Them Aussies and Kiwis live in a pretty hearty environment in the first place. This makes for a tougher populous than one might imagine. Good on your mates!

@doaftheloaf

4 жыл бұрын

as long as they're not fighting emus.

@dovetonsturdee7033

4 жыл бұрын

@Slim Jim A few days ago there was a quiz show on British television called 'Pointless' The category was 'Australian Birds' It involved showing photographs of birds (feathered variety) and putting the name underneath with alternate letters missing. The first one was a long necked critter with the letters E-U underneath. Of 100 people asked, how many got I right? I assumed around 96. Actually, Fifty bloody five.

@scottessery100

4 жыл бұрын

@@doaftheloaf lmfao.... those emus were bloody tough and won the war

@goldbug7127

4 жыл бұрын

You bet, mate, just like us frozen Canucks. btw, the word is 'harsh'. as in difficult, not 'hearty' as in sincere and warm or 'hardy' as in manly and brave.

@waltershumate5777

4 жыл бұрын

@@goldbug7127 that's true. And you've got to know that they're good fun Neighbors when you can call their Canada geese by saying "Who wants beer, eh?".

Finland: "Mess with the best, die like the rest." Australia: Same.

@sarcasmo57

3 жыл бұрын

I hope we can hold out during the next war. It is coming.

@pappachan7267

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarcasmo57 most likely the war against the ccp in the west Pacific

@jedilordlog8543

3 жыл бұрын

@@sarcasmo57 The government doesn't care about a war, out submarine fleet is understaffed and our surface fleet is way too small. China if just going to buy all our businesses until we practically ARE China... we need to find a new trading partner ASAP so we can stop China from bullying us!

@katedaphne4495

2 жыл бұрын

Australia is pityful these days.

@Man-cv5ws

2 жыл бұрын

Your Australian government have turned commie it appears. Took your gun rights years back now they take your hall pass.

The two greatest generals in Russian history: General Hunger and General Winter.

@despinoladasilva

2 жыл бұрын

Lol...

@robertleigh559

2 жыл бұрын

No. Actually it was Generals Mud and Winter!

@williamwingo4740

2 жыл бұрын

@@despinoladasilva Maybe Hunger was still just a colonel. Added in edit: and of course, the United States had General Motors.

@JJ.-Jura_Jodel

2 жыл бұрын

germans lost the war because soviets outsmart and outproduce them

@calebjay1wilson431

2 жыл бұрын

Germany man for man probably had the Best military in the world man for man, but the Soviets had way more man power and tanks and economic resources to fight a long drawn out war. Germany expected to fight a quick and decisive war. Germany didn't have enough fuel and oil and didn't even have winter clothing in the first year of operation Barbarossa. Even after capturing millions of Russians in the first 6 months and completely dominating them, Germany failed to fight this long drawn out war. As a result operation Barbarossa was a failure.

Finally l found a vid that describes how the weather affected the outcome of WW2 especially the cold Russian winters...

@user-ru9np7hu3w

2 жыл бұрын

To prove what ...?

@ovadiadan

2 жыл бұрын

There are many books about it... EDIT: I'm halfway through this documentary and there's no mention of Russia yet 😂

@haroldgeorge4222

2 жыл бұрын

Russian's we're ready for the brutal winter - Germans I'll prepared .

@warrennelson2089

2 жыл бұрын

Reference Auelutian Islands.

All my respects goes out to all the soldiers who fought during these world wars. They were man of mans.

@reptiliancyst878

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the non combat engineers who kept the RED BULL EXPRESS ROLLING! My Grandpa was Ford mechanic thou he never killed the enemy he saved lives of our soldiers with his hands on repairing engines and maintenance. I’d give anything to have a couple hours now, just talking about the war, however, he died when I was 6 years old.

@Mustang1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@reptiliancyst878 Wasn't it the red ball express? Signified by the posters with a red ball on them showing the route?

@paleo704

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mustang1984 correct it was Red Ball. Redbull is a beverage

@andrem.thomas332

2 жыл бұрын

They were puppets like all soldiers are.

@paleo704

2 жыл бұрын

@@andrem.thomas332 like you are

The critical action at Thalia that checked Rommel and saved the Allied situation was to the credit of US General Irwin. An Artillery officer that had orders to proceed elsewhere, and by happenstance, encountered a beleaguered formation of British troops that had been severely mauled by German forces and had little hope of surviving another attack sure to come on the morrow. After consultation with British officers and realizing the enormity of the situation strategically for the Allies in theater, Irwin set aside his travel orders and on his own authority, deployed his Artillery resources so that when the German attack arrived, they were surprised by formidable shell fire battering their vanguard. Unable to respond in kind, the German was compelled to withdraw. General Irwin was typical of the competent, dependable, professional officer that did his duty and never sought out the limelight for personal glory. General Omar Bradley spoke approving of such officers as the ones he could count on and never got the press coverage and credit they deserved. I think Irwin served as military governor of Austria in the post war Allied occupation.

