Chile during World War II

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@marcoskehl]

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[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Missing things. Google 'Chile impidió entrada judíos refugiados' (don't use quotation marks) and you'll find several scholarly articles about Chile's refusal to admit Jewish refugees escaping from the Nazis. Also, you can google "Chile" "japoneses" "segunda guerra" (with quotation marks) and find out that Chile interned Japanese citizens like the USA did. There's a doctoral dissertation on the subject: Paredes Venegas, M. (2012). Nacionalismo, seguridad y presión internacional: la relegación de japoneses en Chile durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. repositorio dot uchile dot cl / handle / 2250 / 112212

[@blom1268]

You are lying, the Chileans supported the allies

[@manuelmallada8004]

​@@blom1268los que gobernaron en ése momento fue El Frente Popular formado por partidos políticos de Izquierda, siendo presidentes de Chile Pedro Aguirre Cerda y Juan Antonio Ríos (miembros del Partido Radical), que apoyaron a los Aliados porque eran anti Nazifacistas.

[@HistoryHustle]

@@blom1268 have you seen the video? You didn't.

[@Ray-tu4rw]

Not enough South American history is taught in USA schools, I'm 65 years old and my scant knowledge is self learned, Enjoy learning more all the time, Thanks!

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers Ray!

[@dieglhix]

I am South American and that's fine. There is just so much history to learn. I am just learning about the Peruvians and Argentineans. But mostly intrigued about the ancient powers that still exist.

[@Gonsoi]

as a chilean guy, in my history lessons they teached me about chilean history and world war 1 and 2 history, but never about what was the position of chile during the ww II

[@Dudastico]

People say that South America is the backyard of the US. The CIA sabotage lots of countries here and between lots of crimes, established dictators all over the place.

[@gonzalouss]

Gringos will ask ya, Southwhat??

[@Elhrohir]

I'm 38 years old, Chilean. In school, i remember my history teacher said that Chile wanted to join the ONU, so in 1945 declared war to Japan. Just a few months later, the war ended, and the Japan - Chilean relations were restored in 1950. Thanks for this video!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@anfuro]

ONU = UN

[@joesielskisr4911]

My friend she is from chilli

[@anfuro]

@@joesielskisr4911 where is this chilli you speak of?

[@patricioeveryday]

Gracias por este video y por la nueva información que he conocido. Conocí a un hombre, fallecido recientemente con 96 años y que me contó que estaba en la Armada de Chile cuando se declaró la guerra al Eje en 1945 y le pregunté que hacían para prepararse para un posible combate con Japón especialmente y me decía que salían a hacer constantes maniobras para estar preparados y salían mucho a alta mar. Interesante video. Felicitaciones desde el sur de Chile.

[@HistoryHustle]

Gracias por tu informacion.

[@socotroquito2007]

El Almirante Merino fue enviado como reemplazo a EEUU al USN y peleó casi toda la campaña de Alaska y el Pacífico , no se cuantos oficiales sirvieron de reemplazo para el USN

[@sebharz]

Thanks for posting a video of my country. There was nothing wrong in the content but definitely a lot more could have been said from before the war, during the war - for example many chileans did participate in the war for both sides, particularly in air forces. And after the war - the arrival of refugees and people escaping persecution

[@puppetguy8726]

How come they served in the air forces? Often during ww2 it was sailors that served abroad.

[@sebharz]

@@puppetguy8726 many of us are descendants of people from European countries or other places in the world. Many were called to service or volunteered. Julio Hoffmann for example was an ace in the Luftwaffe. Margot Duhalde was our first female military pilot and she fought during the liberation of France. Gonzalo Jaramillo fought as a Japanese pilot and ended his life as a Kamikaze defending Okinawa. There are tons of great stories to learn about of chileans throughout history :) Cheers from Germany

[@JamesSmith-ui2hv]

@@sebharz From April 1944 to September 1945 volunteer in the U.S. Navy , he was accepted and took part in the Pacific major theater of war , serving in the U.S.S Raleigh light cruiser , his name was Jose Toribio Merino Castro ex member of the Military Junta of Government of Chile

[@thelton100]

@@sebharzWhere can I find out more.

[@12vscience]

@@puppetguy8726 Pilots that emigrated from Europe to the Americas were often former armed service members. If they honored the call to return to fight for their country of origin, they would often be utilized as pilots again.

