The more you learn about this conflict, the more utterly depressing it gets. What an amazingly sad war. What a waste of some of the finest men that ever lived.

@firingallcylinders2949

2 жыл бұрын

That's most wars unfortunately. We're seeing it right now. How many Russian and Ukrainian men that should be raising families, working jobs, advancing their societies instead are dying.

@strikeforce1500

Жыл бұрын

But think of the poor generals/officers back at home, how else they gonna make it into history and glory?! /s

@kpl455

Жыл бұрын

And it set the ground for an even worse war and time ahead.

@squamish4244

Жыл бұрын

It was a war started over nothing, fought over nothing, leaving a mess that could hardly be worse behind. Civilization is still dealing with the setbacks it caused.

@joeya6795

Жыл бұрын

Wars are a necessary evil, unfortunately. Men need to die in order for children to take their place.

Yes the Germans were suffering from man power losses. My family lost seven of the eight brothers by 1916. The eighth was my grandfather who was to young for WW one. But served in the Luftwaffe in WW two. There the family also lost six relatives. May they rest in peace.

@Explorers_YT

Жыл бұрын

its actually kinda cool to hear but sorry for your losses although u didnt know them

@reglisse42

Жыл бұрын

I have almost the same story with my French family, they lost four of the five boys in WW1, the fifth was my grandfather who was to young born in 1906 …peace for them

@securitycameras341

Жыл бұрын

My condolences.

@michaldurakiewicz3501

Жыл бұрын

Your ancestors probably killed my ancestors out of cold blood

@jupphainkas3070

Жыл бұрын

@@reglisse42 My condoloces. And I wish peace for US today aswell. I really cannot believe that our two peoples did this to each other; I spend all my holidays in France. Every year. I like the french people very much. Best wishes.

More of this kind of content please! Don't be afraid to go back into the war years just because the chronological real-time episodes are done.

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

there will be more

@Cotswolds1913

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar Glad to hear it.

@alexamerling79

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

Back to the First World War! This really takes me back to watching the weekly episodes… I was actually gonna be starting my seventh tour through the series soon. I like the recent content from this channel, but I’ve missed seeing WW1 content so much

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

we had a craving too and this won't be the last video this year

@indianajones4321

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar thank you so much Great War team for all of your hard work

@weltvonalex

2 жыл бұрын

Same here :) so much outstanding content it's amazing

@mammuchan8923

2 жыл бұрын

Back to the classic, FWW is still the most fascinating time in history for me. Indiana I have also done a few repeat viewings of the series from scratch, it never gets boring. Thanks Jesse loved the revisit, looking forward to seeing more🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

@shaider1982

2 жыл бұрын

I learned that the real dynamic duo was Hindenburg and Ludendorf while Cadorna and Holtzendorf were certified geniuses😂

I could listen to this guy talk about war all day long. Perfect annunciation, his voice is a relief to hear.

@jessealexander2695

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

The Spring Offensive was my entry into this channel, already 5 years ago… Very glad to see a return to the war years, I believe there is still more that can be gained from covering parts of the war in this format. Some things get lost in the week-by-week coverage.

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

that was our thought too

Never forgetting this channel, even without Indy you guys are supreme

@strikeone7803

2 жыл бұрын

what happened to him? haven't watched their videos in a while....their notifications stopped showing for me now that I think of it

@snapdragon6601

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I didn't know he was gone. This channel is still great.

@Tepic88

2 жыл бұрын

@@strikeone7803 Indy has moved to a World War Two channel, weekly covering that conflict.

@Lukastar1

2 жыл бұрын

Wow Lokster you’re here?!

@kensterknig177

2 жыл бұрын

What happened to Indy llydel ???

I love to see The Great War channel get more experimental this year, which has also benefited its viewership. While I miss the bimonthly chronological coverage of post WW1 content, I recognize that it wasn't getting that many views, and that a change of pace was necessary. Also, it's not like you outright abandoned it, so I'm excited to see TGW team rap up the Greco-Turkish War, the Irish Civil War, the Russian Revolution, and many other events by 2023/1923.

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

yeah on KZread you need to go with the times, probably the only hard rule there is

@extrahistory8956

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar Very true. That said, I'm curious about a couple of things: -Will guys continue the coverage of post-WW1 Central Asia? Y'all left it in a cliffhanger back in Oct 2020, so I'll be interested in seeing it's conclusion. -Will y'all make another post-WW1 video on South Africa? -Will you cover the Egyptian Revolution at some point?

