These documentaries are a hundred times better to watch when the narrator is awesome lol.

@TheJimmyplant

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah this narrator is fire. Sounds like an ace WW2 British pilot

@accr31d123

5 жыл бұрын

D O I T A G A I N B O M B E R H A R R I S

@audimetallica

5 жыл бұрын

Tim Piggot Smith :-D

@kv6256

4 жыл бұрын

The narrator is fine, credit goes to the script writer who wrote everything the narrator is reading

@sam8404

4 жыл бұрын

@@kv6256 for documentaries the narrator's voice is as important as the writer's skill imo

The scale of the fighting at Kursk was total insanity.

@MichaelEMaus

5 жыл бұрын

The Battle at Kursk was the genesis of the West's Fulda Gap nightmare that permanently shaped our doctrine. Soviet materiel and tactics had matured by D Day and the writing was on the wall while we chose up sides for the cold war, supposedly of capitalism vs communism, but more truthfully, of capitalism vs East Bloc authoritarianism.

@purefoldnz3070

5 жыл бұрын

Invading Russia in the winter is total insanity.

@dumitruneagu3542

4 жыл бұрын

aaaa no i will refer you to the video where the americans are invading iraq by tank and calling it the battle of the century, that what i call insanity

@michck4027

4 жыл бұрын

So what tell about Battle of Moscow?

@michaeltischuk7972

4 жыл бұрын

@@purefoldnz3070 Winter or not, the supply lines were too long. You don't go to war without fuel and bullets and food. The winter was the coup de grace. Hitler knew he only had a few months to win, he threw the dice and lost. Yet, even after he knew the war was lost, he forced his soldiers to fight to the last.

Perfect narration, awesome footage with sound effects, perfectly paced, perfect music, no lame reenactments, totally luv it.

Tomorrow it will be the 77th Anniversary of The Battle Of Kursk.. Rest in Peace to all those Brave men who Fought and Died there!

@ludaheracles7201

3 жыл бұрын

How was it?

@landfill402

2 жыл бұрын

Lol wut? They're nazis and communists. No thanks.

@sotis1756

2 жыл бұрын

@@landfill402 They were young men Fighting for their stupid beliefs. But at the end of the day there were a lot of boys who were never to see the sun rise again. They have my full respect for the hellish battle they participated in.

@sotis1756

2 жыл бұрын

@@a.t1313 sounds like you’re the one with a problem here.

@kishanchali8752

2 жыл бұрын

@@sotis1756 Soviets were fighting for their country.

I absolutely loved these series/seasons of 'Battlefield' narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith, God rest his soul.

@efcefc-gu5dg

4 ай бұрын

Any idea where to find the complete series?

@jamest2401

4 ай бұрын

@@efcefc-gu5dg: The channel that this video is on, has a playlist of the complete 'Battlefield' series. Please note that Season 3 is all Vietnam, and it’s quite longer than the other seasons, although each episode is only an hour long. Seasons 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 are all on the Second World War. For some reason, I can’t find the Season 6 Episode 2: 'Scandinavia; The Forgotten Front' on this or any other KZread channel ; there’s a thumbnail for it on another channel, but when I go into it, the video won’t load. If you don’t have better luck, then it’s available on other platforms. Just do a Google search of the title; “Battlefield: 'Scandinavia; The Forgotten Front'” then, after receiving the results, click 'Videos', under the search bar. Tim Pigott-Smith unfortunately doesn’t narrate the final 2 seasons, but they are still excellent; neither does he narrate the season on Vietnam. I never actually watched the Vietnam season, my focus has always been on the Second World War, so I can’t tell you anything about that one.

@Alpha_Q_Up

4 ай бұрын

​​@@jamest2401Thanks for the info I'm binge watching. Still trying to wrap my head around this being uploaded 11 years ago. Glad that this series survived the KZread purge that took place in 2015. You used to be able to get different perspectives on how a lot of this transpired but I guess if you say anything good about a "Nancy" even if it's a tactical issue apparently it's false information. "Hitler was the greatest general the Allies had"...."There'll be none of that Sir"!!! 😂 One I found really intriguing was when the Brits threw upper brass into that estate and let them basically have a vacation so they speak freely and recorded everything in order to get there real thoughts. Whomever came up with that idea was freaking Sun Tzu.

@ColinFreeman-kh9us

3 ай бұрын

@@efcefc-gu5dg Yt

@ColinFreeman-kh9us

3 ай бұрын

@@Alpha_Q_Up well said, here in Australia the moronic cowardly tyrants have made it a jailable offense to sell or swap a swastika I mean I am 50 and have never met a Nazi and I live in Sydney. The only Nazis are the governments and western media plus feral feminists.

This types of history series I miss all I see now is a bunch of people pretending to survive in the wild and, guys in pawnshops and storage units digging for some old stuff

@Konrad_Wallenrod

7 жыл бұрын

Dont forget the aliens .... although I am not saying it was the aliens!

@omark4649

7 жыл бұрын

+Konrad Wallenrod heil Catalonia

@josiek3857

7 жыл бұрын

carlo cepeda

@angrybird7324

7 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah survival tv shows.. where they say "she's all alone in the jungle, how can she survive" while there are a dozen people with them filming etc.

@aaron1182

7 жыл бұрын

When the history channel started showing Ancient aliens was the time i gave up watching tv for good.

One of the best documentaries ever on ww2 no overpowering back ground music. Details of weapons, commanders, and strategies. Unbiased breakdown of situations. Well done !!

