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@therealcountryofspain6436

3 жыл бұрын

k

@jcjustin2907

3 жыл бұрын

Can i get a heart griff???

@somerandomdude9374

3 жыл бұрын

@@therealcountryofspain6436 o k

@Dimitri-Jordania

3 жыл бұрын

@@jcjustin2907 what are u the Tin Man?

@TheArmchairHistorian

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dimitri-Jordania We remade the Crimean War, we just released it dude!

Seeing Eisenhower play Hoi4 made my day

@konstantinrokossovsky4112

3 жыл бұрын

He was playing as Germany rho

@KnotNoxus

3 жыл бұрын

tag switched to delete their divisions

@zHfHnG

3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious 🤣

@matthew15578

3 жыл бұрын

Bah he deleted the stockpile and sent the mp to italy

@sgp7931

3 жыл бұрын

ye

My grandfather was stationed in Sicily, in 1943, with the Italian Army. He often told stories about how the fire of the American gunships set the night sky on fire, while he anxiously held his 1898 model rifle. He got a bronze medal there, for fixing a machine gun while under heavy artillery fire - stalling the enemies and giving his company time to retreat safely. Like many other Italians, he was fighting in a war he didn't want, for a cause he didn't share or understand.

@alexanderlittle9786

3 жыл бұрын

My grandmother was in milano and saw Mussolinis body, attached to the neck by a rope, paraded through the streets.

@InfamousMedia

3 жыл бұрын

I’m italian American, my family came to USA before the war. My dads uncle fought in Europe though, must’ve been strange. Was your family from the south or the north?

@niccolofattori4393

3 жыл бұрын

My grandparents were farmers and bakers in central Italy (right before the Gothic Line). Watching this video made me think of their stories, about the Nazi occupation and the war in general. I'm really lucky to even been born (as most Europeans are), all things considered.

@stonefish7337

3 жыл бұрын

My Great great grandfather fought in Sicily as well, but for the Lord Strathconas horse Armoured regiment. He was killed in battle on September 23 1943, a few boys from my hometown were murdered by civilians as well.

@stonefish7337

3 жыл бұрын

1944*^

There are many stories of Italian American soldiers meeting their distant family during the invasion of Sicily and the Italian peninsula, with some troops even specifically requested by their families in the U.S. to make contact with their cousins in the Old Country. Those must’ve been some crazy family reunions!

@martyrobbins9059

3 жыл бұрын

Hello fellow furry who likes history

@thunderbird1921

2 жыл бұрын

Awkward for sure. "Sorry about the whole war thing, cousin. Our leader just went insane tyrant. Want some spaghetti?" "Uhhh...sure..."

@hollyjaw3303

2 жыл бұрын

@@thunderbird1921 wouldn't be surprised at all. Fascism was quite unpopular in Italy

@claudeyaz

2 жыл бұрын

@linlinö önilnil the real sicilians...hated government control...and many young guys with mob ties fled to USA when Mussolini got into power..His regime was hunting em down. . So idk if the native sicilians were that against USA...beyond not dishonoring their uniform. But non sicilian Italians? Different story

@the2pages62

2 жыл бұрын

Marty Robbins cringe

8:20 “Alexander reluctantly mumbled that Patton could conduct a limited reconnaissance mission. Naturally, Patton interpreted this as permission to *CHARGE THE ENTIRE 7TH ARMY WEST AT BREAKNECK SPEED.* “

@dovetonsturdee7033

3 жыл бұрын

Which, as General Bradley, pointed out quite lucidly, was of minimal benefit to the Allied campaign on Sicily.

@nicholaswilson1851

3 жыл бұрын

I mean they did say his job was to secure the flank he just made the amount of flank he needed to secure smaller

@bboygman8149

3 жыл бұрын

And decided not to give his allies support becayse he didnt feel like it

@joshuaslawson9125

3 жыл бұрын

@@bboygman8149 Admit it all the Generals of WW2 were Prima Donnas and Patton was the biggest and most aware of that fact of them all.

@epicguy228

3 жыл бұрын

The American way.

Alexander: fine, just scout out the area. Patton: ok... *Yeeeets into the western half of Sicily"

@saltyfrenchy4324

3 жыл бұрын

Patton : "Alright chocks off let's do this ... *GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORGE PAAAAAAAAAATTOOOOOOOOOONN* Alexander : "Ho my god he's just running in"

@lanvinseandelossantos6118

3 жыл бұрын

A Leeroy Jenkins reference at this age? Interesting.

@OneLostTexan

3 жыл бұрын

@@lanvinseandelossantos6118, indeed it is.

@emiliechoquette848

3 жыл бұрын

@@saltyfrenchy4324 Lmao

@thebatter2144

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoZmrKWPfNW_kbg.html

Patton: "Hey, Alexander, can we break out west?" Alexander: "..fine, but only for a limited reconnaissance mission." Patton: "Yes...reconnaissance mission..."

@wisemonke194

3 жыл бұрын

Patton after invading most of Western Sicily: If that ain't a reconnaissance mission, than I don't know what is.