@uioongbion2074

Жыл бұрын

@@extrahistory8956 Shut up. Do you manage this channel?

@mb-electricalservices

Жыл бұрын

@@uioongbion2074 What a lovely human being you are......

@Dungeon_of_Regret

Жыл бұрын

This is so freaking detailed. More please.

The size of artilleries in WW1 will always impress me. It's something out of an alternate timeline sci-fi book.

My great uncle Charles O'Brien was part of a machine gun crew at Vimy. He was wounded, but not too badly. He never spoke of his experiences in that brutal, useless war when he returned to Nova Scotia.

@craigobrien31

Жыл бұрын

A lot did not ever speek of what they seen

@anananasyiyen

Жыл бұрын

So u are irish?

@nicflatterie7772

Жыл бұрын

Nova Scotia is a Canadian province.

@lexdunn4160

Жыл бұрын

@@anananasyiyen Canadian

@steveburgess9180

Жыл бұрын

It's sad to say that hundreds of thousands of us, if we take a brief look into our ancestry, will find one if not more people who fought in that tragic war. Fortunately, my grandfather survived, one of five brothers. He joined in 1916 after his brothers Frank and Patrick were killed. John died six months later, and Cyril, at just 19, was killed in September 1918 at Looes two days after his birthday. A terrible waste of human life.

Really great presentation. I especially love that no cheap, phony sound effects were added to the footage, the first time I've seen anyone do that in a Great War documentary. Thank you.

Something Ive always found fascinating about world war 1, specifically the later years is the advent of combined arms warfare. Coordination between aircraft, infantry, armor and artillery quickly became vital to victory. It's a huge contrast to the back & forth attrition tactics of 1915-1916 (although attrition was still a primary strategy until the end of the war).

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

yeah that's the true evolution that took place towards the end of the war, that often gets glossed over when talking about trench warfare.

@christopherbell2091

2 жыл бұрын

All it took was 1 general with agood dose of common sense and command of his nations troops and he showed the world how to win the war late 1917 into 1918 with carefull planning and full co ordination of all forces in his command synchronized in a welllanned well led offensive ,the general , Sir John Monash

@wizofoz0605

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherbell2091 Correct, it was Monash who finally put the pieces of the puzzle together, beginning at Hamel, and the after requesting the Canadians join the battle on the Australian right, (he didn't trust the French Provincial troops stationed there.) it was the Battle of Amien which finally broke German defences and to a lesser extent, morale. The black day of the German war had arrived

@modelrailwaynoob

Жыл бұрын

WWI

@simonnachreiner8380

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately like during the Napoleonic Wars when the importance of supporting Infantry with cavalry (To attack the flank) and cavalry with artillery (to break square formations) was pioneered the importance of combined arms was lost during the interwar period was each branch began to bicker about "Who really won the war"

Great video, very well done. As an aside, at the Battle of Arras a young Irish officer named Clive Staples Lewis was seriously wounded by friendly fire and the war ended for him. This was years before he even thought of writing the Chronicles of Narnia.

@gorilla1988

7 ай бұрын

Tolkien was at the Somme

Man, I can't believe it's been five years already since this offensive was covered the first time at the channel, in the weekly episodes. I am glad you decided to get back to these events in more detail.

Well done. Nice job showing the evolution of technique - especially the decentralization of command and the development of reverse slope and elastic defense tactics and their impact on the battlefield. Really well done.

My grandfather served as an infantry officer with the Grenadierregiment 10, right on the edge of the Army group Arras at St. Laurent Blangy on an island in the Scarpe. The positions were overrun very quickly on the morning of April 9 and he escaped by the skin of his teeth, being shot at and wounded by a Scottish soldier in the process. His memoirs are very vivid, describing the Semaine de Souffrance of the preliminary artillery bombardment and the helter-skelter flight in great detail.

@noreply-7069

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.

I love this! This is a better full-scale analysis than the chronological episodes- more specifics on the tactical evolution here, which is what really fascinates me. Thanks for your work, Mr. Jesse Alexander and the Great War team

Thank you for making this! As someone who had multiple family members at vimy ridge during the battle, all of whom either refused to speak of the war or died during it or from later causes related to it, it is nice to understand more about what happened there.

