British Infantry vs German Infantry (1940)

[@jamesmcallen3354]

The early MG-34s has a rate of fire of 600-1000 rounds per minute with later production around 800 rpm. It’s the MG-42 that has the distinctive 1200 rpm rate of fire, resulting in its signature sound

[@mardiffv.8775]

No, there were several versions of the MG34, the 41 version did a 1200 rpm and the S version even 1700 rpm. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_34

[@liampett1313]

@@mardiffv.8775 most were modified to shoot less as the barrels heated up to fast I believe?

[@turtle2720]

I've only fired the modern version of the MG-42... one gentle beast. Sounds like ripping cloth :) If any of you get the chance to fire one at the shooting range - take it!

[@LordMuffinToken]

haha gun go brrrt

[@dpinoy5642]

@@LordMuffinToken haha russian look like cheez

[@Ark--fn8my]

Next: Soviet vs German in 1941 and compare it to 1945

[@tonyantonio2]

@Henry_BG hahaha such a funny and intresting comment haha

[@derwolf3006]

Ljudmila Michailowna Pawlitschenko, Wassili Grigorjewitsch Saizew sure thing dude

[@bprogressive]

@Henry_BG even some realy well trained nazis cant defeat those peasants.

[@liampett1313]

@@bprogressive when outnumbered 10-1

[@drpepper4761]

@Henry_BG The Germans can't be well trained then if they lost to farmers with sticks.

[@russiankfc2533]

Next episode: *Emu soldiers vs Australian soldiers*

[@imjrcasero7252]

He already made that

[@russiankfc2533]

I'm Jr Casero no dip

[@alphabergmann5459]

Haha

[@brianstabile165]

Supreme Leader Of KFC did it lad

[@Mr.LaughingDuck]

The Italian army vs. Itself

[@dcdanger7597]

France: NO you can't just go through the Ardennes with a tank Germany: haha tank go vrooom

[@katrinahyke7238]

Those can’t be nazis those are tree people with tanks

[@GigglesClown]

Not really if the french had used air support there it would have been a slaughter, they just thought you'd have to be insane to do it

[@maxmuller8633]

@@GigglesClown And if Belgium wasn't sleeping and let French military build the rest of the line covering the Ardennes

[@MrKfleong]

And poom

[@mtsenskmtsensk5113]

DCdangerbrooks, You are mainly right as the Belgians refused permission to the French and the BEF to move into Belgium, in case it provoked the Germans to attack them. The French defence (for over a decade) relied on their mobility to man the Belgian defences so as not to be outflanked.

[@bruensal7182]

"Hans, bring ze Flammenwerfer! " vs "John, get that bloody Bren over here!"

[@dervhein-prv]

"Smith ! We need that damn Bar over here !" "Maxime ! Ramène la Reibel par ici ! " " Yuri, get the KV-85 firing on thoses fascists positions "

[@alanwestmoreland6152]

*peter, bringeth up the p.i.a.t* *Shinji, get in the goddam robot*

[@sciencefliestothemoon2305]

All fun and games until someone comes with a stg44.

[@erzherzogalbrecht8504]

Friedrich, were is ze Panzerschreck? Get ze Panzerschreck

[@dpskatoo75]

Mount the MG42

[@m-h1217]

You can really tell the effort and quality has seriously gone up, compared to older videos.

[@Sheridan2LT]

Right? insane.

[@Fercho-js6hs]

Uniforms and gear look great

[@user-tm8lv7ky6t]

They really went up a lot since I found them around 400k

[@mrmr_zoomie]

Not to say they weren’t trying in their older videos.

[@pergys6991]

Zoomie yeah but it’s incredible at how much the animation and information has improved over the years

[@lebaron1939]

British and french army: "War... War never changes" German army: "Hold my beer"

[@yeethubyeethub6568]

Fallout???

[@alexanderklawitter1618]

@@yeethubyeethub6568 Yep.

[@its_pawanology]

Indian army: "Hold my Milkshake"

[@311man2]

War war never changes mankind changes through the wars they have been through and learn from all the bloodshed and what they had lost

[@biteme9486]

French Army: "Ewwww! I'm not going to hold that pisswater that you call alcohol!" German Army: "Ardennes Offensive"

[@baileymash]

German hand to hand weapon: shap shovel British hand to hand according to Battlefield 5: C R I C K E T B A T

[@Solesz]

Its security chief boper

[@christinacy8955]

I love history

[@unwillfullyignorant7805]

@azadar gaming I mean, improvised clubs were very common in WW1, wouldn’t surprise me if some soldiers made some for when it got close in the buildings.

[@vargenfenrisson1164]

@@unwillfullyignorant7805 where do you find a cricket bat in france, algeria or germany...

[@someguy7531]

Where is Dr.Coomer

[@mrlemon2557]

“British, French, Dutch, and Belgian counterparts.” Luxembourg: am I a joke to you

[@dimmler7851]

Luxembourg didn't even have an army lol

[@Cobretsov2022]

me and the boys getting russia until moscow even though they did not but they had milita and the police force.

[@jesta4767]

Who tf cares about Luxembourg

[@r3strt]

Poland: *Triggered*

[@Astrocat-od5cy]

I'm convinced Italy could lose to Luxembourg

[@liampett1313]

Last time I was this early the Panzer was still winning the tour de france

[@renanribeiro8137]

Last time i was this early, the Tiger's transmission was still working.

[@ausaralexander2627]

Ha!

[@user-ri5oc5rw5b]

*GHOST DIVISION!*

[@Mark16757]

BRO XD

[@arabeeahmedchowdhury6912]

Trust power trust panzer

[@Saygex45]

Meanwhile in the Eastern Front.... Vadim: *Wears Ushanka and Khaki uniform* Vadim: Alright, that's about it.

[@hyperm8]

Simo: im about to end this whole man's career

[@gareginnzhdehhimself]

The joke is good, if not historically accurate. Mosins were actually accurate and powerful weapons. The Red Army also had a large number of PPSH smgs and DP-28 lmgs that gave Soviet infantry a lot of suppressive firepower.

[@genderbender6958]

@@gareginnzhdehhimself 1/40 societ troops had any weapon other than a rifle. Ammunition was so scarce many troops fought without it and had to scavange for ammo. Most soldiers had a pair of mostly unwashed garments for the entire war. So no the Soviets were not well equipped

[@gareginnzhdehhimself]

@@genderbender6958 Source?

[@historiaprotempore938]

@@genderbender6958 Later the state of ammunition became better, but it was in 1942, when russians finally got enough ammo. (But not better tacticts : Ivan, blyat 1mil loses in just few months? ). I fully agree with your comment

[@ridge2542]

7:44 the MG34 did not fire at 1200 rpm. It fired 840 rpm. The MG42, however, did fire 1200 rpm.

[@matzeh1985]

The Mg 42 fired up to 1.500 rpm.

[@benfennell6842]

@@matzeh1985 maybe if it was really hot and about to fail, but that isn't close to is average.

[@scottl9660]

I think we can agree that the MG42 fires too many RPM

[@matzeh1985]

@@benfennell6842 no, the Mg3 delivers 1200rpm, the Mg42 did deliver between 1200 and 1500, thus the average lies somewhere in between.

[@jonathanpatrick8506]

but mg42 wasn't around for troops in 1940 either in fact it came into service in 1942

[@imranhazim5434]

France: We build Maginot Line. German: We just go around.

[@lahire4943]

Open History books please.

[@idsfxtm5759]

@@lahire4943 he joking and he was right btw

[@thepny_chasseur_de_tricera5361]

@@idsfxtm5759 nop

[@presidentjiang6762]

IDsfx TM that dude is probably french so he is probably mad about that

[@645ytvynrd9]

Modern problems require modern solutions.

