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"Operation Wikinger (English: “Viking”) was a sortie into the North Sea by German World War II destroyers (1st Destroyer Flotilla) of the Kriegsmarine, in February 1940. During this operation, poor inter-service communication and cooperation between the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe and inexperience resulted in the loss of two German ships, despite the lack of Allied forces, through friendly fire bombing and German or British mines."
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  • @Qxir
    @Qxir4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry the destroyers are drawn backwards in the video, I was hacked. Second Channel: kzread.info/dron/t93hxFmjppL5nLRAX94UrA.html Merch: teespring.com/stores/qxir Patreon: www.patreon.com/qxir Twitter: twitter.com/QxirYT Discord: discord.gg/jZzvvwJ Twitch: www.twitch.tv/qxiryt/ Subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/Qxir/

  • @Irobert1115HD

    @Irobert1115HD

    4 жыл бұрын

    poor communications? the kriegsmarine and the luftwaffe didnt realy talk at all.

  • @johnxina2465

    @johnxina2465

    4 жыл бұрын

    Comical German accent that doesn't offend me at all and in fact I find it funny as well

  • @eaglepeakalpha

    @eaglepeakalpha

    4 жыл бұрын

    do the Battle of Karánsebes next

  • @Irobert1115HD

    @Irobert1115HD

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@eaglepeakalpha sorry but it might actualy never have happened.

  • @Irobert1115HD

    @Irobert1115HD

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@eaglepeakalpha or with better words: it might be more interesting to aks if there even was an even larger than a brawl.

  • @homiedaclown4381
    @homiedaclown43814 жыл бұрын

    Just what I wanted: important historical events read in a condescending Irish accent

  • @deandupont5503

    @deandupont5503

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, it sounds much better in a sarcastic Canadian accent.

  • @KowboyUSA

    @KowboyUSA

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nothing says condescending like animating the German destroyers steaming into battle backwards 6:01

  • @mawilkinson1957

    @mawilkinson1957

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love it too.

  • @RRM_Personal

    @RRM_Personal

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like your comment but it's at 420 rn so Imma just leave it be

  • @darkangel424cod

    @darkangel424cod

    4 жыл бұрын

    @CreamnCoffee2 where are you from? Beacuse I'd say 99% of Americans will hear the Irish accent. Even though it is fairly light

  • @rickfordmorningstar130
    @rickfordmorningstar1304 жыл бұрын

    The Virgin Titanic: Takes on iceberg and loses. The Chad Olympic: Takes on U-Boat and wins.

  • @fabiogerlach914

    @fabiogerlach914

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think the Titanic sinking on her first cruise is the closest you can get for an example where a fucking ship dies a virgin.

  • @fabiogerlach914

    @fabiogerlach914

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mouhaahaahaa why so toxic?

  • @thisaintitchief5222

    @thisaintitchief5222

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mouhaahaahaa The chad Rickford Morningstar: makes an unoriginal but fairly good joke The virgin skog mose: cannot make a joke, only angry comment "projecting insecurities maybe?"

  • @fabiogerlach914

    @fabiogerlach914

    4 жыл бұрын

    @JOHN JOHN Unfortunately it's not considered nice calling somebody a retard just for making a joke, especially not because Mr.Morningstar didn't even insult someone with it.

  • @killian9314

    @killian9314

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mouhaahaahaa joke stealer.

  • @traitortothecrown1961
    @traitortothecrown19612 жыл бұрын

    I love how the Wikipedia article says that the English commanders during the operation were "not present" and that the British strength was "none"

  • @sebbog

    @sebbog

    Жыл бұрын

    because its true

  • @doomedtoobscurity3965

    @doomedtoobscurity3965

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sebbog 😐

  • @superpokemonbros.9441

    @superpokemonbros.9441

    Жыл бұрын

    Technically the truth

  • @lyhuy7413

    @lyhuy7413

    Жыл бұрын

    Pretty embarrassing worst than current Russia Putin army😊😅😂🎉

  • @sapiensiski

    @sapiensiski

    Жыл бұрын

    The most effective aryan navy, truly suberb

  • @vintageshed965
    @vintageshed9654 жыл бұрын

    "Poor communication" is quite understatement. There was rivalry between the heads of Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine. Moreover airplanes and ships had absolutely different radios, operating at different wavelengths, crews couldn't contact each other even if they wanted.

  • @mouse8669

    @mouse8669

    2 жыл бұрын

    So its just poor communication with extra detail?

  • @DarkGT

    @DarkGT

    2 жыл бұрын

    To prevent the enemy from spying I hope?

  • @isaacyu5520

    @isaacyu5520

    2 жыл бұрын

    bruh Japan had the same exact issue between their navy and army, they were basically each other's worse enemy

  • @moos5221

    @moos5221

    2 жыл бұрын

    they had light signals which could have been used for communication, at least according to my knowledge they should have had.

  • @tubepkn

    @tubepkn

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mouse8669 I would say it's NO communication ... with extra detail ...

