How Germans Experienced Operation Barbarossa (1941) - The German Perspective on World War II

How did the Germans experience Operation Barbarossa? What was the German perspective on the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941? On 22 June 1941 the German invasion of the USSR started. Learn more on the German perspective on WW2.
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- The German War. A Nation under Arms, 1939-45 (Nicholas Stargardt).
- Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler. The Age of Social Catastrophe (Robert Gellately).
- Russia's War (Richard Overy).
- Brieven van de Wehrmacht. Duitse soldaten vertellen over hun oorlog (Marie Moutier).
- A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War: Russia, 1941-1944 (Willy Peter Reese).
- Historia. Oorlogen & veldslagen - Het Oostfront 1/2020. Page 30 - 39.
- Ostkrieg. Hitler's War of Extermination in the East (Stephen G. Fritz).
- Hitler's Russian & Cossack Allies 1941-45 [Men-at-arms] (Nigel Thomas).
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[@HistoryHustle]

GERMAN PERSPECTIVE ON WW2 PLAYLIST: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoXPfKmAapeHkM0

[@tungurahua8257]

Hello Stephan! Could you also please make a video about police battalion 101. That would be awesome.

[@stanleyrogouski]

There's a diary by a German draftee in Napoleon's Grande Armee named Jakob Walter. It would be interesting to compare his diary to Reese's.

[@HistoryHustle]

@Tung: hopefully in the future. @Stanley: sounds interesting!

[@stanleyrogouski]

@@HistoryHustle There was also a Belgian soldier who served with the Grand Armee in Russia named Joseph Abbeel. As far as I know his and Walter's diaries are the only ones ever kept by common soldiers serving under Napoleon. I suppose he literacy rate in WWII was a lot higher and a lot more soldiers from every army kept diaries.

[@HistoryHustle]

Ok!

[@imalikconnor]

I love your videos! My father grew up in Poland during WWII. My family is from Silesia. These videos have helped me to understand what they experienced. Thank you!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this. Glad you like the videos, Ingrid!

[@lindapolle1665]

Perhaps you will agree with me that much about Eastern Europe and the second World War is like a crumpled news paper. That is many persons knew of it. It was public and published, but estranged to us by the Cold War and Iron Curtain. I am grateful to find evan a wispy trail here.

[@petemancillas9929]

Thank you for all of your hard work. It's great to see a teacher who presents a lecture and immerses himself in the topic and acts as though he was an eyewitness. Reading history is demanding, it gives. And it takes. "Bloodlands" is one example of a rough read. I taught history for 30 years, here in the United States, from an American perspective, and have gained a great deal from your well researched videos. If an American really wants to know why Russians see the world the way that they do they might want to skim the surface with this video.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, Pete!

[@BHuang92]

Fun Fact: Notes made by the Germans in Operation Barbarossa during the winter is still being used by NATO in operations for Russian winter.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting. Didn't know this.

[@alanmcbride6658]

NATO is just as deluded as Hitler regarding Russia. They lose Afghanistan, Iraq etc yet they seem to believe Russia can be taken on.

[@thanos_6.0]

Doesn't surprise me. During WW1 Germany took notes from Napoleons invasion of Russia, and during WW2 the Germans took notes from their invasion of Russia in WW1. If you want to defeat an enemy you have to gaver as much military information about the enemy country as possibly, same with the Vietnam War regarding the Indochina war of the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan regarding the Soviet Afghan war.

[@BartJBols]

@@alanmcbride6658 you can defeat russia by going from the east, this way you can get their heavy industry.

[@aranos6269]

@@BartJBols have you looked at the map? Your statement sounds as silly as operation barbarosa 😊

[@GunDrummer]

Interesting topic and excellent video

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍👍

[@billd.iniowa2263]

@@HistoryHustle The most important video you have done yet. Thank you for your hard work. It is greatly appreciated.

[@HistoryHustle]

@@billd.iniowa2263 thanks as well, Bill!

[@crabwalkarms7347]

Never figured i would see you here. Glad someone else finds history important

[@mammuchan8923]

Superb episode - brought home the mind blowing scale of the invasion. War is hell😶

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed. Thanks for replying!

[@paulpalmer6364]

Excellent, I say again excellent. I would love to read this man's writings as I am trying to write about my time in the US ARMY.

