The Liberation of Western Europe (1944 - 45) - The Complete History

[@HistoryHustle]

Learn more about the end of the Eastern Front: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpm9pZR8iN2ie80

[@galahad-history]

Didnt know your hometown was liberated by Polish troops, thats awesome!

[@HistoryHustle]

@@galahad-history Yes.

[@kayem3824]

The Soviet Union liberated Europe by defeating Germany. They started marching West as the victors, but Dresden was burned to stall the Soviets moving West, and Abombs had the same purpose beforehand. Europe had been occupied with no resistance right from the beginning, and generally collaborated with the Germans.

[@johnhemphill1938]

Very few people mention the French paratrooper landing in near Assen, Netherlands, this is great, a great series

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome. Thanks for your message. I try to be as complete as possible.

[@lex1945]

My grandmother always spoke very highly about the Polish forces, that also fought in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen. She always spoke about them as being very tough fighters, who whenever encountered with heavy resistance, put on their bajonets and went in, instead of the Canadians who mostly would use flame throwers to get German resistance out. I always feel sad for the Polish forces, because in so many occasions, they didn't get the credit they deserve so much, and let's not forget, after the war, most of them even couldn't get back home, since Poland was occupied by the Soviets. Anyway, when the fighting was at it's worst, both she, and her parents had to flee to another town, Groede, wich was asigned as a red cross village, where both German and Allied wounded were being looked after, and civilians could flee to. She remembered however, that German wounded were being transported to this town, and on their way back to the front, ambulances were being loaded with ammunitions. One British fighter saw this happening and attacked the whole column, wich was being shot up very badly. When the fighting had stopped, they went back to their house, finding out, it was totally destroyed. After the liberation, they had to live with many other people inside some bunkers for the time being, until rebuilding had started.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing!

[@barryhayes2582]

This is the second vid of yours that I have watched, and I am........... EXTREMELY IMPRESSED!! I have been (mostly self) studying WWII for most of my adult life (I'm 64) and this vid has already helped me better understand the liberation of Belgium and the low countries! I didn't necessarily learn anything new, but gave me a clearer idea of how, why, and in what order, things happened! I, of course, have subscribed and look forward to more! Thank people like you, and Mark Felton, for doing these vids!!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your message, Barry! Glad you found it interesting.

[@soul0360]

I only subscribed to your channel a few days ago. But so far I'm really impressed. In this video I especially like the detail regarding the Netherlands. The role that Canada played is news to me, and definitely something I'm going to look further into. Keep up the good work. And thank you for pointing me towards a new aspect of the war, where I can widen my understanding.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you and welcome to the channel!

[@stewiegriffin2143]

I like all the little differences in our language, I hear them when you talk every once in a while. Hard to explain it's like some phrases are backwards almost. I think it's cool not complaining.

[@HistoryHustle]

:)

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Where's the narrator from? I can't place his accent at all beyond it being unique to his version of British.

[@daleburrell6273]

@@dr.barrycohn5461...at 15:53, the narrator mentioned that Breda (in the Netherlands) was his hometown.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

@@daleburrell6273 Yeah, thanks. I knew he was Dutch from the way he talked and having been there myself, that helped.

[@leannmeddings4068]

I believe, the English language is backwards from most other languages. Spanish class killed me because of that. Lol

[@qmztech6859]

I read "How the Aliens Won" and was confused for a moment

[@HistoryHustle]

Slowly this channel seems to move towards alternate history....

[@jeanmazare576]

Canada fought on the wrong side, which is why we now live with tyrany!

[@benwilson6145]

Thats on the History Channel

[@samg.5165]

There's an excellent alternate history novel series by Harry Turtledove in which aliens invade Earth in the middle of WW2.

[@AlaskaErik]

If you'd have watched "Independence Day" you'd have known that the aliens didn't win.

[@Enzo012]

'Luxembourg City the capitol of Luxembourg.' I never would have guessed that. Some things you just have to know.

[@HistoryHustle]

So true.

[@officerbeenadd]

Wow, the more I hear about canada in WW2, the more patriotic I feel! Awesome video as always...

