How the Mafia and U.S. Military Collaborated in WWII

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Sources:
Campbell, Rodney. The Luciano Project: The Secret Wartime Collaboration of the Mafia and the U.S. Navy. McGraw-Hill, 1977.
Newark, Timothy. The Mafia at War: Allied Collusion with the Mob. Frontline, 2012.
Pantaleone, Michele. The Mafia and Politics. Chatto & Windus, 1966.
Lupo, Salvatore. History of the Mafia. Columbia University Press, 2009.
Lupo, Salvatore. The Two Mafias: A Transatlantic History, 1888-2008. Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

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Hello again!

[@elcactus4058]

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[@thereaper282]

👍

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Ok

[@ShawnTheDriver]

“An entire garrison surrendered that day. Why? Because he told them to.”

[@Trapset_Agent]

Who dosent love Mafia II?

[@thepuddingfox2337]

Mafie II Reference yusss.

[@indoroyale7848]

Wise guys "you work for them you're set you f**k with them you die" - Joe barbaro 1945

[@janslavik5284]

I was expecting a Mafia comment, but first comment after pinned? wow

[@GunnerHeatFire]

yes

[@iliadnetfear2586]

"Soldier, where were you shot." "I ain't sayin' nothin." "But the doctor needs to know where to treat you." "Tell em to go suck a lemon."

[@mrthompson3848]

Damnit, private Tight-Lips!

[@Tony-112]

😂😂😂😂

[@thelonelykoala8173]

This is underrated

[@blackhatfreak]

I understood that reference

[@stellagates3036]

Lmaoo I'm dead af 😂😭💀

[@twichy0672]

You in World War II runs out of ammo: The Italian guy next to you: “don’t worry I know a guy”

[@Islandman776]

😂😂😂

[@Pordier_At_war]

Dude inside : who is it?

[@antanitarapia4939]

As an Italian I don't know if I should feel good when fascism eliminates mafia or when mafia eliminates fascism.

[@Nicky2414]

I pick the former. The mafia won't f#$k with you if you don't do anything to screw them over. Fascism is another word for oppression and authoritarian, something that nobody wants. Not even The Sicilian Mafia.

[@5500somerandomdude]

The latter. Fascism is bullshit, no matter how you slice it.

[@tricksterjoy9740]

Mafia isn’t good but at least they stylin.

[@Tally-MMall]

@Terrmilion I don't know..

[@MineraftxD]

THAT- is an excelent question I'd looooOoOoOove to know

[@cracno1125]

*-Tank rolls infront of someone* "HEY, I'M WALKIN' HERE!"

[@tgagaming1354]

Tank: AYY I'M DRIVING HERE!

[@marcus4046]

@@tgagaming1354 AYYY YOU TWO SMOOS SHUT UP OR ILL SHUT YOU UP MYSELF.

[@Austin-kd7gn]

HEY, WERE FIGHTING HERE

[@cracno1125]

@@Austin-kd7gn *-rffle jams* "FUGGETABOUTIT!"

[@olliegoria]

*-bullet richochets off of helmet* "AY YOU WANNA PIECE A ME?"

[@rgm-96xjesta31]

Mafia: "I'll make you an offer you can't refu-" U.S Government: "Deal." Mafia: "Wait really?" U.S Government: "Deal."

[@carkid266]

Mafia: well that esquelated quickly

[@bryanmanuel4945]

Mafia: Ah usually I have to put some horse heads

[@joshuawall646]

@@bryanmanuel4945 U.S Government: just sure your men are ready Tony and we’ll be fitting concrete shoes on Mussolini in no time.

[@bryanmanuel4945]

@@joshuawall646 Mafia: And you better make sure we gonna be bigger then US steel

[@JoahTheThread5ive]

@@carkid266 *the negotiations were short.

[@redeyeczletsplay3235]

Don Calo, head of Sicilian mob. An entire garrison of troops surrendered that day. Why? Because he told'em to.

[@Tronathon242]

Great story in that game.

[@Yawnford]

"Mr. Angelo?" "....Yes." "Mr. Salieri sends his regards." *BAM!*

[@bobob8820]

Why did hw buy u. A ticket

[@jarvis1508]

Still a great game to this day. Pretty primitive in terms of mechanics and what you can do in the world but the story and characters are fantastic. Mafia 3 however… yikes.

