Historian Reaction - Hitler by Oversimplified (Part 1)

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[@mix3k818]

This is why giving an F in art school is extra scary

[@TheSkyGuy77]

he wasn't even allowed to go there. he failed before he even got in lol

[@HoV326]

@@TheSkyGuy77 twice I believe, right?

[@EnzmoMaisLeVrai]

@@HoV326 yes

[@mikaelleonbriones6356]

And that is sad because his paintings are really good, its something I will defenitly hang in my wall rather than cool words.

[@dermax1027]

And extra crappy as well.

[@VentingPoem]

Fun fact: when hitler was young he almost drowned in a river however he was saved by a priest and on that same day in that same river that same priest saved the man who killed Hitler

[@NovaTheDark]

I see what you did there

[@NemoCapt001]

I honestly was thinking, "Hitler was not kiled, he committed suicide." That was when I realized what you did there.

[@unknown-fo9rn]

If he had drown 64.999.999 people would be alive - 1 because Hitler died in the river

[@pcuseprogramming4527]

@@NemoCapt001 can u explain? I'm middle eastern and I don't get it.

[@Salam-rd2jt]

@@pcuseprogramming4527 the other man the priest saved was hitler, hitler killed himself.

[@thewadeshow7074]

"This is just the grammar nazi in me." - I love you, a perfect pun for the content.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

You'll notice I hesitated, normally I would have just said it, but in the context I was using it, I hesitated

[@Mars-pc8zl]

Grammar Nazi

[@zerophantomyt433]

@dumedume269 Hitler was a Nazi. This guy was being a grammar Nazi. Get it now?

[@ozzyhasdrip425]

@@VloggingThroughHistory nah man don't hesitate, it was a funny joke and even if people somehow took offense we all know you didn't mean for it to be offensive and plus people that don't get the joke so Hitler hated Jews and Communists so when someone says "gotta unleash the Grammar Nazi in me" it means that they are very knowledgeable about something and sort of dislike when someone spells something wrong or hates it just like how Hitler hated Jews so when people say "I am unleashing my Grammar Nazi" and etc. It just means that they hate or dislike bad grammar so you get it now?

[@gokey5174]

I’m pretty sure it was spelled incorrectly for that exact purpose.

[@TheTimzorz]

Ayyyyyy, can never get enough of Oversimplified

[@thekillr2910]

Ikr

[@Choppytehbear1337]

Not really a fan of their new videos. They are also really greedy.

[@edixnathan6110]

@@Choppytehbear1337 its not that bad

[@Choppytehbear1337]

@@thundy9124 Their videos are full of ads plus they have long sponsorships.

[@EEE_E123]

@@Choppytehbear1337 What. really. greedy. poor choice of words.

[@Yaboi27]

3:00 it went from H-ie-tler to Hit-ler cause whenever he was enraged, he would punish Adolf severely

[@kabob0077]

This comment has enraged him, now he shall punish Adolf severly.

[@Morpheux1]

Original last name was Hiedler, with a D

[@DutchLabrat]

I think the vowel confusion comes from the weird english orthography around vowels (See: great vowel shift and all that...) The letter i is in any other european language pronounced the way English people say the letter e. So the pronunciation is [hɪtlɐ] or for the anglophones Heetler.

[@diannehadderingh]

@@Morpheux1 thank you so muh for writing it out, cause I was like that is just the Germanic (depends on region) pronunciation of Hitler

[@samthedetectiveeevee]

@@kabob0077 this enraged Adolf's father, who punished him severely

[@sliceabletoast]

"The now 16 year old boy was unemployed and without much purpose in life" this shit be hitting kinda close

[@secondpath5148]

That's how extremist factions pull you in. Relatability. One of the things the Nazis preyed upon was the loss of purpose in young Germans. Hell, Heinrich Himmler literally had 0 ambitions in his life before joining the nazi party. He was basically just some poor crazy guy.

[@flameraker6824]

Don't turn into hitler 2.0 man, pls

[@autismman6360]

don’t grow a moustache

[@QuadraticCoStanza]

Why do you think we have an alt right problem? And school shooters? This is how it always happens with overthrowing the government, disgruntled boys gang together backing some crazy idea. Frankly I don’t think the whole “kill baby hitler” trope even holds weight since if it wasn’t him it would have been someone else, it was like the whole vibe then lol. Let’s not even start comparing all the ways everything trump related is straight textbook dictator, copied the whole playbook, bc he read about Hitler and invented his policy as he went with a few bad actors pushing horrific policy. I’d January sixth didn’t scare the shit out of you, you’re not paying attention.