  • @DylanDkoh
    @DylanDkoh4 жыл бұрын

    Ahh we lost some destroyers, but on the other hand, one of our bombers had a successful bombing run.... Oh...

  • @lukayy235

    @lukayy235

    4 жыл бұрын

    ..scheiße!

  • @lonesome3958

    @lonesome3958

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ja, scheiße, gell?

  • @LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial

    @LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial

    4 жыл бұрын

    Damn

  • @Demonetization_Symbol

    @Demonetization_Symbol

    2 жыл бұрын

    XD

  • @thefelon8027

    @thefelon8027

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@LockheedC-130HerculesOfficial Sheesh I love you

  • @petu2123
    @petu21234 жыл бұрын

    Germany is 0-2 right now

  • @Clara-nj4mn

    @Clara-nj4mn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Third times the charm they promise

  • @mommaoof4975

    @mommaoof4975

    4 жыл бұрын

    Louis 2-2

  • @u.h.forum.

    @u.h.forum.

    4 жыл бұрын

    Momma Oof nah it’s 2-1

  • @mommaoof4975

    @mommaoof4975

    4 жыл бұрын

    Unbiased History 4-4 if you include Prussia

  • @sinphus

    @sinphus

    4 жыл бұрын

    Louis that’s why we are now friends

  • @traceyjacobsen8544
    @traceyjacobsen85444 жыл бұрын

    "We won and we lost." "Against who?" "Ourselves."

  • @joseville

    @joseville

    Жыл бұрын

    Deep

  • @David-lc9zn
    @David-lc9zn3 жыл бұрын

    " if he shoots back he's a Brit if he doesn't shoot back he's a disciplined Brit! " Lol 🤣

  • @swenmcheath1798
    @swenmcheath17984 жыл бұрын

    Titanic: sunk by Iceberg The other Titanic: sinks submarine

  • @powerline4564

    @powerline4564

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ironic.

  • @cbviperess9319

    @cbviperess9319

    4 жыл бұрын

    Olympic, with her other sister, the submarine decided against Olympics foes action and sunk her instead

  • @stuartrodden3009

    @stuartrodden3009

    4 жыл бұрын

    Some sibling rivalry

  • @nickrustyson8124

    @nickrustyson8124

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ironically the other Titanic, (Not the Olympic, I'm talking about the Britannic) also sunk, but of a mine

  • @cbviperess9319

    @cbviperess9319

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nickrustyson8124 my mistake, I had seen from different sources that she had been struck by a torpedo.

  • @842wolves
    @842wolves4 жыл бұрын

    I love how the destroyers were all drawn pretty well, but were animated as sailing backwards.

  • @concept5631

    @concept5631

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sounds about right.

  • @cfbender1894

    @cfbender1894

    2 жыл бұрын

    They had propellers drawn on the bow too lmao

  • @sometimesleela5947

    @sometimesleela5947

    Жыл бұрын

    If Benny hill has taught me anything, it's that you can sneak up on an enemy by approaching backwards so they think you're actually running away.

  • @MAGGOT_VOMIT

    @MAGGOT_VOMIT

    Жыл бұрын

    NATO's woke-puke milifairy forces will travel in a spritely diagonal direction and be easily destroyed with enemy loudspeakers spouting "mean words". 😂

  • @joshhanklon

    @joshhanklon

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MAGGOT_VOMIT what?

  • @jhyland87
    @jhyland874 жыл бұрын

    I think this type of scenario is referred to as *"The Fog Of War."* Which is basically when combatants can't determine who the friendlies are and aren't, and with poor communication, end up attacking their own side.

  • @user-vo8ss2bm3p

    @user-vo8ss2bm3p

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'd believe, "fog of war" is more broad and general term which simly implies lack of information about enemy's whereabouts. When it becomes a contributing factor to a friendly fire it's rather classified as... oh, surprisingly as "friendly fire".

  • @jhyland87

    @jhyland87

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@user-vo8ss2bm3p Yeah, I wrote that comment a year ago, I have since been corrected. Thanks!

  • @AYVYN

    @AYVYN

    Жыл бұрын

    This is what happens when you give untrained teenagers weapons, and has happened multiple times in military history lmao

  • @thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527

    @thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527

    Жыл бұрын

    Damn I need some sleep, I legit thought you said “Frog of War.”

  • @jhyland87

    @jhyland87

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 hahhaa

  • @judebreheny3925
    @judebreheny39253 жыл бұрын

    “By comical, I mean humorous to me, and annoying to everyone else” Subscribing just for that lol.

  • @Eagle-od1im
    @Eagle-od1im4 жыл бұрын

    The pilot had his HUD off that’s why he didn’t see the Friendly Fire indicator

  • @lil_vault_boy

    @lil_vault_boy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Shouldve gotten reverse friendly fire by then tbh

  • @Oscar4u69

    @Oscar4u69

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lil_vault_boy used the "no u" card

  • @xiro6

    @xiro6

    3 жыл бұрын

    f/noobs

  • @theholypeanut8193

    @theholypeanut8193

    2 жыл бұрын

    *Betrayal, lost the lead.* in Halo 3 announcer voice

  • @luisortega8085

    @luisortega8085

    Жыл бұрын

    FRIENDLY FIRE WON'T BE TOLERATED!