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

@@bobob8820 *Don't be a smartass, Joe.*

[@markdwyanedunque5534]

Mafia: "Never thought I fight side by side with a Soldier" US army:"What about side by side with a friend?" Mafia:"Aight I can do that too"

[@Luca-ok6sw]

5 minutes after the war is over: shot the soldier and take the weapons for personal business

[@prod_revo]

@@Luca-ok6sw that's how mafia works

[@georgewashington335]

@@prod_revo “nothin personal just business.”

[@ren6726]

This is fucking hilarious

[@5.7moy]

“Ey, I’m walkin’ ‘ere.”

[@davidshepherd1634]

U.S. Government: "Thanks for the help guys" Mafia: "fuhgeddaboutdit!"

[@assassinaria]

U.S. Government: "Okay." Mafia: "Eyy! Waitaminnit!"

[@prod_revo]

Lolllll I read it with that accent

[@theofficialnix7928]

I got that accent lol

[@vittolostoriografo4058]

Which accent? U don't know how to do the Sicilian accent

[@prod_revo]

@@vittolostoriografo4058 si, anche se sono Fiorentino lo so fare, è abbastanza famoso no?

[@kampfpanzerleopard346]

"Don Calo, the head of the Sicilian Mob. An entire garrison of troops surrendered that day. Why? Because he told them to."

[@jjgaming4469]

Classic

[@the4thtomato138]

you there, yeah you! surrender Ok sure

[@paulsteinhauser434]

Mafia 2 a 2K classic.

[@herinur9001]

vito

[@herinur9001]

Vito Scaletta : Chapter One - The Old Country

[@CozmixYT]

"Infinity War was the biggest crossover in history." *Me, an intellectual:*

[@secondlieutenan]

Hahaha

[@enderlinde3152]

@petro the lamprey The year was 1900, ti's worth remembering, the men who lived through 55 days at Peking

[@feddlebag]

@@enderlinde3152 Im Jahre 1900, da rief der Trommelklang, die welt nach Peking, 55 Tage lang

[@Joseph.M.]

YO its weird how relatable this is

[@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978]

I bet one of the Italian-American soldiers who fought in Sicily was called Vito and the Mafia guy who told the Italian soldiers surrender was Don Calò.

[@Lolzz_ya]

Don Calo is a real person on vito the other hand wasn't there xD

[@takezodxr]

@@Lolzz_ya i’s a video game named Mafia 2

[@Lolzz_ya]

@@takezodxr i know its Mafia 2, i just said Don Calo Was A Real Guy but vito wasnt.

[@theprofessional155]

Two video games show this as well . The most famous is mafia 2 but it’s only one mission. The other is sniper elite 4 and in that one it’s clear that Karl the main character does not trust the mafia .

[@coolshift6783]

Hello

[@xXxKAMIKAZExXx]

You should do more historical videos. They’re the best!

[@ugheieiemmmfmfmff]

"Salieri sends his regards"

[@shoooooooooooooooooooooooooobi]

Ay professional I joined your crew and like 6 dudes were selling cargo at the same time so I blew it all up with my lazer, am I doing good??

[@NichtIchSage]

That's why i subscribed to your channel pro. I like your content and you liking my favourite channels.

[@mihaerman4604]

"Wiseguys. You work with them, you're set. You f*** with them, you die."-Joe Barbaro,1945

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

Love that quote.

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

But if you mess with the trailer park Mafia then you wind up being below a brand new trailer

[@kubesjilemnicky1142]

If you hear it in original dubbing and understand it, you will like it even more

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

@@kubesjilemnicky1142 You do know right I'm talking about a completely different Mafia

[@musicaleuphoria8699]

@@MartinKelly-bx6ft Seems like a good deal. Yeah, you're dead, but you're under a BRAND NEW trailer, sold on discount price.

[@siegfried2k4]

It’s fascinating when Mussolini was in power, the Mafia was systemically hunted. After the occupation by the US, the Mafia rebuilt them from the ground up

[@shinren_]

America fucks everything up

[@sergiosuraci7306]

Yes and no, the responsible for that Cesare Mori aka the "Iron Prefect", was removed from his position when he began to hunt big fishes: church exponents, fascist members etc. He really gave to the mafia a taste of their own medicine, check for that. Sadly those results were not seen again, thanks also to the facts mentioned in this video.

[@ayomrwhiteigotdrip6235]

@@shinren_ we definatley fucked the axis up😂

[@a.g.styles3500]

Mussolini fighting mafia is like telling there was no mafia in URSS.

[@leoflorida95]

So we are the baddies?