[@cleverusername9369]

Don't apply to art college

[@derekmayers-louther]

I like how he finished the phrase "who punished him severely" lol

[@unknown-fo9rn]

LOL the best phrase ever

[@Hudcrudder]

Just found your channel. Easily one of the best history dudes out there

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thank you so much!

[@TheTimzorz]

Welcome!

[@semiramisubw4864]

Agreed, its good to know some american who is very interested and has already huge knowledge of history. greetings from Germoney

[@sus3564]

Ahhh yes history dudes

[@johnnysomething153]

@@sus3564 we are cultured here we don’t use appropriate nouns my fellow comment dude

[@abdullahahmad2012]

I'm a 16 year old student who has taken biology as a subject. But I always had an interest in history and you explain things so well. Really appreciate it and keep up the good vids!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thank you Abdullah! Glad to have you here.

[@steelepartridge6954]

Great to see another Chelsea fan in the community

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

@@steelepartridge6954 nobody's perfect. ;) #WBA

[@steelepartridge6954]

@@VloggingThroughHistory The Albion hoodie alone is worth being their fan, it's awesome.

[@donkarnage6986]

you know he take others peoples work and make some commentary over it?

[@colefuller5660]

Additional note on Adolfs Nephew. He served in the US Navy in WWII after he made a special request to FDR. He was wounded in battle and received the purple heart. After the War he used his medical training to analyze blood samples.

[@dodo0198]

Where did you get that information from? According to his (German) Wikipedia article, the US authorities never really trusted him and only reluctantly accepted him into the navy in 1944. But he never saw any frontline duty and was discharged in 1947.

[@colefuller5660]

@@dodo0198 I got the information from the english wikipedia. He was though not overly trusted by the americans and I believe he was investigated by the FBI for sedition before he was allowed to serve. As to how he was injured, I do not know.

[@marinbubalo1035]

Hitler's nephew had to change his name after WW2 because he didn't want to be looked down at because of his surname. And he wrote something that had a name "I hate my uncle".

[@charlessapp1835]

You mentioned how different family members can go so differently. My Mom was one of six kids. They had nothing growing up. But they had loving parents. My Mom's family was so low on the social totem pole, that they were not on the bottom, but below the totem pole. They were looked down on a lot. My Mom was never bitter on how they were treated, and neither her sister. My Aunt ended up teaching school in Japan in a international school, and the students LOVED her because how she cared for them. One of them traveled all the way from the Philippines to go to her funeral when she died of cancer. My Uncle on the other hand, is an extremely bitter man. He is the complete opposite of my Mom and Aunt. He is very selfish and only thinks of himself.

[@Cless]

Thanks for your comment

[@Hybrid980]

We all have different breaking points, no one is above embracing bitterness or other negative outlooks/emotions due to a tragic circumstance.

[@MarloSoBalJr]

Family Life 101

[@3thalluing339]

The student who visited your aunt… she must’ve meant a lot to that student.

[@charlessapp1835]

@@3thalluing339 She actually bought an extra math book for each student so they would not have to haul that heavy book to and from school. And she would also bring chocolate chip cookies.

[@schastye8899]

This guy is easily among the top quality of Reaction channels. I learn something new even when watching him react to a video that I've seen dozens of times. I like ya cut, G.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Appreciate that!

[@Xaumythical]

6:31 Loved how you said “Punished him severely” at the same time as the Audio.

[@rhhftgygtvgyygugtugj3368]

Yes yes yes

[@rageraptor7127]

Henry Tandy is such a butterfly affect case it’s insane. It really shows how random yet critical life can be.

[@monogamyisforslaves3867]

Glad he didn’t shoot

[@yourmother8775]

Luckily he didn't shoot, else western colonialism wouldn't end that soon.

