We will be covering more details on how the Wannsee conference fits in with the decisions to perpetrate the Final Solution in our War Against Humanity in this coming week. Stay civil and obey or rules of conduct - out of respect for the victims and humanity in general will be extra vigilant under videos like these, so don't even think about transgressing our rules by even a little. They are here: community.timeghost.tv/t/rules-of-conduct/4518

Overheard on the Kalinin front: "Comrade Colonel! It's an encirclement!" "So? That's what Stavka ordered!" "They didn't order this one..:"

"And the Konev front has to be in Berlin by mid-March! And then... to the MOON!"

Imagine the balls of steel on the general telling Stalin he didn't like his plan.

The Stavka plans looks like mine when I'm playing Hearts of Iron, pockets everywhere

“Comrade Colonel, where are advancing to?” “...Yes.”

You know it’s bad when there’s no telephone

You can tell Indy has been wanting to bust out that Impersonation of Churchill for years.

I love this series because growing up you are left with the impression that the Germans completely dominated the Russians. Then as soon as the winter hit, the Russians immediately started dominating the Germans. this series breaks it down and shows that it is a lot more nip and tuck and competitive than i previously thought.

Churchill almost gets shot down by Britain's own planes. Response: "They failed in their mission". What a chad.

John "One eye on Straya, One eye on Japan" Curtin

My great grandfather's brother was one of the soldiers killed in Singapore in 1942 . RIP

I appreciate that there is no joke skit at the beginning of this episode. The topic is one where full respect needs to go to the victims of such atrocities and the video's serious tone reflects this.

I recommend watching the German movie "Die Wannseekonferenz (The Wannsee Conference) from 1984. It's available on youtube with English subtitles. It's based on the protocols of that conference and gives you a good insight on how a bunch of guys around a table casually decided to murder millions of people.

“Its not a spoiler. You know what happens” That hit me really hard

It's scary to think that the conference lasted roughly 90 minutes, if I remember correctly... a tragic day for humanity indeed. Never forget!

when i was in Berlin visiting the Wansee Villa, i had the chills walking around the table were they had the meeting, reading all the place holders, and thinking about what they decided in that very same room... and reading on an information table "...and after they had a light breakfast" hit me hard... they did it like it was just business.

I saw the "New Episode" and clicked it so fast and said WUNDERBAR out loud then i saw the title and went "oh, oh no thats not wonderful at all"

The Japanese were beyond beastly in this war.

We must never forget the price paid by millions and the depth of which humanity can sink to

The last 2 minutes really had me emotionally... U r the best narrator I know of. Also, u rightly said never forget...

Heydrich’s end cant come soon enough

I am overwhelmed by the quality and the depth of your work. There are times that I ask myself how is it even possible to complete this task and how underrated this channel is. I think that everyone should know about you and that your work is a gift to humanity.

The sadness in your eyes... this is too important to forget. Thanks Indy & the team.

4:45 When the trees and grass start speaking Australian: "G'day mate..." The Japanese: Cries of "Tennōheika Banzai (天皇陛下万歳)!" when the trees and grass asked them to surrender. Pretty sure that won't be the first or last time we will hear of the Japanese not surrendering easily.

Thank you for mentioning Australia's situation within the British Empire in this episode. Although its taught by an Australian-centric point of view and that will certainly muddy the actual history, Australians are taught in school that moments like those described around 3:40 are immensely important in how our country was shaped after WW2. Australia, and Australians, appeared to be under threat of invasion, and Australia started pulling troops and supplies back from Britain, even though Britain itself was under threat. Australia decided that its own sovereign security was more important than the protection of the "Mother Country" and her interests, and that our own decisions needed to be prioritized to defend Australia. And when Australia was threatened, when Singapore was attacked, when the Japanese seemed unstoppable, it was the United States of America that was sending tens of thousands of men to Oceania to fight the Japanese - not Britain. To be fair, the British were kinda busy at the time, and they did what they could. My History Teacher summarized WW2 as the true moment that Australians stopped being British, even if only in heart, and became our own thing - and started a relationship with the United States that was more mutually beneficial than Australian/British relations had been for a long time. It makes me wonder whether places like India have stories like the ones Australians have about defending their homeland themselves when Britain couldnt. Im sure they do, but ive never heard them.

There's a really good English film about the Wannsee Conference starring Kenneth Branagh as Heydrich and Stanley Tucci as Eichmann called Conspiracy. I think it's an HBO production so it can probably be found there.

