Battle of Oivi-Gorari - Pacific War #50 DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@BoomyIsland]

Dont stop making amazing content amigo. You have my support. I show my son these videos

[@stewartsingal4599]

Hello Kings and Generals, i hope after all Pacific war has been completely you release new video about all Europe war. Please make it happen.

[@hodaka1000]

If you're interested I have a bridge for sale with all around views of Sydney Harbour my Lordship

[@devereuxbirdzell]

My grandpa fought in this battle. He never spoke about anything he did but he received a field commission so it must have been something special. Every single man who fought were/are absolute hero's to me.

[@theawesomeman9821]

your granpa sounds like a noble hero

[@matthewjay660]

Hey Galactus, what under what general did your grandfather serve? Also, if I may further ask, did he survive the war? (Some men started a family on Leave, but returned to the fight and did not survive. My grandfather survived the War.)

[@devereuxbirdzell]

@@matthewjay660 Gosh I don't know what general he served under. He passed way back in 1989 and he never spoke to me about what he went through at all. My grandma and father regaled me a few times however when I was much older. When we cleaned out their house after my grandma finally passed much later on, I found all his medals and insignia. He made it to captain.

[@matthewjay660]

@@devereuxbirdzell Thanks for your reply, Galactus. I'm glad he made captain. 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@scotttam7491]

@@MintyLime703 hey I bet there documents that could give you idea of we’re he was start by finding out what company he was in you never no the exact details but I’m sure you get a idea of we’re they went just a thought

[@PfpbyAleatorikDeviantArt]

If the pacific war were a compiled series, take a moment to imagine how long would it be

[@mrsqu8688]

4-8 years? 😂

[@otten5666]

19 hours, not very hard to imagine...

[@charlie8344]

@@mrsqu8688 probably a month or 2 weeks

[@abasudoh7459]

@@mrsqu8688 It actually hit me when he said 50 weeks since Pearl Harbor and I remembered that it's a weekly series and I've been thinking of how we still have 3 years to go

[@TheJimboslav]

Oh, it's coming 🤣

[@jackson857]

Can I just say it makes me really happy to see the Australian contributions in the Pacific War being given this kind of coverage with emphasis on how important it was. Well done Kings and Generals.

[@TimDyck]

Yes the USA should be thankful that the Ausies sacrificed so many men to tie up troops that would have otherwise been thrown into Guadalcanal. Most people know nothing of the New Guinea campaigns and the fierce fighting that took place in the jungles and mountains there.

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

If only they could pronounce Kokoda right mate😆

[@jonbaxter2254]

No, the Australians were Kings and Generals...

[@Sendu7]

@John Smith I also lived in the Brisbane region in the 80's and 90's. I never saw any hatred to the Japanese.

[@corbettblackman6322]

@@TimDyck a lot of people for the US do have a lot of respect for the Australians. Most don’t know much about their feats during WWII but most of us know that you have been some of our best allies for years.

[@jarrodbright5231]

I believe the battle of Oive-Gorari was also the first time the Japenese had been comprehensively out-maneuvered during the war, leading to a withdrawal turning into a rout and such massive losses not just of men but of equipment and supplies.

[@omarbradley6807]

Now the war is a week from it's key moment, The US initiative combined with the means by the first time since Pearl Harbor make the US fleet the most powerfull one even with just a carrier. Horii's demise was pretty shocking for the troops however. While the Ichiki detachement had been anhilated in the first battle since 1937 it was considered a misfortune, where their commander was killed alongside his troops, but now a commander so close to take Port Moresby died and his troops are leaderless

[@toastnjam7384]

I'm a history buff but I never paid much attention to the battle of Guadalcanal. I always assumed the US had it in the bag the entire time. It wasn't until I read a book on it years ago that I realized what a difficult and a close-run thing it actually was.

[@theawesomeman9821]

the movie "The Red Thin Line" did a great kob portrayong how difficault the battle for Guadalcanal was.

[@RivetGardener]

The battles for Matanikou are a story unto themselves. Horror of jungle fighting. The Marines are heroes for this alone. Read anything about this campaign and you will understand the hell American kids went through in early WW2.

[@stuwhiteman3810]

Wow Australians in WW2 fighting in the pacific who would have thought? Thanks for giving our guys some credit. There were also a lot of Australian Nurses serving in New Guinea as well.

[@redaug4212]

Getting close to the Buna Gona offensive; particularly nasty battle even by New Guinea standards. That's going to be exciting.