[@ACCB710]

Can we get a italian infantrymen vs french infantrymen people rarely talk about them so it would be an interesting video

[@ninjapoland3186]

*menacing*

[@zoomgames123]

@General Seal 912 Probably belt fed spaghetti guns.

[@ghostcreeper243]

@@zoomgames123 and meatballs grenades

[@jinglejangle3287]

I'm Italian, we use meatballs as grenades, pennette as bullets and a mattarello as melee weapon. With the mattarello we defeat Gurkas with ease.

[@ignaciorodriguezdiaz3390]

@General Seal 912 then the U.S used colesterol bullets and obesity grenades lmao

[@delayanimation423]

The biggest difference between Brits and Germans. The Germans have Hans. He brings the Luger and Flammenwerfer whenever you need it.

[@commando4481]

DelayAnimation British have Tom. He brings the tea whenever you want.

[@Fercho-js6hs]

He didnt bring the coats to the easter front tho

[@dirtysniper3434]

Except when the transmission breaks because otto thought it was ok to go up a incline

[@yourlocalt72]

Fercho 1558 haha stukas go brrrrrrrr

[@biko9824]

*𝔃𝓮 𝓟-𝓷𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓽 𝓛𝓾𝓰𝓮𝓻 𝓾𝓷𝓭 𝔃𝓮 𝓕𝓵𝓪𝓶𝓶𝓮𝓷𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻

[@epicsgamingchannel7556]

“The Germans were fueled by their high morale.” The Germans were fueled by some other stuff too during the invasion of France.

[@fbksfrank4]

That pause at the outskirts of Dunkirk, they hit the wall.

[@rg20322]

They were fueled by Meth!

[@theodoremaximillios1797]

m e t h

[@rishichava355]

they were fueled by crystal blue persuasion

[@barneycalhoungaming69]

Meth wasn’t it

[@metaltriops5957]

Correct Title "Tea Infantry vs Beer Infantry"

[@mozambiquehere5903]

*perfect*

[@Crego_]

Legend

[@ryandan646]

Most exquisite

[@roguereaver634]

Nah in 1940 it was Tea vs Meth

[@hartoboi2544]

More like fanta infantry

[@petertauscher1443]

Not to forget That the German Soldier also learned the Job of the next higher position, so when an Officer was killed or wounded, a Sergant could take over without Problems, and his position was taken over by a Private....

[@andylynx007]

That sounds like big brain move

[@Patrix299]

I thought most western militaries have been doing that since ww1

[@KEmil-zl7xp]

@@Patrix299 It was more significant and important for Germany though. Since their army was limited to (I think) 100 000 men after WW1, they had to compensate for that through better training. In the early days of the Weimar Republic their intention was to set up a highly trained core army to fasten up the process of a later rearmament. Also the way of conducting war on the German side required that kind of training. As mentioned in the video, the German soldier was more flexible in service in order to quickly adapt to the requirements of the battles, a principle called "Führen mit Auftrag". And this required higher combat and leadership knowledge.

[@Patrix299]

@@KEmil-zl7xp I understand, I thought he meant that all the lower enlisted soldiers new every detail of the battle plan(not just the officers). I didn't know that the Germans also trained their soldiers to be able to do the job of an officer if needed. I wonder if the German military training today is any similar in regards to leadership.

[@KEmil-zl7xp]

@@Patrix299 I think a lot of Armies learned one or another lesson from the German Army after WW2. The principal of combined weaponry and Blitzkrieg were adapted a lot. Even Israel fought this way in the six days war. But also in the business world elements of leadership were influenced by that.

[@armergamer2179]

French: No you can’t just go through the Arden’s with your tanks Germany: Ha Ha Panzer go vroom vroom and bang bang

[@alexgrabienski4185]

Worst of all is that there is a legend, that german generals stole the Adenne offensive plan out of a frensh military novel from 1932. 😂

[@idsfxtm5759]

@@alexgrabienski4185 no,maybe the modification of Schlieffen Plan

[@thepny_chasseur_de_tricera5361]

@@alexgrabienski4185 it's a fake that thing German used this battle plan in 1914

[@garypulliam3740]

@@alexgrabienski4185 The von Shlieffen plan existed before 1932. 1912 or so. And it was ... German.

[@alexgrabienski4185]

@@idsfxtm5759 yes and no. The primary idea was the Schlieffen Plan and it got upgraded to the new technical advantages. And as said, a frensh general of the armored forces and an enemy of the maginot line wrote a novel, how he would outflank the maginot line with tanks. Still can't find out his name. Researching that.

[@Berisophin]

We can all agree that the German uniforms were badass

[@braindead-codmobile8813]

Yup

[@mcfata3059]

Yes

[@fachphilosoph9875]

It's like a typical design of an movie villian

[@googlesucks7840]

Made (but not designed) by Hugo Boss.

[@keighlancoe5933]

Looked nice, terrible quality. They were made for the parade ground with not much thought given to how well they'd function in combat (strange given German efficiency) they actually ended up copying the British battledress near the end of the war because it was alot more practical.

[@DelinaSilence]

Ah, the classic Tom & Jerry.

[@Nugcon]

lmao

[@Fercho-js6hs]

I heard the Creator of T&J pass away like last mounth ?

[@joshf6570]

@@Fercho-js6hs the director, gene deitch

[@AFT_05G]

@Zachary Durocher Wasn't Tom is Germany while Jerry is Britain?So Jerry won in the last.

[@newg4515]

MemeLover Brit = tommy German = jerry

[@TreeBarkSide]

Simple History is the best history! Your graphics and animation quality gets better with every episode. Would you consider doing an episode on the German Aircraft Carrier Graf Zepplin? Thanks! Edit: WOW THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL THE LIKES!!!!

[@shabowtahedgbug2117]

True

[@RackHasAttacked]

Eh I like yarnhub

[@rpo8929]

Harrison Goldfarb Graphics? Don’t you mean animations?

[@localextremist2839]

@@rpo8929 Same thing for graphics theres alot more "Shading and lighting" And theres more Quality in the uniforms

[@bari4007]

Guys there’s a mistake in the video: 7:39 that a MG42 he’s talking about

[@OrganicDolphin]

I can’t imagine being forced from my entire life, getting stripped away from any academic or career endeavors, to be put on a boat heading far away from my home to fight and possibly die in a war that was not my fault. These men are braver than I will ever be.

[@fuqupal]

You know... when the neighborhood has been taken over... You're next!

[@OrganicDolphin]

SSJ the point of conscription IS inherently brave. They are young men around my age *forced* to fight and die. Many of them were able to accept it, and that’s what makes them brave. Would you consider Vietnam veterans who were conscripts cowards?

[@thejoester1011]

@Somarik Green Both are brave in their own ways. Refusing to follow a system you don't agree with knowing you could go to jail is brave but accepting it and going off to war is also brave. Just because you didnt volunteer doesn't mean you aren't brave.

[@seamyq1]

Aye its heavy duty

[@Va11idus]

This is why our society is inevitably doomed to fall.

[@n-s-a7113]

"Sweat saves blood" that's true The better trained soilders are the less likely to die

[@ahorsewithnoname643]

It had changed when I served to "Train hard, fight easy"

[@SusCalvin]

The lesson most great powers in 1918 learn from the war is that the better trained soldier still dies from artillery. A better trained soldier you can't replace is still going to lose you the war. At this point, it's the trained conscript armies that dominate Europe.

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@@SusCalvin Not everyone learned that. The British still kept a small, highly professional force. This was the BEF and later many of those former members of the BEF would go on to train as Commandos, which were bloody excellent. The French and Germans may have kept huge, conscript armies, but the Brits still preferred having smaller, more professional forces. The idea worked, as the Brits would win any Infantry vs Infantry fight against the Germans, only losing when Tanks showed up to push them away. Then came the excellent British Commandos which caused much hair to be yanked out of German Commanders hair due to how irritating they were.

