‘But TIK, the reason WHY Hitler started WW2 makes no sense!’

Why would Hitler go to war with Poland, knowing that Britain would declare war on Germany? For some, including my Patreon, the reason why Hitler started the war don't make any sense. But when you look at the way Hitler viewed the world (his ideology and his economics) and if you understand the way Chamberlain changed his mind after the Munich Agreement, then it all falls into place. This video will help you put the pieces of the puzzle together.
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ABOUT TIK 📝
History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question - “But is this really the case?”. I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do.
This video is discussing events or concepts that are academic, educational and historical in nature. This video is for informational purposes and was created so we may better understand the past and learn from the mistakes others have made.

[@finnhackapell6560]

As a college student studying history, I learned that your quote "But is that really the case?" is pretty much the motif and theme about learning in history. Thanks for inspiring me TIK.

[@Eisengeboren]

But is that really the case?

[@Alte.Kameraden]

There is a reason I used to use the quote from Katsumoto from The Last Samurai "I want to know my enemy." As it fits perfectly into history study. It's the main reason I got into studying the German Empire, Nazi Germany, the USSR and the the Japanese Empire. It's also why already by the time I was in highschool I would say things "Regardless of Nazi Germany's crimes, we would of been at war with them anyways. The crimes they committed were fortunate for us after the war." As I knew very well already by then that Nazi crimes were not the reason we went to war with them but for other political and economic reasons. To be honest, I personally think the crimes they committed broke history, as you can argue today, socialist have been fighting tooth/nail to distance themselves from Nazi Germany, and Fascism as a whole, which when combined with the Cold War, poisoned much of the historical narrative for decades.

[@MarkVrem]

TIK just possibly single-handedly changed public perception on "Quarterly Inflation Reports". They might need to be renamed the "Price Change Reports"

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

I don't always agree with Tik, that being said I absolutely respect his intellectual honesty and research.

[@Arigator2]

Yes, but i worry about his grasp of economics when he takes out a loan that is 10% interest per day. That is 3650 APR. :) :) (just kidding, obviously he meant the days to be an analogy for years)

[@nunyabeezaxe2030]

“It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a ‘dismal science.’ But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.” ― Murray N. Rothbard

[@davidsenderodelsanto]

Why does it not surprise that people who quote Murray Rothbard as if he ever had any valid insights AKA - AnCaps are regular listeners to this deranged apologist for the most morally degenerate regime in modern world history. At least until one of theirs somehow comes to power, you can be certain that a Fundamentalist Libertarian regime will not be hamstrung by compassion as they formulate policies to Annihilate the poor, these bow tie sporting psychopaths will give the NAZI murderers a run for the money in the genocide Olympics.

[@controlleddemolition9112]

@@davidsenderodelsanto I'm not a "regular listener" here. I haven't watched many of his videos because there isn't much useful insight to be gained by studying the strategic and tactical aspects of WW2 in such detail. Wars aren't fought this way any longer. There is more insight to be gained by understanding how and why such a corrupt regime came to power in Germany. That said, I think you're being more than a bit harsh and unfair to describe TIK as a "deranged apologist for the most morally degenerate regime in modern world history". I'd say he's a more than a little "obsessed" with WW2 in Europe. He's a one-trick pony, perhaps, but I don't view him as "deranged" nor do I view him as a Nazi apologist. As for the quote above, I had never heard of Rothbard but there is a valid point in it that extends beyond economics. All too many people confuse their strongly held opinions and beliefs with facts and real insight on a wide range of subjects. The Dunning-Kruger Effect is very much in play in this regard. The less intelligent and competent one might be, the more likely they are to hold such "loud and vociferous" opinions that are completely erroneous. Moreover, does it matter who said it? You never know where you're going to find a little bit of wisdom when it comes to quotes. I like to quote Aristotle, da Vinci or Gandhi, but one of the most truthful and insightful quotes about governments and wars is attributed to Hermann Goering. It's as true today as it was then. All governments have to do to bring "the people" to war is convince them they are under attack and accuse the "peace-mongers" of being unpatriotic.

[@nunyabeezaxe2030]

​@@davidsenderodelsanto Judging by what looks like to be an ANTIFA profile pic I am not surprised that you feel the way you do. I mean what a normie-leftist response that is and I have heard over a decade now. With that said now. Not one bit of your comment refuted anything in Rothbard's quote. You just went on an ad hominem tangent about how anybody center-right is a Nazi and only your side cares about the poor. You say all this sophistry while you LARP in the streets and burn down minority businesses and beat up Asians. And if you are not out in the streets you sure as hell are probably rooting for it. All while you probably penny pinch more than the most adherent Objectivist. You refuse to exchange or sacrifice your time, money and labour to help the poor, unless it to virtue signal to Facebook. And when you are not able to find glory in doing good then it's "its the government's job and not mine" while you consume pop culture toys and indulgences. Champagne socialism at its finest. Funny thing is I know for a fact this is not the first time you have been told the irony of who you really are in relation to what you espouse. Business as usual for both parties I suppose.

[@nunyabeezaxe2030]

I can't say for sure, but I have a very strong hunch that anybody center-right is too extreme for you.

[@nunyabeezaxe2030]

Auh. So there is a demand behind it.

[@FourOf92000]

> no, we call that Keynesianism based and Sowellpilled

[@abellseaman4114]

J. M. Keynes WAS A VERY CLEVER MAN - whose economic theories have been UTTERLY DEGRADED AND POISONED and DELIBERATELY MISS-interpreted BY SHAMELESS LIE-berals who will routinely tell all manner of LIES to justify their aspirations to become Soviet Socalist Dictators!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@1crazypj]

At 8 minutes I thought 'what am I watching?' It was so fascinating I sat through the entire thing and then thought it ended too soon. What a great explanation. I'm subscribing

[@angrylinecook]

I've learned more about WWII in 6-7 videos with you than 3 yrs of HS and 4 years of BA. Thank you

[@joyempire462]

WW2 teaching in Australia is optional and you only really learn Australia's participation and the role of blockout blinds, Eastern and Western Fronts not mentioned once

[@bijouxdoum6199]

Not really. It's through the eyes of an British revisionist. He doesn't ever admit that Hitler requested peace 35+ times, while Churchill firebombed women and children.

[@bijouxdoum6199]

@R.K. RocketKnight allegedly? Do your research. He called for peace 30+ times starting in 1939.

