopeland5111 and the French renamed the forest "Bois de la Brigade de Marine" in recognition of their heroism.

@silvioevan11 6 жыл бұрын

Hi guys! Will you do an episode about Theodore Roosevelt and his sons? Next October will mark the 100th year of his famous article for Metropolitan magazine. Reflecting about America's participation in WW1, he coined his well known phrase, still much quoted nowadays: "In this country there is room for but one flag and for but one language." Thanks!

@ellsworth1956 6 жыл бұрын

Hate to burst your bubble but the USA has never been and will never be 1 language nation.

@charliesmith6137 6 жыл бұрын

Hate to add to the bubble bursting, but TR was an enthusiastic advocate for driving the war until literally up to the day his son was killed. He had been speaking to war bond rallies several times a week until that day. After his son died he never again spoke publicly in support of the war, and he died a year later.

@ellsworth1956 6 жыл бұрын

Wyatt Earp, You need to go back and study your US History again. Multiple languages have always been spoken inside the boarders of the US.

@ellsworth1956 6 жыл бұрын

Keep deluding yourself.

@Garrett1240 5 жыл бұрын

According to the US 1910 census, 10% of Americans spoke German as their primary language, and there were over 500 German-language newspapers in the country as well.

@ilocosmetro 6 жыл бұрын

Oorah!!!

@paulangelo1974 6 жыл бұрын

ilocosmetro YUUUUUUTT!

@devinallen4708 6 жыл бұрын

My Great great uncle Enoch Allen fought here, may he rest in peace

@erik8467 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Indy, I was wondering since all 3 of the Caucasian countries claimed independence in late May, how did they draw up their boarders? Did all 3 of them claim all of Caucasia? Are the boarders they drew back then similar to what the boarders are Today?

@TheGreatWar 6 жыл бұрын

the same question is causing our animator nightmares at the moment

@erik8467 6 жыл бұрын

The Great War 😂 good to know I am not the only one who was wondering this, thanks for constantly upping the production value of the show, the animations help a lot!

@BrigadierBill 6 жыл бұрын

I doubt they claimed the whole thing, but Nagorno-Karabakh probably caused the same problems then that it does today (particularly since both sides would probably want continuous territory, rather than exclaves).

@erik8467 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Indy i did some digging and found this website which has detailed maps of various countries/territories throughout history including the Caucasus: www.edmaps.com/html/caucasus.html These two maps show in detail what the boarders of the three countries would look like: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/The_First_Armenian_Republic_1918-1920.gif www.conflicts.rem33.com/images/Armenia/restoration%20and%20terr%20issue/KARTEN/MAP_5_transcaucasus_1919_B.JPG i thought your animator could use the help 😃

@ArenBerberian 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah the borders where a bit of a mess, allot of claims on each other and disputes, however they roughly looked like what you see in the modern day.

@amberbranks4209 6 жыл бұрын

Man! I love this! Wish of found you 1st day out but... Better later than never!!! Hoorah

@didndido3638 6 жыл бұрын

Everytime I get a notice about a new episode I imidiatly think of the point in time you decided that this series is going to eat four years of your time...and you still go strong. Thanks.

@spencercallister789 4 жыл бұрын

When you’re a German and the woods start speaking Marine

@woodrowcall3158 4 жыл бұрын

Spencer Callister When a 19 year old Marine jumps into your trench with a war crime stick, slam fires 5 rounds in the general direction of your comrades, and prepares to vibe check you with a load of buckshot.

@JDP2104 3 жыл бұрын

@@woodrowcall3158 were shotguns really war crimes? Especially when their opposition was using mustard gas and flamethrowers?

@woodrowcall3158 3 жыл бұрын

@@JDP2104 The only war crime is failing to enforce the will of the body politic.

@elkingoh4543 2 жыл бұрын

Kill, Fight, Die that's what a soldier should do Top of the game, earning the name They were the Devil Dogs In a warmachine They were the USA Marines

@DavidKalnbach-vm3xc 10 ай бұрын

two thumbs 👍up (props) to Siskel & Ebert....dude....U REALLY bring the history..(the back-story is ALWAYS more interesting than the actual conflict)....some of us 🇺🇸want to know more about why...than the when & where...and U outshine all.....