[@HuubHeesakkers]

@@SusCalvin Yeah, I guess that's why the Germans barely trained troops towards the end, since most casualties in both world wars were from artillery anyways.

[@S01NOR]

I saw a documentary the other day that put this motto in a different view. A former SS soldier said they were always trained to do the hard and tiresome right thing over the easy thing(that would cost blood). Not refering the motto to training but rather the actual fighting.

[@fuqupal]

You missed out on something: Blitzkrieg was more than just tanks and soldiers. It was the first time coordinated attacks with planes and tanks was done 100% by radio communication. A game changer the world had never seen before.

[@pilot1721]

It wasn't all that amazing when you see how quickly it got bogged down in Poland by decent resistance. It only succeeded because No one had prepared for it once they tired it in the Soviet Union well it didn't go so well

[@BryantMoore87]

@@pilot1721 🤣😂 sure bro

[@pilot1721]

Also combined arms warfare was being practiced in ww1. An australian general was one of the pioneers of it

[@phantom3969]

Well yes but no The was no radio communication between tanks and planes till Barbarossa... Up until then there were numerous instances of friendly fire because planes had a hard time recognising friend from foe... Look up military history visualised, he made a video on this topic

[@pilot1721]

@@phantom3969 it was an early version but they did use combined arms. Tanks would support infantry advance while artillery would creep in front and planes used to attack enemy artillery it was quite ingenious considering how they had to do it all off timing with no communication

[@ieatmice751]

I love how your production value has really improved

[@macragge115]

Probably all those raid shadow legends sales 😂

[@sergeantmarcusstackerM1903]

THEY ADDED NOSES TO THEIR FACES

[@gwine9087]

I had a friend who was in the Hitler Youth. He said that, when he was younger, it seemed like the Boy Scouts but when he got a bit older it became very obvious that he was being trained for the military.

[@marrqi7wini54]

Your friend must be quite old then.

[@gwine9087]

@@marrqi7wini54 Gone from us.

[@somedudefromapharmacy]

@@gwine9087 may he rest in peace

[@vargenfenrisson1164]

my grandfather died at 80, 20 years ago he was the age to attend the Jugend just barely so how old are you again to have a friend that died between 80 and 110?

[@gwine9087]

@@vargenfenrisson1164Not sure what MY age has to do with it. He was around 16 when he was drafted, into the German Forces, in 1944. The last time that I saw him was around 1978. So, he would have been about 50, then.

[@classified2715]

Who is scarier: A Waffen SS soldier or that one angry German kid smashing a keyboard?

[@thegregitto]

Me obviously.

[@Better_Clean_Than_Green]

If you mean "scarier" when would be Angry German Kid "scarier"

[@VentiVonOsterreich]

That kid is on his twenties now

[@danielcunha4377]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@trafalgarlaw7109]

Fun fact : The angry german kid was just acting

[@870gamer4]

British : you cant arm an army with semiautomatic rifles Americans : clip goes ping

[@georgebumgarder4071]

Clip not magazine look it up

[@pancalkeong4833]

aaahhhh m1 garand

[@thewalkingtree2800]

Rhett Wilcombe no clip they were not magazines they were lighter and smaller so they used those instead in most cases

[@thewalkingtree2800]

I like how we all gang up on rhett

[@HubbardL35]

Rhett Wilcombe it’s a clip not it a magazine is a holder that the bullets go into a clip like the garand is a group of rounds not in a holster but in a group placed on top of each other

[@azimbiswas2341]

moral of the story, a great hugo boss suit always pays off

[@marcmonnerat4850]

Hugo Boss did not design the uniform, it was only one manufacturer (and not the biggest)

[@vargenfenrisson1164]

and what difference did the uniforms make? wouldnt expect a more clever comment from anyone named Azim but hey start using your head

[@schmurbeldurbel7546]

@@vargenfenrisson1164 Yeah such a comment is sure to be expected by someone with the name „Vargen“. But no for real, wtf? What has his name to do with this?! And the Uniforms did definitely make a difference. Not the big difference in „winning or loosing the war“ but in the small instances as they were just better (in comparison). :)

[@christinemorrison505]

love how he kept to historical accuracy and didn't swap the swastika out for the iron cross, thankyou Simplehistory

[@dagreetpapirusmusic9163]

Some youtubers do that for censoring

[@brobiewankenobi9492]

Yea you can get demonized for that...

[@daveypanzermeijer7285]

Jep

[@mastrorick]

"A cooperation of all german military branches" Kriegsmarine: you're doing great Heer and Luftwaffle: we're doing everything

[@christinacy8955]

Ok

[@orangvii3633]

Luftwaffel*

[@jakeweberzwier8655]

@@orangvii3633 sounds yummy

[@Enximity]

Luftwaffle.....hmm.Hitlers waffles

[@yoboikamil525]

"go germany" "bro do something we're doing litteraly everything"

[@cheesefart82]

You should do something about one of the failed assassinations of Hitler.

[@kubikkuratko188]

Or assasination of heydrich

[@Nerohessler]

For example from Staufenberg? That was one very important for Germany and most popular.

[@thesecondmexicanempire5742]

i thought they did that video

[@thepassanajournals8964]

Operation Valkyrie should be on here

[@Mark-ud5og]

Which fail assassination?

[@mensen4488]

"Full coordination of the German military" Tanks: Ha, we already reached Dunkirk! Gotta love me some Blitzkrieg. Where's the infantry? Infantry: it's Blisterkrieg for us...

[@SusCalvin]

Most of the armies are at most half-motorized. Everyone uses draft animals. Bikes are affordable.

[@SusCalvin]

Imagine you take the drill, tactical doctrine development, discipline and other things the german army is already good at. Then you place a politically correct junkie with meddling competency in charge of it. People like Hermann Göring and others.

[@Tuning3434]

@@SusCalvin The British Expeditionary force was already fully motorized, some of the German divisions where too, but those where downgraded back to horse-drawn when they where being refitted for Barbarossa (and it was very very clear that fuel problems would arise after a few months of operation even with the de-motorization effort).

[@derrickbonsell]

Yep, despite the modernity of the panzer arm, when it came to mobility the infantry had barely progressed since 1918.

[@SusCalvin]

@@derrickbonsell You could say that the armies in 1918 had progressed so much during the war that they were proto-WW 2 armies. The last bits of old napoleonic traditions have been squeezed out. The armies use modern transports (trains, motor vehicles). Germany faces a fuel problem that starts now, and stays with them the entire war. WW 2 Germany looks like they want to motorize and leave their dependency on trains, but don't have the means to do so.

[@jacobmccandles1767]

"The British....the same rifle as the First World War..." Well, yeah, but that's because they had shortened theirs 30 years BEFORE Germany. The Lee-Enfield was an excellent bolt action. There is an old saying that goes "To the Great War the Germans brought a hunting rifle, the French an obsolete rifle, and the Americans a target rifle. Only the British brought a battle rifle."

[@the_ultra_robot6884]

Did the americans not use enfields?

[@julianwilliams4456]

@@the_ultra_robot6884 Yes the Lee Enfield was produced under license due to supply problems with the standard US rifle (a lot of troops being mobilized in a very short time).

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@@julianwilliams4456 It also had one of the most annoying magazine sizes. 6 rounds. But they only had 5 round stripper clips.

[@julianwilliams4456]

@@youraveragescotsman7119 Which one? Lee Enfield was 10 rounds and Kar98 5 rounds.

[@youraveragescotsman7119]

@@julianwilliams4456 the American one. It had 6 rounds.

[@z-man1237]

Next: French fries vs Onion rings

[@scottl9660]

Both can go next to a burger, only on can go ON the burger.

[@TheEndOfNowhere]

Scott L both can go on a burger, I have seen it. It may not be right but it can be done.

