French:" YOU...SHALL...NOT...PASS!!!" German:"Fine, I just go around it."

@evryatis9231

3 жыл бұрын

Laugh about it, attacking a neutral country with the backing of several other countries in time of war was unlikely, and when it looked like it and france wanted to extend it, the belgians said no..

@RealWeedMusicPlaylists

3 жыл бұрын

You weren’t supposed to do that

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

The French knew that the Maginot line could be pierced. The French knew very well that the Germans could bypass the Maginot Line. The proof is that the best French troops were on the Belgian border, and the The least good troops were behind the Maginot Line. The French troops entered Belgium to fight the Germans. The cause of the French defeat was not the Maginot Line, but the misuse of tanks. They were dispersed in infantry regiments instead of forming regiments and armored divisions. The irony of the story is that this conception of regiments and armoured divisions was French. Germans who had read the French authors who advocated this doctrine (Charles de Gaulle and Ernest Mayer) were quicker to implement it. When the war broke out the French were reforming the use of tanks, but it was too late. A year later, the French would have won that war because their tanks were much better. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that an Army must be at the top level at all times, even when there is not the slightest risk of war. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Les français savaient que la ligne Maginot pouvait être percée. Les français savaient très bien que les allemands pouvaient contourner la ligne Maginot. La preuve est que les meilleures troupes françaises étaient sur la frontière belge, et les moins bonnes troupes derrière la ligne Maginot. Sachez que les troupes françaises sont entrées en Belgique pour aller combattre les allemands. La cause de la défaite française n'est pas la ligne Maginot, mais la mauvaise utilisation des tanks. Ils étaient dispersés dans les régiments d'infanterie au lieu de former des régiments et des divisions blindés. L'ironie de l'histoire est que cette conception de régiments et des divisions blindés était française. Les allemands qui avaient lu les auteurs français qui préconisaient cette doctrine (Charles de Gaulle et Ernest Mayer) ont été plus rapides à la mettre en oeuvre. Lorsque la guerre a éclaté les français étaient en train de réformer l'utilisation des chars, mais c'était trop tard. La conclusion à en tirer, est qu'une Armée doit être au top niveau en permanence y compris quand il n'y a pas le moindre risque de guerre.

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

The Germans also built their Maginot line on the other side of the border. It was called the Siegfried line. If the French were idiots, the Germans were twice as idiotic since they made another equivalent. It was called the Atlantic Wall. This did not prevent the 1944 landing in Normandy. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Les allemands ont fabriqué aussi leur ligne Maginot de l'autre coté de la frontière. Elle s'appelait la ligne Siegfried. Si les français ont été idiots, les allemands l'ont été deux fois plus puisqu'ils ont fabriqué un autre équivalent. Il s'appelait le mur de l'Atlantique. Cela n'a pas empêché le débarquement de 1944 en Normandie.

@Klliansimabras

3 жыл бұрын

@@tetatoto23 Yes and if China or Russia try to invade us... We fucked.

That a pretty nice defense, if someone attacks it.

@schottgunjr

4 жыл бұрын

Ratte tank: *ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT*

@Yohki

4 жыл бұрын

@@schottgunjr *Gets stuck in mud*

@SU-AKAsky_dragon

4 жыл бұрын

No they just go around it

@Lawbringer.

4 жыл бұрын

@@Yohki i dont think a ratte will stuck on the mud

@cgm4052

4 жыл бұрын

Lol I laughed so hard

I once tried to put The Maginot Line for a password on a computer, But the computer said it was too short.

@user-ri1gq3ec2q

5 жыл бұрын

Too short for a password? That sounds pretty unlikely

@MasterBeiberEverything

5 жыл бұрын

r/woooosh You can go around it, so it’s too short

@Wickedonezz

5 жыл бұрын

@@MasterBeiberEverything r/IUseRedditIAmVerySmart

@EannaWithAFada

5 жыл бұрын

@@user-ri1gq3ec2q wooosh

@user-ri1gq3ec2q

5 жыл бұрын

@@EannaWithAFada Omegacringe

10/10 zombie apocalypse bunker

@TakuCityPop

6 жыл бұрын

but the zombies would just go around the bunker.

@spacewolves7253

6 жыл бұрын

Your right

@Epic_Gamer__

5 жыл бұрын

Ha

@silentwolf6555

5 жыл бұрын

Zombies are dumb and stupid So make a sound and they’ll heads towards it, thus gunfire = wwii undead Vurdun

@plasmaphy2512

5 жыл бұрын

0/10 against Germans

Nice Maginot Line you got there.... It would be a shame if someone *would go around it* *Laughs in german*

@catapretafernando

6 жыл бұрын

*Confused in french*

@NovaFrederick

6 жыл бұрын

trycoldman23 around it? I always go ABOVE it whenever I'm playing Germany

@yurihoo

6 жыл бұрын

Dude why do I see you under every video I watch?

@conorclimo8534

6 жыл бұрын

It's Anschluss Time!

@deadfly122

6 жыл бұрын

NOVA in Hoi?