@masac2853

3 жыл бұрын

@@wisemonke194 that joke is dead

@wisemonke194

3 жыл бұрын

@@masac2853 so is your mom, sorry for your loss. F's in the chat

@octopussmasher2694

3 жыл бұрын

Sir we have located the ocean

@EnigmaEnginseer

2 жыл бұрын

@@masac2853 Apply water to burned area because your ass just got burnt

My grandfather was a Royal Marine Commando involved in the Battle of Elba, sad not to see this mentioned. He was one of only 6 to survive from his regiment. It was overshadowed by the Normandy invasions, but their heroic effort should not be forgotten

@Paveway-chan

2 жыл бұрын

When you're covering as 2-year-long campaign in a 30-minute-long video, there is no room to mention anything but the absolute essentials. That battle was just another brick in the wall, in the grand scheme of things

@stanielsoncoochiesmellehsm6114

Жыл бұрын

Of course it wasn't mentioned because America re wrote their own version 🙄

@theaverageitaliandon998

Жыл бұрын

Because the invasion of Elba wasn't part of the invasion of Sicily , Elba is in central Italy while Sicily is in the south

@maxwkh

Жыл бұрын

@@theaverageitaliandon998 video is “Invasion of Italy 1943-45”, not “Invasion of Sicily”

@theaverageitaliandon998

Жыл бұрын

@@maxwkh fair enough

My dad was part of the assault to capture the airfields in Sicily. He received a Silver Star for his part in the crossing of the Rapido River. After my dad’s death in 2010, my sister found a letter from his Captain. It was a letter of apology, stating that my dad deserved a Medal of Honor, but it would require an investigation and could potentially hurt the careers of some officers, some who were friends of my father.

@sandrabou4335

Жыл бұрын

that was some massive ass scumbaggery from his captain

Doctor: Eisenhower playing Hoi4 doesnt exist, he can't hurt you Eisenhower playing Hoi4: 2:36

@janarthurevalle2922

3 жыл бұрын

That ain't cursed that would be cool

@christofelmatialo8069

3 жыл бұрын

N what did i was see

@Skulldude-yj9kg

3 жыл бұрын

This man is the guy who will destroy you and end you even he is low of division and your stronger

@cerridianempire1653

3 жыл бұрын

nah he did more than just hurt

@Skulldude-yj9kg

3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean

Who ever created the thumbnail is a king

@pocket_historian1807

3 жыл бұрын

Yes the valiant Hearst style and comic book eyes

@MrBobby101

3 жыл бұрын

I did

@Barneyfromhalflife1

3 жыл бұрын

Every animator a king

@alphariusfuze8089

3 жыл бұрын

@@Barneyfromhalflife1 Kaiserreich Second American civil war intensetify

@jocelynndotson7273

3 жыл бұрын

That pasta lover just looks like he's screaming in confusion

My great grandfather fought in this invasion as part of the 88 “Blue Devils” Division All but him and one other man made it out from his original squad He is currently 96 years old and as far as I can tell, part of the last remaining WW2 Vets still alive I salute my Pépé and all the other boys who fought in this often overlooked part of the war

@needtoplay3487

2 жыл бұрын

If my great grandfather were still alive, he would honor him for his service with the Blue Devils. Serving the Devils has been equated with serving in Rommel's units by every veteran I know. Greetings from Germany✌🏻 :D

@buns7136

2 жыл бұрын

My great grandfather passed away about 5 years but he fought with the 88 Blue Devils in Italy. He is mentioned in the book Blue Devils in Italy. Glad to hear your story thanks for sharing!

@fluffskunk

Жыл бұрын

He did a great thing. My grandfather fought and was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. A good man, I wish I'd known him longer. It's not a coincidence that as we've lost the generation that lived through fascism and killed fascists, that the cancerous ideology is coming back.

@mariusmatei2946

Жыл бұрын

​@@fluffskunk yeah, and this time, the United States, Russia, and the United Kingdom aren't being spared (by the spectre of fascism)!

I never realized how big of a role Canada played in almost every war

@sweepingtime

3 жыл бұрын

Canadians, the unsung heroes of every era.

@octopussmasher2694

3 жыл бұрын

@@sweepingtime even the Punic wars were fought by mostly Canadians and Australians

@EnigmaEnginseer

2 жыл бұрын

@@octopussmasher2694 Can I get a citation for that? :/

@Sophiebryson510

2 жыл бұрын

@@EnigmaEnginseer r/woosh

@inthewastes

2 жыл бұрын

Canada doesn't send many soldiers to the war, but they do send a boatload of bodies home.

RANDOM FACT: During the landings on France after the assault on Italy and D-Day, a landing team near Nice, France landed on a beach with only one French man handing out Champagne.

@Soviet_duck1991

3 жыл бұрын

Germans: We need to defend Southern France!! Also Germans: best I can do is *man with champagne*

@steamedpings4889

3 жыл бұрын

Now thats pretty Nice

@frenzy1-123

3 жыл бұрын

you knew that because of oversimplified

@stevemc01

3 жыл бұрын

@@frenzy1-123 Yup.

