061 - Hitler is Disappointed by his Allies - WW2 - October 26, 1940

[@WorldWarTwo]

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[@chrisbates7743]

Great concept .....do you go onto the Korean War in 5 years time, then Vietnam....

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Why didn't Indy recite the Churchill quote by imitating his voice?

[@SmilingIbis]

@@AricBolf I always imagined that it was a drab, lifeless affair of resource extraction and exploitation by a colonizing power, much like the awful existence of shortages and oppression as in The Man in the High Castle.

[@indianajones4321]

@World War Two double phone call

[@mjbull5156]

@@AricBolf And this is the conundrum of modern warfare. The gains do not match the expenses in the way they seemed to back in antiquity.

[@oneofmanyjames-es1643]

At this rate Indy will need a special Patreon just for the phone bills!

[@WorldWarTwo]

It's getting out of hand

[@BillKermanKSP]

​@@WorldWarTwo Looks like you can't even pay the electricity bills anymore! xD

[@rgm96x49]

@@BillKermanKSP We can always try to mooch power off the closest German power plant...where IS Indy's bunker located, anyway?

[@samarvora7185]

@@WorldWarTwo Just one year in and with 5 more to go.

[@Apopolopis]

@@samarvora7185 shhh spoiler

[@lachlan732]

'Hitler is disappointed by his allies' Isn't this just the subtitle for the whole war?

[@GhastlytheTinkerer]

"Germany is disappointed by its allies" may as well be the subtitle for BOTH wars.

[@Warmaker01]

This is only 1940. It's going to get a whole lot worse, even though 1941 will be a bloody mess for the Allies still. Eventually the Allies will get strategic coordination going, something the Axis powers never really will do. Japan never was in a position to do real coordination with her European Axis partners. Mussolini wants to "land grab" with everything looking so bad for Britain right now. There's no unified coordination because the Axis powers are pulling for their own separate agenda.

[@basillicus3959]

It's interesting how at this point in war already it starts to seem like the Germans have overextended themselves and they haven't even invaded USSR yet. They are short on resources compared to the Allies, but their European allies are even more so and are basically waiting for massive handouts from their big brother who isn't so big after all. Bluff and ruthless action worked so far but it will be more difficult from here.

[@mjbull5156]

And he will disappoint them in turn. There are some harrowing accounts of how Italian units were treated by the German command on the retreat from the Soviet Union. They were given the lowest priority for receiving any supplies compared to German formations.

[@waardlafrance110]

From a legal point of view, Pétain (puppet/neutral) and Franco (neutral/then allied asleep agent) are not allied to Germany.

[@goodday20000]

"Italy decided to declare war on Greece without telling Hitler" Top Ten pictures taken seconds before disaster

[@krypanzer3620]

*Italy sweats* Mussolini: Lets start a war *ITALY SWEATS EVEN MORE*

[@dr.strangelove6118]

Top ten anime betrayals

[@rodriguistamemer4406]

Nice profile pic.

[@craighagenbruch3800]

*pearl harbour happens* August 6 and 9th 1945 seconds before disaster

[@inquisitorialllama638]

Your Profile pic is basically Hitler's face whenever something concerning his allies comes up.🤣

[@freetime5803]

"You are Adolf Hitler" I bet this quote will become a meme.

[@General_Townes]

Just waiting for it.

[@stuartmcnaughton1495]

And German successes thus far in the war appear to have established you in their minds not merely as a God, but as their only God.

[@r-saint]

Read more!

[@ReformedSooner24]

Here’s one: a picture of a headline about PETA doing something bad And below it Indy saying “you are adolph hitler”

[@freun_immortal4521]

Indy : "You are Adolf Hitler" Me (high af) : "Wut ?"

[@zacpatproductions2052]

Literally nobody: Indie: Y O U A R E A D O L F H I T L E R

[@wandaperi]

NORMIE

[@TheSkyGuy77]

You didn't want this You didn't choose this [ throws up ]

[@Maple-Lizard]

How do I turn myself in?

