The T-26 and Tank Warfare in Finland and China - WORLD WAR TWO Special
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- The T-26 tank was one of the most frequently used tanks during the first battles of World War Two. It saw action in the Soviet Union, Finland and China. In our first collaborative video with the Tank Museum in Bovington, UK, David Willey and David Fletcher talk about the development, production and action of the this tank.
Check out the Tank Talk about the T-26 to hear David Fletcher explain some more about the T-26 on The Tank Museum CZcams Channel: • Tank Chats #65 T-26 | ...
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Written and Hosted by: David Willey and David Fletcher
Produced by: Spartacus Olsson and Astrid Deinhard
Executive Producers: Bodo Rittenauer, Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Joram Appel
Research by: The Tank Museum
Edited by: Joram Appel and Wieke Kapteijns
Colorization by Olga Shirnina aka Klimbim and Spartacus.
Photos of the Winter War are mostly from the Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive (SA-Kuva).
Archive by Screenocean/Reuters: www.screenocean.com
A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH
Together with The Tank Museum, located in Bovington (UK), we will cover all sorts of tanks that played a part in World War Two. The first tank we cover is the T-26, which saw action during the Winter War in both Soviet and Finnish service and during the Second Sino-Japanese war in China's army. For those of you who watch our regular episodes, the fact that the T-26 played a big part in the Winter War is not a surprise anymore. For those of you who didn't: get over there and binge them!
As Indy says in the end of the video, we could really use your financial support on Patreon. While this video was shot by the Tankmuseum, it still needs editing, image research and factchecking from our side. We plan on doing more of these with the Tank Museum in the future - since we think they're awesome and the top experts in their field, but also with other partners, historians, experts and museums.
See you next time!
Joram
In the video, the historian said that those Germans said: "to buy some Panzer off of Germany, ok thats normal, but they also said to buy some tanks off of Britain, their enemy (the German enemy). How did that happen? BTW your show is amazing, keep up the great work, love from Latvia
So now a Chieftans into the hatch video?
Good job. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
World War Two when you post the episode for February 9th can you give me a shoutout? Cause that’s going to be my 18th birthday and my real name is Matthew Share.
@@valcha6156 Germans didn't say "buy stuff from Britain". Word "they" at 13:28 refers to the Chinese buying tanks from the British at later time. Also, at this time WWII hadn't begun, so UK wasn't an enemy to Germany.
@@Unknown1355 Fair enough
It’s here, the first special
Yeah finally
i wanted to write it, but i am too late here :(
The long-awaited, and much-appreciated, first special!
You're the first special.
And a bow tie
(Unless you were already talking about the bow tie)
I think every episode is a special episode
Astro Bot you're a special episode.
You're a special episode ❤
I'm having a special episode rn
You're a special episode
It's the only channel I really look forward to watching every weekend.
While attacking a country a fraction of their size was very unsportsmanlike from the Russians, it was very kind of them to bring enough tanks for both sides.
I've often said that Stalin was our best ally during those times.
It was a serious training camp for Soviet army.
You mean like how you Americans invade small countries they can find?
@@johnw5761
It's not called invasion when you are spreading FREEDOM to the rest of the world.
@@smygskytt1712 It's still technically an "invasion" and there is also "occupation" (like occupation of Germany after WWII, or Iraq after 2003), but what is no there, what Americans do not do, while Soviets did and Russia still do are those: annexation, incorporation (or Anschluss, like that of Krimea) and colonisation.
I don't know any other CZcams channel that works so professionally.
Forgotten weapons might disagree. It's a shame though because I love them both.
I know one. It's called The Great War.
You should check out epic history tv, another amazing history channel!
@@nice_toes_xx It tskes ages for them to produce a video. So no. Even though the quality is good, I do not like huge delays between vids..
Here is a list of the best WW2 original content creator I've found out CZcams. Tank and AFV News, TIK, both Military History Visualized channels, Military Aviation History, The World War Two channel in real time, The_Cheiftain, Montemeyer, Forgotten Weapons, The Tank Museum , Greg's Planes and Automobiles, the Stalingrad Battle Data, Mark Felton Productions, Armchair Historian, WW2 AudioBooks and Potential History are the best of the best. Please copy, paste, share this and update if I've missed some.
This is so much more interesting than my exam material
Can't agree more
Aflevering kijken en weer aan het werk;-)
What is your exam about?
@@victorbruant389 agribusiness models, so yeah... Not as exciting i'd say
Yeah totally agree most of my subjects are bad!!Although next week i will give 3 histories!