[@JorgeUribe]

Very well resarched video, my friend. Regards from Chile.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Jorge! 🇨🇱👍

[@n64briel]

nosotros somos el mejor pais de chile

[@belegthoron8603]

You forgot to mention that Chile did not declared war against Germany or Italy in 1945, only against Japan. This was because it was a requirement to declare war on an Axis country to enter the United Nations. And because, as said in the video, the german and italian influence was strong in the chilean society. And Japan inmigrants in Chile (wich were few) suffered more prosecution. Finally, just a minor detail, but the chilean Comunist Party (and other far left groups) supported the neutrality policies until the invasion of Germany of the Soviet Union in 1941. This shows how the comunists in Chile followed the policies of the Komitern and the Soviet Union, first by respecting the Molotov Ribbentrop pact in 1939 to june 1941, and then supporting the Allied cause in 1941 to 1945. This was relevant because more political parties supported to side with the Allies and abandon the neutrality. Cheers from Chile!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@belegthoron8603]

@@HistoryHustle Thanks to you for making this video!

[@KoichiCL]

My japanese grandparents along with other japanese were detained in a concentration camp

[@What_If_We_Tried]

@@KoichiCL sorry that your grandparents had to go thru that, and they probably had all their property confiscated, and were never reimbursed for it, which is practically criminal. However, that pales in comparison to what the Imperial Japanese soldiers did to the Chinese, Filipinos, and Allied POW's during WWII.

[@carloko08]

ahi podi ver que la lealtad del marxista es hacia quienes estan afines a sus conveniencias y en modo alguno hacia quien tiene la razon, por ideologia tanto yankilandia como inglaterra eran la antitesis del marxista pero ahi teni, cuando les tocaron a sus bases (bases que mataron a 70 millones de rusos cristianos en la "union sovietica") entonces se unieron a su adversario ideologico sin vacilar, en estos tiempos cuando les tocan el bolsillo (que es la expresion mas autentica de su adversario ideologico) tambien se alinean rapidamente con su antitesis ideologica, no importando quien muere o quien sufre, marxistas poh, que ma

[@pmks4]

I was in Chile in 1981. Beautiful country.

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@ardikn]

We are indeed, the best country in Chile

[@lorinop]

Not the best year to be in Chile, come again if you want to

[@another1565]

Ignore the guy above my comment. Chile is going through some really rough times right now due to an unprecedented amount of illegal immigrants crossing our borders and committing all sorts of crimes, a lot of them extremely violent in nature; I'd sadly advise you not to come.

[@mobiusone9867]

​@@lorinopjajaja no, ahora estamos peor

[@e.e.2282]

Chile represented the "Polish interests" and their citizens in two Axis countries: Romania and Italy (1940 - 1943). Samuel del Campo saved 1200 jews polish, in his condition of the Chilean chief of the legation in Romania, using the open or ambiguous meaning of "interest" that the diplomat comunication received from the Chilean foreing office. Without a express order of Santiago, he gave them Chilean passports or other docs "laissez passer" in Transnistria. By this, he was called a fair or just man among the nations by a human's rights museam in Israel called Yav Yashem. The history appears in the book "Samuel del Campo Mas allá de la diplomacia" wrote by Jorge Schindler, a chilean diplomat, and in romanian archives.

[@enriqueacuna2708]

La lista de Schindler.

[@e.e.2282]

@@enriqueacuna2708 Realmente en este caso Schindler es el historiador, la lista fue de Samuel del Campo.

[@dennisweidner288]

@e.e.2282 Thanks for pointing that out. That was, however, because he was a man of honor and not because that was a policy of the Chilean government.

[@carloko08]

hmmmm.... ¿Chile queria proteger solo a judios? ¿las vidas de otras personas no tienen el mismo valor que el de un judio? lo que pasa es que los gobernantes de la epoca iban mucho a la sinagoga, COMPROBADO, y los depras que gobiernan Chile actualmente SIGUEN asistiendo a la sinagoga

[@e.e.2282]

​​​@@dennisweidner288 Aguirre Cerda, the Chilean President, agreed the Polish goverment's (in exile) petition of to represent the polish interest in axis countries. By other hand, there is a economic factor. The northeamericans companies were owners of the chilean copper and they sold copper under the market's price to the USA 's goverment. In the sea, the Us's ships fished whales and other sea products in a unlimited way near to the chilean costline, because at that time the sea international law only had establish 3 miles of territorial jurisdiction and souveranity to the countries fixed to the sea.

[@eduandrade9390]

Very interesting, I'm Chilean and I must admit that I learned a lot from your video

[@johnmcnab4273]

My grandfather was the son of Scottish immigrants, who lived in Concepción from 1939 onwards, and to my grandfather's recollection, where he lived it was segregated between the german families and the british ones during this whole period. They wouldn't talk to each other or visit certain shops.