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome! Thanks for this comment. What do people in Canada learn about WWII in schools?

[@officerbeenadd]

@@HistoryHustle We haven't talked much about it yet, but people have said we just learn about battles and reasons for war. We never specifically dive into things like amazing soldiers and generals.

[@HistoryHustle]

I see. Thanks for sharing!

[@rowzielynwho202]

History Hustle I went through grade school in Canada from 1965-1973. What we learned about WW2 wasn’t much. It was a gloss over. I had great uncles who were there but they didn’t like to talk about it a whole lot. My education about the war happened when I was 20. I had the privilege to work with a wonderful Dutch woman(she was 63)for about 3 years. She was a wonderful soul.She made my wedding dress and her sewing skills were out of this world. She told me horror stories about the war. I had no idea how nasty people could be. I have the utmost respect for the Dutch people who can bounce back after such deprivation to become one of the best countries in the world to live. Huge Kudos to you!!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

I like the image of men riding into battle with Tommy guns atop moose.

[@mirtaaguinagalde8631]

Outstanding job, really. Thank you

[@HistoryHustle]

👍👍👍

[@marykrueger6039]

Another great job as always. Thank you

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@chrislofkin3066]

I have just discovered this channel and it is one of the best

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for these very nice words, Chris!

[@toriidawdy8456]

As always solid history with eurocentric perspective ! It is also great story telling ! I really enjoyed it !

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks. It is European history after all.

[@toriidawdy8456]

@@HistoryHustle Having studied mostly in the states many aspects of WW2 are overlooked. I find your insight gives me a better picture . I wasn't just stating the obvious

[@nanplabwern]

I'm always confused by the surprise attack through the Arden. Germans came through in WW1 and the blitzkrieg of '41 it seems it was popular route into Belgium.

[@HistoryHustle]

In WW1 most German troops moved through the rest of Belgium. Their main attack was in 1940. That one went through the Ardennes. More on that soon!

[@daguard411]

Forgive me as I didn't Thank You for producing a long episode where each second of it was interesting. Thank You.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@homefront3162]

⭐️I feel like I've been hustled by a hustler hustling his history hustle⭐️

[@HistoryHustle]

💪

[@MoCrush]

This is a great video, thanks for sharing

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!

[@darrylmcleman6456]

I remember my History teacher in grade 8 here in Western Canada was from Holland.He used to tell us how he and other Dutch people were forced to eat pussycats caught when and where possible as they had no food.

[@HistoryHustle]

Many ate tulip bulbs also.

[@evanhaaster]

Interesting part on the battle for Aachen; the commanding officer of the 116th Panzerdivision (Windhund) sent an envoy to the Allies to declare Aachen an open city. But the person being ordered to deliver that message went straight to the Aachen Gauleiter and the results are shown in the video...

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing. Sure a battle I'd love to cover on location one day.

[@rudolfrednose7351]

“The Americans hunted boars out of boredom, and they did nazi that attack coming”, I know it’s corny but still..... Nice video.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your comment!

[@geordischmidt]

The liberation of Western Europe is missing two videos. First, the 6th Army Group under Gen. Jacob L. Devers, operating in the south of France. Consisting of American and French troops, it liberated Alsace-Lorraine, while the French took back Strasbourg. While the Ardennes Offensive took place, Eisenhower redistributed troops from the 6th AG to bolster defenses in Belgium. This led Hitler to launch Operation Nordwind, the last major German offensive of the war in the West. Some 14 divisions broke out of the Colmar Pocket to try to retake Strasbourg and "liberate" Alsace-Lorraine, which Germany and France had been fighting over for centuries. The French, backed by American troops, refused to yield Strasbourg and the German attack fell apart. Then, the French 1st Army, around the same time that Montgomery's Eighth Army launched a counteroffensive in the Ardennes, snuffed out the Colmar Pocket. After crossing the Rhine, they set their sights on Stuttgart. Your other video may finally yield some truth about a small but controversial part of the war. Eisenhower believed Hitler and senior Nazi leadership would hide out in the National Redoubt around Bechtesgarden for a last stand. It never happened, but elements of the 101st Airborne, along with American ground elements of the 7th Army and the 2nd French Armored Division with Spanish members of the Foreign Legion arrived at the Eagle's Nest in Bechtesgarden at nearly the same time. All three groups claimed to have captured it first. Most evidence points to the 2nd Armored scaling the Eagle's Nest during the night of 4-5 April 1945 and reaching the summit first. But, the 101st Airborne and 7th Army, which captured the town of Bechtesgarden below, swear to being the first. Who's right and does it really matter?