Hey!! I was just thinking to myself that i would love to see some more 1914-1918 content from you guys. Love it! :)

And thank you for giving plenty of air time to the French perspective! So many English language sources (even high quality well researched ones) acts as though the Western Front was just Little Britain vs the Hun.

@jessealexander2695

2 жыл бұрын

That was an absolute priority for this episode!

@matthewwhitton5720

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ! That is so very true ! At times, watching other channels, one could be stupidly misled into the utterly spurious notion that France was ‘ merely ‘ a battleground for the British Empires forces to clash with the ‘ Hun ‘. Preposterous !

@celtspeaksgoth7251

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewwhitton5720 I thought the French army imploded after Verdun - so it was solely British Empire forces after that

@vortex1603

2 жыл бұрын

@@celtspeaksgoth7251 Imploded ? I think the French soldiers were more numerous than the British troops on the Western Front, even after Verdun. They always defended a larger warfront than the British.

@Taurox220

2 жыл бұрын

@@celtspeaksgoth7251 not at all. Verdun was a French victory and the French were the main allied land force on the Western front

This channel is by far my most favorite history channel.

There were Canadian battalions that were integrated with indigenous members. My Great Uncle (47th Battalion, CEF) fought alongside at least one at Vimy.

@jaredflurry937

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Even a “white” Canadian might have wanted to channel the First People part of his heritage.

@j2174

Жыл бұрын

@Graf von Losinj Why?

@j2174

Жыл бұрын

@@jaredflurry937 Why?

@jaredflurry937

Жыл бұрын

@@j2174 Before D-Day, many American paratroopers cut their hair into Mohawks and put on “native” war paint. It seems easy to imagine that a Canadian soldier, especially one with native ancestry, would do something similar to prepare a “warrior” persona for battle. There’s so much gravity and drama in a first-person narrative of WWI; it seems unusual that the author would fabricate something. Seems more likely that the “truth is stranger than fiction” and that he was truly encountering Canadian troops who had put on war paint to pump themselves up for going over the top.

@blakeskidmore523

Жыл бұрын

@@j2174 The same reason a Christian soldier might pray. Ritual is important to men in battle for many reasons. I imagine this soldier could have covered himself in the war paint of his ancestors as a soldiers ritual, a warriors ritual. Hoping it would intimidate his enemies and bring him success in battle. Maybe to honor his ancestors. Maybe just personal comfort to a nervous young man heading into mortal peril. This story doesn't sound like a fantasy at all. Nobody is going to discipline a soldier in the middle of an attack because he has some face paint on and isn't wearing proper cover.

This is the BEST analysis of changes in tactics in WW1. Great Job.

This battle shows the importance of short but steady gains over mass breakthroughs in a very contested area. Thank you for your video.

Excellent and fascinating! I've read quite a bit about WW1 over the years but have never seen such a detailed and clear explanation of the elastic defense. Well done!

@herptek

Жыл бұрын

Depth of a defensive position may have decisive importance for the outcome of a decisive battle.

this is the only time , I encountered, that tactics have been explained this clearly in such a concise manner

What an amazing video. Thank you. The pictures and videos were amazing

great channel, this is very well presented and put together. thank you for the hard work!

A bit dissappointed that the battle of Pashendale in Belgium (an allied offensive) was not canvassed in this discussion. I lost a relative in this battle. At this time, the weather gods were on the side of the Germans. Above normal early summer rains turned the battlefield into a quagmire, which made even the movements of troops, let alone supplies and equipment, that much more difficult than if the weather stayed normal for that season. Hundreds, if not thousands of men drowed in the churned-up boggy mire. Some of them were fit men, simply weighed down with the weight of munitions and supplies until they slipped and fell or dissappeared into the mire.

Such a terrific job you are doing! I’m totally hooked. Keep it up - please!

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

we will

The mere fact that you pronounce all their names properly in their own language proves that this is the best channel on this topic to me.

When you think you're having a bad day, keep in mind that those men we saw taking a nap in the dirt side of the trench, were most likely having one of the best parts of their day.

@firingallcylinders2949

2 жыл бұрын

I often remember when thinking about complaining, there are people in the world that would love to live your worst day.

@nebras__

Жыл бұрын

Truly appreciated comment. Whenever I think of how ugly were the years of war here in Syria or there in Ukraine I think of these men of fought and wasted their lives/years in these ugly wars. I feel sorry for them ,and think how meaningless life is, and how we are so privileged to live now rather than 60/100/200 years ago.