[@andrewvu1752]

0:43 the soldiers grease guns are giving them seizures lol

[@maxxor-overworldhero6730]

"I may be a gangster, but I'm an _American_ gangster!" - "Lucky" Luciano

[@kayagorzan]

Indeed

[@redheadboyyy123]

I think Paul Sorvino in The Rocketeer said it best “I may be out for a quick buck, but i’m 100% american”

[@kozmonauta0515]

Joker also said something similar once

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

@@redheadboyyy123 lol

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

This makes me wanna watch American gangster again

[@gamebawesome]

“It’s American troops and the Cosa Nostra, joining together at last”

[@darkadrien14]

"The last Bolognese" - Sabatino

[@MR_DINOCREATOR]

Ohh... That explains the Handsome Italian

[@Interdictiondeltawing]

ah a team up

[@drnolegs797]

It's a "The Last Battle" by Sabaton reference in case anyone was wondering. Link to story! kzbin.info/www/bejne/homcqmqwZtahmrM

[@belianhorvath7210]

YEEES A SABATON FAN

[@shawnofdanaukota3843]

“Back in World War II, the United States Government made a deal with the Mafia to protect its shipments” - Amanda Waller

[@erikt3162]

DC Comics writing fiction inspired from the underbelly of the shadow government who acts as the left hand of Uncle Sam. Waller is one to protect American interest at all cost

[@ChaplainPhantasm]

"This is NOT World War II!" "It's World War III."

[@Zelda-uq4in]

Lucky was award the Medal of Honor in secret for his role in this operation.

[@fransbezuidenhout485]

Do you have a source since I genuinely want to know more about this

[@chris9242]

@@fransbezuidenhout485 No. it’s not true. Luciano wasn’t even the one who set up the deal. it was Meyer Lansky. Lansky only cut Luciano in on the deal. which was him being released from prison and deported back to Italy once it was safe from war.

[@chris9242]

@@fransbezuidenhout485 a plus, he was a notorious criminal who the government looked down on. it’s not true at all

[@kennethtyree4770]

​@@chris9242Meyer Lansky was top manager in the field, the most visible decision maker. ONI could not release Luciano from prison. He presided from jail.

[@Eric_Nguyen.]

Well, you know the saying, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

Damn straight

[@victorsalinas9275]

"Price, one day you're going to find that cuts both ways."

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

@@victorsalinas9275 One day but not today

[@DeNihility]

@@MartinKelly-bx6ft it kinda already did. The Mafia not only returned to power in Sicily, but they gained influence and money in the US.

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

@@DeNihility Yeah but they didn't trust the trailer park Mafia so that's better

[@thereferenceman4387]

“My name Vito Scaletta I was born in Sicily 1925”

[@beano4834]

In mafia 2 you play during operation husky

[@gobzanuff5078]

"I have a dream, and my dream is to be a *gansta* "

[@cikablyat6943]

HIM!?

[@RajatKumar-jc5nj]

Good thing I remember that game till now

[@imjustheresoiwontgetfined3890]

Mafia 2 is goated

[@detrogamus2619]

"Hey, uh, you think I could uh..." "What - Drive Vito? The roads are icy and you never drove a car before." "Joe, I was driving the whole time I was there." "Yeah but this ain't no tank, Vito. This is one of the nicest car money can buy..." "I didn't drive a tank, I drove a jeep." "...What the hell's a jeep?"

[@brandanhiltz6064]

Good game

[@acekiller6753]

Amazing game

[@muffinmmm7236]

Godly game

[@ilikepankakesuk]

game

[@schmeatgaming853]

what game?

[@coldshadow_yt9708]

“The largest amphibious assault ever” D-Day: am I a joke to you?

[@Gman240]

At it's time, yes. The invasion of Sicily was, at the time, the largest amphibious assault ever, which helped convince the allied generals that D-Day can succeed.

[@Tom-2142]

Given that this was before d-day, it was the largest amphibious assault ever.

[@faisfaiz4353]

Russian in Stalingard: **spit up vodka** u wat!!!??

[@rorschach1985ify]

@@faisfaiz4353 Since when was there an amphibious assault on Stalingrad?

[@AnakinSkywakka]

@@rorschach1985ify I assume he means that because the Soviets crossed the Volga.