@Cloud_Seeker

Жыл бұрын

It is pretty biased however. Many things are just outright wrong. Take for example the order to stay and not retreat in the winter of 41. The video say it was "successful, but actually a complete disaster". This is not correct. The issue was that there was no way to get the equipment to the front because the logistics was horrible. A retreat was possible, but also required that the armies abandoned most of their equipment in doing so. So if you blow up all your ammo and artillery. How do you plan to fight and win the war in the spring? The logistics will not get better with a retreat as it still have to deal with the retreat and everything else. Isn't it better to stay and fight so you still have your equipment and reinforced positions rather than facing the cold without prepared positions and without any protection? The problem here is that most of the narrative is set by biased people. People that want to portray the Germans as super skilled and super soldiers. And those who want to portray Hitler as mad and the cause for the loss of the war. Someone like the Generals that are about to face a trial for crimes against humanity. "Oh no. I might have been the General but I was not in charge. It was Hitler, he was completely mad you see. My soldiers were the best in the world, but Hitler made all the wrong decisions and I had no say in what happened. You can't blame me for what happened. I am in fact innocent. I was just following orders you see." It is very easy for those who wants to avoid blame to blame it on a man who is dead and can't not defend himself from the accusation.

In the early 1960s I met a German who had been a tank gunner at the battle of Prokhorovka. He said that a point came that he didn't need to aim as just firing in the direction of the Russians meant a hit, because there were so many T-34s.

@ltjjenkins

Жыл бұрын

They had no problems swarming if they had to. Something hard to deal with for an under manned, under supplied technical Army. The US found this out in Korean when 300,000 Chinese came forward with no intention of turning back.

@antoinemozart243

Жыл бұрын

This is a pure lie. The OKH never mentioned it as significant.

@michaelschlee5428

Жыл бұрын

Öo Jìi

@zero00tolerance

Жыл бұрын

@@ltjjenkins Why dont you stop spilling bs Jenkins, thats what you and the entire NAFO bots were spilling how Ukraine is winning the war. However the recent leaks proved the opposite and nothing but lies by the Ukraine regime. I am German, I have war diary of my grandfather who was with the 267 Infantry division, from the first day of the invasion, until the his division mashed during Operation Bagration near Mogilve in Belarus in July 1944. The level of disrespect for the Russian army from you guys resembles his war diary entries up until December 1941, when he was 40 Km away from Moscow. The Russians were disorganized, had ineffective command structure, used human wave attacks etc, until they were and occupied Berlin.

@zero00tolerance

Жыл бұрын

@@antoinemozart243 It is a lie read this I am German, I have war diary of my grandfather who was with the 267 Infantry division, from the first day of the invasion, until the his division mashed during Operation Bagration near Mogilve in Belarus in July 1944. The level of disrespect for the Russian army from you guys resembles his war diary entries up until December 1941, when he was 40 Km away from Moscow. The Russians were disorganized, had ineffective command structure, used human wave attacks etc, until they were and occupied Berlin.

Simply the greatest war documentary series ever produced. Pure fact without the annoying sentimentality of other productions. Thanks for uploading this! Since it has only been released up to season 3 on DVD i thought i could never watch this. Thanks to You and youtube, now i can! :-)

@tripleo4255

2 жыл бұрын

It's well produced but the way Hitler is portrayed is just like all the other generic, mainstream WW2 documentaries that by this point are at best a good source of info for beginner learners and at worst verifiably wrong in many major aspects of the War.. they all source their info from the failed Generals memoirs who had the easiest scapegoat in history to blame and which has lead to generations of misinformed people

@leeshackelford7517

Жыл бұрын

Victory at Sea....

@fobbitguy

Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the BBC's "a World at War" from the early 70's as well.

@oldgoat142

Жыл бұрын

@@fobbitguy World At War was an absolutely remarkable series. It really began my love of history.

@rudedude1686

Жыл бұрын

Best documentary about the eastern from is without a doubt "Soviet Storm" with (I think) 26 episodes ..can be seen here on a channel called StarMediaEN... and French series "Apocalypse WW1, Apocalypse WW2 and couple of others, also very well made..

The narrator was a good actor and a good narrator. RIP.

@ludaheracles7201

3 жыл бұрын

No Luga . Say it is not true 😭

@nostraanus

2 жыл бұрын

@Marijn van Beers he died in 2017. But yeah, "Panzer Kiel" also had me fuming...

@EricToTheScionti

Жыл бұрын

Wait what

@dmoney8602

Жыл бұрын

No one cares

@jamesdean1143

Жыл бұрын

Tim Pigott-Smith 1946 - 2017

I had an uncle named Vasile that fought in a gun crew in the Russian stepe,he returned and had 13 children and passed away in 1989 ,my hero !

@leondobre7498

Жыл бұрын

Following Napoleon was one thing but one like Hitler??? With no school or diplomas for only his loud mouth was an offense to human character and that happen in Germany country with profesional education in character!...

@dmoney8602

Жыл бұрын

No one cares

@leondobre7498

Жыл бұрын

@@dmoney8602 For you is the money only?Never have it never will ??? Ha ha ?

@hhjj621

Жыл бұрын

​@@dmoney8602 We DO care!! 🇹🇩☦️

@vincentlussier8264

9 ай бұрын

​@@dmoney8602HEY! RESPECT! Anyone who gave their life in a war is a top notch hero becusse they died for your freedom! You fuckin better believe it ! And we all care and you better learn to appreciate that and YOU WATCH WHAT YOU SAY

These old Battlefield documentaries are so cool. I remember watching these in early 1998 when I didn't have cable..it was on PBS or some channel. Cool memories because that is when I first got interested in WW2.

@larrygarrett724

Жыл бұрын

@@eldunno73 Saving Private Ryan jumped right into gutwrenching action right off. Realistic to actual combat it was said by actual WWII Veterans.

