Can Rommel win WW2? - Hoi4 Timelapse
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- War war Two. Hitler launches a surprise attack on the Soviet Union in 1941. Stalin is in shock as Wehrmacht Formations encircle the Red Army from Sevastopol to Leningrad. However what was supposed to be a fast Blitzkrieg campaign slowly turns into a bloody war of attrition as the two Titans battle for survival. As the tide turns against Germany, The top German generals - Guderian and Mannstein among them - decide to coup the Führer in operation Valkyrie.
Erwin Rommel gets put in charge of the Reich and the increasingly weakening Wehrmacht. WIll he be able to turn the tide and defeat Russia?
This WWII timelapse has been simulated by AI in the video game Hearts of Iron IV by Paradox Interactive.
All DLC are installed:
- La Resistance
- Waking the Tiger
- Man the Guns
- Together for Victory
- Death or Dishonor
![My Best Timelapse so Far [Part 01] - WWII Hoi4](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/uB8WmRF3z_0/mqdefault.jpg)
The generals talking really making this time lapse better
Totally agree
Yeah, normal timelapses are boring To watch if nothing really happens In them. But with the General taking the experience is a lot More interesting
You can say that again
Agreed
YES
Golovko: *asks for retreat*
Stalin: *hold your ground you spineless Maggot*
thank you for repeating this, it made it 10 times funnier
@@XxKenchetoxX np
Is spineless maggot a reference to the tf2 soldier?
@@SDRlegacy probably yes 👀
That is basically what hitler said when his generals asked for a tactical retreat
I see people saying AI is stupid for not sending the 200 divisions+ doing nothing. Most of the time it is because the front is at its supply capacity, so the AI is actually being smart by not flooding the supply and causing endless attrition.
Allies after I invade Africa: NO
Then why don’t they upgrade the infrastructure? I never have unused units because I keep the front upgraded. The AI should be able to add a build order on front lines
@@shipshrekt2156 there is constant combat so the infrastructure gets damaged regularly. The AI has so many spam units and even if they had upgraded infrastructure there would be no way to stick 450+ divisions on the entire front. Not to mention the axis allies in the south are also eating up supply
Ye this is also a issue I faced back then, I always bleed out equipment due to low supply due to high amounts of divisions. But when I moved half as reserves in france they steamrolled the soviets fast with not much issue besides the limited combat equipment losses.
Yeah. I think that was what happened to the Germans in the run up to the Battle of Stalingrad. They could only move up that many units to Stalingrad given transpiration abilities for movement of troops and supply needs so they might as well shift some units to the Caucuses.
I managed to see the Axis casualties.
15m for Germany
5.7m Italy
3.1m Romania
2.4m Spain
2.2m Hungary
750k Bulgaria
10.75m to the allies
44.5m to USSR
Thank you
Were these just soldiers or also civilians?
@Mid ary No
@@someguysomeone3543 just soldiers
thank u
100 german divisions casually chilling in austria, bavaria and on the swiss border.
Bruh they were going easy on the soviets lmaooo
@@joshuasaragih7263 yeah. I was watching the eastern front collapse and thinking “You have hundreds of divisions available just sitting in German territory, you have more divisions guarding nothing than you do on any front or guarding the coast!”
Yeah but for the sake of the scénario you know 😁
@@zakariaalami1491 yep.
Hoi4 Ai is the best Ai XD
"Gentleman, you are allowed to end your lives" ouch
"Should you refuse then the NKVD will assist you" *OUCH*
0:16 "Stalin is not ready"
That's why he's stallin'
Bruh
Brrrruuuuuuuuhhhhhhh
Hitler: my body is ready
Bruh
bruh
Please keep the general talkings, these are extremely good timelapses.
German generals: We are suffering heavy losses and things are looking bad for us.
Rommel: *WE ARE THE PANZER ELITE*
BORN TO COMPETE NEVER RETREAT
LIVING OR DEAD
ALWAYS AHEAD
Meanwhile the real reason:
General Jodl: But, my Führer, I object to losing!
FED BY YOUR DREAD
@@Nik-Art ALWAYS AHEAD AS THE BLITZKRIEG RAGES ON
What a great New Year’s Day treat.
I agree
Starting the year off fine already
Hell yeah.
Everything Stalin and Hitler said matched the actual war, specifically the impossible demands to their respective armies
The key difference here was that one side said "enough is enough" and had their irrational leader killed and replaced by more stable minds.
Stalin didnt always say no retreat, only in cases like stalingrad
Kid named order 227:@@noobiamyes4853
Britain: I train my troops for 6 months!
Italy: Really? I only train them for 4
Germany: Ha! I only train them for 2!