@JC839 6 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for this episode for a long time

@TheDJGrandPa 6 жыл бұрын

Question for OotT (Hey! Got it right this time!) I sometimes go back to the earlier episodes, and I'm always captivated by the early advances of the German army, especially the first battle of the Marne. Where you say the entire future of the 20th century hangs in balance. I definitely get the feeling that this was the best shot for the Central Powers to win. But at what moment would you say that the war was (spoilers) beyond winning for them? With the manpower and supply shortage we hear about now, no matter what the gains are, it seems they are destined to lose. I know this is gonna take some alternative-ish history and personal opinion to answer. But I think we'd all like to know. Tack för alla avsnitt din jänkare! ;)

@bezahltersystemtroll5055 3 жыл бұрын

08:13 how tiny is that guy on the right? :D

@TheJojoaruba52 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful presentations!

@StormLaker 6 жыл бұрын

Great episode! This was yet another great episode in the history of our USMC:-)

@gavronito44 6 жыл бұрын

Question for Out of the Trenches: First I have to say, Love the show. Guys, you did amazing job, I been watching all your episodes. Would you be so kind and talk about Polish Legions in France or in Russia ? How Polish soldier were treated in Prussian or Austro-Hungarian army? They fought in every army in every front, there is a lot to talk about. Greetings from Kraków!

@xaviersaavedra7442 6 жыл бұрын

6:00 here come the devil dogs

@spenceroreilly2922 6 жыл бұрын

Semper fi!!! Love you Indy I waited for this weeks episode

@rgm96x49 6 жыл бұрын

I still can't wrap my head around the fact that there's only 5 months left until we get to the Armistice. Like, seriously, it's been a wild ride with Indy and co. and TGW has been an essential part of my Thursdays (well, really early Fridays because time zone shenanigans.)

@dereckdecker307 6 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather was in this battle

@ritchardthomas10 3 жыл бұрын

Mine was at Argonne forest who told my grandfather to join the Navy that the Navy seemed to have it a bit easier my grandfather took his advice was on leave from the West Virginia on the Hawaiian mainland when Pearl harbor happened

@l.ross.6400 6 жыл бұрын

I love thursday.

@rasiabsgamingcorner2258 6 жыл бұрын

Great channel indy live the material keep up the great work

@JC-pu1ej 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent programing by Indy and Crew!

@communism_is_wrong7167 6 жыл бұрын

Indy I am a huge fan. I love your show more than ottoman generals love sending their troops into Russia with summer uniforms.

@stupidturntable 6 жыл бұрын

How much larges were the Americans daily rations compaired to the Germans at this point?

@DeathOnSernpidal 6 жыл бұрын

Significantly larger. Not just more food, better quality also. The average German soldier was hungry by this point. That's why they stopped to loot captured Allied depots full of food.

@warmasterbarron3046 6 жыл бұрын

This channel is awesome,hard working, full of documentarys and full details of each battle👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@roomboy8760 6 жыл бұрын

My Great Grand father fought in that battle. 2nd Div, 1st field signal, company c. He was attached to the US Marines as a lineman.

@williamdesmond4289 6 жыл бұрын

Could we have a "Who did what in WWI" on some of the later leaders during WWII like Carl Mannerheim, Miklos Horthy, Ion Antonescu and Charles de Gaulle?

@Canofasahi 6 жыл бұрын

De Gaulle actually spent 32 months in a German prisoner of war camp after being taken prisoner as a company commander at Douaumont in march 1916. But before that he did more than his fair share in WW1.

@immobilien 3 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather fought in WW1 in France. He was a Master Gunnery Sgt. for the US Army. I still have his helmet he wore in battle...

@flight2k5 3 жыл бұрын

The army doesnt have master gunnery sergeants

@brammo1991 6 жыл бұрын

Greatjob guys

@Jarod-vg9wq 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve been waiting MONTHS for this! I love your channel and show Indy😍😍😍 plese do more. Also I have to ask do you guys ever take part in historical re-enactment?