@iamstupid7164

3 жыл бұрын

O V E R S I M P L I F I E D

To be fair, most italian soldier at that point hated their regime so they didn't found the will to fight

@daniellap.stewart6839

3 жыл бұрын

You don't say

@rexrants5786

3 жыл бұрын

my family lived in italy at the time, extended family and family friends, they moreso hated the germans than mussolini cause they were basically pressured into a war, occupied, and stuck between a rock and a hard place

@rosiello5100

3 жыл бұрын

@TheCrazyKid138l the Ethiopian army wasn't well equipped but they weren't primitives. Ethiopia was basically the only country existing in Africa at the time with a government and an army structure. Before Italy invaded, the average ethiopian soldier had outdated weaponry (still they were WWI era carbines, not spears), but by the time war began Ethiopia was supplied by almost everyone. Even Nazi Germany sent them rifles and artillery because Hitler wanted Italy weakened before he attempted the Anschluss. Italians were outnumbered, they had insufficient logistical support, didn't know the lay of the land and had outdated maps who led to a rather impressive number of positioning blunders. Technologically speaking Ethiopians weren't a match for the Italians, but war is a complicated affair, no one wins by strenght of arms alone.

@jacopofolin6400

3 жыл бұрын

@TheCrazyKid138l1) 3 731 soldati e 619 civili italiani (totale 4 350)[5] 3 000-4 500 àscari[6] ~ 9 000 feriti this were the loses in Etiopia 2) study the second battle of elalamein and the Folgore last stand 3) any unit is if is well armed and leaded, the italian lack both

@jacopofolin6400

3 жыл бұрын

@TheCrazyKid138l they haven't spears but rifles (supplied by russian and British) and used guerriglia tactics so even America have losed in Afghanistan and Vietnam so Italy isn't different

“The soft underbelly of Europe” just wait til Churchill finds out about the alps

@PrinceGemJ

3 жыл бұрын

Dare I say it's, the Iron belly of Europe?... Nahhhh.

@Swissy87

3 жыл бұрын

Wait till he finds neutral land.

@gebirg1

3 жыл бұрын

Or as Mark Clark called it "Tough old gut"

@juliuspayne5805

3 жыл бұрын

Well Italian command did kinda suck

@Open89182

3 жыл бұрын

"The soft belly fungus of Europe?"

The part of Texas where I live had a few churches and lots of brick roads built during WWII by Italian POWs who had been shipped here as a labor force. The relationship between the prisoners and the locals was somewhat amicable, with many sharing meals together and becoming friends, with relationships continuing in some cases even after the war had ended. The local Catholic church in Umbarger has a gorgeous fresco behind the altar that was painted by Italian soldiers who happened to be skilled devotional artists, and it was recently restored by West Texas A&M University art students. I believe there might even be a memorial to the Italian POWs that was erected many years later as thanks for their work in improving the infrastructure of our communities.

@Captain_Insano_nomercy

2 жыл бұрын

Damn that's pretty cool

@juanmonge8

2 жыл бұрын

There were many prisoners who served as agricultural workers in the south. Generally they were treated better than the local blacks. Interesting that they also did skilled labor.

Don’t forget that the U.S. had to get the support of the Sicilian mafia and immigrants to map the island

@wisemonke194

3 жыл бұрын

No way. That's absurd

@Primegamin-yh4jm

3 жыл бұрын

@@wisemonke194 it’s real bro check simple history’s vid

@wisemonke194

3 жыл бұрын

@@Primegamin-yh4jm oh, I wasn't claiming you were wrong, I just couldn't believe it.

@Primegamin-yh4jm

3 жыл бұрын

@@wisemonke194 yea it’s pretty unbelievable but in a lot of cases in war a side would use rebels to fight against the other side so yea

@simoneorilio5052

3 жыл бұрын

@linlinö önilnil Yes, and with Italy was easy since they Partisans and in general who opposed resistance to the nazi-fascists were the majority. Before the war this type of resistance was mostly political and then armed. This guy bio is a good example of what I'm trying to explain, the Italian situation was very hard to describe and for most italians of that time fight on the side of who was their worst enemy not so many years before was inconceivable, for others was just fighting for the country after years of brainwashing, then there's who tried the best hiding for not being recruited for that dumb war led by a dumb regime. The 46', with the born of the Republic is when finally the italians tied together again like happened in the WW1

"Yo so I just lost 700,000 men and 6000 tanks at Kursk so if yall don't open another front real quick then I ain't giving you jack at the peace conference . XOXO - Stalin"

@thekommunistkrusader3921

2 жыл бұрын

Hoi4 in a nutshell

26:48 Voytek the Bear is there. For those who don’t know what the bear is it was a bear that was gifted to Polish soldiers by an Iranian boy and was then drafted into the Free Polish Army were during the Battle of Monte Cassino he was seen giving the soldiers artillery shells to fire at Axis positions

As italian I want to say a thing: Since 1925 some cities or even factories on strike were opposing to Mussolini's regime because most people ,especially in cities, were against the dictatorship. Partisans weren't only comunists or socialists, but also priests, monarchics, liberals, wealthy corporation owners, soldiers and even generals. The sicilian invasion was the coup de grâce at that time. Workers' strikes, city rebellions, failed campaigns in Libya, USSR and Greece. I'm sayng that because people believe italians surrended without fighing, but italians were already fighing against Mussolini

@anglishbookcraft1516

2 жыл бұрын

Deathblow. Don’t think anyone says coup de grace.