[@claulachti9998]

That's belgium fries Also i'm french

[@mistergameplay9766]

Burger vs hotdogs

[@z-man1237]

@@mistergameplay9766 The battle of the main courses

[@edwardbryan9501]

This reminds me of the show Deadliest Warrior. I feel kinda old now.

[@Ragagaraga69]

Ahh me to

[@russiabear4044]

me to

[@agentrex9004]

EDWARD BRYAN yep, same here. That was a good show

[@bulldogzack4418]

I miss it as well

[@DakotaofRaptors]

1,000 Ways to Die was also good

[@noyes5153]

Britain after France fell Oh no oh dear we are by ourselves boy it’s just us *Owns 1/4 of the world*

[@OrganicDolphin]

No Yes I think that made them weaker. Their forces were more spread out instead of consolidated.

[@someone-wh2rb]

@Dawn Razor They didn't have the USA in the first part of the war..

[@stellakintara]

we didnt have 1/4 of the world fighting at the battle of britain did we?

[@stellakintara]

@jerryhayden01 ARC Trooper of the Republic Infact we didnt.

[@johnhawthorn5393]

@Dawn Razor British empire fell in 1997

[@infochazz5070]

The British Army was called the British Army, not British Expeditionary Force. The part that went to fight in Northern France was given the title British Expeditionary Force as a designation

[@nathanb.8114]

The BEF, is part of the British Army during WW2..

[@snoop_official]

Yo, what's good my dude? The British Army is definitely called the British Army, no doubt about that. But the part that went to fight in Northern France, they were given the title British Expeditionary Force as a designation. You know how it is, sometimes you gotta give your soldiers a fancy name to make them feel special.

[@terrencew.4475]

Who would win: The most heavily defended fortification line in the whole of Europe OR Some angry German kids with maps

[@Tony-eu2dj]

German kids

[@KEmil-zl7xp]

Some German Bois

[@hardcaselj111]

Don't forget the german soldiers high on cocaine

[@epithaph3203]

@@hardcaselj111 *Pervitin

[@kelanakelana7998]

Kids? You mean genius like edwald von kleist and heinz guderian?

[@rafitohornero3850]

Lord STALIN : why focus on quality when you have QUANTITY

[@therapist2852]

Rafito Hornero quantity is quality hahahhahahahahaha

[@karantikoo9302]

Wth

[@soulreaper5510]

@@therapist2852 u sure bout that?ur russian then

[@soulreaper5510]

@Bjergsen Senpai just quantity the germans lost their own to the winter

[@therapist2852]

James Bond no it’s a joke

[@konaonpalannut9723]

How about: finnish soldier vs soviet soldier

[@pietikainenviljami1142]

Kannatetaan! Yes please!

[@toastius9939]

Finland: *Laughs in Simo Hayha*

[@Roperfield]

finnish soldier vs soviet soldier 1939-1940

[@VRIL33]

You mean, fit vs hungry?

[@R3GARnator]

Many people don't know that Molotov Cocktails were invented by the finns to destroy Russian tanks.

[@murkywateradminssions5219]

"in the end, we got their scientist...not their tailors..." -somebody 2018 theirs referring to the Germans

[@moogiibat5845]

Wait did he forgot about Hugo boss.

[@Perrirodan1]

@@moogiibat5845 Hugo Boss did not design anything in WW2.It 's only much later that they started designing suits.

[@secretdestroyer9531]

@@Perrirodan1 The German Army uniforms were designed by Hugo Boss

[@gbhm2568]

Panzer is the german word for tank, so you just said “the german panzer tanks pushed through” The tank tanks just pushed through

[@hi5yircat]

Well it also means armour, so saying panzer tank can be interpreted as saying “armoured tank”

[@kingmo8930]

Danke

[@dirkweigl5859]

That mean, the tank, of the tanks

[@animalmother5988]

German is a wierd language. In Danish panzer (panser) means the armor on the vehicle.

[@erendurmus3962]

but there is a tank named panzer

[@Marinealver]

Britian and France: You do realize that we won the last war. Germany: So?

[@dbdb9334]

Britain*

[@8zzzzzd79]

@Kevin McCormack like their eastern ally almost conquering Asia this day

[@therapist2852]

I mean... realise that Germany started great in both wars

[@dunkin.-.8830]

@@therapist2852 Technically speaking a Serbian man started WWI by assassinating Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand. From then on it should be clear.

[@thepny_chasseur_de_tricera5361]

@Paul Judkins britain and France win the ww1 and ww2 seriously open a history book

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

Do the "We shall fight on the beaches" speech (effect: +10% war support); Do the "We shall never surrender" speech (effect: +10% war support); Do the "Their finest hour" speech (effect: +10% war support). At this point all HOI4 players find a hard time fighting the UK in that big wet trench called the English Channel (unless u-boat spam kicks in).

[@germanyfirstamericanforste8179]

Me 3000-5000 naval boomers I beat the UK in 1937 with an naval invasion you must declare war quickly before France guaranteed UK so make an navel invasion wiat till its ready. Put the ships in the sea then declare war I tried it 3 times its work only 1 time the third the first has the landing failed they all die in the sea 2 they land and die then the 3 time they land cupterd a port then I put the rest of the army in and then I conquer the uk

[@yourlocalt72]

Sviatoslav S. my tactic is that if you go historically accurate you must have at least 2k cas and naval bomber each and spam out subs and destroyers drop a few paratroopers to port cities and move there a 24 division army better it be a mechanized one then smash them

[@morisco56]

Also use naval bomber and be sure to have aereal supremacy

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

@@germanyfirstamericanforste8179 -rip your grammar but ok.- The first time I defeated UK was as Sea lion operation - it was something special for me (I even was extremely glad when I saw an achievement). But I did not only via sub spam - sometimes Dover is not defended (as most of the South-eastern coast). When I managed to land, then the 72 divisions spam was transported from Dunkirk to port and they steamrolled UK. The war with the Allies was won.

[@germanyfirstamericanforste8179]

@@sviatoslavs.1305 Sorry for my Grammer

[@Vociferous]

German Infantry: "We'll win this war no sweat" Operation Barbarossa: *am I a joke to you?*

[@Joaosantos22114]

Probably since they won't sweat in the winter, they'll freeze.

[@valentinagalex5379]

Winter defeats germans

[@the_odd_cat553]

Maybe first watch the video before commenting?

[@lmao.3661]

Strength in numbers

[@Bruh-bp6nn]

The_ODD_Cat why do you decide to comment this on Jokes? Keep in mind that’s it a J o k e

[@italianlawyer6308]

I heard an interview, on the history channel of Italian television, to a British colonel, he said that the English soldier, once he entrenched himself, is difficult to flush out, but the German soldier, when he arrives at the front, is at his home.

[@phumphitchayut9020]

Next: Chinese vs Japanese (Through the entire war from 1937 - 1945)

[@alexgrabienski4185]

And then there where the communistic Chinese army. They fought some battles in the north, got forced to withdraw to Russian territory and struck back side by side with the Russian Sowjets 1945, running down the Japanese and the other Chinese fractions, becoming the peoples republic of China.

[@bari4007]

KZbin: *DEMONETIZED*

[@M3NAm1z]

Ante Barisic, they’d better not demonotize this video, to ignore history is to lose one eye, to forget history you lose both eyes

[@bari4007]

Jomithy 132 lol they demonetize almost every historical video why do you think they will spare this one?

[@pieter-willemmoller9702]

@@bari4007 that's another reason I will always dislike youtube rewind

[@bari4007]

Pieter-Willem Möller honestly this KZbin thing makes me sad. So many historians have tried to make their own websites. Sadly it will never be popular as KZbin

[@VRIL33]

@@M3NAm1z do not ignore history, watch following documentaries on BitChute: - the greatest story never told - communism by the backdoor - Europa, the last battle - In the name of Zion - Operation Firestorm

[@antesosic1600]

"Sweat saves bloos" is still the moto of the Croatian Armed Forces

[@123TauruZ321]

Good one.