@user-po1ve4ci4d

9 ай бұрын

😅Ная. Три😅р

I would love to see you guys cover The Battle of Milne Bay. It was the first time that Japanese troops had been defeated in WW2. It was also the first time that Air, Sea & Land forces had been combined successfully in battle. To me, this is the most underrated acheivement of Australian forces in history. Keep up the good work!

@alt7488

4 жыл бұрын

even the videos i've seen on kododa gloss over milne bay

@somebloke3869

4 жыл бұрын

Former member of 25RQR?

@emmaherron5121

4 жыл бұрын

Just so you know they don’t make these documentaries therefore they don’t decide what battles to cover.

@ThePiratemachine

3 жыл бұрын

@A C H But you didn't say combined....

@RARDingo

3 жыл бұрын

@History Tank They were actually a mix of regulars & "chocos"

бывшим советским солдатам, они так многим пожертвовали. Любовь из Канады.

@kudicid1234

Жыл бұрын

if only their leaders understood the price of life

Timeline documentaries are so in depth and factual...probably the best

The reality was more complex than this. Barbarossa failed for a number of reasons, the inability to adequately supply and maintain the Third Reichs combat forces, The inability of the Wermarcht to destroy the Red Army which was far larger and fought far harder than the Nazis predicted. Barbarossa was less of a plan and more of a product of optimistic wishful thinking.

@beltigussin81

Жыл бұрын

Hitler's "special operation"

@julianshepherd2038

Жыл бұрын

It failed because Hitlers racial and political theories were nonsense and logistics.

@marksauder9247

Жыл бұрын

3.5 million dead Germans vs. 27 million dead Russians

What a absolutely fantastic documentary! I've watched basically everything there is on WW2 and somehow all of this was new information. Loved it

When i was in jail in the early 80s there were a group of books by an author called Sven Hassel. His books were about a military unit(German) which was made up of criminals, paroled from prison if they would go to the Russian front. The writing was so great with an ability to transport you into that world. I swear i found myself shivering a couple of times in my warm bed in my warm cell. The description of the cold, and the aspect of corpses or wounded being crushed under tracks were the things that were very chilling.

@SteveKarpali

Жыл бұрын

Bro, this is a great comment and im gonna look that book up now. Also, why were you in jail if you dont mind me asking?

@davepowell1661

Жыл бұрын

Prisoners pulled of the jail and chained to machine guns in pillboxes

@davepowell1661

Жыл бұрын

@@SteveKarpali Kiwi slang for luxury hotel room perhaps?

@animaltvi9515

Жыл бұрын

Read most of that series great books they did make a film of wheels of terror. Was okay but the usually film based on a book.

@masr8875

Жыл бұрын

Are you referring to the Dirlewanger SS-brigade?

The German drive on Moscow was more affected by Hitler's meddling than the weather. He ordered much of the panzers to stop driving east and turn about to seal the Kiev pocket. By the time they could return, it was too late. And, like Napoleon, it was not the cold that halted the army. In both cases the soldiers and horses suffered from the cold, but it was the rasputitsa (rain and mud) which made movement impossible. Both armies(French and German) actually welcomed the winter, which at least brought traversable roads. In the German case, the only detriment was when winter went from frosty to sub-zero cold...

@mathewm7136

2 жыл бұрын

eh, close but close enough to be accurate. -OKW's objective was to destroy the Russian army in the field within 8-10 weeks. Taking Moscow was never considered until Sep when plans were started for "Typhoon". The diversion of troops to Kiev was fully supported - and ORIGINALLY suggested - by OKW because they wanted to destroy the Russian army in exchange for captured territory. But because AH authorized it, he got the "holding the bag" blame. -It didn't just "Rain and Mud" on the German side of the front. The Russians, who were far less mechanized in '41 than Germany, suffered from it just as much. -In Sept, when the planning for "Typhoon" began, OKW Logistics told Army Group Center that they could have either adequate winter clothing for the onset of winter OR Fuel and Ammo for the upcoming push to Moscow. - not both. Army Group Center said "Ammo and Fuel as, with one last push, the war will be over." -Operation Typhoon's plan was NOT to capture Moscow, but encircle it. SO even then, Army Group Center NEVER intended to to physically capture it. So, if a blame is going to be laid, Army Group Centers overconfidence is at least equal to, if not greater, than any "meddling" done by AH.