@Kruppt808

Жыл бұрын

all kinds of diseases spreading, lice, rats, raining up to your hips sometimes, bombardment for hours, days, not seeing daylight, watching friends die quickly if you were lucky, slowly if not or permanently injured, bad food, imo leadership that rated from ok, to negligent to criminal. Before the French Mutiny, not having the front line troops changed out enough, no R&R for burnt out shell shocked units...... Dante's Inferno imo.

@steelbear2063

Жыл бұрын

"When you are sad think of a more sad thing to be double-sad"

@rikkithinn7258

Жыл бұрын

@@nebras__ Death is never meaningless.

When you finally take your hard earned learnings into your offensive plans...and then discover that your enemy has ALSO adapted, and adapted better and more quickly than you have...

I love these vids. Keep it up!!

Thank you for sharing old beautiful history film!

Thanks for keeping up the videos!

I thoroughly enjoyed The Great War series. It was so interesting I traveled to Europe in the summers of 2018 and 2019 to visit the many war zones. However. TGW was fast paced and only highlighted the many battles. The in depth review today was great. More of this please.

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

thanks, there will be more soon

@jay_kay709

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar Bring Reciepts, biblography and open sourced historian nerd scrutiny... fakes go silent quickly. knowign aint endorsement.

This was a great video, thank you

Extremely high quality video, best history on youtube

Love this Channel! WW1 is one of my personal Favorite Themes in History

Awesome, would love to get one like that for the spring 1918 German offensives too

History should be taught this way in schools! I enjoy every single second of the video! Great content, as expected!

Great video. Thanks for posting.

Yessssss exactly the sort of content we need

I can't imagine witnessing the soul-destroying death and devastation of WW1 at 17 years of age. Must have been horrendous for them.

I would love a special on the ''what if's''. For example talk about the anti-ludendorff clique in German High Command who wanted to win in Italy and close all tertiary fronts down in 1918 rather than the Kaiserschlachts. Or talk about the potential plans for 1919! There were so many interesting things going on. Love these!

@ferdblu1946

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@indianajones4321

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a really cool idea

@yolomanolo2601

2 жыл бұрын

Would have been a better timeline for Europe if CP somehow won :( The wrong side was victorious sadly.

@jakobrinsdorf7791

2 жыл бұрын

@@yolomanolo2601 how would it have been better, what do you think?

@Skewebjor

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jakobrinsdorf7791 If the Germans hadn't lost maybe there where no Hitler and no USSR as a superpower. But this is not for sure. After all a victorious german Kaiserreich could have continued to democratize itself like the other monarchies in europe.

Excellent video! I enjoyed it. Thank you!

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!

"In battle, the enemy gets a vote". Well put.

My Great Grandfather was wounded fighting on the western front in WWI. RIP George Patrick Coppedge 1894-1988 ✝️

@davem5308

Жыл бұрын

What branch was he serving in?

Really interesting 💯 Great video, well done

Great stuff like always!

My grandfather fought in the 15th Btn. A.I.F. at Bullecourt! He was captured when his section ran out of ammunition after being cut off by the Germans, just as you stated. Thank you so much for this video, as it illustrates his war diary.

You mentioned the Battle of Bullicourt. the were two battles fought at that time he first in April by the 4th Aust. Div, which you cover...the second battle was in May and fought by the 2nd Aust Div. It too was a very bloody affair but Bullicourt was taken, and remain in Allied hands until lost during the German Spring Offensive in March 1918. during those two battles the AIF lost 10,000 casualties. Australian troop again fought in the area on 29 Sept 1918 as the Australian Army Corpes including 2 US div(under Australian command).

Excellent presentation!

Wow this was a throwback I wasn't expected

This is what ive been waiting for♡

Those new tactics for Vimy Ridge were designed by Canadian Arthur Currie. He believed it was smart to learn lessons from earlier attacks that had failed and cost so many lives. He had the men practice the attack in Britain, evn going so far as having the layout of the practice area similar to the actual battlefield, and having them practice the timing of advancing under a creeping barrage of artilary. The changes he recommended at a lecture

@colinhunt4057

7 ай бұрын

Quite right. Arthur Currie is by far the most brilliant soldier and commander ever to emerge from the Canadian army. He managed the epic stand of the Canadians in 1915 at 2nd Ypres. In 1918, his was the leadership of the Canadian corps during the epic Hundred Days offensive. He won a string of victories including the incredible crossing of the Canal Du Nord as the Canadians were among the principal formations in routing the German army out of France and back into Belgium. During that time, Currie showed that he could handle battles of maneuvre rather than only set-piece battles like Vimy. HIs recognition by Canadians should be far larger than it is. That can be blamed on the spite and hatred of Prime Minister McKenzie King for anything connected to the military in Canada. King was a despicable man who refused to attend the commissioning of the Vimy Memorial in1936. He was quite rightly despised by all WW1 veterans.

