042 - Britain Votes to Leave - WW2 - June 15 1940
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- The fighting in France isn't over, not even when Paris falls, as the Germans advance and Italy joins the fight. But the Brits now have their back to yet another ocean and see no option but out. Further east Stalin uses the chaos in the West as cover to start moving in on his neighbours.
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Paris... When the german soldiers in 1914 left their homes to head for the western front painted 'To Paris' on their train carriages, little did they know what horrors were awaiting them. And that after four years of fighting in the trenches, none of them made it to Paris. This week, after another month of fighting in France, they finally do.
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Well at least our country hasn't been annexed by Germany
Indy, you should ask pewdiepie to host meme review. Would be the most epic collab on youtube
Thanks to all the crew for putting this on. It's clearly a team effort, and the output shows quality from every member!
Still missing the instagram day by day series a lot.
You might consider to continue that series with a lower input or just a picture of the day instead of a longer one before. That push or break through by Rommel could have been covered as another early example of his abilities. ... can't wait to see instagram day by day progress again.
And if there were to less followers it needed a campaign here ... for that day by day series.
@@luxembourgishempire2826 Silver linings
"Mein Fuhrer, Italy has entered the war!
Very well, send two divisions, that should take care of them.
No, they have entered on our side!
Oh..in that case, send ten divisions."
LOL
Both sides would have been better of if Italy had stayed out of the war.
I know who you got that from
Stop with these boring jokes
@Gary Daniel Your mind... ah yes it doesn't exist
If WW2 was a movie, Mussolini and his generals would be the comic relief
Lol
he reminds me of a circus clown when he is standing on that balcony
Germany as the main Antagonist
America as the reluctant ally
France is the likeable chracter that died too soon
@@TheGetout04 Britain as the insufferably smug dickhead sidekick to America.
I would say France is the FNG, that shows pictures of his girlfriend. Their are only three things to be shure about. he will screw up, he will kill pepole we like and he will die.
"I will begin the final settlement of scores with Bolshevism"
Stalin: "I just had a weird feeling. Someone, somewhere, is planning to do something very, very stupid."
Hail the Glory of Lichtenstein!
Chuckles* I'm in danger
Stalin: "Not Adolf, must be those British, American and Japanese imperialists."
And that day, in the midst of their triumph over France, was the day Hitler lost the war.
So he had a premonition of an attack but refused to believe it when the attack was taking place? He didn't see Barbarossa coming at all and it completely caught him off guard.
When Churchill heard that Mussolini declared war 10th June 1940 he remarked that "In future , people who wish to see ancient ruins of Italy would not need to go as far as Pompei"
Savage
That's a cursed comment! 🤬
because there was already lots of Roman ruins already in Britain.
He should have remembered the Italians never end a war on the losing side.
@@Ravengagepvl We did sit at the losers' table like any other Axis power, had to pay war reparations, write a new constitution, reduce military strength and so on. When looking at Italian co-belligerance with the Allies in late WW2, people tend to forget the small detail that Nazi Germany invaded us and went on an indiscriminate rampage against the civilian population. When that happens, you know, you may want to get rid of such issue before sorting out anything else.
Peronne, Amiens, St.Quentin,Somme,Verdun etc.
Damn, Hearing these names again from Indy's mouth made me miss my 3 years with The Great War channel.
Now you gotta wait 4 more years to hear those names again
Weird Al Spank a Bitch why what happens in 4 years?
@@JohnJohn-pe5kr spoilers
Pyres ∆t Varanasi you just spoiled the series
Interestingly, the French let Paris fall before they let Verdun fall.
It feels strange: after 4 years watching the great war and listening to Indy talking about the same few miles of western front over and over again, he now goes over it like lightning. Strange feeling indeed .
Good work Indy and Team, keep it up
imagine being alive back then and seeing this happen with The Great War still fresh in your memory. must have been stunning
@@WorldWarTwoI can imagine the panic around the world.
The world has seen stalemate in the last great war
The speed at which France was conquered.... truly terrifying
President Roosevelt asks Congress for $940 million dollars to construct 50,000 planes a year
Also I believe there was the first peacetime draft in American history
It's not too late for a miracle at the Marne. Taxi drivers assemble!
Me thinks it's too late
*Adolf Thanos snaps fingers*
Too late, French troops will fight to the end, but their officers have no fight left in them.
