The Allied Occupation of Germany After WW1

When the Allied armies marched into German territory in late 1918 under the terms of the armistice, they were surprised to see a relatively untouched land. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, the Allied Occupation was made permanent and the troops settled in to stay in a country that did not want them there initially.
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Presented by: Jesse Alexander
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[@luxembourgishempire2826]

You need to make a video on Luxembourg in World War One really

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@luxembourgishempire2826 #thirdBeneluxCountry

[@onesmoothstone5680]

@@TheCimbrianBull link doesn't work

[@patmac6356]

Ww1 was a real estate transaction for the French in ww1. they wanted alsace- Lorraine back after being duped into declaring war on prussia in 1870 due to the EMS telegram. The war started in the east southeast and should have stayed there, But nooooo!! France saw the opportunity to strike while they thought Prussia woulwouli7 ifd be busy with Russia and Serbia. the Prussians knowing all to well the dangers of a 2 front war decided on taking the smaller of the2 allies(France) out first. Prussia 's March thru neutral Holland and Belgian was an exercise to save German blood by not attacking into the teeth of French fortifications troops deployed the new border with Prussia. Naturally the Brits couldn't allow the violation Holland and Belgian, so the war drum rolls in England could off. I guess France had the better insurance policy with a reserve policy in the u.s.a.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@onesmoothstone5680 It's not a link. It's a hash tag.

[@ihmejakki2731]

I knew about the occupation of the Ruhr, but never thought about the occupation of Germany immediately after peace!

[@forthrightgambitia1032]

The Rhineland was continuously occupied from 1918 until 1930 prematurely ended by the Young plan (as it was supposed to end in 1935). The Ruhrland is a tributary of the Rhine on the right bank, and is a separate coal producing industrial area: France sent occupation troops from the Rhineland to the Ruhr, indeed the former was a precondition of the later. Indeed France had occupied the Ruhr and even for a few months Frankfurt (which was not occupied in 1923) before the implementation of the ToV. Also, this helps one understand why France starting building the Maginot line in 1929 and Germany's remilitarisation of the Rhineland in was considered such an aggressive action in 1936.

[@thathistoryiscoolguy]

SAME!!-

[@alpascalp]

"Peaceful penetration". In hindsight, of course it sounds a bit presumptuous and condescending, but at the time the French in their colonies practiced the "tache d'huile" or oil stain tactic, which as its name indicates, is expanding by military means, followed by economical and social development. So in a way, the French tried in Germany what they did in North Africa. So doing a bit of teleogical interpretation of the phrase, the French really meant to absorb and annex the Rhineland (maybe as a Protectorate a lá Morocco), rather than allow an independent state as buffer territory.

[@christopherconard2831]

Listening to it, the policy sounds like a expanded version of Hearts and Minds. The idea that we could turn a foreign, and formerly enemy, people into an Americanized version.

[@robozstarrr8930]

.. recall times when been told " hey, not so peaceful . . . Come-on . . Faster ! "

[@ericcarlson3746]

something they envisioned in the Saarland after both wars

[@carpenoctem8319]

Alfredo Pascal dioaeo

[@carpenoctem8319]

Alfredo Pascal de

[@iainplumtree1239]

These episodes covering post the Armistice are excellent and so important as they show the seeds of so much of Europe's troubles and the information emphasises that ending wars is a lot harder than starting them, which is something we never seem to remember.

[@julioalbertoherrera1339]

Very clever comment!!! From this point of view, the 20s weren't as peaceful as we may think, there was the Russian revolution going on and struggle in Germany, East Europe and Turkey.

[@AtomicPeacenik]

The fact that Thai troops acted as an occupation force in Germany has to be one of my favorite things this channel has ever taught me.

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

[@emptyhad2571]

Colonial troops a lot.

[@StirlingSilver69]

For all the information he's blessed us with, for me to hear that kinda makes me wonder if this is the only video you've seen from his channel 😂

[@AtomicPeacenik]

Stirling really be making fun of me for learning something new over two years ago from a channel I enjoyed for over four years. Please seek emotional help. I hope you get well soon! 😂😁🤣💀🤢🤮🤗 Still my favorite fact I learned on this channel.

[@gabba1gabba1hey]

The french investigated themselves and found no issues? Really makes you think

[@TheGreatWar]

Well, they also viewed their colonial subjects as inferior and were definitely interested in maintaining that status.

[@romulusnuma116]

Well how else is are the French gonna trust to be unbaised?

[@jliller]

American third party investigators? League of Nations?

[@TheBlackfall234]

@McFace "Victor writes the History". If there is any total truth in this world, then it is in that sentence. More then we would probably like to admit.

[@devvy-8279]

@@TheGreatWar They were also, as you mentioned, losing moral status as a result of the allegations.

[@paulyb7267]

The occupation of Germany after 1945 lasted until 1955. The occupation of Berlin lasted until German reunification in 1990.

[@Paciat]

Rammstein wouldnt call his band this way if occupation lasted only till 1955.

[@paulyb7267]

@@Paciat Look up occupied Germany in wikipedia.

[@testsubject760]

I wouldn't say Berlin was occupied until 1990, but rather defended.

[@garretphegley8796]

@@paulyb7267 If we wouldnt have occupied you, the soviets would have invaded you, or literally starved you out of existence. I know its currently edgy at the moment to blame America for everything but alot of German belly's have eaten alot of American meals.

[@gordusmaximus4990]

@@testsubject760 the Soviets?

[@AssyrianFire]

At first I was a bit weary about the loss of Indy from the show... but honestly Jesse has done a great job replacing him and I still love watching the show, Thanks for keeping this going!

[@hawkinsdale]

Jesse sounds like a native speaker of French and German, and so his accent, when pronouncing big scary words, helps me understand.

[@RobCamp-rmc_0]

Yeah, Jesse is great. He’s knowledgeable, great with the languages, and seems like a pretty swell guy. At first I thought this would be one of those “Joel vs Mike” [à la MST3K] things; however, immediately upon his introduction, I decided I shouldn’t even compare them, as it would be _super_ unfair to both.

[@NathanCassidy721]

While I feel like he lacks the energy that Indy brought to the show, Jesse brings a nice calming tone that eases you into the rather brutal part of history. It also helps that he can speak French and German very fluently.

[@martinstrumpfer1620]

Why did Indy leave?

[@tanellidesaragossa855]

@Cameron Eckwright He did not really leave the team. He is concentrating on the channel World War Two

[@soralb6368]

Remember guys! Always penetrate peacefully.

[@therealjonig3274]

Thanks mom, i will remember that.

[@patrickmcglonejr8163]

Or at least consentually ^_^

[@bwiebertram]

and spray yourselve with toilet water

[@dvdortiz9031]

You can not talk that way to a whote

[@todlarke7557]

Well my grandmother and her folks fled the Rheinland in 1924. I don't think you pull up stakes on rumors. She did think the parks and streets were much cleaner there, but the people picked up every scrap they could find for fuel.

[@HS-su3cf]

German newspaper gave a somewhat different picture of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's Askaris.

[@herbwag6456]

Dismember Germany. That sounds like a sound plan with no chance for future repercussions!

[@WoundedViking]

I used to watch this channel religiously in the hospital. I survived cancer twice and lost half my face to amputation.. a tumor destroyed my jaw and changed everything.. I was labeled a freak. I decided to start over, and start a youtube channel to inspire others who feel ugly and not good enough for this world.. my scars will not define me. with positive projection you can overcome any mental or physical hurdle. go check me out and subscribe if you want to help me grow. i want to give people a spark of change and join me on my journey!

[@historycenter4011]

I like your hair.

[@WoundedViking]

@@historycenter4011 thanks man

[@budmeister]

You must know how a lot of soldiers from the Great War felt when they lost parts of their faces due to wounds from artillery and bullets. Stay strong man.

[@ezicspy6749]

Christ man that your face doesn't look that bad I've seen people worse than you and most people I know just don't care

[@ivarkich1543]

"La penetration pacifique". The French always had the sexiest approach to any affaire. lol

[@whynotstayhonest4706]

More like always had the most cynical approach.

[@julioalbertoherrera1339]

Very seductive name....

[@vortex1603]

Relax, German women are easy girls

[@Uncle_Torgo]

Very well done, as usual. I already knew about maybe half of this stuff and appreciate being informed about the remainder. I still see traces of the events described that reach back from today especially concerning colonial Africa and Asia. The Germans and French have gotten on pretty well since WWII, but that's a small slice of time when talking about natural rivalry that goes back millennia. I hope that they continue to see themselves as friends.

[@thomaswolf2896]

Did you know Douglas MacArthur almost married a German Girl he met in the Rhineland (Herta Heuser)

[@MrSvenovitch]

and you know one of his asian mistresses later killed herself?

[@willkp50]

Sven thanks killjoy

[@garretphegley8796]

@@MrSvenovitch She commit Seppuku for dishonor her famirir.

[@Dog.soldier1950]

And he saved japan from starvation 45-46

[@cpmenninga]

Sven big D brought a libel suit against a reporter. When the reporter added Mac’s mistress to the witness list the suit was dropped. I shall fold.

[@russellcampbell9641]

Great video, but one small error, the Siamese or Thais were not a participant with the French occupation force. The men shown are "Indo-Chinese" AKA Vietnamese from the French colony (at that time period) known as French Indo-China.

[@dr.lyleevans6915]

Would Laos and Cambodia be part of that as well?

[@vaxuvax]

There was a Siamese Expeditionary force sent to WW1 by their king for political reasons and this troops participated briefly in the occupation of Rhineland before returning home to Siam.

[@samrevlej9331]

@@dr.lyleevans6915 Yes.

[@matthescher507]

My Grandfather was one of the soldiers that had occupational duty in Germany And I have a ton of postcards from friends he met in Germany

[@MrD1cks]

I still love that intro. Captures the feeling of the times so well.

[@Buzz2549]

Terrific video, explains in great detail the problems encountered by the victorious countries post-war 👍

[@oscarobrien5304]

This is probably my favorite channel! I love that you went over every week in ww1 and since you covered everything now you are doing everything leading up to the war and everything that came after. It does a great job of showing how complicated history is.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Eating breakfast while watching this. Perfect timing.

[@TheGreatWar]

Guten Appetit

[@BigBoss-sm9xj]

Same here!

[@ricklolkema3340]

Eating dinner while watching this. Perfect timing.

[@netrolancer1061]

Don't forget your prayers.

[@edward9674]

I first read the title as "The Albanian Occupation of Germany"

[@simoneriksson8329]

Thats a less known chapter of history ;)

[@dl7096]

The OG wacht am rhein

[@cloudysummers9970]

Albania stronk

[@john_smith_john]

Zog was an absolute legend for defeating the entire German Empire singlehandedly.

[@Tonyx.yt.]

2020's "Muslim occupation of Germany"

[@federubio2519]

Great video, I certainly hope you can keep up the quality

[@bosnianchiaki1992]

I have a jacket of a American soldier that was part of the occupation of Germany in 1919

[@nikolajwinther5955]

It's made of an America soldier? Sounds creepy. Does it put the lotion on?

[@bosnianchiaki1992]

@@nikolajwinther5955 it's terrifying It keeps mumbling That Johnny Got His Gun

[@brucetucker4847]

I have an occupation medal of an American soldier who was part of the occupation. That soldier was my grandfather.

[@AgnostosGnostos]

The Great War or the First World War as it is wrongly known didn't end in 11th November 1918. The Great War ended in 2nd September 1945. There was a prolonged period of cease-fire and inexplicable humiliation of Germany and Austria. Inevitably opened issues had to end once and for all between 1939-1945.

[@fusslowski]

Finally someone with brain.

[@williamforbess9491]

Thank you For the amazing video keep up the great work!

[@christianboscarino2105]

I love you guys, you are amazingly good! Please keep up the good work for the good of next generations

[@YourTypicalMental]

I love you Jesse!

[@TheGreatWar]

We love you too

[@Hamsterdami]

awwww!

[@tpaktop2_1na]

You guys continue to astound me with history. Why is this period of history not taught in classroom? Granted my schooling was based in the USA. To me the teachers were either lazy or ignorant as I was. As I said before, the Versailles Peace Treaty was messed up as bad as when the WW1 started. All of this reminds me of what Representative Charlie Wilson said “All these things happened, and they were glorious and they changed the world. Then we f*cked up the endgame."

[@deprogramm]

because ww2 overshadows ww1 for obvious reasons

[@chrisleonard2066]

Bears mentioning that, according to the documentary Forgotten Soldiers, while French African Colonial troops were stationed in Metropolitan France the French citizens who met and interacted with them slowly saw their prejudices dissolve and some even saw through the imperialist propaganda (eg. they’d teach childish French to the recruited soldiers to make them seem naturally dumb).

