De-Simplifying Oversimplified's WW1, Hitler, and WW2 - Compilation

While we wait for new content from Oversimplified, enjoy my breakdown of their WW1, Hitler, and WW2 videos in this "Greatest Hits" Compilation.
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[@quinnobi]

This is great. Smart move to combine these in a “de-simplify” format.

[@TheCosmicGuy0111]

Frrr

[@MaxVolumeHD]

I hope as well it can be argued as more "transformative" this way. I know he's made oversimplified a TON of money

[@chadczternastek]

I absolutely agree. I usually pass on videos less than 20 minutes. I just think if there is a subject good or interesting enough to make a video, it should be engaging and at least 20 minutes.

[@33joelboy]

I don't think we talk enough about those who stood up to Hitler, those who opposed him and lost their lives. I think there is an assumption out there that almost everyone just fell in line, I would like to hear more about this.

[@Buhyeu]

There’s an entire book about assassination attempts on hitler, a lot of it revolves around the German resistance to hitlers regime

[@ASecureLab]

@@Buhyeu still he's right we dont hear about it much. the only known movie I think would be Valkyrie which I belive is based on a real attempt

[@jacobcochran3743]

The Edelweiss Pirates were a group of individuals were youth groupe that opposed Hitler’s Regime

[@alyssao517]

There’s a really good book I read in highschool about a kid named helmuth hubner (I think that’s how you spell it) He was a German teenager who was raised in the Hitler youth but he began to make anti Nazi propaganda leaflets after listening to BBC radio (which was illegal in Germany). He ended up being arrested by the gestapo then executed at 17

[@hesky10]

​@ASecureLab great BBC series called rise of the nazis would be good to watch Series 1 focuses on the rise of hitler, series 2 focuses on the invasion of the soviet union, series 3 focuses on the collapse of nazi Germany, and series 4 looks at nuremberg trials and nazi hunting post war. The first series is my favourite of the four as it shows how naive some were about hitler, how some believed they could contain him and operate him as a puppet. They also have 1 historian/military leader to give insight on psychology and intent, with the best on in my opinion being General Sir Mike Jackson!

[@GrandpaPapi]

2:05:03 "I'm getting ahead of myself." It shows how much he loves history, and I appreciate his work so much for that reason. He's a really good teacher.

[@nebulakosmic4997]

Thank you for standing up for my Armenian ancestors.

[@daniellysohirka4258]

What about my Canadian ancestors, not one mention, they changed the game in WWI. Even invented gas masks.

[@haleychapman5051]

@@daniellysohirka4258canadian here - we weren't victims of genocide 😊 gas masks were a cool invention though!

[@pesxbarca]

Oversimplified is such a great channel but they only post once a year ffs

[@Muffin.Creations]

Quality over quantity, more videos would be fun but I appreciate all the effort they put into the limited amount of videos they post

[@pesxbarca]

​@@Muffin.Creationsyeah true but I think it's more about lack of interesting wars

[@Muffin.Creations]

​@@pesxbarcathey really should do more of the "mini-wars" series, like the emu war video

[@Mr10johnny10]

@@pesxbarcaThat’s most definitely not the case.

[@pesxbarca]

​@@Muffin.Creationsyep those videos are a good stop gap

[@nicolamaturo6958]

Fun Fact: I guess everyone know Ferrari (the Italian luxury car manufacturer) and their iconic prancing horse logo, but maybe not everyone know how they got it and that it is linked to WW1. During WW1 Francesco Baracca was the first ace of the Italian Air Force, but unfortunately he died before the end of the war during a mission. Francesco Baracca had a prancing horse on a white background painted on his airplane (there are different thesis on why Baracca used the prancing horse as his personal symbol). After WW1, car racing became quite popular in Italy and one of the racing drivers of this period was Enzo Ferrari, the founder of Scuderia Ferrari. The mother of Francesco Baracca, the Countess Paolina de Biancoli, attended one of this races that was won by Enzo Ferrari. The Countess was so impressed by the bravery of Enzo Ferrari as a racing driver that after the race she reached him out and she donated to Enzo the prancing horse logo her son used on his airplane and she asked Enzo to use that symbol on his car. Enzo Ferrari accepted (he changed the background to yellow, the color of his city, Modena) and the Ferrari’s prancing horse is still todays one of the most recognizable logos in the World.

