THE GERMAN INVASION OF THE NETHERLANDS: kzread.info/dash/bejne/kX191btvZpfadZc.html THE BATTLE OF THE GREBBEBERG (1940): kzread.info/dash/bejne/iX6lyKWPn8zXkrQ.html

@ariari4133

4 жыл бұрын

Vriend wil niet moeilijk doen .Holland ? Nederland 5 dagen,en dan hebben ze nog rustig aan gedaan, overigens bijna al mijn ooms hebben in Duitsland gezeten mijn pa is op 20:4. 1945 vrijgelaten kon kiezen ostfront, of arbeidseinzats

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Wat koos hij? Ik gok Arbeitseinsatz.

@nicrap4505

3 жыл бұрын

Stop yelling at me

This man is the dutch version of Indy neidell

@spicymapper364

4 жыл бұрын

Z E G M A K K E R

@scaryman101086

4 жыл бұрын

Ik denk niet dat hij van dag tot dag (of week) gaat behandelen vwb de eerste of tweede wo.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

@@scaryman101086 Ik heb hiernaast ook nog een leven hè ;)

@Kitostardust

4 жыл бұрын

wie wil dat sabaton een nummer maakt over de meidagen

It’s a difficult subject to come to terms with. The defense lines were breached, Rotterdam was flattened. Capitulation was probably the only reasonable option. The cost was 5 years of suffering, the loss of much of the Jewish population and The Netherlands being used as a battlefield. The return for this sacrifice was the preservation of its beautiful cities, towns and the recovery of a great nation.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, compared to Eastern Europe we got of "lighter".

@delanovanraalte3186

4 жыл бұрын

becouse that war we have better relations with france uk us and germany

@henkvandervossen6616

4 жыл бұрын

The Netherlands would have been sucked in after the Japanese attack on Dutch East India. Had the fight started in late 1941, it is likely that the fighting would have taken longer. The more so as Fokker was producing a for the time excellent fighter plane. Numbers were small in 1940 but would have been much higher two years later.

Only just found this channel, Thank you for it. My family comes from Noord Brabant (Aalst-Waalre), and I have heard so many stories of my grandparents, and what happened (My parents emigrated to NZ in the 1980's, so only stories filtered down to me), so it is nice to find this channel in english and to be able to get more of a background understanding. I sadly know little about the actual invasion, but during the occupation most of the males in family went into hiding to avoid forced labour round ups, unfortunately my Opa did not avoid it, he survived the war (thankfully because I am here), although his stories inevitably mentioned being shot in the leg helping others to escape the germans, so at least I know in some way he was still causing the germans some grief when he could. Thanks for bringing this to an english speaking audience, look forward to hearing more about this all. Regards from far away New Zealand.(I do however treat my property as dutch soil, keep the flag flying proud and tall).

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing this. All the way in NZ! :D

@dirkvanmourik871

3 жыл бұрын

Aalst-Waalre is next to Veldhoven, where I live. Nice to hear from you all the way from New Zealand.

Thankyou that was wonderful.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great episode!

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Very interesting perspective, plenty of detail, well presented, thanks

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for your post. I have other video's about the subject as well, see: kzread.info/head/PL_bcNuRxKtpFqVkDAwQwskFibTbzaZ0sq

Nice getup! Maybe a short video about the dutch soldier equipment? Clothing, weaponry etc. Nice comparison to German outfitting would be interesting.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Next week!

Really good video, love it. As a Dutchmen, this is one of the most interesting videos I've seen in a while.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers, Alex! Stay tuned for more NL WO2 vids.

Intresante video! Ik werk zelf in de ouderenzorg, en ik heb voor een meneer gezorgd die op de Grebbeberg gevochten heeft in 1940, hij zat achter een machinegeweer. Hij zei dat de geweren die ze gekregen hadden uit 1895 kwamen en 25 procent van de tijd faalden, en toen ze omsingeld waren, hun machinegeweernest, werden de eerste 2 Nederlandse soldaten meteen neergeschoten nadat ze hun handen omhoog hadden gedaan. later moest hij in Duitsland werken bij een fabriek en heeft het meermalen ternauwernood overleefd door geallieerde bombardementen aangezien de bunker al vol waren met Duitse burgers. Een bijzondere man

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Bedankt voor je bericht, David. Als ik geen leraar was geworden, had ik ook in de ouderenzorg gewerkt, al die verhalen van vroeger vind ik mega interessant. De Nederlanders hadden inderdaad het Hembrug M95-geweer uit 1895. Een redelijk wapen nog, maar indien slecht onderhouden, kan het vastlopen. Die man zal wat benarde momenten hebben meegemaakt.