[@Super-Shafs]

Not just me, but every mafia boss wants you to know that simple history is the best channel. Simple history won't demand protection money, but it'll still be appreciated

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

The only thing that the trailer park Mafia will demand is the damn rent money Because the damn rent money includes the damn protection money

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*Ayyyy Listen Here Bob, You Subscribe Or Ill Make You Subscribe Myself*

[@nabadon2853]

4.different people... 4 different conversations....I am just very hungry. And I want to smoke some chicken... But am too hungry... So ama make Somali chicken stew...them am drink some camel milk tea... Very heavy breakfast...

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

@@nabadon2853 And all I want to do is smoke a cigarette

[@rowdiken4837]

I hope this is a reference

[@essexx2156]

"The guy who wants too much risks losing absolutely everything. Of course, the guy who wants too little from life might not get anything at all." - Thomas Angelo

[@oscargallardo287]

Fucking love that game have you played definitive edition? Lol

[@RenerDeCastro]

"Remember that money, jobs, even best pals, will come and go. But family? Family is forever." - Tommy Angelo, Mafia: Definitive Edition

[@PennGaming]

@@oscargallardo287 love it

[@essexx2156]

@@oscargallardo287 My laptop cant run it, I only played the Original xd

[@volksmann]

Man that has nothing to lose is the most dangerous threat of all.

[@CeruleanHalo]

Not “Iron Perfect”, it’s “Iron Prefect.” Yes they’re different. A prefect is an administrative leadership roll, like a magistrate.

[@francescocantoni5665]

More precisely, in Italy a prefect is the local representative of the Minister of the interior and has competence on public security, passport releasing etc... Cesare Mori was an extraordinary prefect, so he had more powers than a "ordinary" perfect.

[@jamiesnack]

broo you can't correct pronunciation and spelling if you say "leadership *roll*"

[@ironclock]

There are tons of inaccuracies in these videos…

[@JonatasAdoM]

"Crime does pay, and gold will wash away all stains."

[@_vla]

Everybody gangsta, till the US army starts speaking Mafia

[@Dwagonier_XAceX101]

LOL

[@svenandersen]

I thought they would start speaking ravioli ravioli.

[@olliegoria]

@Wasted Trojan Everybody gangsta until the US Army gangsta

[@xXxGordO241xXx]

@Wasted Trojan in today's era, there are still gang members in the us army or usmc navy etc

[@Vestige.]

@Judgmental Fish well since the Marine is intense i think they can no longer can be gangster but terrifying warriors

[@yaboibueno69]

Mafia Don: "You come to me on the day of my daughter's wedding" U.S Army: "We're giving you a deal you cant refuse" Mafia: "What?" Army: "What?"

[@Khornecussion]

On this, the day of my daughter's wedding?

[@casualtaco2154]

We either leave with your signature or brains on the paper, up to you bigshots

[@ohaidere]

The effects of this “arrangement” are still alive and well in Italy

[@ungusbungus2486]

How? Like what is the effect

[@ohaidere]

@@ungusbungus2486 Italy's GDP includes cocaine, prostitution and other black market activities. Sooooooo, yeah...

[@ungusbungus2486]

@@ohaidere huh

[@lasombra1469]

"Hey grandpa,is it true you helped liberate Italy?" "Yes kiddo,I was there fighting for America!" "Cool,can I see your combat uniform?" *Points at suit* "I'm wearing it right now"

[@Wet_Sandwich]

Everytime i go to a comment... It has 69 likes

[@Roadkill-Films]

@@Wet_Sandwich not anymore

[@lasombra1469]

@@Wet_Sandwich what are you doing here brotha,we must fight the MPLA

[@meruthesuccubus3416]

@@lasombra1469 FIGHT MY BROTHAS

[@sol2544]

*LOUD ANTI-MPLA TRUMPET MUSIC*

[@thecountofmontecristo2796]

"I may not make an honest buck, but I'm 100% American."

[@stevencooper4422]

Hardly, the U.S. navy should have annihilated all Italian dock workers and installed new ones.

[@kam2894]

@@stevencooper4422 Um..

[@stevencooper4422]

@@kam2894 If the Italians were rioting during the war effort against the nazis, would you say they are 100% American?

[@kam2894]

@@stevencooper4422 that doesn’t justify discrimination against their entire ethnicity...

[@panzerdamemusashi8842]

Eddie Valentine from The Rocketeer!