@omicroneridani7456

Жыл бұрын

The average muricans are far too biased and propaganda-struck to be able to conceive real facts and truths they cannot handle.

@valerioborghese2916

Жыл бұрын

Said the Democrat Party's voter

@teapotserving6975

7 ай бұрын

Nobody cares

@donywahlberg

2 ай бұрын

My wife's Nono was there and the only time he has talked about his childhood he straight up cursed out Mussolini lol

More regular new content for the year starting next week! :)

@trashcan8769

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@lempire6361

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@isaiahslack2011

3 жыл бұрын

Iranian Revolution or Boxer Rebellion?

@halo8119

3 жыл бұрын

@@isaiahslack2011 Boxer rebellion please

@simulify8726

3 жыл бұрын

India and Pakistan would also be a good topic. But most historians don't go in depth of the Kashmir issue because Kashmir is a very complex situation

26:47 wojtek is that you?

@justafloofyboi2363

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@walterbar3118

3 жыл бұрын

Its splendid to see Private Wojtek the polish soldier-bear at 26:45. The story of Private Wojtek is one of the most interresting of the entire war.

@MarYoOPL

3 жыл бұрын

@@walterbar3118 Actually a corporal. He got promoted for his service in battle for Monte Cassino :D

"Soft underbelly." Italy is mostly mountains.

@chaosXP3RT

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, but it was the weakness of the Axis as Northern France, the Netherlands and Belgium were heavily fortified by Germans willing to fight to the end.

@carltonmeyer7834

3 жыл бұрын

Correct. Fighting through those mountains was foolish. kzread.info/dash/bejne/fIqWupJ6h66_fdI.html

@Samm815

3 жыл бұрын

@ Still. The Italians and the Germans used this to their advantage.

@AllCanadiaReject

2 жыл бұрын

Mostly mountainous and capitulated before it was even invaded. Forcing German troops away from other fronts. Sounds like a pretty soft belly to me.

@visassess8607

2 жыл бұрын

They were referring to the defenders, not the terrain

My grandfather participated in the invasion of Sicily with the Canadian army in 1943, and worked his way up Italy till the end of the war. He was shot once, but recovered quickly and rushed back to be with his men. I feel like the Italian campaign get's overshadowed by the Normandy landings and the Eastern Front so i'm always glad to see any video's made on this topic.

Why does Eisenhower look so scary

@TRUECRISTIANJESUS

3 жыл бұрын

Gamer Man eisen who

@eugeneoliveros5814

3 жыл бұрын

@@TRUECRISTIANJESUS the supreme commander of the Allied Army

@regiltube7932

3 жыл бұрын

Because he has the authority to command armies and assault other armies, and of course the feeling of godliness and autocracy and pride it feels good but of course he is good.

@fancy4663

3 жыл бұрын

Because he was

@danielfridman90

3 жыл бұрын

@Isaac Ridout to the germans

Thanks for this, in the age of online school this we’ll help with my final essay on the North African and Italian campaign

@wireworks4252

3 жыл бұрын

your school teaches about World War 2? That's awesome

@patriks9531

3 жыл бұрын

@@wireworks4252 doesnt every school teach that?😅

@InfamousMedia

3 жыл бұрын

Check out Mark Felton productions and the World War 2 channel with Andy

@wireworks4252

3 жыл бұрын

@@patriks9531 nope mine doesn't... its sad :(

@cheesestealer9780

3 жыл бұрын

@@patriks9531 not many do it in depth

"Recon operation" Patton: "Odd way to spell 'attack with everything you have' but whatever :) "

@eugenio5774

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, those little differences between british english and american english, amrite?

@drops2cents260

2 жыл бұрын

@@eugenio5774 Well, there is an Austrian/German saying which states that "nothing separates Germans and Austrians more than our common language" (because of the many different meanings of common German words and phrases in our respective countries) - so maybe that was a similar example that this can be equally true for the US and the British sometimes (especially for certain very ambitious US generals raring to finally go for a fight)? *;-))*

Allies:How many lines of defense do u have Keesiring:Yes

@grahamcarpenter5135

2 жыл бұрын

Kesselring* but yes

This just showed up in my notification box while I’m playing HOI4 As Italy In 1943 Uh oh

@g.o.paciong3015

3 жыл бұрын

Now you know what will hapen. NOW PREPARE TO DEFEND YOUR SPAGETTI

@greaterbritannia5745

3 жыл бұрын

@@g.o.paciong3015 the spaghetti is safe, can’t say the same for Mussolini

@carteriffic1681

3 жыл бұрын

That totally happened, wow..

@rokkazzon3172

2 жыл бұрын

@@greaterbritannia5745 Britain was safe Thank to Uncle Sam And a bunch of friends 😂 you are just laughable

@livethefuture2492

7 ай бұрын

Me playing as Britain in 1943... 2:42

Patton had a "Marching Through Georgia" moment there.