[@LegalTyranny]

@R.K. RocketKnight Are you really this lazy that you can't look up the info on the dates peace offerings were made?

[@LegalTyranny]

@@bijouxdoum6199 You're dealing with an absolute, lazy moron who isn't about to look into the peace offerings.

[@sirguy6678]

But TIK- your “facts” clash with my feelings and my terrible memories of history class in public schools- thanks for all you do! Keep up the good work!

[@crimson6952]

@@Edax_Royeaux Thats all socialism. When there's no free market, there's no capitalism.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@Edax_Royeaux There was a good reason why Pinochet threw the Chilean Stock Exchange into the Pacific.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@Edax_Royeaux I know, I was just poking fun at how the stock market is apparently socialist.

[@davidtuttle7556]

@@thefrenchareharlequins2743 the stock market is a casino. It may have Capitalist origins but it is now a heavily manipulated suckers bet. At least the NYSE is.

[@crimson6952]

@@Edax_Royeaux Free market= When people exchange goods and services freely without coercion

[@AttarProductions]

Thank you for using the correct definition of inflation.

[@YlL-ji2sl]

It's not.

[@marcschramm6958]

@@YlL-ji2sl it’s indeed not. Money growth isn’t inflation. I hate redefinitions that only confuse matters. That doesn’t mean that money growth doesn’t lead to inflation. And inflation was relatively high in Germany and government tried to conceal this by price controls and rationing.

[@user-zo3fi1iu9q]

@@marcschramm6958 The term you are looking for is “devaluation” (of “currency”, since actual “money” rarely lose their value). “Inflation” is indeed expansion of currency base. Btw it’s not the case that Inflation always leads to devaluation. If economy expands inflation is needed to support it otherwise prices might skyrocket as well.

[@BaseDeltaZero1972]

TIK doesn't study this stuff, he straps it to the bench and dissects it under bright lights and a microscope. Suberb understanding of these things and real depth of knowledge.

[@CallanElliott]

Hold on, this exploitation of the outlying territories in the Reich sounds awfully similar to what happened to the Soviet Republics that bordered Russia.

[@edwardcullen1739]

"Not real Socialism!" - I think that's the phrase you're looking for :) ;)

[@CallanElliott]

@@edwardcullen1739 Lmao, just pointing out that the differences between all attempts at real socialism do in fact have more comparisons than contrasts with the Thrid Reich...

[@mikebellis5713]

@Jasta Two and Britain and Roosevelt were big buddies of Stalin. No war declaration there for doing arguably worse than Hitler

[@SusCalvin]

It sounds like the age-old "periphery and center" idea about empires, where empires balance on how much parasitic the center can get at the cost of the periphery. 1914 Germany was starting to confiscate goods in occupied territories. Not to the point of slave labour though.

[@SusCalvin]

@Jasta Yildirim Everyone dislikes the soviet union, even other socialists distrust them.

[@zapptavian724]

Your channel is by far the best history channel I’ve ever seen, the depth and tremendous research you go into makes this the highest quality production on KZbin. Keep up the good work

[@computerbob2193]

The thing about History is it was told to us by the Victors of the wars that they financed and determined the outcomes. The Banking Cabal is just another in a line of evil Cabals in this world that we are just now learning the truth about. Do research from different view points. The truth is somewhere in the middle. We are living in scary but amazing times. Get ready to be blown away.

[@haroldfiedler6549]

More like the ultimate Anglo / anglophile bogus history on the net.

[@TheMattTrakker]

@@haroldfiedler6549 How very clever.

[@mr.yellowstrat3352]

​@@haroldfiedler6549Specify or F off with that ignorance

[@vaggs75]

Just a short note on economics. If you want to understand it, forget about the currency. An economy is the production of goods and services, as well as their exchange. If you increase production, you become richer, over a long period of time. Almost everything else is just borrowing from the future, or playing around with numbers. If you update a factory, you will have to wait 2-3 years until it pays off. If you become richer within months, then it's probably just borrowing.

[@Boomhower89]

Chamberlain gave successions to Germany the same reason France did. The British generals and the French generals both were saying the same things “we are not ready for war”.

[@kemarisite]

Yep. In the fall of 1938 the Hawker Hurricane was available in several squadrons, while the Super Marine Spitfire was barely entering service. A year later, the Spitfire was available in several squadrons while the Hurricane was available in many more squadrons. Prior to them, the British were using, and still had in large numbers, the biplane Gloster Gladiator.

[@alexandrianautocruiser8024]

You are the embodiment of history being taught as an alive subject. Most channels unfortunately just narrate what happened and why, but what I love about your content, that you discuss history actively as a subject to be thought about, analyzed, reconsidered, or even reimagined. I was a history addict before your content. Now, I am a 2x a history addict. :) You remember me? I am the one who always send greetings from Egypt! ;)

[@stevej71393]

27:27 This video is chock-full of important information, but the prostate exam joke had me in stitches

[@realitycheckreally8412]

Just found your channel , must say every episode I've watched so far are top draw packed full of detail and presented flawlessly, your Battlestorm Stalingrad series has to be the best on this subject around.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

Awesome! Glad you're enjoying the videos! :)

[@timkern462]

I taught Economics for 15 years. If your video had been available, I could have done it in 42 minutes.

[@matelic8]

Why isn't this taught in school? Thx, for being the best history teacher I ever had.

[@w8stral]

Because the Marxists after WWII and when the horror stories from the USSR came out all ran and hid in the western school system and have essentially taken it over. Why? Teachers do not have to deal with the real world, they get to preach from bully pulpits about their utopia... with them in charge of course and us peasants kow towing to their magnanimous presence.

[@zupalan2265]

@@w8stral You're delusional. It's just an incompetent memory based learning system, if you are referring to the USA.

[@w8stral]

@@zupalan2265 Ah, you must be a delusional Maxists socialist playing pretend games as if you have never been to a college or inside a teachers union which are all or nearly all Marxist socialists in power and are blatantly lying to cover up their incompetence. And every school is based on memory learning as 95% of schooling is just swallowing, and not much thinking until last couple years of high school and college.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@zupalan2265 He certainly comes across as delusional. He should hide under the bed from those scary Communist teachers.

[@KI.765]

No time in the curriculum

[@alih6953]

TIK your channel is a blessing during COVID-19. This is the only excitement I get other than studying 10-12 hours/day. God Bless

[@metal87power]

I'm studying only through TIK. So?