Yay, a special episode! Can't wait until Out of the Foxholes!
Soon
@@WorldWarTwo Sat in the Red Throne of Wisdom
@@archstanton6102 Chair of Secret Intelligence
Its named even cooler than that
So glad we’re gonna have hundreds more of these specials for the next six years.
I love that you have both David Willey and David Fletcher in the video. I like Willey for his precise details of history he lists, and Fletcher for his very English delivery of facts.
Make sure to check out David Fletchers Tank Talk on the T-26 too! He has some more facts about it!
They are both some of the most English men I have ever laid eyes on, for different reasons.
I was actually starting to ask myself, when we are going to see the first special from the WW2. Really glad to see it out now.
Didn't they already do one with the chieftain?
@@simpai941 Two of them. One on German, and one on British, tank development preceding the war.
The Chieftain did 2! But this is the first on our the World War Two channel.
@@WorldWarTwo True, I actually asked myself if I missed something, which would have been definitely a shame.
Really looking forward to more episodes, you are doing an amazing work as always!
Thanks
Indy looks mighty dapper wearing that bow tie! 😀
Give indy a leather whip and 38 Smith and Wesson model 10 too;)
@@spencershaw7818
*Indiana Jones theme intensifies*
Nationalist China operated German, Soviet, British and American tanks in the war against Japan...
Weird times indeed.
They basically used that they had. Plus they didn't have homemade tank at that time so they had to import them
@@auguststorm2037 OOF. that would've been expensive, especially considering that they were insanely poor at the time
and some Italian CV33, yep
Certainly true
They also operated captured Japanese tanks.
Special! Great! Thank you! Thanks DW and DF from TTM and thanks to WW2 channel for posting!
*Potential History wants to know your location*
Meme Tanks 78 Tibetan tanks
😂
Just finished watching the T-26 video on the museum's channel, great to see them here!
Hopefully Kubinka museum can be collaborated with too, they've got a lot of awesome tanks including the Maus.
Tukhachevsky joined the red army, not because he was forced to but rather because he thought that Lenin was the only leader at the time to be able and unit the leftovers of the Russian empire.
Many of the Tzarist officers have joined the Bolsheviks side voluntarily
YESSS!! A special! You guys just made my day!
we're happy to!
I'm impressed that this curator narrated our country's early tank usage history in a concise and accurate manner. Usually that piece of Chinese history is ambiguous and confused to foreigners. So this curator does his job very well. I appreciate it and wish he keeps up good work.
I'm a simple man. I see David Fletcher, I hit Like and Subscribe.
This episode is really amazing. I love how in depth it is, from the story behind it to how well it actually did.
SO HAPPY you guys have Specials... love this channel
Awesome special. When it comes to tank history you guys have it made. First the Chieftain and now the Tank Museum. It could not be better :)
Fantastic collaboration! Thank you :D
This was really interesting not just about the tanks but also a pretty good summary of the Winter War so far from the perspective of a tank. Really cool!
Two of some of the best history CZcams channels doing a collaboration. It just can't fail
Excellent I'm glad you joined up with the tank museum my two favourite CZcams channels
Oh yeah, can't get enough from the tank museum keep 'em coming guys.
So glad you have the folks from the Tank Museum here again.
Mr Willey is a fantastic collab. Here's to more.
This guy is one of the best Curators ever. Passionate about his subject and easy to understand. I love the Tank Museum.
I look forward to watching this series all the way through
I'm so glad these two channels are collaborating. Love watching these videos. Already subscribed to both.
Thanks! We like working with The Tank Museum too!
Cheers Indy greetings from Kentucky! Love the tank museum their videos as well as the Great War and your new channels videos are always well done! 🍻
The first of many! I look forward to more in the future.
Having both David's talk in this makes this video so much more special!
Make sure to check out Davids Tank talk on the T-26 as well (though you only get one David)
Finally the first special!! I can't wait for more knowledge about ww2. I still somehow miss the great war.
Awesome Episode! These kind of episodes make this and the WW1 channel even more amazing!
I'm loving this series so far keep up the good work
I think collaboration with museums is a bright idea. Very interesting episode. Thnx 👍
David Willey is honestly so cool. I really hope we get more of him :)
Interesting information. Till now I didn't knew that much about the T-26. But I now know more about the subject.
Thank you @World War Two.
I loved the WW1 special episodes and now I can't wait for more WW2 specials! Keep up the excellent work (I'm 100% sure you will)!