"Belgium is not a speedbump" Some Belgian guy in 1939

@user-mo7dd1vt1s

4 жыл бұрын

Don't know why this is funny, but it is

@dalesabandal9113

3 жыл бұрын

Belgium: is not a speedbump Also most of belgium: Ran over faster than i can submit a project on a deadline

@zzaronn

3 жыл бұрын

a speedbump would have slow down german forces

@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744

3 жыл бұрын

Belgium is rest area

@iamthepersonwhoasked5639

3 жыл бұрын

Belguim is a shortcut

Any world war: Starts Belgium: My time has come

@spaSSkloppe

3 жыл бұрын

War is like Belgium, you go through.

@gabrielmora5092

Жыл бұрын

just like Poland

The French: “Let’s heavily defend the German board.” The Germans: “We’ve been through this before we’re going around again.”

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

The French knew that the Maginot line could be pierced. The proof is that there were troops behind. The best French troops were on the Belgian border. The cause of the French defeat was not the Maginot Line, but the misuse of tanks. They were dispersed in infantry regiments instead of forming regiments and armored divisions. The irony of the story is that this conception of regiments and armoured divisions was French. Germans who had read the French authors who advocated this doctrine (Charles de Gaulle and Ernest Mayer) were quicker to implement it. When the war broke out the French were reforming the use of tanks, but it was too late. A year later, the French would have won that war because their tanks were much better. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that an Army must be at the top level at all times, even when there is not the slightest risk of war.

@dougiedoug3515

3 жыл бұрын

@@tetatoto23 it would that someone didn’t like my funny

France couldn't get the: "Extend the Maginot line" national focus in time.

@terminatorh67

4 жыл бұрын

The army wanted to extend it to Belgium and Luxembourg borders , but Belgium was angered by that, so to prevent a political crisis, that was cancelled And we were lacking manpower, looks like we didn't store enough political power to change conscription laws :)

@ITryToLookLikeYou

4 жыл бұрын

Nice hoi4 reference

@tic-tac9323

4 жыл бұрын

Lmao France should have just used console commands

@terminatorh67

4 жыл бұрын

@@tic-tac9323 debug_nuking :)

@alexwoogie462

4 жыл бұрын

Annex GER Annex ITA Annex SOV Manpower 10000000 Research all

Who would win: Groups of nearly indestructible concrete multistory fortresses, each manned with up to 1000 men that could live comfortably, armed with retractable artillery pillboxes, and with capabilities such as air filtration and underground trains 1 steery wheely boi

@11.gevanzaberlianarnanda47

6 жыл бұрын

Shorty Shorty it’s a really good joke

@potatoraider7320

6 жыл бұрын

I think its "one german countryside-walking bois"

@Tom-2142

6 жыл бұрын

+Spartame • no the allies won ww1, not France alone

@wingclipped917

6 жыл бұрын

steery wheely boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

@Briselance

6 жыл бұрын

Tom 2142 Of course. It was a team victory.

“Sir, Ze French have an impenetrable line of defences! How do we punch through such a Marvel?” “We don’t” “Wha...?”

Build the maginot line they said The Nazis wont go through the ardennes they said

@aaeve5676

4 жыл бұрын

They won't do it a 2nd time they said

@irov5884

4 жыл бұрын

@@aaeve5676 They didn't do it in WW1. They went from further in the north and never went trought.

@republicempire446

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, they could build along the Belgium border but to the Belgians would view it with suspicion and questioning France’s reasons why they are building it if they don’t trust Belgium.

@bongcloudopening5404

3 жыл бұрын

@@irov5884 he was referring to the battle of the bulge in ww2

@stresseddictator1849

3 жыл бұрын

@@republicempire446 I think they know why they're extending the maginot line..........

Who would win? A heavily fortified line Or One simple detour to the woods

@Karl_toffel.

5 жыл бұрын

No it's Who will win a fortified super defensive or an angry mustache boy

Literally went around it.

@riccardobalbo234

6 жыл бұрын

no, the attack on Belgium was just a diversion for the main attack at Sedan

@fusionmakeseverything7890

6 жыл бұрын

why aren't you dead yet in rebels

@dlegacy2796

6 жыл бұрын

That was the entire purpose of the Maginot Line, to deter attacks through Belgium and guarantee allies in the war against Germany. The real oversight of the Allies was leaving the Ardennes forest undefended. A military genius like you should see that!

@dlegacy2796

6 жыл бұрын

Jessica Grey They couldn't do this because of two big reasons. One, extending the line along Belgium's border would have significantly damaged relations with them. It's telling them that France is expecting Belgium to fall and they aren't going to help them at all. Belgium would never have joined the Allies if they had done it, in fact they would most likely ally Germany to avoid an invasion they know they would lose. Two, it would have cost a LOT of money. Already the one part of the Maginot Line was expensive, but extending it to the channel would have been far more costly, mainly because of the distance and terrain. Lorraine is quite hilly and the terrain is perfect for the defensive line, not so much for the area around Belgium which is more flat. There were actually some defensive lines built along there, but they were much weaker compared to the ones around the Maginot. The French did give them a door, but that was the point, they would defend that one door instead of multiple ones. What they didn't realize was that there was a secret door (the Ardenne forest)

@HingerlAlois

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but that was exactly what the French and Brits expected. Going around the Maginot Line of course also meant going to war with the Netherlands and Belgium, adding several hundred thousand soldiers to the allied side. And of course there were also defensive positions in the Netherlands and Belgium, that’s basically were the French wanted to stop the German attack together with their allies. The Wehrmacht used airborne troops to capture a whole bunch of important positions and also the tanks attacked very fast, thus the Netherlands failed to offer much resistance and surrendered already after 4 days. Belgium surrendered after 18 days, also in Belgium a bunch of strategic positions like the fortress of Eben-Emael was defeated by German airborne troops.