[@markwitt7983]

Great video! You weave together the historical photos, letters and facts very well to paint an accurate and descriptive picture. Thanks for all your hard efforts.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, Mark

[@LuvBorderCollies]

Its the words from the soldiers who had first hand experiences that give us a glimpse past the generic history books. I'm glad I was old enough to met and talk with hundreds of WW2 vets. Each had a history and details you never saw in a book or a TV documentary. Like General William Tecumseh Sherman famously said....War is hell.

[@tonyd6848]

Agreed.! Thank you.

[@jpfl14999]

Your videos are great. Keep up the good work!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Jean!

[@kampfgruppepeiper501]

Been waiting for this! Great Video History Hustle!

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@armandojr.9805]

Saturday mornings are to watch History Hustle! Great video like always, greetings from Texas! 👋🏻

[@HistoryHustle]

Great! Cheers from Ljubljana at the moment 🇸🇮

[@apacifistmachinegunner669]

Longview , Texas here!

[@armandojr.9805]

@@apacifistmachinegunner669 El Paso!

[@xvsj5833]

Excellent research Stephon, thank you for sharing. Have a fabulous weekend 👍: )Jesse

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍👍

[@jeromebarry1741]

The diary of Willy Peter Reese is one of the more impressive items to have come into public view with the present generation of historical examination of that time.

[@HistoryHustle]

Very interesting read it is yes.

[@robertbruce1887]

Thank you Stefan for a thorough & detailed documentary with much a acecdotal detail

[@bazzakeegan2243]

Excellent presentation Stefan!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!!

[@Jasona1976]

I always enjoy your excellent and informative videos!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 👍

[@Jasona1976]

@@HistoryHustle hugs from USA

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@michaelfernandez3182]

This is a really good video. I appreciate the quality you are providing. I was honestly unsure because of the narrator, but he is a talented, well studied teacher. I'm really glad I kept watching.

[@HistoryHustle]

Awesome to read, Michael. If you haven't seen the other episodes feel free to check the playlist about the German perspective on WWII: kzbin.info/aero/PL_bcNuRxKtpE61Dn9Ul1MXeuhp4Hwtc1Q

[@HealthyCigarette864]

I appreciate the work you consistently put in to dispel the clean wehrmacht myth. You are my favorite history creator making engaging and academically-sourced videos. You strike the perfect balance of seeing the "big picture" with tiny anectdotes.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for your reply!

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Saturday night history! Thanks Stefan.

[@HistoryHustle]

😁👍

[@Mastordant]

Great video! I love how you combine the different media into something informative. I woudn’t mind if you did even more in depth video’s about a single topic.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, more vids will come soon!

[@billyoung3192]

Excellent and pertinent coverage of such a massive subject. I hope we get some deep dives in the future.

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍👍

[@prismpyre7653]

Great video; this is the first one of yours I've seen but you are every bit as meticulous and well researched as other history youtube channels out there that get a lot of views. Keep at it! This content is EXTREMELY timely and important right now in these times of fascism resurgent in the west and dictatorship thriving in Russia again

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Brother I hope you do on anglo-Soviet invasion on iran. On wiki it is written- The invasion took place two months after the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union's subsequent alliance with the United Kingdom. The attack also took place less than two months after Allied victories over pro-Axis forces in neighboring Iraq and French Syria and Lebanon. So i don't think many knew about pro axis forces in iran neighbour countries. Second topic would 1943 tehran conference which is known as western betrayal

[@HistoryHustle]

Won't cover it anytime soon. Sorry!

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@HistoryHustle 😭😭 but I hope you do even if in future 😭

[@HistoryHustle]

See link above.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@HistoryHustle saw man but very small. I hope you do a updated one in future.

[@PhoenixAscending]

I'm glad he included the lend lease act at the end. Most documentaries about the war between Germany and Russia forget to add how much the Americans helped the Soviets with material, planes, tanks, and food.

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@PhoenixAscending]

@@BLRSharpLight I don't know if you are referring to me or not, but I know that the Soviets had more to do with defeating Germany than any other country. Don't know about all the rest, just the fact that most people today, especially young people, couldn't tell you a thing about WW2

[@lif3andthings763]

@@PhoenixAscending lend was needed the most in 1941. The US lend lease really only begun in 1943 when the Germans were basically defeated. Lend lease shortened the war it did not decide it.