No phone call uh oh

About the new offensive of German-Italian Panzer Army Africa (as it was renamed by Axis ) on 21 January 1942 and its immediate sucess , there are a few factors that should be considered. After the sucess of Operation Crusader and advance of 8th Army all the way to El Aghelia , British Commonwealth supply lines were over extended again all the way from Egypt and after heavy fighting and long marches both men and machines were exhausted , former needed rest , latter repair and replacement. Plus with Japan opening up attack in Far East , several reinforcement units slated to North African Campaign (6th and 7th Australian Divisions , 18th Indian Division , and at least eight RAF fighter and bomber squadrons plus additional artillery and especially new and improved 6 pounder anti tank guns which British Commonwealth felt a dire need in desert campaign) were diverted to holding India , Burma and Malaya. Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet suffered heavy casaulties in November-December 1941 and Luftwaffe and Italian Air Force and Italian Navy with help of German U-Boats started a new and much heavier bombing/blockade of Malta in December 1941 so Axis naval supply lines in Mediterranean became a lot more secure. All these factors above played important roles in sucess of Rommel's Panzer Army before El Aghelia against recently arrived and complately inexperienced 1st British Armored Division (as Indy noted British generals had no prior experience in handling large scale armored formation or maneuvers till so far against battle hardened German panzer divisions under an agressive and very effective command. British learning that aspect of war on the job from hard way like Russians learning since June 1941 but in a much smaller scale) BUT real reason of British defeat on El Aghelia (and incoming routs in Battles of Gazala , Fall of Tobruk and Mersa Matruh till 1942 summer) was not due superhumanness of Rommel or Afrikakorps (though post war Western oriented writers wrote so especially British ones to save the honor of the army) neither due to because Germans were supermen or geniuses in warfare (Rommel took a lot of unnecessary risks in El Aghelia offensive again ) The real reason is relatively rotten command structure of British Army command in North Africa starting from Mediterranean High Command in Cairo to all the way to 8tth Army fighting in desert. British Mediterranean and Middle East commander General Claude Auchinleck was stubbornly selecting his own handpicked favorite officers despite their ineligibility to command the formations they were assigned (like current 8th Army commander General Ritchie who was very young , inexperienced , not ready for army command yet and supposed to command 8th Army briefly after taking over during Operation Crusader then handing it to someone else but Auchinleck kept him in army command since by doing so he could actually command field operations and interfare with battlefield decisions all the way from Cairo therefore unknowingly or knowingly undermining authority of Ritchie. In all operation and defeats afterwards till 1942 , no one under his command was listening poor Ritchie and there was a lack of command or existence of a command muddle and lack of authotity in 8th Army. Decisions in army was taken in comitee manner and orders of Ritchie were constantly disobeyed because he couldn't impose his authority) or despite their downright incompatence (British armored division and brigade commanders like General Strafer Gott who was very courageous on battlefield but couldn't figure out an exact working organisation of armor and Generals Gatehouse or South African infantry general Piennar who were both constantly disobeying orders) , and then despite their ineligibility or unfitness to command in field , Auchinleck kept them in their position due to "their loyalty" or "morale reasons". On that regard Auchinleck was also receiving and listening very bad advice from his own Chief of Staff Eric Dorman Smith who was more interested to prove his theories about armored maneuvere warfare rather than winning the war and recommending British armor or infantry to operate in small units therefore dilluting their firepower and effectiveness and making them easy prey against Afrikakorps (after the war Dorman-Smith became an IRA symphatiser) Constantly wrong British generals were being assigned to the formations they did not know or were not trained or experienced to command by Auchinleck and Eric Dorman Smith. For example commander of 4th Indian Division (infantry) General Frank Messevry was assigned to command 7th Armored Division despite his inexperience to command tanks. General Norrie constantly failed in command of armored 30th Corps during Operation Crusader but he was again assigned infantry heavy 13th Corps while previous commander of 13th Corps General Godwen Austen who actually saved the situation during crisis of Operation Crusader , reached Tobruk , repulsed Axis counter attacks and won the battle was relieved of command and sent back to UK. (Godwen-Austen only British commander who had operational sucess in land battle against Germans during Operation Crusader) meanwhile General Strafer Gott was promoted to command 30th Corps. New commander of 4th Indian Division General Francis Tuker ruefully noted about loss of Godwen-Austen : "His going was the latest of many misjudegments which had started to shake confidence in the leadership. We lost the wrong man"

I like how in the corner there are km and miles which move and resize with the maps... Nice touch.

This is the point at which the severity and sincerity of each episode starts to grow exponentially. The war against humanity just spirals out of any semblance of control from here on out.

I'm ashamed to admit that I've watched so many of your uploads and learnt so much more about different theatres and never left a comment. I absolutely love the uploads and never fail to gain a that little bit more understanding. A much overdue thank you! Credit where it's due!

Excellent... Indy does a Winston, "They failed". Superbly done!