@davidsnoek8686

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle asjeblieft, ja idd

@bavtie1

4 жыл бұрын

Het Duitse standaard geweer was de Karabiner '98, gemaakt in 1898. Eigenlijk gebruikte elk land (behalve Amerika) nog standaard infanteriewapens van voor de 1e Wereldoorlog. Dit was dus niet bepaald vreemd, maar het grote verschil zat 'm in modernere wapens als tanks/anti-tankwapens, vliegtuigen, machinegeweren etc. Hierin liep Nederland heel erg achter in 1940. Dat en tactieken, leiderschap en communicatie enzo.

Gekke man haha! Nice video man, i'm a WW2 fan myself just like you are :) Even wanted to be a history teacher at one point! wasn't meant to be though... Anyway! keep up the good work!

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny!

Woooooo look at that fly outfit! Looking good buddy! Like the format of the intro! Fun Fact: a few of my ancestors (way back) came from North Brabant, Utrecht and other places in the Netherlands..Seijlmans, de Nys/ de Nyce, and Van Brunt surnames are in my ancestry line 😎 so is guess this is a good time to say "If you ain't Dutch, you ain't much" haha

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting to read, thanks for letting us know!

Great video, find the Dutch uniforms interesting, maybe you can make a topic about this. Greatings from Leeuwarden

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! STAY TUNED my friend, yesterday I recorded a topic an episode about the Dutch uniform. Will be released soon!:)

Great work on your videos. Please present materials on the Netherlands Pacific War. Thank you.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your reply, here is a video you might find interesting: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fX6crdaxYba4nto.html

Je sist veel te veel en dat maakt het vrij kut om naar je te luisteren Stefan

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Dankjewel, Erik. Kut voor je man. Sterkte.

With regards to the losses inflicted to the luftwaffe and the paratroopers I would say they were still significant. The paratroopers were elite forces and the loss of these were not easily replaced. As for the luftwaffe-transports; the losses over Holland were enough to hamper them for a long time in their capability to deliver supplies. Also, a lot of the junker 52 pilots were often flight-instructors. Their loss had its effect further down the line too.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting you point this out. See, there has been a debate whether these German paratroopers can be seen as "elite forces". Guess I have to make an episode about that. Thanks for your comment.

@princeofcupspoc9073

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle Yeah, the word "elite" is thrown around a lot. Paratroopers received additional training in, obviously, airborne operations, but they also trained in small unit tactics and local improvisation. This differs from regular troops, who are more tied to direct orders and unit cooperation, in a more rigid command structure. Their weapons are usually assault weapons like submachine guns, but with only limited ammunition. After a few days without restock of supplies, they lose their effectiveness. See Market Garden.

@henkvandervossen6616

4 жыл бұрын

@@princeofcupspoc9073 The aim of paratroopers is sudden strikes behind the lines. They were never meant to hold terrain for a long time. The way to defeat them is to prevent reinforcements.

The background and your clothes are so cool :O

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I put a big effort in this!

Leuke informatieve video's! Zo heb ik in de loop der jaren een hoop informatie verzameld over de oorlog hier in Maastricht. Een hoop informatie heb ik van mijn oma... inmiddels 92 jaar... gekregen. Haar broer heeft hier rond Maastricht gelegerd gelegen. Zo heb ik ook diverse uitrusting stukken van hem gekregen.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Prachtig zeg. Die originele stukken zijn een fortuin waard tegenwoordig. Dank voor het kijken, Bastiaan!

@84Sjengske

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle helemaal waar... en helemaal met het familie verhaal erbij... mocht je interesse hebben in meer informatie over aanval hier in het zuiden... stuur me gerust een bericht ;-)

I was expecting some sort of, as we say in Poland, "Hurray-optimism" but I was disappointed :) A movie made sensibly and matter-of-factly with a bit of good humor. I like it and I hope that in the future I will see more videos from the Netherlands defense period. I will not be offended if they are more specific (dates, times, cities and names) and anecdotes (e.g. theft of industrial diamonds). Good work, as always

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment, Karol. You've seen pretty much of my videos. Really cool!

@karollorak7490

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle you did a lot of videos and although they are short they are also extremely interesting. I like them very much and I plan to see them all :)

@andrewallen9993

4 жыл бұрын

More Dutch take part in the Arnhem march each year to commemorate the British and Polish soldiers at Arnhem than there are German soldiers buried in the Dutch war cemetary.

Quite nice! Also check militairy history (not) visualised, with not being a sub channel, for a broader view of the war.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip, Arjen!

Je vertelt het bijna net zo goed als mijn oude leerkracht geschiedenis!