@zyzxx1762

2 жыл бұрын

Germany had too many men & machines fighting or stationed in other places. Logistics, supply & manpower were all concerns the generals understood but were overlooked by the OKW. Overconfidence (due to racist beliefs) and underestimating the enemy were Germany's undoing.

@mhlangamlungisi5108

Жыл бұрын

The advance should not have been done full stop . Germany had got used to easy victories ion western Europe and thought likewise in theEast and they were wrong They had left hundreds of Soviet troops in their rear who harrassed their supply lines and rendered the frontline in Moscow and other cities . 100000 men were left in Kiev alone and these were like a boil under the skin of the Germans. So the advance was artificial than real they cut through the enemy leaving him behind them which their supply left their supply line vulnerable

@DawnOfTheDead991

Жыл бұрын

It didn't matter, German logistics couldn't supply a large army in the Moscow region.

@lorijohnson1478

Жыл бұрын

Inadequate winter gear and supplies made for a slow death for many of those poor men

Australia 🇦🇺 is the greatest! They are reliable. They help the British when necessary. Then they help the USA 🇺🇸 WHEN needed. Australia is our best friend. Thanks from Canada 🇨🇦!

@caspian5964

Жыл бұрын

Why did you do every flag except the Union Jack?

Very professional documentation and displayed, very good work!

Very few people alive today can comprehend the fighting on the eastern front & the conditions they suffered, modern Warfare has no comparison!

@marcusagrippa8078

Жыл бұрын

The German soldiers were not given winter gear due to the fact that they were supposed to conquer Russia in a few months , but the Russian soldiers were not trained to the level of the Germans, and literally would pick up the guns that their fallen comrade dropped when killed by the Germans because they didn’t have a gun before then. Americans(me) aren’t really told about the most brutal/ lives lost front being the eastern front. The bulk of fatalities(soldier wise) was in Russia and Ukraine… the amount of Germans and soviets killed in those short years is mind blowing.

@edwardballard5896

Жыл бұрын

Ukraine

@No-timeforimbeciles

Жыл бұрын

@@edwardballard5896 😂

I have nothing but the TOTAL 100 % respect for our Aussie and NZ brothers. The sacrifices they mate: they achieved: they accomplished will be remembered ALL over the world. Thank you my friends. You will be remembered X

@saltyaussie7702

2 жыл бұрын

As a modern day Aussie veteran what actually breaks my heart, is the fact that Patton was assassinated for wanting to take the USSR. Once the German's & Japanese where defeated, Patton wanted to take out the commies. How things would be different today if Patton was allowed to continue with his campaign. Unfortunately it never happened & we're dealing with today's current situation because of it. Yet thankyou my friend.

@sneakyfeats2353

2 жыл бұрын

@@saltyaussie7702 it would've gone very badly. Had hostilities broken out, the reds had the equipment, manpower and supplies to exterminate the allies in mainland europe. The only advantage the allies held was in long range bombers, which would be unable to reach the soviet industrial centers feeding war machines into the fight. We also had only 1 nuke remaining out of the 4 which were produced and Stalin had already infiltrated the Manhatten Project, enabling them to test their own weapon 4 years later.

@blockraven22

2 жыл бұрын

@@saltyaussie7702 he wanted to use remaining Nazis to help fight the Russians. I don’t think that would’ve went well with the rest of the world.

@fooo2241

2 жыл бұрын

A great channel for learning more on the Aussie WW2 efforts and contributions - kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooij2qeaY5OxlLg.html

@dustinrobertson2965

2 жыл бұрын

@@sneakyfeats2353 we would have had alot more allies than soviets

The suffering of both German and Russian was horrible

The title seems to have applied only to the first 5 minutes of this video. The rest had nothing to do with Australia.

I'm aboriginal from Canada my father an all my uncles fought..one was killed in Belgium an two were wounded..my father was a sniper in the black watch..

The first 5 mins was relevant.

@MendTheWorld

4 жыл бұрын

so was the next 5 minutes, and the next 2 minutes after that.

@robertprigmore4774

3 жыл бұрын

Much like my 1st marriage marriage

@scottleft3672

3 жыл бұрын

Earth time says 11 min 54 seconds, the moon where you are is slowed by half, clearly.

@thelordgold

3 жыл бұрын

As far as what Australia contributed towards winning the war, I think they were more than generous with time allotment.

@thebois2190

3 жыл бұрын

@@thelordgold * laughs in the rats of Tobruk*

Lest we forget!

@jaredprince4772

3 жыл бұрын

One of my coworkers has a shirt that says, "Lest we don't forget." I asked him how substantial was the discount?