[@VRIL33]

French first aid kits still include white flags

[@goranhajduk1992]

@@VRIL33 O come on... You are so boring with France. What about Italians? In WW1 and WW2? Just surrendering and loosing. Learn history better.

[@anitanegi9422]

@@goranhajduk1992 Also at many places , during battle of France, it was difficult for the Germans to dislodge French, especially Senegalese Tirailleurs. Also look Italians on eastern front at earlier campaign of ww2. Even I was shocked to see the Italian efficiency. During retreat from Egypt, Italians didn't just run away. The way they resisted was completely different of the image we have of Italy. Also the raid of Alexzandria.

[@LordBaron1]

@@goranhajduk1992 someone is triggered 😂😂😂😂😂

[@madjackblack5892]

The Reichswehr, limited by treaty to 100,000 men, trained its personnel to officer standards. That allowed rapid expansion in the 30s with lots of high quality non-coms and junior officers. Low level leaders win fights.

[@BryantMoore87]

Officer standards LOL

[@reidparker1848]

And fights win wars. I am sick and tired of people demanding that I conceptualize warfare in terms of divisions. To do so is impossible/incorrect. A division is ~78 companies that may or may not fight together. Squad, Platoon, and Company. Everything "higher" is more of a geographic/organizational concept.

[@SusCalvin]

The importance of junior officers goes way back in the army. The german since the franco-prussian war has started to value independent junior officers acting in support of the greater battle.

[@SusCalvin]

@@reidparker1848 There's just some units which are more like administrative designations than practical tactical units. At division level you start to deal with things like rear support functions like signals and division AA and vehicle recovery. It's still important stuff, combat units would break down fast without them, but it's a fair bit above the tactical level.

[@aleksandarvil5718]

0:23 Luxemburgian Army: "Am I a Joke to You?!"

[@dirtysniper3434]

They held out longer than holland

[@Matt.71]

and the norwegians

[@infinitememegod]

They didn't suffer any casualties

[@The360MlgNoscoper]

matt the Norwegians fought for months, it was the danish that fell in a week, and the nordic countries were attacked after germany had already defeated france and the low countries

[@natlevshow1470]

You almost have more like then entire Luxembourgen army

[@FinFett]

Really appreciate these videos which aren't afraid to compliment the axis and point out the allied flaws. Being British myself, it is a bit sad seeing how much we failed at the start of the war, but knowing we stuck with the allies until the end of the war and never surrendered makes me happy.

[@123TauruZ321]

Just the way it is ... the aggressive nations that initiates war usually has everything planned years in advance, and worked a long time to perfect military weapons to ensure victory.. and the defending nations are usually overwhelmed and underprepared. Then it is up to the collective efforts of every other nation to cooperate.

[@jakestevens1646]

I mean they’re pointing out flaws that didn’t make a difference on that battlefield for example with the helmets both were designed to stop shrapnel as neither helmet could stop a bullet or with the machine guns the mg 42 had a massive rate of fire but it’s rate of fire ruined it accuracy so therefore they aren’t pointing out flaws in the allies they’re just glorifying nazis

[@nathanb.8114]

Don't be sad, the British is a small professional army, and literally repelled almost ever German attack in the French ports

[@ElBandito]

Just lucky Britain was an island protected by the Royal navy. If Britain was on land you would have surrendered like France did.

[@jakestevens1646]

n b I’m not denying that I just think Germany won in France Cus of tactics and good generals and air superiority not Cus of the superiority of infantry

[@dominusdebello]

1945: german infantryman vs *everyone*

[@Its_shiki_time4876]

I wouldn't even call that infantry anymore

[@erichschneider4759]

@@Its_shiki_time4876 they still better then Soviet infantry

[@Sierrawavemp4]

Steldask Skengn The only reason why Germany got crushed because they fought 2 Super powers in the same time

[@Sierrawavemp4]

Steldask Skengn They can defeat the Soviet union if only they didn't put USA in the war, the Soviet union has low graded training

[@Sierrawavemp4]

Steldask Skengn The germans didn't put a SS Division into deployment, the Soviets won against them cause of the Winter The soviets had better winter clothing than the Germans

[@persona-non-grata]

9:28 This was always something that confused me when I was younger. I saw Saving Private Ryan with German soldiers shooting 5 round bolt action Mauser rifles, against Americans with semi-auto M1 Garand rifles. I thought to myself *They didn't stand a chance. They were using WW1 technology against American semi-auto rifles and British 10 round Enfields. Man for man, the Allies had more firepower* . I didn't realize that the two forces had 2 *very different doctrines* . The Germans had FAR more medium to heavy machine guns, as mentioned at 9:36. When compared bullet-to-bullet, a German infantry squad could actually put down just as much firepower (if not more) compared to an American/British squad. Their tactics revolved around riflemen supporting the machine gun crew, whereas the Americans and British had more rounds per-soldier and operated more independently. I'm glad the video mentioned this.

[@DriveCarToBar]

Consequently, it's no accident that the Russians ramped up submachine gun production considerably. By the early part of 1944, the Red Army had begun converting 1 in 3 rifle platoons into SMG platoons. They learned in places like Stalingrad that fire superiority and quick moving squads were the key to beating the German tactic of using riflemen to support the MG42. American units adopted a similar tactic with their semi-auto rifles and BAR gunner(s). It was a favorite tactic of the Russians to send a charge of infantry to chuck grenades and lay down SMG fire in an attempt to force the MG42 to move, and when it moved, it would find itself either in perfect position to be hit by snipers or by the DP28 machine guns the Russians had moved in. Without the MG42, all you have are bolt action rifles and a non-com with an MP40 and an officer with a pistol or MP40. Not good odds against a Russian squad equipped almost 100% with PPsh-41s.

[@ourgardeningchannel3094]

Hitler had 29 assasination attemps, you can make an ineresting series of each from first to last ones

[@alexgrabienski4185]

Make 42 out of it. 😉

[@idsfxtm5759]

the last assasination was work,the killer is Hitler itself

[@naif9857]

IDsfx TM Any evidence?

[@alexgrabienski4185]

How good is your German? Google Die 42 Attentate auf Hitler.

[@canisxv9869]

@@alexgrabienski4185 Exactly, most of those Attempts may I add were done by Germans. Pretty high ranking ones aswell.

[@DraftTheHippies]

Idea(s): why don’t you guys do: the siege of fort Vaux, the battle of rorkes drift, the siege of Bataan, the Bataan death march and the battle of Vimy ridge

[@cujotwentysix7519]

Delville wood would also be great

[@reijvillelagrotbotannija2960]

also royal navy vs kriegsmarine

[@sjcm711]

shut up Filipino

[@unitoftemp]

Ok

[@SethAtSNK]

@@sjcm711 dang you didn't have to be rude you schweinehund

[@solosyiem]

*Ardennes Forest exists* Erich von Manstein: *sHoRtCuT*

[@iranoutofideas7114]

Why do I feel like this guy is just roasting the WW2 British army

[@steveholmes11]

1946: Brits in Berlin assist in the invention of Currywurst.

[@cammurray255]

because he basically is roasting the british army but from a historically accurate point of view. My great grandfather was in the navy and helped with the extraction of British troops from dunkirk, which only even really happened because the majority of the allied forces were ill-prepared and as he mentioned, they all made very few advancements from what they had in WW1 whereas Germany almost entirely revamped their military. So yes he's roasting the WW2 British army in the nicest and most factual way he can lol

[@iranoutofideas7114]

@@cammurray255 fair enough

[@TypicalBricks174]

I feel the exact same and it’s affending me especially because I’m British

[@cammurray255]

@@TypicalBricks174 i feel you, I’m a little salty because I’m a Brit too, but the worst part is he’s 100% in what he said about us lmao :(

[@terraflow__bryanburdo4547]

The biggest difference was, when the German soldier was growing up, and made a mistake, his father punished him severely.

