Jesus 7:29 Imagine you are trying to get your men reinforced and instead of your comrades you just hear the enemy say "we are here" and then comms go out. That mus have been horrific.

@eccentrlcpenguin

Жыл бұрын

Straight out of a horror film.. Can't imagine the absolute dread the man must've felt

@rorschach7507

Жыл бұрын

It sure as hell would've ruined my day.

Its really difficult to convey the type of terrain in the Ardennes in a video. The area is very, very old bedrock, about 2 mil years. In that time the rivers have eroded deep into the landscape, forming increddibly steep slopes around the many rivers, with high, hilly plataus in between. I walked quite a lot in just this area on vacation. Driving there is a crime. In winter, carrying full kit, you can't just 'walk up the hill'. Let alone drive a tank. You have to find one of the few, very steep roads to get from the river valleys up onto the plateaus. Those holding the high ground have an incredible advantage. And any fortified positions, of wich there where, and still are, a lot, réally command the area. The Belgians really went nuts building bunkers there before and after the 1st WW. Behind my camping grounds, there is a piece of original road the Germans used in 1940. Its a gravel road. +/-3 m wide, with a 4 meter steep bank to the river, and a 30/40m steep, 60°, completely impassable hillside on the other. On this last little bid of history of about 2km there are 2 concrete machinegun bunkers, out of a bunker line of more than 300. Its a nightmare. Being in the area, you really start to wonder how the Germans managed to push an armored force through it, at speed...twice.

@seanmccann8368

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the background.

@Raptor747

Жыл бұрын

If the Belgians went nuts building bunkers and fortifications in such an incredibly defensible area, why did it fail to even slow down the Germans in either World War?

@GoldsmithsStats

Жыл бұрын

2 million years is not old, geologically. Do you mean 2 billion years?

@De_Wit

Жыл бұрын

@@GoldsmithsStats Slow response, YT didn't tell me. No geologically it isn't. And I might well have my numbers wrong. This is what I have been told by someone I trust: This bedrock has consistently been right on the surface for 2 million years, making it one of the oldest places in Europe. From this, I'm willing to beliefe this is an old area, and it looks the part.

@De_Wit

Жыл бұрын

@@Raptor747 Slow response, YT didn't tell me. Because the Germans used combined arms warfare for the first time with 'modern' tanks, paratroopers, and had a plan that turned out to work? You are ofcourse free to come to Belgian, take a roadtrip, and tell me all the bunkers by the road are...not there. I counted 24. I dunno dude 😁

My grandpa fought in the 84th infantry for the Americans in this battle. He had to wear a hearing aid the rest of his life afterwards because of a nearby explosion he barely survived. He was 19 at the time and passed in 1991 RIP. Thanks for the interesting upload!

@joemyers3885

Жыл бұрын

My Grandpa was in the 28th and similar story, explosion nearby barely survived and hearing aid in later life. He was an old draftee at 34 in the Bulge and died in 2002

Since Call of Duty: United Offensive was one of the first video games I ever played, and this battle is the opening campaign, I've always been fascinated by it. It's also a huge part of one of my favorite pieces of WWII media, Band of Brothers. Now, once again thanks to this channel, I know even more about it than I did before. Love these videos every single time, keep it coming.

I like the fact that u made a vid to sum up all the other ones, very good as always !

Seems odd the Allies would think the Germans incapable of attacking through the Ardennes. Did they forget what had happened about 4.5 years earlier? Man if you look throughout history the times where someone underestimated their enemy and suffered for it are endless. Seems to be one of the worst mistakes you can make.

@user-vp9lc9up6v

Жыл бұрын

I mean they sort of were right considering that a large portion of the logistics planning was basically "pray to capture allies equipment"

@jonathanpfeffer3716

Жыл бұрын

Overestimating your enemy can be just as dangerous.