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Bedankt, Mathijs!

Dear Stefan I would like to ask you which were the weapons that your country had during that period airplanes small arms artillery etc and if there was a strategic plan against the German invasion? Thank you! In the war against Japan you fought excellent and with less powerful weapons did you done a video already?

I love your video's in the invasion of the Netherlands. Could you do a more in depth video on the futile modernisation efforts prior to the world war? I heard about the acquisition of modern anti aircraft artillery and i also heard an attempt to acquire more modern rifles. How did this impact the dutch defense and did the dutch stand a better chance if the modernisation effort was succesful?

@ariari4133

4 жыл бұрын

Was nog uit de 80 jarige oorlog tegen Spanje

@joewilson3575

4 жыл бұрын

I might be flawed in my reasoning but personally I think that the dutch having modern land weaponry wouldn't have made a difference because while tactically they may have had the advantage in certain situations, strategically the country stood little chance of defence from Germany because of superior German resources and the Germans holding initiative. In the case of Finland, while they lagged technologically, they held the Soviets for months due to a simple front line and a slow moving Russian force, moving along Crap roads in freezing temperatures. In the Netherlands there was a modern road network and therefore an ability to supply troops and use tank divisions. I am however talking slightly out my arse here mind, I'm not too knowledgeable about the specifics of much of the war just a more general overview and I like to think myself a bit knowing on the concepts of the war.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Great! Perhaps I'll cover the interwar years in the future.

@hankthegreatone

4 жыл бұрын

@@joewilson3575 I thing a couple of things that would definitely have made a difference would be better comunication, more and better radio´s and also more ammunition. ofcource ultimately the dutch could not have hold off the german invasion. also just my personal thought :P i am also curious to what kind of weapons you were thinking of when you say modern weaponry?

@joewilson3575

4 жыл бұрын

@@hankthegreatone Modern for the time, Garands, bren guns or MG34s and a decent sub gun I suppose. They had fairly modern fighter planes but they could never really have had enough. From a tactical perspective more modern small arms can make a difference but as far as I understand, from a strategic perspective it matters a lot less.

goede video heb zelf geschiedenis gestudeerd vooral jaren 1943-1945 zou je paar afleveringen kunnen doen over de Bombardement op Nijmegen 1944 en over het communiste verzet in nederland love your work

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Bedankt, zeker iets voor de toekomst, Benjamin!

@TimDutch

3 жыл бұрын

Toevallig familie van Wilhelm Pronk? (Soldaat bij stelling Kornwerderzand)

simple words *splendid mate*

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@utkarshchoudhary3870

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle oh my god you literaly relied i....I THIS IS THE BEST DAY IVE HAD IN 1MONTH THANK TO REPLY!

@utkarshchoudhary3870

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle btw sir i just wanted to suggest a topic like about the effectiveness of the german army in crete can you make it possible?

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Love to travel to Crete one day and cover it on location.

@utkarshchoudhary3870

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle *thanks so much*

Hahah 0:36 'not effective they suck you know!' Leuk stukje! =D.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks:)

You are from brabant, thats a nice little fact. Would love if you do an episode of attacks on the netherlands, while being occupied (because a lot of dutch civilians died of these attacks)

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

You mean an episode of the Netherlands under German occupation? Will do, Wim!

Wish I had you as my history teacher 😁

@axelvanderleij2909

4 жыл бұрын

Jokes on you my good sir, I actually do! And he's litterally the best teacher at our school in my oppinion.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@nsms1297

4 жыл бұрын

@@axelvanderleij2909 Axel which grade you're in

Nice Uinfrom

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

What about the O-O Line near the Hondsrug and Rolde rug? What was its purpose, was it ever finished?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Not fully and it was only to delay the enemy.

Hey hallo Stefan, ten eerste wil ik zeggen dat ik je kanaal erg leuk en interessant vind. Dat gezegd hebbende wil ik je alleen vragen waar ik je afstudeer film "mei 1940" zien kan, ik kan die film namelijk nergens vinden. Goed, ik ben dan ook niet s'werelds beste internetter eerlijk gezegd 😁. Oke, bvd Jacob.

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

Dank, Jacob. Zie de link naar Patreon in de beschrijving onder de video.

You guys fought well

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Did what we could. Thanks for your reply.

One thing to keep in mind is that offensive orders are usually overly optimistic. The reason is that if things goes well, you want your troops to know where to go next, to keep the pressure up. If you provide only limited orders, then you may find your troops sitting around waiting for new orders, instead of moving to the next objective. If things go badly, it is usually in unforeseen ways, and local improvisation is needed. You don't want your front line officers burdened with overly complicated contingency plans. Order should be simple, easy to follow, easy to understand.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the additional information.