[@carloko08]

los descendientes de ingleses en Chile golpeaban y daban palizas a descendientes de alemanes, fueran estos hombres, mujeres o niños, jovenes o viejos, de esos casos HAY EN MONTONES de Arica a Magallanes solo que en esa epoca la prensa calló todas las voces y los pacos (CUANDO NO) nunca cursaron partes de denuncias pa que la embajada inglesa no alegara que su gente estaba siendo perseguida y no ponerle mas cahuin todavia al problema de presion que yankilandia tenia sobre los gobiernos de idiotas que tenia Chile, doña Marlene Arhens, entre otros, contaba cuando seis weones como de 15 años de un colegio ingles de Santiago la agarraron a patadas en la cabeza y a puñetazos en una plaza de Nuñoa cuando ella tenia diez años dejandola inconciente en el suelo con heridas graves, y tambien insultandola en ingles y amenazandola con matarla solo porque era hija de alemanes, la nana de doña Marlene tambien fue golpeada y los pacos no movieron un dedo para aclarar ese asunto (PARA VARIAR), MIRA LA HOMBRIA DE ESOS JOVENES INGLESES, y mira la hombria de las autoridades chilenas que sabiendo que eso pasaba en todo Chile NO HICIERON NIUNA WEÁ para detener esa persecucion social en contra de los alemanes y sus descendientes, las autoridades chilenas son especialistas para hacerle felatio a todo quien hable inglés, pero eso no siempre fue asi, dia que pasa el espiritu de los chilenos se aleja mas de quienes fueron una vez, basta con ver en que se convirtio la sociedad chilena estos ultimos veinte años, NI LA SOMBRA DE LO QUE VI QUIENES ERAN cuando yo vivía allá hace mas de 30

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

I would love to talk about your grandfather’s recollections because I am researching the impact of the war on the descendants of the British in Chile.

[@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk]

Declaring war on Germany or Italy was out of the question, so Chile declared war on Japan alone, at such a late date that we joked that it was when the Hiroshima bomb was already dropping. 

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

Chile declared war on Japan because the allies set it as a requisite to join the United Nations.

[@e.e.2282]

Chile broke the relations with Germany and Italy at January 20 of 1943. Before of Stalingrado.

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

@@e.e.2282 yes but it never declared war.

[@TobalencioSmithsens]

Good video, I'm glad that there are more foreigners interested in the history of my country. Thanks for that contribution. Greetings from Chile.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great to read 🇨🇱👍

[@andrewrobinson2565]

I'm 62 and old, but I know a great teacher when I hear one. +1 😮👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Andrew👍

[@ropeburnsrussell]

This answers some questions of long standing. Thanks for posting!

[@CarolaTesla]

Thank you for highlighting and being interested in our country's history! 🇨🇱

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome!

[@fidelcerda4594]

Smart Chileans , proud to be one of them.

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@daniellagos2338]

😂

[@human_in_extinction]

😆😆😆😆😆

[@Catarigue]

Glad you made a video about Chile in WWII

[@HistoryHustle]

🫡🇨🇱

[@nativoobstinado3525]

Buen trabajo, suma importante información acerca de la política interna en Chile en el período, que no se ve a menudo en los textos.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@nicolasbravo833]

Que bien que estés acá! Saludos!! Cuídate en Santiago!

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@CristinaMarshal]

You gave me great reason to take time and effort in viewing the politics of the nations of South America during this worldwide conflict.

[@edodlbarra]

What an excellent local history lesson unknown in Chilean schools. Thanks HH !

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@olekatoska1901]

I actually got that taught as a student in Chillán in both one of the poorest and the best school in the city and both taught me some of what's shown in this video, the main events

[@edodlbarra]

@@olekatoska1901 Mmm, what a lucky boy you were !

[@olekatoska1901]

@@edodlbarra Ñuble is the poorest region of the country, I don't think Im that lucky, this is just regular Chilean education, I'd expect there'd be even better education in more resourceful regions like Arica y Parinacota, Atacama, de Valparaíso and of course the Metropolitan Region

I'm Chilean and I didn't know about this story, thanks for sharing!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@carloko08]

por tu seudonimo no soi chileno por ninguna parte, y que no sepai tu historia propia es muy normal, al chileno le interesa un pepino ni su historia ni quienes fueron, y fueron grandes, ahora no pasan del chi chi chi le le le porque no hay para mas

[@bcccl569]

@@carloko08 el wn amargado te pasaste

[@jonathangat4765]

I like Santiago. I hope you're enjoying yourself. Hello from Uruguay.

[@Fred-px5xu]

Brilliant video lecture on Chile during The Second World War. It is almost forgotten in The United States. I enjoyed it immensely. I await your your next video lecture.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great! Next month: Paraguay in WW2.