[@Redman6899]

Not just the Americans.

[@PhoenixAscending]

@@lif3andthings763 I didn't know when it began, I just knew that they helped them. 👍

[@jimweis704]

Excellent job on this video! Thank you for all your hard work. It shows!

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks, Jim!

[@chriscunnane1512]

Somehow this is the FIRST of Your video I've come across!! VERY WELL DONE- with a bit of new onfo or "color/flavor" I haven't had enough of. I subscribed Thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for replying. Welcome to the channel.

[@noahsorensen3895]

You and TIK make some of the best videos I've ever seen on these topics

[@HistoryHustle]

Awesome thanks!

[@YourNemesis23]

I liked some of TIKs videos but his attempt to paint nazism/national socialism as just socialism and actual left wing ideology is rather unconvincing... i'm a native german speaker and the translation of Mein Kampf that he uses is highly problematic and probably the worst one he could choose. But - coincidentally - it happens to underline his argument the best..

[@noahsorensen3895]

@@YourNemesis23 personally I see almost no correlation between nazism and free markets but its your opinion otherwise so I'll respect that

[@carlosmontgomery1820]

I would like it if you did one on when the allies forced some German citizens to tour the concentration camps. I find that very interesting because it seems so many denied the fact that that was happening and to be forced to confront that makes it harder to deny. I saw some on it but seemed very brief. Thank you, you seem very thorough in your videos.

[@HistoryHustle]

Hey Carlos, that sure is an interesting topic. Perhaps to cover on location one day.

[@carlosmontgomery1820]

@@HistoryHustle that would be nice to see, look forward to it. Thanks

[@tylerhiggins3522]

You should read the book Eye for an Eye by John Sack. Germans were put into concentration camps after the war in Poland, and suffered worse than the former inhabitants.

[@PikeBishop1]

Yeah they got to see all those very real lampshades and soap bars.

[@Nikola2006]

I like the the letters from the soldiers that gives an insight into their thoughts at the time

[@HistoryHustle]

I agree. It is very interesting.

[@sfc5239]

I finished reading Willy Peter Reese's memoir a few weeks ago and found it very honest yet haunting. The graphic details give you an idea of what the soldiers of both sides went through during the war. I feel sorry for all of them, including the civilians. May they all rest in peace

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@benketengu]

Thank you so much. It’s amazing with KZbin I can be washing my dishes in in Japan with my dog sleeping in the living room while I listen to your history lecture. Which I must admit is far more interesting than any English lessons I have taught. And if truth be told probably more interesting than the lessons I gave in my world history class high school history classes In America in the mid 80s

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply, Paul!

[@mjvjohnson]

I heard that for every 1 soldier fighting in Russia there were 8 that were used in support. Also German units would straight up steal supplies off of German trains meant for other units, due to Hitlers order of “live off the land” Not only the war and fighting, but seeing the brutality by some or certain units. Having to fight and look constantly for supplies. I wonder how quickly the optimism went to frustration and even anger. Edit: Great video btw! Love your guys in depth pictures, research, and videos you all find

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for your reply!

[@WintergardenPL]

Another great video. Thank you for your work 👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks for replying, Sebastian!

[@rdc5182]

Very informative video. Thank you for your efforts. Respectfully

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!! 👍

[@bobg6638]

Great video. Greeting one monster as a liberator tells one all he needs to know about the other monster.

[@HistoryHustle]

Both nazi's and soviets were evil.

[@leejackson1512]

Tremendous job on tragic, gruesome, sobering subjects, the likes of which I hope the world never sees again but which, I fear, we might.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. Hope we won't have to experience this again.

[@briansweeney5930]

Great job. I just found your channel a couple weeks ago but I love it. I think it's good to hear the events from the German perspective!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Brian! Welcome to the channel. If you haven't seen the previous vids yet, here's the playlist for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoXPfKmAapeHkM0

[@TheModernHistorian.]

Great Video, keep going my friend !

[@krisfrederick5001]

"You only have to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will come crashing down" But there were endless doors... Adolf Hitler, June 1941.

[@HistoryHustle]

As Armchair History lately put it also.