The Germans also provided 'previtin' aka Ice to reduce combat shock and combat stress. It was actually their secret weapon during the Blitzkrieg years.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, there is a book about it I still have to check.

The Germans were very effective as my mother, her uncle and cousins awoke on the morning of the 10th to their army in the streets of their city of Roermond, Limburg, being only 2 miles West of the border. My mothers boyfriend was shot along with about 20 others as the Germans demanded obedience. Both my mother and her uncle were in the underground in Roermond, but my mother was removed for forced labor at various labor/concentration camps in Germany. She survived but many of the other Dutch, Polish, Belgians and eventually Russians in the camps did not. She was one of the lucky ones not to be shot during various escapes. My uncle was interrogated and tortured but never gave in and was repeatedly released after having his ribs kicked in. They were my heroes.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, William.

Heb je toevallig een link naar die film?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Check: www.patreon.com/historyhustler

Hello from Greece - In the first years of the war Germans were unstoppable at flat terrain - the only way to defend them was in the mountains where their troops experienced high casualties - either facing tactical or guerrilla troops … Or in difficult terrains like desert and sand at North Africa or snow and mud at Russia) …

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty much yeah. Thanks for replying.

I thought you guys prefered if we called it the Netherlands? Good video nevertheless.

@frisianmouve

4 жыл бұрын

Stop bleaching our flags and pretend they're Luxembourgish

@alandia764

4 жыл бұрын

frisianmouve yeah

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

True, I always use the Netherlands. This time I used 'Holland' for algorithmic reasons.

@JeroenDoes

4 жыл бұрын

We prefer the Netherlands but realise that most people outside of the netherlands know the country as Holland. So a lot of people, including the site for tourism, simply use Holland because it is easier when communicating with foreigners.

@jaylopes8489

3 жыл бұрын

In another 50 years they will call it little Africa . . . 👋🇵🇹

Man i wish you were my history teacher lmao i already love history but how you are omg thatd would have been great bahaha

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@itz_jake7256

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle keep up your good work i like your content because here in the US its hard to hear others perspective on things because here if it dont have to do with the US then you hear little if anything at all about it so thank you!! Respect from new jersey USA dont judge me though im not a ignorant back woods hill billy that trump made us all look like.... Love eu history an the rest of the world i swear lol

0:41 Merck toch hoe sterck-Bergen Op Zoom.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Groetjes van Roosendaal!

I have understand that the para-division, that was used in the invasion of the Netherlands lost so much man (killed or caputered), that it took until the invasion of Crete (1941)that they could be used as an operation unit again.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

There has been a debate among historians whether these paratroopers can be considered as "elite troops". I do know that áfter Crete the paratroopers weren't used in such a way.

Considering German timetables in ww2, I would say they were all a bit too ambitious. I mean the time table of conquering the European part of Russia being 3 months is sort of a reflection of this. 1 day to take down the Netherlands was a bit too ambitious too I think.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

Hoi kan je het over onze kleine maar wel erg moderne luchtmacht hebben?

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

Niet binnenkort.

Vraagje, waar heeft u het uniform vandaan?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Shipperfabrik uit de VS, bedrijf is failliet. Je kunt het hier proberen: www.re-enactmentshop.com/webshop/world-war-ii-allies/dutch-army

@TimDutch

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle Bedankt voor het antwoord. Zou het veilig zijn om van die site te kopen of heeft u geen ervaring met hun?

The britain battle had another issue if the france battle did not damage a lot Luftwaffe

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

In a few weeks more on that battle.

What is youre opinion: The Belgian army talks about the 18 days, the Dutch army resisted for 5 days. The Belgian army had much support of the French and British BEF-army. If you compare these two, is one better than the other ?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Good question, very hard to answer. I have to research the Belgian story for that. If anyone has an idea, let us know!

That the Netherlands was captured in a few days wasn't the fault of the Armed Forces, it was the government in my opinion. The tension of a war with Germany grew already in the mid 1930s, nevertheless, there was almost nothing done to modernize our army. They used rifles and guns from World War I and even the Napoleon era. We had only 1 light tank, which wasn't even used during the German invasion. The budget of the army was cut several times in the 1920s and 1930s. The only real impressive modern weapon we had was the Fokker G.I fighter aircraft, but even those couldn't change anything in the skies. All I can say is massive respect for our boys that wanted to defend our borders. It was really farm boys against a new modern fighting force of Nazi Germany. We had no chance for victory, although, if they kept fighting after the bombing of Rotterdam I think they could delay them for a few days more. (which would not be worth it, thinking of the soldiers, civilians casualties and damage to our historical cities.)