[@Ethan11892]

“I can take Greece” - Someone who can’t take Greece

[@bigdave2992]

Ethan R copy

[@derlasercrafterwally4342]

Stolen comment

[@Luca-ok6sw]

“I can make Soviet capitulate in a few months” -Someone who can’t make capitulate Soviet in a few Months

[@WhoElseLikesPortal]

luca draghi “We’ll be home by Christmas.” -Someone who is definitely not going to be home by Christmas

[@r3d5ive87]

Franco played his hand perfectly. German help to gain power then carefully avoids the war and stays in power for many years

[@cheesetomato9140]

Yeah only Franco wasn't that neutral though, he allowed U-Boats into Spanish ports but he certainly did make Germany work for him '& rightly so' Franco did have the luftwaffe play a friendly in his civil war? Lol

[@nomadmarauder-dw9re]

and...then there's Tito.

[@waltuh2.3bviews3secondsago3]

@@cheesetomato9140the luftwaffe in the civil war helped him. His influence from Germany was great enough to assist him but low enough for the allies not to care too much

[@masterplokoon8803]

​@@waltuh2.3bviews3secondsago3 he coule have very easily been overthrown if Britain hadn't objected, France and the Soviet Union wanted him overthrown, the USA was neutral on the matter but Britain oposed any effort to overthrow Franco.

[@tando6266]

Random side point: Im an engineer, and often have to jump around in presentations because of the nature of what I do. I have started recommending this channel to the engineers I mentor as an example of fine oratory in being able to transition with cohesion and using pauses for effect. Keep it up team, you are awesome.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Awesome, thanks for this! Indy is a natural!

[@nevermind3630]

“Hitler disappointed in his allies” Sounds about right

[@otakunthevegan4206]

Churchhill asking to much of his allies sounds even more right.

[@onur97able]

What a suprise right there

[@Spongebrain97]

Italy being weak af and japan being too far away and doesnt really care about germany

[@CHALETARCADE]

@@onur97able Right, what losers! Remember when the French sacrified themselves so British force could escape at Dunkirk. What unreliable weaklings...

[@mjbull5156]

"You are Adolph Hitler" You did not ask for this. You did not want this.

[@serkieron4848]

Got em Coach!

[@ilnur9973]

Screw Extra Credits!

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I knew someone was gonna make that joke :)

[@jacookie9707]

And BOOM, you’re a nazi

[@ethanor]

Oh nein!

[@quintustheophilus9550]

"Tomorrow (uuuu the future)" That killed me 😂😂

[@marcoAKAjoe]

Lol.yeah

[@gunman47]

Seems like Indy's telephone conversations has gotten so big, he needs not one, not two, but three phones today! Probably must be Franco, Petain and Mussolini calling at the same time... How quaint!

[@shrillbert]

From what it sounds like, it's more Franco, Petain, and Laval's secretary.

[@saigon68foxtrot83]

.........and from the grave, to boot!

[@cameo25000]

I am reminded of the quote of Winston Churchill when told that the Italians had joined the Germans. “It’s only fair. We had them on our side in the last war.”

[@williamthebloody9799]

mum: turns internet off me: 0:30

[@SuperGamingpepper]

lol

[@ngqinaunathi1655]

🤣🤣🤣😅😅💔 Yeses

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

"You are Adolf Hitler..." Oh, my temple congregation won't like that lol.

[@Patryk128pl]

4:22 Mussolini's head looks like it's from Minecraft. xd

[@gunman47]

Kinds of remind me a little of an Italian version of Minecraft Steve...

[@jaimeTF]

**villager noises**

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Well, to be fair his nickname was Big Chin.

[@warwickeng5491]

He looks like he's a character straight out of Shaun the Sheep cartoon lol

[@wandaperi]

Il Creeperio :P

[@calebminor6661]

“I’d rather have 4 or 5 teeth extracted than go through that again” is perhaps the only thing Hitler has said that I find inarguably funny 😂

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

I wonder if Petain sarcastically offered him a hankie.

[@nicholasaslanides9703]

That and the fact the referred to Eva Brauns dogs as 'floor mops' (her dogs were Scottish terriers)

[@AK-hi7mg]

He was quite the joker. It makes him even more pathetic.