@Eric Frehlich the one and only
Its Too Late, Paris has been Conqueror by Jerries
Stalin must be pissed. He was fighting 3 months against Finland and not reaching the capital. Germany fought French, British, Belgians and Dutch. They took Three capital cities faster than Stalin didn't take one...
I have gotten so used to this now. What about Luxembourg city? 😑
sisu intensifies!
Well Stalin actually managed to win in the end so yeah.
Stalin killed all experienced generals because they were not sharing his communist ideology and liked the Tsar more. So yeah, poor peasants can't conquer Finland
@@treeshakertucker5840 How do you know? It hasn't happened yet!
1st Canadian Division and 52th Lowlands Division : *Hold on guys, we are coming !*
_After seeing the situation on the front_
*Nothing to do here*
Italy joins the server.
The Axis is experiencing server lag.
Damn 😂
Not yet
Erwin Rommel has disconnected :D
Italy, Germany's unblockable pop-up ad.
That was actually one most competent Germany's allies. From Horn of Africa to the Russian steppes, Italian soldier fought equipped with mostly home-produced stuff. Who else did that? Mighty and praised Finns did not even pushed for Leningrad, Archangielsk or Murmansk.
The Brexit references in the titles just keep on getting bolder and bolder… and I love it. Next week a "no deal" reference?
Britain decides: It shall leave the european continent, but not the European war
"No peace Deal with Germany" or just "No Deal with Germany"
Soon it will be 'Britain stands alone with its empire' hopefully 2nd alamein will be 'The empire strikes back'
WW3 will sound like : France and Germany fools UK to vote for self-destruction and for losing its power inside Europe. Special Agent , Monsieur Farage does his part flawlessly. UK is down and isolated, not single shot fired . Mission accomplished :D
Imagine if the peace negotiations went down like the actual Brexit negotiations:
Germany: "Do you want a peace deal or no peace deal?
Britain: "Yes."
Germany: "What?"
Britain: "I mean, maybe... Actually, can we have like a few more years to think this through?"
French government : "Paris has fallen, we couldn't even save honor !"
[Italy declares war]
French general : "we can still save our honor"
That's like getting your ass kicked by a buff guy and then you beat up a kid who just broke his arm
@@Wickedonezz LMAO
😂😂😂😂😂
LOL 😂
stfu you own rightful italian territories
2 Episodes Ago: Brexit at Dunkirk
Last Episode: Will Britain Remain?
This Episode: Britain Votes to Leave
Keep it up with the Brexit references
Kkk
"A great city really can absorb huge armies" I wonder if we'll see that again....
Urban combat was not usually a feature of WW1, but it was much more prevalent in WW2.
I wonder that too...
*whistling* 😗
Foreshadowing
@@kaczynskis5721 seems like they would have been better off to soround the city then deal with it.
Paris was entirely designed for artillery combat by the baron Hausman. The large avenues like the famous Champs Elysées aren't designed to be pretty but in a military 19th century point of view. A very hard city to take by urban combats in my opinion. Cf. the Commune of Paris war in 1871.
>Italy has declared war on Britain and France
Oh boy here comes the memes.
They'll only get worse with the declaration of war on Greece.
@@spookyanarchist4167 France already surrendered when Italy entered the war so how do you declared war on a already defeated enemy?
@@Crashed131963 france surrendered to the germans. Not the italians. The northern army was defeated. But france still had a army down south that defended well against the italians.
@@spookyanarchist4167 The Greeks knew how to fight. Even though the Germans would be along eventually, and that was an impossible task. As it happened, the casualties the axis sustained through these numerous 'victories' in 1939-1941 made a difference to the effectiveness of Barbarossa.
@@htemachtigekanaal1542
What are you talking about? The "southern" army was only few men defending the southern borders. The "northern army" was basically the French army.
Great production, the crew is doing a really great job. Though I was expecting the intro to be "Italy joins the war", but Paris falling is also a fitting intro.
it's foreshadowing for how useful Italy will be in the war
One of those events was good for the axis, the other was not.
If you want to hear a lot about Italy you should wait for 1943, when Italy splinters: the legitimate government in the south fighting alongside the Allied, Mussolini's puppet government in the north, and Europe's second largest partisan movement.
@@alicetwain: Which partisan movement was smaller than the Italian one, the French or the Yugoslavian one?
@@seneca983 years late but it’s Yugoslavia, though keep in mind these “resistance movements” consisted of many different groups that sometimes even attacked each other
I love Paris in the springtime......
