How Was Germany Able to Fight Till 1945? - German Late War Weapon Production

[@HistoryHustle]

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[@TASCOLP]

Actually Germany had after the war more industry than bevor, because the government built constantly new factrorys. The allies Airforce mostly bombed civil areas. That's one of the reasons for the myth called "Wirtschaftswunder" (after ww2).

[@арефнар]

Are you ukrainian?

[@HistoryHustle]

@Love is Power: thank you.

[@eliahelfenbein4731]

I Heard that a Lot of Produktion also was moved Underground

[@erichvonmanstein1952]

It is wondering that German war production peaked in last months of 1944. I reading USSBS reports about Germany and I literally shocked when I literally saw.4103 aircraft were made in September 1944 and 1854 tanks in December 1944.Biggest problem was probably lack of fuel and spare parts for that tons of new stuff. Btw nice channel,I subscribed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you for your comment. Welcome to the channel!

[@thelastman5582]

where did u read about that ? can u send me the link!

[@арефнар]

@@HistoryHustle are you ukrainian?

[@wolfgangkranek376]

Yes, I was wondering why the Allies only destroyed the plants that produced synthetic fuel only very late during the war. From that moment on it was really Game over for the Third Reich. Maybe because Standard Oil and Royal Dutch Shell were partners in crime with the Nazis? kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4rYpImfYtaJiM0 www.shellnazihistory.com/?page_id=2

[@ariari4133]

@@thelastman5582 all those things you don't knowe, from. a Nederlander

[@robertdeen5591]

When in Buchenwald, my father was forced to make K98s. He figured only 1 in 3 passed inspection. Every time they had the chance, they'd tweek the cross slide on a lathe or something similar to mass produce worthless parts. He also mentioned putting a wedge under the barrel. At the range, the rifle wouldn't shoot straight. It would go back to the factory where the barrel would check straight. When the cleaning rod went back in, it would impact on the little wedge, bending the barrel again. After 3 trips to the range, it was melted down. Still it was amazing how the production numbers went up regardless of strategic bombing. Speer was a brilliant SOB.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply.

[@bobshenix]

Your father went to Buchenwald and survived?

[@marin8862]

This is a big mistake of the Germans, in the war industry they were supposed to employ only German men and women. Foreigners were to be employed exclusively in the primary sector, mining, and certain jobs of lesser importance. Also German women needed to participate more in industry production as well as participation in the non-combat sector of German divisions. For example, the German native female labor force in the industry: 1939., 3.310.000, 1944., 3.636.000 ... only 10% increase, and there should have been an increase in women workers from at least 50% to 100%. Another mistake is that they produced many types of weapons and ammunition for the same purpose, which massively complicated training and logistics. an example of this is that during 1944 they produced 4 types of tanks and 4 types of assault guns or tank hunters. During 1944 they produced 4 different models of 105mm howitzers, crazy. The German military production until the middle of 1944 was very inefficient qualitatively and quantitatively.

[@jackroutledge352]

@@bobshenix Buchenwald had relatively low numbers of fatalities (for a Nazi concentration camp anyway), since it was a primarily a work / concentration camp rather than a death camp like Auschwitz. Nonetheless, more than 50,000 died there due to malnutrition and disease.

[@ButcherBird-FW190D]

@@jackroutledge352 Forced French laborers building the Atlantic Wall would put in slightly too much sand into the concrete mix. Made it look like they were producing more; which was smiled upon. 'course any decent-sized shell landing within a few hundred yards and the cement would crumble. They didn't get away with it much; but it happened. Same drill with pretty much anything German forced labor produced.

[@rogercranwill5029]

In Speer's book, 'Inside the Third Reich', the Allied strategic bombing of ball bearing production had crippled war production to the point the war could have ended 6 months earlier. At the last moment, the campaign against these plants suddenly ended, because the Allies thought Germany had decentralized ball bearing production. They hadn’t.

[@tomt373]

What do you think about the huge ball bearing warehouse clearly marked with red crosses on its' roof to protect it from being bombed?

[@gurjeetsingh-gd1wr]

It cud bi a strategy to teech germany a hard learned lesson not to start war again or let the gers and reds fight eech other for a longer time tu weeken both

[@tangobayus]

I've heard they did blind trade through Switzerland, with the Allies, to get bearings they couldn't make.

[@tomt373]

​@@tangobayus I heard that they were exiting the U.S. through Mexico. One of the problems it caused was the American B-24's had to forego ball bearings for their controls because of this, using sleeve bearings instead, which made them more sluggish to respond to the controls. Near the end of the war, when they "suddenly" became available, the newer B-24's handling was radically improved.

[@rogercranwill5029]

Another amazing statistic from Speer’s book was that Germany was producing war materiel in the last 6 months of the war than was produced in the first 6 months. Along the same line, but from a WWII vet I knew, the Germans were found producing Army uniforms after the end of the war. When asked why, the answer given was that no one told them to stop!

[@JetskiDex]

More so than weapons, to fight you need FOOD, do a video on how the Germans kept their fighters fed during this time period.

[@annoyingbstard9407]

jetski Dex Stealing food from lands they subjugated is hardly worth a video.