[@badcornflakes6374]

@@AK-hi7mg Wait.. if I joke does that make me pathetic?

[@haraldhey9210]

@@badcornflakes6374 We are all pathetic

[@TrollingVeteran]

4:22 Mussolini: "Mom says it's my turn with the peace negotiations."

[@canthama2703]

Next time Indy will have 4 phones...adding Japanese Emperor to the list....well done guys, another nice and thrilling episode.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks!

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Hirohito! 😀

[@brucetucker4847]

I'm not sure the Emperor ever actually talked on the phone to any foreigners before 1945. Perhaps Indy can have a hot line to Prince Konoe or Kōichi Kido (the Lord keeper of the Privy Seal, the Emperor's closest advisor).

[@nightspawnson-of-luna4936]

@@brucetucker4847 Not to mention the whole debate about how much he was actually involved

[@Epsilonsama]

Franco was extremely smart. He knew he had nothing to gain from joining the Axis powers or the Allies. He played both sides for resources and focused on his own domestic affairs.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Me: Alright, time for another episode with my good friend and tutor, Indy. Indy: YOU are Hitler!...

[@ICULooking]

I didn't come here to get attacked like that :/

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@ICULooking Indy is cutting deep!

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Well, that escalated rather quickly!

[@kcm489]

0:30 my brain when I accidentally step on my cat's paw and he screeches

[@Solisium-Channel]

Did i just come across the best channel in youtube? I wonder how many WWII videos this guy has.. Man i can never get enough of WWII for some reason.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Well, there's one for each week from September 1 1939 to April 25 1941 with additional specials, bios, OOTF's and two smaller series on the War Against Humanity and the war On The Homefront. So it's a nice large number of videos...and it will only increase! Welcome aboard!

[@Solisium-Channel]

World War Two thank you. Already subbed

[@dingo137]

There was some really impressive and surprisingly early technology in WW2 - as you mentioned, radar (including the cavity magnetron) but also electronic computers, encrypted digital phone calls (SIGSALY), the jet engine, nuclear weapons, radio based navigation for aircraft, radar proximity fuses for antiaircraft shells. A fascinating subject in its own right, for those so inclined.

[@PronatorTendon]

This has swiftly become one of my favorite channels ever

[@WorldWarTwo]

We're very happy to hear that! We look forward to bringing you more entertaining videos in the future. Thanks for being a fan!

[@anthonyhayes1267]

I love how the Italians bragged that they had tanks and Greece didn't when they attacked through northern empirus

[@MandalorV7]

@Παυλος Χαραλαμπους Not how the Roman Emperor wannabe thinks it will that's for sure.

[@lapisleafuli1817]

More like the whole country. You'd think that with terrain that prevented the ancient greeks from unifying for centuries, someone would have realized that tanks wouldn't work.

[@doubledouble4g379]

Yeah, not like you can just put a few hundred good Greeks at a chokepoint and expect them to hold back a much superior forc--- oh wait, yes you can ;)

[@KiNGGAMESgr]

@@doubledouble4g379 don't spoil future battles damn it !!!!!!

[@lapisleafuli1817]

@@KiNGGAMESgr thermopolye was 2300 seasons ago. You must be really behind.

[@GhastlytheTinkerer]

"Hitler didn't have anything against Italy joining the war, not so far" Thank you for that caveat there.

[@vamp3340]

"OooOO future!" Made me giggle. Keep up the great videos!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks!

[@drollergzb770]

0:30 So this is where the meme originated from lmao Btw I love binge watching this series, keep up the great work Indy!

[@pnutz_2]

10:51 he's a man, not a god! -soviet battle cry, 1988

[@MrBurgeri]

*shudder*

[@aspenlovelock8115]

0:30 extra credits when I play battlefield V

[@MrMurica]

that made me laught my ass off

[@pnutz_2]

turns out they were right after all

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

underrated joke!

[@gnas1897]

Lol

[@dangerouslytalented]

- wake up -open youtube -"You're hitler". -it's going to be a tiring day.