@onylra6265

Жыл бұрын

Never assume your opponent isn't a meth-addled megalomaniac, I guess. The reasoning behind the laziness was sound and proved correct. The area was totally unsuitable for an offensive - but unlike the French the Americans didn't just fold, even though Bradley kinda shit the bed. Shout out to Monty for acting rapidly to seal the Meuse and holding the northern shoulder.

@jtgd

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Makes me want to do a Downfall meme

@jtgd

Жыл бұрын

@@jonathanpfeffer3716 unless you’re George McClellan, I don’t agree

That was a good summary of the main action of the campaign. I was taken off guard at the end by the sudden acceleration into the spring of 1945, but it was good to understand how the outcome of the battle influenced subsequent events. Many thanks, as always, for your superior content.

thanks for creating this video. really enjoy them

Not going to lie, I put off watching this. But this is a well balance assessment of Monty. His battlefield abilities, as well as his personality. Hindsight suggests his narrow front chasing down of the Germans would have been more successful.

BRUH, how do you see France’s mistake in 1940, AND MAKE THE SAME DECISION FROM THE SAME AREA? “Commander, do you really think it’s a good idea to not reinforce the Ardennes against a possible offensive, just in case?” Gets relieved.

@jfrancobelge

Жыл бұрын

Simple fact: I live in Eastern Belgium, right where the Battle of the Bulge took place. In our times of peace, I'm only a 20/30-minute drive away to the German border. In late 1944, someone should have thought that the German would try to defend their doorstep.

@littlefluffybushbaby7256

Жыл бұрын

See my reply to clamum. The attacks in 1940 and 1944 were very different. Using the term 'Ardennes' for both makes them look more similar than they actually were.

11:49 It's the 7th armored not the 9th armored division as you said. Anyway Great Job!

Very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up as I always do

Thank you for your video. The atrocities by the Nazis were hardly equivalent to those of the Allies. Too many times the SS and Heer acted liked they were surrendering then murdered Allied troops. I have Belgium friends who told me of the horrible atrocities by the Nazis. Hardly equivalent!

@irex4720

11 ай бұрын

He never said they were equivalent; he just said that the Allies committed war crimes as well

@AlechiaTheWitch

11 ай бұрын

No side was free of war crimes. Especially the soviets ans nazis

@Noodle_7607

8 ай бұрын

Stalin and Hitler were basically the same person

@Idahoguy10157

5 ай бұрын

For safe surrendering to happen both sides need to practice it. When in Normandy SS troops executed captured Canadians. After the Canadian Army found out surrendering SS troops were shot onsight. Paybacks are hell

@lucasfragoso7634

26 күн бұрын

​@@Idahoguy10157 yea the last thing you wanna do is get in a war crime competition with the Canadians lol

I heard Stavelot and immediately I knew where this was. Malmedy, Blanchimont, and Eau Rouge are all close by.

@dngrmousey

Жыл бұрын

The greatest racetrack on earth

@MapleShrimp

Жыл бұрын

Vroom vroom

Fantastic video!

These videos keep me sane

Sometimes I like to lay on the floor and pretend I'm a carrot.

@thekhoifish0146

Жыл бұрын

No onions around these days :(

@Mmaly201

Жыл бұрын

Distinct lack of onions

@imscaredandconfused

Жыл бұрын

i uhh- think it's ok

@timothyball3144

Жыл бұрын

​@@Mmaly201 👍😃

@ttrestle

Жыл бұрын

Keep calm, and carrot on! I’m rooting for you. You may be old, but I don’t carrot all. Btw-do you know what one carrot said to the carrot next to him? You are my soil-mate.

An excellent video

The Bulge and Operation Bagration combined wiped out over 500,000 German troops, after these crushing defeats all they had left was 85,000 conscripts and civilians to defend Berlin.

Thanks!

In the end, it gained nothing but the loss of life and more severe PTSD...such a tragic loss all around 💔

@benbaselet2026

Жыл бұрын

That applies to the whole war. And a lot of other wars.