[@ASecureLab]

nice to know, although I wouldnt saay one of the most recognized logo in the world. never saw or heard of ferrari in years (it used to be poppular in the 90s but seems very dead now at least in the americas)

[@vincentlavallee2779]

Very interesting!

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

​@ASecureLab In the US, I think Ferrari tends to be the kind of car that only the wealthy assholes drive. Not because of the car's merits or anything, but because it's an expensive brand and a status symbol.

[@hesky10]

​@@TheUndyingCrystalI believe ferrari imports cars into America and they may have to be adjusted to meet American regulations.

[@SomeDudeSomewhereOverThere]

Two hours of this? Perfect for my training hike on the treadmill.

[@pogiijayy]

I was never really interested in history before i discovered you. I really love your insight on each video i’ve watched and your hard work that you put in every video. Please don’t stop making videos, you are for real on of my favorite youtubers out there

[@itsrickus3582]

Oversimplified and your coverage/breakdowns have really allowed me to open a new interest in history. I always enjoyed it to an extent, but you have branched my curiosity and interest. Thank you for that.

[@ladysensei1487]

Fellow history major/ historian here. Your channel is my favorite KZbin channel for historical content. I always learn something new. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@tweetert.9978]

Thank you for standing firm on the Armenian Genocide. It's like denying the Hollocaust.

[@joshuawillis602]

Denying anything bad from your country’s past is never right. Every country that has a horrible past should always teach it to their young generation so they would learn from it

[@andakin117]

VT I love your approach. I've been watching your videos since early 2021 possibly even late 2020. Filling in and adding context to events in history is like watching these videos with a friend who knows about history.

[@dastemplar9681]

One of the best accounts to describe the effects of artillery during WWI was Ernest Jünger’s Storm of Steel. He described the noise of “drumfire” as so intense that you couldn’t even distinguish one detonation from another. Just a long ear-splitting thunderous white noise. He even attempted to describe the sense of fear and vulnerable as best as he could. He described as thus “Imagine being tied naked to a pole and three brutes with sledgehammers take turns swinging at your face only to each miss by a mere inch.”

[@74aztlan]

Hiking the Julian alps following the austro-italian front is most fascinating. Lots of chilling remains from WW1 in a stunning environment, an absolute experience.

[@larryberkovski439]

The general that was replaced by George Patton was Lloyd Fredendall.

[@timelordvictorious5508]

My favorite history channel on KZbin man. Been following for I wanna say about 2 years. Keep up the great work!

[@janfelchner1543]

There are great channels: The Great War week by week and WW2 week by week. They are just great if you want more and understand why many events happened.

[@AxOwLynx00777]

Always love the in depth analyses you give, keep on making history something interesting m8

[@dennisthechemist4413]

Really appreciate compiling all these into one place. Also wanna say thank you for having such a strong stance on the Armenian genocide denial, it is admirable.

[@hannahtyler3275]

I'm from Louisiana and we are known for making the Higgin boats that helped troops land on D-day.

[@paulettecollins9335]

Been watching your videos for awhile and I learn something for I'm a history lover as well keep up the great work

[@austin8775]

Wow I always thought these were just re-uploads compiled together. I’ve been missing out!

[@lightwalker222]

Dread them. Run from them. Comments begging for Napoleon's Marshals still arrive.

[@Criseteno]

Kudos to you for knowing and mentioning "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" -- the Sabaton song ! Lots of other concepts presented in this video are also present throughout several of Sabaton's songs too, including one of my favourite songs, "Fields of Verdun".

[@aimeecrosbie91]

This is great! I was in Italy last month and detoured to go to the commonwealth cemetery in Faenza to pay my respects to my great grandfather who died aged 29 at the end of 1944. Sadly never made it home to NZ to meet my nana

[@jakesheldon7637]

This is such a treat. I have an 11 hours drive coming up, this video will help me put a dent in that boredom

[@ericfarmer3360]

I've often thought about the assassination of the Archduke, and I personally believe that the reason he was killed by the Serbians was precisely because he was more willing to negotiate and make compromises with the constituent peoples of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy. With an heir to the dual monarchy being willing to do so, and there's evidence to support Archduke Franz Ferdinand was a proponent of the "United States of Greater Austria" idea, Serbia's goal of wanting a unified South Slavic state (Yugoslavia) was in grave threat. Had Archduke Franz Ferdinand become Emperor and managed to give the minorities of his domain a voice in government, the outcry for separatism would have been greatly lessened, and it much harder for Serbia to stand as a great alternative to the then-current situation in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

[@Real_Jtizzle]

Great video as always sir. Being from the 48th Brigade “Macon Volunteers” I appreciate you wearing the 3rd ID shirt. Rock of the Marne!

[@ben-gm4ij]

Great video as always Chris. Keep it up!

[@harrybrandon2730]

Hello love your content keep up the good work I’m now on Circe for the highest grade in uk history thanks for you getting me into history and a few others like oversimplified, kings and generals Keep up the good work and love the content

[@dangholston26]

It’s funny, I just finished with the Revolution series here and I cannot wait for another fresh view with all of this new info

[@Tigermoto]

There's a historic channel on here called "The great war" that for the centennial anniversary of world war one did a week by week video on what's going on that week. It was incredible.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Yep I’ve covered a number of their videos, and Indy Neidell has become a friend.

[@yasminni485]

This was a fantastic series. I love your reactions to Oversimplified, they are a great channel. (Me here just pondering how long this took from recording to uploading as it was uploaded 2 weeks ago and Her Majesty The Queen of England has been succeeded by her son His Majesty King Charles III almost a year now)

[@__kate___]

I love that you put these all together - can you do it with the Punic wars episodes too? When the third comes out ofc :)!

[@zockerbro6453]

This is absolutely beautiful to watch on a binge, and to deepen the understanding of things even for me as a german. Verry Nice!

[@ebert311]

Im loving the extended videos. Im learning a lot.

[@decker3065]

I like how there are people who realize that history is such a important thing to know

[@Blanelaw]

Great video. I like how you combined the episodes in a chronological longer episode. I would like to make an awesome book recommendation on Adolf Hitler....Robert G. L. Waite's 1977 book "The Psychopathic God Adolf Hitler" really gets you behind the psychology of the man - just a fantastic book on his psychological influences growing up in Austria and as Der Führer.

[@PavGav-]

Hey thanks for making this, I really like these because we are able to receive new information and its just so fascinating because we just get that perfect extra from you and its just so wonderful to learn about all this extra stuff that many of us have possibly not even heard about before.

[@jcdiaz4062]

This video just got me through a 4 hour flight, thank you

[@bretdeabler688]

I gotta be honest. The battle of verdun gets talked about so much that anytime anyone talks about it now it feels verdundent

[@JosephG1604]

I love ur videos man keep it up 👍

[@venomdust1]

The time between the signing of the armistice and the cease fire is something that should have more documentaries on. Imagine knowing the war is over in a few hours and being told go over the top and make a last charge . More should be written About those in charge who wasted lives for no gain .

[@tonypringles2285]

yeah i knew about it before but watching the new "alls quiet on the western front" on netflix really put it in perspective. so sad

[@TheLibermania]

December 2020 doesn't sound so long ago for how long i am watching your videos.

[@ericR1999]

chris needs to do a video on how the Battle of Moscow was the actual turning point of WW2 and reduce the importance of Stalingrad so he doesn’t sound like an undergrad

[@MasaMasa-hv9fl]

2 hours of my life well spent.

[@Beandipforyou]

In Eugene Rogan's "The fall of the Ottoman Empire" when Lawrence and the other captain went to negotiate the surrender of Kut the other captain noted how handsome the Ottoman officer was. Which i find hilarious like on the way back was this guy like "Real shame about our lads...that fellow had nice cheekbones though."

[@emelianozapatajr.5016]

Love this 🖤 What a great time to be alive 🖤

[@mikeo.4203]

Yeah the Italian front in ww1 is surprisingly overlooked. I had the pleasure to go to the actually battle site of montegrappa. Was a great place to go as a history buff.

[@SomeDudeSomewhereOverThere]

Chris, have you ever seen Hurricane: 303 Squadron? (aka Mission of Honor in the US) I just came across that as I was reading more about your comment on the 303 sqd

[@skula9528]

One of the deaths after the armistice was owen wilfred , author of dulce et decorum a. Poem describing his experience in WWI , if i remember correctly he died a week before the fighting stopped.

[@barrybetzjr1573]

Thank you oversimplified for being a good sport I love your videos and well as vth

[@MrTim2031]

The General at the Kasarine pass was Loyd Freedenhall who was considered the golden haired champion of the Army at that point. He had been very successful up until that point. After his failure he was promoted to three star and sent to the US to oversee training. By many, but not all, accounts he did very well in this role.

[@NarnianRailway]

Leading up World War 1, example of Britain's preparations is illustrated in Newcastle's Amstrong-Whitworth Shipyard constructing the High Walker Naval Yard in 1912. Armstrong was the prominent armaments manufacturer in the 1800s and constructed naval vessels at the Armstrong-Whitworth Elswick Shipyard. By early 1900s, river restrictions and small slips restricted the ship sizes they could continue building. Armstrong-Whitworth constructed the new naval yard on abandoned land of the Walker Iron Works (1810-1891). The first ship constructed was the battleship Malaya with keel laid 1913 and completed 1916. In 1927, British company Vickers obtained controlling interest in Armstrong-Whitmore forming Vickers-Armstrong. At the start World War 2, some ships included battleship King George V and battlecruisers Courageous and Furious which were converted to aircraft carriers. The High Walker Naval Shipyard predominately built destroyers and landing ships. Vickers-Armstrong constructed destroyers and patrol boats at the Elswick Shipyard and other ships at the smaller Lower Walker Shipyard. The High Walker Naval Yard closed in 1980. With the 1912 construction of the High Walker Naval Yard in Newcastle, the Ordinance Survey maps censored details of the Naval Yard. No roads, buildings, rails or piers details were shown as if nothing existed along the River Tyne. No notations were shown on the map. After World War 2, Ordinance Survey maps include the Naval Yard details in the 1946 revisions onward. An interesting example of military/government censorship from 1912-1946.

[@Kyravexa]

I don`t know if VlogginThroughHistory has already done that, but I would love a reaction or educational video about the Weimar Republic. Could even have an eyecatching title like "How the Germans failed democracy and became Nazis" or something like that. We were tought about Weimar Republic at school and I read several books about it, but my memory ist weak and I don`t remember it all...Rapallo, Young Plan, Stresemann... so many names and events...

[@orwellboy1958]

It's always glossed over mainly by Hollywood but the British played a significant part in the battle of the bulge. Troops from 21st army group, 6th airborne and 53rd Welsh division and tanks from 7th armoured division, the Desert Rats stopped the bulge from reaching the Meuse River. The British lost at least 700 troops during the battle.

[@therealbashtard]

Really enjoying this supercut.

[@danielscheeler5559]

I see you're wearing a 3rd Infantry Division shirt. Rock of the Marne, sir!

[@Ghost242ful]

Exactly what I asked you for in comment to previous desimplyfing video 🤯 Thanks!

[@simonmarie83]

The Man City shirt is scarring my retinas! But, seriously, I love the content.

[@samitovv]

City owns you😊

[@nickmills8906]

With the part talking about the artillery I dont remember where I read it but it read as "During the war Germany recorded on a heavy day they went through 1.5 million shells a day in the Western Front alone"

[@niccologregorutti9309]

Great video! The Italian front was probably less decisive,but it was potentially very dangerous. Italy and Austria were not on par with the other major nations from a military point of view, however winning on that side would have allowed Austria amd Germany to attack France from the South, otherwise the Entente could have penetrated into South Germany.the battles you refer to are the battles of Isonzo, coordinated by general Cadorna,after 11 battles the Italian army managed to gain few kilometres. All this to be annihilated at the Battle of Caporetto in 1917. After the withdrawal of Russia,the Germans were able to reinforce their western front,and the german divisions in Italy were the decisive factor at the Battle of Caporetto (there was even a young Rommel there),where the Italian Army for many reasons git obliterated and forced to retreat for 150 kilometres and organise a new defensive line on the river Piave. General Cadorna was replaced by Armando Diaz and together with the Duke of Aosta and French-British divisions they were able to push back the Austrians and ultimately win the war at Vittorio Veneto in November 1918.

[@kitsune303]

I'm a retired high school science teacher. I sense that you are an awesome teacher. Good on you. Keep the faith.

[@chadczternastek]

I seen the movie Das Boot many times, its a epic classic. Recently i stumbled across a series by the same name, the series Das Boot was great. Its in French so you have to read the subtitles, but its so good that comes just as good. You have to watch it in the original language and watch the subtitles because you lose so much in the English dub. The actors they choose to have read the lines lack any emotion. Definitely watch Das Boot the series for those who love WW2 movies and shows.

[@warmongerx4520]

It always confused me when people compare the French to be weak and cowards because of WW2 but if you look back there history they are some of the most successful in the world when it comes to military

[@kenle2]

It definitely comes from their performance in World War II. The French had spent a lot of the inter-war years in political turmoil and dealing with the social consequences of losing most of an entire generation of young men on the battlefields of World War I. Although many French troops fought bravely during the German invasion of 1940, the fact is the government and the military leadership were suffering from widespread morale problems and a misunderstanding of how technology had once again altered the way wars could be fought. Over and over the French armies were outflanked and devastated by rapidly advancing German armored formations coordinating with Luftwaffe precision bombing attacks. France had also neglected their Air Force and had few fighters that could match the performance of the Bf 109, so their own bombers were unable to respond in kind. The fact that France surrendered after only a few weeks of direct combat, coming after their four-year endurance of hell in WWI, shocked the world and left a lot of countries wondering if the French culture had just faded and become unable to sustain itself in the face of an aggressive enemy.

[@Rowlph8888]

@@kenle2French general citizens and infantrymen are some of the bravest people in history, proven many times, but the elite were just incompetent so often, probably something to do with a belief in the importance of their culture, to override other more expedient things in different moments, whereas the Brits is another example always had the idea of independent rights and private property culturally, due to their early uprisings, fights between tribes, leading to constant bloodbath and items of human rights legiislation against Kings over the centuries. They put forth the success of business, trade, invention and wealth ahead of cultural transfer. The difference has been pointed out in their colonial planning, with the Brits generally just wanting to make money with the ccolonies and also practising multiculturalism in the late 20th century at home, whereas the French saw the importance of turning their colonies national tendencies into French ones, to a certain degree and are actually still involved in these countries abroad, and seek to make refugees integrate into French culture at home, whilst the Brits simply Left and deveeloped to Commonwealth trading relations Their commanders in the 1st, and Second World War were not so focused and didn't have the same llevel of conviction as the Germans.Otherwise, they should have stopped the Germans both times, as there were very much equal in the First World War and superior in the 2nd (especially tankks).If the Brits and the French Hadn't been democracies, jaded from the First World War and "choosing" to be half arsed in their response to Germany in the initial stages, whilst the Nazis had railroaded and had total focus on maximum conviction forced on them autocratically… The elites and the Brits and French side would have come to thhe conclusion that defending the Ardennes was crucial, which would have stopped the Nazis for sure early on

[@Mr10johnny10]

This getting me hyped for whenever the next VTH Oversimplified reaction drops

[@KyleRossetti]

THANK YOU for making this

[@gryzzlyjack8986]

1:29:44 Fun fact: Benito Mussolini got the highest award you can get in Czechoslovakia before it got occupied by Germany. He got it for his journalistic work on one of the most known and admired historic figures in Czechia.