God damn that Winston guy can really turn a phrase.

[@m1994a3jagnew]

0:29 when someone doesnt get up to speed on the on ramp of the highway forcing everyone else to slow down to 50mph

[@swevixeh]

Sounds more like a Churchill thing tbh

[@oslonorway547]

I like that the phones actually ring this time 👏 ... only thing missing was Indy actually speaking 3 various languages to respond to each caller. That'd have been a bonus. 😁

[@odindave6506]

Cant get enough of this series. Simply amazing content well put together

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks a lot!

[@mikhailbychkov5042]

*Sees title* IMAGINE. MY. SHOCK.

[@rodriguistamemer4406]

@Jim lastname yeah, we all know Paul would have joined the BUF

[@wandaperi]

NORMIE.

[@rodriguistamemer4406]

@@wandaperi ok boomer

[@rodriguistamemer4406]

@Jim lastname indeed, im German, from Hamburg.

[@rodriguistamemer4406]

@Jim lastname Daniel? yeah, he's one of my favorite lefties here on youtube, very nice stuff he puts out.

[@Raylan_323]

I've been bingewatching this series for the last couple of weeks or so, waiting for one episode per week is torture. Great series though, really enjoying it.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks!

[@Spongebrain97]

Italy's situation during the war in being low on everything, especially resources is exactly why Spain and turkey didnt pick sides

[@andrewboldt9021]

This video title can be used to describe the entire war.

[@christopherconard2831]

An 8-1 ratio of bayonets to rifles. Time for battle by hedgehog.

[@WorldWarTwo]

I know a great joke about a hedgehog, but it only works in Dutch.

[@FreakyRik93]

@@WorldWarTwo Well don't leave us hanging now, 2 years is quite enough 😂

[@zacharymohammadi]

“Hitler is disappointed by his allies” Why am I not surprised?

[@Carewolf]

Hitler shouldn't be either. If you keep running from promises and breaking treaties, it is no surprise of nobody trusts you.

[@rgm96x49]

*[Coat of Arms by Sabaton in the background slowly getting louder]*

[@aspenlovelock8115]

0:30 when someone who doesn’t know who Charlie Chaplin is sees Charlie Chaplin

[@blahlbinoa]

*Coat of Arms, playing in the background, gets closer* Ah yes, it's all coming together

[@hemmingwayfan]

9:04 I'm not the only one that thinks this sounds like "Fawlty Towers" am I?

[@TheCimbrianBull]

You bloody well started it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5fPZ3-raN2EjZI

[@armorsmith43]

In an alliance just as in a marriage, the key is communication. How would you feel if your wife started an invasion without telling you first?

[@WorldWarTwo]

Flawless argument

[@Xoruam]

"Hitler says that France started the war" Excuse me? xD

[@Knihti1]

France and Britain declared war to German in 3th septemper, because German invasion to Poland 1st Septemper. So even German started whole war, it could be say that French started the war beetween France and German.

[@shadymerchant1198]

@@Knihti1 The french and british had a public defensive agreement with Poland it really cannot be said that they started the war

[@jandelaogcake]

@@shadymerchant1198 That is not excuse, since their territories has not been attacked. But yeah in diplomatic world you can justify anything by some agreements you can't "cross" even war.

[@sammypurple1326]

@@shadymerchant1198 to bad they didn't honor it by attacking Germany in Sept 1939

[@kimok4716]

@@jandelaogcake Well a declaration of war only has value in a diplomatic world.

[@cwovictor3281]

Could someone gif Indy saying "You are adolf hiter"?

[@petartoshkov2076]

Imagine Germany is playing dodgeball but it's the only kid capable of actually playing it from all of the Axis

[@raurmanproductions3438]

0:29 Well that sucks...

[@dragosstanciu9866]

Meanwhile, on October 26, the Soviet army occupied five Romanian islands in the Danube Delta (on the Kiliya branch). Six Romanian soldiers were murdered and the border guards were forced to retreat.

