The Channel Dash 1942

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[@1.99happymealwithfries7]

Ciliax: "Don't worry, I maxed out my Luck skill."

[@purewere238]

Ciliax: "Damn... I should've chosen the light step perk, but at least I had silent running."

[@OlafJorigson]

He rolled a 20 on Stealth.

[@Godsjudgement12]

@@OlafJorigson when you have pass without trace, but an enemy managed to roll high on his acrobatics trying to avoid an enemy attack and stumbled upon you by accident

[@JoshuaBenitezNewOrleans]

1.99 Happy Meal With Fries Magnetic Mine replies “OH YEAH, then explain THIS!!””” -kablooom-. . . “No? Nothing. Wow. “

[@Rhbates]

@@purewere238 qqqq

[@robbyatwood7734]

When you’re a German sailor excited about a tropical vacation then you see the cliffs of Dover on the horizon

[@josephlitjc6430]

Hol' up

[@lwercase]

LMAO

[@itstitanictime2002]

I'd be sh*tting myself. And when told this is the glorious Fuhur's idea I would be honestly questioning his IQ level

[@mccabber24]

"Suicide Option, you say?" **Hitler will remember this**

[@captaindak5119]

Is this a reference to when he promoted Paulus when the Sixth Army was surrounded?

[@Texan.Insomniac]

@@captaindak5119 Pretty sure it was more on how he killed himself at the ebd* of the war But I suppose that could work *end

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

"attacking russia is suicide" Hitler: lets do it then "do not declare war on the US dumbass" Hitler: ohhh memememememe

[@YAH2121]

France: The Germans arent bold enough to pass through the Ardennes! UK: The Germans arent bold enough to pass through the Channel!

[@Dayvit78]

Russians: ...

[@superiorsandwich4331]

@@Dayvit78 Russians: Germans arn't bold enough to break treaty that could cost them the war

[@jabloko992]

@@superiorsandwich4331 USA: The Germans aren't bold enough to declare war on us.

[@Dian_Borisov_SW]

The Germans aren't bold enough to basically conquer Europe for a second time without a shot being fired! Oh...

[@15.kevindarunugroho30]

@@jabloko992 Polands: germans arent bold enough to fake a raid on their own radio station to excuse an invasion on us

[@Aberrant17]

"The Germans are in the Channel you say? No, old chap, I fear you're drifting into the realms of fantasy. No one, not even the Hun, would never be so bold or so foolish as to challenge British Naval superiority, especially not where our strength is most greatly OH SOD THEY JUST PASSED DOVER."

[@mikespearwood3914]

I could actually imagine them saying that.

[@raptorjesues1445]

BEANS

[@cerealkiller7143]

Oh cock!

[@ayomidealadesanmi6282]

Apt!!! Lol

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

In early 1942, the Royal Navy had very few resources in the Channel area. Why should they? The Arctic, the Mediterranean, & the Indian Ocean were far more important. The Channel ceased to be of serious relevance after Sealion was abandoned. The British Chiefs of Staff had given the responsibility for dealing with the ships at Brest to Bomber Command, who failed.

[@captaindak5119]

Damn, imagine the anxiety of the German Sailors.

[@Dayvit78]

They thought they were going to be hanging out on a nice tropical beach, maybe the Canary Islands. But then the ships turned NW, and they knew they were in for a storm.

[@resileaf9501]

Buttocks clenched tight enough to turn coal to diamond.

[@ryanlaird6447]

I had anxiety watching this

[@mihajlo961x]

Seriously, my heart was racing

[@emanuelgoncalvessantos4499]

@@Dayvit78 "Helmsman, turn starboard, course 300º". Oh my god!

[@mav8535]

Fun Fact: They used Ciliax Balls of pure steel as anchor on the Scharnhorst.

[@missnizny9278]

LMFAOO

[@eggeggedict5847]

Never give me that image again

[@rickywyness5230]

@@eggeggedict5847 Chances are Rule34 artists would legit draw it for you.

[@eggeggedict5847]

@@rickywyness5230 Of course they would

[@rickywyness5230]

@@eggeggedict5847 I'll be sure to commission one for ya ;)

[@jascrandom9855]

Just imagine how tight their sphincters were the whole time.