[@ObiCentral]

Best two hours of my life

[@drowningsuns9902]

Nooooo I literally just watched the old reaction earlier today. Well, time to watch it again 😅

[@ScooterDoge]

The algorithm sent me here because of my love of oversimplified and long form content.

[@BBQ_Jackfruit]

1:47:19, that is correct. Hitler went to Paris and signed the French instrument of surrender on the same rail car where the Treaty of Versailles was signed. He then had the car taken back to Germany as a trophy. In the closing days of the war, Hitler had it blown up.

[@BBQ_Jackfruit]

Source: “Apocalypse: The Second World War,” an EXCELLENT documentary series.

[@timskully3496]

hey VTH do you plan on reacting to any videos regarding J Robert Oppenheimer? I’m obsessed with the movie and would love to watch more informative videos from you!

[@jacquespoulemer3577]

Chris Mowery, Greetings from a retired American who's been living in Mexico for the past 37 years (cIurrently 71 yrs oldish) I have a natural analytical bent and majored in math (my easy subject) and philosophy (my favorite subject). But when something is difficult for me. like HISTORY I put in the extra effort for me to at least get a handle on it. I enjoy your videos generally and this one is one of my 'eye of the hurricane' areas of interest. You've mentioned you like film and for me the essential viewing experience on the subject of Herr Schickelgruber is Hans Jurgen Syberberg's Hitler, a Film from Germany. It is available in several languages, including English but it's very long. 8 hours in 4 sections of 2 hours each. . But it's NOT an ordinary film. It's a Mourning-work something to help his fellow Germans (and the rest of us) confront and assimilate and get through what AH meant and still means in our modern world. I hope you get a chance to see it. Wishing you every success Jim

[@elise2432]

My great great grandfather fought in the Italian front of WW1. I’ve never been able to find out much about the Italian front but I’ve always wanted to

[@hollywalker3726]

Fun fact: Franz Joseph was emperor of Austria-Hunary for almost 68 years. I would love to see Oversimplified do a video on the Hapsburgs, Franz Joseph's lineage. Including Epmress Elisabeth.

[@MicahRibbentrop]

The most important thing that the world has learned, never invade russia without your winter mittens

[@alanharper2734]

Thank you for adding context, verification and depth to so many areas of history and introducing us to new and interesting content providers. They owe you a thank you too for introducing us to their product.

[@user-lq7eb4gy7f]

Your content is awesome. It’s the only channel I subscribe to. If you’re ever doing anything in the Pittsburgh area that would be amazing.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I’m hoping to get down there sometime. It’s only an hour from me.

[@user-lq7eb4gy7f]

@@VloggingThroughHistory I just saw that autocorrect had changed content to contact

[@chadczternastek]

I'm so so glad I stumbled upon this channel. Not only did I enjoy watching this, I learned about the channels Oversimplified, and Extra History. I know now I been trying to find Oversimplified cause I seen one of their videos but forgot the name and my thanks and gratitude for this amazing hat trick of channels. I got me some serious videos to watch. Thanks again.

[@lowlife1368]

1:23:00 in Star Wars, the idea of the Chancellor getting his powers to become the emperor was exactly modeled after Hitler getting his power

[@thorthethunderdawg5289]

I'm loving the compilations.

[@iammattc1]

58:11 Fun fact: Alois Hitler Junior lived in Liverpool, England. He and his wife had a flat in a house at 102 Upper Stanhope Street, which was destroyed in the last air raid on Liverpool of WW2. It was never rebuilt, and the area remains an open field. It's not known if Adolf ever visited Liverpool: his half brother's wife claimed he lived with them from 1912-13, but this has been proved to be untrue.

[@markpiper6382]

53:30 I remember Ferdinand Fosh's quote: "This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years." Prophetic.

[@Chev427BB]

Canada played big roles in not only the western front of WWII, but also the Italian front. They were very active in Italy and took part in many of the major battles there.

[@Chev427BB]

Also, the part about the bullet ricocheting off the pykrete and hitting someone is partially true. Admiral Ernest King was in that meeting and is the person Oversimplified was talking taking about. The bullet didn’t hit him directly though, it only grazed his leg and hit a wall behind him.

[@doritosareawesome4765]

We also played a big part in many battles of world war 1

[@Chev427BB]

@@doritosareawesome4765 Yeah, Canadians were involved in the second battle of Ypres and battles of the Somme, Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele just to name a few. The last one was particularly nasty because they were fighting in heavy rain through very deep mud. Many of those who didn’t die from enemy fire eventually succumbed to gangrene and other nasty diseases.

[@zhdzethan9777]

I love you man greatest historian yter out there

[@stevencass8849]

Love the sweatshirt. I was in the 3rd ID in the nineties. No, I was not a tomb guard, I was in headquarters company. But, you know, I uh… I delivered the mail of the sentinels. So there’s that.

[@Reedc16]

Two of my great great grandfathers both fought in WW1 The Great War if they were alive today they can tell you everything what they experienced before

[@e.way16]

I just watched Oppenheimer, history is fascinating, I wish there was a spectate mode for history that showed the full true story of everything

[@Reedc16]

@@e.way16 I watched that as well man that director used real life nuke I was like shocked but it was all good

[@milhousevanhoutan9235]

Besides my long comment on cryptology matters. I am surprised you didn't mention that the opening of the western front was delayed because some of the required technologies literally did not exist yet. The Mulberry Harbors were still under construction, a number of Hobart's Funnies that were crucial for the initial landings (and saw some use after such as the mine flail attachment for the Sherman) hadn't been finished or were not constructed in high enough numbers. The truth is at the time of the opening of the Italian front DDay wasn't possible, which was the conclusion Eisenhower came to when he agreed to the italian invasion. It's also worth noting that the video portrays the Italian front as a failure, when in reality it was never truly intended to be anything more than it was. It was intended to capitulate Italy (which it did) and then become a bleeding action against Germany forcing them to waste valuable men and materiel on a southern front. There was never any intention to cross the alps, the fact that it bogged at the narrowest part of the boot was just a happy accident.

[@nickzeiders5952]

If you're into book recommendations, I really enjoyed Hitler: A Study in Tyranny by Alan Bullock on pretty much all of Hitler's life from the beginning to the end, though it certainly has more detail about the end. And Iron Coffins by Herbert Werner is a great book about submarine warfare by a U-boat Captain.

[@sammiejopeters8848]

Congrats to Mrs VTH! 🎉

[@aliasinternal9078]

the role of german Lt Colonel Richard Hentsch and his influence in the 1st battle of the Marne, especially in view of the movements of the 1st and 2nd army, can never be underestimated. His role his little known outside Germany. Maybe you can investigate about him and make a video, would be so interesting.

[@Ponyboy_Curtis]

Do you believe you’ll go back to the pod? I listened to the ones on military executions and passchendaele. Greetings from 🇨🇦

[@AnimeLover4Life3395]

My friend is Armenian so thank you for not giving space to those who deny the genocide.

[@oldmangimp2468]

I prefer to expand Churchill's words describing El Alamein (II) to Midway and Stalingrad, too. . "It was not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning."

[@fredericbrown8871]

1:47:54 My understanding (full disclaimer: based on a French vulgarization source + a quick Wikipedia lookup) is that the French Navy never fought for the Axis and they even scuttled what remained of their fleet in Toulon when the Germans tried to capture it when they occupied Vichy France.

[@durandil]

About Mers El Kebir, operation Catapult is a failure. They only sank old pre-WW1 battleships. The modern ships were able to leave the harbour

[@JoSheperd]

0:29 Dont worry about it Chris, these are still absolutely great, and we all have experienced sthg like this 😂

[@dragonpriest1119]

Love OverSimplified and love your channel as well,keep up the amazing work and love knowing more history!

[@danrushworth7219]

Buzzing with this. Best ever videos