[@deathstroke8612]

My grandmother's cousin went to war as a Scottish nurse. Her name was Mary Brown, raised in Chiloé Island. Her last words to her relatives were "I would die for Scottland if need be" and even those words appeared in local newspaper that we keep as a family treasure.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

I would love to hear about your grandmothers recollections about her cousin . I am researching the contribution of people like her from Chile to the war effort .

[@adolfdyversiti6517]

Absolutely randomly, when I started watching this very interesting video,i opened a bottle of Pisco-Made in Chile. 'El Gobernador' Pisco Chileno. Reservado Miguel Torres. Excellent drink!

[@eliecersepulveda5994]

El mejor pisco es el Chileno .

[@What_If_We_Tried]

@@eliecersepulveda5994 Consider trying Peruvian Pisco it has a slightly different flavor.

[@ansur1783]

​@@What_If_We_Tried we are starting a war with this one 😅

[@What_If_We_Tried]

@@ansur1783 Jajajajajaja very true jajajajaja

[@azul9655]

Ew

[@ChileanWagner.777]

Thank you! As a Chilean myself I really enjoyed this video. And yes, it's 10/10.

[@HistoryHustle]

Awesome 🇨🇱👍

[@ChileanWagner.777]

@@HistoryHustle You're welcome!😄

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

As an historian who researches these events I congratulate you for the swift and didactic way you presented this in English. It’s pretty accurate .

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this 🇨🇱

[@TravelwithAlfredo-jl1ug]

I am a Chilean and I can say that your video is excellent

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 🇨🇱👍

[@ray7419]

Wow!! This is great. Awesome video Stefan. 👍

[@matiasandrestorresjimenez5785]

What a great video my friend! Short and precise, nothing else is needed

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@ivanhoe1212]

Que bien video Amigo,...sabía que Chile durante varios años se había declarado Neutral, pero no sabía los pormenores..he quedado muy informado sobre el tema, y agradezco la Información...👍👍👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Gracias 🇨🇱👍

[@dieglhix]

Hey man, I am Chilean and my dad was born in 1942. I have been intrigued about this specific question. I have asked my dad and actually the first memory he has is "the atom bombs" that happened in Japan, so that was indeed a huge thing even here. But as far as he is aware, people just lived their lives as if nothing happened, also most were poor. I think same might occur in WW3 even with access to videos and atrocities, people will just get used to it. Thanks so much for your video, sir. I love your videos.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

As a Chilean, I appreciate your video a lot. I didn’t know many details you explained. Thank you so much !!!

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome. Thanks for watching 🇨🇱👍

[@ľőŵďǒpė86]

another great video. thank you for shearing your love of history with us, sir! 🇺🇸 🇳🇱

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome 🇨🇱👍

[@jackieow]

Washington Silva eventually became a Major General in the Chilean Air Force. During World War II, the U.S. desperately needed information about how to use pontoon aircraft, in order to do aqueous take-offs and landings in the area of SE Asia. So, Chile sent Silva to Coronado Bay in San Diego County, California, to teach U.S. Navy pilots how to fly pontoon aircraft.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@What_If_We_Tried]

Did an internet search for Washington Silva, and couldn't find anything. Do you have a link? Thanks...

[@jackieow]

I know what I know from personal contacts in Santiago. I heard about this (out of the mouth of Washington Silva, born probably about 1910 or 1915) over 40 years ago, so Silva and the path to him = the deceased. His brother was also a Chilean Air Force General named Dante Silva. If the Chilean Air Force is willing to release old records, they would have all the information including their records of sending him to California in about 1942. Unless it was done with a deniability cover so as to not anger Hitler. Even before the war there were German military operatives running around Chile etc. doing intel and infiltration set up work. His brother Dante Silva was also a Chilean Air Force General, posted to Brazil as a military attache. He emerged from a meeting into a crush of eager reporters, suddenly pushing to know why the new president of Chile had just fired him. He knew nothing of it and so answered, "Well, I suppose the president knows what he is doing." In fact the new president had been told erroneously the slot was vacant and needed filling, which the new president did in innocent ignorance. When Dante said, "I suppose the president knows what he is doing" the president interpreted that as an insubordinate wisecrack and immediately fired him, permanently. That would be in print in newspaper records in Brazil and probably Chile from ?? about 1960 ?? @@What_If_We_Tried

[@What_If_We_Tried]

@@jackieow Thanks for explaining all that.

[@juegosymasjuegos2612]

Muy buena tu informacion.ya que estube buscando pero No aparece. Se agradece por tu tiempo,saludos desde osorno

[@mauriciou]

As a Chilean myself I appreciate this video so much, my father as a military men and I grow up watching the German influence uniforms since I was kid, I always wondered all you teach in this video, thanks so much!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply 🇨🇱

[@mariobezanilla5762]

Great and interesting video on my country’s position during WWII. Keep on!