[@Hans140]

So that one part in mafia 2 WAS historically accurate, who knew

[@turnip5359]

Yep, I even looked it up when I played the game lol

[@Bald_Menace]

I'm your 500th like

[@mrshibouya3740]

8:33 Don Calo , the head of the Sicilian mafia . An entire garrison of troops surrendered that day . Why ? Because he told 'em to Vito Scaletta

[@UCSPanther20]

"You either die a villain, or you live long enough to see yourself become the anti-hero"

[@Stevieboy-ne9ll]

"You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain"

[@e.j5813]

You either die a villain or live long enough to be the hero

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

Italian Mobsters: will make them an offer they can't refuse US Government: you're right we can't refuse this offer

[@chr1642]

You copied a comment and changed things up, very original and creative.

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

@@chr1642 I made this comment before I even read the comments section

[@redyyz4489]

@@chr1642 when are you gonna realize a lot of “original comments” are copied from other social media platforms and some people who “copied” the others, You might wanna reconsider that they didn’t even read the comments first so technically this is still original because they came up with it by themselves and didn’t copy the other comments

[@oksomynameisjeff4212]

@@chr1642 juat becausw you saw a comment before like this does'nt mean it's copied because if you misjudged a person with a "copied bullshit" you'll get in a trouble

[@qanon7958]

@@oksomynameisjeff4212 copied or not this is a magnificent comment, i laughed so hard and couldn't breath for a sec just for the inmense wisdom it presented as i shat myself when the newly found comedic attributes rushed throught my brain enlightening me to the secrets of the universe, such a goddamn neat comment worthy of eternal praise

[@UYou1Wonsh]

Ww2 Maifa: We helped Americans Mafia now: GTA time!

[@assassinaria]

Mafia now: "hey. psst. want a loan?"

[@cjmartinez8318]

funny, that the mafias a long time were kinda more brutal than today is it??

[@lettuceman9439]

The Italian Mafia is a Shadow of its Former Self due to it being Dominated by other bigger Criminal Groups like The Cartels and Post-Soviet Oligarchies

[@TraceLight]

@@cjmartinez8318 the mafia today in the US is nothing like it used to be. They’ve lost significant power, members, etc. The ones that do remain operate quietly.

[@vicvega4415]

Yea it’s because the fbi locked up all the major bosses in the 80s but they’re still strong today in Italy

[@b3nski5]

I love how you can hear him snickering in the background when he was doing a Brooklyn accent

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

"the entire Garrison surrendered that day, why? Because he told them to"

[@SemoventeDa]

When you can't invade Sicily and you gotta rely on Mafia.

[@Steppy-qx9tq]

When you can’t invade Greece and you gotta rely on Germany.

[@spiffygonzales5899]

When you suck at the game so you rely on A.I allies.

[@the_karenslayer5373]

Payday 2 flashbacks

[@ginovisto2495]

@@Steppy-qx9tq when you can't invade britain so you betray russia

[@Bread_is_good44]

@@Steppy-qx9tq when you can't win the war so you gotta rely on suicide

[@ianostoth1698]

Interesting story indeed. By the way Lucky Luciano was so influential that he had a church built at prison, and the church altar was constructed with the very doors from Ferdinand Magellan's ship "Victoria" which was the first ship to successfully go around the Earth.

[@andreistoica2470]

Did You know that in the US Army during WW2 are also italian americans soldiers mostly also sicilians.

[@eduardadhi110]

Interesting..

[@doctordarkness100]

Thank you for putting the mafia back on charge, totally improved everything.

[@cpldalton5966]

America: Ruining countries since 1776

[@echotrooperechotrooper1543]

@@cpldalton5966 lol

[@serendipitousslim1529]

Perhaps if you guys didn’t allow a fascist dictator who was Allied with Hitler to rise to power, the Allies wouldn’t have had to invade and see it fit to collaborate with them in order to save lives? Idk

[@user-pn3im5sm7k]

@@serendipitousslim1529 Italians wanted a leader to improve their standard of living, and they got it. The only issue is that international finance (US) strictly opposes fascism, due to it being the only ideology that goes against the parasitic central banking system which controls your nation and my nation today. Communism was never a threat to capitalism, and is why communists and capitalists of the globe teamed up to destroy fascism with all their might, no matter how many lives they had to throw at the meat grinder because Americans, British, Indian, Chinese, Russian, etc lives do not matter; protecting zionism and banking is much more important. Cold war communist wars were all about fueling the military industrial complex and taking advantage of the labor of the people in various countries through tax spending

[@Minist4R95]

But they never admitted colaboration with mafia and they believe anything they do for winning is rightful regardless of consequences ,luckily you werent nuked for their cause.