@jb1934

Жыл бұрын

They are indeed... unless they aren't. all of them are a mash-up of narrative voice-over and matching still photographs but generally unrelated video footage. Without the matching video to work with, that's not exactly an easy documentary task and as such, there's a tremendous amount of schlock out there. I started watching this unsure of what I'd be getting, and it swiftly became apparent that the voice-over narration was on a sufficiently higher level that the unmatched video footage could be overlooked. Only afterward did I notice that PBS attribution in the credits, and then it all clicked. I hope one day Americans will place a higher value on their public broadcaster.

My grandfather fought there during this battle. He told me a story that during german offensive he was in the trench with his buddy when suddenly a grenade came, struck his friend in the head and killed him. He jumped on the ground and thought that’s the end of him for sure but the grenade didn’t blow. Next thing he know - he rose his head and there were german soldiers in front of him. That was how he was captured and sent to prisoners camp somewhere in France. He didn’t like to talk about his time in that camp, only mentioned that things were rough, he barely survived. Russian POVs were kept separately from allied POVs and they were treated like shit and worked hard while watching allies eating decent food and getting cigarettes and stuff (though some of them secretly shared the food with soviets). By an incredible coincidence he met his own brother in the same camp, he told me that if not him he’d die there for sure. Eventually they were freed by the allies and they proposed them to stay in France, but they both refused since they missed the motherland. And when they came back they were sent and forced to live in Siberia, cutting the woods for some time, as “traitors” (that’s how most of those who surrendered were treated). And that’s how he met my grandmother, who lived there.

@patrickmonaghan8555

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, what story? Thanks for sharing that!

@jacklaurentius6130

Жыл бұрын

Communists throwing their returning prisoners of war into labor camps for not fighting to the death. Ah, communism.

@jeffandbernadinecostello1146

Жыл бұрын

Quite a story of endurance, survival, betrayal. To imagine wanting to return home only to be sent away and treated as a traitor. Imagine the joy of finding your brother!! Thank you for this.

@anthonyetemadi7975

Жыл бұрын

Wow....thank you for sharing! What a story!..your grandfather sounds like A very tough man..

@brianjensen6087

Жыл бұрын

…liar

Biggest "It's a Trap" in History!

@gowithgroove

4 жыл бұрын

Accept that the Germans should not have been surprised.

@Liam-B

3 жыл бұрын

@@gowithgroove Isn't that what makes it a trap?

@aaropajari7058

3 жыл бұрын

@@Liam-B That's called hitting the nail on the head.

@aronyak1

2 жыл бұрын

I'd go with Midway.

@nikkibaugher9573

Жыл бұрын

🤣

My grandfather was one of the 90 Ferdinand commanders who took part in the Battle of Kursk. He survived the war and returned home in the early 1950s after 8 years as a prisoner of war. He never spoke about the war and the terrible experiences.

@chris1806

6 ай бұрын

tell us more

@gurjeetsingh-gd1wr

6 ай бұрын

Now gone?

@jeroenvandenberg5750

5 ай бұрын

I would have loved to drink einen vollen Weizen mit ihm and hear him out.....

@stefanhahn9472

5 ай бұрын

According to my research, my grandfather was in Panzerjägerabteilung 653 which consisted of 12 Ferdinands and 45 Tiger tanks. My grandfather was the commander of one of the 12 (tank number 112, Stabsfeldwebel Willi Slanarz) Ferdinands used in the Battle of Kursk. Half of the Ferdinands tanks were destroyed and many of his comrades were killed. He survived the battle and returned from Russian captivity in the early 1950s. He died in summer of 1975 in his early 60s. It's also strange. that he brought home with him one of his comrades who had lost his home in the war and also survived the Battle of Kursk. With my grandfather’s help, he was able to build a new life, start a family and be happy here. He came from Sudeten Germany.

@stefanhahn9472

5 ай бұрын

1. Schwere Panzerjäger Abteilung 653. My Grandpa was Commander of Ferdinand 112, Stabsfeldwebel Willi Slanarz. I have a picture of him from Russia summer 1943. Him and his Comrades on the Ferdinand shortly before the battle.

The battle starts at 1:03:24. First, artillery preparation.

@ninehundredbr8385

4 жыл бұрын

And thats the time they won the War.

@flouisbailey

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@charlesreid3482

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@michaelking9818

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@maciejkarczemski9009

7 ай бұрын

Anybody knows the music??

I'm listening to this and trying to picture it in my mind. The losses for both sides were terrible. The war was chewing up and spitting out souls at an unbelievable pace. 😢

@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists

Жыл бұрын

oh really ? Damn Douglas, get educated !

@JugSouthgate

5 ай бұрын

The Soviet Union lost more people killed in single battles (Stalingrad, Leningrad) than the USA lost in the entire war on all fronts in all services. About half of those killed were civilians.

@robertmatch6550

4 ай бұрын

Nobody kills more white people than other white people. If that sounds racist; substitute "Europeons".

@unitedwestand5100

4 ай бұрын

​@@JugSouthgate,. The Soviet Union was not a country either. It, like the Nazi eastern Armies, was a constantly fluctuating alliance of countries. Fluctuating meaning, countries fighting for one side one month, and the other side the next month. Countries like Hungary, Finland, Ukraine, etc.. Plus, you have to note where the statistical data came from. Who gave it, how reliable it is, etc. The Soviet Union was, nor is, the most reliable source to get correct data from. For example, it is still against the law in Russia, as it was in the Soviet Union before it resolved to speak or print this fact; Even before the United States entered World War II in December 1941, America sent arms and equipment to the Soviet Union to help it defeat the Nazi invasion. Totaling $11.3 billion, or $180 billion in today’s currency, the Lend-Lease Act of the United States supplied needed goods to the Soviet Union from 1941 to 1945 in support of what Stalin described to Roosevelt as the “enormous and difficult fight against the common enemy - bloodthirsty Hitlerism.” 400,000 jeeps & trucks 14,000 airplanes 8,000 tractors 13,000 tanks 1.5 million blankets 15 million pairs of army boots 107,000 tons of cotton 2.7 million tons of petrol products 4.5 million tons of food

Thanks Vasile, Great shows with No bloody commercials!