I was very interested in The Kokoda Trail information as Dad was in New Guinea for three years and never said anything so I am grateful for your providing information. It was new to me that the Australians were successful reasonably quickly. Thanks again - and for the Finnish history. Not much is known of these two area as far as I know and you have done something to remedy that.

@dianneblack4395

3 жыл бұрын

Its the Kokada track not trail

@MJTAUTOMOTIVE

3 жыл бұрын

@@dianneblack4395 . It is recognized by the PNG Government and the Australian war memorial as the Kokoda Trail.

@montecarlo1651

3 жыл бұрын

@@MJTAUTOMOTIVE Actually, preferred official usage is Track and it was originally only known as Track. Trial is an Americanisation creeping into the language and should be resisted, not least for the veterans sake (the yanks had a habit of claiming everything for themselves - let's at least keep the Kokoda story our own by retaining the correct name).

@nickdanger3802

3 жыл бұрын

@@montecarlo1651 "Kokoda Trail" and "Kokoda Track" have been used interchangeably since the Second World War and the former was adopted by the Battles Nomenclature Committee as the official British Commonwealth battle honour in October 1957. Kokoda Trail Campaign www.awm.gov.au/collection/E84663

@montecarlo1651

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickdanger3802 Thanks for bringing this to my attention, certainly the first I have heard of it. I don't have a reference but I thought I heard the AWM was promoting Track as correct usage, by the link you provided, seems either my memory fails me or I'm straight up wrong. I appreciate your adding the link.

America is very thankful for our Australian allies and acknowledge your sacrifice in WW2 👍🌏🇦🇺

@gregfrench1254

2 жыл бұрын

Unity of all human beings. If your not into that, there's your sign! Lol

@anon2427

Жыл бұрын

@@gregfrench1254 no

The Finns & The Aussies. Tough, tough soldiers. Just as the Japanese are not all Jungle experts not all Russians can fight in the snow it seems.Credit has to go to the Finns for only fighting to regain lost territory and not getting in to deep with the Nazis. Clever move.

@JungerWeisserMann

2 жыл бұрын

Watch "Europa The Last Battle", "In The Name Of Zion" and "The Greatest Story Never Told" on bitchute if reality interests you.

@ci6516

2 жыл бұрын

@Oscar Pinto from those who won like always. If you want to write history , win

I was watching, then stepped out of the room, came back in and for some reason the Finish, Soviets and Germans were in the snow

@ThePiratemachine

3 жыл бұрын

Ha!

My great grandpa on my grandma's side served in the 54th battalion in WW1

My favorite part was when the actors moved the X’s and O’s on the big map and pretended to be generals. Absolutely thrilling stuff

@davepowell1661

Жыл бұрын

Look harder, military strategy was being deliberately obfuscated lest the cameramen was aware of OXO tactical propaganda, the resulting confusion was indescribable apparently

What an interesting film. These are often historically neglected campaigns so its great to see something like this. not revisionist sensationalist rehashes of the usual big battles. It makes me want to look further into the Finnish - Russian war & also research the Australian & New Zealand contribution to the Allied victory.

@minnowpd

3 жыл бұрын

Aye, the lesser known campaigns were real enough for those who served. The Finns? they made the soviets suffer on the Raate Road.

@tonylove4800

3 жыл бұрын

The British and French etc (I am a Kiwi and we declared war before Britain - if you count the time difference) declared war because Germany invaded Poland. Fair enough. They then did nothing and Poland was a slave state for the next 50 years. The British also did nothing when Stalin invaded Finland. I guess they knew they would need the Soviets. After Finland's treatment by Stalin, why didn't they help the Nazis out at Leningrad? The course of human history could be very different (not better, just different).

@thomasstevens8095

3 жыл бұрын

@@tonylove4800 ANZACS are too strong brother, people may not recognise our contribution in Africa and Kokoda but it sure was important to us!!!

@academyofnaturaljustice8939

3 жыл бұрын

If you want the truth about WW2, you can only find it by studying Stalin? AIF 2/15 battalion from Queensland Australia were the first to defeat the Germans in land battle at Tobruk. The Aussies were also the first to defeat the Japanese in land battle at Milne bay PNG. My uncle Tommy RIP fought there.

@thomasstevens8095

3 жыл бұрын

Ripped Hoff, yes Australians are some of the best soldiers as they have a high kill per death ratio and are very tough

Some tough men. My heart goes out to what these children had to endure. Because they were children

Man y’all really should do these more justice... The same old main stream stuff has been beat into the ground! Ppl deserve more

The Shogun of Japan said this to the Emperor, "I can only promise 6 months of victory". We need to win the war within that time frame cause after that, idk whats gonna happen". 6 months later was pearl harbor. The shogun went back to the emperor and said this about the u.s. "We have made a grave mistake" "I think we have awoken a sleeping giant".