[@briangarrow448]

I dated a beautiful Romanian nurse for a few months. I asked her about her family's experience in WW2. She said there was little but sadness and trauma for her homeland from then until the fall of Ceacescu. BTW- Romanian women are definitely some of the most beautiful women in the entire world.

[@steverossini]

I hope we hear more about Romania in the war. Like operation tidal wave. My grandmother lived in Ploiesti and survived an American bomb falling on her home.

[@andreis4054]

Been following since WW1 stories, thanks for everything the naration is great!

[@jacobduggan8008]

Hitler: But we could simply have troops pass though Spanish territory and attack Gibraltar Franco: Yeah right like we're falling for that one again German Napoleon

[@Ali-gk3xy]

This has been the first time I have ever been happy to have an ad in the middle of a video.

[@WorldWarTwo]

We're still sorry - that's not supposed to happen.

[@Aivottaja]

The only ally worth a damn Germany had was Japan. It really is amazing how much of a fight those two could put up.

[@ladyGZSeChu]

lmao we Italians did the best we could. We are lovers, not fighters

[@hidof9598]

@@ladyGZSeChu , no force since the Romans, uh

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

I am loving this series ; your packing so much into this small package . Wish I had some money to support the channel more directly . I have been reading and watching everything WW2 for 50 years but this day by day coverage is such a good overview and you find time to mention Vichy France , often overlooked by general histories . Really nice to see Indy on WW2 TV the other day , it's not as much viewed as it should be . Got to have some coverage of cats falling off shelves , LOL

[@davidribeiro1064]

One of the things I find hilarious about Hitler and Franco is that the Spanish armed forces bought German trucks and planes but had to import tires and fuel for them from the UK and the US because Germany didn't have enough rubber and petroleum to export...

[@georget8008]

Oh those Germans.... They will never learn their lesson...

[@leowilly29]

As a french, churchill words warm my heart

[@alswann2702]

As an Irishman, I spit on his grave!

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@@alswann2702 As a Luxembourger, I admire him. Unlike your neutral Ireland, which litterly just sat back and drank throughout the war. The UK ACTUALLY did something to protect the best country in the world Luxembourg! Ireland did nothing. Shame on Ireland!

[@leowilly29]

@@alswann2702 What did he do in ireland?

[@manuelpanisse5991]

@@leowilly29 voila un autre francais qui aime se soumettre aux anglo saxons

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@zyzz It is. There is as far as I am aware no country called Luxemourg. I know a real country called Luxembourg though.

[@justindoherty50]

Hitler: “I’m going to conquer like almost everybody who I share a boarder with and more what can you do” Japan and Italy: “yes”

[@ivorbiggun710]

border

[@williamharvey8895]

I loved the "Future " magic

[@AlanDeAnda1]

0:30 I knew this mustache would be suspicious.

[@wandaperi]

Plot twist - It's one of #BillieEilish's tarantulas :P

[@williamharvey8895]

I don't think I have Ever seen a bad episode of WW2, or In between 2 wars, or The Great War. These guys just put out phenomenal videos. Side bar note. To the time Ghost team. Another KZbinr Drachinefel puts out excellent Naval stuff. He has already appeared on the Great War channel figured you might want to look him up. He lives in Britain

[@hidof9598]

Yeah "The Cold War" channel had a shaky and low quality start

[@briangarrow448]

In other news, Francisco Franco is STILL dead.

[@wandaperi]

So is Jeebus Christ, duh !

[@nostop5589]

0:30 : when the McDonald's employee gets your extremely specific order slightly incorrect.

[@wolfgang6517]

8:57 is that a portuguese flag in the background? whats the context of that picture?

[@waardlafrance110]

City of Bangui, Review of the troops of the 2nd Bataillon de Marche, by the General de Gaulle, accompanied by the Commander de Roux, 23/10/1940 Origin: General Heri Amiel - ECPAD archives.ecpad.fr/de-bangui-a-la-syrie-vers-la-premiere-operation-du-bataillon-de-marche-de-loubangui-chari/ the flag, looks like it has fine laurels and a tower in its center not the Portugal flag, i think, or maybe a consulate.

[@reeds664]

By far the best channel on youtube.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for your support!!