Soviet: Wait, you guys train your troops?
Lmao
emotional damage🤣
“My army has evaporated.”
-A. Golovko, 1942
How did the soviets just melt like that? They went down to less than 10 divisions! Were they all just so weak and got overrun?
No manpower in their divisions while they had so many.
"IMy divisions are down to 75% manpower"
@@newname4941 but its kinda cursed that soviet runs out of man power
@@yamamotohiromori419 Probably because they lost so much land at the start of the war.
@@yamamotohiromori419 44mil deaths do take a toll sometimes
@@yamamotohiromori419 Russia running out of manpower is not that unthinkable. During ww1 after losing their most populated western region to the Germans, they after the Brusillov offensive were just bled dry of men and had no way of getting enough men to launch another large scale offensive. During ww2 in 1942 the Soviets controlled less people than the whole Axis population (104 million in unoccupied USSR vs 147 million in all Axis nations including co belligerent but nonmember Finland). If the Russians lose their western populated regions, they are left with the population of just the way less populated Siberia to draw on excluding the soldiers on the front originating from the west.
That was fun but could have been even better if Zhukov took over the USSR before they collapsed, managed to fend off Rommel's advance and then the two make peace as their ideologic leaders behind them are gone.
agree with you comrade, i like if rommel and zhukov make peace
It always say that generals don't start wars, politicians do
Maybe Zhukov was purged by Stalin's paranoia in this video.
Stalin probably executed Zhukov (and more of his good generals) after the news of the german generals killing Hitler reached him
@@cryptic2121 "good ending" 💀
This game knows my strategy well. I’m impressed
07
we heil u
Hello
Hello Rommel
Soviets:ATTACK
Hitler:Wait that's illegal
Napoleon: Not the first time
this channel is underrated
yes
Actually it’s overrated
@@ortherner How
@@bricksabrar has like millions of views over some coloured maps.
@Helal Vodka well then how would i know i don’t like the video if i don’t watch it?
100s of divisions in German and Austrian land drinking and having fun while millions are dying in the east this was amazing
Supply.
improvement suggestion (POV: Android Phone):
at the end when you show the numbers, i cant see some of them because of the buttons that youtube adds when a video ends
Just zoom and hold
At true end of the video (when the retry button appear) it all disappear so no worries.
@@fathiahmad9491 does not always work
Ya it darkens and still sorta blocks stuff. Fucking youtube.
Same here for pc
When a clock goes forward it makes "tic-tac", but when Rommel goes backwards it's ussually "tac-tic".
When you're so early the views and likes don't round up yet
0:20 what music track? HOI3 - big army
3:10 what music track? HOI3 - rise my comrades
4:25 what music track? HOI3 - the red army
USSR be like : 2:09 Moscow is captured, we move capital to yerevan
hoi3 rise my comrades
Thank you I've been looking for the music tracks, also what's the 0:20 music?
(Edit: Thank you!)
6:54 please
@@bad2603 are you know 6:54 music name?
@@muhammadadam7111 Sorry i didn't know what's the song name is
Churchill has sended stalin an message: you guys dun goofed up
Churchill be like: US plz join
US without pearl harbor: hmmm, hey can I take Canada?
Thing is when Germany heard about the bombing of pearl harbor Hitler declared war. In which we also responded with agreement. Other wise, the likely possibility of us actually invading Europe would likely not have occured if Hitler was murdered and rommel took over. Give or take a lot of negotiations would occur to return France and removal of nazism etc etc. But the likelyness of the USSR staying would have been extremely slim.
The video was amazing. Expecially the edit with the discussions between generals and leaders. The sound effects of the russian "urrah's" too.
A tip, get the end of the video showing casualties longer. Can't see nothing with cards!
2:40 the axis is having a seizure
Lmao
What was critical here was how Rommel was able to beat by the Allies in the West, twice.
it's was so insane because he managed to train even more divisions than hitler could and he had enough to always cover the whole coast if needed and to push the allies away until they ran out of available manpower so that rhey stopped properly invading like in real time lmaooooo🤣🤣🤣
Me: Sees text
CZcams: 360p, take it or leave it
lol same here
Lol same
Out of all your time lapses, this is propably my favorite one yet
The Germans have almost won
Soviet music begins playing
Yep,we all know what is about to happen
Rommel: uno reverse card
POV: Hans (a MG42 gunner) in a Trench on the Eastern front 1943 -----------> Region: Somewhere arround Kursk-----------> Hans starts to hear faid noises of "hurrrrrra, hurrrrrrrrrra, hurrrrrrrrra!"
The saddest timelapse I ever seen with this epic final dialog. Thanks, you are the best at this
This is what happened if Steiner launch his attack.