Hitler: oi, give me a gun that can shoot through that thing Hitler, later: you know what, let’s go around it

France: *builds maginot line* Germany: “let’s try another spot”

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

The Germans also built their Maginot line on the other side of the border. It was called the Siegfried line. If the French were idiots, the Germans were twice as idiotic since they made another equivalent. It was called the Atlantic Wall. This did not prevent the 1944 landing in Normandy. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Les allemands ont fabriqué aussi leur ligne Maginot de l'autre coté de la frontière. Elle s'appelait la ligne Siegfried. Si les français ont été idiots, les allemands l'ont été deux fois plus puisqu'ils ont fabriqué un autre équivalent. Il s'appelait le mur de l'Atlantique. Cela n'a pas empêché le débarquement de 1944 en Normandie.

@ZK_1234_

2 жыл бұрын

@@tetatoto23 r u challenging me?

Let's just go around It.

@Matik182

5 жыл бұрын

Ja wohl!

@topshaggeralfieg9130

5 жыл бұрын

Augusto Cejas you can’t go around the soviets Union, is simply too big and has much man power and army, that is why we won

@realmadrid3783

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stalin It's mostly the weather conditions that beat the germans

@topshaggeralfieg9130

5 жыл бұрын

Real Madrid no it was actually the mass of soviet soldiers that Counter attacked and invaded the Deutschland that beat the Germans, as I don’t believe weather can take a city

@realmadrid3783

5 жыл бұрын

Joseph Stalin Nah it was because hitler was stupid and didn't prepare his guys to fight a winter war which slowed the germans down alot. Supplies couldn't get through, fuel froze. Napoleon was beaten the same way, wasn't prepared either.

*Literally just fucking goes around it for the second time*

@riccardobalbo234

6 жыл бұрын

James Hunt not really

@mosadcoow

6 жыл бұрын

and 3rd time near the end of war

@thehumungus9066

6 жыл бұрын

The entire purpose of the Maginot Line was to encourage the Germans to go around it.

@dlegacy2796

6 жыл бұрын

The Humungus Yeah... people seem to think this was a huge oversight by the French. It was literally the entire point of the Maginot line, to force an attack through Belgium and make sure France would have allies in the war. It worked splendidly in that regard, but the Allies really messed up with their defense of the Low Countries.

@mrfunnyperson100

6 жыл бұрын

That was the entire point. They put all their forces on the Belgian border. In fact, Germany was failing hard at breaking through the French-Belgian forces, so in a final, desperate Hail Mary move that they expected to fail, they sent tons of tanks and trucks through the thick woods and mountainous hills of the Ardennes while totally exposed to air attack and artillery fire. It was such a stupidly risky and foolhardy move that the Allies didn't bother putting more than a token force there because only a complete idiot would attempt it.

Soldiers there: we're doing great! how is the belgian front? Commander: Yea, they're in Paris...

France: haha you will never ever get past our Maginot Line Germany: i'm going to do what's called a pro-gamer move Germany: *proceeds to go around the Maginot Line* France: sacre bleu

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

Where do these stereotypes come from? The French knew that the Maginot line could be pierced. The French knew very well that the Germans could bypass the Maginot Line. The proof is that the best French troops were on the Belgian border, and the The least good troops were behind the Maginot Line. The French troops entered Belgium to fight the Germans. The cause of the French defeat was not the Maginot Line, but the misuse of tanks. They were dispersed in infantry regiments instead of forming regiments and armored divisions. The irony of the story is that this conception of regiments and armoured divisions was French. Germans who had read the French authors who advocated this doctrine (Charles de Gaulle and Ernest Mayer) were quicker to implement it. When the war broke out the French were reforming the use of tanks, but it was too late. A year later, the French would have won that war because their tanks were much better. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that an Army must be at the top level at all times, even when there is not the slightest risk of war. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) D'où viennent ces clichés ? Les français savaient que la ligne Maginot pouvait être percée. Les français savaient très bien que les allemands pouvaient contourner la ligne Maginot. La preuve est que les meilleures troupes françaises étaient sur la frontière belge, et les moins bonnes troupes derrière la ligne Maginot. Sachez que les troupes françaises sont entrées en Belgique pour aller combattre les allemands. La cause de la défaite française n'est pas la ligne Maginot, mais la mauvaise utilisation des tanks. Ils étaient dispersés dans les régiments d'infanterie au lieu de former des régiments et des divisions blindés. L'ironie de l'histoire est que cette conception de régiments et des divisions blindés était française. Les allemands qui avaient lu les auteurs français qui préconisaient cette doctrine (Charles de Gaulle et Ernest Mayer) ont été plus rapides à la mettre en oeuvre. Lorsque la guerre a éclaté les français étaient en train de réformer l'utilisation des chars, mais c'était trop tard. La conclusion à en tirer, est qu'une Armée doit être au top niveau en permanence y compris quand il n'y a pas le moindre risque de guerre.