*Thanks for your informative video, Have a great time and be safe!*

Great video!!!! Very well done!!!! 👍👍

my grandfather's brother died in on the Thai Burma railway. I put a flower on his headstone in Kanchanaburi Thailand last year. I am 52 now. But I know where my blood lies.

38:00 i wonder if anyone dived in that area and explored it for the ships that sunk 🤔

Great video. Too bad it had nothing to do with the title.

Should have posted this a few days earlier -- 25 of April is ANZAC Day (Australian & New Zealand's biggest military celebration/remembrance).

@johayes7529

4 жыл бұрын

Why bother a 10 minute half arsed account of that campaign isn't worth putting up on ANZAC DAY! It's not a celebration either, it's a day to remember your fallen mates!

@paulbaker9277

4 жыл бұрын

Beside, they be at each others throats , that is why they teach them to fight together, in between times.

@theone-swta

4 жыл бұрын

@@paulbaker9277 That is not true.

@ThePiratemachine

3 жыл бұрын

@@johayes7529 You wouldn't have even ten minutes if Australian troops hadn't stopped them and given their lives for you to express yourself, but I like your last sentiment.

Kokoda is actually a really gripping story and I feel this didn't do justice. better than being ignored. Interestingly though, latest research showed the Japanese made a last stand at eora creek but got smashed by the 2/3rd battalion. Later general hori made "corrections" and backdated the paperwork to hide the Japanese retreat.

@davidearea242

4 жыл бұрын

jamesplease1980 - Must be standard practice. The history they teach at schools regarding WW2 contains plenty of 'corrections' as well.

@ThePiratemachine

3 жыл бұрын

THE BATTLE OF AUSTRALIA equivalent THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

@alganhar1

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, it did little justice to ANY of the operations described in the video! Virtually no one in the UK knows anything of the fighting that 14th Army went through for example. Despite the unit designations there were a lot of British troops there, African and Indian Army Brigades were generally made up of two African or Indian Battalions, and a British Battalion. As a result at least a third of the troops fighting in those actions were British (though many would attempt to say otherwise).

Love the fact these are battles I've never really heard of or was taught about in school many moons ago... There was more than the battle of Britain and D-Day...school syllabus' are seriously lacking. I doubt it has changed...would be interesting to find out what they include these days

Yes! My favorite Timelines. The ones that don't began with the dude in the plane trying to sell the documentary website.

Thank you

it was getting a bit warm and sweaty on Kokoda for our battalions, so we thought we'd transfer them to Finland.

Guerilla forces have proven to be a key to beat much superior militarys... Home field advantage and the will to fight for literally forever seems to wear down most invaders.. the inavders usually have some dumb idea that they can do it quickly and everyone will surrender.. so many times the latter has that proven idiotic to say the least...

@ayoutubecommenter1827

2 жыл бұрын

Like russia now invading Ukraine

This title only applies to a small part of this video but it’s still a great history lesson

I enjoy this series for the history, but I got to admit it, I almost enjoy the two guys glaring at each other across the board almost as much.

@bgswansonlocc

2 жыл бұрын

It was very humorous to me as well

Great video

Thank you for pushing these documentaries out!

I like the video of Australia vs Japan is there possibility of having Gurkha involvement in war. I know it a very large topic. Something perhaps as asking for every Britain war from 200 year. I am really interested for there involvement from anglo Gurkha war. Anglo Afghan war. WW1. And WW2 . Falkland etc. They are army that even the enemy admire for there bravery and determination. And currently serving part of britan!. Indian's and Nepali Army. Also Sultan of Borneo has a unit as well. I hope you can enlighten us with there history. I know few thing about them but I know there is alot to learn. 🙏

@wekapeka3493

4 жыл бұрын

The Gurkha are renowned for their discipline, honour, tenacity, training, bravery etc.......... and every other positive adjective that could be used to describe a superlative military unit.

I was mostly interested in the Australian point of view and their specific involvement in the war. However, the topic of the video title only lasts for the first 5 minutes of the video and then moves on to describe multiple world powers and war theaters... stupid.

@rileygardner4336

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@troys9222

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's like someone found the video somewhere not knowing what it was, then watched the first few minutes of the video when deciding what to call it. I was looking forward to an entire hour dedicated to a lesser known part of the war as well.