@Bonafidius

3 жыл бұрын

they didn't scorch doe

@mayabrainrott

3 жыл бұрын

not enough fire

@bongcloudopening5404

3 жыл бұрын

I mean they're tanks are called Sherman's so why not?

@carteriffic1681

3 жыл бұрын

Sherman would be proud

26:48 , He also showed polish artillery division who had a bear as corporal . Nice work Griffin 😀

@finniusii4978

2 жыл бұрын

WOW Didn't notice him!

@WhiteLama

2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping that was it!

The British: Small reconnaissance mission okay? Patton: *THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF SICILY IT IS*

The HOI IV invasion screen 😂😂😂

@cheesestealer9780

3 жыл бұрын

OMG THEY ADDED WAR FROM HOI4 IN REAL LIFE

Recon Mission? You mean overrun them? Ok. Wait no no no- *Too late buckaroo*

@Milquetoastfireball

3 жыл бұрын

"I have scouted the Fascists' defenses and found that they have no defenses...anymore..."

@thebatter2144

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoZmrKWPfNW_kbg.html

@renel8964

3 жыл бұрын

Patton went full leroy jenkins

@banzaiperson

3 жыл бұрын

"noooooo! you can't just thrust forward and leave a giant gap in our lines!" Patton: "hehe, sherman go brrrrrrrrrrrrr"

@ShinjiHirako777

3 жыл бұрын

Patton OP, nerfed by the US.

being able to pronounce names of cities and words in foreign languages is an important skill for a historian to know, in my opinion

@prollymunna

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. Operation Husky - gliders over Sicily “…but winds gusseling (?) at over 45 mph…” I think he means winds “gusting”.

@janbormans3913

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Fantastic video but Cat-a-nia, really?

Another great video and series of animations as usual, Armchair Historian! Thank you for all that you do

21:45 When you've fought allied troops for so long only to get captured by kids in Naples

@rifleman4005

3 жыл бұрын

Naples the only city in ww2 that kicked the Germans out without outside help.

@Ranio_

3 жыл бұрын

@@rifleman4005 Yugoslavian partisans liberate most of the country without help of outside

@ygspnlr3680

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ranio_ well, in reality everybody received help. THe yugoslavians received ton of weapons. In italy it was very particular. We even created little partisans state that lasted for a while. Naples was liberated only by partisans and in Genova the germans surrendered to the partisans after some useless counterattacks

@Ranio_

3 жыл бұрын

@@ygspnlr3680 in start of the war yugo partisans didn't receive and help because they wasn't recognized as officially army

@Ranio_

3 жыл бұрын

@@ygspnlr3680 until 1943 And even later

My great grandfather was a warrant officer 2nd class in the Coldstream Guards. He was part of a rearguard at dunkirk, in Africa and finally Italy where he sadly died at monte cassino. He suffered shrapnel from a mortar in both legs. He crawled back a few miles to the 8th Army base but died of wounds in a military hospital. He suvived dunkirk, a stuka dive bomber hitting his jeep in Africa but died in Italy. Such a great guy who inspired me to do greater.

Another excellent history focused KZread channel. Picking up and protecting the mantle that many of the “history” channels on TV have abandoned.

The effort that this man puts in his channel is incredible, keep going!

Alexander: I mean, you could recce the area? Patton: *Yes.*

@thebatter2144

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/YoZmrKWPfNW_kbg.html

My great grandfather a British MP solider was fighting in southern Italy on this campaign. What I found recently is he was apart of his own conquest & had relations with an Italian women who was the mother of my very recently discovered great aunt in Italy. This was only discovered though 23&ME, she did this test hoping she could find the family she never knew. I was a 6.25% DNA match with her & I contacted her to figure out how she fitted into my family. Though that we figured everything else & she finally discovered who her father was & the family she never knew. Apparently my great grandfather aimed to bring her mother to England with him, but her mother decided to hide. Of course none of this would of been spoken at the dinner table on my side of the family & even for my great aunt she didn't find out the full details till near before her mothers passing. Since this only happened over a year ago she of course never got in contact with her father since if he lived he would of been 109 years old, he died in year 2000 well before any of this was easily possible to be discovered. Just an interesting story of war I decided to share a compressed version of. I'd of never imagined I would of made such a discovery when I did the 23&ME DNA test.

This content is genuinely extremely high quality. Thank you for making it!

My grandmother was a child in Sicily when the Allies invaded, she remembered hiding under a wagon while she could hear bombs going off nearby, and that there was an observation bunker near her house.

These videos are always so quality... thank you for putting in the work!

Uh oh, they came for the spaghetti-o’s

@cjmartinez8318

3 жыл бұрын

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@danielfridman90

3 жыл бұрын

@@cjmartinez8318 mamamia pizzeria!

@fishgamer34

3 жыл бұрын

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@josephpalumbo7638

3 жыл бұрын

I'm president of the Italian-American Anti-Defamation League and this really burns my cannoli!

@MechWarrior894

3 жыл бұрын

More like *CHEF BOIARDII*

You sir, have balls of pure titanium for showing the Swatsika on KZread and risk getting demonetized for doing so. Mad respects.

