I love how Johnny went gradually from meme tanks to covering meme ships and also meme people.

@flaviomonteiro1414

3 жыл бұрын

@Bernardo Perez Cejuela Memes memes would be dope too

@KaptajnKaffe

3 жыл бұрын

Meme history network!

@brotlowskyrgseg1018

3 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget about meme trains. There's lot's of so far underutilized meme potential right there. Just think of WW1 era armored trains, or all of the silly Gadgetbahns people tried to make work since then. They also go choo-choo sometimes. So we got that going for us, which is nice.

@vaporwave2359

3 жыл бұрын

"Wait WW2 was just a meme?!?" *Always has been*

@adampatino5372

3 жыл бұрын

The memes gotta evolve or they'll get stale

I remember the days when Johnny said “anime just isn’t my thing” and now he can’t post a video without an anime reference

@MrTigracho

3 жыл бұрын

Memes have no frontiers.

@eldorados_lost_searcher

3 жыл бұрын

@crassgop What's "average?" Seriously, I may have a problem.

@jamesharding3459

3 жыл бұрын

@crassgop Define “average.” I’m fairly confident the average Yank hasn’t watched any anime besides what was on public access channels on Saturday morning when they were kids.

@hiruharii

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah he was just covering he thought that everyone else wasn’t a weeb but it’s sort of mainstream now

@johnh6065

3 жыл бұрын

This sort of thing really is my bag baby!

The only reason us Australians fight so well is because if we return home, we'll get sent into the war against Emus. A fate worse than death

@BatCostumeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

The wars against emus can turn any ordinary person into a battle hardened veteran.

@H0b0hater

3 жыл бұрын

@@BatCostumeGuy *veterinarian

@warlordofbritannia

3 жыл бұрын

I hear Australians would rather go through a hundred Galipolis than another Emu War

@danubeisreallypeculiarrive7944

3 жыл бұрын

@@H0b0hater Is that like vegetarian, but instead of eating veggies you eat veterans?

@luisfernandosantosn

3 жыл бұрын

Emus: the old and ubeated enemy

When is minor allied tanks design coming out. Can’t wait for the series finale. Especially the Canadian tank

@nitsu2947

3 жыл бұрын

Sherman Grizzly i think or the M4A5 Ram II

@Canhistoryismylife

3 жыл бұрын

about the same time the second Italian video coming out

@Kishanth.J

3 жыл бұрын

@@Canhistoryismylife the Italian video already came out?

@Kishanth.J

3 жыл бұрын

@@nitsu2947 yeah or armoured vehicles like the Kangaroo APC or Sexton SPG. Or the Skink AA tank.

@bobtank6318

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kishanth.J I think he meant Monte Casino part 2.

I think the thing that leaves Sydney as an enduring "mystery" is the fact that none of her crew survived to tell the story. And I guess that in itself is also a little bit unusual.

@Loup-mx7yt

3 жыл бұрын

Another comment explained that better but the Germans knew their ship was going to sink as fire was going towards ammunitions. The crew of the Sidney would have been doing their hardest to keep the ship afloat, and when the stern broke off from the damaged it had received from the torpedo, there simply wasn't enough time to get on deck and launch safety boats properly due to how fast it sank.

@kirotheavenger60

Жыл бұрын

@@ace74909 they also survived because they were picked up immediately. People didn't know the Syndney had sunk until after the Germans were picked up and interrogated. By that time it's likely any of Syndey's crew who had made it into the water had unfortunately perished already

@humanperson7646

Жыл бұрын

@@kirotheavenger60That must have been terrifying for those last surviving men just you were the pride of your nation’s navy and now your alone in the open ocean miles from land and you have nothing to hold onto to float and everything you could would pull down through suction and so you swim and keep your head up as long as you can until you finally have nothing left to give and so you sink and down into the depth you go never to be seen or heard from again

@anthonyeaton5153

10 ай бұрын

Why such a mystery? Ships often lose the entire crews especially in the time of war. Think you can’t accept the the German Kormaran was a smaller ship and you were outfought by it. By the way, it’s not The HMAS Sydney it is plain HMAS Sydney. Think about it.

@GuntherSDoumson2178

7 ай бұрын

There were survivors...

As a guy deployed to the desert at the moment its def a new experience playing new vegas in a desert, camel spiders are more terrifying then any radscorpian.