Frühling in Paris...... ;)
Surely it’s summer by now?
Official summer doesn't start until June 21-22.
It is winter for Poland and France
We'll always have Paris
Churchill : The battle of France is not the war
Also Churchill : Make Paris a fortress and fight for every street!
After 26 years they did it! It all went so fast that it feels like yesterday when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was shot!
When they wrote "to Paris" on their trains in 1914 ...
wow just as long as I've been alive.
Did not expect Rommel to go full blown Initial D with his Panzers lmao that fast props to him
Rommel: "I am speed"
Someone pls add the "running in the 60's" on the rommel's movement troops
@@drmaulana2600 no
They are the Panzer Elite!
Born to compete!
Never retreat!
Ghost Division!
50 year old hell for Baltic States has begun.
French woman: Excusez-moi, are you an English man?
German commander: Am I a joke to you?
Actually Rommel told her in French, 'No, madame, we are Germans." She then fled, saying, "Oh, the barbarians!"
RexXflash it’s actually r/whoosh
@RexXflash r/wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh
@RexXflash You fucking moron... -__-
English and Germans do look alike though..
Italy in the war, the war now really spreads to Africa. are we going to get more battles of the Isonzo?
Nope
No but we are going to have incompetence in North Africa.
*Luigi Cadorna wants to know your location*
No, but Italy will still be incompetent at the leadership level.
We'll get the invasion of Greece instead
Related to the Soviet embargo of the Baltic states: On June 14th the Soviet Union shoots down the Finnish passenger and transport plane Kaleva over Tallinn, Estonia. All 9 people aboard are killed.
Yeah. I was a bit surprised that the team didn't mention it or the related Soviet pressure towards Finland. Perhaps it will be recapped later on.
*When you thought ww1 had horrible generals*
Ww2 italy: "allow you to introduce ourselves."
@@Madhattersinjeans yea but i doubt that the french would fail so hard in africa as the italians did.
@@Madhattersinjeans France got beaten by Germany. Italy got beaten by... Greece.
@@brucetucker4847
*Zorba intensifies*
WW1 had very good generals for the most part. Especially Britain
Cadorna: I'm so proud of my students.
Imagine how annoyed the imaginary people on the other end of the phone are when you hang up without saying bye!
It's an abomination! Ruthless and tact less! He obviously has no shame in life!
My grandfather was in the hussars in Egypt from 1940-1945 and then the invasion of sicily i can't wait till you talk about the Egyptian campaign since he was in nearly every tank battle and was one of the first troops to meet Rommels lybian army. apparently theres a monument with his name on it because they go government thought he died through the 5 yearrs. But he died 6 years ago aged 91. badass to the end.
Verdun, the Somme, Amiens, Big stages in The Great War, and in WW2 the Germans breeze past them in a matter of weeks compared to the endless fighting in the previous one. Crazy to think about the advancement of warfare and tactics in just the 20 years in between. Great episode again as always :).
And four years later the same thing on the Allies side
It would have been political suicide for Roosevelt to help out in any military fashion. The U.S. population at this time is still strongly anti-war, that will erode with time, but at this point and 1940 being an election year, Roosevelt has to tread carefully with the war issue.
On top of that US did not have any instant reaction or helping force yet. US Army had barely 100.000 men and badly equipped in 1940 summer with no practical training or experience. (selective service act and draft started in July 1940 I believe) Army air forces was very weak. Navy could not help for a land campaign
Well, assuming you don't count Teddy, because for all intents and purposes, he did serve 8 years as President, just minus 6 months. And he did run for another term. Of course, it wasn't a successful run, but it was a run nonetheless. YMMV.
@@merdiolu Spoiler Alert: I will say though as Indy has mentioned the Italian economy was in no way ready for total war, that is one thing Roosevelt has going for him later is the strength of the U.S. economy. tbh
everybody thinks Hitler was great for the German economy, at no time during the Nazi rule did German economic output even come close to that of the U.S.
@mjstbnsn That's not legal anymore, because of Roosevelt, tbh he should not have run in 44 knowing he was so ill.
@@paradoxless5596 It was legal then
*knocks on tank* Got some tea and biscuits for you chaps...
NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN
Well, isn't that an awful lot of you in such a tight spot? Not sure I have enough for everyone. You'll have to share, deary.