@thebloxconductor1870

Жыл бұрын

swastika big deal who cares doesn't make me a nazi for showing it

My grandmother is from Catania, born 1933, she fled during 1943 to southern Brazil, where we live today, I always knew it was war, but now I know better, great video!

I know it’s to be expected, but the animation really has come a long way and it’s beautiful

Last time I was this early, Italy still had an Emperor.

@monkeygaming2859

3 жыл бұрын

Last time I was this early Pompeii was still a bustling coastal city

@darrenbutler9819

3 жыл бұрын

Italy never had an emperor, the Roman Emperors were Roman, there was no Italy back then, it was only in around 1800s that any 'thought' of an Italy began to emerge.

@martyrobbins9059

3 жыл бұрын

@@darrenbutler9819 just... take a joke man.

@darrenbutler9819

3 жыл бұрын

@@martyrobbins9059 Jokes like that have to have some historical background though.

@tacitozetticci9308

2 жыл бұрын

@@darrenbutler9819 Although "Italy" or "Italia" as a word is extremely ancient, nobody really knows the etymology. The romans, the venetian republic, the reign of naples, and every state that existed there acknowledged they "were in Italy" geographically, it's just that they were never united. Italy as a single nation, that's the recent concept.

I loved the video, I didn’t know that Brazil, Poland and France were actually involved in the assault. I googled some of their battles and I am surprised that Brazil did really good.

@ricardopereira3107

2 жыл бұрын

Brazil has send 25000 And lost 400

@amirbakali9314

2 жыл бұрын

France had 250000 troops there they left to invade southern france in 1944

@wthomas8383

2 жыл бұрын

If you haven't already, you should check out Sabaton's "Smoking Snakes" song, it also shares some details of Brazil's noteworthy role in the Italy campaign.

@mattbite

2 жыл бұрын

Poland had between 50-100 thousands of soldiers during Italian campaign. They for example took Monte Cassino in the last assault.

@parodyclip36

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattbite The taking of Monte Cassino was due to both the Polish forces and the French soldiers, mostly Moroccan Goumiers and tirailleurs as well as Tunisian tirailleurs. I'd say Monte Cassino was a common effort by all allied troops from 12 nations which saw 3 underdog nations distinguished themselves: The Poles, The French and their colonial soldiers (2/3 of French losses were Maghrebins soldiers) as well as New Zealand

Brazilian soldiers arrived in Italy on July 16, 1944. In September 1944, Brazilian soldiers took Massarosa, Camaiore and Monte Prano. In early 1945, they helped to conquer strategic points such as Monte Castelo, Castelnuovo and Montese.

My father fought from Selarno past Rome. He was on the second vehicle to enter the city. Severely wounded, he spend the rest of the war in a Naples hospital. Thanks for the excellent presentation.

Last time I was early, Italy was actually having successes

@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding

3 жыл бұрын

How early were you then XD

@mozambiquehere5903

3 жыл бұрын

1937 mate?

@BrotherHao1

3 жыл бұрын

@@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding When KZread shows No views and 10 likes

@BrotherHao1

3 жыл бұрын

Or I am immortal just like Queen Elizabeth II

@Xorthane

3 жыл бұрын

Byzantine empire???

Such a great channel, thank you for the amazing uploads

I see the website is going wonderfully Keep up the great work with armchair history TV!

This channel should have many millions of subscribers. Knowledge of history might save humanity from repeating its mistakes.

BRAZIL APARECEU FINALMENTE

@imbatman2702

3 жыл бұрын

Claro mano eles ajudaram na segunda guerra mundial

@TruePT

3 жыл бұрын

There’s a song by Sabaton about them called ‘Smoking Snakes’ if I remember correctly.

@vascoyy8379

3 жыл бұрын

@@imbatman2702 pois rapaz o yt nao disse ou esqueceu que os brasileiros lutaram no monte castelo na italia

@awkwardguy8238

3 жыл бұрын

What?

@guiimoc3638

3 жыл бұрын

@Fєliρασ77 No 30:33 aparece o simbolo da FEB, e alguns segundos após isso ele fala sobre e mostra alguns soldados brasileiros

Great! What a joy to watch. Thanks for creating such quality content!

You always do a great job with uniforms, equipment, and weapons. Great work.

26:24 “Where crosses glow on Anzio, where no soldier sleeps And where hell’s six feet Where Death does wait there’s no debate, we’ll charge and attack, Going to Hell and Back” -Sabaton

@adulescentuluscarnifex8412

3 жыл бұрын

Wow you know a song. Shut up. No one cares. That's not even a quote by Sabaton. It was from Auddie Murphy's poem

@NickariusSN

3 жыл бұрын

@@adulescentuluscarnifex8412 let the man sing

@Hehehehhehehehehehehehhe78

3 жыл бұрын

@@adulescentuluscarnifex8412 damn why are you so mad

Kind of dissapointing that you didnt say anything more about the battle of Monte Casino since it was a very bloody battle (if not the bloodiest of the whole Italian campaign). Polish forces finnaly took the hill after huge losses and many attempts. Also thats where Wojtek the bear got most of his fame.