  • @vicbaez
    @vicbaez4 жыл бұрын

    History channel: The nazis ware the most efficient military force in the history of the world, their war machines ware as precise as their soldiers ware ruthless. Nazis: * Yakety Sax plays on the background *

  • @PhoenixCheetah

    @PhoenixCheetah

    4 жыл бұрын

    Were*

  • @MarioPalma-gm3vn

    @MarioPalma-gm3vn

    4 жыл бұрын

    The History Channel: PAWN STARS ALL NEW EPISODE TODAY FOLLOWED BY THAT ONE HUNTING SHOW

  • @SangerZonvolt

    @SangerZonvolt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well yeah. The only one who could defeat Germany so clearly is Germany.

  • @pyrix

    @pyrix

    4 жыл бұрын

    You spelled were wrong. Ware is something else.

  • @dr.velious5411

    @dr.velious5411

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ware ware Nazi.

  • @StubbornBullet
    @StubbornBullet3 жыл бұрын

    "If you thought the Germans were incapable of commenting war crimes, well...I've got bad news for you" this right here earned my sub

  • @aidanfarnan4683
    @aidanfarnan46832 жыл бұрын

    "If you're surprised by the idea the Germany might commit war crimes in WW2", I have some bad news for you." That cracked me up.

  • @warpey5632

    @warpey5632

    2 жыл бұрын

    Others call it a broken treaty. They called it an unlocked achievement.

  • @NoNo-xh7ru
    @NoNo-xh7ru4 жыл бұрын

    Depending on how you read the title it can sound like an embarrassing story or grammatically illiterate propaganda

  • @richardhruby1734

    @richardhruby1734

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's more like propaganda because the Germans were outsmarted, not incompetent.

  • @Fightre_Flighte

    @Fightre_Flighte

    4 жыл бұрын

    Unus Annus approved.

  • @patrickd7890

    @patrickd7890

    4 жыл бұрын

    Richard Hruby he mean: Germany Loses battleS Battles to no one. Meaning: Germany Loses no Battles.

  • @NoNo-xh7ru

    @NoNo-xh7ru

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@philiphoyle no, I mean grammatically illiterate. Technically it is correct but it doesn't sound right when read aloud. A more apt description would be poorly worded but no one seems to care about how I worded it

  • @peterbraun2438

    @peterbraun2438

    4 жыл бұрын

    i was like wtf they lost a couple o timmes in late war XD

  • @emmanueldominguez1962
    @emmanueldominguez19624 жыл бұрын

    Germany: We've won but at what cost

  • @subswithnovideos-uq9qi

    @subswithnovideos-uq9qi

    4 жыл бұрын

    *like counter now:* 69 Me: I know what I must do, but I don’t know if I have the strength to do it.

  • @ordovic6374

    @ordovic6374

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well yes, but actually no 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @lordinquisitorstefanauster846
    @lordinquisitorstefanauster8462 жыл бұрын

    All human death from another human is in a way a friendly fire incident and the opponent is laughing beyond the skies at our incompetnce.

  • @KlaxontheImpailr
    @KlaxontheImpailr2 жыл бұрын

    3:17 that eagle is like “gross, I stepped in some shit.”

  • @DamianJ4567
    @DamianJ45674 жыл бұрын

    This man is the man I needed in my life. He is no longer just Qxir, he is now Uncle Qxir

  • @marcus8414

    @marcus8414

    3 жыл бұрын

    Seems kinda sus lmao

  • @thejanitor3263

    @thejanitor3263

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marcus8414 him saying daddy qxir would be more SUS

  • @suspiciousgoose9426

    @suspiciousgoose9426

    3 жыл бұрын

    Uncle Q

  • @motifity3416

    @motifity3416

    2 жыл бұрын

    This man just adopted an uncle

  • @NauticalFish

    @NauticalFish

    5 ай бұрын

    Hail Uncle Qxir!

  • @jettrick6242
    @jettrick62424 жыл бұрын

    I’m like 90% sure those ships are drawn backwards, the propeller on the bow instead of the stern...

  • @curiousfiend1169

    @curiousfiend1169

    4 жыл бұрын

    👍😂yeah, it's like watching some of the animations in reverse

  • @cjonh808

    @cjonh808

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bow thrusters

  • @voidofspaceandtime4684

    @voidofspaceandtime4684

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cjonh808 this makes sense

  • @zerronyx1362

    @zerronyx1362

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe thats why it exploded

  • @IzaakCha7

    @IzaakCha7

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those were flying dreadnaughts

  • @ryanmacs2486
    @ryanmacs24862 жыл бұрын

    Probably one of the most meaningful and memorable moments in this channel. This illustrated how dung rolling downhill can be fast and get incredibly big. Thank you for the perspective and rip for all that got hit.

