The Real History Behind 'The Forgotten Battle' | Battle of Walcheren 1944

[@Lord.Kiltridge]

My great uncle was there with the Toronto Scottish. Not only did he survive the battle, but he is still alive today. At 101 years old. Sadly he lost his wife last year. She was also a veteran having served in the Women's Royal Naval Service, (WRNS; popularly and officially known as the Wrens).

[@GracieTurts]

Please, thank your Uncle for his Service!

[@ExpatChef71]

My grandfather was a Stoker Petty Officer on the HMCS Montreal. His wife worked as a seamstress during the war while he did his duty. He passed away in 2010 and my grandmother is 105 years old and still loves a cold beer.

[@breadman32398]

I enjoyed this film. It's more centered around the experiences of someone on each side around the battle rather than the battle itself. Helps imagine the stories behind the statistics and maps.

[@flagassault9715]

I felt it dragged a bit in the 2nd act

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

Its like battlefied!

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

@@flagassault9715 BULCHIT

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

Funny enough, none of the main characters were canadian, because the end part was rushed. :P

[@carolynkeith9162]

Thank you for making this video! My grandfather fought on the Walcheren causeway with the Calgary highlanders. My father and Brother also served with them in turn. I have attended many of the Walcheren events with my family and it has been so incredibly moving to hear the stories of the vets and the extremely moving tributes given by the dutch community. My grandfather stayed in Holland and fought all the way through until the liberation. When he returned home he would always send chocolate and maple syrup to many of the families he met while he was in Holland. the dutch families would send him tulip bulbs and he would always plant them in the autumn ( usually near the anniversary of the Walcheren battle) i often helped with this. and he always adored the moment they would come up in the spring. He said it reminded him to be grateful for the life he has had, and to always remember those whose lives were cut short.

[@theultimategamer8537]

Great video, I appreciate your recognition of Canada’s role in this battle! 🇨🇦

[@TimDutch]

Canada's involvement in the liberation of The Netherlands is celebrated every year by the Dutch :)

[@historywithhilbert146]

Many thanks!

[@SkuLLetjaH]

The Liberation is celebrated in many cities, some even celebrate Canada day!

[@HS-su3cf]

Norwegian commandos also participated in this battle. As it was the only battle on the continent in which any number of Norwegian ground-troops participated, it is more known in Norway, than in many other places.

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

He did mention that and I was surprised. I wasn't aware of it.

[@richardbinkhuysen5224]

I was told some also participated in the Battle for Woensdrecht near the airfield. Couldn't find any evidence of that though.

[@glennfriborg4648]

*to år senere* Dersom du sitter på noe mer informasjon om dette hadde jeg satt pris på det. Jobber for øyeblikket med slektsforskning og har funnet ut at min oldefar var med i dette slaget.

[@HS-su3cf]

@@glennfriborg4648 Ingen ekspert, men Ares Forlag har gitt ut "Norske kommandosoldater i kamp. Walcheren 1944" av Frode Lindegjerde.

[@Artur_M.]

It makes me happy to see you recommending History Hustle! Very interesting video overall. It certainly made me interested in the movie.

[@merelk.1355]

I really did enjoy this movie! It focuses far more on the citizens and soldiers that fought in the war instead of the battle itself. It’s a side that isn’t shown as much, but I’m glad it seems to be getting some more attention :) great video!

[@heisnt1661]

My great grandfather was a RCAF bomber pilot who was shot down over the Netherlands, being our ancestral homeland. I appreciate the recognition of our role in the war which is so often forgotten. 🍁🌷

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

My grandparents hid a Dutch policeman from Eindhoven who refused to work for the Germans. They had a farm so it was easy to get foor. Because that's another thing the resistance did: rob food ration card distribution centers so onderduikers (undergound people) could be fed. They weren't really resistance though, just freelancing, but the risks were the same. They stayed friends all their lives.

[@cristianvandenbosse8989]

My grandfathers uncle was also in the resistance. He was executed in the dunes near Overveen.

[@HistoryHustle]

Not sure if I already responded. Great video and many thanks for the shout-out! Interesting enough the Dutch soldier in German service in the film was wearing a Wehrmacht uniform instead of a Waffen-SS uniform. This is incorrect, but I believe this was done to make him look more sympathatic to the viewer. I can understand this.

[@Martyr_of_vigilance]

Were most of the Dutch in service to the Reich in the SS?