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

Let me guess: you were one of the 30,000 just deployed to Afghanistan again?

@backinblack468

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tigershark_3082 nah not that lucky

@Tigershark_3082

3 жыл бұрын

@@backinblack468 Trust me, you're lucky for not getting deployed out there. This is likely gonna turn out exactly how the Evacuation of Saigon went

@backinblack468

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tigershark_3082 yeah but you join the infantry to do that kinda stuff instead I'm overseas stuck in the middle of a desert working checkpoints

@userequaltoNull

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tigershark_3082 welp. That must have been the shortest "permanent" ceasefire in the history of warfare.

*"Finally. Another meme video."* - Sun Tzu, Art of History Memes

@BatCostumeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure Cao Cao said that.

"the uk has the best netflix" 66 million people disagreed with that

@BatCostumeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Bruh even Nepal has better Netflix than the UK.

@kommit-456

3 жыл бұрын

@@BatCostumeGuy As a Nepalese, I can confirm

@mrunseen3797

3 жыл бұрын

@@kommit-456 what is better with your Netflix?

@kennorcott7074

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrunseen3797 Japan if yourre a weeb

@IC3XR

6 ай бұрын

He wasn't wrong about Australia tho

At the short ranges the Sydney was at, the Kormoran’s 15cm guns would probably be able to penetrate her 2-inch extended belt over the magazines. The Sydney’s captain really made a huge mistake by coming as close as he did, especially without preparing his weapons. It should also be noted that this was not the same captain that had commanded the Sydney in the Mediterranean.

@pacianooo3250

3 жыл бұрын

Even if Sydney stayed at a considerable distance, German 15cm would still be able to go through her armor. Although Kormoran would've needed all the luck to even land a hit to Sydney.

@andrewreynolds4949

3 жыл бұрын

The only proper penetration values I could find were for a different model of 15cm gun, but they suggest Sydney's 2 inches of extended belt could have been penetrated up to roughly 4 or 5 thousand yards.

@chinsaw2727

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the new Captain is probably getting shat on by his crewmen for his mistake in the afterlife

@Cooldude-ko7ps

2 жыл бұрын

Why a new captain?

@filmandfirearms

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cooldude-ko7ps It's pretty common to shift officers and sailors around to where their skills are most needed, or because another ship needs replacements sooner than they can be brought over from the home country

>"And hiding any degenerate activity and anime watching you dont want anyone to know about" >*doesn't flash an image from Girls Und Panzer* >my dissapointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined

@MrTigracho

3 жыл бұрын

He ain't a weeb. Just a Huge WWII history Nerd.

@BatCostumeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTigracho That's where you are wrong.

@MrTigracho

3 жыл бұрын

@@BatCostumeGuy prove me wrong then

@BatCostumeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrTigracho I don't have to.

@MrTigracho

3 жыл бұрын

@@BatCostumeGuy Welp🤷‍♂️ good night then.

The ‘dressing up’ of warships is in a weird grey zone. Due to the fact that a number of ships will have similar silloettes it’s difficult to identify their nationality at pretty much any range, however the colours are much easier to identify. As a result as long as the ship shows the nations war flag before attacking, regardless of if they lied about it up until then, it’s regarded as them identifying themselves beforehand and not a war crime. It dates back to the age of sail where a warships nationality could be identified via the paint scheme and sail colours

@adampatino5372

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Captain

@MarvinT0606

3 жыл бұрын

So the Sydney got Acheron'd

@windowsux

3 жыл бұрын

Theirs also the matter of nations lending, buying or commissioning other nations ships to fill the gaps in a outdated/depleting fleet thus making identifying even harder and the same could be applied to tanks. Where as you wouldn't be selling off your nations uniforms under any circumstance since if the nation cant make something that basic even if improvised then they really shouldn't be fighting as they got bigger issues on there hands.

@jordanpeterson2001

3 жыл бұрын

@@windowsux that is also true. As true identification of combatants boils down to the individual troops and their uniforms which is easier to spot as a infantry man do to the range and most countries have a distinctive helmet. We’re as in the ranges in naval engagements the time of seeing the sailers on the decks has long since passed

@DISTurbedwaffle918

3 жыл бұрын

@@windowsux Not to forget the concept of taking ships from enemy hands and repurposing them.