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

The Germans also built their Maginot line on the other side of the border. It was called the Siegfried line. If the French were idiots, the Germans were twice as idiotic since they made another equivalent. It was called the Atlantic Wall. This did not prevent the 1944 landing in Normandy. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Les allemands ont fabriqué aussi leur ligne Maginot de l'autre coté de la frontière. Elle s'appelait la ligne Siegfried. Si les français ont été idiots, les allemands l'ont été deux fois plus puisqu'ils ont fabriqué un autre équivalent. Il s'appelait le mur de l'Atlantique. Cela n'a pas empêché le débarquement de 1944 en Normandie.

@parable8711

3 жыл бұрын

@@tetatoto23can you take a joke buddy

@poyeski5122

3 жыл бұрын

@@tetatoto23 well most of us already know that France are not stupid and know pretty well about their strength and weaknesses. But, as same as always, people usually make jokes about anything. In this case, history.

@ZK_1234_

2 жыл бұрын

I'm gonna do a pro gamer move now

The Maginot line was reported to be weaker on the back facing France in case it was capitulated to German forces. This would make it easier to try and recapture. What WW2 behemoths do you want to see the most?

@nicomarin6887

6 жыл бұрын

Simple History idk

@egg2391

6 жыл бұрын

Simple History ok

@doctorkaiser8013

6 жыл бұрын

P.1000 Ratte, largest tank ever designed. OR the Panzer VIII Maus, largest tank ever made.

@michahunicz1741

6 жыл бұрын

Simple History Soviet T-35 tank!

@user-uk2xp2mr6g

6 жыл бұрын

Simple History I am from Greece please make a video about Fort Roupel a defence line in northern Greece

Who would win? -One of the largest, most sophisticated, advanced and heavily-fortified defensive walls in the world. -Some bois who just went around it.

@frogentertainment3514

5 жыл бұрын

@@pancakemacbuttery9142 that's not how you woooosh someone (I'm about to get woooosh aren't I)

@mennuthegangsta2854

4 жыл бұрын

@@frogentertainment3514 r/whoosh

@user-up3dd1vw6b

4 жыл бұрын

Belgium objected to french extending the maginot line to their border. So its really belgiums fault french lost ww2

@chai6669

4 жыл бұрын

Mennu The Gangsta r/wooosh*

@stormer6186

3 жыл бұрын

Some german bois

The Imaginot line.

who would win: a defensive fortification to stop german invasion or one sneaky mustache boi's blitzkreg

@Kalay0Fox

6 жыл бұрын

SomeCatWith APaper Who would win: A trained, professional U.S. paratrooper, the best of the 101st Airborne, or a tree?

@synical_zero0003

5 жыл бұрын

Who would win: a strong U.S naval base with powerful ships Or, some weird looking foreign planes.

@Chuked

4 жыл бұрын

YourAverageUser they went AROUND it

@randomeastasian347

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kalay0Fox It was a joke you don’t have to cry about it lmao

@randomeastasian347

3 жыл бұрын

@@synical_zero0003 Oof another angry french that can’t take a joke lol

Pls do next WW2 behemoth : Battleship Yamato of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

@meenacally

6 жыл бұрын

i 100% agree, biggest warship ever constructed and only 4 (3 battleships, 1 (converted to a cv) and one that couldnt be built) every to be used

@CeCactus13

6 жыл бұрын

(In reference to *World of Warships*) AND FINALLY SINK THE YAMATO

@StevAna8902

6 жыл бұрын

actually only 3 were built, 2 completed and 1 converted to cv

@RenerDeCastro

6 жыл бұрын

They also need to do WW2 behemoth: Battleship Iowa of the US Navy.

@Bismarck-iv9vq

6 жыл бұрын

BISMARK

Germany: Omae wa moe shindeiru France: *NANI*

@NihilistAlien

6 жыл бұрын

BIr Hakeim: Guess who's back?

@3bydacreekside

6 жыл бұрын

Whats that from?

@stevencreativestudio2475

5 жыл бұрын

Japanese Anime watchers destroying the comment section..

@jaradchristian5734

5 жыл бұрын

Actually it’s Germany: du bist schon tot France: quelle?!

@aman-hl9re

5 жыл бұрын

American: *laser eyes*

This where we learn: don't expect your neighbor to protect you.

1:17 I didn’t know this channel was around then!