[@phillip6933]

Made a comment? Oof there is a tax for that

[@biggussdickuss5184]

Phillip Yam which angered his father, who punished him severely.

[@jj100280]

Ahh, a man of culture I see

[@joshualuna9186]

Freestyle I understood that reference

[@Nathan-pq9wj]

AwWWWwWWwWwWw

[@Krieger2214]

So this video makes out the SMLE to be a when it talks about the equipment. That is simply false, the reason the british didnt change their service rifle between the wars is due to the fact that the SMLE was a fantastic rifle, short, handy, accurate and reliable, with a large magazine and a fast bolt, the number 4 was definitely an upgrade, giving it a the minor upgrade of a bit of a longer barrel which improved its accuracy a bit and slightly increased the velocity of the round thereby giving it more energy and making it more powerful, the real upgrade was the rear sight, which was moved closer to the shooter and was an aperture style of sight, which are in general a better, more accurate, easier to use sight.

[@Va11idus]

K98 was still superior.

[@kye455]

@@Va11idus How so 😂

[@TheBucketSkill]

@@Va11idus Garand superior battle rifle of WW2.

[@ilikelampshades6]

I was going to comment something similar. The Lee Enfield was the best rifle of the war despite its age. Only the M1 Garand could rival it and even that had problems.

[@muhammadzakwanazizi9013]

Yes man. Indeed

[@doctorvladandhisbluejaysd2802]

French Infranty: Level 1 Crook British Infantry: Level 10 Hitman German Infantry: Level 50 Boss

[@FluffyYeen05]

Then what is Italian infantry?

[@brianstabile165]

just a random fat cop from gta 4 in real life us marines:Over 9000 boss

[@APFS-DS]

Cpl. Rook German leadership was so good they did their 1000 year reich in only 13 years, speed runners

[@leoslack6104]

n b no

[@owenjones7517]

@Cpl. Rook British leadership was absolutely leagues ahead of French leadership during the Battle of France

[@judgeboony2695]

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

[@SusCalvin]

The Low Countries have their own sets of forts facing Germany. There is a few important battles where they hold out for a decent time.

[@Xx_Tuberculosis_xX]

Imagine being a british soldier, lost your sheath, and you said “I THINK I LOST MY FROG, HAS ANYONE SEEN MY FROG?” like Neville Longbottom.

[@IrkenExile]

Where's my froggy...where's my froggy?! I don't know! I didn't see it when I came in! WELL LOOK, DAMN YOUR EYES!! LOOK FOR IT!!

[@Beowulf_98]

Toad not frog.

[@thatkidingym3122]

America: Waste bullet every second Germany: Shoot when necessary Russia: shoot anything that moves

[@saulgoodmansentme1992]

Propaganda

[@belgianfabian2216]

Stalin: Sends wave and waves to shoot the moving thing.

[@eduardotrillaud696]

La FZS soviets didn't use human waves. Check your sources.

[@VK-jy3pi]

Soviet Soldier : Shoot that bush! Shoot that flag! Shoot that cloud! Shoot that water molecule! Shoot that hair! Shoot that tree!

[@haitemttt9726]

Eeeeenitink

[@curtisc6429]

*400 thousand French rifles for sale -like new -lightly used -dropped once

[@AS-Stardust]

I mean you could say the same for the British troops during the battle of France.

[@curtisc6429]

AS yeah but the British didn’t so easily surrender their own territory , nor will they

[@arlissmith2446]

Piss off the France surrender meme is deader than death himself

[@Max-is4qu]

@@curtisc6429 They have their own empire away while the French fought for it as much as they could

[@dmkfwolf2669]

French tanks : *has 11 reverse gears*

[@JonatasAdoM]

Allies: "War, the horror!" Germany: "We want more"

[@ImWallace799]

Commonwealth and france: you think this is funny? Germany with state of art dudes backed up with high tech tanks: WHEEZE

[@conquerandwin]

So you're saying the Germans military training included military training?

[@VvV-fm5ty]

Yes.

[@kedarunzi9139]

Of course

[@vonKraehe]

3:22 Fanfact; This "type" of belt buckle goes back to the imperial era, where there were four versions of this buckle. A Prussian, a Bavarian, a Saxon and a Würtenberg (which were the four kingdoms in the German Empire). During the Weimar Republic there was also a buckle, also with "God with us", but with the eagle of the time, which resembles today's federal eagle.

[@cv4809]

Didn't the Swedes also used the got mitt uns motto on their belts

[@vonKraehe]

C V I didn't find anything about it, but today's Bundeswehr also uses belt buckles like this, just with the text; "Unity, law & freedom" - the motto of the FRG with the federal eagle.

[@curraheewolf]

Awesome video. Keep them coming. Take care and be safe everyone!

[@nituthakur2936]

1:07 love the magical infinte grenades

[@Better_Clean_Than_Green]

They used the one glitch from Bf V XD

[@darylchristophermercado9583]

When you play in veteran difficulty in COD World at War.

[@IndiIngle]

"The same rifle as the one from WW1" (In a drab tone) The same rifle that could blow your arm off, and be fired so fast that German infantry though that British volly fire was MG fire.

[@Tom-cn5hd]

So true. Dunno why they would’ve needed to change weapons when the one they are already using is a goddamn machine.

[@samuel10125]

@@Tom-cn5hd Keep in mind aswell that the best Sniper rifle of WW2 was the Lee Enfield T.

[@Va11idus]

@@samuel10125 I'd take a Mauser any day.

[@SusCalvin]

There's always militia units and Home Guard and police troops that get stuff from the stockpiles from the last war. German second- and third-line troops don't have the fancy stuff.

[@skepticalbadger]

I'm afraid not. The SMLE was a fine rifle and perfectly adequate for 1939. But no rifle can blow an arm off, and the claim re machine gun fire came from one captured German officer. The British Army in 1939 had not maintained the level of rapid fire skill of the 1914 BEF, which required more time and available practice than the peacetime army had.

[@sauravrollins6779]

Ahhhh, the smell of *D I S C I P L I N E*

[@thessop9439]

British *D I S C I P L I N E*

[@erichschneider4759]

German Discipline: Discipline or Auschwitz

[@sauravrollins6779]

@@thessop9439 😡😡😡 *GERMAN DISCIPLINE > RUSSIAN DISCIPLINE > CHINESE > BRITISH DISCIPLINE*

[@nathanb.8114]

@@sauravrollins6779 Chinese discipline? I will say, the Chinese army at the time was undisciplined and when they were in trench warefare, everybody shot their rifles whenever they wanted to... No leadership in the Chinese army. It's like as if you gave your whole family and a few friends some rifles, and said, "okay, let's move out". No training or disciplined, everybody sort of does their own thing lol.. Compared to the German Wehrmacht, everybody is trained in formation and knowledge..

[@thepassanajournals8964]

When you’re so early that japan hasn’t bombed Pearl Harbor yet

[@Cobretsov2022]

Deepseaoceanman Films nah nah nah. You are so early the treaty of Versailles was not signed yet

[@xshaq]

Generic HOI4 General when you’re so early u we’re born yet 😬

[@serenatheblue1570]

The MG34 had a rate of fire of approximately 900 RPM. The MG42 had a rate of fire of 1200 RPM.

[@BamBamBigelow..]

The Luftwaffe is so underrated in this battle, any French counterattack was ‘Stuka’d’

[@AFT_05G]

Luftwaffe was one of the main reasons of German victory,that showed weakness of French Air Force in both numbers and quality.

[@doctorchaotic3415]

**stuka lied plays in the air loudly**

[@yourlocalt72]

laughs in 37mm assault cannon

[@hollysoltis5520]

Teacher: We are going to France Girls: omg! I can't wait to see the Eiffel Tower!!! Boys: 0:43

[@notneggi8409]

LOL!!