I can’t believe you didn’t mention the time the Sydney fired on an anemic aircraft that turned out to be Venus, the f-ing planet. One of the most memeable moments in naval history. Still an amazing video as always!

@riograndedosulball248

3 жыл бұрын

Australia declares war on Venus. So long for tankey, funny birds. it's big boy time

@BNRmatt

3 жыл бұрын

I think one of the US Asiatic Fleet ships did a similar after they left the Philippines. It took a Filipino mess steward, legend has it, to ask "Why are we firing on Jupiter?"

@anthonyeaton5153

10 ай бұрын

Sailors are very wary about any object nearing their ship, that is why so many friendly aircraft have been shot down by navies. They warn that during any invasion they will shoot at anything that comes near.

Honestly given the story about the Australians risking getting hit by a sub to help out all the Italian survivors and leaving a lifeboat with provisions for those left behind, and the story before the fight with the German ship, it paints a picture of a crew that's too damn cautious and polite than would be accepted. I mean I imagine in any normal situation if a ship couldn't answer secret codes, they would just be blasted to shit, but Sydney, wanting ABSOLUTE benefit of the doubt even with the codes and probably just plain not expecting a Nazi raid ship this far from the Atlantic, just got too close for comfort into the waiting guns of the Germans. I mean if anything the sinking was just the ferocity of the Germans backed into a corner, most likely knowing no one was going to back them up or chase off the Sydney, so it's fight or die; hence the two ships mortally wounded by evening. It just simply bad luck that drowned all hands on Sydney while the Germans survived to get picked up by Aussie authorities.

@maxgamer7951

3 жыл бұрын

As someone who has a familial relationship with the vessel, allow me to perhaps clear the ending of your words up. From the estimations based on her speed and bearing (which were used to find the wreck) Sydney sank at around 1 in the morning. The crew had been fighting an intense battle against the Kormoran and her compliment was likely decimated by casualties. Those sailors fit would have been fighting desperately to save their vessel well into the night, and would have been utterly exhausted. When the bow eventually fell off, having been compromised by the torpedo hit, the ship would have gone down quickly, leaving little time to get into the water, and with no one aware she had gone down, the carley floats would have been insufficient to support weak men for long. We know this because of the one that washed up on Christmas Island. By comparison, Kormorans crew recognised that the damage done by Sydney’s X turret was fatal in relatively short order, and had plenty of time to provision their boats and abandon ship before the fire set off the mines. This meant that the men were relatively well equipped to survive the days in the sun before being picked up. Long story short, it was not simply luck that the Sydney was lost with all hands, it was attrition, and the Sydneys men lost their battle to it.

@oldesertguy9616

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxgamer7951 thank you. That is a very plausible scenario.

@maxgamer7951

3 жыл бұрын

@@oldesertguy9616 dont thank me, thank people like David Mearns, who found the ships, or the Finding Sydney Association. They pieced together the ships final hours after they broke contact with Kormoran based off the wreckage. I recommend having a look at their work for yourself, as I’m recounting second hand and with a tired memory at 3 am.

@oldesertguy9616

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxgamer7951 believe me, I am forever thankful for people like that, and the ones that preserve the old planes, vehicles and weapons from history. I often wish I was in a place and had the time to assist in those endeavors. I appreciate those that do.

@sawyerawr5783

3 жыл бұрын

@@maxgamer7951 given the hits on the bridge I find it likely her senior officers were likely either dead or wounded. the ship would've been essentially "Fighting by divisions," to use the USN term. IE engineering handling itself, gunnery, triage, etc. at least while the steel was still flying. After the ship opened the range, her badly diminished crew would've been trying to fight the fires forward and get to the bow, likely under whatever senior officer(s) were left. It wouldn't surprise me if many were down below, trying to shore up the sagging bow. at some point though, she just slapped a wave wrong and the whole front end broke off to B turret barbette. she sank like a stone after that, and I suspect the few who might've lived past that were the lucky ones topside. Far too many would've been below running damage control to ever have a hope in hell. It's worth mentioning: Sydney was kind of operating under a set of contradictory rules of engagement at the time. I have to go off memory here, but as I recall it was "If a raider, stand off and sink it: if a raider supply ship, capture it to add to our fleet as an auxiliary." the problem is that requires her to close to some extent to figure out what the hell it is she had. HMAS Australia, I believe, had just lost a supply ship a few weeks/a month or so before because she stood too far off and tried to shell it into surrender while the crew scuttled it. Australia's skipper got a dressing down for it as I recall as well, so that might have been on the mind of Sydney's skipper as well.