[@eccoeco3454]

After the establishment of the republic, the rule of the mafia would continue relatively unchallenged until the magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, now martyrs of the motherland, reformed the Italian stance and tactics against the organized crime syndicates. The magistrates decided to fight the mafia with its own weapons, deep infiltration being the first and foremost. So, like the mafia would infiltrate the state, the men of the magistrates would infiltrate the mafia remaining silent and acting like loyal mafiosos for years, often decades, until the order to strike was given. they, as much as any man under their command, knew that this meant that sooner or later they would be killed by the mob, and It happened, but the organization created by Falcone and Borsellino was meant to be, like the mafia, resilient, capable of surviving the death of its Leaders and carry on no matter what. today the tactics of the two magistrates are the utilized by all anti-mafia polices.

[@NeuKrofta]

based

[@bryanmanuel4945]

For a moment I tought Michael Franzese was gonna narrate lol

[@Centurian-mt1ob]

Is sonny Franzese his dad? Or is that his other nickname

[@GunnerHeatFire]

lol

[@bryanmanuel4945]

@@Centurian-mt1ob Sonny Franzese is Michael Franzese's dad. Tough if Remember correctly Sonny is a nickname and his real name is John

[@stomper5432]

@@Centurian-mt1ob yah his dad

[@stomper5432]

Lol

[@bruh-vq8ol]

"This bum could get caught getting marooned for a month"

[@madeyemoody3884]

I see what you did there.

[@superslav9101]

ERB

[@nacelnikprosiak1260]

Chad Benitto getting rid of mafia in one year when many people couldn't even get close to stopping mafia

[@janewick509]

Oof

[@adamwolfe2848]

He also helped get rid of 13 million people in only 6 years

[@DJScootagroov]

“Subject to persecution” is a weird way to describe being arrested for Crimes.

[@williamsmith281]

Its persecution as long as da evil natsee or fascets are doing it. Not if my good boy allies are doing it *looks at internment camps for the japanese in ww2*.

[@DJScootagroov]

@@williamsmith281 they aren’t war crimes if you win. Looks at Dresden and the biscarri massacre.

[@v.emiltheii-nd.8094]

"Is no one gonna speak? Then this man is gonna die! Eh? Eh?" (pokes gun at old man)

[@jirikajzar3247]

That was Mauser

[@Derivedwhale45]

Vito: aNyWaY, I sTaRT bLasTInG

[@liamplays2341]

*US Soldier opens Gas Chamber door* Mobster: Ayyyy I'm taking a shower here!

[@thepeskyone]

Mobster 1 minute later: Wait this isn't water-

[@assassinaria]

*insert hitler getting angry video here*

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

@@assassinaria FEGELEIN! FEGELEIN! FEGELEIN!

[@thepeskyone]

@@theevildrummingsithlord1492 San Francisco

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

@@thepeskyone How did that get there?

[@MrYesnt]

"Cousin Antonio? is that you?" "It is I, Luigi! come get a hug!"

[@curraheewolf]

I remember reading about this in college. Now that was thinking outside the box. I would of never thought of such a genius idea. THESE are the kind of videos I like. Keep it up!

[@DMAGAEscober]

"Who says you can't go home?" -Vito Scalleta 504th Parachute.

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

Well, depends on your definition of going home

[@mapleflag6518]

Mr Sallieri sends his regards.

[@snailgod27]

@@tomaszzalewski4541 I'd assume his definition of home is place of origin, cause in the game he was like 4 when he came to America

[@terrorgaming459]

Ahhhh he said it

[@Netelex]

that the guy from mafia 3

[@cgt3704]

American army: *collaborates with the Mafia* Historians: Wait, thats illegal Germany: Yeah. What he said Edit: Wow never tought this comment would be noticed so much. Thanks guys

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

Trailer Park mafia pops out of nowhere and shoots Hitler in his one testicle

[@megagamernick9883]

America: Oh don’t get me started Germany.

[@vasilisgm8966]

America: Oh don't you dare complain Germany, you already complained about my shotguns back in the Great War, now you wanna complain about a criminal organization?

[@megagamernick9883]

@@vasilisgm8966 America oh and do I need to mention Chlorine and flamethrowers?