7:00 That could be quite a setback, I'm confident that the Allies will quickly recapture this port

I'm genuinely touched by Indy's - obviously deeply felt - reaction to the awful displays of sheer wickedness any worthwhile account of WWII must sooner or later face. I myself first underwent exactly the same emotions when - as a young child growing up in the 1970's - I saw an old British TV history series called 'The World at War' and was forced to confront the profound realisation that we Human Beings are quite capable of terrible things given the right circumstances. I've been attempting to reconcile that awful revelation about the nature of humanity with the mostly kind and humane people I've encountered during everyday life ever since. Alongside that profound capability for evil 'The World at War' also taught me that the Human 'will to survive' is a indeed a powerful force. A traumatised Concentration Camp survivor recounted how he'd done awful things in the camp in order to make himself useful and hence survive the day. It turns out that a Human Being will do ANYTHING to live another hour and that truth too needs to be remembered. That war teaches us that life is somehow both cheap and incredibly precious I suppose. Make of that what you will but whatever you do, never forget.

As usual, this episode did not disappoint at all.

my father fought in the pacific. Marshall and Solomon islands. he said "quarter was neither given or expected in the Pacific"

I know wansee is the name of a lake, but to me it always sounded like the Dutch word waanzin, which means madness.

Indy, I commend you for giving the topic under discussion the appropriate gravity it deserves.

"When freedom burns The final solution Dreams fade away and all hope turns to dust"

Bracing myself for this week's WAH episode... will certainly be a tough one to watch, but we all owe it to ourselves to see it, so we may expand our knowledge of history and never forget it.

“Never forget”! And, yet, there are those who wish to erase it all. Thank you for your homework, and excellent presentation of this historically critical information. I have just found your channel, so much to catch up on... :-)

Brings tears to my eyes when I watch this series and I realize the scope of the destruction this conflict brought on the world. Thank you guys a bunch for doing this. It makes me happy to be able to get to experience all of this history at one go.

This is the best series on KZfaq. In fact, it is one of the few really good things KZfaq has to offer. We all know about their broken algorithms system. But they can be proud of offering this kind of content to the Net. I just wish they knew it. Keep up the excellent work. You can be proud of your efforts.

And thus the war gets worse and worse

That solemn opening made me shiver

I stumbled across this series yesterday by accident, and have been watching almost non stop. Thank you so much for putting this together, so that amateur historians such as myself can learn and enjoy. Indy, you have a very scholarly and interesting way of presenting this material. It also seems, to my eyes at least, that you are struggling just a bit with your emotions whenever talking about the Holocaust. My mother in law was Filipino and lived through WW2 in Cebu, which is in the central Philippines. A few times she spoke to me about the atrocities the Japanese committed there. She said, somewhat bitterly, that after the war was over, Japanese officials tried to blame Korean conscripts for the atrocities committed in the Philippines.

After I read the title and when Indy said 'the final solution' I thought that this is a WaH episode, but hosted by Indy instead of Spartacus for some reason. Only after the Intro did I understand that I was wrong.

Lots of "never forget" here. History over the last 15 or so years show that we have forgotten. Or at least have forgotten how humanity could go so far; the processes that drove us to insanity.

Fantastic deliveries again Indy. This may be the more important weekly episode yet.

Indie, I just stumbled on this series a couple of weeks ago & have been listening avidly ever since. I very much appreciate your "Just the facts, ma'am" approach with an occasional bit of humor (or a deft Churchill impersonation). And Spartacus' series is just as informative, if much, much more grim. He treats the horrifying details with the seriousness it deserves, and the humanity that makes it bearable. Never forget!

And again, thank you for not shying away from the more serious topics

Hey Props to pronouncing Bataan properly, my mom (filipina) was happy about that.

When freedom burns, the final solution, when dreams fade away and all hope turns to dust. When millions burn, the curtain has fallen, lost to the world as they perish in flames....Never again. Also Reichenau's death and the Wannsee conference is a fitting metaphor for the transition from Holocaust by bullet to industrialized killing centers.

Once again, Indy and company - great history program. You always know when to bring it back to reality. Keep up the tremendous effort.

I've never been so excited yet terrified for an upcoming video before.

It makes my stomach churn in revulsion the more and more I learn about what these sick bastards did almost a century ago to so many innocent people. Never forget. As uncomfortable as it is to learn about these things, thank you Timeghost for what all you guys do.

The Japanese were the most Sadistic.

Seriously, everyone involved in making this series is awesome at their job. Great work.

Great work with this video, keep up the great work.

Thank you for using the word murdered when discussing the Holocaust not using the word killed which sanitizes the evil horror.

Never Forget

Amazing attention to detail on maps, writing & delivery!

great historical info,thanks Bill

You guys really ought to get a 48 star US flag for your set, given that was the current one during the war.

My father was a loader for one of the two pounder antitank guns at Bakri. He said the range was point blank - they could hear the screams of the burning crews. War is terrible.

Thank God for you making these videos, making lockdown more bearable keep up good work team!

16:45 "We humans know our past, even when we're ashamed of it." None of this should ever be forgotten.