When the world needed him the most he appears

@willmarlatt1307

3 жыл бұрын

True

@estoncastillo8258

3 жыл бұрын

I want to like but, the nice number is too strong

@williamblazkowicz5587

3 жыл бұрын

@@estoncastillo8258 nice number gone, upvote away!

Since you like Australians so much. A video on the mentioned scrap iron fleet would be a gem

As an australian and watching the intro gave me the biggest grin

@goddepersonno3782

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that we really weren't all that based, and then he listed all our achievements, and I paused and realised... we really are just that based

@koflynn2159

3 жыл бұрын

ooh yea m8.

@abrahamdonovan8014

3 жыл бұрын

Made me feel really patriotic haha

Basically, the rules of war state that you can’t *engage in combat* dressed as the enemy. What makes the raiders nit a war crime is that before engaging in combat they would raise their repetitive flags and drop the disguised guns. Same reason the Panthers weren’t actually war crimes, they were meant to just cause confusion but as far as we know never actually saw combat

@hdog9046

3 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure that's incorrect, it states that combatants can't engage in combat disguised as any party not involved in the conflict, that includes civilians and militaries of non-participating countries. As soon as one is no longer disguised as a non-warring party, no matter which it is, then they can engage in combat with other warring parties.

@MarvinT0606

3 жыл бұрын

it's the basic distinction between Ruse de Guerre and Perfidy.

@MarvinT0606

3 жыл бұрын

the best example on-screen has to be the duel of *HMS Surprise* and the *Acheron* in Master and Commander. HMS Surprise, who was sailing near whaling waters, disguised itself as a whaler in distress (they even faked a ship fire onboard). The Acheron, a larger ship with bigger guns and eager for plunder, was tricked into going alongside the Surprise presumably to capture it. Then the captain of the Surprise dropped the disguise, raised their proper colors, and started firing.

@bottomtempo

3 жыл бұрын

@@hdog9046 The Dutch are 100% involved in the war at this point

@henrypollock7987

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarvinT0606 Thomas cochrane did it heaps dude was a chad look him up

The legend has returned!

HMAS Sydney is my favorite ship in the tabletop game Axis & Allies War at Sea. First ship I ever pulled

@bakomusha

3 жыл бұрын

Mines Enterprise, because she's OP AF! But more like your answer, I'd say mine would be the Yamato. She was in my first box, and I ended up with three, plus Musashi. all big guns=death in that game, so I never was able to use her right.

Finally, my favorite creator, great music, great information, funny, feels good to have a new video other than rewatching all his old stuff

"Fuck it, they're death charges now" - Aussie navy

@youraveragescotsman7119

3 жыл бұрын

It would've been amazing if they had sunk an Italian Submarine by pure accident with those charges.

Holy shit wasn’t expecting a vid on the Sydney, as an Aussie I really appreciate it. I also volunteer on the HMAS Vampire II museum ship so I love my naval history

@englishfury1544

3 жыл бұрын

the vampire II is the Sub in Darling Harbor right?

@hart-of-gold

3 жыл бұрын

@@englishfury1544 Its the destoryer next to the sub.

@englishfury1544

3 жыл бұрын

​@@hart-of-gold Ah that makes sense. thank you

@CharlesFreck

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reminder to go and see it again once I'm out of lockdown

That “war were declared” phrase always brings me back to this scene 😂 Sergeant: "Correct, there is no obligation." [Fry and Bender sign the enlistment papers] Sergeant: "Unless, of course, war were declared." [Alarm goes off] Fry: "What's that?" Sergeant: "War were declared."

Grandfather served at Tobruk, he had 5 brothers one of them served at Crete, Greece. Two went to the South Pacific, and one served in the Syrian campaign. and 2 sisters who served in the WRAAF. All of them served in WW2, 8 country kids from the snowy mountains. All of them survived. We’re just build different here in Australia. Great video 👍

@MiraSubieGirl

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Aus for 10yrs, my Neighbour JJ McCarthy was a Rat of Tobruk :) I took him to Doctors appointments, met his family, hung out almost everyday until he died :) I assume he was a very very effective Soldier, as he would NEVER tell any of us about the War... He was simply not willing to talk about it. And I never pushed it... Through research I know much about his service now, and will share if you or others are curious. His Medals are framed and in my home in Russia now, next to my Families Military heirlooms. Johnny used to be like "BAHH dont you have boyfriends or funner things to do? Too pretty to be wasting your time on an old man." To which I always responded, I dont think you are too pretty to be hanging around me Johnny. 😅 Rip Legend :) changed my life.