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@truxonisi]

Thank you for this video, I learned something new today. Greetings from Chile!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Great! 🇨🇱

[@yusur_5511]

Amazing video! Keep up the good work, mister. Greetings from La Serene, France.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@marlborosilver]

Great video. This should be taught in every school in Chile. Excellent work. Love to see more takes in Chilean History.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks. In the future more videos will appear.

[@mancoantoniogaming]

Greetings from Chile, great channel, hoping to keep learning more and more 😃☺

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@Leadblast]

It's true. At the dawn of WW2, Chile had strong military and civilian ties with Germany, which is why Chile did not break off diplomatic relationship with (and much less declare war to) Germany. The same happened with Italy to a lesser degree. During the rowdy '40s the Chilean Air Force had a lot of Junkers aircraft in their inventory - Ju-86 bombers, Junkers W34 transport aircraft and F13s purchased during the interwar years. It also had Italian Breda Ba.65 attack aircraft and Nardi FN.305 training/liaison aircraft. Cheers from Chile. I enjoyed the video.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@rjames3981]

Very interesting. Didn’t know much about this. I see that Chile eventually declared war on Japan. ‘Chile eventually declared war on Japan on April 13, 1945, becoming the last country in Latin America to do so’

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@agustinfigueroa3239]

Its always nice seeing the rest of the world covering South American history. It's criminally underrated. I really liked how you covered the German (particularly Prussian) military tradition, which still remains strong in my country. Every September 19th (our national holiday equivalent to the 4th of July) there's a military parade in which the troops march like a modern Prussian army, its quite a show. Big thanks! 🇨🇱♥️

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@Chimun1989]

I now this might be a little controversial, but first, the equivalent of July 4th is September 18th, and is not even our independence, is the day the "First National Government Convention" (Primera Junta Nacional de Gobierno) happened. September 19th is Army Day, and yes, you can see German influences, which can be hard to watch when we had a fascist dictatorship until 1990. Some people watch the September 19th parade on TV, but is very political, people on the left don't really care or totally hate it. I hope this can clarify somethings about our country :)

[@mrheinzz1]

Excelent video, congratulations for your research. Unfortnately, just as in WWII, the War of the Pacific still plays a pivotal role in the current foreign policies of Peru and Bolivia towards Chile. I suggest you a book called "The end of the world: chilean stories of WWII" (idk if it's translated to english), that focuses on the personal perspective of, for example, german descendants that enrolled in the German Army, or a couple of sailors that fought in the US Navy. Also, there's a fascinating story during WWI regarding the SMS Dresden. I hope you enjoyed your time here, "we're the best country of Chile" as It is said ironically.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for replying. I had a good time 🇨🇱

[@cristobalv.4006]

What a great video, very interesting we need to see more of Chile please!

[@Feadim]

Cheers from Chile. Very good video. A family anecdote: My great-grandfather was an admiral in the Chilean navy in the 1940s. As a descendant of Germans, he had his children, including my grandfather, in the German school. But due to the change in the winds of diplomatic relations and the war, he had to take his children out of that school and place them in others.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@Moli_4426]

I love how people lately have been noticing Chile more. I don't know if it was my algorithm, but sometimes people didn't even know my beloved country existed. Loved the video, too! Keep it up man.

[@HistoryHustle]

Glad to read. This Saturday more on Chile 🇨🇱👍

[@Moli_4426]

@@HistoryHustle Thanks dude! I really appreciate how good you are at explaining things too.

[@snapdragon6601]

I like how you discuss what each country did during WW2. South American counties are often overlooked. 👍

[@coling3957]

well, thats because they did basically nothing, except Brazil, except to give asylum to escaped nazis at the end of ww2.

[@danielurbinatoro9496]

Excellent video, very informative!! Cheers from Santiago.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Daniel.

[@cristopherholcomb3222]

I am Chilean, nice video you made!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 👍

[@cesarvidelac]

Thanks for this video. The only thing I disliked is it was too short 😂 But at least you are researching this, here in Chile there's little interest from the local historians for this particular natterd and of course there still are sensitivities from certain political sides. Subscribed, greetings from Chile!

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel! Soon more on other Latin American countries in WW2.

[@sebastiancabrera9704]

Great content about Chile during WW2. I have an interest in history and recall asking my parents as a young teenager about Chile's involvement in this war, their response; neutral. Thanks for sharing.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Another wonderful historical coverage video was shared by an amazing ( history Hustle) channel introduced by Sir Stefan...video clearly explained chile 🇨🇱 political attitudes and political movements during WW1 and WW2....thank you for sharing.