@Jimmybarth

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah respect to Luga for that 🗿🇺🇸🇧🇿

These documentaries never get old. KZread has way too many wikipedia historians today.

I watched this a few years ago and it is a great documentary on the battle of Kursk. I watch it now in Dec 2022 when Russia has invaded Ukraine. The names of the cities and towns are familiar. Much of the pre-battle conflicts were in what is now Ukraine (at least today). Lots of fighting in this region.

Really grateful for you posting these excellent pieces

Well done, thank you. History has to be told. Cheers to all of you!

@hiddentruth8741

Жыл бұрын

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And that process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped.

For someone living in Kursk it feels awesome watching this

@mybad8805

Жыл бұрын

This comment didn't age well.

@marrchy2682

Жыл бұрын

@@mybad8805 your comment to his comment didnt age well lol

@philliphall5198

Жыл бұрын

It’s living with history

1:04:12 -------> 1:06:10, watched this scene like ten times, the song put on that scene perfectly fits the intensity of the barrages on that evening.

@asmanawafleh2722

4 жыл бұрын

Excuse me, could you please give me the name of the song if u know, and i will be veey thankful for you

Zhukov genius, one of the top ten military leaders, of all time! He beat the Japanese, and then the Germans. He's ability to handle Stalin, saved the world.

@martinmarker4601

2 жыл бұрын

Genius hmm nah but his brutality and mindset was perfect for the time. if you studie his battles you will see that he allmost never won on tatics but on numbers and bruteforce and not caring about losses. a Brutal leader that did not care abt hes soldiers but that what was needed.....

@DejanShadow

2 жыл бұрын

He handled Stalin but he's not a genius, just like Montgomery and Eisenhower for the west allies, they won just with numbers, nothing more. The real genius are Von Manstein, Patton, Rommel and some else. Others are just overrated, Montgomery is the king of them by far. Edit: i'm not saying Zhukov was bad, he was good, not a genius, just to be clear.

@steaustin8789

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah boy

@Trump20-24years

2 жыл бұрын

@@DejanShadow hahahahaha what a stupid take you troglodyte

@arijitchakraborty297

Жыл бұрын

@@DejanShadow Another nazi spotted whose ass got kicked so hard that he is now kissing his own asshole by praising all the jokers.Yeah your fucking nazi ancestors attacked Soviet Union by using the resources of all of the europe but still lost and still you're blabbering here the same eastern horde shit.Except Rommel all of those generals were just jokers.

A Horror War I hope we don’t ever see again. Good that Doco’s like this are proof of a world gone Mad.

@harukrentz435

Жыл бұрын

Biden and Putin might have different idea.

@456swagger

Жыл бұрын

The "World" didn't go mad. The war was started by a few selfish evil men and good men were caught up in it.

I've been watching documentaries for decades and this is my absolute favorite!

@englishalan222

5 жыл бұрын

Then you should be proud to learn the Battlefield series is American, the narrator is British but he is under American imploy.

@Peace.Officer

5 жыл бұрын

Best documentary series ever made!

@rajindersng

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@ludaheracles7201

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh you get to know every word, like memorising a script if you're an actor

@safeysmith6720

Жыл бұрын

@@englishalan222 No it isn’t. It’s a British series which first debuted on the American PBS. It was produced by Lamancha Productions, out of Edinburgh, UK. Not American. British.

You prepared your homework on this production.SPLENDID,just SPLENDID!!!

@dmoney8602

Жыл бұрын

It’s a professional production you asshat

A good documentary.Very detailed in the events leading up to the battle.Described both sides current strengths and weaknesses.

Best WW II documentary series ever Ant p

I have always wondered why Hitler failed to learn from Napoleon’s almost identical experience in Russia.

@baruchben-david4196

4 жыл бұрын

'Cuz Hitler thought he was a genius, guided by destiny.

@BGfootballfan

3 жыл бұрын

Simply did not have a choice. Certain defeat versus possible victory.

@aaropajari7058

3 жыл бұрын

The two cases are not the same. Hitler should have not got distracted by the Balkans and Greece and invaded earlier than June.

@jona.scholt4362

3 жыл бұрын

Hitler's and Napoleon's experiences in Russia were far from identical. That said, there were certainly lessons from Napoleon's invasion that could have aided Hitler's campaign in Russia. Luckily he didn't apply those lessons to his battle plan.

@vuktodic1356

3 жыл бұрын

Why other country attacked other country: because they though they will gona win lol Like napoleon he though he can win but like napoleon he failed

As a Russian I can say, that Soviet Union did carry out the main burden in WWII. We do not discuss here the tactics, the unnecessary losses. We did receive some equipment, thanks to allies. However, the main sacrifice was on the Russian front.Simply read memoirs of German generals, check out the number of destroyed German divisions in the Eastern front. Facts speak for itself...

@photonguy69

10 жыл бұрын

Agreed, you reds took a god damn beating and kept ticking. The world owes you a great deal for bearing the brunt of the Nazis. Hilter was nothing compared to Stalin and not in a good way. Both are murderous thugs who caused great misery.