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the additional insights.

I enjoy your videos. The common denominator here like in Poland and France and many other countries that were overrun by the Germans is that these nations did not have a formidable Air Force to challenge the air superiority of the Luftwaffe. The Germans, however, lacked the navy to take on Great Britain which played a major part in the ultimate defeat of the Third Reich.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Not sure if it was the British navy that defeated Germany...

@T-Cat311

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle not entirely, but even Admiral Donitz told Hitler the navy needed more time and tried to persuade him to hold off on his attack on Poland. Donitz realized that a strong navy would hamper allied efforts to get much needed supplies to Western Europe and he was also hoping that by taking on the British he could cut off Britain’s supplies by controlling the North Atlantic much like the wolf packs did in WW1. I’m sure there are many reasons why Germany did not succeed, the crazy corporal not listening to his commanders, fighting a two front war, the eventual demise of his luftwaffe and air superiority which allowed the USAAF and RAF to carry out bombings over strategic targets almost unimpeded except the 8th aid forces did sustain large losses during those day time raids. Certainly the biggest headache for Hitler was losing the 6th Army at Stalingrad which kind of marked the beginning of the end for Hitler in the East. D-Day was his nightmare in the West. Always nice to hear from you and glad to have met you. In America it seems our youth have no interest in the past or learning of history. Our museums get defunded and attendance was down long before Covid-19. It’s really sad to say the least. I’m hoping one day to open a Education and Preservation Center a nice way of saying museum as I have a growing collection of historical artifacts from many periods. I just don’t know if people are as passionate about these artifacts as I am. 🤔

@T-Cat311

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle can you check out a recent video I posted? It’s titled Military History Artifacts. I need your expert opinion about a blue Cobalt Dutch water bottle featured in it. Thanks! 😊

You should mention that indeed in fighter aircraft no significant dent was made, but an entire year of production of Transport planes was lost. According to German general .....(lost his name, too lazy to look up) they never were able to replace all of them through out the war and stopped them from planning an airborne assault on Britain. And please call it the Netherlands. Grebbeberg was not in Holland.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the additional information. Love to dive into this in a future video.

@HingerlAlois

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair one would have to specify what year of production are we talking about, the production numbers differ significantly if we talk about production prior to the war or during the war... 1938 or 1939? Then yes the losses might have been the equivalent of the production of one year. But during the war Germany significantly increased the production of weapons including airplanes, in 1943 alone 887 Ju 52 transport airplanes were produced (compared to 145 in 1939). Thus in the years during the war 1940 to 1944 Germany produced more Ju 52s each year than it lost airplanes during the battle of the Netherlands.

@henkvandervossen6616

4 жыл бұрын

One must remwmber that later there was a sizable contribution to the allied war effort from the dutch merchant navy that evacuated from the Netherlands. Dutch navy joined the UK navy.

Een video over het bombardement van Nijmegen lijkt me ook interessant. Het is naar mijn gevoel een vergeten gebeurtenis uit de oorlog. Volgens sommige schijnt het zelfs een zwaarder bombardementen te zijn geweest dan Rotterdam.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Goed idee. Zijn daar monumenten van dat jij weet? Groet!

@JardaAndriessen

4 жыл бұрын

Jazeker. Dit is waarschijnlijk de bekendste: www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/28689/Monument-De-Schommel-Nijmegen. Dit is ter nagedachtenis aan het schooltje wat er toen stond. Die werd door een voltreffer geraakt waarna 24 kinderen en 8 zusters omkwamen.

@JardaAndriessen

4 жыл бұрын

Buiten dat staan er helaas bijna geen monumenten die specifiek over het bombardement gaan. De gebeurtenis was voor een paar jaar terug nog een beetje een taboe. Sinds 2000 is ook pas een officiële herdenking. Hier is er nog eentje: www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/28690/Monument-Vergissingsbombardement-Nijmegen.htm

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Bedankt voor de info!

@JardaAndriessen

4 жыл бұрын

Geen probleem! 👍🏻

What happend to the Dutch Navy

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

I'll perhaps talk about that in the future.

What about the Fokker G1? This plane did some good damage to the German planes

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Will talk about this in future video!

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

In a future video.

Is it fair to compare the defensive by the German Army of Dutch territory 5 years later? No air superiority, static defensive positions and a well equipped enemy. Simular circumstances to 1940. It showed the superior fighting skills of the Wehrmacht throughout the war.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, have to look into that. Thanks, David!