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

I'm surprised that there are four people in this planet are willing to like my comment

[@bean8043]

The collab no one wanted, but the collab we needed

[@edgargutierrez4203]

So this is pretty much "The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend "

[@CT3250_OMEGA]

This is the most ambitious crossover in history

[@mrcombiner3216]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@CT3250_OMEGA]

@@mrcombiner3216 you have no power here fool for I have memorized the link

[@x-c-10-ernestuswijayaaji57]

@@mrcombiner3216 i know this link

[@reapershadow2966]

i was about to click on that but the replies have now convinced me that its a rickroll XD

[@janewick509]

@@CT3250_OMEGA oh um I almost clicked it (feels slightly embarassed)

[@OffWorldTradeCorp]

"With a little help from a guy called Don Calo."

[@travisreed1730]

Don't forget Don Tomassino.

[@sebastianmartellisr.3587]

How they managed to make Lucky Luciano into a Cartoon is absolutely amazing

[@pitertauer3168]

If you're learning italian watch "in guerra per amore" a comical WWII italian film about the invasion of Sicily

[@ordinary_magician]

“The secret mafia” sounds like some unusual conspiracy theory

[@cooliobob1274]

Operation Gladio

[@robertkidnley93]

There the ones who killed jfk

[@DsgSleazy]

@USA 2 MEXICO it's also why mfs think we're crazy

[@marelelupalb4042]

@@robertkidnley93 JFK got killed because he wanted to return to gold standard,nowadays money is being printed out of thin air and charge an interest on that. Hitler,JFK,Gheddaffi,just to name a few fought against international elements,but got killed

[@mrsnippysnoopa8300]

That stuff must have been declassified by now. Might as well give it a look.

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

*Vito Scaletta wants to know your location.*

[@trollface2915]

As soon as i heard ,,operation Husky" it connected in my brain and i looked for this comment

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

@@trollface2915 he is Sicilian after all

[@elbandzioro]

@@stc3145 spoiler - not for long

[@foffy8889]

@@elbandzioro Plotwist: Joe prob survived, and prob is seen in mafia 3 : P

[@elbandzioro]

@@foffy8889 that 's prob cool

[@imtiazhossain6559]

Wow this is a really an interesting and amazing story I heard this tale long ago but didn't believe it. Thank you to simple history for uploading this episode.

[@irishhockey2181]

Well done guys! Thanks for bringing out my interest in History!

[@mr.formal6723]

Don calo, the head of Sicilian Mob the entire Italian Troop garrison surrendered that day why? Because he told him to -Vito Scaletta

[@frostii2158]

That’s one of the best missions, and it’s the first!!!

[@bryanmanuel4945]

You wanna know why? Because it was outta respect-Henry Hill

[@fortheloot1635]

As the old saying goes “war makes for strange bedfellows” another good one would be “The enemy of my enemy is my friend” and finally “ sometimes you have to except a lesser evil in order to kill a greater one”

[@Brunzy1970]

I love ❤️ your channel, hands down it's very entertaining. It's educational aspects are surprising. You could easily add 10minutes to most videos I've seen just be being more thorough on the subject. Overall a solid grade of B+. Keep improving and expanding because your format is really on to something. Thx.

[@vittolostoriografo4058]

There's a famous Italian film about that: it's "In guerra per amore". I think u can watch it with subtitles

[@ryanswift128]

"Don’t shoot, boys! You know me. I have an offer for you. The war is over!" " If you don’t do anything stupid, you can go home to your families today. You’re safe. I guarantee this! You know you can trust me. What do you say?"

[@silverwing6175]

that day an entire garrison of troops surrendered. Why ? Because he told them to

[@gabgames26]

If we're doing Mafia stuff, I think the best follow-up would be the mafia's involvement in Operation Gladio. You guys briefly mentioned the Mafia's help against the communists in Sicily, it might be interesting to expand on that.

[@johnknatz781]

Mobster steps on a land mine: HEY! I’m walking here...

[@DuzanShizu143]

Just love simple history Doing daily uploads

[@rexetelectric3811]

Don't forget about the valiant efforts of Vinnie cannoli, defeating the dark don and all those nazis

[@heyitsamy1771]

Yes, I agree

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

He should have teamed up with the trailer park Mafia They're known for being batshit-crazy and very violent but mostly very batshit-crazy

[@daveholland6293]

S to spit on mafia graves

[@user-by3kq7mh8m]

The reason that I loved ❤ this episode a lot is that it brought me back to the year 2011 when my dear ❤ mother brought me an Xbox and I spent the vacation with my brother playing mafia2 😍 such good days that I hope and pray 🙏 to God that they come back again.