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for the additional information.

[@thnktank1]

Your family's first-peeson account of ww2 is fascinating. Your grandmother is living history, all grandparents are if you think bout it. Wow!

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your comment.

[@billalexander8011]

Thank you for your great videos!

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome!

[@mammuchan8923]

Great to watch the summary of your mini series in one go. Well done on the smooth editing. Watching it all in one go reminds one of what an astronomically huge undertaking this was

[@HistoryHustle]

Many thanks, as always!:)

[@VersedNJ]

My father was in the US 29th infantry, he was wounded in Aachen, and had to go through rehab on his left arm for years. When I was in the USAF in Germany, I made it important to visit Aachen. My family visited me while I was in Germany, and oddly my father bared no ill will.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting to read. Thanks for sharing.

[@uchennanwogu2142]

I didn't know this till recently, Canada almost single handedly liberate the Netherlands.

[@HistoryHustle]

Wouldn't say Canada did it all alone, but the Canadians did much. Recently a new movie came out, about the Battle of the Schelde River.

[@martinhouston5858]

Let me apologize for this need my nation has for embellishments on history....Must be sleeping next to elephants to South has made us feel tiny.....

[@martinhouston5858]

​@@HistoryHustleShelde was a shit hole crap flat flooded machine gun Alley ways .....I have no clue how anyone can attack in such miserable conditions.....Give me Ortona any day...God Bless our Brave boys ....Thank God The Russians ate up 100s of division....

[@daguard411]

The TIK channel does lay out the many troubles with the German fuel problems, it included how much coal was consumed to make synthetic fuel. I wounder why, since German engineering was effecting major projects on both sides of the war, the Germans didn't try a switch to hydrogen as the major source of fuel. A few hundred windmills can produce a massive amount of hydrogen output very quickly. I am also surprised that conversion kits to run our cars on hydrogen aren't available.

[@HistoryHustle]

Can't say.

[@keithlillis7962]

Very good - many excellent photographs of the period - thanks

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks!!

[@Jarod-te2bi]

The allies are not just liberating Western Europe from the Nazi forces, they were also saving Western Europe from the soviets.

[@HistoryHustle]

There were no plans of the Soviets to invade the west.

[@martinhouston5858]

​@@HistoryHustlecan you say that about the West???? No Churchill had plans for more war ....

[@gbsccfig]

I was born in Haarlem on 30 January 1946. Calculating back, it appears that I was conceived on 9 May 1945 - one day after the German surrender. There may have been some celebrations going on 🙂. Anton Verhulst

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

They just released a movie on Netflix on the battle of Scheldt. They called it the Forgotten Battle or something.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, it's a good movie I think.

[@alejandrocantu4652]

Operation market garden, what when wrong? General Bernard Montgomery planned a lightning-fast campaign across the north to capture three Bridges last of which was at Arnhem. The problem he's was not capable of that type of movement, speed and tempo of battle. Montgomery was used to slow and methodical planning , build up your forces and overwhelmed the enemy, see the Battle of El Alamein it was a set-piece battle not a lightning War campaign. The poor planning was compounded by the slow move British armored column.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing this additional information.

[@einfachnurleo7099]

29:46 pretty sure that the dam on the picture is a different one. As far as I can tell that dam is the one close to my grandparents hometown of Hemfurt and it is called "Edertal Sperre". It was destroyed by a special bomb engineered by the allies. The dam actually has a twin in britain where they used to practice. The bomb was designed to flip a few times like a stone before sinking into the water right in front of the dam where it would explode and create that giant hole.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for your reply. You're right I think. I had to resort to copyright free images so that's why this one slipped in.