@englishalan222

10 жыл бұрын

Yes, all true. I am thinking about visiting the battlefield one day, I have already been to Volgograd and Nishy-Novgorod , Kazan and Moscow. The Russians are a wonderfully hospitable people and I would dearly like to go back

@Enthusedsock

10 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure. All I heard about in Australia pre-internet was the western and pacific fronts. Gave me the impression that America carried the war effort.

@ParallaxVue

10 жыл бұрын

Dmitry, I don't think anyone but the most simple minded think any differently. The reality of War II, the scale of the warfare on the Eastern Front, the toll in lives, and the enormous sacrifices made by the people of the Soviet Union are not seriously questioned. The Soviet contribution has become better understood to us in the West in the years following the Cold War. This can be seen quite clearly in the work of West Point historian David Glantz, and numerous other American and British historians.

@Enthusedsock

10 жыл бұрын

Yeah, no one who has looked into it questions it, however the mainstream view in the west (which harkens back to my earlier comment) is that ww2 was mostly the pacific and western fronts. with the eastern front getting a slight mention for about 8 minutes in an hour long doco. Kind of annoying imho.

Hi Luga, thanks again for the content and all the hard work you put in making such wonderful series. Thanks Luga. 🗿🇬🇭

@ludaheracles7201

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we should respect Luga like the Germans did the T34

@Jabberstax

Жыл бұрын

He posted but he didn't make it. It's a old BBC/PBS series

@fpscanada3862

Жыл бұрын

lmao vasile luga didnt make this. he just reposted it. thank the lord he did though, Because i don't think anyone else would have

It is interesting today looking back at these documentaries and the history they recount. It's a strange feeling knowing that many of these World War II battlefields in eastern Europe are again being fought over by Russia and Ukraine at this very moment.

The Battlefield series is by FAR the best and most educational series of all the WW2 battles that took place. Especially those of the Nazis and Soviet Russia.

@eh1600

9 ай бұрын

Check out soviet storm. Dated graphics, but very detailed

What I would like to see is a more detailed documentary on Bagration. That operation was huge in its scope and planning, and left Germany reeling. When you start looking at the numbers of men, tanks, artillery, etc.....

A very intelligent, informative, and well put together documentary. I enjoyed it.

@dhaqabk4022

2 жыл бұрын

I bet u did

@ScotchTreat

Жыл бұрын

► Gracias compadre. Viva la revolucion! (just kidding)

Such an excellent series. Haven’t seen in years but still remember so much of it.

@johnforbey8454

6 ай бұрын

...yep-good one I think shown on History Channel before ice road truckers took over😢

“To which Hitler replied, Im high as fuck so let’s attack!”

Best documentary on battle of koorsk evermade complete in every aspect!

We will never see this many armoured vehicles in battle again. The way we wage war has changed, and technology is so precise, that we will probably never manufacture war vehicles on this scale again. This will be the biggest tank battle for the foreseeable future of the history of our species. It involved nearly as many infantry as the battle of Stalingrad, and over a much shorter period of time. The carnage would have been beyond our ability to comprehend.

@bandwagon22

8 жыл бұрын

Battle of Kursk is largely exaggerated event. Germans lost just about 326 armour and Soviets 6 times more. That's it. More important is that Hitler halted it and started to pull troops and aircraft much more to west and south. That's the real importance of Kursk. Not battle itself. Germany was decimated largely in airwar and at Battle of Atlantic. Those who had airpower would win the war. Germans invested over 55% of money on airwar, 15% to Kriegsmarine and just about 30% to land battles. People are too ignorant about these facts.

@squarepants49

8 жыл бұрын

+bandwagon22 True, and quite a few soviet tanks fell into their own tank traps due to bad info, these were wrongly added to the battle figures.

@scythee7774

8 жыл бұрын

+bandwagon22 It was the fall of nazi army. “The three immense battles of Kursk, Orel and Kharkov, all in the space of two months, heralded the downfall of the German army on the Eastern Front.” - Winston Churchill According to german archive documents, they lost 3.5 times more men than USSR. You can accept or not. But everyone agree, that battle of Kursk was a turning point in ww2.

@robertgrimshaw1938

5 жыл бұрын

In Fall of 2018, Russia and China held joint war games. The Russians fielded between 36 and 38 thousand TANKS. The American Army has about two thousand Tanks. Don't piss off Russia.

@cookingonthecheapcheap6921

5 жыл бұрын

But this wasn't the largest tank battle in WW2, that was (bad spelling) it was Dublo or Dubno something like that. I tank battle during barbarossa.

Agree, one of the best prepared documentaries I have ever seen.

Damn they changed the format. The format of the presentation in season 1 and 2 were perfect

This is an EXTREMELY well-made doc! ✨👏🏼😎✨

17:48 "spent some time in prison" That's a bit of an understatement. He was subjected to torture, fake executions and more. He later always carried a pistol with him, so that he could kill himself if they ever tried to imprison him again.

@EricToTheScionti

Жыл бұрын

Jeez

@purebloodheretic4682

Жыл бұрын

He Should have used it on Stalin!! He'd would have been a National Hero 😁👍

@PRLcafe

Жыл бұрын

@@purebloodheretic4682 baby stuff, you could not enter kremlin while armed…..but trans masters cannot comprehend.

@maskirovkarokossovska45

7 ай бұрын

@@purebloodheretic4682Rokossovsky still remained pro-Stalin, despite Stalin being the one who ordered the NKVD to arrest him

@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg

5 ай бұрын

​@@maskirovkarokossovska45And he was a Pole

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography job making it easier for viewers to better understand what the orator was describing. Historians did a very good job presenting actual facts from fiction. Orator presented the documentary very well. Class A research project. Once Moscow was lost. The Russians slowly gained the advantage. No quick summer campaign for Germany.