[@dank_lord]

@@annoyingbstard9407 you don't actually believe that right? It's impossible to feed millions of men from pillage and plunder alone.

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Dank Lord Obviously it was. Along with imposing absurd exchange rates on conquered territories. Try reading.

[@dank_lord]

@@annoyingbstard9407 haha, what does imposing unfair exchange rate has to do with feeding men? And yes, they do rationed occupied countries. But there is no way to feed millions of men with pillage alone. They got the industry to support the men thus making your comment sound stupid.

[@dank_lord]

@@annoyingbstard9407 and the unfair exchange rate was justified seeing how france fucked with their economy for 20 years.

[@L1V2P9]

There was an award winning national history quiz/panel show broadcast nation wide in Canada, where they would present mystery guests. The panel, through a series of questions, would try to determine who the guest was, or the event (s)he was representing. One night Speer was the guest. Despite his infamy, he carried himself with charm and charisma, and dodged the resulting questions with ease and finesse.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your comment. Interesting to read.

[@MQuaritch]

I already commented on the previous video that I argue the possible impact of a successful assassination by Stauffenberg would have been negigable and that there was no chance to make peace with anyone until the total collapse of Germany, due to the Allied policy of demanding an unconditional surrender. Therefore, it's highly unlikely there would have been less casualties. I assume the opposite, since the general staff would perhaps even prolonged the war by several months because of better decision making or fighting on from the alpes. Here I have to correct you in three points. First, Speer was, to the end, a loyalist to Hitler with a few exceptions of not having committed the amount of crimes as ordered by Hitler regarding the destruction of production capacities. He later claimed that if Hitler had had a friend it would have been him, and the two were connected by a kind of iromantic love and admirance uppon each other. Secondly, one has to mention that Allied moral bombing had a much smaller effect on arms production than the Allies estimated and aimed for. In fact, and that wasn't quite clear in your video, Germany's war production and weapons output reached its maximum by mid to late 1944. The first real declines were only achieved by the occupation of the armament facilities by the Americans and British in early 1945. This all came at a cost of course, but it's not like by 1944 or even 1945 there had been nearly no weapons production anymore, that's incorrect (not saying you claimed it this way, but it created the impression you wanted to). The third one is the myth about an exclusive focus on quality rather than quanitity. And that's also not quite correct, since by 1941 onwards, most unrealizable projects had been either paused or cancelled and cheap and resource-saving mass production had been the main focus of weapon design and production. Speer's main achievement was not to have produced so many different weapons of good quality, but to have simplified and redirected production capacity towards a mass-scale production of weapons that caused a minimum amount of resources and manpower while still being technologically ahead of their counterparts. Good examples were the MG-42 (which was wrongly displayed as a "prototype weapon" in your video, although being among the most produced hand-fire machine guns of all time), the MP-40, the StGw 44 and the Panther tank, but also the Panzerfaust and other guns. So all in all, a good video, but some more or less significant details aren't quite gotten right. I would be pleased if you could comment this and tell me in how far you agree or disagree. Thank you;

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your comment. Point 1) I agree. Where do I state the opposite? Point 2) Thanks for the additional information. Point 3) I talk more about this in the following video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKGUc4SuZpynjtk

[@MQuaritch]

@@HistoryHustle Thank you so much for you reply, I really appreciated this. 1) Not in words, and perhaps not fully intentionally, but you did suggest it in a sentence in the middle of the video. I watched it again to find it, it's 05:46. I don't know if you perhaps meant it in a different way, but to me it caused the impression you wanted to say exactly that. 2) You're welcome. You can find a precise summary here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_armored_fighting_vehicle_production_during_World_War_II#Total_production. As you can see, 1944 was by far the year of maximum war effort and productivity and even in the first 4 months of 1945 the production lay between that of 1941 and 42 (for the whole years). The rhine land was captured by the Americans in early April 1945. Multiplying this number by 4 gives us a rough overview of how the production had went on, more or less acuratly of course. The result is a number pretty close to 1944, with only ~8% divergence. 3) Yea, seen that one as well. And, it deserves an own comment of things that are, to my mind, a bit inacurate. To say it out loudly here, first, I'd like to say that I really enjoy your videos and that they are definitely better than about 80-90% of the stuff I usually find on KZbin. Secdondly, this is criticism at a very, veeeery high level and we are arguing about tiny details or perhaps unintented suggestions here that make out a small portion of the knowledge you transfer to the audience. Nontheless, my conviction is that it's still my obligation to comment things I find misleading or contrary to what I've read/heard elsewhere, and I am sure this is also in your own interest. Still being said: Excellent video you did there, it really didn't hurt me to watch it again, only to look for a short part of a sentence you said at one point. Keep up the work!

[@scottwins2]

Fun Fact: Think of the Hula Hoop, with Speer as ceo everyone could have one sooner,even weaponized

[@Megalomaniakaal]

Keep juggling or it'll explode!

[@HistoryHustle]

Never thought of it that way...

[@timon_gerritsen7379]

@itzamia the comment is correct tho

[@jamesricker3997]

One of the reasons Albert Speer was able to keep up production was by using substandard materials He knew the weapons would be destroyed before it would become a problem

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@g-l3191]

Why aren’t you my history teacher at school?! 😅

[@HistoryHustle]

Oh well, subscribe and you'll be fine haha. Thanks :)

[@flukeman022]

Don't forget Mark Felton if you've heard about him.