[@eggnog5114]

Jokes on the allies, in hoi4 I remade the German empire and now occupy France 😂

[@phantomkrieger2744]

Ave True To Caesar I took it a step further before the war even started Germany: pulls up console command *Annex Fra* French people wake up one morning: we are german now

[@eggnog5114]

Phantom Krieger lmao

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

@@eggnog5114 Yep, and then Luxembourg invades your German empire and WINS! LOL

[@Shivom.Parihar]

Great video! I love your channel & I hope you keep coming out with them. Will you keep doing video’s specifically about countries or people?

[@orestpaja2531]

Perhaps do an video about Assyrians and Kurds who helped the Entente and how they served in the army and how was the political region and independence aspirations. And the reaction of important assyrian,kurd figures after the changes of peace treaty.

[@TheGreatWar]

We will try to focus more on the middle east in the upcoming months.

[@whynotstayhonest4706]

Assyrian?

[@furqan8000]

KZbin is literally deleting subscriptions for this channel. I've been following this The Great War since 2016 and today i see that i am not subscribed anymore. wtf youtube?

[@rogerjohnson8707]

They hate you. You must be a war monger according to your superiors in Silicon Valley.

[@onyxpirhalla447]

Good job on the video always have great content btw I got a question how long does it take to make these episodes

[@TheGreatWar]

All in all around 100 hours split among the entire team of course.

[@randbarrett8706]

Woohoo! Glad to see new faces taking on different roles. Props to anybody with the intestinal fortitude to get in front of the camera

[@benwinter2420]

There was an interesting study that was recounted in the old New Scientist magazine (before it was bought out by the globalists) . . of in a questionnaire people were probed in a roundabout way about how they felt about public speaking & it turned out the majority preferred death to public speaking

[@DeepCrossing1]

Very interesting time and place, and something so often overlooked, the ground-level everyday experience of such seminal historical periods

[@mdtrw]

Es braust ein Ruf wie Donnerhall, wie Schwertgeklirr und Wogenprall....

[@mightymads2406]

Thanks so much for such interesting content!

[@neilwilson5785]

Excellent content. Almost all of this was not well known to me.

[@ahennessy7998]

Are you guys going to cover the troubles the British had in Ireland or is it just things in relation to versailles?

[@jessealexander2695]

We will, but the main action there comes a little later, in 1920.

[@ComedyJakob]

These videos are getting better.

[@georgek2092]

Hey, this is the first video I've watched with the new host, he's doing a great job :)

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks!

[@scottleft3672]

France be like: Gibbs-a moi argent...lucra....fric...MONEY!! Germany: Just take the guns already, but leave us some coal...for winter. France: PAR-DOH...EXCUZEZ MOI ?! Germany: (you'll keep).

[@StylianosEyaggelosStefanis]

Best WW1 channel!

[@stevicakurcubic116]

One of the best episode of the new content. Gj and keep it up guys

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks!

[@emil.jansson]

They should have taken a hard stance in 1936.

[@Kenadian2006]

What the hell is wrong with Konrad Adenauer's head at 10:03?

[@nickmastenbroek9034]

Very interesting episode, thnx guys!

[@bingobongo1615]

Colonial troops are a difficult topic. There were no doubt racist views of a majority of the European population but at least from WW2 the brutality of the French colonial troops were well documented and they committed horrible atrocities in Italy and Germany. So maybe let’s not blind ourselves here too much by the racism of our ancestors but also except that poorly treated young soldiers from colonial societies probably don’t make good occupation forces.

[@zainmudassir2964]

love your work Jesse!

[@louis-philippelacharite7201]

Peacefull penetration 😂😅 sorry haha I just die in laughter when he said that hahahah

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

2:08 Those are almost certainly Vietnamese colonial troops from French Indochina, the Siamese Expeditionary Forces wore the same helmets as the French troops, nor is that kind of hat common in Thailand (Siam).

[@stacey_1111rh]

Great work!

[@ReginaldArthurWolfe]

I liked the original presentater, he was cool. But Jesse Alexander is one in a billion awesome!

[@toddporterfield2852]

I am so glad you did this project!! I’ve always had a great interest in WWI but didn’t know where to start.. this is perfect for me. Thanks again

[@ralphbernhard1757]

The French attitude at Versailles was pretty rich, considering that their PM Poincare that gave Russia a "blank cheque" for its mobilisation, a step widely regarded amongst historians as the "point of no return" concerning war on the continent.

[@snowmanflo]

Another perfect episode from Jesse, Flo and TONI :)

[@Schnabelfreak]

Thanks :))

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

What did the German civilians feel about the occupation and what was the relationship between the people and the occupiers?

[@fusslowski]

Build a house and get old in it, just to let it take you away, because Frenchmen can not get over that alone they have no chance against the Germans. You can already feel that well and even today there is a kind of conflict in these areas.

[@nicholasb8884]

France did want annexation, they annexed Elsaß-Lothringen, which is German land.

[@phoebecooper5558]

My grandad was part of the British Occupation force while serving with the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire regiment during 1926. He was stationed near Sonnenberg and Wiesbaden.

[@Collectorfirearms]

The horror..

[@Collectorfirearms]

@TheSatanicTicTac yepper what do you think the ex-soldiers of a country that just lost are going to do? Be nice about it? Nope they lost so they got nothing to lose killing more people

[@cmdrflake]

France was, in my opinion, suffering from PTSD. This led to imposing much too harsh terms on the Germans. David Lloyd George, and Woodrow Wilson were eerily wary of the French maltreatment of Germany and the potential consequences of this. At the time (1919) Adolf Hitler was just another PTSD sufferer and the French fired his anger with devastating consequences.

[@Oxtocoatl13]

Sure, if PTSD means Perpetual Threat of Superior Demographics. Germany was more populous than France, had a bigger economy and claimed French territory as its own. Not to mention that they had now twice waged horrendously disastrous war against France within one lifetime. France had been incredibly anxious about Germany's power since 1871, continuously struggling to make alliances that could help it. Before the war France had counted on Russia backing it up militarily as the British never maintained a strong army, relying instead on their navy. Now, they'd finally beaten Germany but Russia was gone. I don't think bitterness and paranoia are a good basis for sound policy, but French anxiety was understandable.

[@stafer3]

@@Knoloaify Sure. France that was the most powerful nation in Europe and under Napoleon almost managed to gain supremacy, was beaten by Germany in 1871 and left in weaken state. So as weaken country, France forged alliance with Russia (even though they fought Crimean war against them just few years before that) to gain upper hand once again. And they won the war. Balance of power doesn’t disappear just because you take down one country. What exactly would stopped Germany from allying itself with Soviet union? They already had revolution where almost third of Germany got under Communist rule. Little more of “harsher” conditions and it could start domino effect in different direction.

[@acediadekay3793]

When is the next Top 10/11 list coming out?

[@brettsgamingtavern7429]

The dishonor of the Entente is plain with this and Versailles. Sad, as it guaranteed ww2. Maybe not as it happened but at some point.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

We’re then any skirmishes or battles in the allied occupation zones?

[@acash93]

Woodrow Wilson was right.

[@historycenter4011]

Free State of Bottleneck!!!!

[@bennyboy5374]

Didn't France use a lot of soldiers from Colonies because they had much lower salary then the french soldiers?

[@manrajbassra23]

At least i got the notification for this video

[@alexanderkarayannis6425]

And we all know where that led!...

[@historycenter4011]

@timothy7538 Yes

[@paulx7540]

13:06 reminds me of images of Belgian soldiers and their dogs from 1914.

[@graced.7236]

You guys continue the very high standards. Jesse you have your own style and you are fabulous. You are so classy the way you can go from English to French to German. Tres sexxy!! This is so interesting. Thank you so much!!!

[@majan6267]

Would you please start to show the author, time and location of all the quotes on the screen and not just the book you found them in? That would be most helpfull

[@TheGreatWar]

I am not sure that information is rightly available in the secondary sources we use

[@Bar-Del]

21:18 ngl that looks fun lol

[@robertshepherd8543]

Die schwarze Schande or Die schwarze Schmach ("the Black Shame" or "the Black Disgrace") . The French Senegalese troops. Supposedly the white German frauleines could not resist the black studs.

[@johnclayden1670]

I must say, Jesse, how much I admire your French accent.

[@bubiruski8067]

Sadly the stoidi (right/left) are a lot more !

[@jangelbrich7056]

That is the main decisive difference between WWI and WWII from the German perspective: WWI: hardly any combats or battles in Germany itself, and after defeat (outside Germany), a _partial_ allied occupation of Western Germany. The country suffered from food shortages "only". WWII: constant air war over Germany 1940-1945 laid many cities in ruins, and a _total_ allied occupation after defeat. The country suffered from shortage of _everything_. That is why many Germans see WWII as an overwhelming catastrophe (which it was), but WWI was soon forgotten over that. In contrast, France and UK celebrating it even today.