I'm amazing contact it was a very enjoyable listen while at my work today keep up the great work

Brilliant breakdown!

I once wondered the purpose of the pair of studs on the side of the German helmet. I found out decades ago while touring a war museum.... those studs mate to a bulletproof plate that fits to the front of the helmet... nice for peering over the top of the trench.

wow this channel is still around! Thank you for putting out this content

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

not going anywhere 😉

Just discovered this channel. Great episode! (Subscribed!)

The intros to your intros are fantastic, they're great man, chefs kiss!

They failed to break the deadlock but the British army did hone their tactics to the point that on the offensive they were no longer suffering a ridiculous ratio of casualties compared to the Germans in defense, which differed greatly from 1915 and 1916. A serious improvement in artillery (both quality and coordination) was one of the main reasons. I think at 3rd Ypres the casualties were roughly 5:4 in favor of the Germans, which they certainly could not sustain. It was a serious step in the right direction.

This channel deserves more subs for its authenticity creativity and accuracy.

Absolutely amazing

Just discovered your superb channel in the last week. I’m finding the post war Central and Eastern European most interesting. Thank you.

"Even if you won, you lost" Modern warfare in a nut shell

Sweet, Great War video.

Another great video. Thanks!

awesome video! THank you!

“There is only 1 way this war ends, last man standing”

16:35 - The battalion Jesse mentions (16th Battalion, AIF) is from Perth, Western Australia. I have seen the Drake-Brockman name appear all over the place.

Masterfully done

Most wonderful history coverage

You have no idea how happy I am to see the First World War on this channel again and that's saying something, considering the terrible mess that it was

Watch our WW2 Documentary series 16 Days in Berlin on Nebula: nebula.tv/videos/16-days-in-berlin-01-prologue-the-beginning-of-the-end

@robertjarman3703

2 жыл бұрын

Rule numero uno in warfare: "Plans never survive first contact with the enemy."

@KanJonathan

2 жыл бұрын

A word play on Richard Overy's "Why the Allies Won"?

@flashgordon6670

2 жыл бұрын

“The best laid plans of mice and men.”

@hotstepper887

Жыл бұрын

LOL @ this nonsensical absolute garbage, could we not also say this? "Why The Germans Couldn't Overcome Allied Trenches in Spring 1917" (WW1 Documentary).

@hotstepper887

Жыл бұрын

This channel is just one of those, that reals off American propaganda as if real history.

Great as always.

I just watched the movie on Netflix 'All quiet on the western front' Went on a WW1 history tour on KZread. Glad I found this channel. This war was insane.

Never thought I'd be nostalgic for a war. These actions were first covered half a decade ago. Where has all the time gone?

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, hard to believe we're soon entering the 9th year of production

Thank you for remembering and explaining the Battle of Bullecourt. The citizen soldiers of the Australian 1st Battalion were incredible. Both there and at Pozieres in July 1916.

@anthonyeaton5153

Жыл бұрын

25% of the Australian army were British born and a further % had British parentage.

I find stuff like this so interesting

Just came across you’re channel and its absolutely incredible

@TheGreatWar

Жыл бұрын

welcome to the show

@Jaxxy-tu7wy

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar my Great grandad was a medic at Vimy ridge one of the rare English soldiers there. He was gassed in the 3rd ypres and sadly died a few days before armistice day . His name was Thomas Tudor which i have his middle name .

How often have these "battles to win the war" ever worked? Yes, eventually a battle will become the last battle, but I can't really think of any which had the humble goal of ending an entire war in one fell swoop. The result is always the same: Thousands of dead, an embarrassed high command, morale in the gutter and valuable equipment lost. The Germans understood that they were most likely not going to go on the offensive again like in 1914, but they were masters of defense and dug in, essentially forcing the Entente to go on the offensive and attack them from weaker positions.