[@Claudio08111960]

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE WORK FROM BRAZIL.

[@HistoryHustle]

obrigado

[@Claudio08111960]

@@HistoryHustle Not at all (De nada).

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@Claudio08111960]

@@HistoryHustle Friend, i'm from Recife, a city in Brazil where the Dutchmen were in 17 century.

[@gawaineross4656]

Well, of course the shortage of oil was a major problem. Synthetic fuels weren't sufficient, and nuclear power was non existent.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, indeed.

[@davemehelas5053]

Seeing how hard the fighting was in western Europe, its hard to imagine that the Allies would have been successful if Hitler had not attacked the Soviet Union.

[@HistoryHustle]

Who knows..

[@jfdesignsinc.innovationsid1583]

You got a good concept here bro,,, but the way you present is really hard to digest....

[@HistoryHustle]

Please explain.

[@jfdesignsinc.innovationsid1583]

Not really sure,,,, I think it’s the way you narrate ... odd pauses at unusual times.... best way I can put it is each word you say is in the form of a sentence. Soo u have to put all your words together to get the info, rather than putting your sentences together.... I could be wrong.... but keep at it. I like your product........ try only pausing when everything is all laid out there but the final punch... ex. The Normandy counter attack by the Germans failed mainly due. To poor recon and persons with the authority..... were not present or .......sleeping.......soundly

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for pointing out.

[@maxsportsman2416]

The allies beat the Wehrmacht thanks to tens of millions of dead Soviet civilians and soldiers. As an American citizen, I am not speaking German today thanks to their amazing sacrifice. Yes, they didn't give their lives "directly" for me, but without them, the Germans might have conquered England & the USA.

[@HistoryHustle]

True. The Eastern Front was the biggest front of all.

[@angelkf65]

nice subjects mate. Good job

[@HistoryHustle]

Thank you!

[@dentoncrimescene]

So good I've seen it twice.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks! It's actually a reprisal of the previous episodes which I now managed to order chronologically.

[@parrot849]

Very well done video! An outstanding overview of the events subsequent to the allied landings at Normandy. With respect, If I may make one criticism, actually it’s just an observation; other than one brief mention of Operation Dragoon, you did not speak of any of the allied operations in Southern France. Specifically, the successful efforts of the U.S. Sixth Army Group and it’s drive east to the German border. It’s a fact that by November, 1944, they had effectively isolated and reduced the bulk of organized German forces concentrated in the Colmar Pocket. Battalion-sized elements of the U.S. 6th AG had actually reached the Rhine and crossed, in force in places, and the commander of the 6th AG, General Jacob Devers had finalized plans to push his entire army group, including the Free French First Army under General Lattre de Tassigny, across the Rhine into Germany that November. The heavy bridging units required for the crossing had been brought up and were on standby; he had coordinated with Army Air Forces, and also with Patton’s Third Army staff to maneuver on his left flank. Devers had a half million allied combat troops ready to attack and all that faced him was the exhausted German 19th Army (Bled to understrength status due to Hitler stripping away it’s best units to prepare for his attack, still weeks away, into the Ardennes). It was Eisenhower’s extreme personal dislike of Jacob Devers that was a significant factor in SHAPE’s decision to freeze the 6th AG in place that November, and not allow 6th AG to breech the German border in November,1944. A decision that killed any chance for a early successful penetration into Germany that would’ve saved thousands of lives in the long run. Historical records indicate Eisenhower never even provided an actual explanation to Devers as to why he was shutting down his crossing operations. Additionally Eisenhower subsequently instructed General Patton to discontinue his planned coordination with Devers regarding any early November penetration across the river. Patton’s Third Army was on 6th AG left flank and would have participated in the operation. It is obvious, at least in hindsight, Eisenhower was once again catering to that strutting peacock Montgomery in his decision to stop any southern operation into Germany. Just as he had in his allowing Monty to go forward with that “Hail Mary” operation Market Garden. The allied disaster in the Huertgen forest campaign, and most probably the actual Battle of the Bulge, may have been avoided had Eisenhower not made such a mistaken decision. In fact, after the war the commander of the German 19th Army stated in a BBC interview he couldn’t believe (at that time) the allies didn’t strike into his forces that November 1944. He said they would have successfully “pushed us back” and moved east, removing the pressure the German forces were maintaining against Omar Bradley’s people and the British 21st Army Group to his north. The allies could have rolled straight up the eastern side of the Rhine into the Ruhr Valley. Makes you wonder what some of the actual agendas were in the war.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for taking the time to write such an extensive comment.