[@jwenting]

I knew it, and Stefan confirms it: Alien bombing campaigns during WW2 helped defeat Germany!

[@HistoryHustle]

The Untold Story

[@benjaminprince6424]

RAF bomber command if I am not mistaken is still the most destructive force in history, the big aircraft carrier called england right beside the Rhine and Rhur was just too much to handle.

[@richardpowell4281]

@@benjaminprince6424 not even close. The US military dropped more ordnance on Vietnam than all the bombs dropped in WW2 combined. Now I suppose you did say "destructive" and you could argue America in Vietnam a lot of times dropped bombs on jungle. But still

[@benjaminprince6424]

@@richardpowell4281 A very good point! But yes by destructive I meant actual targets destroyed rather than ordnace dropped, it would be an interesting comparison if possible but would be so hard to measure.

[@samuelrs5138]

@@richardpowell4281 The complete carpet bombing tactics of WW2, and the many German cities it was applied against, were on another level of destruction in my opinion.

[@MattC-jg1yb]

You're answering questions I didn't know how to ask in Google

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@ljimlewis]

As an architect, I’m “flummuxed” to know that Speer was a fellow architect. Aren’t architects supposed to be “sensitive” to form/function in the built environment? This guy was sharp. Damned smart. Forward thinking genius. Too bad he had a couple flaws in his makeup. He could have made his mark rebuilding Europe instead of flattening it.

[@HistoryHustle]

Depends of how much you like Nazi architecture. I'm not a big fan of it myself.

[@lippyfrybender4622]

I suppose it was quite ironic that Speer became a Anglophile and died in London Waiting to go on the television one of his many appearances.Was Speer a logistics Genius or a lucky gambler? I think a bit of both.Great subject video look forward to Next installment.thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your insights and watching. Cheers!

[@torinjones3221]

Well the English are German.

[@samuelrs5138]

Why was he on tv so much? Just interviews about the war?

[@Megalomaniakaal]

@Stxr KillerX Must have meant the Royals?

[@cavejohnson982]

Felix Kütt English are „Germanic“ people

[@GG-bw3uz]

Just as Speer prolonged WW2, you are prolonging my history buff addiction !

[@HistoryHustle]

Cheers!

[@marcelgroen6256]

The myth of the good Nazi was thoroughly shattered after the war as far as Speer is concerned. The treatment and deployment of forced laborers was heavily blamed on him. His good appearance, his displayed remorse and smooth talk saved him at first. Nevertheless, a remarkable, special man. Thanks again, Stefan.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply, Marcel.

[@marcelgroen6256]

​@V P I advise you to read a little more in if you really think the Allies committed the same atrocities as the Nazis.

[@walterthecat2145]

@V P I can't believe you actually think the western Allies committed more atrocities than the Nazis

[@walterthecat2145]

@DANIEL PRADO are you educated ? i said western not eastern allies

[@hq3473]

It's amazing how Speer escaped the noose in 1946. All the more weird when Sauckel got death for much less.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed...

[@DentalTroll]

Could it be that Speer escaped death because of the continued threat from Soviet Russia. My Dad served in Germany in 1953. War with the Soviet Union was a real worry then. In 1946 the allies could see the writing on the wall. Perhaps Speer was saved because of his organizational skills and his understanding of military weapons production.

[@stephenbrand5661]

@@DentalTroll Speer was also a public relations pro, he was very good at portraying himself in a sympathetic light. That's why he became known as "the Nazi who said sorry."

[@stephenbrand5661]

@@DentalTroll Also the fact that he refused to destroy Germany's remaining infrastructure when Hitler ordered it, I'm sure that bought him a great deal of good will.

[@ozdavemcgee2079]

Easy answer. Its the age old situation. You're usefull you live. No denials here. But cast your eye over who got hung who didnt. You have to look at that 2 ways 1. Initial trials, need bodies to hang 2. After the realpolitik of Cold War comes in, there are still trials. Some death penalty, mist jailed. Overall it seems to me the overall majority of ppl hung, were the low ranking camp staff. Sure there were others. But like the US today the most disposable poor broke working class got hung. Ive not seen any studies on it. But from what I see its the lower ranks carried the can mostly. Thosee that obeyed orders, while a lot of those who gave orders served az few yrs or melted away to South America, NASA, or Indo China. Hell if the French had just 1 or 2 more battalians of SS in the run in Indo China they may have even won🤣🤣🤣

[@deltaflyer9078]

Great Video Stefan!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! What did you like most of it?

[@deltaflyer9078]

Well it was all great and very informative! Ga zo door!

[@HistoryHustle]

@@deltaflyer9078 Bedankt!

[@harcovanhees394]

At 0:35 my eyes fell on the map on the background. I set youtube to full screen and restart this clip. It is true: Great Brittain is called "Nordirland" (Northern Ireland)... Maybe the hustler has solved the Back-stop-issue of the Brexit .... LOL

[@HistoryHustle]

Haha, sharp! Actually its full name on the map is: "Gross-Britannien und Nordirland".