@marckyle5895

Жыл бұрын

My uncle Armand was in this battle. He developed PTSD after. He never talked about the war to me.

it is a weird irony of history that the Allies would think the Ardennes impassable by armored forces and thus secure them only with weak second-line troops...twice!

To my understanding and point of view,if the Germans did not launch this huge offence 'Battle of Bulge' towards west, the allies led by the Americans would've captured much larger grounds or area of Germany's territory then the Russians, further more then Berlin to the east.

*_Greets_* - I hope you string these together as a "Bulge" play list. p.s. St Vith baby! ;-)

@BenTrem42

Жыл бұрын

p.s. SigInt 1972-73 ^5

Ptr.aliati aceasta ofensiva a fost o surpriza totala,tunurile si munitia au fost aduse cu caii,tancurile au fost aduse numai noaptea si s-au deplasat pe paie care ziua erau imprastiate,ptr.a ascunde zgomotul motoarelor avioanele germane zburau continuu deasupra lor,tancurile au fost ascunse in paduri,tunurile si munitia au fost ascunse in buncarele liniei siegfried ramase din WW1.

you improved on your German pronunciation noticeably I am a happy German now

The loses are massive.....

The use of animations from the other TOR videos in this one is effective, but it’s actually pretty difficult to decipher where the animations are in relation to the map. I think it’s an over reliance on those animations and not enough zoom in - zoom out that’s causing the problem

1:14 --- what you came here for : )

How exactly did the 99th Infantry division inflict 18x the casualties? I understand that the germans were understrength but did they just rush at them without any concealment? It is difficult to understand the tactical decisions made that end in such disaster.

Heheh m1 garand go PING

An army in Europe: We cant be beaten Russian winter and Ardennes forest: Now this looks like a job for me!!

Great episode. I wonder how many locals supported the Germans, plenty I bet.

knowing the atrocities' that took place. i'm glad you mentioned it. granted i would've liked you to highlight it cause of how wrong it is. but at least you mentioned it.

"we are here" is the most intimidating shit I've ever heard

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Eisenhower should have put Patton in charge instead of Montgomery.

@thevillaaston7811

10 ай бұрын

In charge of what?

It hurts to see Eisenhower making the same mistakes in December 1944 as the French made in May 1940

@littlefluffybushbaby7256

Жыл бұрын

He didn't. See my reply to clamum.

@JLPicard1648

Жыл бұрын

@@littlefluffybushbaby7256 Ah thanks for the added context! Good to know

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Um, so the Allies didn't think a major action could come through the Ardennes? WHAT? 😆

@littlefluffybushbaby7256

Жыл бұрын

See my reply to clamum. The attack in 1940 was not the same as the attack in 1944, apart from that the Germans launched both.

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Germans would've made better gains if they limited their strategic scope to destroying allied armies through encirclement.

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I bet the loss made him Fuh-reious

Strictly speaking it was not the last assault in the west.

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@looinrims

Жыл бұрын

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The Battle of the Bulge was strictly an American Battle. The British had no part...

@littlefluffybushbaby7256

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if you are tolling, being sarcastic, or ignorant of the battle?

@unitedwestand5100

Жыл бұрын

@@littlefluffybushbaby7256 ,. Sounds like you're not sure of anything. Especially history! The Battle of the Bulge was strictly an American Battle. The British had no part.. Any fool looking at the casualty figures would realize that fact.

@thevillaaston7811

10 ай бұрын

@@unitedwestand5100 Do you consider that the USA had a part of the Battle of Britain?

@unitedwestand5100

10 ай бұрын

@@thevillaaston7811 ,. Not that I agree with changing the topic from the Bulge to the Battle of Britain, but do you consider the Spitfire, or anything else Britain did, to achieve their defensive victory. Or, do you consider that Hitlers decision to change tactics from attacking fighter command to bombing cities, and Russia, to Britain's defensive victory? Also, Before I can answer America's full contribution, are we going to limit the timeline of the Battle of Britain, to the British timeline, or the German timeline? (There is a huge discrepancy in these timelines.)