Thanks, we'll keep it up for sure! But in a slower pace for now. We can't start making weekly specials just yet because we are at the TOP of our production capacity right now.
Awesome! Can't wait for more specials.
Loving your tank videos. Keep it up!
But Tukhachrsky was not shot in 1938, but in 1937. It was Marshal Blucher, who was shot in 1938. I know, hardly matters, but anyway, it is also good to know the right dates. Nevertheless, thanks for this special, it has been great.
Brilliant example of "what goes around, comes around."
Leslie Franklin meaning?
Very interesting look into a niche topic! Hopefully more collaborative videos to come!
One of your most Informative Videos by far.
Fantastic crossover, two of my favourite channels and presenters.
Very much appreciate that you coordinate with Bovington on this topic.
So do we
ive been loving your Hard Ware coverage ,love learn about the back rounds of the tanks and how nations got them and stuff .love the channel,ill say it again its amazing .
Thank you!
Thanks so much for doing this, the T-26 is one of the most overlooked tanks in history relative to its importance. I really like seeing more about it. (I asked Nick Moran/The Chieftain once [when I met him in person] to do an 'Inside the Hatch' episode on it, but it hasn't happened yet).
The one in Bovington is apparently empty... I do need to get to Parola one day
Cool vid. Thanks for the upload!
The first special! And it goes to the mighty T26! Splendid.
Sick stuff! Here's to many more specials!
Cheers!
Wow, this was enormously informative! Super fucking interesting. Thanks guys! Keep kicking ass, please.
Will do!
Finally the first special episode!
I’m surprised the Spanish Civil War wasn’t mentioned.
Same, T-26 gave Republicans a lot of fire power in comparition with the Pz. I and Italian tanketes.
I agree with you
What did you expect from Britbong historians? They will always devalue the Russian on every aspect (could be lightly or heavily, depend on the expert) while lifting their side up, no matter how hard the Russian tried to be better tbh.
Hữu Quyền Đinh, can you back that statement up with some concrete proof instead of blanket bias accusations?
It would have been nice especially to demonstrate the contrast from a feared weapon in the battlefield to completely obsolete in a few years.
Very special. Great way to start a week 👍
wow, the first special of the war. I 'member the first one from the great war. I was thinking "oh man, how r they gonna handle all the extra content". I love how impressive TGW turned out. Stoked AF for the next 6 years of history. :D
We're not yet able to deliver one special every week. We're getting there though thanks to our still growing community and support on Patreon! This episode was edited by myself for example, because we can't get editors for all episodes. But we couldn't wait to start doing these so we made it work!
It's a special !!!!!!!! I love it !!! Way to go Jones way to go !!!
Yay a special episode! Hope you can get rid of that cold soon!
Amazing material. Thanks guys. I really needed this.
You're welcome
The picture of the "Molotov cocktail" also shows the other primary Finnish anti-tank weapon that was actually more effective than the cocktail: the satchel charge or "kasapanos". They came in several sizes, from two to six kilos (c. 4.5 -- 13 lbs) of TNT fastened to a German-style potato masher hand grenade handle complete with fuze, but field-produced versions could have a simple stick handle and a simple blasting fuze. A two-kilo charge was enough to break a tank's track while a six kilo charge would destroy the tank if thrown onto the engine deck. They were also used against bunkers. The main drawback was that you had to get in close to throw the thing and -- particularly with the bigger charge -- you might lose your hearing at least temporarily when it went off. As for the Finnish Vickers 6-tonners, they were first armed with WW1-vintage short-barreled 37mm Puteaux guns from the old Renault FT's and only later with the 37mm Bofors AT guns.
Thanks for the addition!
The picture with Indi is much better than before! This video is great.
Excellent video!
This man"s knowledge is amazing, great story , well told.
Military advisor: “Well the first thing you need to do is purchase tanks from my country...” lol
Yay! Some more World War 2 content. This should hold us over until Saturday.
Indy lookin' spiffy for the first video on my favorite topic of WWII- the armor!
Great episode!
Hello from Finland! :D
Hello to you as well!
The T-26B also played a big part in the Spanish civil war, becoming a prized item to capture for the Fascist forces as it totally out gunned the Italian and German tanks they were using. In fact the fascists modified some of the Pz.I.A light tanks to mount the Italian Breda 20mm. L.65 autocannon AA gun in the turret to give at least a minimal anti-tank capability against the T-26.
The Spanish also based their own manufactured tanks on the T-26, after the end of the civil war. These were still in service as late as the 1960's.