The Maginot Line = the joke Going through the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg into France = even a better joke

@---uf2zl

6 жыл бұрын

GottaCatchGames The maginot line : the point The Germans : you

@Moh-dn8dg

6 жыл бұрын

History , you don't talk about the Germans crossed the ardennes. This area was not defended because Gamellin felt that the forest prevented the German tanks from passing. The largest of the French troops were in Belgium. The invasion of Belgium was a trap to prepare the battle of Sedan. I would have liked you to talk about the Battle of the Alps with the maginot line of the Alps and the Battle of Menton. Then the maginot line was taken backwards after the breakthrough of Sedan (attack from behind). The Germans used flamethrowers to kill the last soldiers who did not want to surrender. After the armistice many bunkers were still fighting and Hitler went to the scene to see the last pockets of resistance

@arthas640

6 жыл бұрын

I've watched/read tons of documentaries about WW1 and WW2 and I can never imagine what they were thinking when they didnt extend at least *some* kind of defensive line across their norther border. They *knew* that in WW1 that the Germans ideal plan was to cut through Belgium but they just sort of crossed their fingers and hoped that the Germans would only either attack the line head on, or only go through a certain part of Belgium. They barely even protected the Ardennes, I've heard that they only put a fraction of the men that they had even planned on using and they mostly put their worst guys there

@aweeb3579

6 жыл бұрын

Arthas Menethil I know because it happened in WW1. Did they forgot about it?

@Edax_Royeaux

6 жыл бұрын

@Arthas Menethil The Germans had an advantage in fighting in Belgium because of the nature of their artillery on open ground and the Germans went through Belgium in WWI, so that's why the French wanted to thought the battle would be in Belgium. As for the Belgium-French border, it is true that an extended Maginot line would have saved France, but it would have been difficult politically to see it through. That is a high water table that makes digging in difficult, and a large amount of industry and urban areas on the border make it difficult to setup bunkers and fortresses. Also Belgium would have been pissed, but in hindsight a pissed off Belgium would have been a small price to pay to save France.

"Alright men, are you ready to defend our borders? We've got so many fortified positions here there's no way they can get past us!" "Sir... We've received word from Paris HQ... The enemy has cross into France from Belgium.. They have Paris." "well SH-"

@ricojes

6 жыл бұрын

Commanding officer: *flips table*

6 жыл бұрын

You know that the Maginot line was not the only french strategy , and Gamelin threw his most mobile forces in the low countries before the german passed through the Ardennes ?

@ReformedSooner24

6 жыл бұрын

“TABERNAC!”

@ReformedSooner24

6 жыл бұрын

Lol

@NihilistAlien

6 жыл бұрын

before resistance poisonned his coffe.

The maginot line: exists Germany: ima pretend I didn't see that

I guess yoongi wants to educate army about armies. we love a man who is an advocate for education

@layahima184

5 жыл бұрын

We’re bunch of smart fans lol

If I remember correctly, it was the Belgians who didn’t let France fortify the border

@shadowno2298

6 жыл бұрын

TheLollonsloo yes. they knew that the germans will eat them alive and didn't want to feel alone. Yet, they did not only fucked themselfs up but also france and most of westren europe. So thx belgium.

@milyta1549

6 жыл бұрын

in fact was tge netherlands who don t let allied troops in their territory ,

@Coolsomeone234

5 жыл бұрын

That is True. But Belgium Also did not Want Allied Troops in Belgium as well

@anti-jhoncoalition5420

5 жыл бұрын

@@Coolsomeone234 If i remember correctly belgium was neutral

@jakebeaudry3888

4 жыл бұрын

PeePeePooPoo They have an alliance with France until 1936 shortly after German mobilization of the Rhineland. The cowardly Belgian king decide to break the alliance and resorted to neutrality so not to poke at the German eagle.

Why don't we just take the Maginot Line and push it where the Germans are going?

@liam7903

6 жыл бұрын

ReconPro english pls

@ReconPro

6 жыл бұрын

70 CC Crap just realized the typos. Sorry :/

@oasis8679

6 жыл бұрын

ReconPro Okay, pat- uh Commander.

@teresavillanueva4595

6 жыл бұрын

Better idea. Take the failure of the Maginot line AND BLAME IT HITLE-BERG!!!

@mokka1115

6 жыл бұрын

ReconPro and lose 3 billion franc again+in so little time?

France: you can't go through our wall, no matter how strong your tanks are! Germany: Okay, we'll just go around. France: Wait no, hold on-

I love this channel. Packed with info in a short period of time. Great work guys!

The idea that the Maginot Line was intended to halt a German invasion by itself is a misconception. It actually performed its intended role perfectly, limiting the immediate conflict to the area of Belgium and the Low Countries and preventing the Germans from simply sweeping across the whole of France at once, while also freeing up French forces needed elsewhere. The famously quick capitulation of France was due more to political and strategic factors than by the Maginot Line being inherently flawed as a concept (which it was not). Germany ended up launching a feint attack across the Belgian plains (the sane thing to do) and directed the brunt of its forces through the notoriously impassible Ardennes forest (the rather less sane thing to do); French commanders mistakenly committed the better part of their forces to the plains instead of the Ardennes, and by the time the news of the real attack had arrived, it was too late.

