Knocking Out The Hejaz Railway I THE GREAT WAR Week 195

[@VladTevez]

- _"What is it, Major Lawrence, that attracts you personally to the desert?"_ - _"It's clean!"_

[@SirHenryMaximo]

"There's nothing in the desert..."

[@MrTohawk]

It's coarse and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

The desert or the muddy trenches of Passchendaele, an easy choice

[@monks311]

Sweet lol. Sounds like is in the book.

[@ARHONTIS1]

Πεντακαθαρη η ερημος

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

(an ottoman officer looking over the sabotaged Hejaz railway, then turning to a soldier tasked to defend it) All you had to do is defend the goddamned train CJ !

[@heymansupman1595]

Duke of Lorraine big smoke, more like big joke alright bye.

[@plumbherhub1664]

You had one f*****g job cj!!!!!

[@MilitaryAviationHistory]

And this just about concludes Part 1 of 'The Dash for the Channel'. Come back in 2040 for 'Part 2'! ;) Thanks for the shout out!

[@arulshankarum2512]

Oooof 2019 you mean

[@DubGathoni]

More like part 3 because there was a dash to the channel in 1914

[@HarrysMovingMedia]

Been watching the series since 2016 so since then I have been binging through this religiously so I can finally say - I'M UP TO DATE! Thank you Indy!

[@markfagohii8632]

I just got caught up as well, hahaha

[@ICULooking]

Me too last month.

[@kevinconrad6156]

About six weeks, sort of miss all the Great War binging.

[@donaldcrawfordiii554]

Harry's Moving Castle I have been watching since the. Wry start! I wonder what they will after the war is over?

[@patbrown911]

Damn, I still need to watch about 200 videos to get there. Congratulations guys.

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

So Germany was desperate, and Austria hungry

[@tulbanhawk]

have all the likes my friend

[@Rahel_Rashid]

Take my upvote...

[@Daishi18]

Ba Dum Tsss*

[@kayzeaza]

Hahahahah

[@StormLaker]

I grew up as a kid reading about T.E. Lawrence, he was one of my heroes growing up...such a life of adventure! The turn of the century was such a magical time for discovery and adventure- he was among the many who I idolized growing up.

[@StylishDTailors]

That intro gets me EVERY SINGLE TIME! It does such a great job of portraying the misery of WWI.

[@seventhsamuel]

Oh boy... an Austrian offensive!!! I predict Conrad will lead it, and this will win the war long before his birthday :)

[@mikked01]

Indiana Neidell He no doubt outfitted his half with his patented Hotzensocks.

[@seventhsamuel]

I'm predicting Svetozar used the tactics that resembled Hutier tactics. We'll see in mid-june but if Conrad did adopt Stormtroop doctrine for the rumble on the Piave, I will be surprised. Hopefully Cadorna will be reappointed chief of staff in the meantime too :)

[@amitabhakusari2304]

After the war ends (hopefully by this Christmas) would you make a playlist for the most notable events in the War( like Somme, Gallipoli, Verdun etc etc) so that one could get a idea about the topics without having to watch the week by week, also nice to go over the Big Events.

[@bogdan6785]

I almost forgot about the Balkan front. And I'm more and more amazed by the complete chaos that the Ottoman front was: advances in Anatolia, countless setbacks in Palestine.

[@TheDavid2222]

I've finally caught up with the show and am up to date! This is the best show on KZbin, by far!

[@Charlie-up8hy]

Yay! Belgian army is mentioned!

[@DeathOnSernpidal]

The Central Powers had so many enemies... To me, it's not amazing that they lost in the end. It's amazing that they lasted this long.

[@peterpepa3041]

Hey indy and the crew can you guys do an episode on what Charles de Gaulle did during World War One?

[@-et37-]

I recall him and Mikhail Tukhachevsky sharing a cell in a Bavarian Prison

[@shadowblack3634]

Pretty sure he was wounded many times at the battle of Verdun as an officer?

[@thomasfeck188]

Hasn´t he freed Paris all by himself.... with a little help of his allies?.... äh sry that was another war ;-P

[@CovfefeDotard]

It’ll be over by Christmas

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Ha ha ! I already got fooled 4 times, won't fall for this again !

[@raceykovev2829]

Christmas of which year though?

[@Dave_tda18]

1945 :D

[@SmilingIbis]

Certainly by Veteran's Day.