(no phone call) "January 23th 1942, the final solution" (roll intro) good lord it's gonna be one of THOSE episodes (IE another low point for humanity when we thought we couldn't get any lower)

There was a television movie made about the Wansee conference. It does a good job at getting across the bureaucratic nature of how the final solution was implemented. Everything seems routine and normal to the German command. It’s available on KZfaq right now, with English subtitles and all. I recommend giving it a watch.

Hope you guys are doing alright. Life busy serving up fresh strife while you all explore one of the darkest periods of our shared history. Love your work, thanks for all you do.

Great video - comprehensive and sober. You’re doing a good job.

The most infamous conference in history is finally being covered. I’ve been waiting for this exposition.

The tug of war in North Africa is fascinating

Extremely well informed . . . Brilliant archival footage too . . . . .

Great job! Love your work.

So the Rzhev meat grinder keeps grinding. There'll be more casualties for both sides on this area during the next year and two months than in the battle of Stalingrad. With regards to the Wansee Conference, I have to say that the WAH episodes so far have all been heartbreaking, and it's incredible that it's going to get so much worse... This war was horrible. Never forget!

I did it ! I finally made it from ep 1 of The Great War all the way to the front line today, nice to meet you lads !

Indy, i love this channel! Excellent material!

That general who told Stalin he didn't like his plan had balls of steel

Bob Hope said at the time that Germans were discovering that "Crimea doesn't pay!"

Not sure if it's a tie or a fish around Indy's neck. 2.5/5

as a native Johorean, I'm quite impress your pronunciation of the battle locations in Johor. Well done!!

Thank you!

It sounds like Stalin was, at this point, making much the same kind of mistake that Hitler began making a few months before, ordering his armies to capture every objective he could see on the map, regardless of if there were really men and materiel to do it. Was the Soviet term "Front" roughly equivalent to the western term "Army Group"?

Introduced last week, Operation Paukenschlag heads south. Admiral Dönitz, had set up a line of 5 U-Boats to scout the North American coastline for the status level of the antisubmarine defenses from Newfoundland to Cape Hatteras, NC. While not the easternmost point on the US seaboard, Cape Hatteras is home to a series of sandbars called the Diamond Shoals which can stick out as much as 16 miles, 25 km, off the Cape. This is a well-known bottleneck for coastal navigation along the US and the storms along to two ocean currents nearby have given the water there the nickname, Graveyard of the Atlantic. Thanks to reports from WWI where Imperial German U-Boats sank ten ships in 2 weeks, Dönitz has U-66 stationed near the Cape. On January 17, U-66 sinks the tanker Allen Jackson just as U-123, having left New York City harbor, arrives in the area. On the night of 19th and running on the surface attack, U-123 will attack 4 ships, sinking 3, in what U-123's commander will call 'the night of long knives'. In 7 days, the two U-Boats have attacked 7 ships, sinking 6 within sight of the North Carolinan coast before returning to France. Over the next 6 months as more U-Boats hunt in the Cape Hatteras area, the Graveyard of the Atlantic would receive a new nickname from American merchantmen: Torpedo Junction. The 5 Paukenschlag U-Boats, with no causalities, will return glowing reports to Dönitz about the ease of hunting off the US Coast.

Great episode, and thank you for including the Wannsee conference into your coverage of the War. I would love to see some more coverage of the SS officer, Reinhard Heydrich; and his role in the Nazi hierarchy. From what I understand, he was the most senior officer at Wannsee... and an instrumental figure in the implementation of the Final Solution. I'd also love an expose on the Czech commandos that assassinated him shortly after Wannsee... as I view them as truly underrated heroes for all mankind. Keep up the good work, guys! You're really creating tremendously-valuable content that presents history in a compelling, new way.

The ending of this episode was so well done.

Im looking forward to your coverage of El-Alamein.

When a video's opening hits harder than any of the offensives in the war so fa- "It's not really a spoiler is it?" Ow, never mind... I'm gonna call it now, someone is gonna start a comment chain featuring lyrics from "The Final solution" when the war against humanity series reaches that point...

Indy I just found out you voiced Quaestor the Elf. Love it!

This video is blowing up! Congrats

Watch the 1984 film of the same name it’s script is the EXACT minutes from that record of the meeting. It’s crazy.

This is going to be a good year for Reinhard Heydrich for sure.

Your maps showing divisional movements on the various Battlefront’s are some of the best I have ever seen! How are they made?

ah indy i really whis you where my history teacher back in the day ....

Im a pilipino i live in BATAAN Philippines. My late great grandfather was a Guerilla in times of japanese occupation of philipinnes

I hate these episodes (The content, not your work!). Fuck, its so dark.

I appreciate the seriousness of the intro. No phone call. Simple the Final Solution.

Wow very well done. Very direct.