[@luckycharm4623]

There are so many stories, so many important events and details we have never heard before from this military campaign. These stories will have to come from German and Russian first hand accounts and then cross checked with other first hand accounts. The German perspective, the Russian perspective, and the hard cold facts and statistics. We have so much to learn from the unimaginable catastrophe that was the German invasion of Russia and WWII. I applaud you for your research and bringing these stories to us and I will be watching for more. Please keep up this noble endeavor.

[@HistoryHustle]

Will do, thanks Kevin!

[@gregsutton2400]

I never expected much from this but that was very well presented. Thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply!

[@coling3957]

diaries were usually forbidden by armies in ww2. not just for propaganda reasons, but because it might contain intel useful to the enemy .. some soldiers got around this by writing in books, like the Bible. which were less likely to be checked by officers than a notebook. its very useful reading accounts written during the war, rather than revised versions after. several German generals wrote books - ofc they blamed everything on Hitler and deflected from their own actions.

[@HistoryHustle]

For you reasons you give I think dairies therefore give good information about a soldiers mind at that moment.

[@johnfoster8643]

Excellent video. One thing I kind of disagree with is I think historians often oversimplify it when they say the Soviets we’re able to replace their losses so much easier than the Germans. I know the USSR had more than double the population of Germany, but they had about 6 times the losses in the first year, and they lost a ton of territory, hence population to draw from. To me the real problem for Germany was the manpower disadvantage combined with Germany just being so overextended. The distances everything had to travel were just unreal. Not to mention the fact that they also had to occupy Europe and were still at war with the western powers. I think all those things put together must have made it seem like the Soviets had unlimited resources. Like the Germans would have new divisions and replacements show up in driblets, meanwhile the Soviets have entire new armies showing up every month

[@johnfoster8643]

@@BLRSharpLight Yes I completely agree. The Soviets had the combination of shorter supply lines, being willing to do literally whatever they had to do, and a bigger population to draw from. So it’s no wonder it must have seemed like the Soviets were able to raise armies overnight. A lot of people forget that as evil as Nazi Germany was, they were still a western country with a western standard of living. So Hitler knew there were limits to the sacrifices he could make his people do, especially since he started the war.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your insights on this topic.

[@davidraper5798]

A brief but well presented introduction to a huge subject.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks David!

[@azraygun]

Excellent point of view...I've been studying this war for 30 years and I believe this to be a fresh material.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great, thank you. Today another video on the topic of the German perspective on WWII will be released!

[@daviddoran3673]

9 out of 10 Wehrmacht casualties were on the eastern front...Operation Bagration alone cost Germany the entire army group centre, 850.000 men just 2 - 3 weeks after the Normandy invasion.

[@HistoryHustle]

The Eastern Front was huge.

[@hughiedavies6069]

I can't imagine a worse place to be in the past 100years than the eastern front, especially in the winter of 1941-42. . Thank you for your knowledge of this awful period in history. There's a very good film about this period from a boys perspective, it's called, " Come and see. "

[@wishfulthinking2549]

It Mist have been the hell

[@HistoryHustle]

I've seen that movie. Impressive film.

[@teefrankenstein4340]

Thank you very good and informative video.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great you found it interesting!

[@bsuthe]

Fewer things can be more difficult than to get an even-handed, neutral, factual account of the events of WWII. I look forward to viewing more of your videos.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great to read. Thank you, Brian!

[@paulwiggins183]

Entirely correct.

[@bladudemovies]

11:50 I'd love to be called a "cruel and untamed Soviet woman" any day

[@HistoryHustle]

Lol

[@henrijs1733]

sounds pretty hot indeed

[@knightowl3577]

The Germans sowed the wind in Operation Barbarossa and justly reaped the whirlwind. I thank the heroes of the Soviet Union who fought and died during the Great Patriotic War and help to crush fascist Germany.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many Red Army soldiers died in WWII.

[@babyjdad]

Soviet soldiers were far from heroic. Raping every woman from 8-80 on their way to Berlin.

[@IK-so2bm]

@@HistoryHustle Millions, either fighting or in captivity. Monstrosity, that should never be repeated.

[@tylerhiggins3522]

@@babyjdad it went far beyond just rape as well, the torture and murder is overshadowed. Also they raped their own countrymen and female inmates of liberated concentration camps, so it had little to do with revenge.