@MiraSubieGirl

2 жыл бұрын

It sucks when your soul meets a soul you truly bond with, but the generation is so far apart. I wish he was still around simply to talk to.

@nuke3069

2 жыл бұрын

@@MiraSubieGirl Thats awesome dude, I haven't met many people who's family have served at Tobruk or north africa

So glad you are back. As a decendant of members of the 28th (Maori) Battalion I'm still waiting for Monte Casino Part 2. Love your work.

Sometimes stuff just happens on the sea. You get dreadful luck. HMS Hood had a similar fate of course; lacking a refit or not, whether you think Bismarck would have won anyway or not, her blowing up quite so suddenly the way she did was a case of horrible, horrible misfortune. It is, ultimately, just one of those things and it does happen. Also, sorry about Vietnam. And after you had our back diplomatically in Suez too. Oh wait... Seriously though, yeah. Sydney was a damn cool ship. Not well known enough; honestly I suggest people look up some of these lesser known vessels of WW2, there are some astonishingly heroic stories from all nationalities.

@thecommunistdoggo1008

3 жыл бұрын

Suez was an international crime done by a dying Empire too scared to admit they are no longer relevant

@rogueleader7506

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecommunistdoggo1008 maybe, but considering that we Americans had supported France in its attempt to hold onto Vietnam, It seems really hypocritical.

@thecommunistdoggo1008

3 жыл бұрын

@@rogueleader7506 That was to stop communism that's different (US foreign policy doesn't give a damn about anything other then stopping commies)

@rogueleader7506

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecommunistdoggo1008 I know, but you would think from an American perspective that having the suez controled by British french and isrealis would be better then the Egyptians who were already getting friendly with the Russians.

@fulcrum2951

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecommunistdoggo1008 didnt the US "befriended" the PRC at one point?

I dropped everything to see this

@sirllamaiii9708

3 жыл бұрын

Same tbh

To explain ship disguises, it was more of a loophole as a way to get the upper hand in engagements, the British did the same thing with the commando operation that sabotaged the only port on the Atlantic that could supply the Tirpitz.

@marhawkman303

2 жыл бұрын

heck the Sydney did it at least once herself :D

Feels good that someones recognising our wartime achievements outside of Gallipoli for once aha🇦🇺

@Dianasaurthemelonlord7777

3 жыл бұрын

And the Emu War...

@pointingsoyjak4271

3 жыл бұрын

Calling Gallipoli an achievement lmao

@BatCostumeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@pointingsoyjak4271 Nope, the Australian did way better than anybody at Gallipoli.

@pointingsoyjak4271

3 жыл бұрын

I’m not saying y’all didn’t fight hard or anything, the bravery shown at Gallipoli is something to be commended, it’s just that strategically it wasn’t much of an achievement

@goddepersonno3782

3 жыл бұрын

@@pointingsoyjak4271 thank 'ol Winston for that mate we did the bloody stellar with the cards we'd been given. Can't ask for much more than that

Finally, The King Returns

14:40 as someone explained in a reply down below. Ships have actually done this in other manners before WWII and even WWI back to the age of Privateers. It was considered acceptable to fly another country's flag as long as you switched to your own before attacking. And the Hague Convention and Geneva Convention also account for this for infantry as well! You can dress up as the enemy but cannot engage in that uniform. Basically you have to undress and redress before engaging the enemy, thats why British Commandos were never prosecuted for their raids which also included using captured uniforms to get behind enemy lines. Basically the flag is the ship's "uniform", an identifying mark of one's allegiance and what country you are fighting for, if the Q-ship (the British equivalent, although they almost always flew the English flag as they were meant to deliberately draw in U-boats to attack with their hidden guns) changed its flase neutral flag to its true origin before attacking, then no crime was committed. Sorry for the sort of rambling flow of this...