@joeyjohnson4826

Жыл бұрын

I suppose they figured if they could blow a hole in the line big enough they could get to the enemy's flank and rear which would put them in a check position. Now you can either destroy the enemy's army or the enemy will sue for peace. That's what they were hoping for. 😁

@joeya6795

Жыл бұрын

Winning enough battles will win the war, but only if you're annihilating troops with each win.

@joeyjohnson4826

Жыл бұрын

@@joeya6795 there is always the hope that one striking blow will in the war. In the 19th and 20th century early 20th century warfare you hear this. It is more of a hope than anything. But had they been able to spearhead the line and turn the enemy's flank it would have put the Germans in perilous position. Unfortunately, the insane charging into machine gun fire never worked out much for them. 🤷‍♂️

@ommsterlitz1805

Жыл бұрын

It only worked for Napoleon but he is on an other league of Genius among geniuses

@joeyjohnson4826

Жыл бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 if he was such a genius he would have been able to adapt as his enemy learned his own tactics and used them against him. He was not able to find a new bag of tricks. And Wellington knew him better than he knew himself he ended him 😁

So it was this offensive which during it's early moments claimed lives of these four British servicemen: - Blackadder, Edmund, Captain - Darling, Kevin, Captain - St Barleigh, George Colthurst, Lieutenant - Baldrick, S. Private Notable detail is that Blackadder Family which could trace it's unbroken lineage back to Richard IV of England through Prince Edmund Plantagenet ended on that day.

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

could be yes. Haig definitely moved his drinking cabinet 6 inch closer to Berlin with this one.

@bustersanderson9727

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar A herculean effort indeed. *Wibble

@taesonslane2513

Жыл бұрын

Looks like only the bankers lending money to both sides were the real winners of WW1. This is what gave birth to the Jewish conspiracy because some of the bankers happened to be Jewish, but obviously that is irrelevant. You would be surprised just how many wars are conspired by bankers who then lend money to both sides.

Well done 👍

Great video!!!

My great uncle was killed in this action 1917. He is buried in Morley France. He was just 24 years old.

Man we go from 1870 to 1812 to 1917. Tough era for the French Army for this channel.

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

don't worry, they will get their time

Brilliant documentary

The war to end all wars! A personal favorite.

The 120k + French casualties paid the price of inability to adapt at the front, a hard lesson for their loved ones.

@ledoynier3694

Жыл бұрын

a hard lesson for military command.. a tragedy for their loved ones.

Canada's contributions to WWI AND II are often overlooked..from battles in no man's land to D-day they had a lot of success amd contributed to overall victory for the allies in a lot of way....thank you O 🍁!

Jesse another great presentation

Well done

Yes! We go back in time!

I also enjoy videos on ww1. My question is why you think the young German comments on his experience being captured was a figment of his imagination. You weren’t there. They were native Canadians in the armed forces and therefore quite likely not a figment of his imagination.

Thanks!

Nivelle makes me so angry. Years into the war and he learned nothing. Discarding the German defenses as a whole despite the war being one of endemic stalemate shows how disgusting most WW1 commanders were with lives of their men. I don't understand why they thought it was too hard to observe the line thoroughly, reissue and design a plan based off of the newly formed line, and then keep your mouth shut about it. It bewilders me.

@ledoynier3694

Жыл бұрын

You basically summarized one of the main causes of the french defeat in 1940. Old commanders stuck in their obsolete beliefs, misusing an army that could have fought with success otherwise.

@anthonyeaton5153

Жыл бұрын

Gentlemen, the French and British and Canadian and Aussie generals were the winners, the German generals were the losers. Keep your perspective.

@anthonyeaton5153

Жыл бұрын

General Pershing had watched WW1 for three years and on the first big action by the Americans they charged headlong into m/gun fire without artillery support. He didn’t learn either.

@moss8702

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyeaton5153 We won the Battle of Cantigny with very few losses compared to the French and British. The next major battles were Belleau Wood and Chateu. We didn't have the artillery or air support at the time. But almost all of our offenses were highly successful

@josephahner3031

Жыл бұрын

@@ledoynier3694 the French doctrine of the second world war was a modern, developed doctrine. It was not at all dated or obsolete. It was the French reliance on obsolete communication methods that doomed them in 1940. Their combat doctrine was fine and where the French communication system did work, the French Army took quite a toll on the attacking Wehrmacht. The problem was that the German Panzer and motorized forces spearheading the attack were faster than the French communication runners once the telephone wires were cut.