[@MarkGoding]

Made worse by you know who's meddling.

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

From what I've heard, the Japanese didn't believe the westerners would be willing to march and fight through jungle: an idea partly based on Japan's racism (thinking the westerners were too decadent,) and partly on Japan's early success in the war, where the British did indeed get caught flat-footed with such fighting. As seen in the video, it didn't take too long for the Japanese to begin paying dearly for using that as an excuse to neglect defensive warfare.

[@jarrodbright5231]

Little did the Japenese know of the insanity of Queenslanders who had been brought up in hot jungle-like conditions

[@wolfu597]

Ten-eleven month ago, in Malaya and Singapore, the Japanese 41st regiment, had the Australian 8th division on their knees. How things have changed. And now, the once proud men of the Imperial 41st regiment, will get a taste of what it's like to be stuck with their backs to the sea. Poetic justice has come.

[@sebastianucero7535]

The Pacific campaign is such a logistic nightmare. To overcome that was necessary a massive inventive and new developments that is no wonder that from this terrible moment the modern world supplie chain came to be

[@esmenhamaire6398]

Logistics have always been critical to armies, for as long as armies have existed. Supply chains are not a modern invention!

[@RivetGardener]

My dad and uncle both fought in Guadalcanal and the South Pacific during WW2. Both had fond memories of the Australian soldiers. My dad fought in New Guinea as well.

[@RDG99]

dude fought so hard only to die by drowning

[@apexnext]

*Frederick Barbarossa* _has entered the chat_

[@nate1992.]

That fire in the explosions is a great detail addition to the overall feeling when watching videos, keep it on!

[@billhanna2148]

Thank you again for your excellent work

[@josephgibbons1195]

Last Thursday I woke up thinking it was Tuesday (don't know why, but I did). I was so pumped for a new video and then I realized that I had to wait 4 more days! Longest wait ever!

[@davidmcdonald4511]

That was a great video. I liked that it was a detail account of the battle of Oivi-Gorari. while using animation to visual understand the tactics of the battle. Well done!

[@leathalEly]

This has been an incredible series of videos. Great job

[@juliusdayondon4371]

Been waiting for this since last week. Awesome videos! It is very informational.

[@Gordark]

Only one Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific but it is THE aircraft Carrier

[@peterrees6488]

Yes indeed ... To scrap the Enterprise after the war was just criminal.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G . 🐺

[@peterrees6488]

Another great video .. are you planning on doing an episode on the guerrilla war on the island of Timor during 1942 ?

[@denniscleary7580]

I’ll be watching this on the big screen 👍

[@brokenbridge6316]

Can't wait to see where this series goes next. Because it's awesome. Great video.

[@jtarchitecture8939]

Great job, thank you for continuing this series!

[@Adonnus100]

Battle of Hamel is also a very interesting Australian battle

[@jevinliu4658]

That was in 1918 in France, so it falls outside the purview of this series. But, why not.

[@Adonnus100]

@@jevinliu4658 Well yeah I mean in general not in the pacific war series lol.

[@TripniBalong1990]

Watching from Philippines

[@Roberto-tu5re]

I can not wait for ther next episode I am hooked

[@skylinetouring]

That opening sequence caused my eyes to water up 😢

[@jonbaxter2254]

50 weeks, good lord. When will this terrible war end?

[@Eliphas_]

Hey i was wondering: are there any plans to remake some of the older historical videos?

[@KingsandGenerals]

So many plans :-)

[@wing19816]

@@KingsandGenerals do you ever plan to cover the battle of Jalalabad in 1989 during the soviet afghan war

[@apexnext]

Step 1: make historical videos Step 2: ? Step 3: Profit!

[@christopherhanton6611]

wow really intense bloody battles in new Guinea and Guadalcanal both in rough terrain I may add

[@koyx.3525]

Can't wait for the liberation of the Philippines campaign animation from your team🥰🥰👌✨

[@nialljohnson9419]

Thank for being better than the History Channel I grew up with 🥲

[@AyubuKK]

The tides are turning

[@robertoamorico2151]

Great work!!! Thanks

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

These two fronts and their hard won battles are stuff to make proper call of duty games from

[@beachboy0505]

Excellent video 📹 Still sparing

[@headhunter7052]

stunning coverage

[@13thravenpurple94]

Great work Thank you

[@andrewrosser8909]

Amazing series

[@ebeneezerscrooge8394]

Love this channel.

[@leeboy26]

4 Carriers? Someone had been on the Sake that day...

[@robbabcock_]

Awesome series!