[@vaggeliskeleroglou9572]

Finnaly caught up!! As always great episode Indy

[@gehtdianschasau8372]

I started watching this at about february. This is actually my first rewatch. Thx for your great wark Team and Indy

[@jordanmay8677]

I started watching this series off and on in the fall of 2016, and I am finally caught up :) Great work Indy and team. I love your videos!

[@LeCharles07]

I had never heard of guncotton before, interesting stuff.

[@GamerNintendo25]

Ermagerd I've finally caught up after binging for the last couple weeks. This really is a fantastic show and I'm excited to see what you guys will do for World War 2

[@ItJuM856]

Love this new map style!

[@starocket8710]

guys, I must know where you take these background music from, it will make even austro-hungary look like a power to be reckoned with

[@leavemealoneyoutube1707]

I was looking through an old book today on the Kaiserschlacht today, stated that the Germans focused on defeating Britain because their artillery was considered weaker than the French. The French also had an effective defensive strategy and were eventually attacked to draw forces away from the North. Anyway, can't wait to hear about The Second Battle of Marne.

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice job with this video.

[@boarlegion5077]

Just signed up on Patreon. Love the videos and trying to catch up. I have learned so much about this brutal war. Thanks on doing this documentary series and a job well done, over there.

[@RolfHartmann]

So the Germans occuplied Helsinki, but the real question is if they'll Finnish the job ;-)

[@jarnomikkola8438]

It was actually Finnish(the whites) that was fighting Finnish(the reds), not Germans. There were a handful of Germans, yes, but hundreds of times more of (white)Finnish. Yeah, it was a civilian war between two sides that got eventually sorted. And a large portion of those "German", they were actually sent to Germany to study war, by the whites... which actually makes them Finnish too. Or can you tell me how an original Finnish, that became a Russian general that was on the side of the whites, later got a Presidency ? It was during the Second World War by the by, while Finland began to fight the Germans.

[@RolfHartmann]

I guess they had to Finnish themselves ;-)

[@joluoto]

That would actually be Germans, the German expeditionary force to help the whites in the civil war were the ones that took Helsinki from the Reds. So it was Germans, just Germans backing the Finnish Whites.

[@petergray2712]

Well they've been Russian around until everyone was Red in the face. Let's see if they can Czech the enemy advance and Polish them off. If you Ukraine your necks this way, you might see the Romanianing forces get Hungary for victory, and seal the deal

[@goktugsel7257]

Rolf Hartmann wow

[@13REDstar]

For this who are curious, the sign at the wall on the last picture (the AH soldier writing) is actually a little poem: "Wer a Briefl nach Hause schreiben willDer ist am liebsten allein!Drum stör ihn nicht und sei still,So wird's bald fertig sein.""He, who wants to write a letter homePreferably is left alone!So leave him be und don't make a sound,Soon he'll be done and be around."(i added the "and be around" so it rhymes ;) )

[@1921liam]

I think that a really interesting episode, which would work well in the coming months, should be focused on the naval blockade of Germany and how the effects of the blockade drastically reduced the calorie intake of civilians at home. I remember reading a few papers on this topic while I was at university a few years ago. Keep up the great work and congratulations on everything so far.

[@tomverweijen6562]

Everybody, including Ludendorf, had forgotten but yes the Belgian army was still there.

[@wombats2016]

Looking forward to the Villers Bretonneux episode! Unfortunate that it wasn't ready in time for ANZAC day. will keep an eye out!

[@xberman]

Great background music for this episode

[@Himalayastar]

It has a long a time since he talked about action in Mesopotamia...

[@theastrogamer710]

What a coincidence! I started watching this at 19:18.

[@t.rellis834]

Thank you for the content ! What movie do you think best represents a realistic take on The Great War ?

[@brickproduction1815]

Please clap Regeneration 1997

[@annadelsiena]

Kaaaaaaaarl, that kills your empire!

[@AlanDeAnda1]

Char Fiarrow Yolo

[@paulx7540]

2:20 I have not seen photos of soldiers of the British Empire at barricades before. It is reminiscent of Belgian soldiers in 1914.

[@Gressethegreat]

I understand you guys probably have alot of material to fit in your 10min video every week but... I feel like you could've given the Belgians a little more attention for their actions this week. This was the first time the rebuild & retrained Belgian Army got into some serious action and they managed to impress both friend or foe. It was also a turning point for Belgian involvement in the war. But hey, you can't please everyone all the time. Great series, the best!

[@TheGreatWar]

Have some good sources about them? They are definitely not always mentioned.