It's sad to see that KZread isn't recomending his videos as much bcause of his 6 mounth break. It's sort of a punishment that KZread gives to creators who take a break from KZread. Btw love your vids dude, storytelling and quality are 12/10.

as a western australian i still remember the buzz when the Kormoran was found, and then the Sydney.

"GIB AUSTRALIANS" the summoning cry of every women of the globe

@jacobduggan8008

3 жыл бұрын

They want an All Aussie Adventure

@CharlesFreck

2 жыл бұрын

@@jacobduggan8008 Nice

Iv been binge watching Drach’s video for a couple days now. Really glad you put out a naval video like this right as I’m starting to get into the subject. Also I’m liking the new outro song.

potential history: Australians are crazy good at war Australia: goes to war with their national bird

@NM-wd7kx

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair the national bird won, so that's still arguably an Australian victory.

@lamarepository248

3 жыл бұрын

And they survived

@fireking4650

3 жыл бұрын

@@NM-wd7kx True

@mederichebert

3 жыл бұрын

Those bird are native to Australia so they are even better at war

@thepoliticalgunnut8018

3 жыл бұрын

@@mederichebert Yet they were thwarted by a 2M wire fence.

I think the people who deny reality are just depressed to see an Aussie icon of a ship get shut down in its prime. And I think us Aussies just fight hard for people we like, Yanks and Poms and anyone, aslong as your friendly.

@anthonyeaton5153

10 ай бұрын

You don’t half think you Aussies are worlds darlings don’t you. Conceit on stilts.

As an Australian, the statement for 2:17 to 2:40 makes me very proud P.S. Thank you Potential History, for being the one non Australian to pronounce Aussie correctly.

WELCOME BACK FUNNY HISTORY MAN

I respect the absolute shit out of him making the Ad into its own chapter.

My boi Johnny using Brickmania figures to illustrate history, I couldn’t be prouder

Both these channels are incredible. More naval history collaborations should happen.

HE'S ALIVE WITH NEW CONTENT FINALLY

Fun fact: the guy that wrote the book "Who Sank The Sydney" was the son of a communications officer who served on the ship and the main reason he went head long into all those conspiracy theories was because he couldn't accept the official story. No joke.

The Sydney is something that I knew about since like, infancy, because where the battle took place is about half hour to an hour along the coast from my hometown, Carnarvon. There’s a memorial up at the point along the coast, so you look out to sea and you’ll be looking in line of where it happened. So on ANZAC Day, which to those who don’t know is like New Zealand and Australia’s own little remembrance day, there’s a little service up there.

Since you mentioned it, I think a video on the Australian recovery of the Mephisto would actually be great. It’s already a meme and I feel like Johnny could take that story and make it even more hilarious

I am so glad you are back!!!

Your format never gets old and the collaboration with Drachnefiel, this video made my day, I love it. Keep it up

Drach on Potential History. It has come full circle.

my great grandfather served on the HMAS Sydney and was on it when it was sunk. thanks for the video. thats all i have to say. thank you

Good to see you back!

I love it when two channels I watch regularly work together, great video

YOOO new video, keep up the good work

Reads Drachinifel in the description. Collab?! Between two awesome Navy creators I follow.

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Wasn't expecting the Drachinifel collab, but I'm all here for it.

As someone whom had family serving on the ship during her final battle. This video was a joy to view. Thank you for it. :D

OH SHIT HE UPLOADED

Good to see your content! Been missing it!

I've missed you Johnny! I was so happy seeing a new drop from you

Great video! Thanks for all your work on this content Johnny

But even if England told US about Pearl Habour before the attack, the pacific war would still happen because the Pearl Habour battle would still happen

When the world needed him most, he came back. Then he left for two more months and came back again, now we’re less impressed.

@BatCostumeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing can impress you, Gandhi.

@ardie4

3 жыл бұрын

@@BatCostumeGuy well to be fair the only thing that can impress Gandhi is total nuclear annihilation

MemeHistory and The Chad Naval Historian? Oh yes, this pleases me

Glad to see my boy Potential History still making good content. Keep up the good work broski!

"Germany is bad at war" Commander the wehraboos are coming!

I absolutely loved how you put your Nord VPN info on the New Vegas billboard and I have no idea why I do so much

This channel needs to update more frequently !! 👍👍

Glad to see another video, the wait is always worth it.