[@alih6953]

@@metal87power Lol I am not studying history. I am studying medicine. I meant that TIK excites from the mundane routines of everyday life

[@mustafacanguvercin]

Tus exam, huh ?

[@alih6953]

@@mustafacanguvercin Medical Licensing stuff

[@edvinparmeza1298]

you should say "A blessing from the Lord" XD

Another superb video. The precise and clear explanatios by Tik, combined with great graphics, makes a complex issue easy to follow and undertand. Thanks for the great work. Cheers form Peru!

[@ssz2150]

27:33 I liked the video for this most historical accurate description of the munich agreement I've ever heard!

[@macmac436]

EDIT: Most of the people commenting missed the point of my comment. All I was saying is that youtubes algorithm is very aggressive towards history. He took a risk to teach. You must be the most ballsy historian on youtube. Opening up mein kampf and reading notes from it to illustrate Hitlers frame of mind. You sir are a great historian, thank you for putting your channel at risk to teach

[@AFGuidesHD]

Quoting mein kampf isn't ballsy, however if he made a video titles "the british 'peace front' and why britain started ww2" now that would be ballsy

[@alanpennie8013]

@@AFGuidesHD You should do it. Wouldn't be hard to do better than Hoggan.

[@stephenobrien5909]

@@AFGuidesHD No that would be silly as they clearly didn't.

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

Not ballsy, important. You have to know your enemy and the way they thought to understand how you can dismantle it, and why they acted the way they did. The beliefs espoused in Mein Kampf are obviously hideous, but the information we can *get* from Mein Kampf is an important piece of the puzzle.

[@AFGuidesHD]

@@stephenobrien5909 Perhaps you should read "March 1939: The British Guarantee to Poland" by Simon Newman, because yes, their actions clearly did regardless of intent. Whilst Poland and Germany were in talks over settling their issues amicably one such Noel Mason-Macfarlane wrote a long winded letter to the Cabinet urging for war, days letter when Chamberlain issued the blank cheque to Poland, Alexander Cadogan the permanent under secretary to the foreign office would note "I gather Mason-Macfarlane will approve our action today".

[@Kanovskiy]

This side of history would make some interesting pc games: 'Close Combat: A loan too far' maybe?

[@SusCalvin]

On the allied side, the war ends with a bunch of the european powers heavily indebted to the USA. Two huge wars in a row is more than their empires can absorb, financially.

[@Somerville431]

I liked the deferential allusion to Margaret Thatcher at the very end: "The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money."

[@Lennon6412]

The problem with Thatcherism is eventually you run out of other people's assets to sell

[@SusCalvin]

Germany went full command economy in the Great War, more than in '43. The german command starts to run the country like a military dictatorship. Both Germanies think confiscating goods from occupied and client nations is fine, but WW II Germany makes it all the way to slave labour. All the powers in Europe slide a little closer to a command economy during wartime.

[@SusCalvin]

@John Beige What do you think of confiscations in the previous war? The germans are loading up supplies from their captured territories in France at the time. Not at all the same scale as here.

[@luelee6168]

@@Lennon6412 Thatcher was a statesman, she was clearly speaking from personal experience.

[@2paulcoyle]

​@@Lennon6412The alternative at the time was raise yet more taxes on a dying economy or cut pensions, services. Selling assets was like a once rich family selling the family business. And living large off the sales.....for a while longer.

[@Ajax-wo3gt]

I have to say, your channel is one of the most enlightening and valuable resources I've found in recent months. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@ichwill7536]

Favourite ww2 channel. Thanks for the well researched videos.

[@theeternalsuperstar3773]

Sorry TIK, but it doesn't matter whether you list sources, people will still say that you're a lying propagandist because people have ideological and political goals that won't be dentured by irrelevant sentiments such as "reality" "facts" and "logic.

[@TheImperatorKnight]

True... unfortunately

[@andrewjohnston9115]

In fairness to them, to be demonstrably told that their most terrible bogeyman of the 20th century (apart from Mrs Thatcher of course) was actually a socialist, and all you have to do is exchange "class" for "race" and both ideologies are virtually inseparable, must be a very very bitter pill to have to swallow. Before TIKs video I had absolutely no idea this was the case, but once seen you can’t unsee it. It’s so obvious once you apply some critical thinking, Jews/Kulaks are both the objects of each regimes hate. TIK you’re doing a great job, keep it up.

[@theeternalsuperstar3773]

@@andrewjohnston9115 Fair point. I didn't know that national socialism was socialism either before TIK either. I thought the name was a ploy to make the ideology sound good to other nations and the people.

[@damyr]

@@theeternalsuperstar3773 The problem with that is that people can only learn that entire socialist ideology is bad. It's not. It's actually good and very rational. But, well, not in practice. At least not currently and probably not for quite some time in the future. The actual problem with socialism is that it simply doesn’t work, as it's not compatible with human nature. People are inherently selfish, they don’t want to sacrifice their time and their efforts for someone they don’t know, and there are no benevolent bureaucrats with no self-interest. And those are facts, at least for now. So, yeah, socialism, communism, as well as some other collectivist ideologies are nothing but empty words, because people are not ready for such level of cooperation.

[@srelma]

@@damyr The actual problem with _both_ capitalism and socialism is that when taken to extreme, they don't work. That's why the most successful countries in the world are those who have best found the sweet spot between these two by letting large parts of the economy being run by capitalist system with as simple and transparent regulation as possible while dealing those parts that are unsuitable for capitalism with a socialist system. And when on top of that you combine it with a system that builds up social capital (that capitalism doesn't have a clue about) by taking care of all members of society, you'll end up in near perfection. That's what the Nordic countries are doing and keep topping year after year the top spots in world happiness rankings. The problem with the simple kind of thinking is that people are both selfish and also have empathy for other people and keep collaborating any many aspects of life. We are neither bees that live in perfect communism, nor tigers who live completely solitary lives, but something between. Economic models that ignore one aspect of human nature or the other, are going to fail. Most of TIK's videos deal with war. A collective war by a nation as a concept is completely impossible if people are 100% selfish. The only way to get soldiers into an army is to appeal to their collective duty to the nation.

[@colinburrows4375]

You see everything comes down to very simple Wants and needs, I'm really enjoying your videos thank you.

[@lukemchale-jones3041]

I've watched this a couple of times now, and it's a really good analytical piece - its fascinating. I noticed more than a couple of parallels to the invasion of Poland and Germany's reasons and rhetoric to that of the invasion of Ukraine and Russia spin. "History rarely repeats, but it often rhymes" someone once said.