@cecilezell3590 3 жыл бұрын

Vote Blue

@jidk6565 3 жыл бұрын

Our president recently said the brave Americans who died in this battle are "losers" and "suckers" for dying in war These men are badass, along with the French men who fought

@ranelgallardo7031 3 жыл бұрын

I hope the ghosts of those that died in that battle haunt him forever

@jidk6565 3 жыл бұрын

@@ranelgallardo7031 I just cant believe the Canadian prime minister had more respect for the fallen then our own commander in chief, I hope the fallen Americans there know that at least some leaders are intelligent enough to remember them

@Deafwing 3 жыл бұрын

I’m Canadian and I can’t believe that so much of the American military supports a president who questions why they should try to recover a fallen comrade, calls their dead losers and suckers, wants to hide their wounded fellow soldiers and clearly doesn’t understand the concept of honour, duty or sacrifice. Many of his supporters flatly disbelieve any word or reports against him. Amazing.

@alienlife7754 3 жыл бұрын

Liar.

@jackssmirkingrevenge7301 3 жыл бұрын

Matt King Rube.

@xunknowghostx6893 6 жыл бұрын

This channel's knowledge has help me so much understanding the war world 1 + its politics. I do have a question, will you ever start doing episodes on war world 2 or past wars like the Victoria war.

@TP-tc7vp 6 жыл бұрын

Desmond Doss's father, William Thomas 'Tom' Doss, fought in WW1 and in the movie was portrayed saying he was at Belleau Wood. I didn't find any actual reference to where he served, except that he was awarded a silver star (technically silver citation star I guess but maybe later upgraded) but not what for. Would be interesting to hear what is known of his actions

@thegermaniccoenus2525 6 жыл бұрын

Joined the war since late 1917 as the Americans joined. Great show as always!

@christianweibrecht6555 6 жыл бұрын

Vize Kommandant Reiner Braun Best way to minimize your own casulities is to let your allies do most of the dirty work

@tessSGS 6 жыл бұрын

What else would you call it?

@steveguild871 6 жыл бұрын

Christian - it is their war, after all. On their continent.

@angelocortez4471 6 жыл бұрын

Just finished playing Age of Empires 3 with the Germans as my ally when my notif showed up, we've won against 6 civs, is this a foreshadow who would win the Great War? LOL

@luxembourgishempire2826 6 жыл бұрын

Angelo Cortez age of empires 3? Nah I'm always Swedish I love wrecking the Dutch

@angelocortez4471 6 жыл бұрын

So you love Swiss Pikemen mate? Let me counter that with Gendarme Cuirassier haha

@luxembourgishempire2826 6 жыл бұрын

Angelo Cortez you love them do you? Let me counter yours with 10 gatteling guns

@angelocortez4471 6 жыл бұрын

No match, my Cuirassiers has 0 training time (all cavalry-enhancement shipments delivered) Ha!

@shaider1982 3 жыл бұрын

6:31 cleaned up in a certain sci fi book: "Come on you apes, do you want to live forever!".

@duncanidaho2097 3 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel and sub’d. Love your desk that looks like an old steamer trunk.

@gaslightstudiosrebooted3432 6 жыл бұрын

Vive L'Amerique!

@Pyro-et9vs 6 жыл бұрын

Gaslight Studios Merci!

@wood4058 6 жыл бұрын

Et vous avez dû attendre des années pour nous aider

@BlindingGlow 5 жыл бұрын

French Imperial Eagle -Sorry we didn't want to rush into a giant, despicably destructive war that you Europeans started.

@wood4058 5 жыл бұрын

Jordan Dewey and yet you guys still joined the war anyways

@BlindingGlow 5 жыл бұрын

@@wood4058 Yep, and we lost over 100,000 men helping you guys. We lost hundreds of thousands more helping to liberate your asses 20 years after that. Sorry, I guess.

@James--Parker 6 жыл бұрын

The Americans aren't doing bad so far. They won their first real battle last week, and this week they successfully repelled a German attack.

@GeneralJackRipper 6 жыл бұрын

I clicked on this so fast you have no idea. I've been waiting for Belleau Wood to come up for weeks.

@borishombourger7720 6 жыл бұрын

Hi guys / Hallo Jungs, I follow you since a while now and have been a patreon supporter for a few months! You are doing an amazing work! Following your show was a great support in the last few months as I was finishing my PhD thesis and not feeling really well for a long time... It’s the first time I take the time to write a comment to be a tad picky about Indy’s pronunciation of Reims. No offense there! I know French is hard and not logical. But for the first time it took me a while to figure out which city Indy was talking about. Rem? Remmes? Raimes? Where the hell is that? That until looking at the map and realizing it was Reims. Unlike in most French words the S isn’t silent in Reims. And the “eim” is pronounced like the French for “one” (un) or the -en of Amiens. Keep up the good work and possibly see you soon!