[@DsgSleazy]

Such a great game👍🏿

[@Quanbe77]

I just discover that chanel and it's great + the voice is so well suited for a video about the mafia

[@incompleteriver770]

I’ve been wanting to buy empire of sin for a while because paradox has such great games, this pushed me over the edge. Just bought it. Thanks Paradox and Simple History!

[@Reyaleti]

For some reason this kinda gives off Csgo CT and C working together

[@tsmotions3446]

I clicked faster than al Capone killed his adeversaries

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

Well Al Capone better not try to mess with a trailer park mafias cuz they're known for two things being crazy and being violent but mostly batshit crazy

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

I forgot to mention this he could also wind up being underneath a brand new trailer

[@FlexBeanbag]

@@MartinKelly-bx6ft kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJ7GaoF8m82rbZY

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!

[@christopherlind]

Love the video keep up the great work

[@DV1287]

Kid asks grandfather were the mafia the enemy? Grandfather *yes but actually no *

[@Grimreaper-up1uy]

The mafia helping beat the Narzis was like. "Professionals have standards."

[@BryonYoungblood]

You're damn right they do. And it makes a lot of sense that they would have issues with the Nazis as well as the Axis Powers.

[@addust]

call em the Nastis

[@hagamapama]

We got in bed with the Soviets. The mafia is something of an afterthought by comparison

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@hagamapama And we saw how that worked out for us when we had to tango with the USSR in the Cold War.

[@NoFlu]

@@hagamapama Mafia was the lesser of 3 evils

[@coleedwards7100]

"An entire garrison surrendered that day. Why? Because he told them to." -Vito Scalleta

[@lmklmk1512]

In Fort Myers, FL great area and good food. Thinking of my great community here in KZbin. Can’t wait to show you guys the court show I’m working on. Stay safe.

[@rj5848]

he speaking with that accent in the starting 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@terryjav1]

He must've washed his mouth with soap after

[@andreistoica2470]

Ah Good old Medal of Honor Times.

[@andreistoica2470]

Viktor Reznov theme intensifica.

[@johntaylor-lo8qx]

Tremendous documentary filled with facts I've heard nowhere else !!! Bravo, I've found a hidden jem in this channel ❤

[@thebosslygamer7635]

These videos are so useful to learn history

[@injuredoutdoorsman9011]

Was at a gun show and saw a US marked revolver that was given to the Boston mobsters to protect the sea ports as the Navy was mostly in the pacific theater. Was stupid expensive, but had all the paperwork proving it was verified. Way too expensive, and not my type of firearm, but had a cool story nonetheless.

[@Captain23rdGaming]

8:33 This reminded me Hugely of that Mafia 2 Mission

[@lightninghawk5981]

*Vito Scaletta has entered the chat*

[@MartinKelly-bx6ft]

Don randomguy1902 has just entered the chat as well

[@logicalpetrol2721]

What a legend. He voiced that perfectly at the start.

[@infinityz7134]

Simple History: “Never in modern warfare has one force carried out such an anfibious (seriously how do you spell that) Operation.” Literally a year later: D-DAY BBEEGINNSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[@ClockworkLightning]

Amphibious is how you spell it

[@gangsterswat8067]

The M1938 Beretta is without a doubt the best submachinegun of WW2. Also, when a criminal organization fights an organized and well trained military force like the Wehrmacht, you know they mean business.

[@masterdoda2157]

The voice for the add is amazing

[@myrenos6589]

Imagine a CoD game where you're some sorta US military rep and you're in the room with Luciano organizing Italian assistance. Then you eventually fight a campaign in Italy and work your way up through Italy and to Germany. Actually would be a great change of pace for a CoD ww2 game

[@zidanerizalalghifaryalghif3248]

I swear his voice literally sounds like a mafia It sounds soooooooooooo gooooooooodddddd

[@johnwayne2898]

2:52 looks like the exact beginning of Mafia II. The planes going by, snowy night, even someone who looks like Vito Scaletta and is wearing the exact same uniform he was in the beginning. Is this a Mafia II reference Simple History?

[@RedBloodyHeroRBH]

No it's a reality reference sadly .

[@EvilClowns69]

My grandfather told me all about this he fought in WWII and was from Sicily he was a Translator for the US army

[@NewMexicoJoe505]

RIP Lucky Luciano, one of the greatest to ever do it.

[@LosSerpent]

I guarantee you if you die nobody will miss you

[@johndoe6260]

@@LosSerpent what

[@johndoe6260]

There are no great mobsters, they are criminals