[@iworkout6912]

all of this information is something I didn't know about Chile. Nothing is taught in American high schools about South America.Period. Or I should say I heard nothing from our 'social studies' teacher.

[@AlexCaesel]

​@@iworkout6912 es que para chile es más reelevante saber datos. Chile estaba en crisis tanto economica como politica. Por lo que iba a variar dependiendo del que estaba en el cargo. Imagino que por el populista Ibañez del campo es que no sé generó una reaccion antes ya que no perdería una parte de la poblacion alemana que era votante

[@rickariki547]

Fantastic historical piece Stefan .. much enjoyed it by a Chilean with both English and German ancestors. Chile has a long tradition of good relations with Germany, Italy, Japan and Great Britain. Neutrality was in its interest.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching 🇨🇱👍

[@carlosolguin7846]

Chile had historical good relations with Japan, there is a bust of our navy hero Arturo Prat in Japan due to his recognized bravery. And after the war Japan gave Chile a research vessel called “Itzumi”, meaning Emerald like our school navy vessel. So Chile declared war to Japan only in April ‘45 and never to the rest of the Axis.

[@patriciovalenzuela6119]

amazing video, I am a 2nd world facts fanatic, and I had no information on Chile's participation in it. This video saved the day! Very interesting, nice scope on how things developed! Thank you, again!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! Do check my follow up video on Chile in WW2.

[@krek17]

I am from Chile, cool video, more info I did not know, thx for sharing!!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 🇨🇱👍

[@PaulinaGnecco]

Fun fact: during the war, Margot Duhalde, became the first chilean female war pilot, she joined the Charles de Gaulle french air force in England and she fought during WW II. She passed away in 2018 and she was a total badass!

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@luisromo5888]

Growing up in Chile I do not recall world war 2 being taught or being part of the history curriculum. My mother was greatly affected by the war as my grand father lost his life in 1942 when his ship, the Tolten, was sunk by an U-Boat off the coast of the United States. His name was Tomas Moore Hodges

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

World War 2 in general is taught in schools in Chile, but only the most global issues regarding the conflict. However nobody teaches about Chile during the war and they keep it in separate spheres. The sinking of the Tolten was shocking at the time. It was a merchant ship carrying nitrate (saltpeter). But not much is said about the victims of the sinking. Virtually no memorials or anything.

[@luisromo5888]

In the 1970's all we had was Chilean history. Perhaps now a days the curriculum has expanded to show Chile in more of a global context. @@robertoperezcastro6130

[@daniellama4326]

Cool video! I´m chilean, highly aprreciated

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! tomorrow another video on Chile.

[@Daraxu27]

Fascinating, great video I understood Chile position during ww2 but it's great to have an outsider perspective with a lot of details even lost for Chileans! Great video, greetings from Chile lindo ❤

[@HistoryHustle]

Gracias 🇨🇱👍

[@josemanuelriveros6233]

Amazing video, my friend. Congratulation, from Santiago de Chile..!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Jose!

[@laertes610]

maravilloso video, muchas gracias ❤

[@HistoryHustle]

De nada!

[@sambon.twitch]

It's truly interesting seeing how your country acted in WWII (because I don't remember studying the Chilean part of the war) so thank you for this great video!

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for your response.

[@999ullxa]

Good video, I’m Chilean and I didn’t know about this topic. 🇨🇱

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching. More on Chile this Saturday.

[@peterhughes8699]

Grasias Stefan - muy interesante

[@HistoryHustle]

De nada 🇨🇱👍

[@ionostro]

Excellent historical summary of the events that occurred in Chile during the Second World War and the events before and after. Thanks and greetings from Chile. 🙂✌

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for watching!

[@manuelmondaca4180]

Great video, I’m chilean and I had no idea about this. Suscribed ❤

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel 🇨🇱👍

[@mataiasagm]

Echt leuk! I'm from Chile and I always knew that we were more neutral than anything during the WW's but I definitely forgot all the details that you mentioned. great video!

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for your response.

[@senorkapowssite]

Excellent. Love history. Thanks for this video. Subscribed and will check out your other videos.

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel. Tomorrow another video on Chile.

[@Joy3269]

Thank You For This Video. It really Nice & Informative. May God Bless You & Your Channel. Amen. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌷🌷🌷🌸🌸🌸🌺🌺🌺🙏🙏🙏👏👏👏👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@Joy3269]

@@HistoryHustle You Are Welcome My Friend. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐🌹🌹🌹🌹🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷👍👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂.

[@roymartin500]

Great job Stephan!

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍👍

[@icecoffee1361]

Loving your South American history journey 👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Awesome!