  • @AudieHolland
    @AudieHolland Жыл бұрын

    In previous wars, from before the 19th century, many troops were lost due to illness and other misfortunates without ever seeing combat. During the later war (WW2), following D-Day, as the Allies moved into France, Belgium and The Netherlands, and were on the verge of entering Germany, there were quite a few 'friendly fire' incidents. However, a certain USAAF light bomber unit became so notorious for bombing liberated towns and their own troops, they were dubbed the American Luftwaffe.

  • @squa_81
    @squa_814 жыл бұрын

    What's worse than a godly enemy? A bad ally (aka anyone that doesn't do their jobs correctly)

  • @inxendere

    @inxendere

    4 жыл бұрын

    *Germany looks at Italy*

  • @bplup6419

    @bplup6419

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@inxendere *Poland stares at France and Britain*

  • @nabeelkhamash4803

    @nabeelkhamash4803

    4 жыл бұрын

    A u s t r i a H u n g a r y

  • @santacruiser2214

    @santacruiser2214

    4 жыл бұрын

    *C Z E C H O S L O V A K I A*

  • @nabeelkhamash4803

    @nabeelkhamash4803

    4 жыл бұрын

    Santacruiser R O M A N I A

  • @jays_jae
    @jays_jae4 жыл бұрын

    They forgot to turn off friendly fire. What a rookie mistake!

  • @sleeplesshollow4216
    @sleeplesshollow42164 жыл бұрын

    "I don't even know why I brought it up at all" Ah yes, this is the content I crave

  • @edpoolwilson9522
    @edpoolwilson95222 жыл бұрын

    "And by comical, I mean humorous to me, and annoying to everyone else" You, sir, just described a good 45-70% of my sense of humor

  • @snowykaze
    @snowykaze4 жыл бұрын

    3:06 Was...animating them sailing _backwards_ intended?

  • @mattteee2973

    @mattteee2973

    4 жыл бұрын

    It was all part of a deception plan to confuse the Royal Navy

  • @icheckered6837

    @icheckered6837

    4 жыл бұрын

    Had the same question, it would be wierd to be a joke as he didn't acknowlegde it as such Edit: I think he just mistook the back of the ship for the front

  • @macswanton9622

    @macswanton9622

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KnightandDay33 Moon goose-step lol

  • @redhammer5783

    @redhammer5783

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ships can go backwards, just saying

  • @Wanking_wanker
    @Wanking_wanker4 жыл бұрын

    A ww2 story that doesn’t mention hitler? How strange

  • @PokeMaster22222

    @PokeMaster22222

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nice; Qxir can tell Mr. Godwin to fuck off. He don't need any "laws" from that guy.

  • @johnladuke6475

    @johnladuke6475

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is strange, anything that works out this catastrophically for the Nazis usually starts with a personal order from the Fuhrer.

  • @davsinclair

    @davsinclair

    4 жыл бұрын

    How was pe? Good, *Hollow* or bad?

  • @unitedstatesofamerica4987

    @unitedstatesofamerica4987

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@johnladuke6475 Citadel?

  • @whimsy5623

    @whimsy5623

    4 жыл бұрын

    Who's Hitler?

  • @evox786
    @evox7863 жыл бұрын

    It's not often you get a full report of the battle from both sides. Boat captains- "We were attacked by 20 aircraft and managed to shoot down 5!" Pilots- "We managed to sink four ships!" And that's how command learned that their troops exaggerated their battles.

  • @samuelbailes2726
    @samuelbailes27264 жыл бұрын

    Crazy tale from the bottle recommendation: HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot that made it all through Canada and the Netherlands. Once he made it to the USA though, he was destroyed. Kinda funny, kinda expected, overall weird and up your alley I think

  • @FourOf92000
    @FourOf920004 жыл бұрын

    8:24 that k/d ratio tho

  • @Hannibalkakihara

    @Hannibalkakihara

    3 жыл бұрын

    NOTHING wins everything once more

  • @BorkKillsOneLegMan

    @BorkKillsOneLegMan

    3 жыл бұрын

    he got 23 nukes in one match! 😮

  • @quack9355
    @quack93554 жыл бұрын

    "Zon't worry, Hans. I'm shootin ze plane to zee if itsh friendly, yah ?" "Oh ! But ze friendly fire is on. Zis is a real life war !" ".............Mey ghod"

  • @stevenbartel5008

    @stevenbartel5008

    4 жыл бұрын

    Scheiße

  • @alexl572

    @alexl572

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean FF is on?

  • @quack9355

    @quack9355

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@alexl572 Yeah, yer right. This what I get for watching Qxir while drunk.

  • @LTPottenger

    @LTPottenger

    3 жыл бұрын

    He forgot you onlu fir 100 rounds if friendly, all of them if enemy

  • @kr00k3d100
    @kr00k3d1003 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel today. Have been binge-watching Tales From the Bottle. Even once I finish watching these, there is still so much great content to be seen.

  • @RealRedRabbit
    @RealRedRabbit2 жыл бұрын

    As an optimistic nihilist, I appreciate the world views expressed here. The ending monologue was both extremely peaceful and highly depressing.