[@markwolfshohl6562]

Chocolate and hot bread....I have both

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

Nice History Video of Great War channel Civilian German People in Western Rhineland was not deserved this Humbling treatment !!!!especially by French troops

[@charliespurr7325]

The dangers of frequenting the female element. Such a way with words.

[@lacasadevillafana2096]

It costs me a minute when I was thinking that my legs were trembling that I thought of my. Horror.

[@lacasadevillafana2096]

I'm from Washington of 93

[@georgedoolittle9015]

Technically an attempt at "3 occupations" given 3 Treaties...all 3 of which failed as France and Great Britain went back to Empire building...mostly though not exclusively in the Levant which clearly the Ottoman Empire had now completely lost as was also true of North Africa/Morocco and indeed the Canary Islands. "Presumably Germany was no more." The USA returned home with zero interest in European matters given the horrors of the War and focused upon economic issues and "securing a more perfect Union" as anti-War sentiment was well nigh universal in 1919 in the USA. How this was not so in Europe remains absolutely quite the mystery and worthy of this great start to a great "World War 1 redux?" series of "Between 2 Wars?" (Continuation War?)

[@markwolfshohl6562]

“Peaceful penetration “. Yea, that’s gonna work in Germany

[@Javaman92]

You threw out a term that you didn't explain. I'm on my phone so it's not easy to get it. Bosh? Anyway, you guys do a great job and I suppose I'll find out what you meant.

[@semkoops]

A 'boche' is a slur for Germans.

[@Javaman92]

@@semkoops thanks!

[@AK-hi7mg]

As a rhinelander I actually like the idea of an autonomous Rhineland.

[@whynotstayhonest4706]

Why? You want France to invade and annex you, again?

[@phantomkrieger2744]

France: occupies a large portion of Germany that was a large population and industrial center and lays down harsh and unreasonable reparations. Germany: secretly rebuilds military to attack France and reoccupies the Rhineland France: * surprised Pikachu face*

[@brahms63]

Unreasonable reparations?? No my dear, they were reasonable. Germans were too militaristic and nationalist. They were after all not a democracy at that time contrary to France, the UK and the USA

[@ivvan497]

@@brahms63 so what? Most nations, were not a democracies. In fact most nations had some sort of leader like king or emperor. Those were the times back then.

[@demanischaffer]

"Harsh" "Unreasonable" *looks at the treaty of Brest-Litvosk*

[@apollon5205]

@@ivvan497 yes but most nations didn't cause a world war you know?

[@ivvan497]

@@apollon5205 as if germany was solely responsible for ww1. Europe was on a road to war since the industrial revolution.

[@3rdzfjm]

make about Romanian Hungarian War

[@localpanzer2775]

Look who had a haircut.

[@StylianosEyaggelosStefanis]

also whats the song of the intro?

[@AmazingAce]

They don't teach the prostitution section in the textbooks that's for sure lol

[@RagingGoblin]

It's embarrassingly odd to listen to an English show in which the host doesn't fumble every French or German word. I appreciate your channel all the more for it.

[@whynotstayhonest4706]

Its a German show. In english language tho. But its being produced by Germans in Germany.

[@hurrdurr3615]

I think you are not giving enough criticism of what you tell. You tell mostly by quote and just read the quote uncommented. As it can often be assumed and just as often is known for sure that its total horseshit what they wrote it would be nice if you discussed in further detail THAT it was wrong and WHY it was wrong.

[@DoraFauszt]

Watching this sitting in the Rheinland instead of Budapest for a change 😂 How many years did the occupation last? Everyone knows about the occupation after ww2, but I guess this is new for a lot of us! Great material! Edit: Woooaaahhh! Adenauer's young photo...!

[@TheGreatWar]

I may have made an effort to find the most alien looking photo of an already alien looking man.

[@phillip5245]

20:44 Fuchs Zeitung

[@TheCalenestel]

Well this episode was heart-breaking. D: Aside from that I find it so infuriating that we have seen A HUNDRED YEARS of lies about how non-europeans "rape our women" and people still fall for it so bloody easily.

[@bigbearfuzzums7027]

No Indy no thumbs up

[@JarodFarrant]

15:53 this didn’t work 😂

[@IsaacBeImont]

I've seen footage of this time which purported to be of French soldiers harassing German citizens, knocking their caps off really, when a French official died in Germany and his coffin processed through the Rhine, back to France. Would anyone be so kind to point out who this official was?