[@ottovonbismark5083]

History Hustle Can you find the map on Amazon?

[@TheTrickster923]

Many say that Speer's remorse [at the Nuremberg Trial] is why he got such a comparatively lenient sentence, but I don't think it was the only or even primary reason. As the Minister of Armaments, Speer had a lot of valuable information on German weaponry and war industry that the Americans wanted to use in the future and keep away from the Russians. It's my opinion based on the extensive reading I've done that some kind of deal was struck where he'd tell them how he increased production during the nonstop strategic bombing, and all the other details of Germany's arms programs, and they'd make sure he didn't get the short drop and sudden stop. America's desire to win the Cold War saved a lot of officers of the regime from the rope they deserved.

[@HistoryHustle]

Perhaps. At the end I don't think they made use of his knowlegde.

[@TheTrickster923]

@@HistoryHustle Maybe. We know that Speer cooperated with the United States Strategic Bombing Survey, but I don't think we'll ever fully know what all went on behind the scenes. Thanks for your work!

[@mjhout]

Great video! -fellow history teacher, in Warsaw

[@HistoryHustle]

Cool! Thanks for your message. Perhaps you'll like this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJPdgpqBnK2dpZI

[@1joshjosh1]

A little off topic.... I'm amazed how much stuff was produced by all nations during the last world war. Even the numbers for my country Canada it's mind-blowing. Really incredible.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed.

[@theraven6836]

Highly recommend reading his autobiography, “Inside the Third Reich”. Speer is def an interesting historical figure.

[@HistoryHustle]

Agree.

[@theraven6836]

@Rob Lahaije oh, he must have known. How could he have coordinated slave labor without knowing that the people had been enslaved? Still, he’s a truly interesting character and, along with Admiral Doenitz, one of the more interesting second-tier Nazis inside Hitler’s immediate circle.

[@damonswanson3156]

Really enjoy your videos. I had a history teacher that served in the ETO. His stories helped foster my love of history. Curious. We’re any of your family Dutch volunteers in the fight against Bolshevism?😎

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply and no, as far as I know I didn't have family members joining the Waffen-SS.

[@terrystephens1102]

Thanks for another excellent presentation 😁👌👌👏👏👏👏

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you Terry.

[@tangobayus]

I have heard that one thing that contributed was they would usually have some reserves to bring in once the battle was started- when they could see where they were needed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Not sure what you mean.

[@elliotchinneryhinks8554]

Speer was a brilliant man no question and his intelligence will never be fully praised because of his affiliation, Albert speer was one of the smartest people of all time no question what he did for Germany was an incredible achievement, unfortunately his affiliations and actions will tarnish this credit, I've seen videos like this before where people talk about speer but will not praise him but you can see everyone wants to..

[@HistoryHustle]

Everyone wants to? Who is everyone?

[@drengl0277]

I remember reading that the aircraft and tank/spg production peaking in July 1944 and December 1944 respectively,most people think that German production was relatively low during the late stages of the war due to all the shortcomings and Allied bombing but reality was quite the opposite.During the first half of the war production was relatively small(for a comparison in December 1944 Germany produced more AFVs than it did in entire 1940) and factories were only working for the replacement of combat losses.By 1942 onwards it saw a very significant increase.By the late stages of the war Germany wasn't doomed by lack of production but by the lack of oil and manpower.In March-May 1945 as the Allies advanced into the German mainland they captured thousands of aircraft and vehicles of different types in depots that never even saw combat.They simply didn't have fuel or men to operate them.

[@MyLateralThawts]

When I wrote a paper on Albert Speer while attending University, I concluded his twenty year sentence at Nuremberg wasn’t so much for his participation in war crimes, but a calculated effort to keep him out of the post war reconstruction effort by the Soviets. Other subordinates of Speer, who weren’t convicted, nevertheless managed to do nearly as well in the reconstruction without him. My professor agreed.

[@mememachine6022]

He deserved the death sentence

[@serenissimarespublicavenet3945]

@@mememachine6022 Yeah, especially because of his actions in creating Organisation Todt. Here in Italy he's remembered as the man who forced thousands of Italians to work for free in Northern Italy and Germany. Entire families were loaded onto trains, treated barely better than those who went to Lagers, and shipped to Germany to work in factories for six week (if I'm not wrong) terms. Then they'd return back home and other workers would be used for the next six weeks. Many people starved to death on the trains or in the factories. I find it disgusting that people like Von Braun and Speer weren't sentenced just because the allies found them useful. It really goes to show that even the victors of the war weren't as better than the losers as is commonly portrayed. Just think about Soviet Gulags and the American space program. Despicable People!

[@mememachine6022]

@I'm Right tojo got executed and slaped on the head

[@mememachine6022]

@I'm Right and? You have to differnciate between japan and germany in japan the civilian goverment had nothing to do with the war as the generals and tojo started them on their own and the goverment had no saying in that

[@lukeday87]

It has always made me wonder why he was held prisoner long after others were released that at least in my opinion seemed to be worse than speer, i just cant help to feel that at least compared to most of the others around him, that he was a good person. I am now going to look further into what you have said because regardless of whether he was good or bad i cant help but to be fascinated about Speer.