[@GeographyCzar]

TIK's scholarly work commands my highest respect. I have a Master's degree, but I don't just trot that out to throw weight behind my often unscholarly opinions. I mention it here to add weight to my studied opinion regarding TIK's work. Also, I contribute financially. TIK's work is unique and brilliant in addition to rigorously researched.

[@billosby9997]

It's good to be reminded from time to time that the possession of an advanced degree doesn't completely preclude good sense and discernment.

[@timwillard4298]

@@billosby9997 Absolutely. I have a PhD and my wife has a MD. I've seen the type of people that get advanced degrees and they're not always the best and the brightest.

[@benbruce9192]

You contribute to this nonsense? He has absolutely no grasp of modern economics. "that's what you call Keynesianism" says TIK when he probably hasn't seriously read any of the modern Keynesian literature. He presents an incredibly simplistic view of the economy and without proper academic backing supports a fringe school of economic thought (Austrian Economics).

[@timwillard4298]

@@benbruce9192 Nobody has a good grasp of modern economics. Monterism died years ago. In recent years the idea that massive increases in money and deficits would automatically cause inflation have not proven true. As we blow up the US debt, interest rates have steadily declined and there is no sign of inflation, contrary to what all traditional economists have said. I suspect it has something to with the enormous growth of international finance capital, some of which is always looking for a safe haven like US Treasuries. In any even, economists seem to have no explanation for what's happening.

[@billosby9997]

@@benbruce9192 He's probably much better off not to have read "modern Keynesian literature"

[@Graphene_314]

The "gotta conquer to stabilize the economy. oh no the economy is falling apart because of a lack of conquest" kinda reminds me of Rome, except on 100x fast forward

[@alanpennie8013]

Also The French Revolutionary Wars, launched because the Revolution. which was the result of a fiscal crisis, had made that crisis even worse

[@alanpennie8013]

@@ryanward10 There's a depressing thought. Perhaps the Vietnamese will save us.

[@davidburroughs2244]

It works until it runs out real goods to steal.

[@brucetucker4847]

The difference is that Rome never pretended it was any other way.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@brucetucker4847 It's quite interesting that Rome conquered the world despite The Fetial Law, which prohibited wars of aggression.

[@SuZ4242]

Fascinating. This is my first vid from your channel. Thorough and concise. 🙂

[@donmcatee45]

We've been learning history and repeating it since the beginning, and we will repeat it to the end. Ego has always driven us, coupled with short memories...

[@nicholasmatthew9687]

I smell some nihilism. I think when you study history it becomes pretty clear that consciousness evolves. There's a reason we can't just look back on history through the lens of our own worldly understanding and expect anything other than inaccuracy . The world changes and people change right along with it. Somethings are definitely likely to repeat themselves but not most. History has actually been broken down into different eras, and they were all vastly different from one another because the accessible world was vastly different. Drawing up a timeline for forms of govenrment and characterize them properly, you'll find that things change rather chronologically. The idea that freedom of the individual being the foundation of govenrments is a wildly new concept when you look at the evolution of human history. I think the only way your statement really holds substance is if one believes all history has been nothing but conquest.

[@kiwitrainguy]

The policy of appeasement was practised precisely because of the experience of WW1. Chamberlain et al learned very profoundly from the history of WW1.

[@thanksfernuthin]

Damn you! Yours is one of those channels you can't just let play in the background while you do something else. You force me to pay attention and hold my attention with your energetically researched facts. Well... when I explain it like that it's more of a compliment, isn't it. Hmmph.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

I really like how aggressive you sound when quoting Hitler.

[@DaveSCameron]

He's a real snack our Tikky boi hey*

[@thegreathadoken6808]

You were my favourite WWII General!

[@user-fx9rw7xc1e]

@@thegreathadoken6808 Who's now?

[@thegreathadoken6808]

@@user-fx9rw7xc1e General-Major Heinrich zu Dohna-Tolksdorff!

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@thegreathadoken6808 The guy who tried to kill Hitler?

[@CybreSmee]

Amazing series, excellent work mate.

[@camaradeours1447]

What you did is awesome, and the fact that you make a feedback video on this is a proof of your reliability, you could just ignore that and go forward but you take the time to explain to everyone. Keep it up i love you ! I'm a big fan of history, the WW2 in particular and your channel is a big data of entertainment for me. Thank you !

[@MALITH666]

One of the few channels I click instantly. Others being : Military History Visualized, Military History Not Visualized, Mark Felton Productions, Indy Nidell's, Historia Civilis. You guys are so damn good at being through with history. And being part of a history interested community (than some who try to be know it all's).

[@user-nf1th3lu3h]

You should check the armchair historian too.

[@ANWRocketMan]

@@user-nf1th3lu3h Much more "popular history" focused. Made for entertainment value, not necessarily a believable presentation of history.

[@Sulpbot]

You forgot my nigga Potential History

[@ParanoidAlaskan]

Plainly Difficult and Invicta are good mentions as well

[@p_serdiuk]

What about The Chieftain, Drachinifel, and Bismarck (Military Aviation History)? Tank Museum as well. Though with them the list gets a bit too long.

[@linnharamis1496]

This was another fascinating TIK discussion of the “WHY” background of the complex origins of WW2. Thank you and keep up the good work.👍

[@robhitchler9031]

@typo pit Pl)p]please L)

[@theboofin]

@Chandler White Saying 'revisionist' as if it's a bad thing is a similar property... Science does the same.

[@spaduke]

The real question for me is that why Churchill won't accept a peace treaty after France surrendered. He's gambling with the fate of the UK for his personal gain. The sad truth is that he won and treated as a war hero. And the same behavior was repeated up to now.

[@TheOne-er7nk]

So why didn't Brittan and France not declare war on Russia as well?

[@derlowe4590]

Maybe their guarantee did not serve the purpose they declared?

[@henrymeers234]

Well done. I’m a history major as well. A couple of quick additions. Apparently, Britain did not expect Joseph Beck, the Polish foreign minister, to cash their check quite so quickly over the Danzig Corridor; but they knew what they were doing, and their support of Poland was aimed at Berlin. Your comments about Hitler’s economy are right on the mark. The other well know dictator who needed conquest to fund his government was Napoleon I. He was unable to overcome Directoire’s massive Assignats inflation which forced him back onto the the gold standard in February of 1797. Ironically, that was the same month in which Britain ceased convertibility (the “battle” of Fishguard), left the gold standard. England, in contrast, had such a good financial reputation that it had little trouble borrowing money. In those days, borrowers expected wartime inflation to be reversed shortly after the cessation of hostilities with a restoration of the old rate of convertibility; thereby, losing none of their capital in the long run. In 1815, Britain began the process with huge tax cuts and, finally, a return to the gold standard in 1821-that powered 100 years of prosperous world leadership.