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord83374 жыл бұрын

    The beginning part saying you are your worst enemy is true. I agree 100% Almost every single bad situation I've been in has been my fault and had I just been different it would have never happened. Stay true to others and to yourself. Self reflection can help you a whole lot.

  • @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    4 жыл бұрын

    And so did i

  • @JTA1961

    @JTA1961

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the dumbest one of all !!

  • @mawilkinson1957

    @mawilkinson1957

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JTA1961 LOL. So true.

  • @G-Mastah-Fash

    @G-Mastah-Fash

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also nothing matters, buy Qxirs merch.

  • @jackquillen9120

    @jackquillen9120

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sadly self accountability is a dying art

  • @jagermantis
    @jagermantis4 жыл бұрын

    "Autotune german voice" GeRmAn EnGiNeErInG.

  • @ariannereneemartin5678
    @ariannereneemartin56783 жыл бұрын

    Youre a frickin legend! Love to have a beer sometime.....thus letting our two very thirsty nations collide hahaha. Poignant side note at the end too....hats of to ya bro x

  • @km077
    @km0772 жыл бұрын

    They might have lost some ships, but they bombed the enemy into oblivion! I count that as a win.

  • @bigsatofool
    @bigsatofool4 жыл бұрын

    qxir one of the only channels i wouldnt mind milking the videos to 10 minutes for the ad revenue yet he caps it just shy at 9:52. a true renaissance man

  • @nissethepear4743
    @nissethepear47434 жыл бұрын

    Why are the destroyers traveling BACKWARDS

  • @joshelliott1826

    @joshelliott1826

    4 жыл бұрын

    *That* is your main concern is this story of a shit show?

  • @CivilEngineerWroxton

    @CivilEngineerWroxton

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hey, in this story, ANYTHING that doesn't make sense sounds possible. Maybe they got stuck in reverse and just went for it anyway. 🤪

  • @gnomeemporer873

    @gnomeemporer873

    4 жыл бұрын

    and the propeller is on the front of the ship at 6:44

  • @nissethepear4743

    @nissethepear4743

    4 жыл бұрын

    Daniel Hellerup Jesus christ it only gets worse

  • @madkills10

    @madkills10

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gnomeemporer873 maybe he was thinking they were layed out similar to a cargo ship? definitely noticed that straight away though, didn't ruin the vid at all but it was distracting

  • @aurora2319
    @aurora23194 жыл бұрын

    LOL, I'm so glad I subscribed to your channel. I love the way you narrate. such a great sense of humor

  • @collinmclaren6608
    @collinmclaren660810 ай бұрын

    Even though it says no one was punished, I like to imagine a commander from the kriegsmarine and a commander from the luftwaffe ended up getting into a fistfight after the fact. I mean, 600 people were killed. _I'd_ certainly be pissed about that.

  • @met_big_kawaii4999
    @met_big_kawaii49994 жыл бұрын

    lots of such incidents happened, for example, Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, commander of the U.S. II Corps, recalled that his column was attacked by American A-36s in Sicily. The tanks lit yellow smoke flares to identify themselves to their own aircraft but the attacks continued, forcing the column to return fire which resulted in the downing of one aircraft. A parachuting pilot from the downed A-36 was brought before Bradley. 'You stupid sonofabitch!!' Bradley fumed. 'Didn't you see our yellow recognition signals!?' The pilot replied 'Oh, is that what that was?'. A minesweeping flotilla of Royal Navy ships came under fire near Le Havre. At about noon on 27 August, HMS Britomart, Salamander, Hussar and Jason came under rocket and cannon attacks by Hawker Typhoon aircraft of No. 263 Squadron RAF and No. 266 Squadron RAF. HMS Britomart and HMS Hussar took direct hits and were sunk. HMS Salamander had her stern blown off and sustained heavy damage. HMS Jason was raked by machine gun fire, killing and wounding several of her crew. Two of the accompanying trawlers were also hit. The total loss of life was 117 sailors killed and 153 wounded. The attack had continued despite the attempts by the ships to signal that they were friendly and radio requests by the commander of the aircraft for clarification of his target. In the aftermath the surviving sailors were told to keep quiet about the attack. The subsequent court of enquiry identified the fault as lying with the Navy, which had requested the attack on what they thought were enemy vessels entering or leaving Le Havre, and three RN officers were put before a court martial. The commander of Jason and his crew were decorated for their part in rescuing their comrades. At the time reporting of the incident was suppressed with information not fully released until 1994 And the worst one by far was during the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign in May-September 1942, around 1,700 Japanese troops died out of a total 10,000 Japanese soldiers who fell ill with disease when their own biological weapons attack intended for Chinese civilians and soldiers rebounded on their own forces.

  • @robertwilloughby8050

    @robertwilloughby8050

    2 жыл бұрын

    There's another involving poor old Omar Bradley, when Lancaster bombers were pressed into service to provide aerial artillery at the sharp end of "Operation Cobra", the attempt to break out from the D-day beaches. Of course, a Lanky bomber is an ASTONISHINGLY blunt instrument, and they dropped their bombs short. Omar Bradley, who was commanding the unit at the front said "Oh shit (and remember, Omar was a nice bloke who didn't usually swear), not another short drop?" Yes, he said ANOTHER short drop. There had been one the day before that had killed 30. This one was worse. Much, much worse. Approximately 250 soldiers had been killed by "friendly" bombs. Omar, when he found out the truth was, to use his own words, "Suddenly violently sick, to the point I was nearly relived of duty".