[@martinsalas5189]

Some people are given talent to maintain history..artist musician and like Speer..ability to orchestrate weapon production..I worked in manufacturing..you could watch managers and coordinators help lead a company to success and to failure..placed as a worker..you are given a task and with tools provided you accomplish goals ..teamwork to build confidence...So leadership plays a part to the insanity of production..and the insanity of war...peace.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting insights. Thanks for sharing.

[@Yabuddy53]

I remember from one documentary on German Weapons that hitler once said Speer was his only friend. Also there were many cases of slave laborers sabotaging weapons during production. It’s also a wild thought to consider that Germany could have fallen as early as 43.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed.

[@amsfountain8792]

Yeap. Maybe Germany could have fallen in 1944 but not in 1943 in any way.

[@rogercranwill5029]

In Speer's book, 'Inside the Third Reich', he states that strategic bombing by the Allies of German ball-bearing manufacturing facilities almost ended the war 6 months earlier than the actual outcome. However, because it was thought the Germans decentralized their ball-bearing plants, the strategic bombing was diverted to other areas. They didn’t.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your insights.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Some great photographic choices mein freund. Well done

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, Kris!

[@kickinwinghotboi883]

I subscribed. This is the second video I've come across from this channel and I find myself getting very sucked into the video

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message. Welcome to the channel! What history are you most interested in? Lemme know!

[@kovesp1]

Hmm. Both the British 1943 and the American post-war Strategic Bombing Surveys concluded that strategic bombing had almost no effect on German war production. AFAIK, what you say about bombing is not supported by the Surveys. It was due to this that Bomber Harris turned to what amounted to terror bombing (as he himself characterized it). That failed as well, as Harris should have realized from the effect German terror bombing had on British morale (it stiffened war-waging determination).

[@robertgsmith5761]

Very informative, thank you. I find that watching these historical videos gets me more parts to better understand what went on in WW II !

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message!

[@raam1666]

Speer was a great man, in both Performance AND Morality.

[@HistoryHustle]

Performance a agree. I disagree on the second one.

[@george6252]

Well done, enjoyed this and subscribed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, welcome to the channel!

[@petrikokko1441]

Speer was without doubt the right in the right place. He achieved what was regarded as impossible to accomplish.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, only too bad he was on the side of the Nazis.

[@caveatemptor313]

Well produced video. New subscriber.

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel.

[@daleburrell6273]

...Albert Speer received the second lightest sentence at the Nuremberg Trials-!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Believe so too.

[@daleburrell6273]

@@HistoryHustle 20 years- and the Russians made sure that Speer served EVERY DAY of it-(!)

[@hotspothawkins6453]

Albert S kept his position because in the documents made by those who created the plot to overthrow hitler by assassinating him with the bomb had a question mark beside his name. His name was listed as being in a higher ranked position than he occupied, but because of the note’s uncertainty of Albert Schpeer joining the coup.

[@HistoryHustle]

I see.

[@kevinmurphy5506]

How was it possible to get the supplies to the front?

[@HistoryHustle]

Cars, carriages. You name it.

[@Inkling777]

One reason Speer survived Nazism and the Nuremberg Trials was that in the list that the anti-Nazi conspirators made of potential supporters his name had a question after it. That "?" created just enough uncertainty to keep him from being executed by either. The Nuremberg prosecutors also botched their investigation of him. They failed to notice that he knew that the Jews he evicted for one of his Berlin building programs went to the death camps. They also failed to given him the blame he deserved for the deaths of those doing slave labor in his factories. In sheer body count, he was one of the worst Nazis, but he managed to charm the Nuremberg prosecutors into believing otherwise. --Michael W. Perry, Dachau Liberated

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@researchpatrol1437]

Weapons production limits : "Limitations". Speer : "Hold my beer."

[@HistoryHustle]

Pretty much yeah.

[@IosifStalin2]

So they say - Amateurs talk Strategy and Tactics, Professionals talk Logistics

[@HistoryHustle]

Pretty much yeah.

[@bracamontez13]

I like this dude. Keep up the great work @historyHustle

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks

[@nikkibaugher2427]

GREAT lecture, Professor!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks again :)

[@PcGamerify]

Albert Speer was a genius.

[@HistoryHustle]

In some way yes.

[@misterbacon4933]

Good analyses of Albert Speer. Short and compact. I have read inside the third Reich of Albert Speer. Very impressive work of him. Thx. For this blog.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reaction :)

[@zaynevanday142]

I heard Switzerland 🇨🇭 was providing Germany 🇩🇪 with materials up until April 1945

[@HistoryHustle]

Have to research that.

[@darrendeluca8938]

Speer was an interesting man. He announced to Hitler that the war was lost after the loss of the coal mines of Silesia. No more coal, no more synthetic fuel. He was the only one of the inner circle that said, "I didn't know, I should have known, I'm sorry". It's the only thing that saved his life.

[@HistoryHustle]

It did. Thing is though that most likely he put up a careful well-thought reconstruction. At least he must've known about the many forced labourers.