[@Gressethegreat]

I'm not a historian, I only like history. There's a series of articles written by an expert on the Belgian Army during WWI, he also works for the "In Flanders Fields Museum". (You guys probably know about this museum? If not shame on you and your grandchildren!) I'll provide all info I have in a PM.

[@rat_thrower5604]

Was that Clemenceau in a trench? Did government officials ever visit the frontline? To boost morale, for publicity, or to understand the nature of the front?

[@Giloup92]

le Beast Yes, it’s Clémenceau ( with his moustache). Generally officials visited second lines or quiet sectors of the front, for the reasons you mentioned.

[@eduardogrilo6684]

the portuguese president visit the front, but only the headquarters of the 2º Division of the CEP in the front! But is it's Clemenceau!

[@oOkenzoOo]

Yes, yes and yes. Clemenceau visited the trenches many times. One of the stories tells that during one of those visits, he climbed upon the trench, shook his fist toward the German trench while shouting "We'll get you !" then casually came back down the trench under every soldiers' dumbfounded watch. There are multiples newspapers, videos and statues reporting those events.

[@rat_thrower5604]

Thank you very much for the responses everyone

[@notaugustus2076]

Giloup92 The Kaiser went a few times.

[@stupidturntable]

Totally missed Crimea being occuped, when did that hapen? :O :-D

[@fehervari98]

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[@stupidturntable]

That I did not miss, but was it the Turks or the Germans this time too?

[@Yoghurtslinger]

I am Sure Germany can still win this.

[@remmmtit2697]

Of course what is going to happen

[@AnimeOtaku2]

I bet we’re going to be fighting until next year at this rate.

[@Yoghurtslinger]

I bet the American's wont get a chance to fire a shot in anger; Germany for the win.

[@Yoghurtslinger]

Here comes a KZbin tough guy, haha.

[@AkodoAkira1]

"You're"

[@Brian0wns]

I really want to play an XCOM style WW1 game. It would be totally amazing.

[@Frozenmenss1]

More info about the Greek taking over some viliges near the Struma river from Bulgaria?

[@VladTevez]

Not a general offensive, just a slow push forward to reclaim territory that was taken during the Struma Offensive... the Greek offensive started in late May

[@M81_WOODLAND]

Just found this channel about a month ago. All I gotta say is: DAN CARLIN brought me here. Great series, but the big question is this: what am I gonna do with my life after November?

[@airraverstaz]

That would suck to have been captured in battle, finally be freed and immediately told "prepare for another attack."........"and try not to get captured this time."

[@brianwhite2104]

So, one of the maps indicates the Central Powers now control Crimea, but the map that zoomed in to the Caucasus doesn't... I don't recall hearing that the Crimea was occupied in the narrative either.... Can someone clarify this?

[@TheGreatWar]

occupied by German forces. talked about it recently.

[@БоянМихов-м9э]

Brian White There some videos in KZbin about when Ukraine and Germany attacked the socialists republic there.

[@Ed-pn9id]

Into the fourth year and still such huge human carnage. 250,000 dead for land they took and lost. As in The Bridge On The River Kwai . Madness simply Madness.

[@EuropeYear1917]

Madness? THIS! IS! SPARTA!!!!!!

[@indianajones4321]

Been waiting to see action in the Middle East

[@zainmudassir2964]

Me too. El Alamein battles will be interesting

[@CArchivist]

We are getting closer towards animation history and WWI, The Sinking of the Lusitania by Winsor McCay soon to be released (100 years ago) in England in May!

[@bigsanchez2963]

I was thinking about it. What will happen when it becomes November 11 2018? Will the channel cover after the Great war. Will there be new channel on the period between WW1 and WW2 followed by another channel to cover WW2? So many questions

[@bigsanchez2963]

Gary Daniel I mean I think this channel is already super busy

[@NemanjaVuj]

They already set a channel on the period between wars: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmmkm2yjjc6prJo The WW2 videos will start from the September this year. They already announced it well in advance.

[@plumbherhub1664]

Well he'll start a mine craft series... Well maby.

[@maxdurk4624]

Whoa, new map

[@joshs6535]

*Listening to Sabaton* *The Great War Uploads* *help what do i do*

[@b1laxson]

Make a YMV (KZbin music video) of Indy and The Great War visuals on screen set to Sabaton music. Who will do this?