Thank you for this great documentary work.

Well done ! this is by far the BEST vid i ve seen on this momentuous turning point of WW 2

This seems unimaginable to me. Those poor men being driven and discarded by two of the most ruthless men in history. It must have been complete hell.

@Radrook353

Жыл бұрын

Especially when you are told to advance without a rifle and told to pick up the one from a dead soldier ahead of you as was the case among the Soviets at Stalingrad. Told that if you retreat, you will be mowed down by those behind you armed with that purpose in mind.

@ajcastellon5903

7 ай бұрын

​@@Radrook353As it seems, that was a myth.

@thehighlander1945

6 ай бұрын

@critter39 Ordinary people have always been easy to brainwash, abuse, exploit, bully, seduce, rape or even convince to do things on their behalf by the most dominant, bright, persuasive and ruthless individuals on the planet. Believe it or not, mother nature, the universe, "god" or whatever you want to call it intended for things to be that way. What goes for other species of animals and extraterrestrials also goes for us 🤔

@ftffighter

5 ай бұрын

"Blocking Attachments" did exist, but they didn't just wild wild west their own troops all of the time. Most of the time, they just told anyone they saw to go the other way. There were recorded times that full on blocking orders like that were given and it's pretty sad but they were not all too common.@@Radrook353

@hrlider1057

5 ай бұрын

@@ajcastellon5903, absolutely true. Even in 1941 there were enough supplies to arm the whole army despite terrible material losses and massive industry evecuation of the firsl months of war. And in 1943 the tide turned back till it reached Berlin. Do not rely on Hollywood movies about the Red Army ))) they are full of stereotypes.

This was an interesting series. Very well done.

Well done, an excellent synopsis of events.

The vast majority of Wehrmacht armor in this encounter were Panzer III's, IV's, and Stugs, not Tigers, Panthers, or Ferdinands. Soviet losses were staggering by comparison and German losses were no where near what such documentaries would have one believe. The halt in the offensive was due to allied landings in Italy.

@johnhynes6094

Жыл бұрын

Almost all German efforts were concentrated in the east the western fronts were minor in scale ,planning and effort when compared to the fight with russia

@PRLcafe

Жыл бұрын

Read some letters from german soldiers….lol…form day one they get scared more and more and more…typical german bs prevails in the west. Same in ukraine today.

The Battle of Kursk is one of the greatest German defeats in the Soviet Union during WW2 and the greatest Soviet victory in WW2 as well. It is also the greatest tank warfare in WW2. After the Battleof Kursk, the Soviets planned to attack Germans in East Europe and then Germany itself.

loved watching these and Tim piggott Smith was a fantastic voice over

Naturally a TV series doesn't include ALL pertinent views or sacrifices but still..The best documentary series of WW2 I have ever watched...good job to all of those involved in producing this series!

@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists

Жыл бұрын

besides two other German documentaries. Of course not available on this Google platform

There’s 2 things you never do, attack the Russians in the Winter (just ask Napoleon and Hitler) and you don’t challenge them to a drinking game. You can’t win...

@MsHacon

10 ай бұрын

🤣

@danielschindler6700

7 ай бұрын

Neither began their campaigns against Russia during the winter.

@clarkw4028

7 ай бұрын

@@danielschindler6700 but both struggled mightily because the winter came very early during that 1941 invasion of the Soviet Union it started in June but the snow started like in August of that year I believe many say it’s what saved the Russians from complete defeat as well. Because German soldiers weren’t equipped or trained to sustain brutal winters like Russian soldiers normally are.

WOW now that's what you call an in depth documentary great upload thank you

Excellent series . Thanks

I stumbled on this by pure chance -- & what a great find. I immediately realized the excellence of the narration, script, and graphics. Then I saw why, in the comments. This is an universally acknowledged *great* battle documentary. Enjoy! And thanks to Vasile luga for downloading!

Wow! What a great channel you have...so much content. I just sub'd. Cheers!

Always have to be careful when watching these WWII documentaries. The narrator starts off by saying the wise German generals did not want the fight at Kursk but Hitler did. One historian noted that the war in the Soviet Union was told through the lens of defeated German generals as the Soviets were secretive about the war--just the nature of Stalin's Soviet Union. Of course the Gernan generals all blamed Hitler for their defeats (and of course they tried to distance themselves from Hitler). Add to that much of post-war history in the West was written through the filter of the Cold War. But the footage is always compelling.

@MrAkurvaeletbe

5 жыл бұрын

most if not all of this footage is acting..

@jclondonl6332

5 жыл бұрын

Ok so butthurt generals told a convenient story im sorry to be 4 yeara late but i dont get your point

@softwhiteund3rarm0r

5 жыл бұрын

The German generals wanted to rest and regroup longer, and form defensive lines. They did not want to go on another offensive operation. This was a terrible decision by Hitler to stress his forces. A huge mistake. No matter who makes the documentary, that was a bad decision by Hitler.

@softwhiteund3rarm0r

5 жыл бұрын

Supply lines for Germany were becoming over stretched. Russia made amazing defenses. Germany was less able to replace men and equipment compared to Russia. Quality vs Quantity. Quantity will almost always win on defense.

@thnktank1

4 жыл бұрын

I also noticed the authority he gives the Germans we he speaks of their tactics and he refers to Russian advances as if they happen to them or skips over specifics. Ie. The Germans continued to swiftly gain ground. Or after the dust settled it appeared the Russians were victorious.