[@fratsan9979]

Another excellent work , can you make a video for Central Asia after Genghis Khan and Timur ?

[@OverlordYS]

Hell no

[@fratsan9979]

@@OverlordYS why ?

[@boubacarcoulibaly191]

very good video with a remarkable explanation on the map the quality of your map is impressive I would like to know which software you use

[@PtolemyCeasar]

Thanks, you are awesome.

[@markschultz7232]

For America the worst theatre commander was MacArthur.

[@theawesomeman9821]

All the best generals were in Europe so he was better than nothing

[@gawdsuniverse3282]

@@theawesomeman9821 "better than nothing", there were many capable American generals who could have commanded, it was pure political bs that MacArthur was in charge. MacArthur's career is a perfect example of how politics promoted a man beyond his capabilities, he was favored over much more talented officers just because of his family's money and political influence.

[@markschultz7232]

@@theawesomeman9821 In truth MacArthur was worse than nothing. In the Kokota Track campaign M starved the Australians for resources and fired how many good generals for not winning. Despite M the Australians finally prevailed.

[@gawdsuniverse3282]

Everyone would have been better off if the American Navy ran the war in the Pacific.

[@theawesomeman9821]

@@gawdsuniverse3282 than name someone who would have been credible who wasn't already in Europe

[@banerjeesiddharth05]

Very nice documentary 👌 👍 👏 😀

[@josephberrie9550]

just a point it would be good if you could give a scale of distance on your posts so we could get a proper grasp of the terrain.... thanks

[@happilyignorant]

I feel like the inhospitality of the country was the MVP during the Defence of New Guinea

[@92Psyco]

Heaven is in Java Hell is in Burma But nothing returns from Papua New Guinea -Japanese army, 1942

[@gaius100bc]

Very well.. I failed to rule over Scotland with a sword, so I'll achieve my dream with money. From this day forward I shall be known as: Lord Gaius Julius Caesar of Scotland. Took us couple millennia, but we got them, we finally got them!

[@NELCARM]

The extended campaign at Guadalcanal burned up a huge amount of Japanese resources & that may have otherwise gone to Papua New Guinea . By the time the Japanese tried to reinforce PNG they had lost to much territory & men in a series of battles against the Australians as they retreated back to Buna- Gona . Air support by Americans flying Dakotas played a big part. The battle of Wau aka The Black Cat track was significant victory .

[@markusskram4181]

Great video

[@minoru-kk]

Brilliant as always! Now the series has begun showing Allied bravery more clearly. Don't seem worth talking about their other sides.

[@theawesomeman9821]

what do you mean by "other sides"?

[@oe78922]

Excellent 🔥🔥

[@Humbulla93]

@Kings and Generals could you make such series about the homeland war, or at least cover operation storm (oluja)?

[@FuzzyPooka]

This week on 'The Pacific War': US Marines still surrounded on Guadalcanal.

[@bigmike3964]

nice work

[@islamicschoolofmemestudies]

General horii's story reminded me of Sir John Franklin's arctic expedition. Both suffers nature's given hell on their career, and both are stubborn enough to ponder just how unlucky the situation they were in to a point they refused to acknowledged the situation. So they just kept on and on without realising everything is doomed. The Green Inferno and The White Barren Arctic.

[@kurokaze2062]

Next episode please.

[@zainmudassir2964]

Pacific war was tough and brutal

[@Old_Man_Fire]

there's 50 weeks between the start of december and the end of october? how many weeks do you think are in a year?

[@becklesworth]

I cant help my self any longer: everytime i hear old mate pronounce Kokoda I cringe.. we (Aussies) pronounce it differently, more like "Ka-Koa-dah" kkoda js 🤷‍♂️ Anyways - Love your work K&G beenlong time fan for half decade now. Absolutely Exquisite, marvellous work soaring beyond all expectations. Much Applause. I cant even imagine how the channel can evolve into anything better but Im sure it will and I will be suprised then as I am again and again. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@SentientBurrito]

ruthless invaders, the allies were invaders of these countries too. it was switching of hands between on imperial power with another. of course the atrocities that the Japanese committed is disgustingly horrendous. both imperial powers raped the land off their natural resources, lets not forget that

[@RW77777777]

philippines was strip mined by USA after their concentration camps were set up in 1901

[@freycomm35]

Both the Japanese 41st infantry regiment and 144th infantry regiment participated in this campaign were veterans of the war with China. This just again shows that the experience in China is completely non-transferable against the Allies. Chinese armies were badly organized and supplied and their soldiers were badly fed and trained, not to mention Chinese armed forces had very little in terms of heavy weapons, even a platoon mortar were considered "heavy" for the Chinese.