@rascallyrabbit8548

4 жыл бұрын

i enjoyed what i got for free

@Bobbyjonesyrrr

3 жыл бұрын

Some context not established in this video is the fact that the majority of Australia's main forces were stuck in North Africa and Europe, defending various fronts. The Australians were always weary of the Japanese and were nervous about contributing so much to Europe under British assurances that Singapore would hold.... No one predicted the Japanese to push through South East Asia relatively uncontested and so quickly. When Singapore fell Australia went into full panic mode. Most of the forces left in Australia were reservists, conscripted and injured/retired/veterans. The unique defensible position of the Australian continent led the American's to base their main Pacific operations command in Brisbane and the Australian Government, given their vulnerable position, gave over command of the remaining Australian groups to General MacArthur.

@jaystreet46

3 жыл бұрын

😭😭

The only thing worse than having to fight in terrain like that is having to fight flipping Aussies in terrain like that.

Anyone with a little background on history would wonder why the wermacht was stucked in the Soviet Union too long until winter showed up. Barbarossa, even though was delayed for weeks, was planned to last for a month and a half giving the nazis almost 2 months to spare before winter season. The only possible explaination is the Wermacht never quite realized the timeframe they calculated to conquer the soviets was too optimistic. About winter and the catastrophic results, well, an 8 year old scholar would know that.

Good video but this simply must be said. The title of the video is extremely misleading. I clicked this expecting this to be only about Australia's fight against the Japanese Empire, instead it's a mixture of everything, most having nothing to do with Australia.

@jaredprince4772

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I passed it on to my girlfriend to improve her recipe for meatloaf. Her meatloaf is much better now thanks to this video.

@ovadiadan

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaredprince4772 lmao

@ovadiadan

2 жыл бұрын

Strongly agree. The funny thing is it doesn't even make sense to make the title about Russian Winters. Something just seems off...

@The_Daily_Tomato

2 жыл бұрын

@@ovadiadan They seemed to have changed the title since I was here last 🙃

Winter was equally brutal to both sides. But the defenders were more determined than the aggressors.

@shmetienne

2 жыл бұрын

also home advantage/growing up in that environment, like you said definitely terrible for both sides the russians were more molded to it

@williamwingo4740

Жыл бұрын

The Russians also had better cold-weather equipment: overcoats, etc. Also, their tanks. planes, vehicles, etc. were simpler and better designed for harsh conditions.

Title is incorrect, Russian autumn stopped the advance, roads became two feet deep of thick glutenous mud, Vehicles, tanks, trucks, supply lorries, none could move. When the first winter frost and snow appeared, the roads hardened, the Vehicles could move again, even though it was difficult to unfreeze equipment.

Which is worse??? Hot and humid jungle or sub zero frozen wasteland, they're both brutal.

The russian winter is not why Russia won over the Germans. That might have been a minor effect in the war but not the sole reason. The Germans were defeated by the heroic people of Russia. It was blood and sweat that defeated the Germans.

@vgrepairs

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@tonyromano6220

2 жыл бұрын

Winter absolutely stopped the Germans in 41. And mud…..

@vgrepairs

2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyromano6220 winter pushed the germans all the way back to Berlin?

@jamesgreene4811

2 жыл бұрын

Keep telling yourself that and you might just believe it as for russia defeating Germany yea along with America England and it's empire France Canada Australia and on and on and yea the weather in russia stopped the German army at the gates of Moscow Fact

@cambs0181

Жыл бұрын

Heroic people of the USSR!

One of the reasons Germany lost the war was whilst virtually every other power was engaged in the doctrine of total war and had switched their economy to a war economy. Germany concentrated their economy to production of household goods and maintenance of living standards and used resources from captured countries to prop up their economy but as soon as they started losing access to those resources they couldn't afford to maintain the war. Everything they gained came from shrewd political manoeuvres and concentrated overwhelming force but when they slowed down and dispersed their forces to hold territory they couldn't hold against numerically superior forces.

@samcolt1079

Жыл бұрын

THEY LOST BECAUSE THE WORLD COULD SEE THAT THEY WERE DISGUSTING SCUM AND HAD TO BE STOMPED IN TO THE GROUND KNOW MATTER WHAT. THANK THE LORD FOR SAVING THE WORLD FROM THEM. ITS TO BAD SO MANY NAZIS GOT AWAY.

@michaelwackers6475

Жыл бұрын

TOTAL BS! Germany of all powers was not engaged in total war? MY FOOT! Ever heard the infamous Goebbels speech?

@Frank-jg4tq

Жыл бұрын

This is a really good summary

The German army in Africa at this time was wore out, lack of supplies, support, weaponry and materials ensured that the fresh 300,000 troops didn't have a chance and eventually was captured being surrounded at Tunis.