[@AFGuidesHD]

"Germany had to go to war because of the economy" Funnily enough this is also why Britain went to war, I believe in one of the Cabinet meetings the treasury minister basically said "go to war in 1939 or not at all" because the British rearmament campaign would have broken the British economy in 1940.

[@rickorzen4057]

War = Profit

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@rickorzen4057 Losing trade to the populace you are fighting. Doesn't sound profitable.

[@MarkVrem]

@@Edax_Royeaux Cause they didn't print fraudelant money within occupied lands as far as I'm aware at least... Probably did have some sort of scam scheme with the Soviets in Iran. but too lazy to look into it lol

[@andrewjohnston9115]

@@thefrenchareharlequins2743 wasn’t British trade primarily with the empire?

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@andrewjohnston9115 The white colonies, yes.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Hitler was like an addicted Gambler on a hot streak. He had rearmed, he had occupied the rheinland, he had taken Czechoslovakia and cowed to a degree the United Kingdom in France. He had every reason to believe that France and England would back down yet again. It's kind of like that addicted gambler rolling snake eyes and he has his whole steak on the table. Now what. Every signal sent to Nazi Germany prior to the invasion of Poland was one of weakness and acquiescence. Was that kind of feedback for a few years you think you can do whatever the hell you want. Kind of like a spoiled 5 year old.

[@5anjuro]

Sounds like a certain People's Republic these days.

[@ewok40k]

Furthermore he kept on gambling down to Barbarossa and declaring war on USA. Hell, he gambled away as late as december 44 Ardennes offensive.

[@gregsmith7949]

I loved the Thomas Sowell quote popping up in the middle of your commentary. Well done Sir, well done.

[@kiwitrainguy]

That quote sounded to me as though it was describing capitalism ie taking from the many to enrich the few. It was, after all, said by an academic, not someone who has not had to work for wages.

[@artofthepossible7329]

Taking from the poor (interchanchably here with poverty) explicitly demands that they have something to take from, but relative to the total economy, being poor requires that you don't have much to take in the first place.

[@donaldtrumpuncensored6728]

Your addition of references as footnotes is an excellent idea, very commendable.

[@yohannbiimu]

I had suspected for a long time that the Nazi economy was completely dependant upon the confiscation of the wealth of "undesirables" in their own population, and later entire treasuries of countries that they conquered. I never looked into the reasons for this dependence, but it's good to hear these reasons from you. I also liked your explanation as to how the Nazi's arrangement in control of the German economy couldn't be "Capitalistic." The very idea of "shrinking markets" most certainly couldn't have come from the mind of a "Capitalist."

[@SusCalvin]

Germany was still one of the industrialized nations of Europe. The NSDAP ends up taking loans and granting orders and contracts to the existing industrial cartels. In practice, their confiscation of goods lets them treat the civilian german economy with a lighter hand. Germany enters a wartime economy slower than the other powers of Europe. They all have these bombastic, apocalyptic ideas of grand, sweeping struggles against vast sionistic conspiracies. A lot of it only makes sense if you buy into their conviction of a nebulous sionistic conspiracy controlling everything that isn't the true nation-soul. Their idea of the nation-soul itself borders on the occult. There are a lot of different ideas inside the NSDAP. There was a group of people who were much more on board with nationalization of industry, but they ended up getting purged. I always stall because of how many counterintuitive ideals different NSDAP guys have. Sometimes things just happen because the people at the head of the NSDAP are trying to build small empires within the state and balance their power against eachother. Himmler ends up grabbing more and more power towards the end.

[@krissobieski4341]

I really appreciate your efforts to educate people on this. With so many millions of victims, I think it is crucial to understand this time period correctly not just write it off as "A really evil person just couldn't help himself from invading other countries" - you don't prevent a repeat with that level of understanding. Sincerely thank you for all your work.

[@0witw047]

Is that not basically what happened? Hitler could have just not invaded sovereign countries

[@krissobieski4341]

@@0witw047 TIK goes into the dynamics behind the choice for war. If people chalk up WW2 solely to Hitler being evil, they might not get alarm bells when the same or similar economic forces push a different leader to a similar choice.

[@SusCalvin]

@@krissobieski4341 I don't think you can understand the NSDAP without understanding their worldview. They believe a sionist conspiracy controls international communism, the press, several world governments and international business. Economically, they end up concentrating on rearmament. They grab any quick tool they can get and use it without making too much radical change to the pre-NSDAP german economic model. Germany already had a conservative welfare state, they and other countries already had industrial cartels.

[@shyzunk]

"People imagine economics to be all about maths and a subject that has no real substance. No, we call that Keynesianism." lol best quote of the video.

[@randallwithell6496]

Very fine orchestration of information from various sources & a convincing statement of the economic drivers behind the military decisions.

[@jamesbarca7229]

"As so often happens in the course of history, the main difficulty is not to establish a new order of things but to clear the ground for it's establishment." Prophetic words indeed, as this happens before our very eyes.

[@benricketts1768]

Love Thomas Sowell, glad you do too! 15:10

[@tellerboy48]

Honestly I think your video format and camera personality make you the most palatable KZbin history guy. Ily TIK

[@scottlindsly]

Riveting analysis, well done! 2 issues left me wondering, if you could please address in a future video (apologies if they are addressed in another video I haven't seen yet): 1) As you mentioned Germany's debt-based economy, which is always a bad idea (sounds familiar to contemporary times & my USA moreso than most, btw)...but WHO was Germany receiving such loans from? Many conspiracies out there on this subject, I'm sure you know...would be refreshing to get well-researched & unbiased facts; 2) Hitler repeatedly alleged horrific atrocities against ethnic Germans who found themselves in a new Poland post-WW1, as a pretext (similar allegations in the Sudetenland)...what reliable documentation exists to prove or disprove such troublesome claim(s)? Thanks, and please keep up the in-depth work!