@louiscostanzo5595

6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Hughes i'm pretty sure when they made the line it was for more then to delay their fall. Pretty sure the intent was never to surrender kn the first place.

@yetanother9127

6 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I said.

@sciencetube4574

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Good job. The Maginot line SHOULD make the Germans attack through Belgium. It's not that they didn't think of what would happen if someone went around their defenses, although the meme is funny.

@Coolsomeone234

5 жыл бұрын

You would Think They would Extend the Line *At Least* To the Arddennes region

@Coolsomeone234

5 жыл бұрын

@Irn Man I'm saying extending not all the way, but to the Dye river where it was Already fortified

German tactics 101 : Hmph! enemy defenses! *goes around it casually* gg France

6 жыл бұрын

-> enemy defenses! goes around it casually Considering the French HQ focused all its mobile forces in a offensive through the plains of the low countries , that's not how it works

@jeanmichel8919

5 жыл бұрын

Ha ha ha so funny😤

France:ha ha Germany we have le Maginot line Germany:(laughs in blitzkrieg)

@josephstalin7353

4 жыл бұрын

*SCREAMS IN FROG*

@labaguette3740

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephstalin7353 *Dies in French British and belgium*

Belgium: I'm about to end this mans whole career

This channel is amazing it's videos are short with a lot of information and the animations are awesome keep it up simple history

great video Simple History i'm a proud member of the notification squad and watch every video

@soulstealr6976

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@snakeeateerrrrr

6 жыл бұрын

Pman PAAZ thank you for ur vids I love them I might be going to Massachusetts on Friday I will watch your vids there so can you make a revolutionary war in Massachusetts maybe

@lemontheartist2785

6 жыл бұрын

Same

@pittsburghpirateshat8950

6 жыл бұрын

Joey Lopata i don't make history videos i make gaming videos sorry

@elliottshah8732

6 жыл бұрын

Me too

This reminds me of the episode in Fairly Odd Parents Timmy: The Wall! How are we gonna get around it? AJ: Simple, let’s go around it

@pewdiepie598

4 жыл бұрын

NICEE

Speaking of the Maginot line, an episode on Schwerer Gustav would be awesome, an enormous 1350t 80cm railway gun, which was built to destroy the Maginot fortresses, but never did because it wasn't a military objective anymore after the invasion through Belgium, and was used only once during the shelling of Sevastopol instead.

Can you guys do the Sherman firefly or the French Revolution?

@ElCap1van

6 жыл бұрын

Mw3raf143 French

@ElCap1van

6 жыл бұрын

Thành Hoàng Ngọc Sloped front m8. But yeah the turret was to big for the tank piece of junk

I love your channel and all the videos you make! I am a huge history buff and love to watch these! Hope you read this!

These videos are great I am a big fan and I got four of your books! Can’t wait to read them

Simple history you’ve done such a goodJob on making us aware of what happend back in ww1 ww2 and the Veitnarm war and it’s actrally really good to get a refresh of what really whent down in the world wars

You are the reason I love history.

@alberto-nl7sc

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah that is true to be honest

beep beep panzers coming thro

@yeaiamtrill

6 жыл бұрын

Oi

@untrustworthypoptart9144

6 жыл бұрын

catty gaming Nerd

@yeaiamtrill

6 жыл бұрын

What is this a cross over episode?

@untrustworthypoptart9144

6 жыл бұрын

Was that a jojo reference?

Simple History, Maginot Line wasn't only at the Franco-german border but in Alpes too. And italian army and later german army never surround it. French moutain troops stopped all of them with a lot of casualties for italian, only 9 French soldiers stopped 5000 italians troops.

1:56 Top 10 sequels that weren't expected

Wow. I never knew that they had an entire system under the ground. You guys are amazing! Keep doing videos!!

Please, do Michael Wittman next, one of the best tank-commanders in history

@benitomussolini7382

6 жыл бұрын

Hans Krebs the greatest is oddball

@LMG-Everywhere

6 жыл бұрын

Go find FEGELIEN

@ReformedSooner24

6 жыл бұрын

Hans Krebs How is your fish?

The Maginot Line: *exists* "Let's go around it" plan: well...