[@HandGrenadeDivision]

@@Martyr_of_vigilance The Dutch were well known reactionaries, large numbers volunteered for the Waffen-SS after their own government capitulated.

[@kaasknaller]

@@Martyr_of_vigilancesorry for the late response but yes Dutch men were only allowed to fight is the waffen-ss not the Wehrmacht

[@tuckercom3915]

My great uncle died in the Netherlands Octorber 27th 1944

[@matthewlee8667]

As a Canadian I'm glad we got a viseo that addressed some of our contributions to the war. I haven't been this happy since we got to play as Canadians in Call of Duty 3 Edit: movie, not video

[@caitlinars01]

I'm from Bergen op Zoom, one of the cities near the Schelde. Our city was liberated mostly because of the Canadians, and we're all very grateful. In 2019, during the 75th anniversary we had a huge parade and we all got little Canadian flags to wave from the sidelines. Here we all know what the Canadians have done for us, and we won't forget.

[@TimDutch]

Canada's involvement in the liberation of The Netherlands is celebrated every year by the Dutch :)

[@holaamigo2949]

@@caitlinars01 ik kom uit westkapelle

[@cacamilis8477]

Of all the Allied countries who fought in the war, Dutch people remember the Canadians the most of all. No surprise, considering Canadians contributed a huge amount of men to the liberation of the Netherlands.

[@RichardRenes]

The Netherlands largely has been liberated by Canadian forces and we did not/ do not forget this!

[@elizabethmcguire1366]

Awesome video! I know in a few months a Danish film is coming out on Netflix about Operation Carthage, I hope you'll do a video about that too!

[@historywithhilbert146]

Thank you! Didn't know that was in the works so will keep my eyes peeled for its release!

[@alancruickshank5596]

Hilbert, have you never heard of the Scottish 52nd Lowland Division (Mountain.) This was the division that took the towns of Vlissingen, and Middelburg they also captured the Walcheren Causeway after the terrible losses of the gallant Canadians. The 52nd Lowland Div. was also responsible for clearing the southern part of the isle of South Beveland, the most well-defended part of the Island as it was next to the Westerschelde, and it included the capture of Ellewoutsdijk Thought that I should also mention that the 52nd were not commandos although they have often been described as that. They were made up of ordinary British rifle regiments who had trained as mountain troops in the Highlands of Scotland in preparation for liberating Norway. Amongst the Division you could find Norwegians, who helped with skiing and mountaineering skills. Most spoke German so also handy as translators The marine Royal commandos attacked Walcheren from the sea. The isle of Walcheren had been turned into a fortress by German forces who had retreated from Antwerp, Brussels and other parts. German forces were mainly made up of German and Eastern European personnel. Most troops used in the liberation of Walcheren were British.

[@williamcooke5627]

You dd it again, Hilbert: used the 1964 Canadian flag to represent our troops during the 2nd Word War. I sent you copies of the right flags. What more must I do?

[@Name1person]

Mail it

[@Artur_M.]

There is a disclaimer appearing above the Polish, British and Canadian flags saying: "*These are not flags accurate to the period but rather visual representation of the countries from whence most of the combatants had their origin." Admitadly though, if you blik or watch it on a small screen you'll probably miss it completely and you have to pause the video to read it anyway.

[@johnfenn3188]

Would people recognise the then Canadian flag?

[@metalmadsen]

@@johnfenn3188 if you keep showing then the wrong flag, they never will 😊

[@slymarbo4046]

@@johnfenn3188 you bet your ass I would The red Ensign is pretty significant

[@jamesbodnarchuk3322]

My dad served in the 🇨🇦army as a Sapper in the Netherlands during Ww2

[@brucebuffett1533]

My uncle went through the Dieppe Raid .Only to be killed March 2 1944. My grand parents received the news March 8th. His birthday was March 13th, not a good day.

[@brucebuffett1533]

He made it all the way to the German and Holland border, he has hit a mortar.

[@mennodefouw5664]

The first pic of the operation depicts the manoeuvres in Zeeuws-Vlaanderen which is not Walcheren, the whole operation was called the Battle of the Scheldt as one may be aware. The movie does indicate the Battle for the Sloedam was the forgotten battle. In my opinion the whole battle of the Scheldt is the forgotten battle

[@wierdo-jc7xv]

Hey, are you planning to make a video about the battle of Texel? The last battle in the europian theater.