Finland's border with the USSR shown at 13:02 is not that which existed at the outbreak of the Winter War (Talvisota) in November 1939, but that which was decided on after the end of the Continuation War (Jatkosota) in September 1944. The Mannerheim VKT defence line existed on the Karelian isthmus, between Ladoga (Laatokanjárvi) and the Gulf of Finland.

Love history ❤️

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

👌👍good video

I love that the Australian military uniforms included shorts👍

‘The key to taking over Russia is getting to Moscow before winter.’ Napoleon would disagree

The futuristic tabletop prop is ridiculous. Done with this one. Yoog

Australia went into WW2 with a really bad army and came out with a really good one.

@wekapeka3493

4 жыл бұрын

That’s a thought and it’s probably true for all (was going to say Commonwealth) allied forces. This was the result of fighting an enemy who had been secretly planning for it for a decade. We must heed the lessons of the past!

@Maxyshadow

4 жыл бұрын

There was nothing bad about the performance of the Australian divisions in the middle east.

@richardperezcamacho4810

4 жыл бұрын

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@eliasjarjoura445

4 жыл бұрын

@@Maxyshadow far east you mean

@johnnyneverletmedown53

3 жыл бұрын

@@eliasjarjoura445 No, Max means middle east where Rommel couldn't beat them.

Couple of points here: The Russians killed more German soldiers than any other nation. It was cold, snowy and challenging for BOTH sides. It’s like saying the English Channel halted the German advance. It kinda did but that is a glaring disservice to magnificent English bravery.

Very nicely made series, partially spoilt by the two dudes eyeing each other up over the board game.

@jaredprince4772

3 жыл бұрын

Their apparent budding romance was either to arouse interest or remind us of the horrors of war. I'm not sure which.

Extremely interesting...I never knew the australians are such tough brave fighters

Very good video, but the number of ads break up the continuity of the program.

The war-strategizing guys in the cutaways did it 4 me.

Damn!! That was pretty damn good

7:55 strewth... F *** me dead that looks like a sav holiday hike mate.

Wasn't expecting the dibs usage

Those Fins were pretty badass.

Quite disappointing to be honest, a complete mash up of random battles with no link between them.

@hodaka1000

4 жыл бұрын

.....and not much to do with Australia or Japan

@ThePiratemachine

3 жыл бұрын

Can't see that. Thought it was good. Try adapting.

The eastern front in WW2 was absolutely brutal and bloody.

I thought this whole video would be about the Nazis vs Soviets, but seeing my countrymen defending our homeland against the Soviets in white gear and skis, so properly fitted to the Finnish winter put a smile on face😄 I always say to people that complain about cold weather what my father told me when I was young "There's no such thing as too cold weather. Just too little clothes." Edit: The guy speaks about "Motti" tactic, which is basically querilla warfare. Like he said Motti means a pile of wood, speficially a cubic meter of wood, so it means piling the little wood logs one by one to a huge pile, so that was basically what the Finnish super light ski forces were doing to the enemy. Chipping at them little by little. Hitting and retreating super fast.

@calebjay1wilson431

Жыл бұрын

The Finns are warriors man. I'm from Texas my dna is mostly Scottish, Scandinavian and German with 2% Finnish. They smashed the Russians

Proud Aussie right here!!

@06458637

4 жыл бұрын

Same here, ausie,ausie, ow,ow,ow

@ThePiratemachine

3 жыл бұрын

Errol Flynn Rod Taylor!!!

@dianneblack4395

3 жыл бұрын

@Baby Sama 48 Australian and proud of it by an exNational servicmen.

@anthonyeaton5153

3 жыл бұрын

Proud Brit here.

@NathanChisholm041

3 жыл бұрын

@@dianneblack4395 Ex 16th light horse reg Perth WA here...

Research "Z force" and "Coast Watchers". These men are the pivotal reason behind many of these allied (Australian / NZ / British and US) successes. Living behind enemy lines for weeks to even years, supported by local populations, in some cases completely independent - living hand in mouth. They preformed every thing from 'strategic' assignments (incl. killings) / guided naval or aerial bombing , report enemy troop / shipping / air movements, guided landing allied troops. Behind the enemy and ahead of the allies all the way to Japan. I had the pleasure of meeting 2 original Z force men, humble and unassuming, yet their endurance and incredible contribution to the war effort has little public awareness. Many were educated men, proficient in linguistics, entomologists, accountants, cattle men, engineers...… Officially in WW2 they 'did not exist', a highly trained elite that even friendlies feared and respected, let alone the opposing forces. UK / Nazi's had Commandos, US has the likes of green berets Australia had Z force, a world first in concept, truly next level solders, the forbears of many subsequent special forces training regimes around the world. Lest we Forget

@davidwall2919

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know anything about M specials? More secret than Z force but same command about 30 men directly under Macarthur, Australian, NZ, UK and Dutch. You might have seen the picture of M Special Unit Sergeant Leonard Siffleet being executed by the japanese in the last days of WW2 ..Bushido.