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

Where do these stereotypes come from? The French knew that the Maginot line could be pierced. The French knew very well that the Germans could bypass the Maginot Line. The proof is that the best French troops were on the Belgian border, and the The least good troops were behind the Maginot Line. The French troops entered Belgium to fight the Germans. The cause of the French defeat was not the Maginot Line, but the misuse of tanks. They were dispersed in infantry regiments instead of forming regiments and armored divisions. The irony of the story is that this conception of regiments and armoured divisions was French. Germans who had read the French authors who advocated this doctrine (Charles de Gaulle and Ernest Mayer) were quicker to implement it. When the war broke out the French were reforming the use of tanks, but it was too late. A year later, the French would have won that war because their tanks were much better. The conclusion to be drawn from this is that an Army must be at the top level at all times, even when there is not the slightest risk of war. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) D'où viennent ces clichés ? Les français savaient que la ligne Maginot pouvait être percée. Les français savaient très bien que les allemands pouvaient contourner la ligne Maginot. La preuve est que les meilleures troupes françaises étaient sur la frontière belge, et les moins bonnes troupes derrière la ligne Maginot. Sachez que les troupes françaises sont entrées en Belgique pour aller combattre les allemands. La cause de la défaite française n'est pas la ligne Maginot, mais la mauvaise utilisation des tanks. Ils étaient dispersés dans les régiments d'infanterie au lieu de former des régiments et des divisions blindés. L'ironie de l'histoire est que cette conception de régiments et des divisions blindés était française. Les allemands qui avaient lu les auteurs français qui préconisaient cette doctrine (Charles de Gaulle et Ernest Mayer) ont été plus rapides à la mettre en oeuvre. Lorsque la guerre a éclaté les français étaient en train de réformer l'utilisation des chars, mais c'était trop tard. La conclusion à en tirer, est qu'une Armée doit être au top niveau en permanence y compris quand il n'y a pas le moindre risque de guerre.

@tetatoto23

3 жыл бұрын

The Germans also built their Maginot line on the other side of the border. It was called the Siegfried line. If the French were idiots, the Germans were twice as idiotic since they made another equivalent. It was called the Atlantic Wall. This did not prevent the 1944 landing in Normandy. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Les allemands ont fabriqué aussi leur ligne Maginot de l'autre coté de la frontière. Elle s'appelait la ligne Siegfried. Si les français ont été idiots, les allemands l'ont été deux fois plus puisqu'ils ont fabriqué un autre équivalent. Il s'appelait le mur de l'Atlantique. Cela n'a pas empêché le débarquement de 1944 en Normandie.

Shame that you did not talk about Fort Eben-Emeal in Belgium. It was also part of the Maginot Line and was one of the biggest forts, but fell after 36 hours to Germans, who employed airborne troops for the first time.

@marvinbanzuela6336

5 жыл бұрын

You mean drugged fallschirmjäger troops?

@Delta2414

5 жыл бұрын

@@marvinbanzuela6336 yes

*BlItZkRiEg*

@joaofrutuoso4605

6 жыл бұрын

Damn Rommel

@kingnothing5678

6 жыл бұрын

VICTORY BELONGS TO GERMANY!!

@senorhace4746

6 жыл бұрын

👍

@mrwarmind

6 жыл бұрын

Erwin Rommel unfortunately sir, you guys engaged the russians and the west in the same war, if you fought them individually, you would've defeated them all, when it comes to one-on-one, the german soldier is a better warrior and tactician than his russian, american, british and french counterparts

@MagetoLp

6 жыл бұрын

That1 Gopnik wait for what? its a 1 on 1

Keep up the great work.

01:31: It's "petits ouvrages", with an "s" at the end of both the adjective and the noun.

@Bartonovich52

4 жыл бұрын

Merci buckets

That's a nice Maginot line you got there It would be a shame if somebody went around it *TWICE*

You guys should do some operation Desert Storm vids

Damn...France had unbelievable technology in ww2 then now.

@hazzmati

6 жыл бұрын

yet they still lost to the germans twice...

@ogithesergal4182

6 жыл бұрын

Hiro Shào I think he meant ww1 as well.

@osedebame3522

6 жыл бұрын

In 1871 and 1940

@mrbisshie

6 жыл бұрын

Franco - Prussian war

@phrias

6 жыл бұрын

france won ww1

Why does everyone seem to forget the fact that the French DID anticipate an attack trough Belgium? The maginot line was also meant to diverse the German attack trough Belgium so the whole war would not have to be fought on French soil just like World War 1 where the war devastated the French countryside and industrial capacity. For this reason, in WW2, the most elite French units where put near the Belgian border to move in as soon as the inevitable German attack would come. (Belgium refused to permit French units at peace time to stay neutral) When the attack came however, the Germans attacked with their main force in the Ardennes, while the allies expected an attack trough the relatively flat north which was better terrain for panzer divisions, and the Ardennes seemed like an impassable region for armored divisions to get trough, and even if they did, the French would have enough time to counter. The Germans however moved surprisingly rapidly trough (supported by the Air Force) and the French (and British expeditionary force) were cut off in Belgium from mainland France because of German units reaching the North Sea after which the Dunkerque evacuation took place. France lost it’s main force and the rest of France was easy to take, even though the remaining troops fought with great courage...

He’s voice is so manly and like a true soldier so INTERESTING

R.I.P to those brave Frenchmen who patriotically died defending their country!!!

@mrperson0140

6 жыл бұрын

Luka Bošnjak You certain? 2 million died in WW1

@mrperson0140

6 жыл бұрын

Luka Bošnjak How many French people died in WW2

@mrperson0140

6 жыл бұрын

Luka Bošnjak Dang that's a lot of casualties. Many of these casualties are due to war crimes and the Jewish massacres. No wonder the French hated the Germans so much during and after the work. Miracle how the two countries are friends now.