[@darrendeluca8938]

@@HistoryHustle they all knew. If they “didn’t know” it was because they willfully ignored the obvious. It’s an easy question to answer if you’re asking was Hitler evil, or Himler or Goebbels. It’s a little bit less obvious with Speer though.

[@gerriegetverderrie7791]

Wederom weer een top video stefan!

[@HistoryHustle]

Bedankt!

[@Adrian-ju7cm]

Love your videos and your a gentleman.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, Adrian.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

Just found you. Great video. Someone once said real leaders don't study tactics, but study logistics. I think this video kind of shows that. I read Speers book. Many years ago. The soviets said quaninty has a quality of its own..😉

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel. Thanks for your reply.

[@accordionprakash8267]

Very well presented. Thank you. Subscribed.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks. Welcome to the channel!

[@jonlenihan4798]

Swedish iron ore was a necessity for German armaments production. Sweden did not accept payment for the iron ore in Reichsmarks, because it was clear that they would soon be worthless. Sweden was paid in gold bars. The gold was extracted from the teeth of those who were murdered in death camps, melted, and reformed into bars. Trade in illicit gold bars was illegal, even in the 1940s. Sweden calculated that this was a paper problem, which would yield to a paper solution, after the war. So it was.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this additional information.

[@Cheezymuffin.]

Hey History Hustle, I have a question. As someone who became more interested in the Dutch army, partly because I am interested and amazed by the heroism of my countrymen in may 1940, I often find the dutch portraid as a army who didn't even know the consept of camouflage, as their army uniform was "Blue" yet when I look at the actual uniform, it is gray/lightgreen, and the only times they are blue is in colored black and white fotographs or drawings and other artistic renderings. Do you happen to know how this "blue army" stigma came to be? Love your videos btw :)

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you very much. I've never heard someone referring to the Dutch as wearing blue actually... Anyone?

[@Pikkabuu]

The idea of blue camo is that soldiers would blend in with the horizon. It is a crappy idea but as the Netherlands wasn't that forested and the Dutch idea was to fight in fortifications and at long ranges then the blue camo might have at least some use.

[@Cheezymuffin.]

@@Pikkabuu well that might be the case, I meant more that the dutch used a field gray (almost german colored uniform), but are often depicted in paintings and drawings with a blue uniform. And I wondered where that idea came from, eventhought the dutch didn't realy have a blue uniform I did happen to find out the officer uniforms are made of a different material, which has a more blueish/greyish tint to it, causing it to look blue under certain conditions. Maybe thats why.

[@Lukaus1241]

Speer was just a man, very talented and charismatic, but still one man. Without a committed and motivated people behind he wouldn’t have achieved much. The riddle of WWII was how it motivated masses of people to join their efforts for a common cause, which in the case of Germany, was a dreadfully wrong one.

[@HistoryHustle]

Sure, it's never because of Speer alone. I agree. Yet, he did play a key role.

[@hymanocohann2698]

I'd guess free supply of iron from Sweden, cooperative subject people, slave labor and utter disregard for humanity?

[@HistoryHustle]

That sure contributed to it.

[@Patop2002]

@Chalk O'holic Yeah, the systemic genocide deriving from an ethnic cleansing policie had nothing on the commies and their forced famines. The sovs where living so bad that hitler decided to make them a favor out of pure compassion and put them out of their misery. Not because he considered them subhuman or something.

[@PolakInHolland]

The fact is that the combined RAF and USAAF air offensive was not nearly as effective as everyone supposes in slowing down the economic production. Other than a critical shortage of oil, the Krauts kept on producing tons of stuff right up until the last few months.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, the lack of oil was more critical for Germany I believe.

[@RodrigoFernandez-td9uk]

6:35 The face of the guy in the middle is so funny

[@HistoryHustle]

I know.

[@tijn3115]

Ik vind het super leuk dat je nu veel over de 2e wereldoorlog doet. Ik vind ww2 super intresant

[@HistoryHustle]

Goed om te horen, bedankt. Er zullen nog veel video's over WOII verschijnen.

[@johnchalmers]

The impetus on quality over quantity was , perhaps , a major flaw in Germany's war plans . Diversificationn of types of weapons lead to a lack of production totals of those most important . This is the opposite of the Americans who concentrated on a relative few different weapons of fair to very good quality and a massive quantity of . We know how this worked out in the end .

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your insights on this topic.

[@rogercranwill5029]

The German war machine was diversified, but in all the wrong ways. Hitler felt that the way to reach peak efficiency was to have two different groups competing toward the same goal, which lead to ineffective use of resources, as well as a tremendous variety of calibers of ammunition, leading to supply chain shortages.

[@soonerlon]

Great video, however, it wasn't explained where Germany was getting her coal, oil, steel and aluminum.

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@MiguelJW]

Again a great video, i’ve always asked myself how could Otto Galand (06:35) didn’t have Japanese blood?

[@HistoryHustle]

Never noticed haha.

[@quentinquentin6752]

Adolf Galland not Otto. 😃

[@GarfieldRex]

New sub here! Saw a comment you made on another channel, and here I am :D awesome video, I like your style. May your work be blessed 🙌 and thank you for educating.

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel David! What kind of history are you most interested in?