Very interesting analysis of different tanks by omitted to the most important fuel consumption reliability and difficulty of maintenance

This should be the kind of programs The History channel should be showing.

A year to bend to the enemy,a year to halt it,a year to regain,and a year to crush him.Good lord...

@dmoney8602

Жыл бұрын

Loser.

Von Manstein suggested letting the Soviet's attack first in 1943 and when they were overextended, counter-attack and pin them against the Sea of Azov broadly repeating the strategy used early in 43 to recover Kharkov. However, Hitler's chief objection to this was that it would involve giving up (temporarily in Manstein's view..) the important industrial region of the Donetz basin. Hitler could not be persuaded and Kursk went as we know. However, I can't help but wonder if Manstein's strategy would have worked. Its certainly not enough to be decisive but if it did work it would dislocate Soviet operations for months and extend the length of World war two with unknowable consequences..

@JGD185

Жыл бұрын

Manstein was brilliant. I think if he was given full control, he could have brought the USSR to a stalemate and a truce.

@philliphall5198

Жыл бұрын

I think it would have given Germany more time to supply Ammo and tanks

@craigwilcox4403

5 ай бұрын

Logistics can win or lose a war, along with the Court of Human opinions.

Excellent video, thank you.

Germany was the fatherland and Russia was the motherland. And I thought MY parents were tyrants.

@jazzaman147

4 жыл бұрын

lol ikr

@jefvarnadore2267

3 жыл бұрын

My mom always whooped my dads ass when they fought too

@dougdouglas3696

3 жыл бұрын

@@jefvarnadore2267 lmao!

@stoggafllik

Жыл бұрын

@@jefvarnadore2267 Pussy father

Videos like these should also be age restricted to stop so many stupid comments from children.

@barrywood8249

9 жыл бұрын

Game Fly lol If you took everyone acting like idiotic little kids off the internet, there would only be like 25 of us on here. lol

@hoff54a

9 жыл бұрын

Barry Wood True, but I get tired of the comments that equate to "my dad can beat your dad". It is history, not national pride.

@barrywood8249

9 жыл бұрын

hoff54a Yea, I totally understand, I was just making a joke. I'm proud of my family and country's contribution to WWII, but not to the point to belittle other nations involved.

@hoff54a

9 жыл бұрын

Barry Wood Ooops! Sorry.

@adamwilliams1216

4 жыл бұрын

Pun Master88 and A lot of dumbass adults

Am I the only one who grew up preferring this sort of content for entertainment

@kaijudirector5336

3 жыл бұрын

Nope!

@clintcarter5984

4 ай бұрын

Nope

@Jcanos2011

19 күн бұрын

No...

Norman Ohler (a German himself) wrote an underrated book... "Blitzed" ...about how German soldiers seemed to fight for days without sleeping . The invincible german soldiers were as high as a kite on stimulants when they pushed through France. Norman Ohler also shows how Hitler himself was so "Blitzed" by the quack concoctions of his own doctor he was no longer rational in 1945. "Blitzed" is essential reading if you want to understand what happened in the bunker in Berlin in 1945.

Best video documentary om Kursk I have seen.

Your channel is AWESOME! Love Battlefield, the Mosin Minute likes!

thx for uploading that great docu

Amazing documentary .Well presented, well done 👍

Fantastic movie I very love this! My grandfather died in Don river Stalingrad 1943

In this stupendous clash of armour, each side gave as good as it got. This reflected well on the Germans, considering that the Russians knew all about the impending German attack and were well prepared for it.

@-GS-

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah all thanks to the British code breakers who fed the info to the Russians allowing them the time to strengthen their defences and have the element of suprise. Which is what the Germans needed for their blitzkrieg to work.

@Lomnjac007

Жыл бұрын

Kinda difficult to hide almost a milion men from the Russian? The fact they knew the date of the attack (which started earlier in the south) only helped them better plan their defense knowing how much time they have to build them, that is it.

I really liked this documentary so much

I hope that someday, somebody takes the trouble to digitize and remaster this valuable WWII video footage.

39:40 yea the problems were fixed AFTER the battle of Kursk ut has thin side armor that they arent mentioning for some reason and its slow turret traverse AND THE TRANSMISSION that brakes after 5 minutes or 150 miles of travel

To be fair on the Ferdinand, they lost most of them in Kursk, but the Ferdinands destroyed around 500 enemy tanks more artillery positions and MG nest. The Elefant had the most successfull kill ratio in history with a rate of 10:1. The 653rd Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion destroyed 320 vehicles at the lost of 13 Ferdinands.

@bakters

8 жыл бұрын

You mean, that they *claimed* that many victories over actual and total losses. According to such claims USSR lost pretty much all of its vehicles, then the next day attacked in strength, which is impossible. Even comparing numbers from archives is difficult, because Soviets and Germans counted losses differently. Comparing claimed victories against actual losses sits right next to useless.

@Bluesit32

6 жыл бұрын

Argentvs They sounded like rushed hunks of gas guzzling junk. How many other tools and weapons could all that steel and diesel have gone to if they hadn't built those tanks?

@JGD185

Жыл бұрын

@@bakters I wouldn't trust Soviet sources. The Germans were meticulous record keepers. Let's just say I had to bet money on one side being more accurate, would definitely bet on the Germans

@bakters

Жыл бұрын

@@JGD185 " *Germans were meticulous record keepers* " Their air victories claim / real lost ac ratio is pretty much the same as everybody else'.

@Dilley_G45

Жыл бұрын

@@JGD185 if you watch the "TIK" channel, he analyzed soviet sources from.stalingrad battle and debunked a lot of propaganda there. A lot of false claims

*Whenever the narrator says, schedule!! Lol* 😂🤣

Thank you very much for this well-done war documentary of the battle of Kursk. Well narrated and and well graphically exposed on maps. Perhaps this was not the greatest WW2 battle of tanks, but it was for sure the beginning of the end of German forces in Russia.👲🦮🦮🐧💂🔫🧯🚩🏋‍♀🚴🐨🐿🐿😽🐈

@Urgirllatifa

Жыл бұрын

Battle of Kursk is the greatest tank battle in history to date.

80th anniversary today. (Prokhorovka) Amazing.

We should continue to blame Hitler for every single setback the German army had, because Guderian told us so in his post-war, pre-trial memoirs. Sounds legit.

@zexal4217

4 жыл бұрын

Wehrabooism is sadly an ever popular myth these days.

@harukrentz435

Жыл бұрын

I loved that franz halder completely blamed hitler for everything wrong in the eastern frontm

@bigbadladnamedalasad7071

Жыл бұрын

@@harukrentz435History is written by the survivors

@richardthomas1566

Жыл бұрын

Hitter got them their Germans failed every time them met a real army . They never had a chance .

@herptek

Жыл бұрын

​@@richardthomas1566 So I take it you mean that every time they won it wasn't against a real army? I find this quite selective kind of reasoning.

Great Video, I love these history documentaries. If I remember correctly this tank battle was the biggest operation that Germany launched aside from the battle of the bulge.

@johnhynes6094

Жыл бұрын

The battle of the bulge was very minor if you compare it to kursk

@harukrentz435

Жыл бұрын

Even in battle of kiev german deployed more tanks than the bulge.

ive watch this over 40 times and still amazed me the burtle battle

@696969640

4 жыл бұрын

@AS - 10WD - Harold M Brathwaite SS (2482)I just like watching it

tyvm for your excellent documentary

Good victory by the Soviets. British intelligence had a big part to play in allowing the Soviets to know German plans and prepare and counteract them.

@NEWz206

4 жыл бұрын

They also warned Stalin about Barbarossa but he thought it was a trap made by Churchill.That's why the Brits didn't deliver the intelligence about Kursk directly

I’ve always wondered if those Ferdinand Panzerjägers ever had a successful battle. I’ve only heard the negatives on their weight and lack of mobility. Still I find them fascinating.

@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle

Жыл бұрын

No not really. This was the only battle on the eastern front. All surviving units were withdrawn and refitted including getting a machine gun and some other improvements. They were eventually sent to Italy which is very mountainous so they were not very useful

@rossjones5741

Жыл бұрын

One OUTSTANDING ability of the Ferdinard is the 88mm gun. It was said that it could hit and destroy a tank from as far away as 4 km. At that time that was kick-ass!!!. Unfortunately, it had quite a few problems that history focused on instead and it lost favor over time. Only 2 are left today. Another setback of war.

77 years ago today the Battle of Kursk began along with the largest clash of armoured vehicles (some dispute other wise)

Very well done. Thanks for the footage. What ever happened to fighting with muskets and squirrel guns. This is a sick world we live in.

I also think Zhukov was the best General Stalin had.

@Leduxes

9 жыл бұрын

and He is.

@umbrellacorpsoldier1

9 жыл бұрын

That was a another Russian general that tried to take Berlin before Zhukov. I was watching this conquerors tv show and it mentioned that there was a race to take Berlin. Well working for Stalin it doesn't surprise me and there always seemed to be animosity in the Russian army.

@michaelpordage9183

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agree.

@michaelpordage9183

5 жыл бұрын

Totally agres

@mnamejeff7992

5 жыл бұрын

I disagree, Zhukov is your general you go to when all the other generals step down.

I wish I could have been there to see 600+ tanks heading straight for each other, while hundreds of 152mm and 88mm artillery is falling everywhere and the tanks taking shots at each other. It was likely one of the loudest battles ever fought on Earth, its almost hard to grasp. From as far as you could see in both directions was nothing but tanks, all shooting at each other engines revving tracks clanking.

@hrlider1057

2 жыл бұрын

David, those who were there said they wished they never were there to see this.

@aussiedownunder4186

2 жыл бұрын

It is easy for todays generation to glorify war but in truth it is endless bloodshed and horror. If you were there to experience it I am sure you would change your mind in a instant. If you were at the Battle of Kursk you might not have survived. Tank crews were literally vaporised or incinerated to little pieces.

@Jumpmanmauro

2 жыл бұрын

You'd probably be dead on the first day after the initial artillery barage.

@EricToTheScionti

Жыл бұрын

It apparently was just one loud noise.

@Lomnjac007

Жыл бұрын

Then imagine how we feel hearing now Yanks how "WE freed Europe from Nazism in WW2, we will free it again from Russians Natzism now", one the 2,2 MILION men and 3000 tanks and 5 500 planes... NEVER had even a 20% counterpart on the western front, so freeing Europe is a joke regarding WW2, and two them supporting BANDERITE NATZEES is not freeing Europe from Nazism now!

The very best documentary series on the second world war by a great margin.

Finally, a good narration, that is not overtaken by a too loud background music.

Why we can't have those documentaries anymore?

Espionage played a major factor in German defeat

@philliphall5198

Жыл бұрын

Yep and Russia will feel the hate from the Ukraine people for many years

Excellent doc..I have enjoyed all of them

The most important battle might gave been the purge in 1937-38. They weren't prepared for that and we might have a rerun very soon 👍

Heinz Guderian was a brilliant battlefield general. He should have been promoted to field Marshal.

@dmoney8602

Жыл бұрын

You should be promoted to cringe marshal

@dw2105

4 ай бұрын

​@dmoney8602 😂