[@seriousdeliriums]

Very interesting and specific topic. If you ever consider expanding on the history of our country, cover the pacific war in a longer video, there's so much interesting stuff there,which in my opinion reshaped out country (pun intended) I'm in Santiago,kind of a history buff. Suscribed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel. In the future you can expect videos about the War of the Pacific and the Pinochet regime.

[@Caquin1950]

I'm Chilean, and a history teacher in school always used to tell us this one fun fact about Chile's response to Pearl Harbor, which was changing a park's name from Parque Japonés (Japanese Park) to Parque Bustamante.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting to read. Thanks for sharing.

[@elveglos]

Im chilean. My late grandma was a about 10-13 years old in the 40's and she told me that tea imports were disrupted from the UK/India (Chile is the biggest consumer of tea in Latin America) which was a shock. Also we sent lots of copper to the US, so we pretty much were on the allied side but didn't want to anger the axis.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@patagualianmostly7437]

Tea became popular in Chile due to British workers in the expanding railroad industry and the plumbing industry: Hence "Gasfitera" Literally....gas fitting or gas fitter.

[@rutaloot]

You should do one on Mexico! Mexico in the pre-war period provided lots of aid to the Republican forces in Spain, protested the annexation of Austria and the invasion of Ethiopia. Mexico sent one squadron, the "Escuadron 201" to help in the liberation of the Philippines and also had many people who volunteered with the armies of other allied nations. Some examples such as Francisco Tarazona Toran who was an ace pilot with the Republican Spanish air force, Luis Perez Gomez who fought with the RCAF. Mexico also provided the US with much needed labor assistance to keep factories and industry running during the time of war.

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

Yes there is a lot of research on Mexico that they can draw Upon

[@jp7152]

Thks for the video, we do not talk to much about our conduct during wwii… the German presence prevented joining the allies sooner. Greetings from Santiago!!

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

Not just the German presence. There were also many economic and security factors at stake. The coast of Chile and the strait of Magellan had an important strategic importance especially when the war extended to the pacific. Neutrality prevented Chile from being targeted by either side of the conflict for logistical reasons.

[@OzeanZonedOut]

Interesting, greetings from La Serena, TX

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Chillen in Chili 👍 (kon het niet laten :-) Greets from Grun' 🇳🇱, TW.

[@GenericYoutubeGuy]

Grun’?

[@mylanvoskamp474]

The Dutch province of Groningen ​@@GenericKZbinGuy

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

@@mylanvoskamp474 : 👍

[@bcccl569]

great video. the second world war upset the delicate social balance between expat communities in valparaíso, my grandmother (english background) had german friends and they saw each other less and less due to the stigma. it was quite sad.

[@HistoryHustle]

I can imagine. Thanks for your reply!

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Very Instructive, Bravo !

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@johnthomson6507]

Thanks rarely covered bit of history

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍👍

[@godie11]

nice video man. you're supposed to stress the syllable with the acute accent though

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@IanRuxton]

My grandfather Alexander MacDonald (1894-1954) was a leader of the British community in Chile during World War Two. He was awarded a CBE in 1943 for this work. Thanks for the video, very interesting. I was in Chile for the first time in September and am slowly learning more of the history and my grandfather’s life. He designed golf courses also.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@IanRuxton]

@ you’re welcome. Here he is: Alexander MacDonald’s Legacy in Chile and Peru: golf courses, trout fishing and the salmon industry kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4rMqYR7hptngdU

[@CarlosArmandoTudelaAroca]

Excellent commets

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@alejandroperelmann9952]

Juan Antonio Ríos was my granduncle. I remember a lot of family talking about that period. What you are missing in your statement is that even if Chile reminded neutral at the beginning of WW2, this country was a very close friend of England, specially the navy, providing intelligence to the Royal Navy about German U-boats getting fuel and supplies from German colons in Chile and Argentina.

[@HistoryHustle]

Very interesting to read. Thanks for sharing.

[@edroskott5651]

Weer een heel interessante video. Dank je wel Stefan! Chili schijnt overigens wel een mooi land te zijn!

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank. En zeker een mooi land!

[@saltyroe3179]

Towards the end of WW2 my 98 year old Dad's Liberty Ship visited a port on the Attacoma desert to load minerals. In 1965 my Dad had a contract with UNESCO to help the Universidad de Coñcepcion de Chile and we lived there. In the nearby regional park there was a monument to the WW1 German War dead. The industry was decided UK owned including the Lota Coal mine to the south. Chile has been very European as the natives were put on reservations that still operated in the 1960s. There military was mostly equipped in the late 19th and early 20th Century by Germany. It wasn't until after WW2 that Chile started buying weapons from the USA. Of significant note is that the "George Washington" of Chile was Irish born, mining engineer and former British Army Artillery Officer Bernado O'Higgens. Following independence from Spain, British influence was high and this followed by German Influence when the German Empire started its world wide expansion. This is a surface influence on the Bolivarian nature of Chile, that is kick out the foreigners. Like it's competitor, Argentina, Chile had much in the way natural resources after the war in the Pacific and developed economically. Until the 1960s Chile didn't have the political problems that ruined Argentina's economy

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this.