[@prodICYN]

I'm fairly sure if it wasn't hitler it would've been someone else, better or worse, in germany or a totally different country, the treaty of versailles was just too much of a dumpster fire plus the great depression, it was pretty much inevitable

[@52joker64]

Hate to be the "um ackchually" guy but Henry Tandey never actually met Hitler. The time Pvt Tandey was on the Western Front Hitler was wounded and in a field hospital. "The Man who didn't shoot Hitler" is a fascinating read

[@philipp0209]

this is the best reaction to the oversimplified hitler video I've ever seen, like you provide the most background with additional information, other reactions don't cover also you can only watch it from other people's channels and not directly from oversimplified in austria and germany, because it's blocked here :(

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Really appreciate your kind words, Philipp.

[@gmanor20]

You can get around that with a VPN

[@meatloafisgood2374]

@@gmanor20 sponsored by nord vpn

[@Goatedpal2]

Why the hell is it banned in the uk bro

[@josephssecondchannel8651]

@@Goatedpal2 I think it's banned in Europe altogether

[@larioksanen2263]

I think the big takeaway from all this is that it takes so little to turn a person from nothing to something. We all have that little bit of narcissism and the need to blame others. Hopefully we can use that bit in a positive manner.

[@kael2295]

I Dont think that whats happened there Was 'little'

[@shaandalal5563]

“Grammar nazi in me” interesting word choice

[@WillS560]

It’s an actual term to describe someone who corrects others grammar unnecessarily

[@WillS560]

@Sergio Avalos He has a Minecraft profile picture so i'm assuming he doesn't know what grammar nazi means.

[@WillS560]

@Sergio Avalos Yeah no worries.

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

At least nobody was shot.

[@roxanne5918]

This guy is so under rated(my fav youtuber)

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Appreciate that Roxanne!

[@FREDDYHUNTER34isnotliquid69420]

Roxanne, God dam

[@FREDDYHUNTER34isnotliquid69420]

It is joke btw song lyrics

[@MH3GL]

Which one? 🙂

[@levbegus187]

It’s not available in my country. Thank you for your reaction so I could see the video.

[@p3chv0gel22]

May i ask, from which country you are?

[@levbegus187]

@@p3chv0gel22 Slovenia. And you?

[@p3chv0gel22]

@@levbegus187 Germany, which is ironic, because it's unavailable here as well

[@levbegus187]

@@p3chv0gel22 It’s probably unavailable throughout all of Europe

[@dnocturn84]

@@p3chv0gel22 Interesting. I've checked it and you're right (I'm German too). But I swear that I've watched the original video by oversimplyfied second half of 2020, so it was available for some time. Propably due to the heavy use of the swastika, which is an illegal symbol in Germany. If it would be blurred out, the video would propably available for us again.

[@adamlinqvistosenkristensen8874]

You know, no matter what history effect the action of Henry Tandey had. I feel kinda glad and proud because it just goes and shows the empathy he had, and that shall be praised

[@Pucknuckle]

Just found your channel today. I already knew how accurate the information from channels like Oversimplified tends to be, but I enjoy the clarification, extra information and context you provide at certain points. And I love the fact that you'll often say points right before the video does. You obviously really know your stuff. Keep up the good work.

[@ewancameron4629]

Your account has got me a lot more interested in history, especially the American civil war and both world wars

[@michaelhendrix5771]

Absolutely loving your videos! Binging the oversimplified and ERB series. It’s so nice to enjoy something and also be able to learn. Keep it up!

[@Yaniunitedofficial]

When the original video is banned in your country but this isn't : HEHEHEHE Edit: omg I have never gotten so much likes

[@downsidesuncasual]

Sneak 100

[@luketalbot7253]

What country?

[@pimphead4879]

@@luketalbot7253 Not Germany, i can watch it

[@snoozlewoozle5681]

I am from Germany and I can‘t watch the original video.

[@snoozlewoozle5681]

Only with VPN

[@thegirlwhosparkles]

I love your videos. I was a history major myself. I love how you add more information. You even drop some info I dont know. Keep up the great work. Thanks for all the great quality videos.

[@evilkruemel]

Now I can finally watch this video in germany again

[@semiramisubw4864]

jo, wusste auch nicht das es existiert, bis ich es von jemand in ner reaction sah...

[@sparkshark9697]

Das Video hatte aber auch verdammt viele Hakenkreuze.

[@steppenfuchs5608]

@@01.adeyogaaditamaputra96 you mean guten? Guttenberg is someone else.

[@sumguyonabike8776]

Vpn.....

[@dereinzigwahrenico8156]

ich hatte das video schon nach veröffentlichung gesehen. war auch erstaunt das es nicht mehr verfügbar ist.

[@hellermartialarts1518]

Another great reaction. I think I've binged all of the reactions so far and some Sabaton videos. Great additions and even corrections. Its greatly appreciated that you take the time to look up something you aren't sure about, adds to the quality of you and your channel. Keep up the great work!

[@VoidRavenDC17]

The reactions to oversimplified videos are great, the mix of oversimplifieds humor and extra details by you is awesome

[@rbgerald2469]

Love your reaction videos Vlogging Through History/ History Guy Gaming! I'm beginning to binge watch all your videos. Thank you for teaching me history while reacting! Regards from the Philippines!! Congratulations on advance in 25k Subscribers!

[@mrmyren7196]

Came upon this channel when you reacted to ERB Alexander the Great and just got hooked to your videos. Really like how you not just watch and sit in silence, you actually add some interesting information to the video. Nice!

[@Pandemiclui]

ive been binge watching your reaction videos. on my own, i would’ve never watched this video, but watching you, giving small little references or fun facts, makes it not only entertaining, but the information sticks.

[@schuylerkandarian7325]

Hey Chris! Congrats in advance on 25 thousand subs! Also, The History Channel just began uploading their old show Battle 360, which documents WWII from the perspective of the USS Enterprise. I think that would be a really cool reaction series if the History Channel is on board with it. The episodes are an hour long so you might need to break it up, but I think it would be worthwhile as the show was made just in time (2008) for the CGI to hold up to modern standards, as well as have a bunch of the crewmen from the Enterprise give live interviews to tie into the story. If you only want to do one episode instead of like 10 hours of reactions the second episode covers the battle of Midway in a really great way! The series has nothing but good reviews on IMDB and on KZbin.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Funny you mention that, I was just rewatching some of those episodes on my fire stick the other day.

[@schuylerkandarian7325]

@@VloggingThroughHistory it was really cool looking at the comments on their KZbin videos of people reminiscing about the golden age of The History channel. They did such a great job of getting people to love history. It’s really cool to see comments on your channel from students saying how they’re really starting to engage with history because of your positivity and knowledge. Keep up the great work!

[@ianfischerschilling9779]

Started to watch your videos recently, I've been loving them! Your comments add a lot to the videos, keep up with the amazing content!

[@MarcMagma]

Fun fact: Since the jewish family doctor of the Hitlers, Eduard Bloch, tried his hardest to cure his mother charging only reduced prizes and sometimes even non at all, Hitler had a tone of respect for him. When the Nazis annexed Austria, Hitler made sure that Bloch would stay as unaffected by the prosecutions of the jewish population as possible (which worked for the most part but not completely). He even wanted to make Bloch an "honorary aryan" to ensure his safty and that he could continue to work in the Third Reich. But Bloch refused since he saw it as a betrayl to his faith and migrated to the US, where he died on June 1st, 1945.

[@thomasgoodwin2375]

this may be one of my new favourite channels. You deserve more subs!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thanks Thomas!

[@ChrisWadeMusicc]

Great video ! I never heard that story about Tandy , I’m glad you shared that ! I enjoy oversimplified’s videos a lot and your reaction is a nice compliment

[@blitznewz]

I really enjoy watching your reactions partly because I actually feel like a history teacher is reacting to a video. You bring up interesting facts that I had no idea about, can't wait till part 2:)

[@sesh3158]

You deserve a lot more subscribers you make the best content I really like your videos and I somewhat prefer them over oversimplified videos because they give me more context, please keep making these great videos!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I appreciate that!

[@Jacobripka]

I can't stop watching these. The concise info from the video plus your commentary fills in any gaps🤙

[@Edninety]

Ok, I thought I was just in for another Oversimplified reaction and then you actually dig and pull out references and sites to critically evaluate that vid, you really provide substance to the term "historian". Cheers mate, I definately subscribe, much love from germany

[@abadchannel5724]

You are great at what you do and it’s fun to watch . I just want to say I’ve already watched it but, I just love the extra information .

[@DarthAxolotl]

Who else originally came here just because the video is banned in your country then stayed because the commentary was entertaining

[@apit0v840]

Great video, I especially like the parts where you dive a bit into detail about a topic in the videos. Keep it up!