  • @gamechip06

    @gamechip06

    Жыл бұрын

    L japs

  • @MAGGOT_VOMIT

    @MAGGOT_VOMIT

    Жыл бұрын

    Yep every military has had their own moments. Today with all the NATO MiliFairy Forces going full leftist-woke-puke, they can be easily destroyed with loudspeakers spouting "mean words". 😂

  • @rodimusmaximus3912

    @rodimusmaximus3912

    Жыл бұрын

    Japanese after using millions of Chinese citizens and non-combatants for experimentation and vivisection: teehee :) Japenese after getting bombed: Um, that was really mean :'((( You need to give us a whole bunch of money

  • @goldenfiberwheat238

    @goldenfiberwheat238

    5 ай бұрын

    There’s also one on one of the Aleutian Islands. Americans and Canadians landed but the Japanese had already left and it was foggy. The Americans and Canadians landed on opposite sides of the island so when they saw each other they started shooting

  • @chungushook
    @chungushook4 жыл бұрын

    Did he just say Kriegsmarine kind of right? Im impressed.

  • @anda3487

    @anda3487

    4 жыл бұрын

    Kriegsmari was good, the ne on the other hand tho...

  • @Futboleria

    @Futboleria

    4 жыл бұрын

    To rule the seven seas and lead the Kriegsmarine!!!

  • @user-ue4mk3pi9h

    @user-ue4mk3pi9h

    4 жыл бұрын

    Martin Totti sabaton moment

  • @jan2oo

    @jan2oo

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not really though

  • @user-ue4mk3pi9h

    @user-ue4mk3pi9h

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jan how is it not a sabaton moment?

  • @comeoutofthedark8910
    @comeoutofthedark8910 Жыл бұрын

    An interesting bit of history and yet another great post. Thank you!

  • @c-dubb3505
    @c-dubb35053 жыл бұрын

    I dunno why I enjoy ur "Doom & Gloom" topics so much, but when you do them & add ur artwork along w/ other forms of ur sense of humor, You create another Masterpiece!!!!!

  • @jimbobur
    @jimbobur4 жыл бұрын

    That ending was the most beautifully poetic and elegant KZreadr segue I've ever seen 🥺

  • @royalbank5567
    @royalbank55674 жыл бұрын

    The ending is really depressing.

  • @Robocopnik

    @Robocopnik

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nothing "depressing" about dead nazis.

  • @CivilEngineerWroxton

    @CivilEngineerWroxton

    4 жыл бұрын

    Blame ALL of it on Adolf Hitler. He literally drove all of his people and military into madness and self-destruction, quite literally, one way or another. The 60 million who died during WWII have but a few madmen to blame. How easily we follow those who are quite mad into madness and destruction.

  • @christiniakollar8397

    @christiniakollar8397

    4 жыл бұрын

    LaoTzusGymShoes The nazis where a political faction . These where German troops deployed because nazis had control of the military

  • @jonseon5952

    @jonseon5952

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@christiniakollar8397 Their intention was to blow up unarmed merchant ships and they got karma. Call them what you want, it's a funny story considering these people would not have given a shit about lighting up civilian boats or watching people drown in the cold waters. Also did you just post the "they were just following orders" meme unironically?

  • @slyseal2091

    @slyseal2091

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@jonseon5952 they were just following orders only doesnt count when it's acutely obvious that what they're doing pays no attention to the value of human life. A majority of all people, including the nazis and affiliates were primarily concerned with what the best way of minimizing losses is while achieving their long time goal. Or I could be wrong, and murder is generally bad no matter the result, in which case we could dive into the exploits of the enola gay.

  • @itmcbhpbgf.6374
    @itmcbhpbgf.6374 Жыл бұрын

    6:29 pure feckin chaos

  • @MackyFermion
    @MackyFermion3 жыл бұрын

    Your voice and snark are so delightful and these videos are informative entertainment at it's finest.

  • @rieux7039
    @rieux70394 жыл бұрын

    You didn't had to be so realistic at the end :'( I'm crying now

  • @struttux5156

    @struttux5156

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wasn't prepared for that 🤣🤣

  • @troodon1096

    @troodon1096

    Жыл бұрын

    When he said "Like and subscribe, buy my T-shirts, follow me on Twitter" I had tears in my eyes. But no way am I ever going to Twitter.

  • @shanthi718
    @shanthi7183 жыл бұрын

    At the end. It gets deep...buy my t-shirts 😂 love this guy!

  • @carlmanvers5009
    @carlmanvers50093 жыл бұрын

    From comedy gold to tears in one monologue with piano accompaniment. Bless you Qxir.