[@simplymarshal1167]

If i had a ruble for everytime germany had usefull allies i would have no rubles

[@dragosstanciu9866]

Romania will be a useful ally, it has oil and refineries.

[@simplymarshal1167]

Only because they have oil

[@dragosstanciu9866]

@@simplymarshal1167 Yes, and that is huge, since Germany needs a lot of oil.

[@georget8008]

Germany will never have useful allies because she cannot treat third parties as equals. That is why she has lost 2 WWs and will probably destroy the EU.

[@abctutnichtweh1]

The romanians were usefull

[@AinsDefcon]

9:26 "Actually tomorrow .... wooooo the future." My god, i just died. :D I very very seldom writes any comment to anything, but now i just have the urge to do so. I have been watching for many years now (since ww1), and i must say that Indy as a host has come such a long way. In the beginning i perceived him as inexperienced and kind of rigid and i followed the series for well written content. Now i follow the series because Very well written content And for the amazingly good hosting Indy does. :) His vivid and passionate storyteller talents make the story captivating and really captures one's interest. Lots of Love to the whole crew, for your hard work and dedication in making such an awesome and vibrant channel. / Ains Defcon.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for your kind comment! We appreciate that you took the time to write this! Cheers!

[@paxshmitz2665]

"You are Hitler" I know when I'm not wanted.

[@Rik79Duc]

Guys, at 2:27 - British radar at this period doesn't rotate! It's fixed sets of masts to send and a separate set of masts to receive looking outwards from the UK, hence why they needed the Observer Corps once aircraft crossed the British coast. The receiving display looked nothing like modern circular displays showing "blips" and it was a real skill to read them.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@Rik79Duc]

@@WorldWarTwo No worries - love the work so just trying to help it be better.

[@tammiea8552]

Just subscribed! I found out years ago that my family was fighting against each other. I still have family in Germany that I've never met.

[@TheVleckChannel]

I'm away for this channel for a few weeks, and as expected, Indy has now started answering multiple calls in the same video. This is progress.

[@john8036]

Only 2 days away until glory for Hellas!!! Ζητο η Ελλάς!!!!!

[@ReformedSooner24]

Lydia 🎵 call to arms, banners fly in the wind! For the glory of Hellas! Call to arms reading freedom or death! Blood of king Leonidas!🎵

[@ForelliBoy]

O X I

[@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819]

The Kammhuber Line had one major flaw. It could only direct one night fighter onto one target at a time. SPOILER: once the RAF learns of this weakness they send the bombers through in large numbers instead of a few at a time, swamping the defences.

[@joshuadarrow]

“Liverpool is bombed for the 200th time.”

[@jedicomedy]

This is an obvious fact, but Beatles Leader John Lennon was born in the middle of an air attack.

[@wandaperi]

******All four Beatles survive !!******

[@jedicomedy]

@@wandaperi No only two are alive.

[@davidwright7193]

@@jedicomedy The life expectancy of a Beatle is in inverse proportion to their talent. So Paul McCartney is immortal.

[@ambeatch]

Nice to see you guys having adds again. Hope it continues

[@WorldWarTwo]

Hope so too! It helps!

[@gregvictoire1309]

As a proud and grateful Frenchman, I regularly show my respect and honor the memory of the great Churchill in front of its parisian statue (by the Seine river and the Alexander III bridge) -as I just did last night. The great patriotic leader of a great sovereign country. All the best to you, British comrades, sons and daughters of the great Churchill, still fighting for freedom ! 😉 Vive la Grande-Bretagne libre ! 🇬🇧 Vive la France libre ! 🇫🇷

[@dylantheelephant]

I look forward to this every week!

[@marlecmarine5393]

Great episode delivered with energy, thoughtfulness and a wonderful quote from an address to the French from Winston Churchill...…..fantastic !

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks!

[@derekk.2263]

I really love the phone gag at the beginning of each episode.

[@georget8008]

Italy plays for Germany the same role as Austro Hungarian empire played for Germany in WWI. Germany gave Italy a free hand on the Mediterranean issues in WWII, as Germany had given a free hand to the AH empire on the Balkan issues in WWI. You may guess the results in both cases....