[@parrot849]

History Hustle - you’re welcome

[@ingolfleiblle6661]

This is a great follow up to Gen. Eisenhower`s Crusade in Europe, I just have been reading. It is excellent read to go with your programme.

[@HistoryHustle]

Interesting book.

[@jbsmith966]

I do believe that about 80% of Wehrmacht , give or take , being committed to the Russian Front , played a part in the Allied success in western Europe.

[@HistoryHustle]

I agree.

[@JenniferinIllinois]

We all know that wars are always over before Christmas. We just never know which Christmas. 😉😉😉

[@HistoryHustle]

True!

[@celan4288]

About the bombardment of German cities, I think you answer the question by pointing out the morale of the German troops was still pretty high even at the end of the war so it was not only tactical but also, sentimentally, I can say it was karma. The destruction Germany wreaked on so many countries was visited back on them.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed. More on that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoOqZq2raLikrKc

[@maxsportsman2416]

I totally agree! It makes me angry when people complain about how the allies bombed German cities. It makes me angry because if those people only new of the horrors that the Germans inflicted on the peoples & cities of Eastern Europe then they wouldn't be making those comments. The Germans destroyed literally tens of thousands of Eastern European cities & villages and murdered 40 million Eastern Europeans. For example, destroyed villages: Czechoslovakia 2k+, Ukraine 4k+, Belarus: 7k+, Poland 9k+, Russia 11k+.

[@Cjvhxv13hxz9i4dbc]

Paris doesn't sound very liberated now. I bet the old generation is crying to have the Germans back

[@HistoryHustle]

This comment doesn't make much sense to me.

[@Cjvhxv13hxz9i4dbc]

@@HistoryHustle have you been to Paris? It's not even french. Liberalism destroyed France way more than nazis

[@legokingtm9462]

Cringe

[@Cjvhxv13hxz9i4dbc]

@@legokingtm9462 more cringe is going from a decent city to an open sewer

[@Cjvhxv13hxz9i4dbc]

@Scott Johnson lol. Brexit without removing the elites you have, is totally useless. Even your conservative party is a bunch of useless senile liberals. Your nation is doomed bro. Either you remove liberals ( from both your parties ) or you are done for.

[@LilyKnifeNightly]

Stephan, I liked your animated narrative on the Americans storming the beach of Normandy, especially the part where you said some of the American equipment got stuck and then Americans were mowed down by German machine guns, then otters drowned the rest. I assume these otters were nazi otters?

[@HistoryHustle]

Not sure which part you mean.

[@niklasciccone2724]

This is my favorite part of the war

[@HistoryHustle]

You mean the Western Front of 1944-45?

[@niklasciccone2724]

@@HistoryHustle yes

[@poppop-oj6by]

@@niklasciccone2724 You can say that you find a part of the war most interesting or that liberation is your favourite part. Saying a period of a war is your favourite is just macabre and a bit disrespectful. I'm sure you don't mean any disrespect though.

[@jussim.konttinen4981]

@@HistoryHustle I like how they fought each other while we were chilling out in Helsinki. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoWXYqOFqcigpbs

[@parmindersingh2558]

@@poppop-oj6by agree with you respect for you brother, found only you to respect Germany after hearing true voice of your soul conscience amongst trillions of people hating losers .

[@EddyTeetree]

Anyone interested in the Arden should watch Band of Brothers on HBO.

[@HistoryHustle]

Yeah. It's fiction but worth watching.

[@noldo3837]

I would say that Japanese invasion of Manchuria and later China should be called start of WWII, so technically I would say WWII started in Asia instead.