[@ArturoRuizccp]

Nice video! I am Chilean!

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇱👍

[@Romantic_Comedian]

Greetings from Köpy Åpô, Nepal

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@Yucaste]

The video is very good, I just think that Chile was not afraid of Peru or Bolivia, but of Argentina, who despite being fascists (Peron) declared war on the AXIS, that is why Argentina received from the USA and UK after the end of During the War, 200 Sherman M1A1 and M1A3, and 200 British Sherman Fireflay, that is, 400 tanks, Argentina received after WWII, Chile on the other hand received 17 Sherman 1A1 tanks and then 60 M-24 Chaffee (Brazil received M3 and M41). Peru had German Panzer 38 tanks (Czech), Bolivia had British tanks that it used in the Chaco War against Paraguay (and lost). Chile broke relations with the Axis, but did not declare war on Germany (it is the only country in the Western world that did not go to war with Germany). Yankee pressure was so strong that the Chilean government sent to ask if the Yankees were content with Chile declared war on Japan, to which they responded yes, so Chile declared war on Japan in April 1945 and commanded concentration camps for the Japanese who lived in Chile, but it was only for screen, it was more of an area recreational according to the Japanese, where according to them they had a great time drinking a lot of wine, in this KZbin video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXaWgXibbtqemNE 50:51 you can hear how the Japanese prisoners had a great time of war.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for sharing this.

[@CARL_093]

i rembember germany and chile had a connection this why the chile army had Germany is Chile's prime trading partner in the EU . Its principal imports from Chile are raw materials (copper) and food, while industrial products are traditionally the main German exports to Chile. There is great interest in German culture and the German language in Chile. The early armed forces adopted many Prussian military traditions, and it was during this period that the Chilean military had many of its most famous victories. As a result, the drill features many 19th and early 20th century Prussian and German patterns.

[@erwincarrasco1810]

The prussian instructors arrived several years after the wars Chile fought in the XIX Century.

[@redzard2015]

Chile’s Prussianism served as their main influence tool across South America in the late 18th century and early 19th century, as they trained and were succesfully emulated by their diplomatic partners such at that time such as Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Paraguay, Honduras and Nicaragua

[@ALDUCRA25]

Hermosa manipulación.......

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

Yes the war affected a lot of trade with Germany and the occupied Europe. Many exports of machinery and other implements were blocked for years even though they had been purchased ve for the war.

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

@@erwincarrasco1810yes but they still arrived at the end of the 19th century.

[@colonial6452]

Visit Puerto Montt if you want to see German influence.

[@HistoryHustle]

Perhaps in the future one day.

[@maximilianodelrio]

Puerto varas is a mu h better example, right next to Puerto montt

[@robertoperezcastro6130]

The entire Lake District of Chile perhaps, and the Araucania region. Germans were farmers so they were all over the place .

[@hansdimter3834]

Greetings from Osorno.

[@rodrigosepulveda2498]

Very good video. In the last period of the war , Chile declare the war against Japan but neither of the both countries sent military forces against the other.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@mariorodriguez-alonso4864]

absolutely stellar stuff man!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 👍

[@anothersoulintheuniverse]

Great video, but please remember the right pronunciation is ChilE, (Spanish E) not Chili (we don’t live in a hot pepper 🌶️) Thank you 😊

[@BioCybergoth]

NO, don't force him to say it in spanish as default, there's no need to ruin his language as he's not butchering ours, learn proper language before teaching someone else because it makes you look arrogant and very ignorant, if you spot a flaw tell him, but you can't make him replace Chili for Chile to name the country because it's NOT his native tongue, both are not the same yet they are not interchangeable in the way you said it, spelling is one thing while pronounciation is very different and never the same as grammar because one teaches how it sounds when spoken and other clarifies how it's written correctly which doesn't mean it should be the same so your suggestion makes no sense.

[@HistoryHustle]

Confused it with the Dutch spelling which is "Chili".

[@garynightingale4835]

The Chileans opened migration from abroad in the mid 19th century. The goal was to settle and expand the areas Chile had control over. Later on in the century they wanted to colonize the territories taken in battle from the Araucan Indians, lands that are still in dispute today.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.