[@prashantkrishnankutty6038]

We are going to Germany correct it

[@schwuppdiwuppnudelsupp2411]

sooo underrated 😅😂

[@colddarkness1798]

Lmaoo

[@caturix4541]

@@prashantkrishnankutty6038 I think no one gets your joke :D

[@ejpearce2404]

I love Simple History!!!

[@ddr1406]

Same

[@justaguywithamask6505]

When you want to comment but don't know what to comment

[@british_army_collector4676]

Have u ever heard of the battle of Arras the British counter attack that allowed operation dynamo(Dunkirk) to take place

[@scottl9660]

It’s common knowledge , as is the French holding the back door while the BEF sailed off into the sunset.

[@beaucaspar3990]

@@scottl9660 France be like...... La... Suis surrender 🇫🇷🏳️

[@Trebor74]

@@scottl9660 Britain evacuated 148,000 French and Belgian troops as well as 198,000 of its own. Hardly the abandonment of its allies that you'd like to believe

[@tomk3732]

Yes "The attack was a failure but had a disproportionate effect on Hitler and Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW, German armed forces high command)." Basically through they outnumbered the Germans French and British forces failed in their counter attack and performed poorly. However, Hitler believed in non existent ability of French and British to fight and thus ordered situation to be resolved fearing a stronger and better counter attack. Hitler have given far more credit to the British and French units then they deserved.

[@julianwilliams4456]

@@scottl9660 Some British troops remained and fought to the end with the French, while some French troops were evacuated. Do some research on it and you will find British troops held to then end in Calais to pull German troops away from Dunkirk. There were also about 30K British troops that were captured after protecting the beaches while the evacuation took place.

[@MrDirigible]

One other thing to realize about the German invasion of France was that it was German infantry, paratroopers, and combat engineers that broke the line of fortifications from the forts in Belgium, the airbases in Holland, or the line of fortifications at Sedan, German infantry opened up the French line for the panzers to penetrate and run wild.

[@alexgrabienski4185]

There is actually a story at the battle of the Marne, where a 12 man strong pioneer squad crossed the river and took out the frensh defense on there own, making the fortified brigdes crossable. The commanding sergeant got the iron cross for that, a transferation to the eastern dront and following KIA.

[@8zzzzzd79]

Fortress Eben Emael?

[@MrDirigible]

@ I will say the paratroopers did struggle in Holland but did end up making some progress and took key bridges and forts. As for the reason the allied front collapsed, the allies never had any intention of pushing in the Netherlands nor were the Dutch capable of mounting any major offensive operations. The French command style especially in regards to muddled and slow communication doomed the allied front if anything, besides the fact that the German Schwerepunkt of Army Group A just happened to be where two French Armies happen to border each other, leading to command breakdown and missed opportunities by the French to make any sizable successful countermove again the German drives. Even if Army group B suffered a major setback the fact that Army group A with the majority of the Panzer Divisions had opened up the front and threaten either the coast or Paris would have pushed the allies into retreat from their fight against Army Group B.

[@minh1071]

Next: *Rice Farmers Vs Americans*

[@terryharris1291]

During Tet the VC were almost wiped out.Very good at killing civilians but VC not good in a real battle.NVA did most of the fighting .

[@jonme225]

More like professional guerillas and a bunch of rice farmers vs some drafted lads and a few veterans

[@pablomagdaleno9005]

Rice vs corn farmers

[@minh1071]

The VC stands for Vietnamese Communist. Isnt it basically the NVA ?

[@minh1071]

@@terryharris1291 first off, the NVA and the VC are basically the same. Secondly, during Tet Mau Than 1968, the VC only attacks the American and the South Vietnamese force presented there. Most of the VC forces are made up of civilians and volunteers themselves. In fact they even recruit civilians into their army. If you look at the statistics at the end of the Vietnam War. There was a total of 3.5 mil casualties for the Vietnamese side. 1.5 million are combatants and 2 million are normal civilians killed during bombing raids and the "search and destroy" campaign. There was an infamous event called "The My Lai massacre" in which the US thought that there were VCs disguised as villagers but in reality there was almost none. The US raided thousands upon thousands of villages and residents to search for VC throughout the war with their motto "rather kill all then accidentally left one alive". They destroyed most villages they marched through and almost always executed any men in the village as they were thought to be VC. At the end of that bloody campaign, there was a report saying that for every 50 people killed, 1 is a Vietcong. So in the end i think your opinion is invalid especially the part you said that the VC were "very good" at killing civilians.

[@littletaff95]

"The English where miraculously evacuated from Dunkirk" Welsh, Scottish, Irish and all other Commonwealth forces where ignored and considered as "English"

[@thessop9439]

They saved as much as they could. But british men had priority. Common sense for godsake

[@littletaff95]

@dopey around 70,000 Irish & Northern Irish served in the British forces during WW2. I'm sure many where at Dunkirk.

[@littletaff95]

@@thessop9439 British yes. English no. England is part of the United Kingdom not it's entirety.

[@tattie278]

dopey, there were many Irishmen (from both the north and south) who fought in the British armed forces in WW2.

[@thedonmak4479]

@dopey (Ulster) Northern Ireland is in the UK and did fight in ww2, hence there were Irish in ww2.....

[@mtf-epislon9555]

Me a german **Autistic Screeching with my Kar98** My English friend **Autistic Screeching with his Lee Enfield**

[@dasfsadg]

Yes, the British did enter WWII with the same rifle they had in WWI. However, pretty much everyone else did as well. The only country that didn’t was the United States (the M1 Garand had been adopted in 1936, although large numbers of 1903 Springfields did see service during the war).

[@TheBucketSkill]

God the M1 Garand was sucha beast.

[@dasfsadg]

TheBucketSkill absolutely. A fine piece of kit.

[@polishonion459]

i have a bayonette from 1901 lol (dunno if its fake or real tho)

[@user-tm8lv7ky6t]

Try stabbing it with something

[@tanyadegurechaff6479]

Dont stab something, just dont

[@thefricking5407]

Actually that's a good idea try stabbing someone

[@anonymussmith2899]

Hubert Paszkiewicz stab a dog

[@user-ko3te7oy6d]

@@anonymussmith2899 nice

[@BigBaby-en5kf]

Hey Simple History! This video was one of, if not, the greatest videos by you guys I have seen. I loved how you went into depth with the gear and weapons used by each nation. Keep up the great work!

[@marchawkett2489]

As a German, I can say that the British Soldier (especially the English) was a worthy opponent of our Wars and a great Brave Soldier who fought for the name of his Nation and Country. My grandfather was a Soldier of the Wehrmacht who fought for the name of my country and, during the War, fought against the British Army, which, unlike the Soviet, French and American Army, I always regard as great warriors. Many Thanks Nation of Brave: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 🇬🇧❤️🇩🇪

[@englishmanlee6119]

Respect brother 🤝🏻

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

cringe wehraboo

[@youtubeaccount5738]

@@TheGamingSyndrom Lmao

[@lolkid6776]

@@TheGamingSyndrom communist kid

[@Neko-gs4ip]

@@TheGamingSyndrom "My grandpa was a part of the LSSAH Panzer division, Tiger II commander" this you? Your comments are publicly displayed on your profile...