[@HistoryHustle]

When speaking of the start there is much debate. Some people indeed refer to the war between Japan and China. I stick to the main narrative of September 1st 1939.

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

i too think the main reason the Germans lost the war due to lack of fuel,because they had not enough domestic oil,and they lost their main suppliers,and didn't took the Caucasus oil fields,which were vital.

[@HistoryHustle]

Oil was very important yes.

[@robertyou9030]

So in your war the British wasn't involved only when you criticise Montgomery

[@HistoryHustle]

?

[@martinhouston5858]

Enjoy your videos as Dutch history is Eunic quiet colonial power....

[@waikatowizard1267]

the allied bombing campaign was a necessary evil as far as i can see. Bombers were not accurate then (dumb bombs) so area bombing was the only way to damage the production centres of weapons, parts, fuel etc, also as the bombers could not evade or outrun the defences against them, the concerntration of firepower was needed to ensure damage to the industrial base. the deliberate targeting of civilians should have been, and always should be, a war crime, (Bomber Harris is a prime example, but the winners always get to make up the rules), but the people that lived close to the factories were unfortunate in their choice of location as like i say, the bombs couldn't be dropped that accurately, regardless of how much praise the americans sang about the norden bombsight on their bombers.

[@poppop-oj6by]

I have not done any research about this but I sometimes wonder how much warcrimes were committed by the allies. You can say that a factory in a city center is a valid target but would that make flattening a city center an okay thing to do? Often the cost of civilian lives is dismissed in order to obtain small strategic advantage. I find it hard to not categorise it as a serious warcrime.

[@HistoryHustle]

The allies (also the western allies) committed also war crimes yet of course not on the scale of the nazis.

[@poppop-oj6by]

@@HistoryHustle Yes, but the winners usually aren't investigated as much as the losers. So I wonder how many warcrimes have not been recorded because of that.

[@parmindersingh2558]

@@poppop-oj6by fully agree with you each line is truth

[@parmindersingh2558]

Agree with you

[@captainamerica6525]

Let us not forget that in the great liberation of WW11 we must include West Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy, Greece, the middle east and North Africa.

[@HistoryHustle]

West Germany is covered in this video. The rest hopefully in the future some day.

[@lordsjaak]

vergeet de actie van Patton niet want die kwam in Bastogne met hoge snelheid. die snelheid staat nog steeds in Amerikaanse geschiedenis als snelste actie ooit met zo aantal troepen.

[@HistoryHustle]

Dank voor de aanvulling.

[@lordsjaak]

@@HistoryHustle sorry ik heb de biografie van Patton en Montgomery gelezen en ik vond Patton beetje betere officier erdoor dan Montgomery

[@HistoryHustle]

Beide heren waren markante figuren begreep ik.

[@lordsjaak]

@@HistoryHustle ja ze waren beide "prima Donna" in het oorlog sfeer. want ze hadden beide een wrok met elkaar.

[@henk-jandijkstra5555]

Wat is er met generaal Winkelman gebeurt?

[@HistoryHustle]

Geïnterneerd door de Duitsers en daarna kwam hij op vrije voeten.

[@handsomehardy]

It was a crime hitler fought on , without any chance of victory.

[@Sentekuu]

My favorite History Channel after kzbin.info. BTW you guys kind of look similar with one having less hair but bigger beard and the other having smaller beard but more hair XD. Love your channel and thank you for you effort and work! :)

[@HistoryHustle]

You're welcome!

[@samsungtap4183]

The battle for Caen was the battle for Normandie, which in turn was the battle for France....you don't seem to be aware of this fact...someone had to destroy those 8 german tank divisions....every thing else a roll up

[@HistoryHustle]

ok

[@bookaufman9643]

I don't think the Canada was part of the British empire in June of 1944. They were a commonwealth country which means they had an association but that was it. They were not part of the empire as they had their own government but they were definitely allied to Great Britain. They became a Dominion in the latter 1800s but didn't 100% gain their own freedoms until 1982. That was strictly a procedural thing as they had long been independent. They did not have to fight with the Allies if they didn't want to.

[@HistoryHustle]

That I didn't know. Was the same the case in WW1?