@erwannbebinletorch3455

6 жыл бұрын

Luka Bošnjak hey mann why do you love hitler explain your arguments (Btw I m mot critizing your choices)

@erwannbebinletorch3455

6 жыл бұрын

I just want To understand

Do a simple history on the V2 Rockets

the french:u not pass the german:goes around it

When I play France in HoI4: Builds an second Maginot Line on the Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg side A third between Italy, Switzerland and France And a fourth between Spain and France

@josephstalin7353

4 жыл бұрын

What if they spam pioneers

@nicz7694

4 жыл бұрын

@@josephstalin7353 Have no Problems with it. Never really lost vs Germany Players. But I can remember one Italy Player and his friend (playing Germany) who destroyed everything. These two guys were really good. Honorable Players. Enjoyed that Game

@pewdiepie598

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicz7694 i even played hoi4 and i litteraly took every country in europe and half of russia

Quite possibly the biggest failure of a defence system in history

@spartame450

6 жыл бұрын

Stevio Gaming But best remontada After Because French Win

@hawtdawg8049

6 жыл бұрын

"French win" You mean French sit back and wait while Britain, America, and Russia do all the work?

@axelbecquet4314

6 жыл бұрын

French didn't "sit back and wait". The French Forces fought in North Africa with the allies and help for the reconquest of Europe (Italy, France, ...). The French Resistance have also helped the allies to prepar the DDay by sabotage and intelligence service. For example, without the french, the Dynamo operation will be failed If your country wasn't occupied during WWII it's fine, but you can't say that the French did nothing during WWII.

@spartame450

6 жыл бұрын

Hawt Dawg Not att ww1 French win solo and after américain help but French win before

@StevioGaming1

6 жыл бұрын

Spartame • without the British the French would've fallen, the French empire stood no chance against the Germans in WW1

Top Ten Best Illusions In History

Just found this channel and it's effing awesome 😎

I love your channel. I gave you a shout-out on one of my videos. Keep up the good work!!!

Do the Atlantikwall please!

France: are you 18+? Germany: yes...

@roberttaranu9357

4 жыл бұрын

Lollll

when you replace a big, high moral and well equiped army with just lots of ,,brilliant'' Strategy

"Oh no, he's driven round it!"

*THEY SHALL NOT PASS!!!*

@marksmant50gaming11

5 жыл бұрын

yeeet *goes around*

I'm starting to favor this type of border protection over the wall.

I live near Maginot line (Moselland) and yes, it's awesome

And also thanks for makin a video about it

Simple history can you please make the battle of midway

Retractable cannons, omg

Maginot line was actually great thing and the French army officers thought it can't be penetrated. But yet they actually found out about the German military ingenuity. They can't be turned around and the Germans just continue with their conquest.

So cool!

France: Failing to learn from mistakes since 1939

Cool

Iam also happy to be in the notification squad I really love the animation and one last thing that I am requesting please do the Rhine I begging but keep up the good work.

When you dig down so deep you stumble upon your previous battle tactics.

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@_knick

Жыл бұрын

one like on this?????

@Egg_14

Жыл бұрын

Only 2 likes ??????

hey i recognise that music anywhere World Conquerer 3

@Mr-Ad-196

6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Willis me to

@11.gevanzaberlianarnanda47

6 жыл бұрын

Matthew Willis me too

@---uf2zl

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not the only man of culture here

@InfidelWeeb

6 жыл бұрын

Ah yes.

@jimsharland3531

6 жыл бұрын

I see you are a man of culture as we'll.

Please make video about Latvian Legionaries. Love your channel.

France: builds Maginot Line Germany: goes around it France: sacre bleu

Germans:lets attack france!! France:build maginot line Germans:lets try an onother spot

@superbeavers7645

4 жыл бұрын

@@pancakemacbuttery9142 I don't think you understand how that works, there's no joke, this is just history

@superbeavers7645

4 жыл бұрын

@@pancakemacbuttery9142 what the heck does racism have to do with an invasion tactic?

@superbeavers7645

4 жыл бұрын

@@pancakemacbuttery9142 I'm not supporting anything, just stating a fact

@zamrii

4 жыл бұрын

@@pancakemacbuttery9142 haha good one buddy.

@michaelwittmann3602

4 жыл бұрын

Who win the first tour de france ? The german panzer division

I can’t wait till you get a million subs

this channel is awesome :3

Maginot Line: 3 billion Francs. White flag: 2 Francs. Outflank Maginot Line: PRICELESS.

I’m very sad. Why? Because my school doesn’t teach us about the wars. When they do though I don’t need no study guide! I just need Simple History.

@IceWolve67

6 жыл бұрын

I'm french and for us it was the opposite... We kinda had TOO much wars in hustory lessons. Romans, Knights, colonial, Napoléon, world wars... Pick your war haha

"Outflank" is a very polite term for "just walking round it"

They were plenty prepared for Germany to go around the line. In fact it was the plan. The problem was that Belgium broke off their alliance after Sudetenland was taken which denied france to preemptively move their forces to the river that they'd defend from in the plan. And even then the germans attacked through a region that was considered to dangerous to cross and thus was unprepared when they were attacked from it.

Pls video about kamikaze