[@listerinemint6386]

You couldn't even put a needle in there.

[@Anacronian]

So tight they made small swastika impressions in their underpants.

[@SwabianWookie]

Not so tight as the british admiral's arseholes that had to report to Churchill🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Andytlp]

@@SwabianWookie doesnt matter how tight they were, he ripped them a new one.

[@kickit246]

Imagine the crew that thought they were heading south, when they realized what was really happening. o_o

[@oohlala444]

Everyone: No one would ever perform such a risky maneuver! Hitler: You see, I am somewhat of an expert on that.

[@redxstudios2565]

Hitler: I'm going to do what's called a pro gamer move!

[@memento5113]

@Deborah Meltrozo Yea like it was Hitler who went against his generals and supported the idea of going through the Ardennes in the battle of France. Which is one of the most stunning military move of all time.

[@kingskelett6265]

Memento but then again, he stopped the army before Dunkirk, which gave them more time to evacuate.

[@cerealkiller7143]

@@memento5113 It was Manstein's plan but Hitler had a similar idea though not as refined.

[@shaafalikhan3704]

@@kingskelett6265 they had to otherwise their panzer would not remain in fighting condition, they needed time to regroup and consolidate

[@BulletBill64]

Admirals: The channel run would be suicide! Hitler: Suicide? You had my curiosity but now you have my attention.

[@_NoName_314]

so that's what they mean with "Fortune favours the bold"

[@istvansipos9940]

"Fortune favours the bald." - captain Jean-Luc Picard

[@ottokarl5427]

"Fortune favours the infamous" - Luthor Harkon

[@GregConquest]

But it ended up being a strategically bad move, so, sorry, no.

[@_NoName_314]

@@GregConquest they achieved what they wanted... not what they needed so... yes :P

[@alchemist6819]

@@_NoName_314 still boldness might help many tactical situations but strategic situations nah. :D

[@Creativa-ft5zb]

What would do the most damage >The entire British armed forces >3 explody bois

[@re_allyedge]

Im for the 2nd option

[@m2heavyindustries378]

How ironic

[@th2nos]

"Don't be an idiot tanks can't cross forests. " *Germans cross through a forest and proceed to meme all, over France.* "Ok they got us but there is no way they are crazy enough to sprint through our front door. " "Hold my schnitzel. "

[@thehuscarl4835]

Americans before the Battle of the Bulge: "Bet the Germans won't go through the forests twice."

[@punbug4721]

That's like hopping the fence, running through the yard, ringing the doorbell, and hopping the fence on the other side of the yard.

[@missnizny9278]

@@punbug4721 Lemme quickly try that

[@bigguy9500]

damn this is nice animation

[@VictoryStudios2012]

WHERE IS TITUS PULLO!

[@drewinsur7321]

@@VictoryStudios2012 out of formation, probably

[@blitzy3244]

He has the best ones on KZbin

[@lsubeast777]

Agreed

[@donnergrober179]

Two WWII videos in less than a month? Nice!

[@77777Spooky]

Shh! Lets push them to make three!

[@Dylanschannelodoom]

Similar assets and less complex animations may have contributed to a slightly faster turnover.

[@MM-yq2tv]

NAVAL BATTLES THANK YOU BAZ

[@todalio9238]

I support this comment. Naval battles seem to involve so much more logistics and lower number of actives fighters (I mean by that; ships) makes it very interesting. Battle of Cape Ecnomus for example is a battle so insane, it's hard to believe it really happened.

[@superiorsandwich4331]

Scharnhorst: I am speed Gneisenau: look i found another sea pinata Scharnhorst:Nein it's not your birthday yet Gneisenau: Yeet yeet

[@hannibalotte449]

I wanna like this but it has 69 likes

[@stevemc01]

Heheh sea piñat- OH SCHEI- *oof*

[@HSMiyamoto]

The maps help one understand this historical event. I have read about it, and even heard an audio description, but the maps are invaluable. Thank you for your contribution of knowledge.

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

Imagine sailing into the most fiercely guarded body of water on the planet during a world war.... the Kriegsmarine's ships must have been pretty well made if they were carrying the balls of that captain!

[@PlaystationTwiist]

😂😂😂

[@SVASH-hz5ji]

French: No one could pass Ardennes forest! British: No one could pass English channel!

[@randallcase1009]

I would point out though that this was an embarrassment. The other was a disaster! But indeed, fortune favors the bold... sometimes.

[@Bartooc]

Stalin: There is no way Germans will attack us.

[@gaiusjuliuspleaser]

Kakyoin: No one could deflect Emerald Splash!

[@alchemist6819]

@@Bartooc and he was right if hadn't for those purges and unpreparedness.

[@Bartooc]

@@alchemist6819 Both of which were Stalin's fault also the Germany wanted to start Operation Barbarossa at the start of the year hadn't been for the disastrous unexpected Italian campaign in Greece.

[@louflecha5600]

I didn't expect to see my city (Brest) on your chanel ! i'm glad you did ! It's maybe the most important military port in France, due to his positions. I hope you will make a future video about the siege ! The city was raze around 85% , and the new one is build on the ruins. We still find bombs nowadays in the ground. It's frequent to evacuate a neighborhood to desactivate it.

[@maxdembo2029]

louf le cha Stade Brestois 👊🏻

[@spartacus3111]

>I didn't expect to see my city (Brest) on your chanel ! You wouldn't if your ancestors had fought a bit harder

[@louflecha5600]

​@@spartacus3111 Haha, btw my grand father was a resistant . At this time, Breton's people put their jackets on german's jacket to steal their guns in the bar ( or pub). There were a lot of execution on both side, but we don't speak about it. Recently they found 2 SS buried on the fondation of bulding. Maybe you didn't know, but bretons sabotaged the port, the arsenal, ships and trains during years. The city recieved a resistance medal too. Funny no? I invite you to read some fact about resistance and the evactuation of France's gold. France was defeated, but with soldier refuse to give up. German officer was really relieve when vichy gorvernement enter in action... " Despite our overwhelming numerical superiority, the French counterattack in several points. I fail to understand how these soldiers, sometimes fighting 1 to 20, find the strength to assault. It’s amazing. I find in these soldiers the same passion as those of Verdun in 1916. We do not pierce anywhere and we suffer terrifying losses. […] Dunkirk provides me with proof that the French soldier is one of the best in the world. The French artillery, already much feared in 14-18, once again demonstrates its formidable effectiveness. Our losses are terrifying: many battalions have lost 60% of their troops, sometimes even more!», général von Küchler, Have a good day Spartacus, be carefull, i see Crassus searching for you ! :P

[@apilgurung5005]

That's impeccable English for a Frenchman.

[@christianphillipampoloquio6484]

Bombs are being unearthed everyday in Europe to this day

[@ottokarl5427]

The Kriegsmarine (and its predecessor) had some of the weirdest chaps in its ranks. In WW1 it was considered to be the hardest maneuver to have the fleet perform a full turn-around. It was hard, risky and dangerous. But nevertheless, the german commander in the battle of skagerrak did it...three times. He turned around, saw that the brits weren't following, so he turned around again, started firing, noticed "oh, that's not working" and turned for a third time, without losing a ship or breaking formation. Later he wrote in his logbook "people will wonder why *his name* did it - *his name* doesn't know it himself!"

[@abasudoh7459]

His voice kind of highlights the tense atmosphere that would have been felt by the ship crews

[@William2669]

For the better half of this episode I kept going "Surely now the English would be able to attack and sink em right?" and I just can't believe Ciliax, the madman, actually did it.

[@royalthegleaves6351]

I almost had a heart attack when I saw this was posted.

[@Sinaeb]

Are you alright my king?

[@royalthegleaves6351]

It was an exaggeration, I'm fine. But my heart did skip a beat.

[@VictoryStudios2012]

@@royalthegleaves6351 My leige, I too shat my pants. The peasants have also revolted. (runs out castle)

[@lessartico9163]

wtf guys this is cringe, stop.

[@Iason29]

@@royalthegleaves6351 Good, now you can live life with one beat extra

[@ele7864]

Imagine you are a German sailor and just whaiting for something to go wrong.

[@Shieldwall100]

Imagine if you are a German sailor thinking you are heading for the Mediteranean, then your ship turns North and you spend the rest of the war freezing your nuts off

[@marcelosilveira2276]

6:05 would like to point out, just for the sake of clarification, that records show that if no general approved of the idea, Hitler would drop the case, it took at least one general claiming it was possible for the attempt to be made, usually with the supporter commanding it. It was part of the doctrine of bravery in combat and whatnot, as long as someone was brave enough to take the risk, it would be taken

[@patu2175]

The unbeleviable thing about this is that THE BRITISH KNEW ABOUT THE MISSION BEFORE IT EVEN STARTED

[@hahahahhahaha0192]

Hubris is a wonderful thing

[@AdhocHoopla]

It seems to be a uniquely British trait to ignore the evidence of our own eyes.

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

It's very believable, the RN and RAF has been plagued by prideful and arrogant COs since their inception

[@Iason29]

​@@DannyMakesVideosIGuess It's true this had started since the 19th century with the Navy while flyers where pretty much a new form of warfare by WW2 and where always arrogant. Last time the RN was a real navy with real men was 18th century up to Trafalgar. And same goes for the army. Back then they didn't have any second thoughts on executing Admirals like they did with Byng when he failed to relieve Minorca.

[@freedomordeath89]

You dummies, they received tons of plans for any kind of operation, they never knew which one was real or WHEN the plan was gonna happen.

[@Aaron-pe7xk]

I was totally expecting the British to sink their whole fleet.

[@Killua2001]

So did the British.

[@shivas3003]

brits are so cocky ....

[@thedog4499]

Pfft Hitler could have destroyed the British army as they retreated and then invade the British homeland with no issue for someone on path for world dominance seems like a strange thing to pass on.

[@jk-gb4et]

@@thedog4499 search up the German Operation Sealion to invade the UK and why it was not carried out.

[@krityaan]

@@thedog4499 You've played too much HoI4. The German Wehrmacht and Kreigsmarine had no advantage whatsoever over the British. The German army was also inferior to the French, and their victory in France was a sheer miracle, attributed to German luck and daring and incompetence and hesitance in the French command. Good luck conducting an amphibious assault on the British coast through the channel. The capabilities of the German army against the allies were very clearly on display in Africa. Nazi Germany was never going to win the war, even if they never turned on the Soviets.

[@adancingpenguin3137]

"All the swordfish were shot down" -British Naval Air Motto

[@akiramasashi9317]

British: "lol nobody would be stupid enough to try and run the channel" Ciliax: "how 'bout I do anyway?"

[@Iason29]

Its one of those rare moments when Hitler's plans work, which in turn emboldened him further to create real, even worse disasters in the future. Like Kiev for example, he might have encircled the most troops in human history but like Guderian said, they could have taken Moscow and dealt with the Red Army later.

[@csfelfoldi]

Honestly at that time the Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine U-boats were still somewhat a threat so the British didn't have their bigger ships around the channel to block the battlegroup's movement. All in all it was probably the safest route out of the 3 with the northern ones being patrolled by the Royal Navy with numbers favoring them greatly.

[@cybersaiko451]

Yeah no idea why U-boats weren't mentioned.

[@colinprentice6434]

That's just a giant middle finger to the British

[@Lion-nx6sj]

6:46 *Opportune bad weather conditions*

[@jabloko992]

When you're trying to be sneaky, bad weather is a blessing.

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

Bad weather rarely stops WW2 era flotillas, planes, however

[@BrettonFerguson]

Oh no! Hitler ignored his generals again! Just like his plan to go through the Ardennes in 1940. His generals wanted to invade France through Belgium, just like in WWI. He ignored them and went through the Ardennes. In reality Hitler never "ignored his generals". Everytime he had some generals who wanted to do it one way and others who wanted to do it another way. He would agree with one group, even if sometimes the group he sided with was a minority. With the Ardenne in 1940, if I remember correctly 1 or 2 generals wanted to go through the Ardennes, every other general wanted to go through Belgium. They went through the Ardennes.

[@hanskriegsmann2664]

Actually, the Ardennes are located in Belgium, so I’m completely missing your point.

[@MaXtreme91]

@@hanskriegsmann2664 I think he means through flat land around Liège - Maastricht. This area was fortified but more effective for a fast go through. In the end they kinda went through everywhere since Eben-Emaël fell so quickly...

[@ekanshburhanpurkar1560]

@SSJ The plan was actually presented by Von Manstein. Guderion was the commander of the Panzers thatbwent through the Ardennes

[@bedstuyrover]

Most of the generals were opposed to the invasion of the Soviet Union.

[@johnpijano4786]

Von Manstein. was the Pioneer of the Ardenns Menuver, though his superiors were against this option, Hitler liked the Idea and made it the official plan.

[@mombaassa]

British intelligence, failed to keep a "Brest" of things .

[@CaliToTheCrowd]

it was a stretch, but still made me laugh!

[@Iason29]

They where more pre-occupied with a different sort of Breasts..I mean Brests

[@couldbeanybody2508]

That joke was so far off!

[@couldbeanybody2508]

That made me laugh for a long time

[@UnDeaDCyBorg]

>,> ... get out.

[@wacka.]

Damn this could easily be made into a thrilling movie, but since it doesn't have that "hollywood ending" its a shame it never will be.

[@georgeofhamilton]

This ending is pretty similar to that of the new “Greyhound” movie. It could work as a film.

[@nejiiuyn]

@@georgeofhamilton I doubt it since the protagonists of a potential movie are a part of Nazi Germany and no one is going to agree to make a movie with them as protagonists. Truthfully not all of the German military officers were Nazis but most people aren't going to understand or accept that.

[@georgeofhamilton]

@@nejiiuyn “Das Boot” and “Der Untergang” have been well-received by audiences. Things have changed, but I think that there’s still great potential.

[@draheim90]

I feel like the Kriegsmarine isn’t as vilified as other aspects of Nazi Germany (well, maybe the U-boats?), so I could see a movie in which the Germans are the protagonists. In typical Hollywood fashion they could script it such that the sailors just wanted to get to their wives or something, and didn’t want to fight.

[@Wolfboy_109]

OHHH ITS TIME BOI, really made my day this morning!

[@NocturnalPyro]

I mean it’s 3 am for me so technically you’re right.

[@Volnas97]

I don't know how these ships were able to float under the weight of Germans' massive balls. Especially Ciliax's. Also, for those, who never were in Dover or Callais, you can actually see on the other side of channel and pretty clearly, so these ships must've been visible by a naked eye. and they went through there in the middle of the day.

[@TheAetheris]

Little known fact is that the Gneisenau and Scharnhorst were actually the names of Ciliax's balls. He would just float on them through the channel.

[@Volnas97]

@@TheAetheris Sounds about right.

[@jamesxm4240]

SSJ 110% Discipline

[@SmilingOrange]

No, the weather was very foggy and raining, as explained in the video.

[@internetstrangerstrangerofweb]

Ciliax is an admirable admiral indeed. The very definition of a first rate sailor.

[@ZoomZip]

Love this channel. Please keep uploading!! Amazing production and narration work.

[@2bit8bytes]

Great production. Really like the way you guys did it. Reminds me of Grant's Vicksburg.

[@decebal82]

Beautiful documentary, nicely narrated and a welcome variation! Thank you, BazBattles!

[@fiveer11]

I really enjoy these naval battle videos! The animations are great and the facts are so accurate! Love this channel

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

The Kriegsmarine's finest hour! Couldn't believe it when I first read about the daring action.

[@SadFloridaMan]

Aaron guess it depends how you look at it.

[@Xingmey]

the kriegsmarines finest hour? well it was a lucky hour, but their finest hours were the 'golden time' in 1940, when submarines pretty much killed whatever they liked, and in 1942, when they killed again whatever they liked in US waters. The infiltration of Scapa Flow was also pretty high up the 'finest hour' scale ;) or the battle of jutland, if you want to get back to ww1. Heck, even the Emden was a pretty good one in ww1. then we had several sinkings of big vessels in the mediterrenean or sinking of ark royal etc etc. channel dash was a funny one

[@Xingmey]

@@aaron6178 you have listened to that video, or are you that dense? They didn't run from the atlantic theatre, they were still in it. They had other things to do in norwegian waters.

[@Alexis-bb3cg]

@@aaron6178 Well, the brits are proud of Dunkirk wich is just them waiting on the beach for evacuation while french were fighting in the city. All that after their little marathon trough belgium to escape the frontline. Compare to that the kriegsmarine perform a Well manover pass trough the most guarded sea, sustaining attack from air, sea and land (and even under the sea).

[@AnthonyEvelyn]

@@Xingmey Those were successful operations by U Boat commanders and were dubbed 'Happy Times' by them. But this by the surface fleet with two battleships and a heavy cruiser of the surface fleet was a extraordinary event. I myself am partial to the Allies and have huge respect for the RAF and Royal Navy, but the Kriegsmarine got one up on them here.

[@djtechzz]

Last time I was this early Napoleon was winning the war

[@Sinaeb]

Nice, my emperor

[@minutemen_in_t-605]

I'd like to say that I just love your naval battles! They're wonderful!

[@mitchsturgess7020]

YES! Have been waiting for this video for ages! Your WWII naval videos are simply the best! I know it would takes ages but if you were somehow able to do midway that would be insane. Thank you for the content, I really appreciate it!

[@ProjectSeventy]

HMS Sealion, the submarine near Brest, had an important role to play a couple of weeks later. During Operation Chariot, Sealion surfaced to act as a beacon for the British raiding force, guiding them into their target, the nearby port of St. Nazaire. But that's a story for another time. -------------- Edit: I am an idiot. I misremembered the name. In op chariot, the submarine was Sturgeon.

[@GG-bw3uz]

That edit made me crack up, thanks

[@shooterxd2387]

The Royal Navi high command: They are never gonna make it trough the channel. Ciliax: I'm gonna end this man's whole carrer...

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

Bomber Command were supposed to have dealt with the three big German ships in Brest, and failed badly. Royal Navy resources had been re-deployed elsewhere, particularly to the Med., the Indian Ocean, and Scapa Flow/Iceland. Tirpitz had just been moved to Norway, and the British were assembling a strong force to escort Arctic convoys PQ12 & QP8 against this threat.

[@randallcase1009]

Wow, I have to say BazBattles, your production values just keep getting better with each video. The animation is just amazing and the narration is spot on. Who needs the Military History Channel when we've got you guys. Just superb content!

[@benkmarchant]

Really liked this video. Thank you for making it. Interesting to listen to relatively smaller operations that succeeded rather than just the major ones

[@thedominator5070]

Such a bold risk from the Germans it was almost in British style. Like T.E. Lawrence and his attack on Aqaba or Nelson at the battle of Cape St Vincent where he rammed his ship into the Spanish stern. How ironic.

[@if131]

Or the first ardennes offensive in 1940

[@sausagejockyGaming]

lol it was hitlers style, he flipped a coin and didnt care how risky it was if it landed on that option thats what happened.

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

The difference being that neither Lawrence nor Nelson were running away at breakneck speed for the supposed safety of a home port.

[@DerCharacter]

@@sausagejockyGaming He just was playing 4D chess and memeing on people

[@runicevan5624]

Petition for more world war 2 videos!

[@patu2175]

U lok lik potat

[@BFVK]

No more WWII videos, enough on other YTchannels

[@luckyeddy350]

One of the best BazBattles Episodes. The tension, the suspense. It's almost as if you want the Ships to successfully pass through. Excellent storytelling. And I'm strongly considering Curiosity Stream, after this. Thanks again BazBattles.

[@Amirreza_Karimi]

Man your videos, your voice, your amazing text, give me goosebumps every single time! Big fan of these ww2 videos and all of your other works!

[@uria3679]

And people say that luck doesn’t help you in war

[@jeanhunter3538]

Personally have never heard that

[@resileaf9501]

To a good general luck is important. The Romans knew that millenia ago. Still true today.

[@mr.s2005]

should look into how much luck the Germans had when they invaded Norway. The British were in a decent position to stop the invasion...but the sinking of one of their destroyers ended up causing the fleet to misunderstand the location of the German fleet and re positioned themselves out of the Germans way.

[@pogchamp2897]

@@mr.s2005 well that was more of a british mistake than a german luck

[@NewmannARG]

Same with the invasion of Normady, what if the Allies attacked Calais instead...

[@cloroxbleach3449]

YESSS more ww2 please BazBattles

[@EdinProfa]

Thank you for this video, i have been waiting for it for years.

[@dcloukey]

thanks for the video and all your battle of the Atlantic videos. You got the best videos on the subject in my humble opinion

[@gonavygonavy1193]

Ha I knew my boy Adolf would pick the "so crazy it just might work" option!

[@barbiquearea]

It worked for him in conquering France.

[@Mitaka.Kotsuka]

@@barbiquearea and the Bulge =)

[@FriendlyFire111]

Please never stop making videos!

[@kickit246]

I love these warships videos! And the other WW2 ones, idk why but the boats ones are my favorite. Great video!

[@ele7864]

Wow this is more tempting than any film. Baz has a natural thing to do this good videos.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

11:30 can't spell Swordfish without an F. ...... _F_ , to those pilots.

[@nottoday3817]

The main reason for Germany relocating their capital ships was that they could not afford to run them. They needed steel for tanks, not repairs and they simply did not have enough oil to power 3 battleships deep into the Atlantic

[@VRichardsn]

"They needed steel for tanks". This doesn't make sense... I mean, sure, they needed all the resources they could get their hands on, but once the ships were built, the metal expenditure was already made.

[@watershipdowneyjr]

Paused my week by week WWII video to watch... a WWII battle video. God, I'm such a nerd.

[@nurrr897]

That poor dockworker. Taking an enormous risk, surrounded by enemies, provides the intel about what the German fleet is going to do. And when the Poms get the report they go sorry Frenchie but we don't take you or your report seriously. Keep hanging around in extreme danger for no purpose though, we really appreciate it soldier!

[@user-sc9oy1kz8g]

To be fair, the French resistance is not what its made out to be today. Half the time they fought eachother. I wouldnt have believed thr guy either, easily could have been working for the other side.

[@baciuserban2581]

They will never pass through the channel Ciliax: hold my beer

[@theholydemonofthegneisenau1702]

Prinz Eugen looks more like a baby version of scharnhorst

[@ahmetcanoral7671]

one of the most excited videos from this channel. I think this operation has the material for a good movie

[@kennethlagrimas5160]

At last! another Atlantic theater battle, been waiting for this since last year

[@Coldstreamer17]

You should do the Battle of the Ardennes, that would be an interesting one!

[@stevemc01]

"Ok Rob? It's morning patrol. We're gonna use this extremely high-power set of binoculars to make sure the Germans are still in Brest." "That's funny. All I see are swastika armbands..."

[@FootballManiacc]

I freaking love these WW2 videos. So interesting and you can’t get tired of it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@JackRSlim]

I love your channel I find it's one of most well made and I especially like your stories about WW2. Those are so awesomely made 😉

[@NenekAtuk89]

FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD. WHO DARES WIN.

[@patricktitanic7890]

Please more WW2 Naval Battles! This is great!

[@paqliam]

The quality of your videos are incredible!

[@Matias-ub9pz]

Great video! I wasn't aware of this action, most of the naval part of WWII is a mystery to me, and it kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time!

[@luke2143]

imagine all these ships coming alive and talking to each other from before and whilst in the Channel dash Whilst preparing them selves for the daring Operation in The channel Dash, Scharnhorst asks Prinz Eugen* Scharnhorst: Hey Prinz where is your sister? Prinz Eugen: Pardon? Scharnhorst: Your sister, Bismarck Prinz Eugen: stays silent in an attempt to dodge the question* ( Scharnhorst sparks from realization )* Scharnhorst: My apologies, i forgot that both of u are not Sister ships Prinz Eugen: Its because we are a like, many view us as SIsters because of our identical features Scharnhorst Nods silently* Scharnhorst: if you mind, can I ask where Bismarck been doodling around? Like........ where is she? Both of you where assigned to conduct sea raids in the trading routs of Britain and America. But i dont see her with you in the docks Prinz Eugen: She sunk ( Straight up told her without looking or even facing with a glance ) Scharnhorst: What?! Prinz Eugen: She decided to split off from me in the hopes of keeping evading British interception, She might have done this because if one of us where to be caught/inercepted by the British task force at least one of us would be able to escape in harms way Scharnhorst: I shouldn't have asked you that...... Prinz Eugen: its okay, besides im planning to redeem my self The rest of the dialogue is already explained by the video with all the 3 ships passing the strait, which led to Prinz Redeeming herself for escorting both ships in the hopes of forgiving herself in the loss of Bismark

[@kmstirpitz4285]

When your English and you can't defend the English Channel.

[@mikespearwood3914]

"Ha, no one would dare attempt to...wait a minute!"

[@user-sc9oy1kz8g]

Nice false equivalence there

[@sausagejockyGaming]

poor weather and didnt expect it due to its stupidity

[@Iason29]

Just shows what would have happened if the Germans somehow managed to execute a covert Sealion with bad weather.

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

@@Iason29 Eleven days of bad weather? Apart from the fact that Rhine barges don't cope well with rough seas, and were likely to have coped even worse with the seventy of so cruisers and destroyers, and the 500+ smaller warships, which the Royal Navy had positioned within a few hours of Dover at the time an invasion attempt might have been made.

[@originalhistory4446]

These are some of the greatest videos made on this platform. This is truly museum quality. I hope you can cover the role of the Tirpitz, Gneisenau, and Prinz Eugen in the later years of the war.

[@domagoj905]

What an absolutely astonishing episode of WW2! Thanks for covering it, I personally had no idea about this. Seems to me there is a thin line between ingeniousness and being a madman!

[@marloyt7786]

Now that's what you call a power move .

[@eldorados_lost_searcher]

I'll be honest, I thought you guys were going into alternate history before the video started. Wow. Solid brass balls on the crews.

[@Kiryuu27]

Penjelasan dan penggambaran nya sangat mudah dimengerti,sejarah yang perlu di ceritakan ulang...

[@fridun007]

Always a pleasure when BB puts up a video!

[@jungsa4691]

"because no one expected to pull this maneuver" well yea... that's the whole point. Caught off guard because they weren't thinking ahead, kinda deserved to fail to win a key battle there.

[@dovetonsturdee7033]

It wasn't a battle. It was a German strategic retreat, and both battleships were damaged carrying it out.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Maybe if you allowed us to keep our ships, we could’ve helped guard your front door...

[@karensmanager6340]

oi would you like to tell me more about that im interested

[@alexanderthegreat445]

If only you had complied with us then those ships might have been of use.

[@VRichardsn]

@@karensmanager6340 Napoleon is talking about the battle (or rather massacre) of Mers-el-Kebir. You see, after the Fall of France, a sizable portion of the Marine Nationale was in that port, including a fantastic four battleships. The British were wary of the Germans seizing them, while the French were adamant that they would not turn them over. Negotiations went nowhere, and the Brits opened fire. A battleship was sunk, several other vessels were severely damaged and around 1300 French sailors were killed.

[@karensmanager6340]

mmm thanks richardsen

[@VRichardsn]

@@karensmanager6340 You are welcome.

[@ioannis1056]

I LOVE your naval warfare videos

[@denniscleary7580]

It’s always a good day when Baz releases a video

[@LightxHeaven]

That’s what I call a gamble!

[@baksza]

Im pretty sure the germans had a moment like the british when they Raided And rammed the Dock on SaintNzair and it was something like Is that a british destroyer? They do know this is a sucide mission right?

[@weftin5721]

These naval episodes are probably my favorite

[@rennaraujo]

Amazing content, as always! Curiosity Stream should sponsor a full documentary about WWII Naval battles.

[@karensmanager6340]

makes you wanna cheer for the nazis to quickly get the hell out of there considering bismark got boat hunted just couple tens or hundreds miles away crossing the English Channel would probably also felt like walking in Korea's DMZ

[@Btrackx]

I had a moment in the video in which I realized I was rooting for the Germans to get away! When the Scharnhorst hit a mine, I audibly winced.

[@absol505]

Yeah I got the same, maybe because you know the exact limit of the german capital ships. 3 remaining. While the royal navy has god knows how much. And it's never fun for ships sinking with thousands of people losing their lives, whatever side they're on.

[@P__E11]

Thank you for this nice episode about WWII !

[@Blueboy0316]

Excellent video, keep em coming. These are very informative.