[@eyblender5896]

When you habe B17 and transport troops and a good navy you can beat the japanese but the chinese fought bravely without that. We have to respect that.

[@-RONNIE]

Good video

[@hansfabri6906]

awesome

[@williamchin7248]

RIP General Horii

[@2nostromo]

I wonder as I learn more about war just how much we progress. Each generation carries a bit of the jungle in their blood. Without trying to sound profound, yet i still wonder. What will the future hold

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Americans missed the chance to destroy a large portion of forces in the that Japanese pocket.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I appreciate the Americans and Australians who fought in the Pacific. They saved the world.

[@MP-ic8tb]

I'm sorry, the what trail?!

[@elivinture6672]

Does Guadalcanal have any natives? they seem absent.

[@robc1342]

So glad K&G is no longer shilling for ET. $50 for a pdf is quite a ripoff.

[@jw451]

Chinese based SCAM

[@gardnep]

Need to check your pronunciations. How did the Japanese guy say his last words when he was drowning?

[@hadoaliahmadi8578]

Hello kings and general's admins I wanted to ask you if i could find your videos' discriptions on google cause i would like to find a valid source of english contexts Could you reply me, please ?

[@ALEKSANDER_Aleks88]

Where is the new episode

[@hano1484]

Pacific war was more brutal

[@xe2594]

Took me longer then I’d like to admit to wondering why there was “whalers” who had joined the battle. I imagined their ships had been marooned or something and they simply joined the fight, picking up their harpoons and charging the Japanese. As is their ways and tradition.

[@rebeccamoras290]

Final decision!

[@alainw77]

If you guys had to choose which theater to fight in, would you pick Guadalcanal or the Kokoda Track?

[@RW77777777]

Guadalcanal seemed like an important strategic location it would tie up more of Japan's resources if kept in Allied hands plus usmc; no offence to OZ who had to suffer under British leadership

[@alainw77]

@@RW77777777 i meant if you were an actual soldier, which one would you endure thru?

[@petercarter6261]

@@RW77777777 The Australians had no british commanders in New Guinea and were part of MacArthur's army, he was their supreme commander

[@robertmansfield7656]

McCarter was an overrated self promoting pompous arse. The man had no grasp of the terrain, supplies issues or the grit of the men fighting under his command. Just can't understand how he is reveared.

[@shashanktrivedi27]

No news yet from Burma front.

[@williamolivadoti3867]

The Abercrombie Syndrome ... frontal attack from a low position

[@bishopofsahs]

My grandpa killed the ladder oceans

[@-JA-]

👍👏

[@Hey_Man96]

Second 🥈

[@aliosman0]

when will this pacific series end 😶

[@nogibertv4824]

Maybe around September 2025 😂

[@alejandromaldonado6159]

Since he's doing every single battle of the Pacific War, there's a wealth of content they can work on for a long time. This is especially good since the Pacific War is a new subject to learn about for most people rather than the war in Europe.

[@evanibarra7060]

Can you do the battle if Karensebes we need a good laugh

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

If only you could pronounce Kokoda right mate😆

[@waynemcauliffe2362]

@John Smith Never thank fuck. But at least most of us don`t speak like we have a plum up our arse

[@jkitching74]

Belter series

[@suzannakoizumi8605]

Article 1, Section 9, Clause 8 of The US Constitution does not allow a citizen to have a title. Hear that all you Esquire attorneys?

[@thebraveindian]

I think what japan achieved with its limited resources , allied forces had so much at their hands mens and resources , almost 2/3rd of the world. Imagine if japan had it. Japanese are the most efficient and brave

[@BarryAllen__1A23]

Nope they still cant. Give them gundam and goku tho

[@joshh3304]

what a horrible waste of life and talent in this campaign

[@martinheskins496]

It is a real pity about the pronunciation of the place names in this video. It spoils an otherwise well presented video. For instance Kakoda is pronounced Ka-code-a. I had to stop watching halfway through because I could not stand the butchering of the names any longer.

[@thesherman1492]

Established titles is a scam

[@jamesross8410]

They're called "the greatest generation" for a reason.

[@fjk1728]

hace videos de roma actuales con nuevas animaciones pls.

[@jongs11]

FARK ME!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE STOP CALLING 'KOKODA' KOK A DA !!!! ITS KO-KODA.