"Potential History shows REAL potential; top quality productions, always improving, as always" -me magazine

Love this video! I'm always pleased to see the world of the auxiliary cruisers getting more attention. The Kormoran definitely got super lucky compared to her half-sisters who were also caught by Allied cruisers - they tended to explode very quickly.

The Legend has did it again!

Sees a video about HMAS Sydney and breaks my phone hitting the like button so hard

Another great video, loved the Drachinifel collab. Not a lot of new info for me since I’ve seen Drach’s videos on her already, but an excellent summary nonetheless. I could have done without the autism joke in the beginning, however. I’m autistic myself, and the current friend of using autism as a synonym for stupid irks me to no end. They’re not the same thing at all. Society is still coming to terms with the fact that we exist, and using autism as an insult doesn’t exactly further that process. Still love the content, and can’t wait for more. I just don’t think that particular joke is gonna age well. So, I thought I’d be remiss if I didn’t say something to that effect. Also, I’m pretty sure the Venn diagram of twenty-something WWII nerds and people with ASD are pretty much concentric circles. Just saying 😛

@gloriouswar9116

3 жыл бұрын

Society, amirite or amirite?

As an Aussie I can confirm that all you said is true and most Aussies don’t believe the conspiracy theory’s.

@goddepersonno3782

3 жыл бұрын

I've been to a few naval museums and all of them are currently pretty accurate to the official story. Although I'm sure there'd be some Queenslanders that'd be into that kind of patriotic BS. My goodness, still can't believe they elected Pauline Hansen as an MP...

@liamshaw8742

3 жыл бұрын

@@goddepersonno3782 Mate are you saying I’m a Queenslander?

@goddepersonno3782

3 жыл бұрын

@@liamshaw8742 lmao nah man, you seem pretty based

@liamshaw8742

3 жыл бұрын

@@goddepersonno3782 I overreacted.

@liamshaw8742

3 жыл бұрын

@@goddepersonno3782 That’s my fault.

Nice to see you back

I thought you were dead! Good to see you back!

This is the most talked about story within Australian history especially in class it’s one of the most controversial topics of all time

Yes! Aussie history! Wooo!

Essentially - during the 1940’s it was considered alright to conceal a vessels identity so long as you did not fire whilst you were under this disguise. This is SPECIFICALLY WHY the Kormoran crew stated they raised the Kriegsmarine ensign, THEN opened fire, as they marked themselves as hostile combatants before the engagement begun. Should they have fired, then raised their ensign, it would be a war crime such as the commandos, as they fought in disguise. This is actually where most of the conspiracy theories regarding flags are from, they stem from ‘The Germans attacked under a neutral flag before raising their colours’.

How you manage to keep getting better after already being great is really something and I, for one, really appreciate your work.

Hello

@thecommunistdoggo1008

3 жыл бұрын

Hello how are you?

@boomercycle1951

3 жыл бұрын

Good Evening.

@therand0mchannle350

3 жыл бұрын

@@thecommunistdoggo1008 good

@thecommunistdoggo1008

3 жыл бұрын

@@therand0mchannle350 That's good

The production quality has really been upscaled

My grandfather was on the Kormoran. Spent remainder of war as a POW in Oz. He returned after the war to raise his family.

The legend returns

I do love me some naval history, happy to hear we're goin back to land though. You're awesome at what you do, keep it up.

5:56 I would point out that the Italian Navy got the upperhand at the start they had the larger Navy in the area so naturally did, the largest loss in the first week was a British cruiser.

@stralabastro142

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah you're right but i feel like he has something against the italians

Lets gooo potential history is here

You are back!!!!! Love the content I’ve been missing it

This might not mean much but thank you for covering us Aussies and showing that though we were not effective like America in the department of production but we when we were pushed into a corner we fought savagely an example of one time was the siege of Tobruk were one time one of our officers lead a bayonet charge towards German lines when the broke through the lines and captured a few Germans who were dumbfounded that thought the lines the were broken the Australians counter attacked savagely. In short thanks.

The Germans never get enough credit for what they can do with a lone ship on the far side of the world

@bluemobster0023

3 жыл бұрын

Becuase in the grand scheme they did nothing

@joevenespineli6389

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluemobster0023 What? Did you mean: "Because in the grand scheme of things they didnt do anything"?