@krazhuk

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, i think its fair to say the germans where way better prepared than our man 5 years back, because: 1. combat experience (5 years compared to 0) 2. part of the atlantic wall defenses (versus dug out trenches) 3. better weapons (yes they also faced lack of funding/ammo/supply, but a 1940's gun is still better than a 18 something? one) Could name a few more, but this is off the top of my head

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Fair enough.

@carolusrex8488

3 жыл бұрын

@@krazhuk The hembrug was as good as the Kar98, just 2 years older design and the Kar98 is a karbine, the Hembrug was a rifle and had also many carbine versions. The problem with the hembrug was its ammo wich was to powerfull and went trough a body instead of sticking in it.

How accurate is the film Het Bombardment?

@TimDutch

4 жыл бұрын

The film with Jan Smit? It wasn't really wel received by the public:)

@Kitostardust

4 жыл бұрын

it was a joke XD

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

The fact that Rotterdam was bombed was the only accurate thing. Furthermore the movie was a faillure. And Jan Smit wasn't even that bad of an actor.

do a video about ww2 bulgaira

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Already done, lemme know your thoughts: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lmaj0bman9m1lJc.html

@stein3756

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle nice video , btw ur the first youtuber that have responded to me, thank u very much and I'll support ur channel from now on

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Feel free to browse in the old content. There are many videos you might find interesting.

@stein3756

3 жыл бұрын

For sure

Please tell me Stefan, are you a dutch man? Your English pronunciation is 100 % British but you have made unusual many videos about the Netherlands.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Yes, I'm Dutch! Funny enough, most Dutch viewers immediately recognize the accent haha.

@Watschel

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle Hey Stefan, in this case I must tell you a short but funny story. I am a member of the deviantArt page. www.deviantart.com/quark44 There you can meet other graphic artists which morph pictures. A few years ago I met a Dutch artist there. We have written messages each other and talked about everything under the sun. Of course we have written each other into the English language. Then we started to share pictures and pictures with funny slogans. But then I did a mistake. I have sent him also funny slogans and jokes into the German language. I thought: "Oh crap! He won't understand these jokes." But I was wrong. He was rolling on the floor with laughing about my jokes. I was surprised and I asked him whether he can also understand the German language. He affirmed. I could not believe that because we talked always into the English language although this buddy understand the German language. haha :D" By the way: my first name is also Stefan

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, namesake!

@Watschel

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle Hey Stefan! If you are interested in true WW2 stories then I can tell you short stories My father was a soldier in the German army.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Please share. What did your father told you about his experiences?

The Nazis would not have had a chance if the Dutch troops had more beards.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

So true 🤣

The official surrender was indeed 5 days fighting but it took 2 days longer until al soldiers surrenderd and than they to came at a resistance

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Scattered Dutch soldiers could indeed have put up longer resistance. I've heard of such a account on the Grebbe Line somewhere...

@delanovanraalte3186

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle the country was annexed and there were people making you can say a little rebelion

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

The Dutch resistance, that's a story of its own yes.

@delanovanraalte3186

4 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle indeed if america uk and france didnt free us we would eventually become strong enough to kick them out of our country the dutch people tasted freedom once and they want to keep it

The Netherlands had no char at all. This was the main problem. I think to these young people during this terrible time when they understand their officers were not ready .

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

The Dutch indeed had no chance.

what happened to the germans and dutch that got captured dressed up as Dutch soldiers / police to infiltrate the ranks and dismantle the bombs? were they executed as spies? or did that only happen to the germans that dressed up as americans later in the war?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Good question. I know some were killed in action. Others might have been caught up by the German assault wave that followed shortly after and were thus safe. These pro-German Dutchmen might've served for the Germans later in the war. I'm currently reading a book about Dutch that served in the Waffen-SS. I haven't come across that these men previously served as pro-German spies, but who knows.

Good contribution. But for me, even as dutch, the issue of the dutch participation in the war is a bit boring because of the limited scale and time. The bombing of Rotterdam was probably a mistake, Germans failed to communicate abortion with their pilots, resulting in a tragedy. In general, for both axis and allies, the bombing of civilians proved ineffective and even backfired during the war. Even the atomic bombs did not really made a difference - Japan was willing to absorb more nuclear attacks, but the Russian threath changed their minds. Interesting subject might be an exhausting coverage of the use and abilities of the G-1 air plane, the most modern cruise fighter during the German attack. Overrated potential?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Hope you liked the others videos also.

@TimDutch

3 жыл бұрын

Helft van de G1's werden op de grond vernietigd. De andere haalden goede resultaten. Net zoals de dokker DXX1.