@Camel-from-Arabia

3 жыл бұрын

There is Wojtek at 26:46

@stanisawnielepkowicz1881

3 жыл бұрын

@@Camel-from-Arabia yeah but its like an easter egg and nothing more.

@Camel-from-Arabia

3 жыл бұрын

@@stanisawnielepkowicz1881 Lets be honest - this video has lacking of many battles from Italian Campaign. For example Salerno,Monte La Difensa, Elba, Gothic Line, Monte Castello, Argenta, Bologne,Ortona, siege of Rimini Italian "Ofensiva di Natale" (which took place at the same time as German offensive in Ardennes) when Italian forces save few German division from encirclement by Americans. So Polish participation is to small to being mention as a major factor.

@stanisawnielepkowicz1881

3 жыл бұрын

@@Camel-from-Arabia i mean, honestly most of the battles you mentioned are not nearly as famous as battle of Monte Casino.

@FlagAnthem

2 жыл бұрын

Not mentioning the annihilation of a historical monastery

some of the best and most badass combat animations on KZread keep it up

I rarely say this about an ad but, Armchair Historian, I'm definitely checking out your site. That's an *amazing idea.*

This channel is so well descriptive and good. Love the channel :)

I’ve been waiting for this for a LONG time...

@fatalshore5068

3 жыл бұрын

Then you are silly...this is a compilation video, they already released all of this previously lol.

@thomaszhang6233

3 жыл бұрын

@@fatalshore5068 yes I know. I was waiting for an entire compilation.

After being injured in a battle, my Great Grandpa who was deployed in Italy met my Great Grandma who was a nurse. Interesting to learn the history of how they got there!

Brazilian Expeditionary Force also gave their very best in the Italian Campaign. The Brazilian 1st Division of the FEB was subordinate to the Allied 15th Army Group under Field Marshal Harold Alexander (later succeeded by General Mark Clark), via the US Fifth Army of Lieutenant General Mark Clark (later succeeded by Lieutenant General Lucian Truscott) and the US IV Corps of Major General Willis D. Crittenberger. Sadly 75 yrs after such event new generations hardly have known about (even including ourselves Brazilians).

@psga5555

Жыл бұрын

And also we had some of the most dumb, yet smart decisions people have ever made in a war. Seriously, lighting a campfire on the middle of a Battlefield? Who would have thought of that

@mlapouble

Жыл бұрын

​@@psga5555 the germans thought no one would be stupid enough to do something like that and didnt attack thinking it was a trap lol

Love your videos! Could you do the italian resistance?

@morisco56

3 жыл бұрын

Bella ciao

@FlagAnthem

2 жыл бұрын

This would give him a neverending supply of fascist tears...

@drops2cents260

2 жыл бұрын

@@FlagAnthem Possibly. But I'd say that fascist tears are always a good thing.

Really loved your channel a lot. In school, I used to mock and hate history, now in love with History!!!

GREAT content and animations. I love to listen while I cook. Subbed

congrats on 1 mil

The one thing I like the most about this masterpiece of a vidio is the map, they just look so unbelivebly crisp

In school I've always loved watching history films or videos. I'm glad I came across this channel. If you had a netflix show I'd binge watch it all the time❤☺

For a look at Italian life and death during the allied invasion, view Roberto Rossellini's "Rome Open City"... There's more to a war than just a chess game...

watched this guy for a year, still haven't seen him use his armchairs

I hope you upload video about the explanation of the battle of Luzon or the liberation of the Philippines in WW2. Also i love all video that makes me a lot to have experience on map wars or something. Keep it doing a great historian!.

"Aided by the French Expeditionary Corps and even some Polish troops" Actually, the "some" Polish troops as well had the strength of an Corps (Polish II Corps / II. Korpus Wojska Polskiego) and their advance towards Monte Cassino had the same importance like the French advance in the valley. So if the French troop was mentioned with the exact unit, why not the Polish as well?

@richardshort3914

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if this is still true, because formal cemeteries may have been created since, but at Monte Casino you will find Allied all along the slopes. But you'll find the Polish graves at the top, because they were the ones who took the place.

@Flurb_Xray

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigredwolf6 I think he is not a bad historian. If he is checking a history book for the French unit, at the battle o Monte Cassino, he will be able to read the name of Polish unit.

@Flurb_Xray

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigredwolf6 "Maybe they just overlooked it." If yes, this would be nothing but pure incompetence. The only other possibility is ignorance... No matter if a "research team" or Mr. Johnson himself.

@bilbobaggins6251

3 жыл бұрын

@@Flurb_Xray He barely mentioned the Canadians as well. Over 26k casualties in that campaign. My great grandad got blown out of tanks there. 5th Armoured, 8th Hussars. This guy was not thorough with his research in terms of allies fighting, which he chalked down to two flags when in reality many Allies fought.

@007ElSenor

3 жыл бұрын

There were 12 countries represented in the Allied Forces that fought at Monte Casino. My dad fought across North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Awarded a Silver Star for his actions during the Rapido River crossing (13:16 title text is correct but voice over in video errored in calling it the Gari River, Rapido branched off the Gari.) My dad was assigned to escort and protect the famous war photographer Robert Capa from stepping on land mines. This resulted in photos of my dad being published in two books. He is quoted in another book on the Rapido River crossing.