The main supply and effort was being used and needed on the Eastern front.

The experts in the comments are right. All of them! They are all correct.

Gidday from Australia, I do wonder why these documentaries must have "Tiger" and "Panther" tanks racing to Moscow in 1941, 2 to 3 years before they existed. Is there no time relevant film archives available?

@KateLicker

4 жыл бұрын

it's not the only ballsed-up archive footage in the docus here...right at the start, RAAF A20s are shown in the air as the Japanese first land in NG.. you see this kind of thing on all network channel docus, why they are unable to have the archive film selections edited/vetted by someone who has some idea wtf they are looking at, I don't know..there are 11YOs making plastic model airplanes who would have enough knowledge to know better.. how many times have we seen USN SBDs and TBMs attacking Pearl Harbor??

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Lest we forget … courage mate ship and pride … god bless Australia 🇦🇺

Nobody ever seems to remember bringing warm winter boots.

“Operation Morning Wind” sounds like me in bed after a night of whiskey and hot dogs. 🌭😂

@MH-fb5kr

2 жыл бұрын

Chili dogs…

The guy in the thumbnail must be going grocery shopping.

I quite like maps as visual aides, however the random guys emphatically moving around the tokens was laughable

The 2 guys playing checkers is a bit funny. It's like visualizing a passive aggressive argument.

Even the FUHRER & the REICHSTAG were no match to Mother Russia’s winter ❄️ 🤣

Good bit on the Kokoda Track. Pity it got so cold so quickly. What's the point of having two guys eyeing each other off over a board that has no resemblance to a real map? They look like a couple of plonkers.

Our surrender of Singapore was a shameful episode in our history. The general in command of our troops in the region was a coward.

2:10 "Our Boys" marching past Town Hall and south down George st, sadly 34 thousand never returned....RIP.

@uyraellsensenmann8931

4 жыл бұрын

"They shall not grow old, as we who are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn, At the going down of the Sun, and in the morning, we will remember them: We WILL Remember Them." ---Laurence Binyon. To My Aussie ANZAC Cousins, Eternal Respect ! Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell, NZ.

@scottleft3672

4 жыл бұрын

@@uyraellsensenmann8931 Sadly we get all the kudos, Kiwis were better than us by and large....only just, lol.

nice

The best of Aussie troops were in Egypt. Britain wouldn't return them. The troops that fought in the battle described were old home guard. After the British failed to return the troops, australia has worked with the Americans that helped keep Japan from cutting off Australia.

@peteranson4021

3 жыл бұрын

Actually not correct. The 39th Battalion that met the Japanese at Kokoda were militia but they became a highly successful force. Two other militia battalions failed against the Japanese. The 39th were reinforced at Isurava by the 2/14th Battalion, part of the 7th Division that had returned from the Middle East. Further reinforcements arrived in the 2/16th Battalion and later the 2/25th. All of these battalions had fighting experience, but not in the jungle. By the time the Japanese had reached the limit of their advance, these three battalions (I think about 2500 men) were so depleted by death, wounding or illness that they could only muster around 150 fit men who became "Chaforce" and were part of the force that defeated the Japanese at Gona. My father-in-law was in the 2/14th and Chaforce.

@dovetonsturdee7033

3 жыл бұрын

The 9th Division remained in North Africa, but the 6th & 7th returned in early 1942. In exchange for retaining the 9th, the British undertook to expand the RAAF to 73 squadrons, and the US to send additional US troops to Australia. The 9th Division returned to Australia in January 1943.

@ronjohnson1658

3 жыл бұрын

Certainly not old home guard - they were young conscripts rounded up off the streets of Sydney and Melbourne and they held and then gave a fighting retreat to the Japanese until reinforced when they counterattacked and annihilated the Japanese at Buna Gona.

@montecarlo1651

3 жыл бұрын

@@ronjohnson1658 Correct, nothing like a Home Guard. They were conscripted for limited service in Australia and the nearby islands. The AIF on the other hand was a wholly volunteer service. There was a lot of movement from the CMF to the AIF during the war too as men elected to transfer, ie: volunteer.

Winters dont win wars Superior bravery heroism and valor wins wars plus superior weapons tactics and fighting for your motherland In Zhukov they had the best general

The First Aussies that faced the Japanese were, in fact, Militia. Not regular soldiers..They were told that they faced about a thousand Japanese..Of course it was much, much more.

love war history!!

@TheKennethkangkk

4 жыл бұрын

I'll I'm II I'll invite K I'm in it to IO KM