[@johnanth]

Watch the interview of Indy with a Sabaton band member, it's the best of both worlds ;)

[@exterminans]

Get some taste in music

[@felafnirelek8987]

Both

[@Dark123hound]

Megas Archon Alexandros Vlahos That's funny

[@Marc83Aus]

6:55 is that Mussolini sitting at the bottom right corner?

[@blakekenley1000]

by now I have no idea why you haven't done a special on Erwin Rommel's accomplishments as per the battles he fought in and commanded. I know you have a special on him but such a figure deserves so much more.

[@redbaron2829]

Hey Indy and crew, love the channel, i was wondering if you guys could publish all your work. It would make incredible posters and would love to use some as my background on my phone and computer. Thank you for all the amazing work

[@exterminans]

Make a special episode about the countries occupied by the Central Powers, how the occupiers managed the administration and economy, and how they treated the general population. Countries like Romania, for example.

[@juanpedrowallace1117]

Hi crew and indy, im in Nz now and went to the ww1 museum, nice lots of stuff i have. A photo of a machine gun something Mark 2 but i dont know how to send it, also if you need something of that placer ill be pleased to to help, there is a lots of info by

[@donpacificbobcat9er615]

Oh, isn’t the first tank battle going to happen on the next week? Can’t wait for that!

[@jonathannelson72]

Hey Indy, when are we gonna get that video about the German Asian Corp.?

[@idanzamir7540]

I actually live next to an old Hejazi train station (in Israel), we turned it into a little museum about our village in the late Ottoman and British eras. (the village is Kfar Yehoshu'a) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jezreel_Valley_railway#/media/File:Rakevethaemek_map_eng.png

[@alexkudzin4980]

Episode on submarine aviation please!

[@joaosamuelmartins2035]

What about the Red Baron? He died this week 100 years ago

[@joaosamuelmartins2035]

Indiana Neidell Uhh nice I'm hyped for the next video then

[@laurenhulbert4410]

Ayy lmao, another Great War upload!!

[@jakefuentes5543]

Oh great storyteller, prophet Indy, what say you next?

[@HighOnTheHawg]

Do you have anything on the battle of Seicheprey, France?

[@degenerate3288]

America's reaction while watching France loose land in 1914 possible giving Germany a win again the entene America: *DECLARES NEUTRALITY*

[@degenerate3288]

Cwovictor It was a joke and the joke took place in 1914

[@plumbherhub1664]

Well yea have you seen a German soldier hansom strong loved by the ladies, yea a real man to model after. The French man well he had a three shot rifle I mean come on put some lead in your pencil dude.

[@ChallisVenstra]

Back when we minded our own damn business. Most of the USA has German ancestry and it was a big concern to Wilson as he maneuvered to ally with Britain and France.

[@ericcarlson3746]

what a sage remark- how was it any of America's business? or Spain's, or Sweden's, or the Netherlands or any sane country's?

[@delta2372]

@@tachy1801 Germany in both wars couldn't dream of invading the British home island nor could they ever touch the US.

[@sirvolkerstein]

I'm early. Have the Germans broken through yet?

[@Deadeye012011]

SirVolkerStein not yet but any day now I swear.

[@KaiserWilhelm1888_II]

We will win the war.

[@christopherconard2831]

Summer coming. Dry weather ahead. Finally the march forward shall not be delayed. The great breakthrough is as inevitable as the victory that rides with it.

[@hansolo6831]

SirVolkerStein nein

[@fahrenheitdibb2017]

Ma'an, that Station...

[@Mike_79]

So strange that so many fallen are still under our feet here , We live now on the German line . wife is from Ypres . Really wonder some days where are all the missing fallen. 48000 dead Germans in walking distance from my house . And for what ..... so sad for both sides :(

[@tarz96]

Can you please do a video on Simpson and his donkey from Gallipoli

[@chrismusix5669]

WILL THIS WAR NEVER END!!

[@rat_thrower5604]

50 views 50 likes Nice

[@karlkarlos3545]

Stop jinxing it.

[@parvuspeach]

lets get this on a tray

[@XKCDism]

Funky Cold Medina?

[@ggbpartystarter5958]

Can you make videos about the desintagration of Austria-Empire for every nation??

[@edm240b9]

The British retreating from Passchendaele is such a depressing thing that happened.

[@god9364]

As a Canadian. Yes...it really was

[@edm240b9]

The Edwardian As an American, I thank your nation for the sacrifices they made during this shitshow of a war. No doubt, you guys had some of the best troops out of any nation during the entire war.

[@ericcarlson3746]

another one of Lord Haig's brilliant offensives! This one was going to be different- there were going to be amphibious landings etc...... (sigh)

[@letschan4162]

plz do a special about southern Rhodesia/Zimbabwe duriung ww1

[@williamdunning613]

Can you please do a special on Lawrence of Arabia?

[@Whattwa]

They have

[@williamdunning613]

Ok thanks

[@billhuber2964]

THE PREDICTION OF THE WAR BEING OVER BY CHRISTMAS DID COME TRUE .DEC. 25 1918 .

[@Nlwalker487]

6:44 ; Double agent Neville Chamberlain!

[@justafaniv1097]

Poor Karl, he gets thrust into power in the middle of a World War, desperately (some might say naively) tries to make peace, and now has to commit to yet another offensive just to try to keep the Empire from utter collapse.

[@Titus921]

is there a special episode about the african american troops that fought in this war or is it coming in the upcoming weeks?

[@TheGreatWar]

There will be one this summer.

[@iepurecalin8997]

Can you make a video about altirery trucks plzz

[@ARHONTIS1]

Finally something from peter o't... I mean lawrence

[@thehappylego242]

Where the next week

[@soulscanner66]

For those interested in following these details, the West Point website has some relevant maps to help you follow along with all the placenames: www.westpoint.edu/history/SitePages/WWI.aspx www.westpoint.edu/history/SiteAssets/SitePages/World%20War%20I/WWOne18.jpg

[@digbiggbyflackbock7472]

I’m gonna be honest I didn’t know the ottomans were still about at this point in the war. I’d just kind of assumed they’d curled up and died like two years ago.

[@gcircle]

Was it just me or was there an audio issue in this episode?

[@TheGreatWar]

Everything fine from our end.

[@gcircle]

Yes, in the meantime I figured out, my headphone jack had a problem and human voices were distorted. Thanks anyway.

[@Luomu69]

I'd like to point out a fact of some importance here: Even though the german troops landed on southern Finland and admittedly helped the whites in the finnish civil war, the war was still, by that time and to all intents and purposes, decided in favor of the white side. White side would have won even without german assistance.

[@Luomu69]

And yes, I m very fond of the show.. :-)

[@WildBillCox13]

Number 2! Wait . . .

[@williamprince1114]

Your reports on trans Caucasian battles have been very helpful helping me understand current events in Syria and Northern Iraq and the plight of the Kurds. Thank you.

[@catalinmarius3985]

What about Romania? Ever since January, Bessarabia declared independence, Ukraine tried to invade Bessarabia, Sfatul Tarii of Bessarabia asked Romania for help, Romania came in and Ukraine retreated, Bessarabia declared union with Romania, the Central Powers started pushing through Romania, they reached a stalemate at the Battle of Focsani, then signed the Armistice of Focsani. After the armistice, Romania wanted to delay peace as much as possible in case the war will be won on the western front.

[@graverobber6996]

For out of the trenches So the reason Austria Hungary has been barely active is because the whole empire was starving? What happened to the Ukraine wheat and such? My question is can we get more details of Austria Hungary since their victory at Capporetto

[@weissraben4476]

Italy had mostly slammed the door on them pretty hard at Piave River and Mount Grappa, and with the German help going back to their respective fronts, the situation wasn't exactly optimal. The Battle of the Solstice will happen, as Indy said, because they are pretty desperate.

[@MerlijnDingemanse]

Try explaining losing half your squad capturing paschendeale only to give it up 8 months later to the soldiers

[@KlausValk]

909 likes 0 dislikes. damn!

[@erik8467]

do you think that if the ottomans didnt focus so much of their manpower on the Caucasus they would have been able to defend against the British in Palestine?

[@brucetucker4847]

I'm curious how many men over 40 were conscripted, and what they did with them. I can't imagine many 40-somethings had the physical constitution to endure trench warfare.

[@konstantinoskotsomytis2544]

I was just watching out of the trenches, when this pop up.

[@fookinaye8277]

Hey hey hey! My birthday is April 26 - anything interesting happen then? Keep it real

[@fookinaye8277]

Gary Daniel I wanted to ask now to see if he might say hello haha

[@plumbherhub1664]

Three years of war I can say some one died horribly

[@fookinaye8277]

Oh beers will be drank! Thanks for the b day love lol

[@Onebadterran]

The old and infirm serve in war

[@angelocortez4471]

Habsburg became the Austria Hungry Empire

[@SavageGreywolf]

spoilers for next week: RIP the Red Baron