[@historywithhilbert146]

I most certainly am!

[@wierdo-jc7xv]

@@historywithhilbert146 i am from Georgia and as you are avare most of the fighting in Texel was between Germans and Georgians. So if you need help with anything like pronunciation or some facts i will be happy to help.

[@arniewilliamson1767]

My Dad fought there as well. He described it as the toughest fighting he had to do in the war

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

The the movie a few weeks ago on Netflix, blew me away it was that great.

[@kevinjohnson6531]

My grandfather was in this battle. Royal Winnipeg rifles of the Canadian 3rd division. He told me what happened here. Pretty interesting.

[@kevinjohnson6531]

His regiment was involved south of where the movies point of attention is portrayed.

[@matthiasvanderheide1866]

fun fact about the film, some scenes where filmed in Friesland village called Bergum

[@courtbeall7768]

Thanks so much for your great work

[@cristinadelcano8478]

Saw the film 2 weeks ago and I absolutely recommend it!

[@user-uq7io2os3r]

Thx for yet another great history lesson😊👍

[@micahistory]

It''s good to learn about this, the liberation of the Netherlands is something I know little about

[@jonny46ba]

love History Hustle... I also love that dudes accent

[@TimDutch]

The movie was truly a disappointment. I was expecting something along the lines of 'a bridge to far' unfortunately we got this film where the battle of the Scheldt estuary is more a sideshow then the main attention point.

[@atinofspam3433]

The film was well acted and mostly historically accurate (correct weapons/uniforms etc), but it was quite boring, it didn’t feel like much happened in terms of a story. And the characters don’t even meet except for the Para and the girl glancing at each other at the end.

[@Simonsvids]

What did you expect? We are not talking Sir Richard Attenborough, Anthony Hopkins, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Laurence Olivier, Gene Hackman, Dirk Bogarde, Ryan O'Neal here Lol!

[@TimDutch]

@@atinofspam3433 i wouldn't say it was boring. It just wasn't the film that it presented itself to be. The producers said the film would educate people about the battle of the Scheldt estuary, well i would say the film does not give a good grasp of operations infutiate 1 and 2. The whole landing on Westkappele is completely absent in the film.

[@TimDutch]

@@Simonsvids You missed my point. It's not about the actors. It's about what parts of the battle are shown.

[@Simonsvids]

@@TimDutch I know, British humour is very 'British' and very sarcastic, not even fully appreciated by Dutchmen just a short distance away. It was a joke.

[@Krieguerre]

2:40 The Canadians were not in British service, the Battle of the Scheldt was led by the Canadian Army, with British and Polish units under Canadian command. If anything the British were in Canadian "service".

[@dania201]

I can’t believe we got through this entire video without a break away with the Dutch national anthem

[@cennethadameveson3715]

My late father recounted being on a troopship sailing passed an island where fighting was still going on. Some shots were taken at the boat but no serious harm was caused. He had mentioned Flushing but I couldn't work out what island, the polderizing (not sure that's a word) of the area hid the island he talked about! So Thank U well (sorry not very good Dutch!)

[@gertvanderstraaten6352]

Polderizing sounds right, we call it inpolderen.

[@lib556]

Thanks for this video as the average movie-goer has no idea of the Canadian contribution to WW2. It always seems to get downplayed. The Battle for the Scheldt was absolutely critical (for the reasons you listed) and was given to First Canadian Army. Your excellent video is a bit vague on that in the beginning. The Poles were part of First Cdn Army which also had various UK formations under command at different times. This is dependent upon regrouping for specific operations. Initially First Cdn Army did not get much support due to Market Garden. It was the reinvigoration and addition of more UK forces that eventually won the day. The casualty figures you cite pretty much sum up the Canadian sacrifice at this battle. I just watched a trailer last week about a new Dutch movie that celebrates Canadian Leo Major's single-handed capture of Zwolle. Unfortunately, I've forgotten the name and now cannot find it on YT. It says something about our national pride in our military sacrifices that we have to rely on the Dutch people to memorialize them on film for us. We bloody well should be making our own movies about our heroes. Sadly, given the wokeness of our artistic community, I don't see this happening soon.

[@tasman006]

I just saw this movie its great to have so many prospective charachters on both sides and the battle scenes where well done.

[@thhseeking]

I await your Belgian video with interest. My maternal grandparents were in the Resistance. My maternal grandfather was dobbed-in to the Germans (the informant was apparently found hanging from a tree), and although the Wehrmacht were willing to release him (no evidence) the Gestapo took him, and the last he was seen was in Buchenwald. My grandmother (pregnant with my mother at the time) was used as a billet by the Germans in '44, and they luckily never found her cache of arms :P The man that I knew as my grandfather was a Czechoslovak deported to work in the mines. After the war, he didn't return to Czechoslovakia because he hated the Russians :P

[@johansoons8413]

wel , van vlaanderen uit, mooie samenvatting man ! ik woon trouwens vlakbij zeeuws vlaanderen, dus niet ver van antwerpen vandaan, doel. wel told, history here, wel done.

[@finallyfriday.]

Ever notice that whenever Monty did something stupid, which was often, he calls in the Canadians to fight a dangerous battle to bail him out? No wonder the Brits loved him- coddled Brit soldiers.

[@TheXenomorphGuySMSE]

you should do a short video on the free wales army. there really isnt much info on them

[@gimzod76]

The nutters who burn down caravans screaming about independence?

[@TheXenomorphGuySMSE]

@@gimzod76 was thinking more about the 60s when it was a small but organised entity, with actual members.

[@colesimons3533]

My great grandfather fought in the Scheldt with the Canadian

[@donathandorko]

Watched it a few weeks ago, Very good movie.

[@duyduc6293]

This battle was so bloody, William Golding wrote Lord of the Flies.

[@holaamigo2949]

Thx for this vid cause im from Walcheren 😁

[@matthijsvanheijningen2921]

zo goed en duidelijk!

[@PakBallandSami]

History buff be like: well actually

[@jagsdomain203]

If you did do the series that would be great because I don't know anything about Belgium or Hollander Luxenberg or any of those smaller countries quote-unquote in the Second World War

[@latino.raptor]

Amazing video! Loved the movie

[@GeirAndreTonning]

You should know that norwegian's "the fift'h commando" that was on several raids and did marvelous jobs and was some of the best commandos ever in the second half of the new world. Just saying

[@xanbex8324]

[@richdobbs6595]

I'm sort of astonished that members of an "Underground" would pose for a photograph. What were they thinking????

[@Jack-Hands]

These photographs were taken after the liberation

[@randywise5241]

What is the name of the vehicles at 3:23?

[@SNAFUD-DAY1944]

8:49 but he wasn’t in the SS in the movie, his uniform says he belonged to the Heer (Army) of the Wehrmacht

[@eyeli160]

Non-Germans were not allowed to enter the Wehrmacht. Only the SS accepted non-Germans in their ranks, so he was SS, they did however not look up the right uniform

[@richardbinkhuysen5224]

Nice video. Facts; The Battle for the Scheldt ended in March 1945. German Parachute Regiment 6 was already embarking for the Walcheren Causeway at Beneden Sas just before dusk on the 31st of October when one of it's rearguard Companies was ambushed 5.5 Km to the south east at Oud-Vossemeer. Suddenly the Germans realized the entire Island was lost to the Orde Dienst-Tholen and sailing just in front of WN.402 at Stavenisse into the Easter Scheldt unnoticed would be impossible. WN.402 was occupied by Cpl.Moerland and 10 Resistance men at that time. Therefor I./FJR.6 and transport vessels remained at Zijpe refuge port and the rest of FJR.6 was send by convoy to Numansdorp instead. Except the rearguard III./FJR.6 and the rest of Kampfgruppe Chill, who continued fighting in a slow with drawl from the Nieuw-Vossemeer-Steenbergen area towards Dintel Sas where they were evacuated from on 4-5 October 1944. Student later stated that it was already to late sending FJR.6 to the Walcheren-Causeway, but fact is that the convoy to Numansdorp took place during dusk on October 31, when 2nd Canadian Infantry Division began it's attack on the Walcheren-Causeway. So there was plenty of time to send troops to North-Beveland and Walcheren via the Easter-Scheldt under the cover of darkness. If FJR.6 pulled the same stunt as they did at Volckerdorp ( polders east of Woensdrecht ) where the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division had to fight for over 2 weeks to overcome the 150 meter distance to the railway dam, opening of the Port of Antwerp would have been delayed for an x-amount of days after the 28 of November. And the Port of Antwerp became fully operational on the day the 'Battle of the Bulge' began. With a x-amount of days delayed most of the supplies, fuel and troops then need to come from Normandy instead. Putting enormous strain on that sole supply route in order to keep up with the demand of coping with the 'Bulge'. And it is the question if that would have been enough. Like Patton said at the beginning of the 'Bulge' "We can still lose this war'. The Orde Dienst-Tholen came under command of 4.Canadian Armoured Division on the 31st October, but fought independently 6 days behind enemy lines against 9.Coy./FJR.6 and served after that for 130 days on the front line in 1.Brit.Corps./1.Canadian Army.

[@richardbinkhuysen5224]

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[@duncanread4442]

What about the low tide walk way? Did the allies get told by someone in a boat? Or did they know about it from the start?

[@holaamigo2949]

He Hilbert im from westkapelle and there is a sherman tank and a allied boat

[@ronmaximilian6953]

It's a shame that the Americans didn't take Flushing. We could have had Americans from Flushing Queens, perhaps even Knickerbockers doing so.

[@demi3115]

Decent film, just a shame they got the info wrong at the end regarding the KIA and wounded..

[@Clash_CT_Rocker69]

Aside from the fact that the "Market - Garden" operation turned out to be a huge mistake, primarily through a tactical approach to planning the operation with incomplete intelligence, and even from the Americans and Poles, one could say; some consciously hushed up or downplayed, Canadians died in the battles for Walcheren because the British planned an operation for them and "cleverly" demolished the dams and "created" a whole series of difficult-to-access islands that were held by the still undefeated Wehrmacht forces with a lot of weapons. Only an idiot and England HQ was not clear what type of resistance to expect from the "cornered" enemy. Polish, Canadian and British forces took it upon themselves to clear the northern side of the road to the first major harbor (after the fiasco of Operation Market - Garden, the British wanted to prove themselves by clearing the Scheldt River estuary) and finally open the port of Antwerp. The problem is that the English, by fighting and demolishing the dams and sinking that part of the battlefield, made it difficult for the Canadians, Poles and British forces to attack. Using stupid tactics, they first "pushed" the Wehrmacht from the Dutch mainland to the islands created by the RAF by demolishing the dams. Even after the difficult battle for Woenstrech, no one thought that the formation of a military ring with the fight, after "pushing" the Germans deeper, from one island to another, all with the fight until the last in the series, Walcheren, would probably surround the Wehrmacht in the middle of that island. A much better result would have been a smaller operation of landing Allied soldiers on Walcheren from three sides; eastern, northern and southern, because that way part of the German XV Army, under the command of Field Marshal Gustav-Adolf von Zangen, would retreat slowly towards the German border, because that is the border they wanted to defend. Allied air superiority would wipe out part of von Zangen's troops, but casualties (especially civilians!) would be much lower. But Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery was well known as an unreasonable person.

[@scottessery100]

Amazing how upsetting the casualties are compared to the Russian attack on Berlin where life mattered not

[@xmaniac99]

De schelde is a river? I always thought it was an open sewer.

[@thunderkatz4219]

There needs to be a ww1 show like this

[@Pierretbt]

I'm very disappointed You mentioned the dutch but didn't play Het Wilhelmus.

[@ebu5390]

Can you do a video about the dutch gangster Riphagen who worked with the nazis ?

[@Baukereg]

This video is more fun than the movie.

[@supermal65-20]

hilbert do be a dutch homie

[@K4izerr]

Why was Marinus in Wehrmacht uniform if he was SS?

[@jessejames7757]

Can't be forgotten or e you wouldn't be talking about it the true name should be the remembered Battle.

[@danisagoodman4294]

Polish and Canadians in British service? I'm a bit confused on that And you got the wrong flag

[@micahistory]

Good to see Canada being mentioned

[@Serbia1857]

Wie is er hier allemaal uit Walcheren

[@KiloIndia]

Ok so have I’ve been saying Antwerp wrong or is that how you are supposed to pronounce it in English?😂

[@robertwright7085]

After the Market Garden fiasco Ike told Montgomery to go pound sand, then turned Patton loose somewhat!

[@baldrickthedungspreader3107]

You say the German soldier was in the SS yet, in the film hes wearing a Heer uniform

[@paulpaterson1661]

Nice to see a movie that doesnt have a single damn sticking American in it.

[@youthinasia4103]

Yee Yee 😎

[@Zaeyrus]

For the Algorithm!

[@design7ss577]

The Canadians have forgotten everything, now they are helping the Ukrainian fascists with weapons and advisers.

[@xanbex8324]

Speaking for my self i would agree with you! Our Trudeau government is timid and obsequious when it comes to American foreign policy. We do what we are told for$.

[@Dwagoner]

SPOILER ALERT the worst part of the movie was when they shot the hot brother

[@zeehond195]

I didnt like the movie tho it was too chaotic

[@Jobe-13]

WWII was just full of legendary battles. As if the gods themselves participated and battled on every side.

[@nicolasmarazuela1010]

No offense. But dutch sounds for me often like a drunk low german speaker. 😂

[@BinkyTheElf1]

They’re sometimes jokingly referred to as “Swamp Germans”.

[@Patrickmc_92]

That movie was let down by the poor acting

[@amronnog]

It seems like British command really enjoys using the Canadians as cannon fodder. Just because they're unbelievable brave and skilled doesn't mean you should just throw them against the wire

[@saltyspaceman5697]

shame the movie is rubbish

[@darkjudge8786]

Yeah....revisionist history about Dutch Resistance here. The Dutch grassed up Anne Frank

[@Invicta556]

Very good video, I have been reading some of the accounts from Soldier's who fought in the Scheldt battle and it was very eye opening (The Brigade by Terry Copp is a very good book). 15th Army fought tooth and nail for alot of the ground and water. Many soldiers (Canadians, Brits and yanks from 104th infantry divsion) talk alot i find about the wet, cold and absolute desolate conditions they fought in. All while under artillery fire or sporadic MG fire. Its hard too imagine fighting in those kind of conditions in the Polder like territory. Peter White's With the Jocks is quite honest in how bad it was with the 52nd Lowland Division. I wish the Forgotten battle was a series and captured the Battle of the Scheldt properly.

[@gamiezion]

my grandpa also helped some allied airmen in 1 of these attacks. they yolo'd into the field where he was picking beans. the plane door jammed and he (helped) getting it open. according to my grandpa they also died about 10 minutes later, but who knows. basically his word against... noones.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

I swear, European films have sad endings…

[@PakBallandSami]

because europe is sad sad place

[@LMvdB02]

Yeah we like cynical

[@ieatmice751]

Well the SS guy died So who cares really

[@jerichostevens2711]

we're all going to have a sad ending. best to embrace the suck beforehand.

[@comradekenobi6908]

Oh I don’t think so

[@sterhax]

oh yeah I watched this. doesn’t pull any punches! love such specific zoomed-in bits of ww2. thanks for the analysis!

[@historywithhilbert146]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@micahistory]

interesting, I never even heard of this battle

[@Greatanotherchannel]

Walcheren i already forgotten it

[@SerafimsOrthodoxJourney]

Happy to have a Witte Brigade ancestor!

[@Arutima]

It's always funny when a WWII video talking about Canada always use the disgusting looking modern Canadian flag instead of the glorious Red Ensign.

[@Zaeyrus]

For the Algorithm!

[@enveenva5584]

Watched this movie last night, it is absolutely amazing. It had special meaning to me because I recently found out my great grandfathers ship, the HMS Orestes, was head of the bombardment group supporting one of the landings, I believe they went ashore as well later on, then continued clearing the scheldt of mines.

[@guilhermecunha8085]

you could make a video about the importance of Brazil in the liberation of Italy in WW2

[@pascalstrijker3985]

Smoking snakes

[@historywithhilbert146]

Planning a video on Brazil in WW2

[@larson0014]

The real forgotten battles were Crete and greece

[@manuelsalvatierra25]

9:36 yeah, was gonna exit until English came back

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

This movie made me kry, 10/10

[@claymore484]

Huh I recalled watching this movie with my father a month ago cool

[@richardsimpson3792]

Thanks for this...I think my dad may have been involved as a Royal Navy officer. He used to say that he had briefly fought the Dutch SS in trenches.

[@1rcp]

you completely forgot about the contingent of Free French Commandos participation...

[@dirgniflesuoh7950]

I once met a man, whose father was a Dutch Naval officer, with a German wife when the war started. If I got this right, heard this story long ago, the Durch navy was annexed, added to the German, those that did not manage to escape, so this Dutch officer served the Germans for the rest of the war while his family was in "protective" custody or whatever. Maybe a video on the fate of the Dutch army and navy during the war would be an idea, and of all the military forces of the occupied countries? Both the personnel and the equipment.