[@hibernianperspective6183]

I think you, MHV and a couple other history content creators are still the only channels using a reference bar or on screen references of any kind and your one of the few with an extensive bibliography. I think this is an great mechanism to allow for viewer engagement and makes watching your videos worthwhile. It should really be the standard for all History/Political/Economic & Academic channel's channels which take themselves & their subject seriously, alas many do not and saturate the internet with myths and 'fun cool thing that happened' rather than the pursuit of the truth. Many 'History channels' today concern themselves with cosmetic factoids and contemporary political agitation rather than asking difficult questions, it's a sneaky way to cherry-pick the past to push a modern agenda. You and about a half dozen other channels are the only one's I have trust in regardless of difference in opinion. "Is this really the case?" has become the default response for any suspect claim I hear people pandering about. Edit: Just got an ad on your video for 'We the People' from Patagonia.com has all the usual 'Great Reset' newspeak.

[@ldkoelho]

Also, this different format of camera angles and the Finding the Plec trailer was awesome 😎

[@chadlong9614]

You just gained a new fan. Great video

[@kevinfrazier1271]

I am in love with this channel good stuff brother

[@kevinbruner9588]

Prior to the Polish Defensive War of 1939 against Third Reich and Soviet Union, all of the gold reserves (105,000 kg) were evacuated from Poland to Paris.

[@alanpennie8013]

Thanks.

[@KrissowskiM]

True! Also - no atrocities were committed against German minority in Poland! It’s Goebbels propaganda to provide a reason to start the war!

[@BrotherAl01]

TIK, You should really write a book on this so it can be placed with honor on many a bookshelf and place you in that realm of historical correction sorely needed in historical circles. Thank You for What YOU do! PS, that Chamberlain proctology reference was priceless!

[@marcellus1530]

On Bitchute a doc about WW2: EUROPA: THE LAST BATTLE 2019

[@Celtopia]

Brilliant explanation, thank you !

[@krisfrederick5001]

You're the only KZbinr that I have ever heard use the term "Bibliography." It's appreciated. Hitler literally said what he wanted to do, to ignore someone when they do so is incredibly dangerous and the world found that out the hard way. This "Elon Musk" thought themselves into a corner, a lot of words but not a lot of actual thought or perspective.

[@corsair3886]

Thank you for the massive amount of energy and work you do in explaining everything not related just to tanks.

[@lyndondowling2733]

The UK was in the midst of a major rearmament programme in 1938 ( the majority of the RAF still flew Biplanes, the sleeker Monoplanes due in service soon... but not just yet ) Chamberline at Munic as PM, had signed that the government coffers be put to this use in this program. In his previous term as Lord Chancellor. He knew Britain was not ready for war and every day of production and re-equipment, gained mattered.

[@RasmusDyhrFrederiksen]

Adam Tooze - The Wages of Destruction is also a truly great book on the Nazi Economy and their constant balancing act.

[@SusCalvin]

What are the important forces balancing in Germany? The one big drive I notice is their constant push to keep the military industry going. Any sort of patchwork effort is okay.

[@RasmusDyhrFrederiksen]

@@SusCalvin balancing between rearming, popularity and avoid defaulting.

[@SusCalvin]

@@RasmusDyhrFrederiksen How much the NSDAP can push the population to do sometimes limits them. There are some moments where the NSDAP takes a momentary step back. You can't present the most radical stuff (let's euthanize granny etc) to people. What's the big source of government loans in Germany? I just know that for ideological and/or practical reasons, they ramp up confiscations in occupied and client nations through the war.

[@Therworldtube]

This video is wrong 1 pound does not equal 100p. It's actually like 1/90ish

[@michelguevara151]

quite right! it equals 240d

[@Therworldtube]

@@michelguevara151 Man, the pound system is so simple with the dozen, right? Not that dollar system with the decimal system.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

The pound was decimalised in 1971.

[@Therworldtube]

@@thefrenchareharlequins2743 Which actually helps my point, since this is ww2 era.

[@RedGreekWolf]

It's 2am and I've never clicked on a notification harder than when this happened

[@thegreathadoken6808]

Save your mouse button, it doesn't load up the video any quicker! Trust me, I have done extensive research on this!

[@RedGreekWolf]

@@thegreathadoken6808 my mouse button may suffer from it, but it is a price I willingly pay for my enthusiasm

[@lukemchale-jones3041]

That was bloody interesting. Thank you.

[@user-xg8yy7yl1d]

"when Britain declared war on Germany but not the soviet union." This one thing and the fact that they sweep it under the rug and gloss over it to this day is the reason there are still so many conspiracies surrounding ww2

[@dragosstanciu9866]

It would have been suicide for Britain to fight Germany and the USSR at the same time. Britain would have lost the war.

[@captainneedadrink]

The British guarantee contained a secret provision that it was only directed against Germany. It was meant to provide a tripwire for the war the British and FDR were preparing for as confirmed by the secret Polish diplomatic cables captured in Warsaw in 1939.

[@JeremyMacDonald1973]

@@captainneedadrink See Operation Pike. While Britain and France did not want to fight Russia they had come to believe that they might have no choice in the matter.

[@SusCalvin]

Reaching back to 1917, the entante powers are generally pro-duma and want to keep Russia in the Great War. One of the big promises the communists make is a russian separate peace.

[@gumdeo]

They had another chance to declare war on the Soviets when the Red Army invaded Finland in November 1939. But again, nothing.

[@AFGuidesHD]

33:27 so basically Romania started WW2

[@tijotypo5252]

double crossing the allied, sided with Germany and became communist..... something went wrong

[@odysseus2656]

@@tijotypo5252 They really had few options.

[@odysseus2656]

No, we all know that Poland started it when they attacked a radio station (sarc)

[@heli0s101]

Balkans strike again.

[@ian_b]

@@odysseus2656 Well, the Germans weren't going to live without the latest pop hits from the Hit Parade on the wireless now were they?

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

I can respect the methodical approach you take to your videos and your plethora of sources, it's allowed me to expand my own reading material, for which I am grateful.

[@swalker3175]

Just a quick point regarding lending and consumption. You contend that lending allows more consumption today but less tomorrow. This is naturally an oversimplification of lending and is true mainly for individuals or individual households. When lending is put in national and global contexts where it can be invested in infrastructure or technologies which allow for improvements in efficiency then this simplified process of lending no longer applies. I'm not actually dismissing your overall argument in this video at all but would just like to make the point that the principles of lending in national contexts are not always the same as personal lending.

[@justynagorka3972]

Thank you for this video.