@frankwhite3406 6 жыл бұрын

It seems the German Army has a tradition of fighting the Yanks in the Woods and Forests of Europa. They also inflicted huge casualties on The American Army in The Infamous Hurtgen Forest Battle in the Autumn/Winter of 1945!

@stupidturntable 6 жыл бұрын

It´s vice versa, Germans have fought everyone in large woods since the Romans at Teutoburger.

@joeyhunter7571 6 жыл бұрын

U mean 1944?

@frankwhite3406 6 жыл бұрын

Trunks Hunter 1944 !!!

@frankwhite3406 6 жыл бұрын

As a foot note to the above if Hitler had continued to fight a full defencive battle plan in this forest area of Germany and had Not launched his Ardennes "Battle of The Bulge" offensive on The 16 th December 1944 . Which greatly depleted his remaining man power / fuel reserves / Lufwaffe strength along with stripping his best Panzer divisions from The Eastern Front. WW 2 might have continued on until the Autumn / Winter of 1945 , combined with his vaunted Wunderwaffen of Course !

@stupidturntable 6 жыл бұрын

9 A.D.

@maylenex777 3 жыл бұрын

I love how this shows up on my feed 3 days after trumps insults come out. Hopefully now more people will learn about these “Suckers” and see what they really went through.

@nellbowie7986 6 жыл бұрын

Here's what gets me about World War I. It started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. But in 1918 they're not even fighting each other. Austria is fighting Italy and Serbia is fighting Bulgaria

@kimmywimmy7305 2 жыл бұрын

I’m excited to learn about this battle. I’m a civilian and somewhat ignorant of this bit of history. My great grandfather fought in the Battle of Belleau Wood and earned the French Croix de Guerre, which my mother has in her possession. Looking forward to learning things I should have already known.

@platypusbaybee7969 6 жыл бұрын

The Devil Dogs are here! (Soon) Will you be doing an episode on the Lost Battalion Indy?

@brookewhittle3656 6 жыл бұрын

TheAboveAverageWar who called them devil dogs?

@heavypupper1219 6 жыл бұрын

Brooke Whittle The Germans

@mecallahan1 5 жыл бұрын

@@heavypupper1219 Hi there. There was an article in "Leatherneck" magazine last year or maybe two years that discussed this subject. There seems to be some doubt among historians on who called the Marines "devil dogs". Their contention was that it was a American newspaper reporter who came up with the name through his very bad understanding of German. As for me, I'm going to go with one hundred years of Marine Corps tradition. Semper Fi!

@JLHFans 6 жыл бұрын

Go Germany go, the final breakthrough is finally here, Germany is winning the war now clearly :)

@MattMerica76 6 жыл бұрын

THE AMERICANS ARE HERE!

@roflmows Жыл бұрын

i love how this is like a Sports Center recap of historical events, it's really cool ;)

@stuartalexander2657 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding job; truly outstanding.

@varovaro1967 6 жыл бұрын

Take St Mere Eglise!

@rodgerkitchens7183 6 жыл бұрын

Wrong war keemo sabi.

@varovaro1967 6 жыл бұрын

Rodger Kitchens irony!

@imperialguardsman8088 6 жыл бұрын

2 days and 70+ years ago my friend

@edm240b9 6 жыл бұрын

Here come the Marines boys!

@oOkenzoOo 6 жыл бұрын

Good video ^_^. A small note, it's true that Foch refused to send the reserves that were in Flanders helping the British for the reasons you rightfully stated. However it's not like he didn't sent any reinforcement at all. Some divisions that were close to the Chemin-des-Dames (part of the 3rd and 4th Army) moved to reinforce the 6th Army and the 10th and 5th Armies that were in reserve North and South of Amiens moved to support and hold the flanks of the saliant. For exemple the 10th Colonial Infantry Division and the 20th Infantry Division that held Chateau-Thierry and the South of the Marne before the US divisions arrived, were sent in reinforcement by the 2nd Army in Verdun. After the Offensive was halted the first week of June, the whole sector was filled with French reserves (and even 2 Italian ones if i remember correctly) in prevision of the upcoming offensives.

@Jarod-vg9wq 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching this since 1915 😂😂 I love you guys and believe your work has been extraordinary.