@TimDutch

3 жыл бұрын

Dokker is natuurlijk Fokker :)

@cz1589

3 жыл бұрын

@@TimDutch 🤐😜

@JimmyStiffFingers

Жыл бұрын

De atoombommen waren zeker wel effectief.

my Opa was in the Dutch Army when the Germans Invaded in 1940 he spent the rest of the war in hiding

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, Zayne.

@zaynevanbommel5983

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle he was very active about annoying the Square Heads as much as possible pouring sand and sugar in Nazi petrol tanks and anti Nazi graffiti Orange Flags and Union Jacks on walls and the clogs of German helpers

My understanding was Germany threatened to bomb the cities if the Dutch did not surrender. The government decided to spare the cities and the people. Even so, Rotterdam was still bombed.

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, although at the time of the Rotterdam bombing the main Dutch line of defense was already broken and Allied help wasn't coming.

After that Dutch under german And Ned. Indies under japanese

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

That's what happened, yes.

Netherlands stronk ^^ proud dutchman

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

Welke school geef jij les

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

In Wageningen!

Why did the Belgians and Dutch not make joint military plans? I understand that both were neutral countries and therefore would not cooperate with the Allies, but it seems to me that Belgian and Dutch fates were intertwined. Why wouldn't they cooperate with one another to form a unified defense?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

From what I understood there were differences in strategies. Shortly said: the Belgians believed in idea A, the Dutch in idea B and they couldn't come to a mutual agreement.

The fact that they occupied the Netherlands for the best part of 5 years might be a bit of a clue that they were reasonably effective!.They certainly knew that they were in a fight as the Dutch did not surrender their country readily,and throughout WW2 they helped hundreds of shot down allied airmen to return to the UK,despite terrible Nazi repercussions.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Underground resistance continued during the years of the occupation yes.

2:50 *Laughs in Polish*

@thatonedude8209

4 жыл бұрын

:-\ fck britain and france for betraying us

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Understandable.

They had quantity and qaulity better weapons and tanks but we got a will for freedom and intelegence

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Yet, it didn't prevent the 1940 defeat. In the long run we were victorious.

It wasnt an invasion, it was a summer holiday that got out of hand due to very rude dutch hoteliers.

4 жыл бұрын

The führer had heard we serve schnitzels without lemon slices, and after that, war was inevitable. He was recorded in Berlin ranting "Their supermarket Albert Hein even sells GYPSY schnitzels?! Ausradieren diese Käsekopfen!"

@Leon_der_Luftige

4 жыл бұрын

@ That's probably not even far off. These animals in Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz serve Schnitzel with gravy. I don't want to imagine how bad the situation is when you go west even further. The worst thing I encountered so far was *Schnitzel with applesauce*. That is what the people of Coblence call a meal apparently. Now listen here. Schnitzel is served dry and everything else is an atrocity. People say Stalin was evil for doing the purge but I tell you what... When you see your own people enjoying Schnitzel with applesauce, what choices do you have?

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't say so...

I wrote what that area looks like today and our Google master automatically removed my comment . . . 👋🇵🇹

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Really? How weird. Thanks for taking the time to write your response.

@jaylopes8489

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle Just tried to reply to you and yet again my comment automatically removed - Censorship is alive and well on Google today it's virtual book burning . . . 👋🇵🇹

Its real sad that the French and British did nothing to help Holland

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Although I do understand since they had their hands full.

Does the Dutch nation still have bad feelings about Germany?

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Not really.

Imho the only reason the germans where so fast in taking land is cuz they where high as hell ....

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

The Germans or the Dutch?

@aardhond

4 жыл бұрын

The germans ,,

@aardhond

4 жыл бұрын

History Hustle mate maybe a nice subject,,, the dutch cocaïne factory ww1

Weren't the Netherlands officially a neutral country, when the Germans invaded?

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

yes, unofficially not.

Ik irriteer me mateloos aan dat Nederlands-Engels accent 😂

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Leer liplezen.

Why did the dutch have suche a small and underequiped army if they were a rich country with a colonial empire

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Budget cuts because of the 1930s economic depression.

If the Dutch had more soldiers, planes, tanks and artillery they would have posed a threat to germany

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, for sure.

Es Lebe Nederlands! ⚔️ 🇳🇱 ⚔️ Eine Frage: Es gab etwa Nederlandische Luftwaffe?

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Talk about it here in the 1940 Battle of Rotterdam: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nminyNyNlMW6eaw.html

@helmutsecke3529

3 жыл бұрын

Bedankt!

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

👍

All wrong.The queen ran to England .Holland had been officially internationally NEUTRAL.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Case closed.

Lets be honest, we got our asses handed to us. Dutchbros it's over.

@HistoryHustle

Жыл бұрын

Ok.