[@justsomeguy3931]

Great work with sound historical information (to the best of my knowledge), as always. 0:06 I'm not sure why the German has his hand at that part of the stock, it's not a firing grip or a good place to use the weapon for Melee. 6:55 I wouldn't call the 9x19mm "powerful," but it's certainly not a sub-caliber round. It's the standard by which all other handgun rounds are judged Also, there's a difference between "power" and "penetration." A 230 grain .45 ACP and 115 grain 9x19mm (both in FMJ) bullet have the same kinetic energy, despite a significant difference in velocity - about 480 joules. But the .45 ACP will cause a greater wound, as ballistics gel tests readily demonstrate, because of the wider and heavier bullet (greater momentum and permanent wound cavity, etc.). So the .45 has greater "stopping power." But a .45 ACP will only go through 2 men's chests, it will stop in the 3rd. The 9mm will go through 4 or 5 men's chests (remember Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, shooting through 5 German soldiers with the pistol, on the tank? Like that!), because the same energy is focused into a point with the 9mm (the .45 is blunt) on a smaller diameter bullet that's traveling at higher velocity - giving it greater penetration. So you can see that "power" (as in stopping power, since both rounds have the same joules of force!) and "penetration" are different characteristics. Also, even the greater penetration of 9x19 won't go through most WW2 helmets, even at point blank, it depends on which nation makes them more than the round being used: kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOVqo1pqNCqZ9k kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXzZiWuVo8d3Y7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGOwkIysrrGejck Really, the German helmet could be shot through by any pistol round; and the Russian's 7.62x25 Tokarev has even greater penetration than 9x19mm, so the Russian pistol would pierce any helmet (including their own). The 9x19 wouldn't go through any helmet of the period that the .45 ACP wouldn't go through as well, and whatever helmet stopped the .45 ACP also stopped the 9mm. Although the .45 ACP and 9mm have marked differences in penetration (especially when both using FMJ bullets), against WW2 helmets, it's not enough of a difference to make any difference What I'm saying, is that it's not particularly remarkable how powerful the 9mm is, as .45 is more, and the 9 doesn't penetrate particularly well compared to 7.62x25 Tokarev, and so the limited ability of the 9x19mm to go through the helmets of the period isn't remarkable either. Also, the 9x19 wouldn't go through the Russian helmets at that distance None of these helmets are "bullet-proof," the way kevlar is; they are steel that will stop some pistol rounds some of the time, they aren't rated for repeat hits to the same area - or designed in such a way that the soldier's life is likely to be saved even if the bullet doesn't penetrate. Even the Russian helmet in the video I linked would never be given an NIJ rating of 3a (the level that stops 9mm 155 grain standard pressure FMJ). The bullet doesn't have to go through the helmet to kill or wound the person wearing it... www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a26548/the-evolution-of-us-military-helmets/ Also, you should have said "any helmet of the time," as helmets these days are regularly rated for 9x19mm FMJ (mine is!): kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmmUpnqnoc56itk If you ever have any questions on firearms, ballistics, ammo, etc. I'm always happy to advise you and give you the exact words to get it precisely right and say what you're trying to say the way you're trying to say it without making any mistakes. I'm willing to do research and cite sources, etc. If you'd like to learn more about the effects of any kind of ammunition, I recommend Paul Harrell's YT channel. You do pretty good on the gun stuff, and I can see you've gotten a lot better recently (especially the Jadotville video, thanks for the primer to a great movie!), I just always see lots of little details I could help polish or correct, mostly the words you use. I could give you the correct terminology to use for any given thing on any given circumstance, that would still be very simple, quick to say, and easy to understand. I think it would add a bit of quality to your videos that gun guys would greatly appreciate Looking forward to the next one, as always

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

Are you able to answer questions about heavy artillery? If so, I've got a question regarding the likelihood of a 40mm or 5in cannon shell entering the water from a shallow angle and still packing enough force to damage a U-Boat that is at periscope depth or thereabouts. BTW, I'm referencing the scene in the movie Greyhound where a scenario like this happened.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Seeing those Germans train reminds me of our song called Without A Break. It includes intense and epic training of our soldiers. Hiking mountains without a break. Crossing rivers without a break

[@CodexTestsYT]

Ah yes. The North Koreans BTW how's your health

[@hecunt3633]

Marching into gulag without a break

[@putinsneighbor8351]

Kim, I thought you died

[@deboramillson8787]

I thought ur. Dead

[@BewareOfTheKraut]

Breaking bones without a break.

[@ict1love-.147]

Versus battle : ww2 edition

[@hello-de7pv]

Teacher: we are going to Germany Girls: omg i cant wait to meet the people Boys: 0:43

[@remruata4965]

Next : American Infrantryman vs Japanese Infrantryman..

[@Sierrawavemp4]

Da Rem Japanese infantryman would win, They are fearless they are not scared of anything they would just risk their lives charging into an American Infantryman America has the most casualties than the Japanese, The Japanese successfully defeated America in the Philippines, however the only reason why the Imperial Japanese Army lost is because the Americans come back with some better weapons and better strength.

[@Rayan-bj8wn]

@@Sierrawavemp4 you're not supposed to charge your enemies in modern warfare, you get shot the americans didnt take more casualities than japan, you're likely just reading the combined chinese/american/british losses most of which are chinese casualities you're not gonna win a war against a superpower without fuel/automatic weapons/proper tanks

[@imperialchimpanzee122]

@@Sierrawavemp4 japanese soldiers were undisciplined. In iwo jima, the general in command ordered his men to fall back and regroup but many soldiers disobeyed his orders for a stupid suicide charge.

[@kaiflood6061]

Japanese infantrymen in 1940 would already have had combat experience in China or Southeast Asia, while American infantrymen in 1940 would have had little to no combat experience. However, Americans did have superior equipment and military technology

[@EnderMan314-USA]

@@kaiflood6061 In 1940 or even 41, they wouldn't be fighting.

[@bigbrowntau]

The British field equipment and webbing had one huge advantage over the German equipment. It didn't rattle as you moved. Each individual piece of German equipment was excellent, but it wasn't put together as a system. The British equipment was designed as one coherent system, and it worked superbly in keeping noise down to a minimum. I've worn the old gear along with the webbing issued back in the 1980's, and nothing made any noise at all.

[@erikerik3823]

This reminds me how M1 Garand has a ping noise when runs out off amo idk why Americans are so stupid

[@lunaa6785]

Do more WW2 history! I love them and I know everybody does too!

[@a.t.2112]

I prefer cold war era events

[@VikingTeddy]

I'd love him to actually **study** WW2 history. But I do love this channel to death!

[@fantikus6300]

something i can easily see is your animation improvements, they are getting more elaborate and explanatory of whats going on, keep this up.

[@m4ch207]

Just imagine 6 months of training is wasted by "ONE (1)" Bullet

[@arthurmorgan9637]

The British helmets sucks! The German helmets offer better protection

[@loserface3962]

id say the british helmets were better as artillery accounted for most military deaths in ww2

[@Its_shiki_time4876]

@@loserface3962 better for airburst rounds

[@yousmeel9127]

-Winston Churchill 1940 probably

[@MrUnicorn15]

@@loserface3962 It did but that is not unusual. The M35 offered better all round protection whilst the Brodie does not protect the wearer's neck and back or side of the head to artillery fire hitting level ground near soldier's. It was designed to protect in the trenches of ww1 which were not as prominent in ww2. The M35 offered allround protection of the head and was more versatile in its design.

[@loganholt3423]

@@MrUnicorn15 and the Brodie helmet has a horrible chin strap and liner all around I wore one once and the German one and it is way more comfortable all around no wonder modern troops use the German shape

[@TheFreshman321]

Everyone failed in 1940 against the Germans. The British soldier in 1944 was a different animal as good as any.

[@AFT_05G]

Yeah also normal British infantry generally better equipped than German ones in 1944 because of larger mechanization.Germans on the other hand almost ran out of gasoline for vehicles in same time while their production was booming in 1944.

[@louiswallis8687]

TheFreshman321 even of late 1941, the British are notorious as man to man the best in the world.

[@_--Reaper--_]

@@louiswallis8687 considered best by whom?

[@TANKs-bs3ip]

@@_--Reaper--_ the germans believed they were better than the US soldiera

[@titanghost1152]

@Hunter Zeus they're talking about WW2 not modern warfare buddy

[@MyViolador]

I always hated how the British helmet looked like a soup bowl

[@hanz2904]

Multi purpose soup bowl*