[@pixrin6579]

this video never gets old. feel like i remember a new fact you mention every time i watch! i study sociology and social anthropology at uni so your videos help in my wider understanding! thank you

[@justyourlocalbernana1823]

"If you can see that the subscribe button is red, turn it grey." Me, an intellectual who is colorblind: I only see blue.

[@Design-Challenge-Pod]

I feel that after world war 2 modern art seems more abstract, and it allows you to get into art school a bit easier.

[@TheAwesomejay]

I love it when you add stuff to the videos. helps fill in the gaps that oversimplified might gloss over and it does feel like a discussion!

[@AnthonyMartinez-iy5ik]

I just found your channel recently and your content is just amazing. Keep up the good work!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thank you Anthony! Glad to have you here.

[@shewanttheducky495]

Why do I wish my History teacher went this deep on the things we learned. Love the content, and your further explanations of video topics.

[@Ineedmoreideas]

If I was a history teacher i would do this

[@ajrothBU09]

Speaks to how good the oversimplified videos are that I’ve watched them all the way through and still watching all of this. You’re doing a good job adding background and content, but still, the oversimplified channel is fantastic

[@nix207]

Glad I found your channel. Been watching a lot of Oversimplified over the last year, and I’m always happy to see someone fill in some of the gaps in the history info. Suggestion to name this format something like “Slightly less Oversimplified”?

[@alexsmith3598]

I love how you do these to give credit and funds to Oversimplified! These are just nice videos to watch and follow along with what is in the video. And it shows how well Oversimplified actually covers the information.

[@theyluv._ethan6132]

Love ur vids man I will DEFINITELY sub ur a great guy

[@phill_let2137]

Fun Fact: this video was blocked in Germany and Poland

[@freddiecboss1434]

Thank you for posting such great content and helping me learn more about history

[@hank780]

Awesome video, man. Just found your channel a couple of days back. Loved it. Definitely my favourite history reactioner. Besides Mr Terry. Also, because this video had been blocked in my country (Hungary) as well

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Always glad to have a Hungarian here! My wife's grandfather's family was from Sajoszentpeter, so my wife and kids are all part Hungarian.

[@nickshaffer9961]

You’re videos are always so entertaining to watch. I’ve been following you since before you hit 10k subscribers but I always come back for me. Great stuff! I’ve always loved history and learning as much as I can. I thought about even making an Instagram account just to follow your trip to all the battlefields. Can’t wait to see the videos you post about that. Keep up the awesome work!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thanks Nicolas. Glad to have you along for the journey.

[@Danisachan]

That poor Belgium flag though... What most people never seem to get right is the correct color sequence for the German flag 😂

[@jenshendrickx2230]

I thought the german flag was black red yellow? 🇩🇪The belgian flag is black yellow red 🇧🇪

[@Danisachan]

@@jenshendrickx2230 Yes. And in the classroom scene here they are flying the Belgium flag (although in reverse too) not the German one.

[@jenshendrickx2230]

@@Danisachan yeahh i always thought that was strange because the german flag was right next to it

[@sunflower8227]

i mean, its not our fault that the people who created these flags have 0 creativity

[@Nitidus]

@@Danisachan I bet you ten bucks that that was absolutely on purpose and I'm actually confused some people seem to think otherwise

[@BrancheeVR-ko1eg]

I love history and you are amazing I love OverSimplified, and Now I subscribed to you. Great history guy.

[@brianclemons3979]

I love your videos I’m a big history person and Im learning so much from y’all! Keep doing your thing great sir!!!

[@theoschreiner2468]

Actually, yes, I'm French and dug all the oversimplified videos without seeing this one and without this video, I could never have know that it exists, so thank you for that

[@steelyjedi1079]

this is why my teachers dont want me to use Wikipedia cause they know that ill learn more from a historian and oversimplified and Wikipedia than in school and my knowledge will be more than the teachers

[@anthonyrabon5369]

Love your stuff man, been binging before bed

[@Tbritt2112]

Awesome reaction and insight. Looking forward to your next video. ☺ Was I the only one who cracked up at the brief pause then play through at 7:27? 😁

[@noerselite_]

Bro, imagine if that soldier had actually shot Hitler instead of letting him go

[@reyk3524]

10:11 The doctor who looked after Hitler's family was a Jew, he was the only Jew who was protected by Hitler from racial politics. This doctor later lived in poverty. When Hitler came to power, the doctor wrote a letter to Adolf asking him to give him a job, but Hitler sent him to the USA and wrote in the letter "Thank you so much for looking after my mother, you did a lot for us."

[@NONO-oy1cu]

That was informative thanks!

[@NedimOrton]

Keep it up man, I found this channel few days ago and I really like it.

[@TheUltimateOpportunist]

Unfortunately, this OverSimplified video isn't available where I am (London, UK), so I'm glad to see it here. Excellent video 👍🏻🐐

[@SomeGayAnimatorIg]

FUN FACT: Art appreciated before WW2 was really detailed artwork of people and gods etc. AFTER WW2 however... it was abstract art that a 2 year old could do. They just didn't want anybody else failing art school. UvU

[@tomasvrabec1845]

Not always. It is easy to claim modern art is easy to do but many peaces are complex in ways that hyper realism didn't have. At the same time... Abstract art was great before WW2 as well.... I mean what about van Gogh or Munch. Abstract simply means that it is not an attempt to show the world exactly as observed. Hence not like a photo.

[@sabouter]

GREAT video commentary! Couldn't be better...

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Much appreciated!

[@lukebusler2296]

It's so much better to watch your video than the original video because you provide little facts in between. Love it

[@brady8259]

love your insight on things, keep it up man

[@Jetsfan988]

Tysm one of the best history teachers out there

[@ramyunrater]

I love oversimplified content! Btw I recently found your channel and you reacting/explaining this makes it easier for me to understand since i dont really know a lot about history. Hope you keep making great content like this!

[@sebastianjose3382]

You're awesome! Love enjoying your reaction videos about history. Give more detail to the picture haha

[@vincecangelosi9403]

Enjoy the VA battlefields! I live right down the street from Wilderness and they are amazing. Cant wait to see the videos. Keep it up!

[@dennisengelbert3498]

Regarding Henry Tandey, it is said that in a meeting with Chamberlain, Hitler told this story and had a painting of it in the room of his house Berghof in Berchtesgaden. However, there is a chance this story was forged, as Tandey was a war hero and wasn't currently there to dispute anything, Hitler could have used his name and the story to make himself look more friendly and grateful. Even if it is true, Hitler still "used" the story in addition to his good speech talent to manipulate Chamberlain. The meeting where Hitler would have told the story was the first of the three in-person meetings with Chamberlain on September 13 1938 following the Sudetencrisis.

[@djmace911]

I love this guy I love that he is doing more vids

[@NatsuDragneel..]

Yeah. I used to watch Mr. Terry for knowledge on foreign history but the time i watched you. I become your student and sucked the knowledge you blessed on me. So thank you and keep up the great content

[@alanfike]

Speaking of what you said pre-viewing, about visiting the Spottsylvania/Fredericksburg battle site, I'll make sure to look that up because I happen to drive to Fredericksburg for a regular doctor's appointment, and every time I cross that bridge over the Rappahannock I think of the Union crossing that under heavy musket and shelling. It's hard not to think about, like history happened right there.

[@therealbashtard]

There's an interesting interview with the manager of the Adlerhorst and he says that Hitler was a vegetarian because he couldn't stand the smell of meat ever since he was in a gas attack during WW1. Really interesting interview overall.

[@runneruwu]

Glad to see my fellow NE Ohioans making such cool history content

[@andrejaandreja303]

You are incredibly underrated. Great videos man👍

[@mikeyero9862]

I’ve been no lifing your channel I love hearing oversimplified and you at the same time double the history and double the learning

[@skaterpulse6746]

"He went on to say that it was the best time of his life" Now thats how you know how demented he was. The front lines of WW1 were nothing but a human slaughterhouse for both sides. Nothing had ever been seen like it in previous wars. Soldiers fighting with modern warfare tactics and equipment with an old school war mentality and he enjoyed it. Wow he was a horrible human being but he must've been a good soldier to not only enjoy WW1 but also be awarded with the Iron Cross

[@lightgreen3479]

Churchill also said he enjoyed the war

[@skaterpulse6746]

@@lightgreen3479 Well of course he did. He wasn't in frontline combat for most of the war so he would

[@lightgreen3479]

@@skaterpulse6746 Still messed up to say that, right?

[@skaterpulse6746]

@@lightgreen3479 For Churchill yes. He was one of the main majors for the Gallipoli landings which was basically a slaughter of British and ANZAC troops so for him to say that he enjoyed the war while he was basically exempt from combat that left alot of soldiers mangled, shell shocked or dead is a bit fucked up

[@slome815]

@@skaterpulse6746 Churchill was dismissed as first lord of the admiralty after the debacle in Gallipoli. He joined the army and did serve on the front for a while (coincidentally, in the belgian town where the bricks of my house were made). And there are a good amount of WW1 veterans who did in fact look back with joy on their time during the war. Especially in Germany, where they often ended up broke or even homeless after the war. But even in the allied nations there are examples of this. Not every sector was Ypres, the Somme or Verdun either, and some veterans just missed the camaraderie they had during the war.

[@illusion2351]

the British dude who chose not to shoot him may have created the worlds most devastating butterfly effect.

[@robertholmberg6485]

And even though Ludendorff and possibly Hindenburg started the "stab in the back" myth, they were the ones who requested that the Kaiser abdicate and that Germany ask the Allies (actually Entente, but...) for a peace agreement

[@robertholmberg6485]

But of course the Germans expected that the peace would be according to Wilson's 14 principles, not the harsh terms of the Versailles Treaty

[@penguini8463]

Wow dude, yesterday you had 23k subscribers, and the next day you have almost 1k more, keep it up!

[@areloTET]

8:09 he was about to say "who punished him severely"

[@condeaarondarkusexcubitor3155]

I think some people should understand the context. You are an historian, someone who is definitively going to expand considerably the story told by the videos and give more perspective. People, he is not a common streamer that will just kept quiet or just say "oh, ahhh, woah". In fact, that is what makes these things interesting in the first place. If you watch a video about an historian reacting to something, you are here because you want to see how that historian will compare the contents of the video with the knowledge acquired so far until now, and see if he gaves an approval to it or not, perhaps even now knowing new parts of the overall puzzle, because we are always learning new elements. We are constantly evolving in that sense, we are never the same persons as before, as the famous philosopher Heraclitus said in one of his sayings: "Nobody can swim in the same river twice". I think that if a person wants to have the reactor to just say "oh, ahhh, woah", I would suggest to look into other youtube channels.

[@michag4337]

I really like your channel. You go out of your way to express points where you may have bias (rather or not they show), painstakingly expressing points where you have vast knowledge vs when you are basing your statement based on opinion, based on little to no factual information (from what I've seen you seem to avoid commenting when you know little to nothing about the topic). Whatever your views are on a topic, it's very difficult to get a read, which is beautiful in a time of tribalism and opinion>fact. I wish their were more channels that had topical experts/near experts who do their best to remove opinion, or at the least announce their bias so you can remove parts of their statements on your own. Beautiful channel, amazing incite, and honestly hearing you talk on a lot of topics has pushed me to look into history more, and it's impacted my insights and views by allowing me to see things more clearly through the scope of history. Thank you, I wish I'd found this earlier in quarantine, and I hope you get the recognition you deserve.

[@PCStPierre]

Hey man, I live like 2 hours from you! Great Content and Reactions, I love the slightly deeper dive you give! O-H!

[@anthonydurazo214]

I can’t wait to see him react to the Russian revolution.

[@urlocaldominator_6943]

I love how when oversimplified says punished severely you say it at the same time 😂

[@ronstoppable5198]

10:14. Interesting fact the doctor that treated Klara was a Jewish doctor named Eduard Bloch. He was the family doctor. Even treated young Adolf when he got sick as well. I read on Wikipedia that after the Anschluss, he was "put under special protection by the Gestapo."

[@machtnix1]

Thank you for reacting to this for the extra knowledge and opportunity to watch this video since its not available here in germany

[@phillee2814]

Interesting coincidence - my wife has just completed her bachelors in psychology and is going on to a masters, and hoping to specialise in conflict resulution, It seems my wife and yours may have much in common.

[@sapperjackson7132]

With the US and the world censoring history and who did what... we need more unbiased objectivity from people like you brother. Thank you for the content. I’m sure they’re going to stop teaching it like this if they even do now a days. Being blind to history dooms us to follow it and repeat what we should have learned.

[@jevgenitseban184]

Thank you for this reaction! Now I can watch your reaction AND another great oversimplified video in Estonia))

[@matthieupaty5032]

In france we don't have access to the original video but at least I got to see it through you so thank you :)