[@atarkus8]

@@babyjdad Nice job spreading old propaganda. Were there cases of rape? Absolutely. Was it as widespread as you try to paint it? Not even close. That would cause a complete breakdown of control over the ranks, and if there's one thing the soviets wanted to maintain, it's control. You could easily be court martialed for such a thing. Some commanders turned a blind eye, but many did not.

[@trime1851]

Excellent video - very informative!

[@HistoryHustle]

Good to read.

[@mirquellasantos2716]

Great to hear the generals, soldiers and even the civilians blaming Hitler for everything. Talking about taking responsibilities for your own actions but not for Germans- I guess. And Stefan you are a great history teacher. Thanks to you I can talk about WW2.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

Tf man I just read about iraq 1941 coup with help of Germany and Italy help this led to Anglo- iraqi war. These topics are very interesting and i never read them

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed!

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@HistoryHustle yes sir please try to make it

[@HistoryHustle]

Covered it briefly in my Iran video.

[@stephengoodwin6403]

there was a recent Russian movie called 'Enemies',about a Wehrmacht unit living in a Byleorus village with locals.Granted,it is a film,and a Russian one,so there is bias,but nonetheless plausible.Great video you did herembtw.Thank you

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

(Try) watching "Come and See" about the Bellorussian theatre. It's a very realistic portrail of the German Invasion. But the truth is too horrific for civilians to endure. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHu8gJpqhLeWZ9k

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

@John Henni Can you reccomend any good Russian Films or TV with Eng subs?

[@HistoryHustle]

T34 (2019).

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

@John Henni Likewise. It took two viewings separated by 6years. For years I thought it was over the top graphic hyperbole. It wasnt until my mind could digest it that I realised that it lined up exactly with all the cold brutal statistics of civilian deaths and the documented programs of annihilation.

[@sisyphusvasilias3943]

@@HistoryHustle Love that scene with the shell going through the house.

[@alfredoramirez9738]

Very informative. Thank you ,,,

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching!

[@balancedactguy]

This was a good video Stefan!

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks!

[@kimwit1307]

A very interesting piece. Looking forward to your take on the "ich habe es nicht gewust" narrative.

[@HistoryHustle]

Hope to cover more on that in the future.

[@thanos_6.0]

Hi Steve, you did incredible videos about foreign S* volenters, but I recognize that two major volenteer groups are missing: the Danish and the Ukraniens. Can we expect another amazing video about them?

[@HistoryHustle]

Cossacks and Ukrainians in September. Danes in October or November. This Summer two other pro-German formations will be covered.

[@thanos_6.0]

@@HistoryHustle Thanks :)

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@czechhistorybuff9302]

Quire Interesting! Great video Stephan.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great!

[@Sociologist66]

Good work, Stefan!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, Juan!

[@brunobergman6319]

Man… you are making amazing videos… just keep going, as it's an imperative to present as much as possible these parts of WW2 from the German points of view. It's well known fact how authentic is history from the victorious side… particularly now in the era of "progressive" dogmas accompanied by other social "inventions"… where Cultural-Marxism serves as ideological platform

[@HistoryHustle]

Glad you liked the video. History is not written by the victors I think, but written by those with the most consistent and compelling arguments based on the evidence, backed by a healthy dose of rational logic and passion for debate. The key is not to apologize for any side but to take a firm stand for what's right and what's wrong.

[@prismpyre7653]

Dude Bruno you might wanna workshop your nazi apologetics and make them a bit more subtle history is written in the blood of the innocent and facts do not care about your feelings it's important to understand precisely to grasp how men who didn't start out all of them with evil in their hearts could alllow themselves to become monsters in the name of their fuhrer and loyalty to their so called 'race'

[@jimcazador6057]

I couldn't put it better myself what you said.. Well said sir..

[@DalamartheDark88]

Nazi

[@nikkibaugher2427]

Wonderful lecture, professor. I was thinking of the US participation in Vietnam....War blurs the line between civility and barberism.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. War brings out the worst in people. Nazi ideology made it the worst.

[@alswann2702]

More like US military atrocities against Southern civilians during the War of Northern Agression.

[@carloscarvalho6710]

gostei e gosto muito da maneira como explica todos os temas que aborda. já o sigo há algum tempo. parabéns.

[@HistoryHustle]

English please:)

[@birdsoup777]

Thank you. Great Video.