@frederiknielsen6038

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluemobster0023 In terms of cost investment versus results achieved, the armed merchant raiders were the single most effective arm of the krigsmarine.

@bluemobster0023

3 жыл бұрын

@@frederiknielsen6038 that's not a good thing considering the Bismark was a failure. It shows German incompetence

@frederiknielsen6038

3 жыл бұрын

@@bluemobster0023 What's Bismarck got to do with your statement that the AMCs "in the grand scheme did nothing"? They were clearly effective.

I find it funny that people made conspiracies about this saying that it was inconceivable that a converted merchant raider could sink a light cruiser at close range, ignoring the other crazy shit that happened in the seas during WW2 like Bismarck being crippled by a bunch of obsolete biplanes and Taffy 3 facing the main Japanese fleet and winning. Weird shit happens in Naval Warfare.

Ugh... I remember a girl in my uni history class presented the "the allies knew about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor" conspiracy as her semester project. But what REALLY takes the cake is that she didn't even research it! She just went "so, yeah, technically the Americans started the war because they knew about the Japanese and didn't do anything about it and that's why America is the real villain of World War 2!" When the professor asked her for sources she just went "Oh, no, that's just my conclusion." Still don't know how she graduated...

I honestly never knew about this, as a guy who loves learning about war related history and not knowing this story about his own country... Makes me feel kinda stuipd haha Still thank you for the video mate It was very well put together, edited and researched.

This video has absolutely nothing to do with the U.S.S. Liberty but when you mentioned a ship and a conspiracy my mind Instantly went to the U.S.S. Liberty lmao.

really happy you covered this! love to see ya uploading

An upload! Praise the heavens

The reason why it’s not considered a war crime for the Germans to dress up in Allied uniforms, use captured vehicles in combat, use fake vehicles that look like Allied vehicles, or use auxiliary cruisers dressed as merchantmen is the same reason the Allies used when they did the same thing; the Hague Convention of 1907 allows for Ruse de Guerre, a ruse of war, so long as the military conducting the action does not commit an act of perfidy. Simply put, as long as you have your national military symbol visible before you attack (in the case of the Kormoran, raising the the Kriegsmarine flag before she fired) it is not a war crime. In fact, you incorrectly stated in the video that the Germans in Allied uniforms during the Battle of the Bulge were committing a war crime. It turns out, that they had been given written orders by their commander not to engage unless in a German uniform in order to follow the rules. Their commander, Otto Skorzeny, was later acquitted of war crimes charges during the Dachau war crime trials because of this. The special witnesses who testified on his behalf were from the British SOE, who also testified that the Hague convention of 1907 allowed them to also operate in occupied France while wearing Wehrmacht uniforms.

Always good to see some Aussie representation. As an Australian I can say that we're not living it quite as rough as you may have surmised. The real reason why us Aussies fight so hard is because of something I'll call "Australian Spirit". It's really hard to explain what the Australian Spirit is, but it's a mixture of national pride and incredible willpower - forged in the trenches of Gallipoli and honed to a razor edge during the second world war. From memory I think us Aussies lost the most men compared to our relative population than any other nation in WW2. We've always taken our military role seriously - perhaps thanks to the way us Australians perceive the world. Unlike other countries that have a strong individual national pride, us Aussies have a strong international pride. We are proud to be part of the British commonwealth, and the allied nations in general. And so when we go out and fight, it is with the intention of not distinguishing ourselves, but to help out and do our part. Australia in general is more than happy to take a supporting role in international conflicts (as we so politely allowed you Americans to take all the praise for the war in the pacific). There's also the fact that for some reason leaving Australia and serving alongside other countries make our accents stronger lmao (I can't think of a single serviceman I have met who didn't have a stronger than average Australian accent). If you likely still don't quite grasp what the Australian Spirit is, the best way to experience it is to participate in an Anzac day (especially one at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra). It just perfectly communicates what it means to be Australian in a way that words cannot describe.

@creativehorse7907

3 жыл бұрын

I think mateship is a pretty good way of explaining it tbh. I think in war time most of our bogans get thier sh*t together and we all start workin together. Not to say other countries don't unite under pressure but Aussies do it great on an individual level then upwards.

@jonathangriffiths2499

3 жыл бұрын

@@creativehorse7907 look at the Covid … oh wait

The legend is back!

Woooo!!! it is Drachinifel!!!