[@viliussmproductions]

Loved the delivery of the speech at the end.

[@1987MartinT]

I can say a lot of bad things about Francisco Franco, but I have to admit that he was clever when he avoided joining the Axis during World War 2. 1. Spain would be exposed to British and American attacks along its long coast lines. 2. Spain was dependent on British and American resources. 3. After 3 years of civil war during which 500.000-2.000.000 people died Spain needed to recover before it could get involved in any new conflicts on a large scale.

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

It's a shame Mussolini didn't do the same, Italy was in a similar condition

[@perfectlybalancedasallthin9319]

@@brainyskeletonofdoom7824 It's actually a good thing that Italy did join. They did more to harm to Germany by being their ally than just staying neutral. Because of Italy, Hitler had to waste resources and a good general in North Africa, had to fix the problems with Greece and Yugoslavia thanks to Mussolini's shenanigans.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

Franco had a front-row seat at the premier of 'modern warfare'. Certainly had his fill of it no doubt. Then he sees Germany not exactly able to get the British out of the war through the same air power which won him his civil war. The British and the Royal Navy were downright scary actually.

[@danielstapler4315]

4:44 Obviously they would just use a bayonet without the rifle, that's why Mussolini talked about the number of bayonets not the number of rifles.

[@Southsideindy]

Ha. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

[@Jake-rm4be]

Good episode. Thank you for doing these episodes

[@WorldWarTwo]

You're welcome, thanks!

[@eugenebebs7767]

This phnone thing is getting more and more elaborate

[@kevinkim271]

Glad to hear the Empress of Britain's bombing and subsequent sinking is mentioned. The ocean liners played such a pivotal role during the World Wars.

[@daveeed0036]

I was hoping for Indy’s Churchill voice 😂

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Me too! I was disappointed in him.

[@GarryJon]

I love these phone bits for the intro. They get better every week

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks!

[@valentingeorgiev6510]

dont forget that italy offered thrace to bulgaria if they join the war against greece

[@valentingeorgiev6510]

@@Pavlos_Charalambous i know

[@GiorgosMoschovitis]

@Valentin Georgiev And Turkey threatened to join the Greeks, if Bulgaria even moved troops towards the Bulgarian-Greek border. In March 4, 1941, von Papen came to an agreement with Inonu, thus nutralizing Turkish "threat". Because of this agreement The Greco-Turkish border was held by the Germans instead of the Bulgarians during the whole occupation of Greece.

[@tommantek3632]

9:20 that bit of cinematic magic when Indy reveals he knows the future.

[@wolfgang6517]

Franco, the true double agent of ww2

[@mjbull5156]

Mussolini thinks a few thousand casualties will get him a seat at the negotiating table. Italian soldiers: Gee, thanks for thinking of us, Duce.

[@hurri7720]

There are Brits still who think the radar was a British innovation only.

[@thealexanderbond]

No there aren't. Literally everyone in the UK knows that Radar, like many complex inventions, is a combination of parts which were developed over many decades and incrementally improved by many different people. The reason the UK is heavily associated with Radar in WWII is because they made a giant leap with the cavity magnetron, vastly improving it and making radar units small, portable and with much finer resolution. We learn that in preschool.

[@dylanb2990]

Alexander Bond yes there are. Imagine being so naive you think every single person in the UK has identical knowledge on the subject of radar in ww2.

[@thealexanderbond]

@@dylanb2990 I was referring to native Britons, not foreign nationals currently residing in Britain. Obviously they didn't attend preschool here and wouldn't have access to that kind of information.

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

@@thealexanderbond i've met a lot of londoners, and i'm sure some of them don't even know what a radar really is... luckily it's a huge minority

[@johnsproule1645]

Does everyone else see an ad after "[Churchill] also says this:" ? Pretty entertaining! Let's hope this lovely video is not demonetized.

[@WorldWarTwo]

That was not done on purpose.

[@2nd100k]

I clicked on this video as quick as indy picked up the phone

[@remybien3277]

Look forward to these every week