[@p_serdiuk]

You aren't the only one doing references; Real Engineering, for example, puts references in the description in a numbered list and shows these numbers in the corner of the video when talking about specific topics. Military History Visualized is also pretty good about citations.

[@w8stral]

"Real Engineering" s "references" may as well be kindergarten coloring books for 95% of them.

[@jamesbooth3694]

As an economics student this really helped! Wasn't expecting to learn economics :) thanks

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

What is more important, military history or political history? Neither, *E C O N O M I C S*

[@benbruce9192]

This isn't economics. Please please please do not think this man has an understanding of economic thought. Would be happy to introduce you to some sources on real economics (I have an MA)

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@benbruce9192 Does "Basic Economics" by Thomas Sowell count?

[@srelma]

I hope you don't take TIK's word as any kind of proof that his views align with any mainline thinking in economics.

[@thefrenchareharlequins2743]

@@srelma And? It once was mainline to think that miasma caused cholera.

[@georgefitzhugh5408]

On Czechoslovakia: Neil Ferguson wrote that Chamberlain caved at Munich because the RAF was unready to defend London from terror bombing, which was believed before the war to be a war-winning strategy. Chamberlain expected the Spitfire, flak guns, and civil defense would improve London's chances by late 1939. Also, one can never count on a coup d'Etat's success. Supporting one is just as likely to enrage the existing regime and embarrass one's own regime as it is to succeed. Finally, tiny Czechoslovakia was almost useless as an ally to Britain and France. On Poland: You omit that even the British ambassador to Berlin, Neville Henderson (see his autobiography: "Failure of a Mission") admitted that Germany's initial demand on Poland, a 1 km wide corridor through the Polish Corridor, and the return to Germany of 90% German Danzig, were reasonable demands. But the British encouraged the Poles in their determination not to concede an inch to Germany. Also, Britain and France provided no serious military aid to Poland in 1939. Combined with the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, it's easy to see why Hitler doubted the British guarantee to Poland. On economy: Germany flourishes today because of free trade with the world. American and the British Empire were not free traders before WW2, so the option of Germany growing its way out of debt was not available. Hitler assumed USA/Britain would be hostile to the idea of trade deficits with Germany. Was he wrong?

[@karagothshlomidabush3727]

love your videos dear sir very educational

[@taylorc2542]

It's so hard to find history that is free of contemporary political correctness.

[@michelguevara151]

agreed. it is a mistake to judge history by contemporary standards.

[@backalleycqc4790]

"Your comment offends me, I'm going to cancel my subscription to 'Cats Today' because of it." -Donald T.

[@Quickshot0]

Eh, you can just read histories from other places then. Other countries don't hold to the same political correctness. How ever I'm not sure you should say TIK is entirely free of his own biases either, because he kind of likes pushing some of his own ideological beliefs as well. A historical perspective that also constantly questions Keynesianism for instance? Kind of odd, it's not very objective when you keep adding pushing an extra ideological narrative beyond what is needed to understand the historical one. That very economic model wasn't really much of a thing back when this was playing either. So it's kind of bringing a contemporary argument in to history. As such I'd say it's probably wise to balance out this channel with other perspectives, as not everyone agrees with his perspective and some of them also source their arguments. History as is many things is something that gets debated a lot and which ones own beliefs tend to color.

[@thethirdman225]

@@michelguevara151 So we should ignore all recent research and accept the myths and legends instead?

[@thethirdman225]

@@Quickshot0 Nothing to do with political correctness. Not unless you are one of those who refuses to accept anything that comes out of the Soviet archives, anyway.

[@guillermonardone3431]

Happy to be a patron. You are def one of the only WW2 you tubers to source throughly.

[@MrAitraining]

Damm this is good shit. I need to catch up on your channel! Thanks

[@Fourwedge]

Great video!

[@sylvainprigent6234]

Great video as usual I have one objection. At 33:55 you say that Chamberlain now wanted to create an alliance between him, France, USSR and Poland. I am not communist but I remember that their were attempts to create a form of "collective security" from the USSR (they had seen mein kampf. They had seen the map. They knew that they were on the list). France was originally ok with it - until the foreign minister at the time was killed, then they took an anti-communist stance. The UK under Chamberlain was completely opposed to it. And did not respond to the Soviet advances. And when Germany was making it's moves to create the Molotov-ribentrop pact, after the annexation of the rest of Tchécoslovacia, they(Fr and UK)sent admiral-what's his-name and General nobody to negotiate an alliance with Moskow. The British representative at this conference did not even have a plenipotentiary Letter from his government to make his negotiating powers official. TLDR, Chamberlain did not really wanted to create an alliance with the Russians, and their were a lot of dragging feet from the western powers to go forward with this. Meanwhile, Molotov-ribentrop pact.

[@alanpennie8013]

The British were opposed to a formal alliance for two reasons, the danger of war with Japan and the Soviet demand that they be given control of the Baltic republics ( which seemed too much like a new Munich from the British pov).

[@simplicius11]

@@alanpennie8013 The Soviets asked for *guaranties of independence* of the Baltic republics.

[@Drain-Life-Archive]

I think another reason they invaded Poland is simply because it was in the way. They wanted Russia and that means going through Poland first to get there.

[@davidburroughs2244]

And to get the polish stuff for free to fund his next stages.

[@KrissowskiM]

They also were paying huge custom taxes for moving any goods to eastern Preussia- that was the whole deal with corridor and Gdansk!

[@BQD_Central]

For some reason I forgot to respond, but I just want to say "Thank you for mentioning my question", really appreciate it.

[@markmulligan571]

Your argument sounds cogent to me, more coherent than most others I've heard on this topic. What scares me most is that, barring anecdotal and biographical details, in almost all of your sentences, the word Putin could replace the word Hitler. That leads to two scary conclusions: A) that the threat of economic collapse instigated his (Putin's) assault on Ukraine and B that makes World War III a self-fulfilling prophecy in his (Putin's) analysis. When Putin says "the West" he could just as well be using a notoriously anti-Semitic Russian dog whistle code for the International Jewish-Communists now Capitalists-homosexual-baby eater conspiracy, cha cha cha.

[@markgouthro7375]

The weird thing for me is I was taught all this in High School thirty years ago. Glad to hear it again.

[@IvorMektin1701]

Same here. Something must have changed in teaching during the intervening decades.