In 1940 my paternal grandparents (Lina and Marco) were both employed by one of Italy's strategic industries, the "Campo Volo" at Breda. Both worked for the scientific department where new airplanes were designed, my grandmother as a secretary and my grandfather as a tinsmith. On the day Italy entered the war, all of the workers were ordered to leave their desks and assemble on the central open area to listen to Mussolini's war declaration. My grandmother (currently 98) remembers the first air raid on Milano as occurring the same night, while it actually happened 5 days later. Several buildings were bombed and one person died. The following night, more raids hit the Caproni factory in Taliedo (neighborhood not far from the current Linate Airport).
20 june 1940 British navy took 4 Swedish destroyers by treath of force at Faroe Islands, almost forced sweden into the war but Swedish navy got the destroyers back and repaid for the damage on them.
This was called the Psilander Affair.
Yeah, Britain lost their foothold on the continent and their military intelligence had actually doubled the number of planes Germany had and so they thought they lost control of the air too and thus their only advantage was the Sea and they would make damn sure that they had dominance of that even if they had to do immoral things, so while an unfortunate incident I think it is understandable.
Actually seeing how fast the Germans were advancing through France is terrifying, I wonder how scared the French soldiers were knowing that they are fighting a losing war
Gonzo
Especially WWI veterans. The last time it became a stalemate. This time the Germans are cutting through with relative ease.
Can you imagine the panic around the world. Never before in the history of the world was such warfare seen.
You should listen to the speech by president Roosevelt in 1940. He asked Congress for $940 million to build 50,000 planes a year.
Also the first peacetime draft in American history.
Thank you for mentioning the 51st Highland, they're story is so often overlooked.
yeah , Highland Division picked the short stick
Yes indeed still fighting ten days after Dunkirk
Yes, my father was taken in St Valery, he was with the Northumberland Fusiliers. 4 years POW then escaped to fight with the Russians in 44. 51st were let down badly, the opportunity was there to get them out but Churchill kept them there to keep France in the war.
David Huntly,
My grandfather was also captured at St Valery.
The division was under overall French command who's ageing generals were not really up with real time events and gave the order to fall back much too late. They intended to withdraw to Le Havre where they were to be evacuated, however the roads were choked with slow moving with columns of horse drawn French troops and evacuees. Fast moving German forces then made evacuation at Le Havre impossible so they made for the little harbour town of St Valery where the Royal Navy was to take them off. Unfortunately a dense sea fog prevented the ships coming inshore, when the fog did lift the Germans had arrived and dominated the high cliff top where they could shell the ships. Churchill said in his memoirs that he was devastated at the loss of the division.
Having been to Paris several times I'm glad the French declared Paris an open city.
I wonder when the title will be Britain Says No Deal
Well when Germany offers a peace treaty I guess 😉
"I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue."
Indy: "This week ,Paris falls!"
My brain: "Blitzkrieg has been Achieved"
I’m from Malta and my grandfather defended our country from Germany and Italy. If im not mistaken it was bombed even more than London during the height of the blitz. Thanks for the great content!
If there is one way to explain Malta in ww2 it was pretty much that pimple that never goes away and I am not to sure about if Malta got bombed more then london
From axis perspective
Julian Camilleri Huge respect to your grandfather and others who defended the beautiful island
I call Malta "Another isle of defiance in time of Tyranny"
The mother or grandmother of Maltese-American cartoonist Joe Sacco was on the island during its siege by Italy and Germany. She recalled walking along a road one day and a German fighter that had been dogfighting with British planes broke away and made two passes overhead strafing her. A Maltese peasant sheltered her with his body as the fighter machine-gunned the road. Neither was injured. She never saw the peasant again.
Even with the fall of Paris, surely the brave French Armée will hold on for its dear life against the Germans and now the Italians?
They may be beaten, but not defeated yet. I suppose the French will find a way to push the Germans back somehow.
An armistice within the coming weeks would be so unthinkable right?
I dunno man, it's looking pretty grim. The British are leaving (again) and the French are in full retreat. Maybe they can set up some kind of defensive line along the Loire River... Maybe...
Nah, nobody is interested in helping France, clearly. Britain will soon agree to a peace with minor concessions, and then Germany can finish off France. This war is over. Peace will come back to Europe soon.
Don't worry ! Philippe Pétain will push them back like he did at Verdun in 1916
Add to that that if Italy joined the war, maybe Franco might bring Spain into it as well. If Britain loses Gibraltar, you can be damn sure they will make peace with Germany. I honestly think we're gonna see a Nazi-dominated fascist Europe soon lads
Well, the Germans are obviously overextended just like they were after the Spring Offensive 1918, I am certain that the Allies will be able to counterattack them decisively, just like the first time.