This is what usually happens when a small country enters into the big politics of world players... The result could not be different. The Second World War was revenge for the unjust world peace after the First World War. This is what is happening now. The war in Ukraine is equivalent to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. At that time, the US felt threatened by the proximity of Soviet nuclear missiles placed in Cuba. Today, Russia fears Ukraine's joining NATO and the proximity of US missiles (Nato missiles, for the record, of course) from Moscow. What is the role of the Netherlands in this conflict that it actively supports Ukraine. Is Holland ready for war with Russia, or rather Holland expects to get colonies in fallen Russia? But this is a more dangerous game than with Germany in 1940. A few Russian nuclear torpedoes in the English Channel could turn the Netherlands into the Dutch Archipelago.

@HistoryHustle

10 ай бұрын

About your first sentence: the Netherlands was neutral prior to the German invasion.

@user-rh9sg9qj2h

10 ай бұрын

@@HistoryHustle A neutral country defined by words or deeds? Even Switzerland during the Second World War was not completely neutral, smuggling thousands of people with fake Swiss passports, fortunately without arming them. The status of a neutral country today is a smokescreen for the actions of special services. The only country that seems to be neutral in Europe today is Austria. But they have the experience of the last war, because instead of the Allies, they were liberated by the Red Army.

@HistoryHustle

10 ай бұрын

Completely neutral is an illusion I think.

@user-rh9sg9qj2h

10 ай бұрын

@@HistoryHustle You're absolutely right. Is Austria's sending of military socks and helmets to Ukraine military or humanitarian aid? What is the official position of the Netherlands today. Prime Minister Mark Rutte is sending another rockets and tanks to Ukraine and Mr. Andre Rieu is giving a great concert yesterday at the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix playing the Second Waltz ( of Russian composer Tchaikovsky) .

Hoi4 players: just get divisions from the dutch east indies smh

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

👌

My girlfriend in the late eighties was from Rotterdam. During the occupation her father was sent to Sweden as a little boy but her mother had to endure it. She told me how Rotterdam was a relatively new city because of how it had been flattened. Clicking on the link below now thank you. r.i.p. Helen Van Dragger

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your reply, Andy!

This is no answer about the question why the germans could easily conquer netherlands. Try to explain it otherwise.

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

Please explain.

@bhbh-rm5tu

3 жыл бұрын

@@HistoryHustle Your research is exact and very knowledgeable. As a German, I was very interested in your presentation of the final battle in the German Reich and can only compliment you on your excellent presentation. As a Dutchman, you naturally ask yourself the question of the course of the German war of aggression, which was a terrible crime. Warfare processes are extremely complex processes, involving many factors that also influence each other, making it difficult to isolate them. Much of this is a coincidence and unthinkable. Historians are still puzzling about many past battles and come to different conclusions. This is why such analyses are not logically imperative, and other explanations are also included in question. Your analyses is also not logically imperative and seems unlikely for me.

Are you a Dutch nationalist? You and your flag there. 😂👍

@HistoryHustle

3 жыл бұрын

More like a meme thing.

Understand local patriotism but there are so many way way more interesting things than this bar fights that your trying to put on history map

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

?

Lmao

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

👍

Five days only. What a shame.

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

An insightful reply.

The Frisians fight well agianst the German paratroopers on the afsluitdijk and shoot manny plains They had better wapons sponsort bye Koopmans meelfrabriek the most of the defenders a people from this factoy and the were what you calling national gard (BS) Because of that the Germans stopt its blitskrieg

@HistoryHustle

2 жыл бұрын

Hope to cover that battle on location one day.

Haha the Dutch one of the losers of WW II Can’t win against the germans Can’t win against the Japanese Can’t even win against rice farmers.

@kufeelohholeefuk2862

4 жыл бұрын

Piet Hein you call japan modern pfft look at history they used bi planes in WWII and easily got clapped by the IS and ruskies

@kufeelohholeefuk2862

4 жыл бұрын

Piet Hein also they should have fought harder because they didn’t do anything else than stall the Germans for a few extra days. WOW! WE STALLED THEM FOR FIVE DAYS. Like that should be praised as an achievement. Even Finland held the Russians longer off than the Dutch against the Germans. 5 days is nothing and doesn’t really affect the outcome.

@gloriadonger7475

4 жыл бұрын

Blah b like that should be counted as a achievement

@gloriadonger7475

4 жыл бұрын

Piet Hein be proud for 5 days but still lose. If only your leadership were competent enough you could have hold the Germans off for at least a week of maximum 3. If only you bought the superior Matilda tanks.

@HistoryHustle

4 жыл бұрын

With rice farmers you mean Indonesians?