[@bookaufman9643]

@@HistoryHustle I believe so. There's this idea that the United States and Great Britain have a"special relationship."it is not nearly as close as the relationship between Canada and Great Britain. They didn't have to fight a war for their freedom.

[@golkas9971]

Hey...yes, i have wondered.

[@HistoryHustle]

Hope you liked the video!

[@vaidyasantosh8559]

Thks 4 video nazi lost not due to oil but 2 front was opened

[@HistoryHustle]

True. Thank you for replying.

[@mohammedmouradouertani2585]

Correction about malmedy massacre 84 american prisoners killed on that day

[@HistoryHustle]

Wikipedia says 84. The number 86 comes from the book The Second World War (Antony Beevor).

[@mohammedmouradouertani2585]

@@HistoryHustle I understood

[@kencoleman7762]

Leveling German cities eliminated the problem of house to house fighting and, that alone, made it appropriate. Also, unrestricted bombing of enemy cities was started by the Germans. Also, their knowing participation in the holocaust removed any regret I may have had.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed, the unrestricted bombing of enemy cities was started by the Germans. About your first claim that isn't necessary per se. Think of Stalingrad: the Germans smashed the city first and then moved in with their tanks and had great difficulty taking the city. Also due to Soviet stubborn fighting of course.

[@Norg1]

alternative history what if the germans pulled out all there forces in the west to the eastern front and the allies just had a joy ride all the way to Berlin

[@HistoryHustle]

Who knows... Actually, Dönitz didn't do this. I talk more about that in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hauWd4tno8SsoZo

[@borkokostic4388]

Liberation of Western Europe was easy. Soviet Army was on the border of Germany. Even Red Army Liberate the Vienna in 1945.

[@HistoryHustle]

Think you have to watch the video. It was far from easy. Despite fighting on two fronts the Germans didn't give in. See market garden, the schelde, hürtgen forrest etc.

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

For some weird reason my comment won't stick.

[@HistoryHustle]

Meaning they dissapear? It's weird, some other users had it too. Mostly when it was about controversial subjects this platform seems to detect it and delete the comment...

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

@@HistoryHustle Thanks Stefan clearing that.

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

I love how some crazy nazis imagine their armband is a rifle.

[@HistoryHustle]

? Please explain.

[@puther23]

Maastricht maybe the first city but not the first village that had be liberatedi n the Netherlands the first village : Mesch on 12 September 1944 two days later Maastricht

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed. That's why I say city.

[@puther23]

@@HistoryHustle 👍🏻

[@andrewelie8687]

I find it interesting that only now, 75 years after the end of WW2, that historians attribute Nazi Germany's loss of that war to a lack of oil. Previously, the widely held belief was that the war was lost due to Soviet heroism in Stalingrad or allied efforts in Normandy. While these are not meant to be downplayed, without oil a modern country at that time and this (2020) cannot be run. Imperial Japan, too, lost the war due to a lack of oil. In that theater of operations, the need to secure oil supplies was illustrated more poignantly than it was in Europe.

[@HistoryHustle]

You need oil to wage an effective modern war.

[@bigwheel9132]

Godda watch out for dat bad wedder.

[@HistoryHustle]

For sure.

[@Trecesolotienesdos]

Not enough credit given to the Canadians.

[@HistoryHustle]

🇨🇦🍁 This ok?

[@TheYeti308]

Swift . !

[@HistoryHustle]

👍

[@davidford694]

Canada stopped being part of the British empire in 1867. No respect.

[@HistoryHustle]

Ok.

[@vonn4017]

you are wrong it was ez cos 68% of the german army was on the eastern front

[@HistoryHustle]

Please explain.

[@vonn4017]

@@HistoryHustleits common knowledge most of the German army was on the eastern front. as the western fronts next objective would have to be England, and the oil reserves of the Caucuses and farm land of western Russia were more important. Until d-day the western front was in a holding position that didnt require the resources the eastern front did. It doesnt take a genius to figure out if u r gonna invade Russia with a smaller army you better go all in and move as fast as possible. try googling something b4 you ask me u lazy ass

[@HistoryHustle]

"try googling something b4 you ask me u lazy ass" You are claiming something in a comment and I ask you to explain. Not really nice of you to say this.