8:15 “Pull back to the Marne”
Hey, I know that guy!
Caller: "There's Germans everywhere. Even on the beaches."
Indy: "Yeah, on the beaches too? Ok!"
A friend named his cat Brexit.
She always meows at the door, but when he opens it, she does not go through.
ROFL! 🤣 😂 😅
Rainer MTB unfortunately Britain is no longer a democracy. Parliament is not fit for purpose and free speech has been banned.
Apart from that Britain is a great country - if you ignore the grotesque overcrowding of everything due to virtually unrestricted immigration.
And when you think it couldn’t get worse, it turns out our immigrants are nearly all from ex Empire countries and hate the British with a vengeance.
Still not to worry. The British will be extinct in 50 years or less.
Makes you wonder why the British fought the Second World War. I think that if they knew what was going to happen they wouldn’t have bothered.
She's through now though eh'?
Surprised the Timeghost clock stage left isn't set a few minutes to midnight. Props to Astrid and the whole crew, the set design and the lighting (especially this new darker take), the whole production really has come a long way since this kicked off last September!
Wait, Indy was talking to Churchill on the phone there lmao
It's so weird to hear of places that were fought over for months or years in the great war falling like dominoes.
Very small mistake at 1:50 but France also owned djibouti and bordered Italy there as well
Italy joins war
France: Holds them back with just 9 guys
Extreme delusions of grandeur
Thats fake
Its fake, look on Wikipedia
Actually not, that never happened, it's a fake news put forward by some angry french nationalists. In fact if u look online for this event you won't find any source at all despite memes. www.quora.com/Did-9-French-soldiers-really-hold-off-5-000-Italians-during-WW2
it happened, it was at the saint louis bridge, its was actually 2000 italians that attacked the fort and the french soldiers also had the artillery support of neighboring fortresses, it was part of a bigger battle thats why you can't find info about it
@@Matt.71 it was 1000+ french soldiers and 2000 italians, 700 french casualties and 300 prisoners vs more or less the same italians, italy won the battle
I can't imagine how people who lived through and fought in the First War reacted to the fall of France in 1940. Knowing that the Germans did in 6 weeks what they and their fathers couldn't in 4 years
It was probably posed but a photo in the German propaganda magazine "Signal" showed a French veteran of the Franco-Prussian War having an apparently friendly chat with a young German soldier who had arrived in Paris. The age difference was about 70 years.
@@kaczynskis5721 Really? I'll have to find that
@@tomm9963 It was in "Signal - Years Of Triumph" - a selection of articles and photos from the English-language version of the magazine in 1940-42 - it was issued in many languages.
It would have seemed almost incomprehensible.
Although it's true that France was beaten in 1870, that hadn't been an example of 'Total War', and, since it was determined in one engagement, could be seen as the misfortunes of war.
France was Europe's premier military power from about 1660 to 1870, and the greatest of the Allied land powers in the Great War, and the greatest European land power in the interwar years to boot.
It's a bit like the USA being conquered today (if that weren't a geographical impossibility). Nobody was prepared for such a defeat, because the most recent evidence they had to go on was that the French military was extremely formidable, and, superficially, nothing had changed.
Rather than a reputation as 'surrender monkeys', the French in 1940 had a reputation of military glory and competence. The subsequent idea of the French as being surrender-prone derives partly from an attempt to diagnose the 1940 defeat (was it due to a national malaise, a collapse in morale?) And the long- lasting longevity of the 'French surrender' idea derives from the sheer perceived unliklihood of that rapid comprehensive German victory in 1940.
Even in hindsight we could easily imagine the war becoming another long stalemate.
Highland pagpies song Lament and fell silent on St Valery en Vaux this week. More than one third of 51st Highland division was evacuated to Britain from port of Le Havre and Cherbourg ports during Operation Cycle till 14th June , the rest were captured.
Hey, Cody and crew! I'm an American. I am on vacation with my family currently in Paris, and it's so great to learn that I'm living in history while I'm here.
Boromir: One does not simply walk into Mordor
Wehrmacht: No, but we sure as hell walked into Paris.
Napoleon is spinning in his grave.
And what was the difference between 1914 and 1940? MORE COWBELL!!!
@@brucetucker4847
*Christopher Walken makes an appearance*
Meanwhile in the northern French town of Nouvion local café owner, René Artois, is busy getting ready to open up the café for today.
Lt Gruber has been dropping in for a glass of wine over the past few days. René has a suspicion that the lieutenant does not like girls...
@@kaczynskis5721
LMFAO! 😂 🤣 😅
The Maps are a fine development. And Mr. Nidel has me glued to my Tablet. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
Great epsiode! The maps are getting better and better. love it :)
Great job guys!!! Any chance during the Battle Of Britain you can speak about the Czech, Polish and American pilots that flew? Have studied the Battle of Britain a lot and find their contributions and the RAF inspiring.
I can't hear of those Polish pilots without thinking "Repeat please!"
@@brucetucker4847 Yep!!!!
@@indiananeidell9186 Awesome!
“The 11th Iron Division sacrifices itself in the compiegne forest to by time for the French 7th army to fall back.... the French are desperately fighting to hold the lower Seine” jeez that sounds intense, they should make a movie just about the desperate battles between dunkirk and the fall of paris. I think most people just assume the french just threw up their arms and gave up.
Indy, you tell one the most important events of WW2 with such power. I really enjoy it! Keep up the great work.
WW1: Germany advances 4 meters this week!
WW2: Germany advances into Spain this week!
💀💀💀
Italy has joined the Axis
You have received a debuff
While dining with Churchill, Ribbentrop bragged that if war broke out, Germany would have Italy on her side. "That's only fair - we had them last time", replied Churchill.
This channel is amazing, great work!!!
This is what I admire, Good fast action commentary from someone who has understood the situation.
Hello Indy and the team. Worthy mentioning is that the first mass transport of prisoners by Nazi Germany to Auschwitz Concentration Camp was organized in occupied Poland on 14 June 1940. These prisoners were 728 man from my region of Poland (Podkarpackie).
During the stop at the railway station in Krakow, the prisoners heard from the megaphones the information about the occupation of Paris by the Germans, which made a depressing impression on everyone
We decided to cover those events in the separate 'war against humanity' series, as it really deserves some more attention than we can pay to it in these weekly episodes.
Italy misses Cadorna. He would make sure the French were overwhelmed in the Alps.
Yes, the dead bodies will make it a safe bridge to the French lands
Oh don't worry, italy has more than enough men like cadorna, rich, incompetent, corrupt, dumbasses who will be sure to waste many good men in a pointless fashion.
The maps and animations just keep getting better!
Replying a bit late but thanks!
By Sobek this is the best channel ever! Thank you Indy/Spartacus/crew for all the hard work you guys do!
Thank you!
11:29 I was a little confused when you mentioned Vilnius since it had been a part of Poland at the beginning of the war. Apparently, it was given to Lithuania by the USSR on 28 October 1939.
I'm sure the German general staff (many of whom were officers in the Great War) are at this point feeling that this campaign has been going far too well. Now that they're back at the Marne, they fear another sudden, miraculous reversal. Meanwhile, Rommel is blasting "We are the panzer elite, born to compete, never retreat!" from his armored car's radio.
Those veterans of The Great War who fought at Verdun are wondering if Rommel picked up that mysterious troupe of musicians who performed on the battlefield. In 1916 the bullets would not touch them, is this same power protecting Rommel now?
9:19 looks like Rommels 7. Panzer-Division is taking a break at the beach
Advancing enemy forces need a relaxing day at the beach too.
Excellent episode as always. Interesting side note about the mission of the Earl of Suffolk; I didn't know about this.
Another thrilling welldetailed episode.thanks!
man you did pretty well pronouncing Antanas Smetona
I was hoping you would talk about the Battle of Rethel, but no...but good work as always !
I was also hoping you would mention the 3 000 Tirailleurs Senegalais executed for having resisted the germans.
@@williamshortfilm5818 Also a smaller number of Moroccans and Algerians were killed after capture. Ironically, later in the war the Germans used some Moroccans and Algerians as troops or military auxiliaries, because their deteriorating situation made them desperate for cannon fodder, but in 1940 they killed quite a lot of them.
@@kaczynskis5721 I knew that some had also been brutaly murdered. But the Algerians and Morrocans made up almost 50% of the Free French army in 1943
Great piece, thank you.
Your channel is just brilliant.
Thanks!