Im feeling strangely patriotic for a country that I don't even live in
Same
Well, I feel patriotic for Germany and I live in it :D
@@thejp361 lmao i was feeling patriotic for the USSR but okay :D
@@2milk867 Well... that is awkward
I was feeling patriotic for Mexico xdddd
Without a doubt, the best timelapse I've ever seen!
Conclusion: no one can change the fate of Germany in ww2. F for the capital 6:18
Nvm the best comeback in human history.
haha
The banter between leaders is simply great.
HOI4 can truly be a storytelling medium, even if limited.
The Stalin disappearance is accurate as during the first 2 weeks of the war Stalin was missing and rumoured to have had a mental breakdown. The only sembelence of high command was Molotov screaming down the phone.
How could he disappear for the first 2 weeks of the war if he held meetings from 22 to 29. Only from the evening of June 29 to the evening of June 30, he spent at the Near Dacha, after which he returned to Moscow and created the GKO
Soviets in half of the time lapses
Germany: pushes to Moscow
Soviets: pushes back all the way to Romania or Bulgaria
Germany: uno reverse card
Soviet: loses the war and is completely is conquered despite winning and having the high ground.
Half of the german army is just chilling the whole time
Are you familiar with the concept of Supply?
That's so sad for me as Russian. But timelapse is great, these speeches from generals and national leader make it very interesting
Что грустного в таймлапсе, не имеющего ничего с реальностью?
@@user-ub8dc3rb4e +
Sad
Ai Soviet is the dumbest
Oh my god, never I felt such a perfectness in any sort of games, and you have shown it to me.
Thank you :)
Glad to see you back. The generals talking improved this video a lot.
Just like all of your timelapses, this one was beautiful. Keep up the good work Christopher :)
Also if you're reading this, fellow viewers, make sure you scroll back up and like this video
Hitler Before: Praising his generals
*Stalin's counterattack begins*
Hitler After: Screaming in rage
Stalin Before: Praising his generals
*Rommel's counter counterattack begins*
Stalin After: Screaming in rage
perhaps soul brothers?🤣😎
By far the best of his time lapses.
Allies: 10 mil. deaths
Axis: over 30 mil. deaths
*SOVIET UNION:*
*4 4 M I L L I O N D E A T H S*
German is just 8 million
@@godbless5636 Axis is not Germany
@@yoanawramow8809 yeah total axis is 30 million
In allies
Soviet 44 million
Republic of china 23 million
India 3 million
Poland 5 million
Uk 400000
Usa 400000
The list goes on
@@godbless5636 Wait, do you mean in the video or the real one, cause the real is different
@@yoanawramow8809 real one
And soviet is 22 million soldiers and 8 million civilians not 44
Red army: collapses cuse of 90%+ casualties
Nazi: half of army stay in central europe
Sweden: Grabs popcorn
The reason why some Nazi soldiers stayed in central Europe was because they didn't want to overstretch their supplies in the East
Soviets: ha, they have lost already!
**rommel has joined the chat**
Soviets: wait I thought u were a myth-
That is true
@@generalrommel5666 hi rommel, I am general ant
@@kokoloko607 Nice to meet you General Ant.
I live when Stalin says” men you are allowed to end your life’s should you refuse the NKVR will assist you”
Japan and The US be like "Yall hear something?"
The Italians and Spanish straight up got annihilated by encirclement.
Man all hitler had to do was to keep the defensive and he could’ve won.
video came faster than i expected! good content mate.
If only Hoi4 could have a map as detailed as this, it looks way more like an actual war than in vanilla hoi4.
and Germany shhould thank Spain and Italy for holding basically alone the southern ukranian front tbh.
im not suprised of finding you here
I actually felt so hopeful and cheered for Rommel in the timelapse. He should have been the leader all along. He may have been a flawed man but he died for his family and country in real life. Rest in peace and hope you were really a good man at heart, Rommel.
I ain't a fascist, but we gotta say that Rommel came in clutch
Rommel wasn't a fascist eather though. 😅
Rommel was never involved in politics, he was a military Mastermind and a patriot who served our country.
this is your best timlaps ever!
God, the conversations between the generals were most incredible.
Not really, Hitler’s orders in this weren’t much like his personality
Yes that is true, but I was referring more to what those conversations manage to hook you added to the gameplay, regardless of how real it may be
*That Moment When The USSR Runs Out Of Manpower:*
you know it got real when the letters in "axis" were round
What mod do you use for graphics
Rommels face expression is just too good
"You want me to beat the biggest country on earth, you know how nobody before has managed it, you know how shit their infrastructure is, you know how shit the winters & springs are, you know how large their population is, and just still want me to try and invade them? Aight ok fine I'll do it
I like the casual use of the opening text from Soviet Storm.