Great and detailed as always. You look good with a bow tie!
Good to know you liked it! Credit for Indy's tie goes to Astrid ;)
Very informative, loved it
Gotta love those weapons and character specials!
What a treat wasn’t expecting this today
It's the same feeling like on The Great War channel when tank special comes. I think, it's a long episode about tanks, it must be boring. But then I start watching and it's super interesting.
While this guy clearly knows a lot about tanks, I think he may have never heard "Qing Dynasty" said out loud ;)
He is British, and probably old enough to have learned the flawed British transcription from XIXc. There are still ppl around who call bejing peking.
@@Defenestrationflight I would think the 19th century official transcriptions would have used the Wade-Giles romanization method which would be "Ch'ing." But then again in my reading of 19th century documents nobody who spoke English could decide how to spell anything from Chinese, anyways!
Indeed! It should be pronoun sed tsing at least
@@Defenestrationflight
In some countries that's still official name of the city. Just saying.
@@Defenestrationflight "There are still ppl around who call bejing peking."
Honestly when I first heard the more accurate pronunciation I thought the Chinese had changed the name of the city (the difference being so remarkable that the thought, of the reason being a mispronunciation, didn't even occur at first).
Interesting episode, I was always interested in the t-26 and it's performance
Thank you all for your Work to teach us WW 2 History. But Not like in school. It's fun to listen Mr Neidell and your guests.
Thanks, good to hear you're finding it rewarding!
@@WorldWarTwo It's Not only rewarding, it's like a History lesson but with tension.
And Mr Neidell is a really good narrator.
I know how it ends...but I'm curios for every new Episode!
Keep Up this great Work.
Thanks:)
GREAT VIDEO!
Nothing like having lunch at school and watching another informative video. Time well spent.
Good on you!
The two men show up from one of my favorite channels into another awesome channel. It's like a double rainbow.
A special!
ABOUT TANKS!
I'm very satisfied.
The Finnish soldiers are ready with some molotov cocktail!
National Spain is the original country burning T-26s with molotovs
@@ottohonkasalo9303 Joo, ehkä polttopulloja käytettiin Espanjassa ensin, mutta nimi Molotovin cocktaili tulee suomalaisilta.
@@ExecutiveSonda Toki, en vaan saanut mieleeni polttopullon englanninkielistä nimeä.
@@ottohonkasalo9303 The Spaniards didn't use them for an anti-tank purpose or any sensible purpose in general. It's also a different mixture
Finland ready to sue for peace and lose the war*
I love how the concepts of "the war of destruction" and "the war of attrition" from the books was mentioned. I have not seen so much soviet logic being mentioned.
Hope to see more of this in the future )))
i like how he get straight to the point no wasting time
Can't wait for specials on aircraft, and possibly later specials on naval hardware.
I'm sure that if you look hard enough, you would be able to see Lindybeige still roaming around somewhere in that museum
Probably still in the Churchill with Chieftain.
@@chaplainjamesthicc305 No, he went back to his home in the S-tank.
Such a lovely video.
Vickers: "Are you sure you don't want the guns? We're not going to charge you very much more for them."
Finland: "We're good thanks."
Original low velocity 47mm that brits offered was poor. Finns wanted 37 bofors with german Zeiss optics. Nazi Germany had a pact with USSR and to the surprise of finns refused to sell optics. That and delays in british tank production and finnish gun production is why tanks were not ready when winter war started. Finns later installed captured russian 45mm guns to brit vickers 6 ton tanks. Jaegerplatoon, an excellent source to finnish ww2 weapons: www.jaegerplatoon.net/TANKS2.htm Vickers in finnish use
An excellent explanation.
Excellent Special Episode indeed and the dependable T-26 was indeed a British design! Which also served in The Spanish Civil War 1936-39 and to the last days of WW2 in the far east (Manchuria) by the Russians in August 1945 against the Japanese!
Yaaaay a special episode
Very interesting! Learned something new today
I love watching WorldWarTwo and I love watching TheTankMuseums videos so now I double love this video
Yes! I want to know the story of the T-26! You guys are so cool!
Thanks Eric! You came to the right place!
14:00 Nice! first footage I've seen of a Type 92 (japanese Lewis) in action.
Second 12:00 there is a funny slipped image 😅
Nice special, thx!
Excellent ! Just you could mention their use in Spanish Civil War where they get upper hand against Panzers 1 and 2. And Barbarossa too they were underarmed and generally obsolete against Pz 3 and 4
Wow, a pleasant surprise! :D