@thevillaaston7811

10 ай бұрын

@@unitedwestand5100 The Battle of Britain took place between 10th July 1940, and 31st October 1940.

I do enjoy your videos and work but I have to suggest your apparently off-handed remark suggesting equivalency between the SS and Allied/American units regarding atrocities in the Battle of the Bulge is well off the mark and does nothing for your credibility. The US 11th Armored Division does seem to have blood on its hands in this engagement, to what degree is not agreed upon, but I think all would agree any amount is not good. However, to make a general statement equating the behavior of the Allies to that of Germany during this time period is simply not acceptable or accurate.

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Didn't we see this one already?

Yea yea yea. We stil won.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

First!

In my opinion, if one army flies the black flag and the other side responds in kind, the later should just be considered retribution. Butttt, I am an eye for an eye kind of guy.. 🤷‍♂

@williaml.

Жыл бұрын

Well if your "retribution" are about killing pow, then you are commiting war crimes as well

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imagine not being first couldn't be me

Thank you, Germany, for making the greatest of sacrifices to defend Europe. Heroes RIP

First

"...while American soldiers massacred enemy prisoners as well"... in retaliation. One is not like the other. Stop this moral equivalency where none exists.

@TheIntelReport

Жыл бұрын

Both were war crimes

@recoil53

Жыл бұрын

"in retaliation" is an argument with no end. YOU just made it equivalent. Understandable is not moral or ethical.

@williamvorkosigan5151

Жыл бұрын

@@recoil53 Erm, no. The makers of the video made it equivalent by saying they did something and so did we. Our guys wouldn't have done what they did had not the SS done it first. I am not excusing it in either case. Both make the other less likely to surrender and I would have preferred that Germans felt comfortable surrendering.

@seanmccann8368

Жыл бұрын

Murder is okay if ours murder yours but not vice versa?

@williamvorkosigan5151

Жыл бұрын

@@seanmccann8368 What?! Who said that?

Fortunately we don't speak German, we speak Arabic.

@jacklucas5908

Жыл бұрын

What???

@GigaChud75

Жыл бұрын

@@jacklucas5908 I mean the Germans didn't invade my country but the Arabs are getting there.

@Spartan265

Жыл бұрын

I speak English. Unless you meant one of the middle eastern nations that were aligned with the allies.

@stefanhansen3273

Жыл бұрын

child

@GigaChud75

Жыл бұрын

@@stefanhansen3273 Im 31yo

Sorry, I usually love your commentary, but equating the "atrocities" on both sides is a bit over the top. After Malmedy and other blatant SS massacres, there were instances of Americans summarily executing SS, like the rabid dogs they were.

@TheIntelReport

Жыл бұрын

Both were war crimes

@timf2279

Жыл бұрын

@The Intel Report Thank you for that confirmation.

@NINE93THREE

Жыл бұрын

@@timf2279 thank you for being an overly aggressive cunt on the internet 😁

@NINE93THREE

Жыл бұрын

@MrTexasDan war is ugly, an NO SIDE IS SQUEAKY CLEAN. You probably block out the knowledge that the US government imprisoned Japanese American citizens in concentration camps out west. But, hey we won the war in the end so it's okay right? Right? Right.

@ananthakrishnan6106

Жыл бұрын

Fuck da SS

The Ukrainian command is trying to copy this offensive in Zaporizhzhia

@FacloFormerFavorite

Жыл бұрын

AFU are fighting defensively by and large right now.

Battling my bulge everyday in the morning when I was 14

@dudududu1926

Жыл бұрын

Must finish it before mom comes wake me.

@MaxwellAerialPhotography

Жыл бұрын

Bruh