[@MrKakibuy]

In school they never teached me the economic motives of the war but this certainly should be more commonly known

[@timcahill4676]

@@IvorMektin1701 much has changed, I was in school 5 years ago and after becoming interested in history in the last couple years i realised how little I actually learned in school

[@IvorMektin1701]

@@timcahill4676 It's anti-learning so it seems. Independent thought was definitely discouraged when I was in school. Memorize, regurgitate, obey orderly schedules. Definitely training for factory work.

[@w8stral]

NO high school I know of teaches this stuff. I am 50. The marxist socialists have truly taken over our school system.

[@commonsensetony2480]

I've studied history my entire life. I've questioned a few of tiks stuff. He's always been accurate as for what I see! Love your videos.. Glad for ur channel I love history more importantly I love the truth in the history on this channel! Love from Flint Michigan U.S.A

[@kgsniper4850]

How’s the water?

[@kissmyass66666]

Tik you are absolutely wrong about Mein Kamph. Speer clearly states that Hitler said it no longer was accurate or relevant in his memoirs distinctly dismissing it out of hand.

[@chrisdechristophe]

Excellent video. I have heard this theory before, it really makes sense and does justify what otherwise seems a strange decision. One thing I was expecting you to mention was the fear in Germany of inflation after the disaster of the 30s republic, hitler must have been terrified to repeat that experience. This gave the nazis even more motivation to gamble that seizing territory would avoid this fate.

[@morningstar9233]

Thanks. I too have always been curious about Hitler's "What now?" reaction to Great Britain's declaration of war.

[@nicolasmoran7722]

Ah yes, the legendary aryan super saiyans. I love that phrase so much xD

[@MarkVrem]

They'll never be as endowed as an Hung-aryan

[@jamesnewstead7099]

Power levels are bullshit

[@noodled6145]

The legendary aryan super saiyans just needed to mass produce the Maus tank :D

[@ajsimo2677]

@@noodled6145 And mass produce the fuel to run them...

[@hakeemzahardi9207]

*super aryan

[@Hrossey]

I stopped taking Adolph serious when I found out he didn’t inhale when he smoked a joint. Don’t be that guy.

[@russmartin4888]

Churchill received the charlemagne prize for promoting the coundenhove kalergi plan.

[@IL2TXGunslinger]

I scored “Hitler’s Beneficiaries” from you TIK and actually read that monumental piece of work. If more people would just read the references ..... well, it would be a better world now, wouldn’t it? Thanks a million for that book

[@SusCalvin]

The snag I hit with the NSDAP is their organisation itself. The different factions inside it, how they balance eachothers power. How much different parts of the german state could distrust eachother. It's like a circle of people and factions trying to build their own powerbase within the state.

[@IL2TXGunslinger]

@@SusCalvin Yes. It's ironic how that distrust/power brokerage struggle goes on and on in many governments today. I think they all have it at some level. It's the nature of politics and mankind.

[@SusCalvin]

@@IL2TXGunslinger A lot of dictatorships have it weirder because they remove balances of power and has to use different ones. Like how close was Churchill ever to a palace coup in the war years. If I'm a dictator trying to be alone at the top and institute my elite Deathguard to keep me there, what keeps those guys from doing me in. So you end up with a lot of parallell organisations with the job of keeping eachother in check. And suddenly there's four security agencies all doing the same job.

[@IL2TXGunslinger]

@@SusCalvin I concur 100%. The dictatorships become then - the most inefficient governments over time, exactly the opposite of “streamlining” the decision process. Gradually devote more and more treasure from traditional tasks/organizations toward remaining in power.

[@CronoZoneDJ]

In the inflation equation, in addition to the Weimar Republic and Venezuela, you miss Argentina ... I wanted to ask you if at any time you are going to touch on the subject of Japan, its role in World War II, its economy, ideology and the diplomatic twists and turns prior to Perl Harbor. Excellent video as always.

[@stevenspilly]

This is an incredibly insightful video

[@SonofKiernan]

The world is blessed to have someone as thorough, rational, and well-spoken as Tik tackling an issue as impactful as WW2, AND FURTHER the rationales behind it. Only with good information can we make useful inferences from our past. For example, seeing the failures of the “Shrinking Markets” fallacy and the murderous end result of ALL command economies, whether fascist or Communist

[@garethfairclough8715]

But...but...but..."madman-druggy-Hitlerrrr!!" Always glad to see you putting vids up, Tik. Hope you had a good Easter!

[@mgway4661]

And he was

[@dondajulah4168]

@@mgway4661 He may have been an evil man and off her s rocker towards the end, but his actions were almost entirely rational within his ideological construct. TIK is overly critical of Hitlers belief in “shrinking markets” being less than rational given that was actually the case in that era. And even if markets were “expanding”, France and GB were going to make sure that they expanded more slowly for Germany

[@damyr]

@@dondajulah4168 _almost entirely rational within his ideological construct_ Exactly like with every other fanatic. :) The second part is a good point. France and GB certainly didn't want a strong Germany. WW1 was still fresh in memory.

[@brucetucker4847]

I mean, by spring of 1945 he was a druggy-madman, but that was almost a different world from 1939.

[@sswehrwolf9145]

@@damyr therefore it was justified to lure them into war with the german massacres by the poles?

[@anthonykeane4984]

Please do a video on witzlebens possible coup. It's a very interesting subject thats barely ever mentioned

[@tomaskrashevsky818]

About Danzig (Gdansk) , we need to begin with one fact, that Gdansk was an independent town with its own government, money, post office all other establishments. Yes, Polish were living there, but it was not part of Poland, so attacking Poland because of some accusation against Germans being mistreated in Gdansk make no sense. Gdansk was on a way to Prussia and Hitler wanted a corridor to get there without crossing borders, which was one of the reasons to start a war but his need to expand and crash some nations in the process was another. However, a war for some is the best place to speed-up development of any kind of technology ranging from machines to chemicals and control of mases or individuals without any restrictions what so ever. For some, well those who put their money into it to make profit and much more. To get resources (in human creativity perhaps?), power? gain more control?

[@tvanb8729]

TIK, I just watched ' Im angesicht des krieges'. A beautiful Netflix show about 2 friends on different sides in the prelude of ww2. One is in Chamberlains club and the other one sees Hitler. I realised they follow your story line! You'r theory of a Chamberlain with german resistance waiting on him to back down to sudetenland agreement got support. Very good..if more follow history books needs to be rewritten. There was a chance in history. Nice man. Proud supporter of your cause.