[@GarfieldRex]

@@HistoryHustle all of it 😅 I'm subbed to several channels covering different eras. But in my heart there's a big spot for pre Roman antiquity and European Renaissance or before, shaping the modern nations. Yes, maybe it's beyond the scope of this channel, but it's ok because I'm loving all these videos 👌 it's a beautiful style and points of view I had never seen on KZbin.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing. Nice to have you onboard!

[@dziugasorlauskas8745]

@@HistoryHustle very nice video! My favorite topic in history is ww2

[@im1who84u]

3:11 Just wondering why the "writing" on he plane is in english?

[@HistoryHustle]

Good question, can't tell.

[@im1who84u]

@@HistoryHustle Thanks for your reply, it made me go back and look at the plane again. While doing so, I also noticed a type of star on the back part of the plan that I thought was only associated with American aircraft. This being a German WWII aircraft, you might have expected to see a swastika somewhere on it, not an American star.

[@Dhunter83]

At first. Great channel with great content. I hope your channel will keep growing. Your video's are really interesting and informative. I especially like the fact, that you talk about the lesser know subjects of the wars. Most channels talk about the stuff that has been coverd a milion times allready. So for me it is really refreshing to see these video's and learn about all these things. Keep it up!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, very nice to read. Please stick around because there is much more great stuff coming up :)

[@Dhunter83]

@@HistoryHustle I will stick around! Keep making content like this.

[@danterry6328]

First time viewer. Very interesting. I read his book “Inside the Third Reich” a good read.

[@HistoryHustle]

Welcome to the channel. Thanks for sharing this 👍

[@jackau08]

the guys methods was credited for being establishing modern mega cooperation / production management structure. one step forward of Fords production line. likes of Foxconn making phones today has origins to that era.

[@HistoryHustle]

Dunno about these comparisons.

[@anrit5972]

Imagine a peaceful Germany with Albert Speer, they probably would of become Europe’s superpower. A power to rival the USA, if not they would surely have amazing buildings.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

An Rit like today

[@emilianbizga1492]

That's why they had two wars made against them.

[@samuelrs5138]

They are Europe's superpower economically and politically. It is amusing how much Germany actually controls Europe these days in a sneaky, much more benign way.

[@annoyingbstard9407]

An Rit Only if they had slave labour and stolen resources.

[@HistoryHustle]

An interesting 'what-if' scenario...

[@vinithebluetiger709]

Your content is amazing

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@billd.iniowa2263]

There is a myth that has been going around for many years that Allied strategic bombing didnt work because German arms production actually went UP in the second half of the war. But there is a very good explanation for this: Germany didnt actually ramp up production to a war footing until 1943 or so. (please correct this date if I'm wrong) They expected a quick victory in the East. It was only when that didnt happen that production was taken very seriously. German women never worked in factories to the degree that women of Allied countries did before this.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, the Germans used much forced labourers for their factories.

[@jaimejaime2930]

Great vid and a unique view

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@MrSLK280]

Bravo!!! If somebody thinks that the author is wrong please read 2 books of Albert Speer... 600 pages each. I did. Again author made great analysis. Bloody well done!!! Erg bedankt!

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank!

[@sylvialalitha4909]

Thank you Stefan, for your clear and vivid presentation of this topic.You have answered many of the questions going on,in my mind.Keep going.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks, Sylvia!

[@fanta4897]

Didn't actually learn much in here when it comes to technical side of things. How did he achieve to continue the production? Underground factories, simplification of designs and production distributed to small workshops. That is what also should have been in the video, instead I've learned more about Speer than about how they managed to continue fighting.

[@HistoryHustle]

I see, well in that sense the video was more about Speer. Sorry to dissapoint.

[@fanta4897]

@@HistoryHustle No problem. Take it more as a criticism to keep in mind in future videos.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, sure Thing!

[@paulsnell534]

I like your video's so I subscribed to you now :). I think Speer is one of those complex characters of WW2. There is aspects of him that actually we could regard him in a Rommel like way. It's one of those great things about history that when you try to answer more questions. You only discover more questions. For example you mentioned that his attitude of preserving the German factories he could near to the front lines and keep them manufacturing arms and ammunition to the last minute so that one day Germany would still have factories rather than scorched earth is actually a line a patriot would take rather than a Nazi. But we regard Rommel in a better light and Doenitz too. Yet can you tell me they where not equally aware of the atrocity regarding slave labour and genocide as Albert Speer was?

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing your message and insights, Paul. Also welcome to the channel!

[@senakaweeraratna741]

Genocide? Do only losers commit Genocide? We are still subject to WW 2 propaganda of the Allies. Prior to commencement of WW 2 i.e. 1939, almost the entirety of Asia and Africa were European colonies. Only Japan and Thailand were free sovereign nations. We are only listening to the Hunter's story all the time. When are we going to hear the Lion's storyline?

[@ltcajh]

German ingenuity was really amazing!

[@HistoryHustle]

Speer was good at what he did.

[@tylerhiggins3522]

"They fought not so much with weapons and machines as with desperation, determination and raw courage." John Toland, The Last 100 Days

[@HistoryHustle]

Still have to read that book.

[@mikew6786]

I didn't need to watch this video to tell me Albert Speer is responsible.

[@HistoryHustle]

Ok.

[@holgernarrog962]

The base production of the Deutsches Reich as coal, steel, aluminium, ammoniumnitrate had its peak in April 1944 then collapsed quickly starting in the west while the production in the East as upper silesia remained almost stable till Jan 45. The production of tanks aircraft, guns peaked in September 1944 and then fall down and collapsed in 45. Reasons: The limitation of the German industry was coal transportation. In April/May 1944 the western allieds bombed the French/Belgium railway system upfront the invasion. The Reichsbahn (railway system) got out of balance. Many manufacturing and assembling plants had coal reserves for many weeks or month on site. The factories in France did stop their production for the Deutsches Reich in June - September 44. The US air attacks on the oil industry started in April 44. Oil production fall down. This was not an issue for the industry and transportation as it relied completly on coal. The mobility of the Wehrmacht got down. The Luftwaffe reduced training flights and later all non essential combat missions. Bombing squadrons were downed starting June 44. The defence against the allied air strikes became erratic in sept. 44. A few useful references in German: - Bomben auf die Reichsbahn, Alfred C. Mierzejewski, EK-Verlag

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for providing us with this additional information.

[@pantherace1000]

When i saw the image of the E-series vehicles my mind jumped to something hilary doyle said when he was asked about those particular sketches, "it was busy work really, companies didn't want their staff to fight in a muddy hole on the eastern front".

[@HistoryHustle]

I see.

[@williameadie8550]

Speer was the major reason why the war was prolonged so I consider him to be the most evil of the Nazi war criminals.

[@HistoryHustle]

I understand.

[@chadsmith7075]

good vid

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks Chad 👍

[@mabbrey]

great channel

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@tonyclough9844]

The German armys great strenght, was to regroup so fast after being attacked. Even at Moscow with well fed troops and new tanks attacking them, the Germans regrouped and stopped them.

[@jamesricker3997]

The Soviets came real close to encircling Army group Center outside Moscow Only a rapid withdrawal by the German Commanders prevented the destruction of army group Center

[@tonyclough9844]

@@jamesricker3997 no other army, considering they had no winter gear, could have stopped the Siberians like they did.

[@robertclark1669]

@@tonyclough9844 Weren't parts of the German army by this point equipped with winter gear?

[@HistoryHustle]

At that moment the German Army Centre was on the brink of destruction.

[@AlbertSpeerPhd]

How did I miss this video?

[@HistoryHustle]

👌

[@AlbertSpeerPhd]

@@HistoryHustle I think you have one of the top 3 channels on this site, I do my best to not miss your videos.

[@64maxpower]

I enjoy your work.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@lanehennefer5896]

Excellent channel. Can you do a video on organization todt and speer's predecessor?

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks and perhaps in the future I will.

[@opoxious1592]

The production levels reached it's heights in the fall and winter of 1944/1945, despite all the destruction that have been raging all across Germany. The weapons industry kept producing weapons until the very last day of the war, that's unbelievable indeed.

[@HistoryHustle]

@Русское море: you mean of slave labour. Then yes.

[@patrickneumann5519]

@Русское море The wehrmacht wasnt 70% foreign lmao

[@zbigniewbohdanowicz8897]

What about factories in Switzerland, that were not bombed and could continue production for Germany to the very last day of the war?

[@HistoryHustle]

Never heard of this, have to look into it.

[@zbigniewbohdanowicz8897]

@@HistoryHustle I wrote this comment because I remember reading about this some time ago. Now I found this source, it's probably different material than what I've read before, but it's very interesting - it shows that Switzerland supported Germany as long as it could, despite Allied pressure not to do so. If they still took 3000 kg of gold from Germany in May 1945, what did the Germans get in return? I find this topic interesting, but have not explored it further. By the way - thanks for the great videos, I really enjoy your content!

[@thegametwins7553]

Can you do a video about Dutch men fighting in the allied armies after The Netherlands has fallen

[@HistoryHustle]

Perhaps in the future.

[@nee4606]

Joww man interresante video! Klein vraagje.. welke school en waar geef je les? 😁

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank.

[@HistoryHustle]

Ik doceer in Wageningen.

[@nee4606]

History Hustle jammer..

[@pogonator1]

6:10 I think you meant aircraft fuel (high-octane fuel), and Germany had a significant shortage of it. Jet fuel is just simple clean Diesel, and Germany could fuel its U-Boats and jet fighters to the end.

[@HistoryHustle]

Really? Interesting...

[@comradeskeever1336]

I love how passionate you are about history. Subbed!

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks, welcome to the channel. What history are you most interested in?

[@comradeskeever1336]

@@HistoryHustle The Second World War. I like how you present it in a fun and detailed manner.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks. By the way, here is my WW2 playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp_MmoaKaMyNmLM

[@amsfountain8792]

Every country improved their production from the first years of the war. Was really Speer that good or his succes was just a result of increased war production like everyone else?

[@daveanderson3805]

I think that part of the reason the germans were able to produce war materials to almost the very end was the fact that the allies overestimated the success of strategic bombing

[@HistoryHustle]

Could also played a part, yes.

[@bradrobinson9085]

Well done

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks.