The End Of Passchendaele - Fighting in Petrograd I THE GREAT WAR Week 173

The Anti-Bolshevik forces in Russia are trying to fight back last week's revolution. The Battle of Passchendaele ends after 3 months of fighting and at least 500,000 casualties on both sides. The British are still advancing on Jerusalem and the Italians set up defences behind the Piave river.
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Stone, Norman. World War One. A Short History, Penguin, 2008.
Keegan, John. The First World War, Vintage, 2000.
Hastings, Max. Catastrophe 1914. Europe Goes To War, Knopf, 2013.
Hirschfeld, Gerhard. Enzyklopädie Erster Weltkrieg, Schöningh Paderborn, 2004
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[@ТомасАндерсон-в1е]

Six miles of ground has been won, Half a million men are gone

[@maddyschad6649]

Can I like this twice; this is too true.

[@lolmao500]

There should have been a revolution back then. Whoever ordered these men to die needed a tight rope around their neck

[@nostradamusofgames5508]

shows how pointless the war is

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Томас Андерсон What's a price of a mile? Thousands of Feet march to the beat, it's an Army on the March. Long Way from Home, Pay the Price of young man's Live. Thousands of Feet march to the Beat, it's an Army in despair. Nake deep in mad, stuck in a Tranche with no way out.

[@theflyingpig6361]

lolmao500 ur so un educated

[@XeleriumDa]

This is, by far, the Best Series on KZbin 👍

[@amittoibis]

I agree

[@johnfloyd8199]

it was. it has become a corporate sell out recently

[@noahkoz6873]

It is

[@amitabhakusari2304]

The war will end, by this Christmas.

[@sandman1201]

In a foreign field he lay. Lonely soldier, unknown grave. On his dying words he prayed. Tell the tale of passchendaele. Iron Maiden - Passchendaele.

[@BlackOceanSociety]

Andrew Ronald Gamble -- Born July 10, 1899. Enlisted at age 17. Died November 3, 1917. His remains were lost to the mud.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Goodbye Passchendaele, we’ll miss all the Price of a Mile references in the comments.

[@LLopes]

What's the price of a mile?

[@MihaiViteazul100]

A metal song by Sabaton, about the battle. They do a lot of war songs and the like.

[@InquisitorThomas]

Daniel and Price of a Mile is about the Battle of Passchendaele

[@vipershark]

THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT

[@philippauli8162]

It's an army on the march

[@AYoutubeAccountName]

Yeah I've finally caught up by binging all episodes over the past three months, great show

[@tinyman1144]

Congratulations, and welcome!

[@teutonicbohemian]

Crazy it was 100 years ago. Thanks for the content and bringing attention to history.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

In the battle of Passchendaele and the 26th October 100 years ago my great grandfather won a military medal his regiment was being held up by a machine gun position (not sure if it was a pillbox or not) he was a lance corporal and he and his few men where able to take it out. It makes me extremely proud but also saddened that he had to go to war in the first place, as he later broke his medal in two after receiving it as he was obviously deeply effected by the war mentally and physically as for example he was wounded on four separate occasions in the battle of Gallipoli alone

[@blankblank6545]

He sounds like a very interesting man

[@fuynnywhaka101]

one of my Great great uncles Sgt. Walter Graham. Sinclair of the Otago Infantry Battalion, in the NZ army Was at Passchendaele, On June 27th 1917 Sgt. Sinclair’s unit, 1st Battalion of the Otago Infantry Regiment, was engaged in the initial stages of the Battle of Messines in the vicinity of Ypres, Belgium. The Battalion’s loss of officers was very heavy and when his own officer (Platoon Commander) was killed during the Advance stage of the main attack, Sgt. Sinclair “immediately took command of the Platoon, carried them on to their objective with complete success, and handled them with marked ability. As there was only one Officer left unwounded (sic) in his Company, Sgt. Sinclair was indefatigable in supervising the consolidation under heavy enfilade shell fire, and throughout set a fine example of bravery and determination.”. For his actions Sgt. Sinclair was awarded the Military Medal (M.M.), gazetted on 16 August 1917. Four months later on 12 October 1917, Sgt. Walter (‘Wattie’) Graham Sinclair, MM was ‘Killed In Action’ in France, likely the result of bombardment as no remains were located. Sgt. Sinclair, MM is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial (NZ Apse) within the Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

He does seem like it, He was in the Army before the start of the war, and took part in every major British battle of WW1. He also apparently late in the war (it may have been before he won the MM) he was part of a small mutiny his distinguished conduct in previous battles saved him from any of the harsher punishments I think he was demoted and detained for a short time. I believe he was in the news four times in his life Three for service in WW1 and once afterwards as it took more than 6 police officers to arrest him when he was drunk in charge of a minor that was my baby grandfather. It does make me wonder how strong he was when sober. the reason he was drunk was because after the war he had become an Alcoholic and this was also linked to his experiences being WW1.

[@blankblank6545]

Alexander Sunderland-Bragg Thanks for charing his story

[@elrhumy]

Alexander Sunderland-47Bragg y3

[@frankdantuono2594]

ONLY 52 WEEKS TO GO!!!!

[@thatguys773]

Frank Dantuono that means they're only 52 main episodes left

[@blankblank6545]

Awwww, can't we make the war longer?

[@AbadSebastian]

i wonder if they'll make specials about the post war deals and things, Versailles et al.

[@MartinDeHill]

SPOILERS

[@RedbadofFrisia]

Sometimes i wish the war was longer. Not really, but i'm going to miss this, as it's been part of my life for such a long time.

[@noobster4779]

The Italians deserted faster than the austrians could shoot...

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

When the officer corps isn't full of retards, braggarts, and sadists then Italian soldiers can fight, as both World Wars (and the resulting Civil War) show.

[@dominict9325]

You know, this is a bit anecdotal and not quite relevant to the current video, but Napoleon once said that if you want to guarantee that Italy will be in your side in a war, the best way to ensure it happens is to start the war as their enemy.

[@marcobarcaioli5239]

Napoleon never said or thought such a thing even because he was ethnically and culturally italian; he was born in Ajaccio just a year after that had became french soil and he kept hating the french for at least all his youth. What actually Napoleon actually said on the italians: "The italian will return to be the greatest soldier in europe. Tell to the viceré that I'm really satisfied by my great italian army" -reported by De Bellecour, he was referring to The repubblica cisalpina "It's time for italy to be counted among the free and powerful nation of Europe" - H. A. L Fisher, Napoleon "i'm happy with you, I've already appointed you as the general of the division, I'm happy with the italians too; wherever they are they always distinguish themselves" -To Carlo Zucchi, as matter of fact he also gave him the title of Baron of the Empires cause of his merits The reason of what you wrote his the results of years of propaganda that was generated much later than Napoleon for geopolitical reasons by the British empire for specific geopolitical reasons and later also in the german world that had the necessity of scapegoating someone for his defeat in world war two, despite the fact that they had betrayed Italy as well telling them at the signing of the pact of steel that the war would have started in 1942/1943 and that so they would have had all the time to do the rearmament. I'm obviously blaming hitler and the nazists and not the Germans, as well as in italy there were people fighting and sabotating fascism even before than the civil war. In conclusion obviously I don't have any problem with you, simply before writing about history remember to verify if what you say comes from real sources otherwise you could say things that are really far from the truth. I hope my english is understandable but I don't have time to check the mistakes in this moment plus it's not my native language. Oh and by the way his real name is not Napoleon Bonaparte but Napoleone Buonaparte; he changed his name around 1796 because the french had difficulty to pronounce it. Greetings from italy :)

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

I will point out that while Dominic Tee's quote is most assuredly bunk, I could also find no recorded source for any of the quotes mentioned above. If you've got links, Marco, I want to see them. For a decidedly sourced, and generally thought-of as a legitimate quote on Italian soldiers of the World War years refer to: "The art of concentrating strength at one point, forcing a breakthrough, rolling up and securing the flanks on either side, and then penetrating like lightning, before the enemy has time to react, deep into his rear. The German soldier has astonished the world; the Italian Bersagliere has astonished the German soldier." - Erwin Rommel. Fairly well known remark of his, based off his time in Africa.

[@marcobarcaioli5239]

Yes I knew that one. The Bersaglieri simply were and are a magnificent unit. Those words if I well remember are also in a memorial plaque at the italian memorial of El Alamein. Anyway the reason why you don't find the source is quite simple, that, aside from Fisher, was my personal translation from italian, i don't know if there is an "official" one. As I said in the comment I was writing it in a hurry so I didn't think about that but I assure you that in italian they are pretty easy to find. For the one of the General Carlo Zucchi i can give you directly the ebook of his memories: books.google.it/books?id=GeQ7AQAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=it&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Scroll to page 63 it's in the period that start from "Questo fu il genuino discorso... " "That was the genuine speech that the great captain (Napoleone) gave to me: Zucchi i'm happy with you, I've already appointed you as the general of the division, I'm happy with the italians too; wherever they are they always distinguish themselves" And I can add from the same page "Macdonald In his reports has constantly praised the ardor, the skill, the capacity of your troops" So really guys don't listen to propaganda, whenever the italians were called to the arms they have proven to be great soldiers; when they didn't suceed it was definitely not because of the lack of value of the troops but because most of the italian officers used obsolete tactics, because the industrial system was ok but not enough to compete for the world domination with the other major powers and because of the total lack of the raw materials necessary for the war on the italian soil or in the italian colonies which have as matter of fact proven to be a waste of money. Plus in Ww2 italy was totally not prepared for the war and had wasted resources for the ethiopian campaign and the spanish civil war and all the tactics used by Mussolini in the early phases of the war would have worked only if London would have surrendered before 1941 (He has totally rushed the enter in war of italy exactly for this conviction, italy in theory it would have been ready in late1942/1943). The same Rommel that you quoted has not only said that; in his diary during the desert campaign has praised the italian soldiers in more than an occasion, on the italian officers, armament and general preparation for the war instead... well let'say the "rush" was quite visible. Forgive the mistakes my english is clearly not top nocht.

[@pergys6991]

YES I CAUGHT UP IM SO HAPPY!!!! Also this channel has helped me so much with history that im breezing through this! Thanks guys!

[@TheGreatWar]

Our pleasure.

[@patrickazzarella6729]

Indy went from being in the trenchs to being in a droid V.O. in SWBF2

[@Ratty98]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. Always remember

[@davidblair9877]

I’m told this was originally a poem intended to encourage fresh troops to fight. Think about the last verse: it’s asking new soldiers to keep fighting, despite the devastating losses suffered by their predecessors. Ironic that now, it’s used to mourn rather than inspire....

[@sontrombone6907]

100 years hence, lest we forget.

[@TwentythreePER]

Hmmm that's a compelling argument for Peashendale. I suppose it is easy to criticize the actions of Generals during the war when we look back on it but at the time it must have seemed like the best option. You have to feel bad for those teenager cadets in Russia as well. This war just goes on and on.

[@warmakerds4026]

Boi the name of the place is in the title of the video and you still got it wrong.

[@OlgaMariaCarcamo]

I just realized I want to use your model of narrative but talking about the Spanish civil war. My mind has been blowed.

[@acdcdave1387]

It took me all year but I finally marathon'd my way through and am caught up!!! Nearly 500 videos :)

[@Valdagast]

See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale

[@fristnamelastname5549]

Valdagast Orders from the Iron Maiden, *Get the Islands back!* Defeat will not be accepted, Prepare to launch artillery strike, Launch Attack!

[@davekrab3363]

Fascinating, I didn't know of the Australians fighting in Italy, in the '14-'18 war. Thanks for educating me yet again, Indie.

[@LaHayeSaint]

Indy does a fantastic job keeping us informed. He has a lot of very interesting things to say, backed up with excellent wartime clips and photos.

[@malusdacus5418]

In mother Russia if you don't have manpower you have boypower.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

In Mother Russia, if you don't have manpower, you not in Mother Russia.

[@abush325ix]

Gopnikpower

[@bogdangabrielonete3467]

A-Red-Boi-power*

[@Robbini0]

Cadets and old men are generally the last available reserve troops in any capitol city or major city with military academies

[@thegloriouspyrocheems2277]

Kevin Spacey and Irish Catholic Church like this comment

[@buster3505]

I joined late and have spent the past 6 weeks binging all 478 previous videos, I am now finally caught up and thoroughly satisfied. Thanks for making such a great channel.

[@Kornilovite]

Wait; so it was on the 11th of November that Hindenburg came up with the plan for the spring offensive? That’s rather ironic

[@siddhantsharma7728]

Sir Rottingham Why?

[@zacharyhobia159]

Siddhant Sharma the war ended on that day a year later

[@thejadedeagle6729]

*Patiently awaits Kaiserschlacht*

[@roninwarrior66]

Look forward to new episodes every week keep it indy and team much love out of Maryland

[@lezanyousif9522]

I have just seen a video in which the producer of the great war talks about what they have done in last 5 years i want to say that i will support this channel with everything i can and please do continue so the great war covers all the 20th century history

[@Nmax]

The terrible casualties for small amounts of gains in land shows how defensive technology advanced yet offensive technology has not kept up by the great war. It would be 20 years later with fast armored tanks and fighter bombers where offensive technology catches up.

[@KonradvonHotzendorf]

It was more arrogant and bad leadership that caused the stagnation

[@IR240474]

I swear, he has spent more time in the trenches and still has enthusiasm.. Fair play brother!!

[@nellennatea]

Awesome video. Always. Awesome channel. Thank you.

[@lightbox617]

I follow your site regularly and greatly appreciate your work. My Grandfather was an American in France at the late entry entry of America into the war. My life was greatly affected by his experience in that war. His son, my father, went to war in Europe. His experience there; an Air Meal with clusters, his attendance at theater performances and his understanding of English beer has affected my life, work and art to this day

[@AnimeOtaku2]

I’ve finally caught up to the latest episode! Yay! Now I need to go through most of the specials.

[@thexalon]

2:07 I wasn't surprised that morale was actually pretty good. After all, Luigi Cadorna was finally sacked, and that had to be cause for great celebration!

[@yurik4]

It is interesting to watch how modern military doctrines started getting their shape throughout this war. Thanks for the videos, guys!

[@ChristopherM720]

Also, thank you Indy for your very balanced final comments on Pashendale. I spend a lot of time defending Haig...can you tell what my current articles I'm writing are focused on. Seeing the need for finding the right ground to winter and damaging Germans as necessary things...appreciate your thoughtful statements. A lot! May no other war ever happen that has even the casualties of November at Pashendale.

[@leviosssa5843]

You guys should Really do a special on George Clémenceau, the guy was amazing

[@grayflaneur4854]

I hate to be a spoiler, but the Germans in the Spring will take back everything and more that the British gained at Passchendaele. Madness. The Great War: excellent episode as allows. I am glad to support you on Patreon.

[@colinkelly5420]

And the british will walk right back over in a couple of hours in late 1918. It must have been crazy for the veterans of 1916 and 1917 who were still alive in 1918 to all of a sudden be taking gains in a day that use to take months, and at a much higher cost.

[@sryan9547]

They will, but they will pretty much exhaust their army.

[@WildBillCox13]

"Send in the clones . . . there ought to be clones . . . maybe they're here."

[@shadymerchant1198]

earliest I've ever watched a video

[@Dragoth1337]

Glad to see you have time to post vids with all your voice work with EA 😁

[@johnlawson656]

Always looking forward on what condition the newspaper on the desk will be in week after week.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice video. Great job.

[@Tarik360]

"You send in the teenagers." *[SAD MUSIC]* When the battle of Megiddo was over, a lot of Brits must've been shaken and expected the apocalypse to start at any second.

[@jonaw.2153]

That's another mile. Good God, less than a year left... I'm gonna miss this show...

[@jimmybennett1198]

Hi Indi, from South Carolina

[@MEK4ZOIDa]

Omg its indy !!!!!! Your response to me !!!! Whaaaaaaoooooowwww

[@mike_ffs]

Indy i Saw your name in battlefront 2 credits!! Lol i now know that you are that announcer droid from heroes vs villans! So cool to have you there hahahaha

[@davidblair9877]

2:10 *my* morale rose after Cadorna got the axe, and I’m not even Italian!

[@jeffthemercenary]

Same

[@msw1600]

Today was my birthday so this was like a birthday special to me

[@samiam5557]

The Italians held?! Magic does happen!

[@mikiroony]

A young Don Camillo and Peppone were there. Of course they'd hold.

[@adrianayala5476]

Interesting to see Kaiserschlact already being planned out, gonna be interesting to see those lines shift dramatically next year.

[@donaldjones3580]

That newsprint is not going to last 52 more weeks, needs some plexiglass to protect it, I get distracted looking at the damage. Great show guys!

[@MisterBrickFilms]

Finally, Clemenceau the old tiger enters the game :D

[@GeraltofRivia22]

I heard you did some voice work for Star Wars Battlefront 2. Nice

[@Edax_Royeaux]

Let's hope it doesn't damage his reputation for getting involved in...that.

[@SpartanHoplite360]

Cancerous game for cancerous peopke

[@leontrotsky9710]

Finally caught up to the series

[@lancetennenbaum2509]

Bought Tannenberg today. A good day for loving WW1.

[@joeyflan9000]

Have you guys at the great war checked out the new tannenberg game from the creators of verdun?

[@TheStapleGunKid]

Man the battle with the Red Guards and Cadets seems epic. Someone really should make a movie about this.

[@Charlie-up8hy]

Next time I hear someone complain about the youth of today, I'm going to tell them about how I, a 17 year old, spend the last two weeks bingewatching history videos, also, I finally caught up!!!

[@pedrollex3308]

Charlotte Knapen virgin

[@Takatron91]

Pedollex Tosser

[@diptastik5651]

Do you understand what you saw ? Serious question . I would like to know your feelings and thoughts .

[@Charlie-up8hy]

Yes, I do, I have always been interested in history, my love for WOI started when I learned about it last year, I've been to Ypres (I'm from Flandres), and Nick Lloyd's: Passchendaele a new history is on my wishlist. Erich Maria Remarque is my favourite author and his trilogie All quiet on the Western Front, The road back and Three Comrades are my favourite books.The main problem is that since I'm only seventeen, there is often some background info and words that I don't know yet, but I can look them up or ask my mum. Right now I'm mostly interested in relationship within the Belgian army and Flemish nationalism, the Flammenpolitik, and relations between armies, and I also found a book online about the Belgian armoured car devision(it's in dutch) that I want to read.

[@johnc4122]

Hey I'm a 17 year old lover of history too! Greetings from the USA.

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

"I'm ready to fight a war, captain!" "Alright, jump in that trench and sit there."

[@Andvare]

A rock would be more popular than Cadorna. A woolly, scratchy, ill fitting, smelly sock would be more popular. Unseen Lego bricks on the floor, that you eventually step on, would be more popular. An itch that cannot reach would be more popular.

[@scottski02]

What about a ill fitting smelly sock that has Lego bricks in it?

[@Andvare]

I still think it would be more popular.

[@eternalvirgin2227]

*”Mom I don’t need to go to school. I watch The Great War!”*

[@CorySakaski8890]

Hi Indy and crew! I have a question for out of the trenchs. I’m currently covering different medications and drugs in my health class and I’m doing a project on morphine. What drugs or painkillers were used by medics and hostipals in The great war? Was morphine or a similar pain reliever used during the war? I know morphine wasnt very popular since extensive use in the american civil war led to many soliders becoming addicts. Thanks for a great show and keep up the excellent work!!!

[@TheGreatWar]

Check our existing Out Of The Trenches episodes on the topic.

[@c.bfilmstuff6558]

A question for out of the trenches, why did the Italians use the French helmet design rather than the British or their own?

[@strom56]

At Passchendaele men drowned in the mud, there wasn't mud anywhere else like there was in Passchendaele. One account has a man that got stuck in knee deep mud and could not be pulled out. His mates tried everything to get him out but he was stuck and slowly sinking. Two days later the same man now sunk up to his neck with only his head above ground level had gone completely mad. Just the thought of that gives me nightmares.

[@stevenhaskell9025]

Is it bad to say I can't wait for WW2? XD love this channel, so many awesome stories and explains everything so well

[@konnigkratz]

Robert Nyland's book is great

[@papabearpaw5866]

Take care

[@awilbroappears]

Ah, Georges Clémenceau. One of the important figures in French history. Would be great to see a 'who did what' on him.

[@TheGreatWar]

There will be one by the end of the year.

[@awilbroappears]

Awesome! :D

[@johnc4122]

The Great War You better hurry up and make it, the war will be over by Christmas.

[@hardwankinman558]

please talk about D'Annunzio!

[@jamiecowley7091]

New Zealand, F**** YEAH, WE WERE MENTIONED!!

[@GafferPerkele]

In a foreign field he lay, lonely soldier, unknown grave, on his dying words he prays: "Tell the world of Paschendale." Relieve all that he's been through, last communion of his soul, rust your bullet with his tears, let me tell you 'bout his years. Laying low in a blood filled trench, kill time 'til my very own death, on my face I can feel the falling rain, never see my friends again. In the smoke, in the mud and lead, smell the fear and the feeling of dread. Son be time to go over the wall, rapid fire and end of us all. Whistles, shouts and more gun fire, lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire, battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb, be reunited with my dead friends soon. Many soldiers eighteen years, drown in mud, no more tears, Surely a war no-one can winm killing time about to begin. Home, far away, from the war, a chance to live again. Home, far away, but the war, no chance to live again. The bodies of ours and our foes, the dea of death it overflows, in no oman's land, god only knows, into jaws of death we go! Crucified as if on a cross, allied troops they mourn their loss. German war propaganda machine, such before has never been seen. Swear I heard the angels cry "Pray to god no more may die, so that people know the truth, tell the tale of Paschendale." Cruelty has a human heart, everyman does play his part. Terror of the men we kill, the human heart is hungry still. I stand my ground for the very last time, gun is ready as I stand in line, nervous wait for the whistle to blow, rush of blood and over we go! Blood is falling like the rain, its crimson cloack unveils again. The sound of guns can't hide their shame, and so we die on Paschendale. Dodging sharpnel and barbed wire, running straight at cannon fire, running blind as I hold my breath, say a prayre symphony of death. As we charge the enemy lines, a burst of fire and we go down, I choke a cry but no-one hears, feel the blood go down on my throat. Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again. Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again! See my spirit on the wind, across the lines, beyond the hill. Friend and foe will meet again, those who died at Paschendale...

[@Brian0wns]

I think this channel is amazing. If Americans are watching it they get a better perspective of European history without the giant cloud of WW2 crap. From the middle east to Russia - this all brings amazing perspective for those who might be ignorant.

[@sean668]

Come on, man. We're not ignorant. We're just half a world away.

[@houndofzoltan]

Those casualty figures would certainly suggest that Passchendaele was one of Britain's most successful battles of the war so far and contributed a lot to the attrition that finally wore down Germany.

[@ahmadmahamad1373]

Hello Indy and crew,can you talk about prototype German tanks during the war? i hope you add this in out of the trenches please

[@MrPlayFilm]

I believe i have a problem, in 1 weekend I started and got caught up with this series. Send help.

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

Can you do a video about the Troops that came from the British West Indies? I remember hearing about a revolt of the soldiers it Italy either before or after the war's end.

[@TheGreatWar]

We might do something about them, yes.

[@avragetrinidadian3787]

The Great War cool. I hope so.

[@marionlara428]

Will you guys be covering the new tannenburg game soon?

[@briankettle9342]

great videos Indie. however St.George is the patron saint of England other constituent parts have there own patron saints

[@Worldtimes1]

Holy crap Ive forgotten that its thursday !

[@yaujj65]

2.30 is that Total War music ? Nice

[@JC839]

During major battles, like battle of Somme, Verdun, ext, how often did the average soldier go over the top? Every day, one a week, every few weeks? And how often did they defend against an attack?

[@gahamhumphrey4812]

Are you guys gonna do the follow up events in Europe after The Great War Ended? I'd love to see you guys covering the Friekorps in the 2020s

[@silas4lagoon776]

I Need To Know Where You Get This Music. It's awesom

[@lukamesarovic9922]

Will you do kolubarska battle?

[@ChristopherM720]

I know Indy a few week back commented that the 75K additional loses in October was an insult to the word "only." I agree! That said, it is a reminder that men were dying everyday when things were static. But in war remaining static won't bring victory. If you are not going to settle by diplomacy (and again, should have been earlier this year), then you must "conquer"' a peace. Haig did that, while inflicting more casualties on the Germans (by best estimates, Gilbert's estimates are too low for British, and German ones are hard to determine thanks to different standards, probably 320k). In a war with far more advantage in defense (especially in Flanders). We can jeer Haig all we want but he did cause severe damage to the German Army and gained better positions on the front. It was a victory, and considering what happens in early 1918 with the move of a million men West, may have saved final defeat by May of 1918. Just something to consider. Can anyone knowing that atrocious deaths at the hands of the Soviets in the USSR not weep hearing of the October Revolution?

[@GravesRWFiA]

Passschendale's butcher bill was still too high and can be placed at haig's feet. plumer had figured out how to do it and was slowly chewing up the germans. Haig interfered and ratechted it up- tossing away all that was learned by plumer. The better verse to end on indy, is the classic: They sent us into hell and they called it passchendale

[@TheGreatWar]

Well, but Plumer's tactic was also extremely costly. Don't forget that.

[@thefrenchkiwi9435]

Please Indy! Do an episode on Clemenceau after this!

[@mistersmiley9425]

Is it bad I laughed when he said "In Russia, you send in the Teenagers."?

[@hermanlai6035]

what are your plans for the channel after covering the entire war? ww2? post war(great depression,Weimar republic,etc)?

[@albertofrankdiaz6664]

The great war ends. But other wars continues. All rusia in in war, the turks fights back against armenians, france and greeks, the polish wins their liberty. I hope they cover that. But its to early to say .

[@historyisfashion4630]

If you wanna listen to some real WW2 music. I upload it from my grandparents track. Impossible to find in America

[@TheGreatWar]

We don't know yet.

[@onnieduvall2565]

How about a well deserved and earned vacation for a few months. Once Versailles is finished with, take some time to recharge your batteries.

[@johnmangele6758]

History with Kimiya KATYUSHA

[@thomasdimarco1167]

I live in milan, no news about our troops at caporetto such a shame...

[@andreivaldez6713]

"In Russia, you send in the teenagers" "RUSH B!", is heard in the distance...

[@Xfire209]

Rush (B)erlin?

[@LuisMartinez-rw2lj]

I like how Belgium at the beginning of the war wore top hats

[@vodkavillain3408]

artillery would destroy the ground and roads, so how did supplies make it to the front?

[@anthonymeyers3184]

Was there a cease fire on the Eastern front during the "October" revolution? Were there still fighting on the Romanian and ottoman fronts?

[@ronwalker403]

“But every man who endured Passchendaele would never be the same, was more or less a stranger to himself. Will Bird - A Canadian soldier of WW1. From his memoir- Ghosts Have Warm Hands

[@vojtechkudla5199]

Hi Indy ... when are you going to talk about the Czechoslovak legions again?

[@TheGreatWar]

Probably early next year.

[@vojtechkudla5199]

Thank you

[@wafl423]

Hey congrats on landing the role on battlefront

[@bammmsource8941]

Any chance of mentioning Sir Henry Chauvel, some time in the future...?

[@edwardtonkin8387]

St George is the patron saint of England, not all of Britain. (St David in Wales, and St Andrew in Scotland).

[@cagangultekin8469]

is hindenburg line sucsseded in the battle of passandale

[@castalov247]

If you look up Indiana Neidell on google, one of the things google says people also search for is Conrad Von Hotzendorf

[@chaimmarks2663]

YESS

[@kieranodea771]

I can't stop watching these, waiting for the U.S to come into play