[@HistoryHustle]

Awesome 👍

[@georgesoros1616]

What I learned from this video is that the violence, torture and killings just escalated every day for the worse from both sides. That war was hell. It's sad to think about how many people suffered because of this. I think this video was excellent. I have not seen somebody talk about the German perspective without being too emotional about it. Most Germans were not evil people at least before the war.. The war made them probably so numb to the killings and such because it happened everyday almost. I want people the imagine them in the Wehrmacht soldiers position. You have marched hundreds of kilometers and finally there is some house and some food inside. You are starving. You are dying. Would you steal the food? Most people would. I'm not saying that it was ok at all I'm just trying to get in to the mindset of the ordinary soldier and people should try too. It opens WW2 to a whole new level.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your honest reply.

[@luispalou217]

Excellent again 👍 I can tell you from SPANISH perspective. “Rusia es culpable” was the official propaganda at that time. About 50.000 Spanish soldiers (most of them volunteers, not all) and officers went to Russia to make Communists pay hard their intervention in Spanish Civil War. They were destined to the cold northern front, they did not mind it. Russian civilians were well treated by Spanish troops, which caused some fights with brutal racists German troops.

[@HistoryHustle]

Please watch my video about the Blue Division. It's on my channel.

[@Theearthtraveler]

Very good and to the point!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@neaorin]

One element which first shook the Germans' belief that the enemy was inferior to them was encountering the T-34 in combat for the first time, in the early days of the invasion. The T-34 was superior to German armor by such a large margin than when the Germans got a committee together to decide what to do, Heinz Guderian suggested that they should simply copy it.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your insights on this.

[@ministryofyahushua3065]

Invaded the same day as Napoleon. Too late in the season, had to start earlier like May at the latest. Hitler wanted earlier but it kept being delayed.

[@HistoryHustle]

True.

[@stephenbinion6348]

I like how you look at both sides. The “clean Wehrmacht” myth is thoroughly punctured by you.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@jackangus4530]

History hustle you should work for BBC or MsM you fit in totally with the narrative.

[@Anonymus99]

In war nothing is clean. It´s a question of the heads who acting. We all can be glad not to have had such experiences.

[@PikeBishop1]

Nothing he described here was beyond anything any occupying army has and will do. Any army being "clean" is a myth by definition but nothing was thoroughly punctured here.

[@tylerbrass4002]

Great video, super interesting. I am always interested in hearing how history was percieved those who were there, especially when their point of view might differ significantly from what is considered the Western "Norm" of today. I think considering differing perspectives is essential to understand history, and to avoid repeating its mistakes. This is a really great niche of historical content you have found, and I love it. Edited to fix Grammer.

[@HistoryHustle]

Nice to read, Tyler. Thanks for watching!

[@kr_international_8608]

🎉🎉🎉it was a very nice pick of a topic

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching.

[@Draganism]

I think that above any other war the Second World War needs to be revisited. With the passage of time we can reanalyze German motivation and attitudes to bring more nuance and sophistication into our understanding. I was raised on the "evil German" narrative, if you like, where Germans were portrayed as immoral Nazi fanatics out to commit whatever cruelty was required of them by their insane leader but nobody should accept this account any more. This is not, of course, to be an apologist for the Nazis, not at all, but the events leading up to the Second World War, the actions of Roosevelt and, to a lesser degree Churchill, need to be given a higher profile. Thank you for giving the average Germans perspective. I've done some research on the attitudes of Germans prior to the war and Hitler never seemed to be overly popular. As I claim, the traditional Christian center of Germany, against the extremes of communism and Nazism, actually held and it was only a minority who were enthusiastic supporters of Hitler. This shows how Germans felt and thought about their actions and explains why so many did what they did. Germany suffered terribly during and after the war, it is time they also had a voice.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thnaks for sharing your insights. I do believe the German attack wasn't pre-emptive.