The scart thing is that this is true, Rommel couldve won the war by allowing His army to go to the defense during winter
Not really, what would they have done after? They lose a bit less men, the Soviets a bit more. Guess what, the soviets still have millions more. The war was lost as soon as Germany started it. The soviets has already began to recover, after that, there was no chance
The Soviets were able to supress Germany for a reason. Germany had oil problems no matter what, for one. The USSR had troops from the east coming over and they had tanks and planes pumping out. They would have lost no matter what.
the reason it works is cause its hoi4, soviet ai is hard coded to battle plan into you until their divisions delete from low strength
Yeah it'd be better if the AI used isn't just the one defaulted by Paradox, they're not really smart. World Ablaze AI is quite smart with what it does. Should try use that
Your videos just keep getting better!
Nice work!
Really fun to watch
this new story element is amazing! you should still add a casualties and industry graph though
That would be quite alot of work for him
@@stoopidphersun7436actually no lol, just make a screenshot and place it in the center of the video or into the description via link
This kind of timelapse is new to me and I really like it. Keep up!
your narrative bubbles make these so much more watchable than other time lapses.
1:07 do you know what music it is?
Edit: guys, it's "storming omaha beach".
thx
The nazi ideology involves heavy persecution of slavic peoples, most of which are in the Soviet Union. This is one of the primary reasons why Soviet morale was high, but without nazism that would not be the case. There would be lower incentive if Stalin refused to make peace
UK: Invades Hamburg and northern France in 1941
Germany: Just keeps advancing into the USSR
Me: What the hell
meanwhile, the "AXIS" text shown in the screen just goes completely crazy
There's a lot of crazy late game flips in HoI4. I always feel like the war is essentially decided in 1944 but in this game it's common for shenanigans to happen in 1945 and 1946
The ending where Rommel was the Chancellor, things would be different if operation Valkyrie worked out
Their plan was to make Rommel leader make peace with the allies US Britain and the others and concentrate everything on the Soviets
4:58 Axis be like: imma out!
Everyone talking about the generals talking to eachother, wtf is happening to the axis sign at 2:30 what
i have to admit. this is freaking awesome. i was already qeustioning why you were away for so long but now i get it. pls use htis more its rlly asmazing. btw pls use a TKRP mod, i understand that its hard but has to be really cool. keep up the good work mate
when stalin said you are all allowed to end your lives that really hit
Hey man,I love watching your time lapses ! Keep up the good work,can you please make the next video be maybe Strong Yugoslavia?
That's very specific
It's crazy to think that this might have actually happened IRL if Hitler was successfully assassinated
When I saw the how many of Russians died at the end of the video, I was curious about how many people really lived in Russia during WWII. I looked it up and got 197 million. Considering that 44.56 million Russians died in this timelapse, that would be around 25% of the entire Russian population. That may not sound like much to some people, but when you consider the economic, military, political, and industrial consequences that has on a nation, that is detrimental. At least two whole generations would be lost, and over a century of recovery needed.
i'm just wondering what happened to the axis text on the map
Rommel's counter attack.
Pov hans put the battleship cannon on the tank
what soundtracks did you use?
I love how it's still called the "German-Polish War"
I mean true himmler was an idiot of a general tbh Rommel was actually smart
Why does this seem like a way the war would go if Rommel had taken charge? And if hitler hadn’t been so meddling in the eastern fronts offensives, because up until 1943, the Russians seemed to just throw waves of lives at the german lines until they broke, and with over 35 million casualties, and the fact the Russian industry made everything it could take from the earth, AND that the war lasted past 1945, in our real world the Russians were on some of their last reserves by the Berlin battles, and seeing how the axis held the line for that long, it makes sense the Russians lost
Britain after Soviet fall: IT'S ABOUT THAT TIME AGIAN
At this point, they'd pretty much have no choice but to discuss peace. Thankfully it's not with Hitler.
4:52 the name placement is freaking out
what mod do you use to make the map so large, it looks massive
2:00 Stalin im gona head out
I love how when the soviets are doing a counter offensive, Germany just has at least half of its divisions sitting in the middle of nowhere.
That´s Beautiful, fell a tear here.
Meanwhile, Norway and the Danish islands be like: *watches*
I like how Rommel keeps his cool and is smart enough to pick his battles I hope they made a good peace with the remaining Allie’s. Rommel was a good general and person but I truly doubt if he would stay in power after the war.
Germany: we won! Them 5 minutes later: why do I hear the ussr national anthem
Generals - Talk
Me - Invest