  • @DAndyLord
    @DAndyLord4 жыл бұрын

    I laughed at the wiki of the battle. Then felt bad for laughing at the deaths of 600 humans. Then Qxir comes in and kicks me in the gut. Well played. Great video. Hints of Exurb1a at the end there.

  • @rogerszmodis

    @rogerszmodis

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t feel bad, they were nazis.

  • @stevenf5902

    @stevenf5902

    Жыл бұрын

    Right? 😂🤣

  • @goober3889

    @goober3889

    Жыл бұрын

    To be fair, they were nazis. They probably deserved it.

  • @normalviewer740
    @normalviewer7404 жыл бұрын

    lol thanks for the monologue at the end, now im going to get lunch with a frowning face... and a tee-shirt

  • @bpdp379

    @bpdp379

    4 жыл бұрын

    Normal Viewer you did follow on Twitter, right?

  • @normalviewer740

    @normalviewer740

    4 жыл бұрын

    bpdp379 I did indeed

  • @bpdp379

    @bpdp379

    4 жыл бұрын

    Normal Viewer I just read that in Qxir’s accent....is that weird?

  • @normalviewer740

    @normalviewer740

    4 жыл бұрын

    bpdp379 I wrote it in Qxir’s voice lol

  • @bpdp379

    @bpdp379

    4 жыл бұрын

    Normal Viewer hahahaha

  • @812guitars
    @812guitars3 жыл бұрын

    OMG! I never heard this one. BTW, fantastic story telling. And the cartoons just rounded the whole thing out. Loved it!

  • @patrickrauh996
    @patrickrauh9963 жыл бұрын

    6:32, the faces duh, your drawings are just hilarious

  • @FourOf92000
    @FourOf920004 жыл бұрын

    0:29 ok but seriously though, it's pretty fucking liberating-yeah, I have to live with myself, but I'm the easiest person for me to change, so if it's my fault I can do something about it

  • @mechtechpotato4249
    @mechtechpotato42494 жыл бұрын

    Talking about friendly fire let’s talk about the Alaskan island campaign the US showed up to retake a few islands that the Japanese just left after visiting them

  • @beer1for2break3fast4

    @beer1for2break3fast4

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@martkbanjoboy8853 Actually blame the people in charge

  • @LTPottenger

    @LTPottenger

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those were canadians vs us marines so still enemies

  • @mechtechpotato4249

    @mechtechpotato4249

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LTPottenger The apologies must have been more viscous than the fighting.

  • @juancarlos-uv4lh

    @juancarlos-uv4lh

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mechtechpotato4249 legend says canadians are still apologising to this day.

  • @mysticx0
    @mysticx03 жыл бұрын

    ive just binge watched like 5 of your videos and theyre great but this one had me laughing so hard i realized you definitely earned my sub!!

  • @jannikm2247
    @jannikm22474 жыл бұрын

    Dude, it's so funny to her you pronounce German words. I'm dying right now😂😂. Love your videos. Greetings from Germany 👋🏻

  • @MLG_MAN_1223
    @MLG_MAN_12234 жыл бұрын

    Do a video of the joint US-Canadian invasion of the Aleutian Islands in WW2

  • @simplelife55lol

    @simplelife55lol

    3 жыл бұрын

    What a shit-show it was

  • @quabey_
    @quabey_4 жыл бұрын

    As a german your accent in hilarious!

  • @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    4 жыл бұрын

    Funny

  • @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ääh lustig.

  • @aloysiuskurnia7643
    @aloysiuskurnia76432 жыл бұрын

    Germany: No one can stop us! Physical manifestation of no one: I am no one

  • @peterjones596
    @peterjones5963 жыл бұрын

    Aw, thanks for the life-affirming bit at the end, I'll feel much better as I jump under the next bus. Brilliant, as always!

  • @goneham4015
    @goneham40154 жыл бұрын

    A good tales from the bottle would be about the 1876 grave robbery attempt of Lincolns corpse

  • @Shadeem
    @Shadeem4 жыл бұрын

    those destroyers keep moving backwards

  • @Aron-ru5zk

    @Aron-ru5zk

    3 жыл бұрын

    Going backwards was their least of their problems. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

  • @Mark_nobody3

    @Mark_nobody3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Do you know how long it takes to turn a ship around, more than hour that ship is heavy

  • @janeksobieralski7334
    @janeksobieralski73343 жыл бұрын

    Love this dudes videos, the honesty that could get him demonetized such as drug references(not in this video), and his sense of the value of a human life whether the "Good guys" or "Bad guys", i watch a lot of semi-educational videos but this bloke's outlook on shit is unrivaled

  • @mindpoacher3180
    @mindpoacher31803 жыл бұрын

    I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation..bunches and bunches of thumbs up.

  • @Sir.VicsMasher
    @Sir.VicsMasher4 жыл бұрын

    Bravo! if the ending monologue was original. A few get memorized with a statue's until it gets burned or ripped down during a peaceful protest.

