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@liberalsockpuppet4772

Жыл бұрын

World of Warships is fun. If you like naval history, it's even more fun. When I joined two years ago, the free ship I received was the Warspite--I know right! I finish my 15th battle and WoW gives me Warspite. I lose my freakin mind. Holy #$%! it's the friggin Warspite! The guys I was playing with were like, "Oh yeah, that's the free ship you get. It's supposed to be some kind of famous British ship." I was apoplectic. "You don't know what the Warspite is? It's the most famous British warship from WWII! It's like the Enterprise for the US navy." Yes, they were confused why I was bringing Star Trek into this.

@iamsuzerain3987

Жыл бұрын

​@@liberalsockpuppet4772haven't played on PC but love Legends on console and yes...Warspite, the Grand Old Lady!

@Supahmatt1

Жыл бұрын

​@@liberalsockpuppet4772too bad they only make non-existent ship designs now, rarely do we see a real one... And tbh I think Louisiana should be a Montana with radar premium ship

@Supahmatt1

Жыл бұрын

Would make more sense

@liberalsockpuppet4772

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the tier ten and super ships get into hypothetical and might have beens, but the real ones are there too

During the battle, the Mediterranean Sea sustained heavy damage, being hit hundreds of times by bombs, shells and torpedoes, but was able to recover quickly.

@yellowjackboots2624

Жыл бұрын

Those poor little fishes 😢

@Absaalookemensch

Жыл бұрын

@@yellowjackboots2624 Two little fishies left in the sea Two little fishies, just Londo and me.

@kirtliedahl

Жыл бұрын

HAHAHA I laughed out loud at that one 👍

@Absaalookemensch

Жыл бұрын

@@kirtliedahl During pre-invasion preparation, some sailors would mention that, despite days of bombardment by many ships and aircraft, the island they were attacking was not sunk.

@Pygar2

Жыл бұрын

@@Absaalookemensch And they swam and they swam right over the dam...

Any part of history documenting the shenanigans of Warspite is a welcome one. More people need to learn about her, from being the first ship to sink a submarine with a plane to being the first to fire on D-Day (officially at least, 3 other ships fired ahead of the official start time of 5.30am). The Mediterranean also saw smaller combats such as the Battle of Cape Passero which was the first major night engagement, or the unnamed engagement between Petard and U-559 north of the Nile delta which saw the capture of the latest Enigma codebooks of the new 4-wheel naval Enigmas which had stymied Bletchley Park for months prior.

@brunopadovani7347

11 ай бұрын

Also Warspite (along with Scharnhorst) holds the record for the longest gun hit, something like 13 miles.

Drachinifel has a fine series on Andrew Cunningham.

Good morning History Guy and everyone watching. Have a safe weekend. Stay cool wherever you live... I deployed to the Mediterranean twice; 1995/96 & 2002. Spent 6 months in the Med in support of the Dayton Peace Accords (Bosnia) on USS Whidbey Island LSD 41. Visited Alicante/Rota SP, Sicily, Crete, Bari/Brindisi, and Venice IT, Tunisia, Haifa/Bethlehem and Jerusalem IS. In 2002 on USS Wasp LHD 1, I visited Crete, Marmaris Turkey and Rota SP. Spent 4 months off the coast of Djibouti Africa in search of Osama Bin Laden. Made a short 4 day port visit to Bahrain after 115 days at sea. Transitted the Suez Canal twice, Straits of Hormuz twice, and Red Sea twice. Was in Israel when their Prime Minister, Rabin, was assassinated...

@mauricedavis2160

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you for your service Mate!!!🙏👌⚓❣️

@MrHarvey00

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@navret1707

Жыл бұрын

I did 3 deployments and several det’s to Sig. and Rota. The highlight was a 5 day det to Crete and then into Athens. Athens was fantastic. Even more so than Naples and Rome.

A battle that deserves to be remembered for both sides being able to claim victory.

Great hear the mention of HMAS Vampire & the 'Scrap iron Flotilla' 🙂👍👍

Suggestions for future episodes: History of mortuary science, Texas State Guard, cola wars, presidential pets, 1916 attack on Columbus, New Mexico, and John DeLorean. History that deserves to be remembered.

You could do a piece on Brazilian participation in the Italian campaign in WWII

@DeltaDarbyLiberator

Жыл бұрын

I believe he already has…

It’s my Birthday and I couldn’t think of a better way than getting a new episode of History that deserves to be remembered. Thank you for your hard work!

Cool hat, "Commodore" Lance!

Hey History Guy, would a video on the Home Guard of the United Kingdom in the second World War be a topic that interests you? Who were these men? What were they tasked with doing? What service had they already provided in previous wars? Were they merely a morale boosting exercise or valuable auxiliary force that freed up more capable men for service overseas? Thank you!

Greetings from Connecticut, fellow classmates! I wish we could export some of our rain to States that need it. It’s like Jungle conditions this year… lots of flooding.

Vic Admiral John Tovey commanded the 4 Royal Navy and 1 Royal Australian Navy (RAN) light cruisers Tovey would later be promoted Admiral commanded the Home Fleet at the time the sinking of the German battleship Bismark. Present the battle beside light cruiser HMAS Sydney the RAN had the old destroyer flotilla leader HMAS Stuart and old destroyers HMAS Vampire and HMAS Voyager,

Interesting how Admiral Campioni looks remarkably like Tom Hanks!

A great episode of the History Guy. My paternal grandfather and my grandma was born in Malta and were there at the start of the 2nd world war.

5:15 (quote): "the war started sooner than they (the italians) had expected" - Thats a polite way of saying: "the italian leadership went to war without even informing their armed forces beforehand"

@dayros2023

Жыл бұрын

Mussolini went to war in a rush as he thought that will the fall of France a peace deal would have been made in short order.

Very interesting. This was a little remembered battle, as you said. Thank you History Guy (and History Research People)!

My memory is that the engagement between HMS Renown and two German battlecruisers occurred earlier in the year of 1940, during the invasion of Norway, and the warships that exchanged gunfire should be classified as capital ships.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

Yes, that encounter occurred April 9, and may well warrant an episode at some point. But, of course, that was an engagement between the Royal Navy and the Kriegsmarine, not the Regia Marina.

@tankgirl2074

11 ай бұрын

You are correct. In that contest, all were capital ships. HMS Renown (15 inch guns) vs KMS Scharnhorst and Gneisenau (11 inch guns) on April 9, 1940, off Lofoten, Norway.

Hey History Guy 🤓and fellow Classmates 👋 Happy Moon Landing Day .May one and all set foot somewhere you've never stepped before!

Back in the Saddle Again Naturally!

This is such a fantastic format. Focusing on short vids draws in people that may pass on a longer version. I can see that general interest in history will grow as a result. I really appreciate your channel.

Mr. Geiger, I literally remember when you first "got going" on YT. Someone commented on what a great channel this was and more people should subscribe. I believe you responded with "How can i do that?" or something like that. There was a story you shared that took off. I also remember checking your subscriptions a short time later and was blown away with the exponential numbers!! Decades ago I majored in Communication with an emphasis on public speaking. In that regard, sir, you hit it out of the park.Your ability to connect with your audience is awesome. Lastly, I minored in history with an emphasis on colonial history. There are soooo many incredible stories that can come from there - especially the rugged and violent frontier of western Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Thank you again! What a treat!

thanks

You need to try and get a ride on a Tiger Cruise with the Navy.

It was not mentioned, if the Italian ships were of Italian manufacture or German. The Battleships were impressive!

@Dave_Sisson

Жыл бұрын

The Italians had built a much bigger and more effective surface fleet than the Germans, that is why the Mediterranean was such a cauldron during the first few years of the war until the British finally gained supremacy. By contrast the Germans only had two battleships and two battlecruisers, so the British with a total of 20 capital ships, plus a bunch of carriers were easily able to deal with them. But, obviously the German submarines were effective.

@therealanyaku

Жыл бұрын

This question reflects the grossly over-inflated reputation of Nazi German industry and the correspondingly lowered opinions of the Italians. The Italian ships were first rate, and all other things being equal, a slugging match between the Italian and British battleships would likely not have been a happy day for Cunningham. Fortunately for our side, all other things were not equal.

@neilbuckley1613

Жыл бұрын

@@therealanyaku At Calabria the new 15" gunned italian battledhips were absent, The 12.6" on the older Italian ships were pretty lightweight compared to the 15" guns on the British ships. When the Italian ships were modernised much more emphasis was placed on increasing their speed rather than their armour, Consequently I don't think slugging it out would have been a good move on the Italians part.

@therealanyaku

Жыл бұрын

@@neilbuckley1613 Falls under the category of other things not being equal. The British couldn't really breath easy until after Taranto and Cape Matapan.

@dayros2023

Жыл бұрын

What kind of question is that? All the Italian ships were built in Italy with Italian technology. At the time every powerful country built its own ships.

Thank you for sharing!

Disapointment about the Italian Bombers staying out of Picture range is very understandable. Italy made such good looking Planes, after all.

Thank You for your wonderful stories. I have always been passionate about history. It started when I saw the movie Tora Tora Tora at age 7 and continues to this day. These vignettes are perfect for those of us with brief attention spans. 🙂

I like the narrative, his putting the battle in perspective. But when recounting a battle please include maps, maybe consider a diagram showing ship's relative location and direction on the map. . I'm left with little understanding of this battle except that a north-south Italian convoy engaged an east-west (or west-east) British convoy.

Interesting video as per usual. Thanks! 😊

Stay hydrated it’s hot af today

I appreciate you, thank you for making content.

"Be elegant at all times, that is Saint Gloriana's way!"

WOW, nearly forgotten recent history. Thank you again ! BTW, what's the story with the hat?

Much to learn.....

Hmmmm always interesting thanks!

Suggestion for a topic if you haven't already covered it. The fate of the French fleet after France fell to Germany. A rather dark bit of history.

My dad served on Hms Royal Sovereign during this battle before moving to Hms Warspite a year later.

@BrunoPalton

8 ай бұрын

What did he remember of that clash? Was Royal Sovereign under fire?

Nice hat, great for your story of history today

Suggestions for episodes... defense of the mouth of the Columbia River by Fort Stevens in WW2 and the taking of Vincennes by George Rogers Clark.

I like that 3d map that looks cool!

Never even heard of this battle. Thank You for making me a little bit smarter.

Could you please do vids on Robert E. Cornish and Johann Trollmann. Cornish was a 1930’s biologist who conducted animal reanimation experiments. Trollmann was a German Sinti (Romani) boxer who was drafted into the German Army and wounded on the Russian Front. He eventually died in a concentration camp.

THG, thank you for a great tale of battle on the "high" seas (it is the Med after all). 🙂

I love World of Warships. I have been playing it over 5 years

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

I play under The_History_Guy. My gunnery skills are reminiscent of the battle of Calabria.

@alancohen5688

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel I play under the screen name acohen4010, I belong to the Urban Pirates guild.

I grew up in The State of Franklin, which has an interesting tale.

I sure do miss seeing the Coast Guard hat.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

It will cycle through again. Actually, I have several.

I quite miss the intro "Hi, I'm the history guy. I have a degree in history and I love history..."

I wonder what was the first sea battle utilizing aircraft carriers.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

That is a good question. If we exclude things like ballon carriers and seaplane tenders, by my reckoning the first use of a flat top carrier that could launch and recover planes on deck in a sea battle was HMS Furious at the Second Battle of Narvik, 13 April, 1940.

@tankgirl2074

11 ай бұрын

It is likely the Norwegian campaign on April 24, 1940 when both HMS Glorious and HMS Ark Royal were in action with the British fleet.

@tankgirl2074

11 ай бұрын

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel true. HMS Furious was part of the Home Fleet but it was April 10, 1940 when she sent 16 Swordfish torpedo bombers (unsuccessfully) to attack German ships at Trondheim, Norway. There were further attacks (using bombs instead of torpedoes) at Narvik on April 12 and 13th.

The choice to go on the attack, even when principally out to protect convoys, is not surprising, that notion of pressing an attack whenever you can was part of Royal Navy doctrine since the times of Nelson.

The Blue Water strategy for Royal Navy was initially in coordination with the French Navy - but we all know how that turned out.

I always give The History Guy a thumbs up because he is absolutely the best at history lessons.

THG please do something on Operation Hercules the never launched invasion of Malta. Not controlling Malta led to the Axis losing the Mediterranean.

You may wish to acquire Mike Carlton's books... 'Scrap Iron Flotilla' - the story of 'Hec' Waller may fascinate you? Also his books 'Flagship' + 'Cruiser' - 'First Kill'

You mentioned Calabria and the Gulf of Taranto but neither are labeled on the maps you included in the story. That would've been helpful for viewers not familiar with the geography

@harleylawdude

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been to Calabria. It’s the ankle of the boot.

@wtice4632

Жыл бұрын

​@@harleylawdudeno its the toes

@SennaAugustus

Жыл бұрын

Calabria is the southwestern part sticking out of the main peninsula that's touching Sicily. Taranto is the hole formed by the 2 parts sticking out (the other part Apuilia).

@tonydagostino6158

Жыл бұрын

@@wtice4632 Actually it's more than the toe. My family is Calabrian and their village is in the "arch" east of Catanzaro

@wtice4632

Жыл бұрын

@@tonydagostino6158my great grandmother is from cosenza

The real victor of the battle of Calabria was the side who learned the lessons best.

Good morning

The Italian Navy's worst enemy was the Italian Air Force hence the red a white stripes on the bows of the Italian ships.The repeated bombings caused confrontations back in Italy and even with the stripes ships were still bombed by accident.

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the decision to paint the stipes came as a result of the battle of Calabria. But, in the Navy's favor, the air force didn't hit anything...

@Taistelukalkkuna

Жыл бұрын

IJN and IJA approve this message.

@dayros2023

Жыл бұрын

That’s off topic, but the navy and the air force had a lot of rivalry. The air force was more in tune with the fascist government while the navy was staunchly monarchist.

Tony Bennet (Bennetto) had family from Calabria, Italy 🇮🇹.

The Italians built beautiful ships that were well equiped and well made. Their sailors and junior officers were very dedicated and competent, contrary to tge common myth. Sadly their higher echelon admirals were, with a few exceptions, utterly terrible their bitter rivalry with tge Italian Royal Air Force severly hampered them. Add to that the terrible quality control of the heavy gun shells for their high quality main armament, they were further hamstrung.

3:15 -- "ABC" looks a bit like King Charles.

The History Guy is always a first class highly professional presentation that others should aspire to follow!!

Quite amusing that “inexperience” was cited as a problem when neither fleet had engaged the other early in the war. Really? Like “modern” companies that expect applicants for junior positions to have years of experience before getting their first job. Only one way to get battle experience. Take part in a battle.

I recall that a recent appointee as U.S. Ambassador to Italy -- I think it was during the term of George W. Bush -- found himself in trouble even before he took up the post because it was reported that he once joked that "all the ships in the new Italian Navy have glass bottoms -- so they can see the old Italian Navy." It seems, however, that the Italians did well enough in this first battle.

@dayros2023

Жыл бұрын

A very ignorant remark from that guy, as the Regia Marina actually was still in the fight until the Italian armistice, and most of the Italian capital ships survived the war.

@garywagner2466

11 ай бұрын

Did he also mention the Yanks being caught flat-footed by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor?

I couldn't help but think the biggest problem with the Italian Navy was that it was from that peninsula. While perhaps impressive as a merchant marine, nobody there seems to have struck me as particularly good at fighting on the water. My Romans seemed horrible at it for so very long... I can't think of any naval victories on their part. (I feel like, eventually, they became decent at transporting troops with half to all of them dying in the process.). Anyone?

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Mr. Geiger, what type of cap is that directly to the right of the WW l Navy poster?...

Aboard Temperance Wagon, set off since 1970s And Your Angel Of Death Flying Free.. In Falling Leaf Formation.. They Still Won't Get It.. Flame On Im GONE..

@ashergoney

Жыл бұрын

Life If As A Game.. Heaven In Heavens Is Also In Parts Heaven And Hell..

@ashergoney

Жыл бұрын

But, then Again No One Lives Forever. Played For Win , WIN.. We Bleed Untill Can't Bleed Anymore

To sum up the Battle of Calabria: despite the Warspite’s bite the fight was alright

@tankgirl2074

11 ай бұрын

15 inch British guns verses 12 inch Italian. Why wouldn't it be alright.

All bark and no bite = what another deal.....Thanks to THG🎀 for his EXCELLENT HISTORY VIDEO ....PS I like the Hat 👍 Shoe🇺🇸

I want to say that you may be interest in the author Alex W. Bealer and his book about “old ways of” about crafts with illustrations.

@johnreed1116

Жыл бұрын

The have the books about “the tools that built America”, “old ways of working wood”, and “the art of blacksmithing”. I read the book about blacksmithing and it was great.

A great big what if? would have been Yamato vs Iowa class. On the other hand I sure wouldn't want to be there......

Would have been better for the British to rely on their carriers here.

Why not look up LA Decimal MAS. ? By a very wide margin, the most successful Italian Naval Unit.

The fight’s history illustrates why its necessary to count casualties to determine fight winners,as its sometimes the only way to determine which side won.

@garywagner2466

11 ай бұрын

Not really. Body counts don’t always reflect success or failure, as the Vietnam War aptly illustrates.

It would have been better with some maps

Could you make an episode about boycotting?

Eye Will not listen to any World of Warships tripe. Have you been personally shot at? I have!

It's pretty interesting to see the change in naval warfare from this to Leyte Gulf just four and a half years later. Namely, Surigao Strait. You go from confused actions of whole fleets using outdated equipment and unskilled sailors with no real outcome to a one-sided, well-informed pummeling coming from a battle line of old ships turned into modern killing machines.

You never hear discussions of the Italian navy or air force in WWII history and I think it bears mentioning more often. It was, after all, a key factor in the early Italian victories at the start of the war and the later battles for those islands were vital to the war effort. I will say, though, that if the Italian fleet, being stronger, had charged into the British fleet, they may have been able to decimate it but both commanders chose a conservative strategy.

58th, 21 July 2023

Hey History Guy 🤓👋 do you like the band U2?

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

Actually I do.

@constipatedinsincity4424

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel Did you see 👀 the Sphere built for there upcoming concert here in Las Vegas?

7:14 It must have been an imPOtent battle!

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The Italians made a major mistake by getting the H.M.S. Warspite ticked off!!

@Eric_Hutton.1980

Жыл бұрын

On an unrelated note. During the Korean War a North Korean artillery battery made the mistake of making USS Wisconsin mad. The artillery battery hit the Wisconsin with an 155mm shell. Wisconsin responded with a full 9 gun salvo.

@banedonrunestar5618

Жыл бұрын

And an escorting ship signaled to Wisconsin “Temper Temper”. :)

That Italian airplane was ugly.

SO JUST HOW REALLY USELESS MODERN BATTLESHIPS ALWAYS WERE ALL ABOUT SHOW OF POWER THAT REALLY DIDN'T EXIST DAVID ADAM GRENIS MAPLETON AVENUE BOULDER COLORADO USA

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

Well, to be fair, they did show their value in shore bombardment during the Second World War.

If the Italian navy would have been more aggressiv they should have controled the Mediteranian sea.

@tomhalla426

Жыл бұрын

The Italians had fuel supply issues.

@larx4074

Жыл бұрын

Regia Marina had serious issues with their munitions, inasmuch, each shell had poorly filled propellant, such that each shell had a different range, making it very difficult for the ships range-finders to create an accurate firing solution, so many shells fired, so many misses........ Other than that, their ships were excellent and were more than a match for any navy.......

@larx4074

Жыл бұрын

@@tomhalla426 They had plenty of fuel, the RM ships were fuelled for a sea, not an ocean like the British ships.......

@tomhalla426

Жыл бұрын

@@larx4074 The Axis in general had severe fuel shortages. Inability to practice was an issue, even with the Germans trying synthetic fuel.

@tomhalla426

Жыл бұрын

@@larx4074 According to one source, Drachinifel I think, the munitions supplier to the RM was politically connected, so the navy could not deal with the QA problems.

More research was needed for context to the battle. The number of battleships was of little use as all but Warspite were built in the 1910's. No mention of British battle doctrine. No mention of the poor standards of powder / shell manufacture by Italian industry which affected gun accuracy. All 3 British battleships had 15 inch guns. The two Italian battleships had only 12 inch guns. Nor is it mentioned Italian naval design preferred speed over armour for most of their ships. Portraying this as a lopsided contest that was in favour of Italy is just nonsense. You have to look beyond the number of ships, compare their capacity to inflict damage & at what ranges, speed, armour, etc., to better understand naval ships and engagements. Very sloppy work. I expected far better history than what was presented here.

This would have been like watching two girls fighting 😊

@monza1002000

Жыл бұрын

Stupid comment, considering the state the US and Germany were in

@SuperCatacata

Жыл бұрын

@@monza1002000 I'll reply to your stupid comment on his stupid comment with my own stupid comment 😎

Sounds like a grade school girl slap fight…”not the face! Not the face!”. 😆

England and Italy were both jokes in WW2. Two third world nations.

And a free silly hat .? Lol

I hope you like the money you are getting from World of warships I will NEVER donate to you while you endorse that crap website!!!

@TheHistoryGuyChannel

Жыл бұрын

I enjoy the game, and play it quite a lot. I do not endorse products I would not use, But, of course, to each his own.

@StAndrew65

Жыл бұрын

​@TheHistoryGuyChannel I'm sure you're getting more money from W.of.W than you would ever get from that whiny guy. Lol

@garywagner2466

11 ай бұрын

Oh dearie me! What a loss! A dollar gone.