You’re nearly at one million subscribers! Keep going!

VERY GOOD, INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION! Keep-up the Good WOrk !

You really made your graphics guy animate an entire chess game scene by scene 😂 excellent video though, I very much enjoyed this one. Other than that one animated scene in a different style portraying the last northern offensive, which was kinda hard to understand, everything was perfect

My grandfather was a tank commander with the US in Italy, he told me a few stories as a child, showed me his medals which included a Bronze Star, but mostly, he just said it was really horrible, and didn't ever want to talk about it. He was a great grandfather who took me on lots of walks as a little kid but there were a few times he got really angry really fast in a way that didn't make sense, at the time anyway. He would always listen to Dodgers games on a little radio outside... now, as an adult who understands PTSD, everything about him makes complete sense, but I remember as a kid not understanding why he was so distant and kind of always seemed in his own world. He experienced and did things that were not only traumatic, but he knew that people who hadn't been though it could never understand so it was pointless to say anything... and it's crazy thinking of how he came from a generation where the way he dealt with it was the only option. He would never have been okay accepting any outside help... it was honestly probably not many years since he passed away that PTSD became something publicly discussed. I wish I had been able to get to know him better.

Congratulations for reaching 1 million subs🥳

Congrats on 1 mil subs

Alexander: How much of western Sicily did you do reconnaissance missions? Patton: *Yes*

One of my grandfathers was a radio operator on a US bomber in Italy. Before that, he flew on missions in North Africa. Later, he'd fly on missions in Austria and southern Germany. I'm damn proud of him. Wish I could have met him.

Amazing content, just wow. Thanks!!!!

Great Work as Always!

Italy: Former center of the Roman Empire, which literally owned _the entire Mediterranean Sea_ throughout Classical Antiquity. Location of the Vatican, site of the Colosseum, birthplace of the Renaissance, ancestral homeland of nearly the entire American Mafia, bore witness to such influential Maritime city-states as Venice and Genoa, etc. Winston Churchill: "Soft underbelly of Europe."

@Simoky99

2 жыл бұрын

I mean, Mongolia once had the largest continuous empire of all time, and yet in recent centuries became a minor and mostly unknown state. Just because Italy was once home to powerful states in the past, doesnt mean the modern Italy is powerful or had a good army/military industry in the 20th century.

@KurtisC93

2 жыл бұрын

@@Simoky99 Mongolia is an interesting case because the country itself isn't even home to the majority of ethnic Mongols-the neighboring Chinese prefecture of Inner Mongolia has roughly twice as many as Mongolia proper. However, even today, I wouldn't call Mongolia the "soft underbelly of Asia" any more than I would call Italy the soft underbelly of Europe. To me, it just smacks of overconfidence to assume that a country is weak and easy to invade simply because they are outperformed by other neighboring countries. Italy was certainly unprepared for WWII, and they were consequently the easiest Axis power to take out, but only a fool would expect a land invasion to go smoothly.

@rokkazzon3172

2 жыл бұрын

@@Simoky99 The have a good Army And wasnt too bad 70 years ago

@ashjones2627

2 жыл бұрын

@@KurtisC93 It did go smoothly, Italy was the weak underbelly of Europe and Italian troops performed pretty terribly all war. Doesn't take anything away from Italy as a culture.

@KurtisC93

2 жыл бұрын

@@ashjones2627 No, it didn't-not in the long-term. This video even goes into detail about it. The initial invasion went relatively smoothly, but then Germany got involved and the easy victory they'd forecasted became a two-year entanglement costing several hundred thousand lives.

British paratroopers having to hold out for 3 days for reinforcements to take a bridge Me: hmmm, where have I heard that one before

Top quality content, thank you bro

Nice eastereg with Wojtek at Minute 26:47. I love that little detail. Btw, keep up the great content I enjoy it verry much.

26:46 nice reference to Wojtek :D

Mark Clark still continues to go down in history as one of the most vain, self-centered generals to ever take command. Potentially hundreds of thousands of casualties could have been avoided if he didn't go for personal glory.

@carteriffic1681

3 жыл бұрын

Wow.

@mattbite

2 жыл бұрын

Who wouldn't want to take Rome?

@frododiddledeebipedybopedy9840

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattbite a person who understands that defeating the enemy is more important than nice-sounding headlines at home. Because of his decision to go for Rome, rather than to surround and prevent the retreat of the Axis forces, the war continued in Italy for just over 1 more year.

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!

Amazing video. Videos of channel helps linking so many little historical anecdotes together and interesting✨😎

Otherwise known as "That Time when Mussolini Recieved the Allied Bukkake."

@aslambhatti8932

2 жыл бұрын

ROFL

@drops2cents260

2 жыл бұрын

@Kyle Palomares Similar to: "Why was the ground all white after Custer's Last Stand?" "Because the Indians kept on coming and coming and coming..."

@kelpy_5262

2 жыл бұрын

@@drops2cents260 I will remember this forever

8:50 - 9:05 Memories of playing Day of Defeat are flooding back to me.

I know im late but armchair historian has now gotten 1 million subs, happy 1 million subs armchair historian!