  • @randomuser5443

    @randomuser5443

    4 жыл бұрын

    “Mildly annoyed demonstrators”

  • @nondescripthandle212
    @nondescripthandle2124 жыл бұрын

    Says he will say German words with German accent, Lso doesn't say w's like a v

  • @stevenbartel5008

    @stevenbartel5008

    4 жыл бұрын

    Was

  • @tom8340

    @tom8340

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenbartel5008 ich verstehs auch nicht

  • @josephscriven5454
    @josephscriven5454 Жыл бұрын

    He really went hard on the existential dread at the end there.

  • @noelnolan351
    @noelnolan3514 жыл бұрын

    Just found your site very very good I have to say I know some of it is a little bit dark but sometimes we need to know no what really happens answering the questions no afraid to ask please carry on your good work I will remain a loyal fan

  • @Jolis_Parsec
    @Jolis_Parsec4 жыл бұрын

    Can you cover the William D. Porter next, Qxir? That ship had all sorts of misfortune befall it, the most notable of which was they nearly sunk a battleship that was carrying FDR on board to a secret meeting with the other Allied leaders all because of a torpedo training exercise gone wrong.

  • @Tobyphoto69
    @Tobyphoto694 жыл бұрын

    Oh that was deep

  • @JTA1961

    @JTA1961

    4 жыл бұрын

    I sink slow too...

  • @username_copied3566
    @username_copied35663 жыл бұрын

    The ending was beautiful, thank you, Qxir, very cool!

  • @TheAngryAstronaut
    @TheAngryAstronaut3 жыл бұрын

    Deep, impactful philosophy followed by a merch plug. You are bloody hilarious. Rofl.

  • @sephirothbahamut245
    @sephirothbahamut2454 жыл бұрын

    I didn't expect the feels at the end

  • @feesh147
    @feesh1474 жыл бұрын

    3:09 why r the destroyers moving backwards?

  • @kasdanasal

    @kasdanasal

    4 жыл бұрын

    At 6:44 you can also see that the screws are mounted to what should be the bow of the destroyer. In other words Qxir is big dum.

  • @drmalpractical

    @drmalpractical

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because of superior German engineering

  • @deadlysquirrel5560

    @deadlysquirrel5560

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kasdanasal dumb*

  • @andywillis9701
    @andywillis97012 жыл бұрын

    Austria has a fun similar incident from back when muskets were a thing..where austrian forces attacked (you guessed it) austrian forces. it was quite a success.

  • @Alyxandeyr
    @Alyxandeyr3 жыл бұрын

    Been watching for a few days. I liked and subscribed solely because of that outro. You deserve it lol

  • @blackopscw7913
    @blackopscw79134 жыл бұрын

    At 8:01 we know why they were (the destroyers) we’re traveling backwards if you look at the bow of the ship underwater there’s propellers ON THE BOW

  • @pihlajafox

    @pihlajafox

    2 жыл бұрын

    ...had this guy ever seen a ship before?

  • @johnwojtsvideos3616
    @johnwojtsvideos36164 жыл бұрын

    I just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed your stories and your animation. Somebody them are quite entertaining. Keep up the great work.

  • @BrokenMills
    @BrokenMills Жыл бұрын

    I think this is your masterpiece of a video. It was hilarious. Thank you so much

  • @no1uno48
    @no1uno483 жыл бұрын

    man I love this channel and your accent, keep up the stories they are very interesting ...

  • @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939
    @offiziellertaiwanesischers19394 жыл бұрын

    Oh boy, they didnt understand the therm: german Ingenieurskunst

  • @stevenbartel5008

    @stevenbartel5008

    4 жыл бұрын

    Deutsche unterwasserbomben sind so gut, sie können sogar deutsche schiffe kaputt machen

  • @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    @offiziellertaiwanesischers1939

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@stevenbartel5008 der wahre grund wieso wir den krieg verloren haben

  • @ADBBuild
    @ADBBuild4 жыл бұрын

    I really loved the tone of this video. So up beat and pleasant.

  • @garyjones1884
    @garyjones18843 жыл бұрын

    I love your work qxir fricken amazing bro

  • @sststr
    @sststr Жыл бұрын

    Jeez, your ending monologue was even more depressing that then battle description that preceded it. Very impressive!!

  • @saw7191
    @saw71914 жыл бұрын

    Great video, Qxir!

  • @Cuestrupaster
    @Cuestrupaster4 жыл бұрын

    Top 10 saddest anime endings...

  • @chrismcgonigle964
    @chrismcgonigle964 Жыл бұрын

    Sooo uplifting. Thank you.

  • @simonmartinez6538
    @simonmartinez65383 жыл бұрын

    These videos are great, you are talented, keep it going, that is all.

  • @TheZanzaroni
    @TheZanzaroni4 жыл бұрын

    This was the most heartless touching outro I've ever witnessed

  • @funnybone107
    @funnybone1074 жыл бұрын

    Just as I was checking you uploaded, all is well in the universe

  • @kerrygibbs8198
    @kerrygibbs81982 жыл бұрын

    You tell some great stories. I also enjoy your sarcastic humor. Thanks!

  • @paulnelson2362
    @paulnelson23622 жыл бұрын

    That ending was well said. Great video brother.

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