"I can tell you that the comradeship in arms experienced on the battlefield of Abbeville in May and June 1940 between the French armoured division which I had the honour to command and the valiant 51st Highland Division under General Fortune played its part in the decision which I took to continue fighting on the side of the Allies unto the end, no matter what the course of events." - Charles de Gaulle
The 'auld alliance' between Scots and the French in action.
That example goes to show if the French and British had better leadership/communication they couldve gone on to form the same partnership that 20 years earlier won the war on the western front of the somme and verdun. Alas it did not turn out that way.
My mom was about to turn 18 during this week (in real time).
Thanks for the video
Congratulations, in particular, for the quality of your situation maps and infigraphic work in relation to them.
thanks a lot!
Even after the fall of Paris, surely the French will continue to fight south of Paris and if need be from their vast colonies overseas.
Surely the French would not ever contemplate an armistice with the Germans right?
"Fight south of Paris"? With what? No more reserves, no more time to regroup and counterattack, thus no more hope for the French.
And most of their industry (Paris, northern and eastern France) in german hands.
Yea, maybe I should have made it more obvious, but I meant that jokingly
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It would be good if there were full video playlists of other wars too that feel this thorough with this level of production, WW1, Korean War, Vietnam, first Gulf War, War On Terror
Great information, love your channel, thank you.
Thanks. Appreciate the kind words.
Absolutely love the series and look forward to your episode every week. Quick question, will you guys at some point (when the series is all said and done) be able to put this whole WW2 series or even your WW1 series on say a DVD box-set or something? Cause if you could I would buy it in a heartbeat and even one or two for some friends and family of mine. I think it would be so awesome to be able to watch all this like that. Not to mention being able to support you guys and your work that way too!
I don't know about the ww1 series, as it is not produced by us. As for ww2, we don't know yet. We might!
@@WorldWarTwo oh ok well awesome! I think it's a good idea!
Way to go Italy, you won’t regret declaring war
I was in Port Sudan in the 70's for a port visit . The only place to go was a British club from when they ran the place . Even the furnishings were left over from those days .
What an enlightening fascinating series. Congratulations.
Thanks!
Good job indy and crew providing yet another great video (still amazed by the maps). I have several questions :
1) Will you talk about the executions of prisonners (especially the French colonial troops) in a WaH episode ?
2) Will the battle of Stonne and siege of Lilles be explained in another video since they were skipped in the regular episodes ?
3) Do you plan to talk about the bombing run of Berlin by the "Jules Vernes" ? (quite an amazing story)
Thanks again for your incredible work.
4. Most important question of all. Will you ever mention my country?
7:00 Losing those 12 French generals was a great blow to the German cause.
I am curious about the very incredulous person on the other end of the phone.
Indy always begins the episode by reassuring them that "Yes, this is the case!"
Montpelier Montgomery We know who is there: Franz Conrad Graf von Hötzendorf
These are quite informative.
Thanks!
Panzer Elite
Born to compete
Never retreat
*Ghost Division*
Ghost Division: Wildlands
Beaten by commies.
And then by Tommies.
And American bombies.
*Me*
So Paris has fallen, if only the French had some kind of vast colonial empire that they could fall back to in order to continue the fight.
The colonies would be a tug of war between adherents of Vichy and De Gaulle.
kaczynski S Didn’t happen with the Dutch or The Belgians. Because their governments were smart enough to evacuate in order to continue the fight.
@@kaczynskis5721 Wouldn't have happened so long as Reynaud was PM and not Pétain. The civilian and military authorities in the colonies were all in favor of continuing the fight, all they needed was for the government to say the word.
@@chrisd8866 HAH! Plently of colonial subjects wanted nothing to do with WW2.
@@youraverageimperialguard7932 Yet plenty did indeed fight for France in the end
I just found your new channel! Your content is amazing.
Thank you Nick!
These are great. Love the style and delivery. Much more interesting and informative than GCSE German History ever was xD
Thanks a lot!
Italy: joins the war
*This is where the fun begins*
Perfectly Said xD
Bruh does Hitler even play HOI4? Gotta finish one war before declaring the next.
ShadowStormTTV obviously you’ve never seen hitler declare war on Russia while the allies are crossing the Rhine lol, HOI4 ai does a lot of stupid stuff it’s really funny sometimes
Of course he does. czcams.com/video/vvI7slJtcio/video.html
Love the grafics!
Thanks!
The animated unit position maps are brilliant. Don't think I've seen anything similar done this well before.
Thank Eastory! I recommend you check out his own channel as well!