[@vonn4017]

@@HistoryHustle its not really nice of you to ask someone else to do your work for free

[@Watschel]

Hey Stefan, have you read the story of my father?

[@HistoryHustle]

Yes, I did and responded, thanks!

[@Watschel]

@@HistoryHustle Hey Stefan I have a new story for you. It‘s about my mother. My mother was 8 years old when she has played with her girlfriends on a playground in Freiburg. It was a sunny spring day at May 10th 1940. There was no cloud at the sky. Suddenly the children had heard a noise from the sky. They looked to the sky and they saw airplanes. They saw German bombers. Suddenly they saw that the bomb bays were open and many bombs fell down. The bombs dropped exactly at the playground. Many children passed away. My mother has lost her best girlfriend. Here you can read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Freiburg_on_10_May_1940

[@mikha4424]

Your parents went through many things

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Watschel]

@@mikha4424 Yes, you are right.

[@fortgod3171]

I like war’s

[@HistoryHustle]

I don't, but find wars in history interesting to study.

[@ozzy82cmonnow18]

We were not freed! Just occupied by others one more time!

[@HistoryHustle]

🤦‍♂️

[@ozzy82cmonnow18]

@@HistoryHustle I know it's hard ...king Otto!

[@benwilson6145]

The Canadians met up with the Soviets at Lubeck.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing!

[@banevukojevic6187]

How they won? Because they were fighting leftovers after Russians. Simple as that but not if you ask Bollywood ... Sorry Holywood

[@HistoryHustle]

Sure, the Soviets did the bulk of the fighting.

[@frecmenta5114]

"meoochin" 🤣🤦

[@HistoryHustle]

?

[@Paul020253]

No mention of the British involvment in winning the Battle of the Bulge. As you rightly say the Americans were so unprofessional in their attidude which is why the Germans chose them to attack-they were the weakest link, and the Germans would have reached Antwerp if Montgomery and the British had not have stepped in. Your continual habit of ignoring the British and your implication that it was the Americans who won WW2 are spoiling what could be a very interesting and informative series. One can only assume that the bulk of your Patreons are American and you are pandering to their egos.

[@junior24337]

Because... The Americans DID win WW2. Do you actually believe that without the U.S., the British and Canadian forces could have won? You're delusional. It was an allied effort, a team effort. But without the U.S. entering the war and supplying the U.K constantly, I would have liked to see you try.

[@Paul020253]

@@junior24337 I was actually talking about the Battle of the Bulge. The Germans worked out rightly that the weakest link was the Americans-this video confirms their unprofessionalism. The Germans would have reached Antwerp had not Montgomery and the British 21st Army intervened. WW2 was not a "team effort". Not only did the War last longer because Eisenhower could not handle the competing egos of the various American Generals who were more interested in showing off their prowess (or pearly handled guns) than fighting a war to finish soon (look at the Battle of Hurtgen Forest which was a complete cock up by the Americans and delayed the end of the war by at least six months) but General Motors and Ford were supplying the Wehrmacht with vehicle engines. At the same time the American Government were ripping off the British and Russians with poor quality stuff under "Lend-lease" Roosevelt was determined to bankrupt the British Empire. He wanted the US to be top-dog, whoever won the war, the Yanks were determined to come out on top. If it would have of suited the US they would have fought with the Nazis. It was Germany declaring war on the US that determined who the US would side with. "Team effort" does not come into it. Working as a Team is inimical to the Yankee mind.

[@HistoryHustle]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Paul020253]

@@lukei6255 Thanks for that profound and carefully thought out insight, it shows what a deep understanding you have of what was happening in Europe in the latter stages of the war, your mum must be so porud of you.

[@splodge561]

@@HistoryHustle yes but do you understand his point?

[@fritzlehner9060]

There is considerable censorship on your channel. Therefore thumbs down !

[@HistoryHustle]

Yeah, I'm not open for revisionism.

[@martinsto8190]

they wasted too much reasorces on new weapons.

[@HistoryHustle]

Indeed.