[@Draganism]

@@HistoryHustleYou need to familiarize yourself with Alexander Lvovich Parvus. He was a Marxist scholar who is forgotten today but was extremely influential on Trotsky amongst others. It was Parvus, early in the 20th century, who proposed the theory that wars were necessary for achieving revolutionary outcomes. The tension between Trotsky and Stalin was that Trotsky thought there should be war should be fabricated in Europe and then revolutionary cells within those countries should try to take power, as happened in the Soviet Union, while Stalin believed that a European war should be fabricated and then a massive Soviet army should invade Europe and be greeted as liberators. As history shows, Stalin's ideas won the day. They fabricated a war and then invaded half of Europe. If not for Roosevelt's death, the Soviet's would have gotten even more. I know it is awful to think the entire Second World War was fabricated for strategic purposes by leftists in the United States and Russia but it's simply true. When properly understood, there is WAY too much evidence.

[@graybeard763]

Very well done, as always!

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@jw228w]

you sir are a great historian and observer.keep up the good work john

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, John!

[@jacobpanzerdry8985]

I love your videos keep at it! Great History! Danke!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, Jacob!

[@jacobpanzerdry8985]

@@HistoryHustle no problem!

[@jirivesely3320]

Amazing. Loved it. Keep going.

[@HistoryHustle]

Great, Jiri, thanks!

[@nickmerrick18]

Well presented with some great book references thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, Nick.

[@gregoryemmanuel9168]

Excellent, thank you

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@kingblondie7075]

Good video. Nice to hear from primary sources.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you!

[@creighton8069]

I just wanted to say, I love your channel!

[@HistoryHustle]

Great to hear! Thanks for your reply.

[@edwingarcia2530]

Love your channel my friend

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Edwin!

[@HowlingWo1f]

Thank you for bringing light to these atrocities. History should not be censored.

[@HistoryHustle]

Agreed. Thanks for your reply.

[@rishz7857]

Yeah, commies starved, executed & worked to death more innocents than nazi's did. Hate tyranny equally. Fascism, Socialism & Communism all suck. Stalin starved to death 6-8 million Ukrainians in the 30's during farm collectivazation just to show them who was boss. Blocking units, no retreat orders, not valuing the Russian people as people & purging competent military leaders prior to war lead to needless destruction of human life seen as expendable.

[@shitmagnet5136]

Great videos man. Love your content and accent.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks!

[@caslinden1373]

Weer een heel interessante als altijd man 👍👍👍

[@HistoryHustle]

Geweldig! 👍

[@lopezmario4633]

Love your videos man!! Cheers from Chile!

[@HistoryHustle]

Great, many thanks!

[@drivanmariobraun-psiquiatr5007]

Very interesting. Congrats!

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@billd.iniowa2263]

Well done. I could hear more of those personal German accounts if you have some. I know you keep your videos short, so maybe a Part Two episode? This is the heart of the war. It shouldnt be glossed over. BTW, I can see highschool teachers playing this video to their classes. It's short enough, and contains important info that we must never forget.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Bill. In a few weeks I will present the German perspective on the battle of Moscow.

[@samuelsilas4464]

I like it thanks you for all of your help video

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you, Samuel!

[@thomasozminkowski2589]

I love this channel! You do a great job of teaching detailed history! My favorite rifle is a Dutch Beaumont that is a great shooter! I'm of Polish/ German descent.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks you for replying, Thomas!

[@paulpalmer6364]

You are right. A great rifle. From a soldier ( no such thing as a former soldier) who collects weapons.

[@tannerdenny1406]

Good video man keep up G

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers 👍

[@discoverynorthcarolina9824]

Excellent video....

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@rogercarroll2551]

Great work !

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@patbrumph6769]

Excellent video.

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@marcoskehl]

Dank je! Obrigado! 🇧🇷

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks again for watching a d replying.

[@RayyMusik]

I wish I‘d had a history teacher like you.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, glad you found this channel.

[@PaulO-xh7sr]

+1000 pts for sources. Another dose of knowledge loaded

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@johnkilmartin5101]

Just watched your trip to the Balkans. I thought KZbin's subtitles couldn't get more absurd than transcribing Utrecht as uterus but dog park for Zagreb was more bizarre. Luckily I wasn't consuming a beverage or it might have exited my nose. I don't see the problem I understand everything you say! Great footage!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! Crazy subtitle I guess.

[@skynetonline]

Nice video well done

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks 👌

[@hafizbelarus7295]

Great video. I love learning a topic from multiple different perspectives, especially from the eyes of the ones on the ground. Sir, I thank you for the knowledge you shared with us , specifically the percentage of German casualties at 18:33. That one I really didn't realize

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply?