Week 257 - Bradley Unleashes His Cobra - WW2 - July 29, 1944

[@WorldWarTwo]

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[@ИльяКим-ю3е]

World War Two when u will show new commanders?!

[@beepboop204]

[@Raskolnikov70]

The ugly truth is that "You" Tube is gone, at least as it once existed. The revenue-sharing model that allowed channels like this to find an audience and financial support has been dead for a while, and censorship and algorithmic suppression is only going to increase from here. It's time to start focusing on other platforms to get your videos out. I'm grateful for people who are able to financially support you so that the rest of us can see your creation, and it worries me that this kind of quality channel is rapidly disappearing and won't be replaced by new blood once it's gone because they can't build an audience anymore.

[@frozenfeet4534]

​@@Raskolnikov70How else will they market to 11 year olds whose only purpose is daddy's credit card and fortnite scams :'(

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

KZbin censorship is as indiscriminate as night-time carpet bombing...

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

Now I expect our old pal Conrad von Hötzendorf to spend the entire winter launching counterattacks on Premzhyl.

[@wulfricofwessex147]

What about old friend Luigi Cadorna launching the 32nd Battle of the Isonzo, resulting in 10 feet of captured ground and 150,000 Italian casualties?

[@epichawks]

@@wulfricofwessex147at one point during the WW1 coverage, i was sure i was pressing the wrong episodes since i thought i’d seen everything before 😂

[@belbrighton6479]

Indy’s tour of Premzhyl was really cool as part of the Great War series too.

[@LuvLikeTruck]

I'm sure he's only 6 to 27 counterattacks short of getting the job done

[@indianajones4321]

Followed by Cadorna planning a 2856173rd Isonzo offensive

[@johnallen6254]

That Przemysl joke made me realize just how long I’ve been watching Indy for 😅

[@suryateja1713]

I didn't get that. Explain ?

[@WorldWarTwo]

Here's to many more! Thanks for being a long time member of the TimeGhost Army.

[@nicholasconder4703]

@@suryateja1713 You will need to watch "The Great War" to fully understand it. In a nutshell, the city was sieged twice by the Russians from around August 1914 until March 1915, then they lost it again in June 1915. So Indy spent about a year talking about Przemysl on an almost weekly basis.

[@Arbiter099]

​@@nicholasconder4703 or read the book The Fortress

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

@@suryateja1713 the siege became especially infamous due to the Austrian response. Their commander in chief Conrad von Hötzendorf launched 3 counterattacks over the Carpathian Mountains during winter, while the austro-hungarian railroad network was an unstandardised mess and their command chain was highly dysfunctional. It went as well as can be expected...

[@samuelkatz1124]

Hearing that city really drives home how far war has come. A 30 kilometer advance in the Great War would've been extraordinary, even over a months time. Now it happens again and again and again in days time.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Quite the leap between the two, the technological advancements must have been almost incomprehensible.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

The difference that mechanized warfare can make. Also while some defense lines in WW2 proved tough to crack, none were as hard to crack as the Western Front of WW1. At best they only served as speedbumps to delay the enemy while both sides tried to get their sh1t in order.

[@Jakob_DK]

@@WorldWarTwo That is probably the key to understand France in 1940 and perhaps EU military in 2023??? (Not speed but IT, drones and communications)

[@shaider1982]

@@WorldWarTwoRevising what Indy used to say in the old Great War Channel: “Because this is more modern war”

[@Suto_Ko]

war sure has changed, mate. advancements in technology and tactics have made rapid advances possible. it's a different world out there.

[@GeneralSmitty91]

Przemysl has fallen? Sounds like we've just been Hotzendorfed!

[@Raskolnikov70]

*Moustache power intensifies*

[@Emel_unlegit]

I don't get it

[@darkorodic638]

@@Emel_unlegit kzbin.info/www/bejne/oafPfWqepamkp7c&ab_channel=TheGreatWar

[@Raskolnikov70]

@@Emel_unlegit OG Great War fans will.

[@Emel_unlegit]

​@@Raskolnikov70ohhh the Przemyśl siege?

[@philipmacfarland7860]

Can't believe Indy didn't mention that US general Leslie McNair was killed by that friendly fire bombing during Operation Cobra. He was the highest ranking general killed up to that point in the war for the US and was a very important figure in the pre-war Army.

[@Southsideindy]

It’s covered on the day by day insta coverage of the war. And it’s also covered two weeks from now when- spoiler- his son died. Thought it would be more poignant to cover them together.

[@Ronald98]

@@Southsideindy They also cover it here on the community tab!

[@sealove79able]

it was mentioned in the weekly articles.

[@ericcarlson3746]

maybe it's on the instagram?

[@davidwright7193]

The US Air Force hitting one of its big enemies hard for once. They are currently under Army control. They need some real victories to gain independence.

[@michaziemski2492]

Indy, as a Pole, hats off this was the best utterance of "Przemyś" I have heard from a person not raised in Poland

[@pedrolopez8057]

It gets mentioned a lot in his "The Great War " series.

[@thurbine2411]

@@pedrolopez8057ye he has had much exercise

[@IanBerg]

My great uncle Lieutenant Harvey Burnard enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1942. He was in the South Saskatchewan Regiment and was killed in action on July 25, 1944 in the Battle of Verrières Ridge.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for sharing, my thoughts go out to him...

[@ericcarlson3746]

Eternal honor to him and all liberators

[@Suto_Ko]

sorry to hear about your great uncle, mate. he made a brave sacrifice in the Battle of Verrières Ridge. his service will always be remembered.

[@George-vf7ss]

Thank you for your sacrifice Harvey.

[@gunman47]

A side note this week on July 27 1944 is that the Soviet submarine V-1 (formerly the Royal Navy’s HMS Sunfish) will be bombed and sunk off Norway in a friendly fire accident by an RAF Liberator. This happened when she dived instead of firing recognition signals that the submarine was friendly, resulting in the loss of the submarine.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for sharing, miscommunication seems to be a common issue leading to friendly fire throughout the war.

[@rustem123ful]

Wouldn't you compromise your location to unknown bomber if you fire a rocket? Soviet crew could be unfamiliar with Liberator's shape and may have recognized it as new German Warplane.

[@garthrogers2269]

@@rustem123ful Alternatively, the political commissar could have ordered the captain to dive due to institutional paranoia.

[@Valdagast]

*Przemysl falls* CONRAD RISES FROM THE GRAVE!!!

[@pnutz_2]

I want them to put little glowy eyes in the conrad portrait now and turn them on for special occasions

[@swallowxx]

oh no

[@xess4168]

Hearing Tinian now almost an exact year from the first nuclear strike launched from Tinian is really showing how fast and yet how slow the war is.

[@Ugly_German_Truths]

it's also a lot of ground to cover... and most of that ground is exceedingly wet for infantry or tank purposes ;)

[@davewilson4058]

That bombing disaster where a lot of Allied troops were killed or wounded, reminded me of the macabre joke from the Germans. "When the British bomb, the Germans duck. When the Germans bomb, the British duck. When the Americans bomb, everybody ducks."

[@chaosXP3RT]

Just goes to show inept and moronic the Americans are

[@Arbiter099]

It's interesting hearing about the recurring geography of the eastern fronts of both world wars. Not just Przemyśl, but Dvinsk and Tannenberg and so many more. It's an "ooh, I know that," feeling

[@Spiderfisch]

Thats a different tannenberg though

[@chrisjones6736]

it's happening again with Ukraine.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

A frequent feature of wars - some places are fought over again and again, often for geographical reasons - rival armies just keep coming to the same point or defending it.

[@JustinLaFleur1990]

Wow hearing the name Przemyśl fortress really brings back memories watching Indy tell us about the seige in 1914 and again in 1915.

[@WorldWarTwo]

The conflict Przemyśl has seen is staggering.

[@ahorsewithnoname773]

To add a bit of extra detail about the death of Lieutenant General Takeshia Takashina, he was killed by machine gun fire from a tank while attempting to rally surviving troops. His son, Takehiko Takashina, also was a career military officer that was serving in the Imperial Japanese Army. After the war he joined the Japanese Ground Self-Defense forces and in the late 1970s became it's highest ranking officer.

[@darvennej4495]

Won't find any Ltn Generals fighting out there with their troops in any of the Allies ,accept maybe Patton if a camera is near by!. Takashina He didn't want to do the hari-kari approach .Hats off to him.for going out in a blaze of glory.

[@shaider1982]

@@darvennej4495Yep, I also wonder how much of Rommel’s “I personally do recon” is just propaganda or reality. Though, I wish Takashina just surrendered but this is the IJA we are talking about with all of their lies regarding being captured by the US.

[@waukivorycopse2402]

Old Erwin " Are my dust goggles in the best position on my hat for this photo?" Rommel.

[@darvennej4495]

@@waukivorycopse2402 Oh such Vanity ! haha.

[@darvennej4495]

@@shaider1982 That is all where the ''official story ''ends,and the Myth began? . I read from a source that his adjutants said he spent a lot of time ''on recon'' ? Went out to the desert ? and showed up later ? .I tend to think Rommel read everything about him from the Brits and Allies about his exploits and probably didn't have to worry about his image .He was the chivalry ""Goggled'' hero of the desert ? .i grew up having a lot of respect for Rommel ,and I haven't lost much of it ,though he is one of those ''untouchables''? .He did have many good officers working for him,in Africa though !. He made his name early on in WWI ,so best to give him the image .

[@Medytacjusz]

Wow, after all these years covering world wars, the ultimate goal has been achieved: perfect pronunciation of the notoriously difficult “Przemyśl” by Indy! Congrats! 🎉 I’m impressed

[@asusmctablet9180]

I can't wait til he has to pronounce Bydgoszcz and Łódź.

[@ericcarlson3746]

"If you know, then you know!"

[@darvennej4495]

I finished a book about the Przemysi Fort in WW1 and the siege in 1914-15,one of the better WWI books to come out in the last 10 years .The forts were in excess where a whole army would be stationed ,sort of resembling Crusader States.

[@robertjarman3703]

@@asusmctablet9180 And Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you! He had a lot of practice during the great war series.

[@TheSciuzzo]

Along with what has been lost it's amazing how some of the most famous monuments in Florence and Pisa along the Arno defense line survived, an artillery shell could have EASILY destroyed the dome of the Florence Cathedral or the leaning tower of Pisa, expecially the latter since rounds fell within meters.

[@Red_Four]

I watched an interview with an American forward observer that was in Italy during WW2 several years ago. He wss tasked with confirmimg or denying whether or not the leaning tower of Pisa was occupied by German snipers, and if so, to order an airstrike on it. He said that while he was observing the tower, he came under sniper fire and was forced to displace never being able to confirm if snipers were present. He said that probably saved the tower from destruction, because if he had found snipers on it, he would have ordered the strike.

[@bwarre2884]

Not every monument survived. The Ponte Vecchio is the only original old bridge in Florence. All the others were destroyed by the retreating Germans. An Italian official pleaded with the Germans to save the Ponte Vecchio. The Germans granted his wish and destroyed the ancient houses on one side of the bridge instead.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thankfully these monuments still stand, it'd have been a shame to lose pieces of history due to the war.

[@TheSciuzzo]

@@bwarre2884 I know (just think of the monumental cemetery in Pisa which was ravaged) but still I find best to be grateful of all the monuments left by a hair's breadth (Pompeii also comes to mind, being just grazed by a bombing run).

[@bwarre2884]

@@TheSciuzzo I agree. And Italy is packed with history. I was in Tuscany recently. And luckily there is still a lot preserved to enjoy. Italy is a beautiful country!

[@nicholasconder4703]

Regarding the ME-262. At the end of the war, my mother was posted to a German airfield that had been used by a squadron equipped with ME-262s. We still have some black and white photos of an ME-262 sitting in a partially collapsed aircraft hangar in our family photo album.

[@Chewbert]

Shout out Pzemyzyl or however it’s spelled and the Brusilov offensive in WW1! Your coverage of the series was wonderful, Indie! I miss it!

Siauliai, Dvinsk, Narva, Pskov, Brest, Lviv, Lublin and a bridgehead across Vistula in just one week... If that is not an utter collapse of a front, I dunno what is

[@Raskolnikov70]

The attrition has finally reached a point where the Wehrmacht can't plug the gaps anymore. Amazing they've lasted this long.

[@ReichLife]

@@Raskolnikov70 Not really attrition but overextension. Plenty of divisions, foremost mobile Panzer ones, were committed to Italian and Western Fronts. Add to it Luftwaffe which also had to split it's formations for several separate theaters.

[@ahorsewithnoname773]

@@ReichLife The Luftwaffe had also taken tremendous losses, particularly to the Western Allies. Aside from being spread thin it had been decimated.

[@darvennej4495]

Suprisedly the Narva front held for such a long time , Probably due to the hard ass Waffens of those III SS Korps. I believe 20th ''is ''Handschar ''a mountain unit., 4th ''Polizei'' a lot of foreign legions in that area. Narva was no diubt the end of the so-called Leningrad Front , a good 3 years of warfare ,and those Estonians nice work,

[@Dustz92]

​@@darvennej4495 I don't think it's surprising, it's a very narrow front to defend.

[@moors710]

My father chased an Me163 in late 1944. On bomber escort he said it shot up off the ground and the P51 escorts pursued it, but every time the got closer the Me163 turned on his engine and just flew away.

[@niklasmahr2814]

Hearing from Przemysl again was really amazing. On the one hand it brang memories back from the great war series which made me interest in history in the first place and on the other hand that Przemysl was just a foodnote in the second world war. Thank you Indy and the whole team for the effort you put into this project.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for the kind words and thank you for being a long time viewer!

[@tabe8850]

This is the only KZbin channel that makes me want this awful war to go on. It’s so amazing, In a selfish way, I don’t want the war to end because I’m just so fascinated by all of these events occurring at same time.

[@Ronald98]

Who knows, maybe they cover other conflicts like this? here's hoping! 😉

[@gunman47]

This week on July 29th 1944, the following missions in the Call of Duty series will begin: *July 25 1944* Operation Cobra (Call of Duty: World War 2) - As Private First Class Ronald "Red" Daniels in Marigny, France, you will ride on a friendly tank until you reach an anti-aircraft (AA) gun, which you will have to use to destroy enemy planes. You will also later have to eliminate enemy artillery crews as well as their artillery guns before clearing the area of enemy hostiles. *July 26 1944* The Island (Call of Duty 3) - As Private Nichols in Saint-Germain-sur-Sèves, France, you will first need to break through the German line with tank support. Afterwards, you will also need to advance up a hill while under fire, eventually having to run for cover after incoming mortar attacks from the enemy. Stronghold (Call of Duty: World War 2) - As Private First Class Ronald "Red" Daniels in Marigny, France, you will have to first take the church by clearing it of enemies before defending it and the town square. In the process an enemy anti-aircraft gun will also need to be destroyed as well, allowing friendly aircraft to come in for close air support.

[@stonedtowel]

Thanks for the nostalgia 🙏

[@flankspeed]

I recommend the book, 'For Your Freedom And For Ours," about the Polish struggle in WWII, especially for its coverage of the Free Polish airmen based in the UK, but more specifically for the shameful treatment of the Poles during this stage of the war, and its aftermath. As a Scot and a Brit, I can't help but feel that we owed them more than we gave.

[@AceMoonshot]

Thanks for the recommendation. Poland and the Polish people were hung out to dry by the Allies.

[@graceneilitz7661]

What else could have the United Kingdom have done for Poland? Stalin was not going to leave willingly, and the UK was never going to win a land war against the USSR without help. The US was unlikely to support such an action, and they also weren’t prewar Allies with the Polish and so had no obligation to them.

[@Ronald98]

Don't get this the wrong way but didn't they get better lands in the west? sure they lost lands in the east but they could've never taken them back...they got better ones instead.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@Ronald98 It was historical Polish ground. Ground which I wouldn't be surprised if Poland is trying to get back now with the war in the Ukraine. They still think of Lviv as Lvov. Also, what comfort is it to be driven from your home at gunpoint to be told you can take some German's home instead?

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@AceMoonshot But what could the Allies realistically have done? Their armies were stuck far away in Italy and Normandy, while the Red Army was advancing already into Poland. Go to war with the USSR? Stalin would immediately have made peace with Hitler and the war would have gone for many years more. Deny the Soviets Lend Lease aid? They weren't as dependent on it anymore as they had been in 1941 and 1942. They would still have taken Poland. Also, don't forget how much Allied propaganda had favorably presented the USSR and Stalin to the people in the UK and US. Uncle Joe was a common term of affection being used. RAF bombers were named after him. Hollywood had made movies glorifying the Soviet struggle against the Germans. For years Allied politicians and the press had called for the 2nd Front to help the Russians. There was immense sympathy for the Russians. You don't easily counter that just because the Poles got shafted.

[@elbeto191291]

Przemyzyl? No... not again... I sense something... a presence I haven't felt since...

[@WorldWarTwo]

Been a looooong time coming.

[@nickmacarius3012]

Been here since the Great War, Indy! I remember Przemsyl well!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for being a long-time member, great to see your still with us!

[@maciejniedzielski7496]

02:55 Shauliai in Polish Szawle is a historic place where Baltic tribes fought against Chevaliers de Glaive - branch or ally of Chevaliers Teutoniques in XIII century.

[@mladenspasic8519]

Good old Przemysl. That reminded me that I Have been following your work for whole 8 years (Binged 1914 coverage because I didn't know that you exist back then). Cheers🍻

[@naja2270]

The Przemyśl comment made me smile. Been watching since then and loved every minute of it. Beginning to get more curious however at what you guys could possibly do next!

[@podemosurss8316]

I was expecting a picture of Hötzendorff to appear in the screen when Indy said that Premzyl fell.

[@arutka2000]

19:33 My grandfather was a part of the 2nd Marines. He was there at Tinian as well as Saipan and Tarawa.

[@scotttracy9333]

Respect to your grandfather 🫡

[@arutka2000]

@@scotttracy9333 Thank you. The majority of the info I have about his service comes from my mom, his daughter, and my aunt, daughter-in-law. Mostly my aunt, since she was a psychologist and I guess he could tell her about what he did and saw. He was the squad machine gun and the flamethrower. From what I can find, the average lifespan of a flamethrower in the Pacific was 3 days. He survived 33. I can't possibly imagine what he had to do and I don't want to. To his last day, he hated the Japanese. Not individually, as he met people who he has no problem. Even got to meet a Japanese-American Marine at a Toys for Tots event. But the people as a whole, especially the older generations who he'd fought, he had absolutely nothing even neutral to say. Which was awkward for me, since a lot of the culture I ingested as a child was imported from there.

[@pathutchison7688]

Przemysl… wow. Seemed like you talked about it everyday during “The Great War”. I haven’t thought about it since. Brings back memories to hear it again. 😂

[@samd2013]

Holy crap! When you said Przemsyl I had to double take lol! I haven’t even thought about that town since I was watching “the Great War” week by week, and then you acknowledged it!

[@SamuelTaylor-xm4qs]

This week has been absolutely crazy. Operation Bagration has proven to be an incredibly successful operation. The soviets have made one of the biggest comebacks, if not, the biggest comeback since 1941 in history! Thank you Indy and the team for covering it all, this must not be forgotten

[@jrus690]

There was a time in 1941 and 42 when we thought that the Soviets and the Germans were going to stalemate, and it would turn into WW1 style warfare. The Battle of Stalingrad made it clear that this was not going to happen, and then Kursk made the statement that the Germans could no longer do anything to change their fortunes. The popular image of Germany fighting a defensive war is slightly inaccurate, the Soviets were far too powerful for another Barbarossa to happen.

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

What a delightful The Great War easter egg 😂

[@WorldWarTwo]

Little shout-out for long term watchers, glad you enjoyed.

[@chibidoragon]

Ryti's move is surely one of the top 10 betrayals of the century!

[@imopman]

Thank you for continuing this series, wonderful that detailed historical information is available for viewing.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for watching and the kind comment.

[@ryanrusch3976]

They should have made Premeyzl a fortress city for the meme

[@theapostatejack8648]

"Przemysl falls" Yep.

[@stoffls]

Sometimes I think Indy gets too excited about the war. But then, this series, together with WAH and the subseries is the most comprehensive history lesson about WWII. Proud to be a member of the Time Ghost Army!

[@WorldWarTwo]

He's just passionate about his work as are the rest of the team, sometimes it shines through! Thanks for being a member of the TimeGhost Army!

[@mrb3nz]

As a long time polish fan, I'm so curious about your coverage of the warsaw uprising. It's probably one of the most controversial events in recent Polish history and it produces heated discussions every year to this day. Also, regarding the government in exile - let's not pretend it was a popular, democratically elected government. It was a successor to the authoritarian regime from the 1930s which makes things even more complicated, because now you have two claimants to be the polish government, neither of which was democratically elected. So who's to say which one is more legitimate?

[@caryblack5985]

What books cover the thr contoversy regarding the Warsaw uprising?

[@Artur_M.]

It was a legal successor of the pre-war regime but it was comprised of a very broad coalition of parties that were in opposition to that regime.

[@stc3145]

They had more legitemacy than the communist puppet Stalin installed

[@jakubcesarzdakos5442]

As said before, the London gov. was formed with the members of the democratic opposition, long before 1944 the old Sanacja regime had no influence there. A good example of the change would be how Armia Krajowa was formed from the former Związek Walki Zbrojnej that was formed by the remnants of the former regime and how widespread the support towards them was, for example with the peasant Bataliony Chłopskie (sad lack of representation of the Republika Pińczowska noises) being relegated to AK's command and partly joining it

[@benismann]

im more curious of what they were hoping for. Who in their mind would think soviets would just allow poland to suddenly appear

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

While there has been a good amount of debate if Operation Goodwood has to have been an attempt to make a breakthrough of the Eastern flank of the German defensive line in Normandy, I think Historian Christopher Dunphie makes a good case that it was a successful effort to draw German reserves, particularly armour, unto the 21st Army group to allow Operation Cobra to succeed. Sure the losses in armour were high, but if one looks at the overall operational picture it was a vital factor in Operation Cobras success. In a cold analysis Montgomery realised that he had an abundance of armour that could be sacrificed vs a limited supply of infantry. I think history would have looked more favourably on the operation if it had not been seen as a breakthrough attempt.

[@ciccarellob15]

I absolutely love the ominous background track that comes on anytime the Soviet advances begin

[@merdiolu]

Subsequent Offensive Operations of Second Army after Goodwood Operation Express, 22 July 1944 After Operation Windsor from 4-5 July, the capture of the western outskirts of Caen during Operation Charnwood from 8-9 July and Operation Jupiter from 10-11 July, the village of Maltot had been taken over by the 272nd Infantry Division on 22 July from the 10th SS Panzer Division, which had moved into reserve around St. Martin, ready to counter-attack. The British planned to attack Maltot from the north-east with the Orne on the left flank. During Operation Jupiter, the attack had come over open ground, southwards from Château Fontaine and Éterville, easily seen from Hill 112. Operation Express was to begin from Louvigny. The 5th Wiltshire Battalion (5th Wilts) and B Squadron of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment (7th RTR) of the 31st Tank Brigade, were to capture the village and orchards north of the road from Louvigny and the 4th Wiltshire with A Squadron 7th RTR, were to attack the woods, orchards and a spur south-east of Maltot. The 4th Somerset Light Infantry were kept in reserve, ready to exploit any success. The attack began at 5:30 p.m. and on the right side of the road the 5th Wilts advanced behind a smoke screen and an artillery barrage. The German defenders were taken by surprise and at first were stunned by the bombardment. As the British moved through the village, some of the defenders recovered and hand-to-hand fighting took place. Grenadiers from the 10th SS Panzer Division and Tiger tanks from the 102nd SS Heavy Panzer Battalion began a counter-attack as Maltot was entered and knocked out several Churchill tanks of B Squadron. A British forward air controller saw the German tanks and called in Typhoon fighter-bombers, which forced the Tigers back to Hill 112, as the Grenadiers reinforced the German infantry in the village. On the other side of the Louvigny road, the 4th Wilts and A Squadron advanced through woods and farms, to the final objective south of the village. The infantry went first, two sections in front of each tank, with the Squadron commander on foot accompanying the infantry commanders. When it was seen that the 4th Wilts on the other side of the road, had been delayed by the German defence of Lieu de France Farm at the east end of Maltot, Churchill and Churchill Crocodile tanks advanced, bombarded and flamed the defenders and then overran the position. As the advance moved into the woods, small parties of British and German infantry stalked each other through trees, small quarries and trenches. The German defenders were overrun in about two hours; mopping up began but some German troops held out as dark fell. Most of the surviving defenders retired to Château Maltot on the far side of the road, were by-passed and cut off. As the 4th Wilts moved forward to the Rau de Maltot stream, they were stopped by fire from the château. Bombardment by the Churchills had no effect, except to prompt a German medic to emerge and request a truce, which was offered provided that all German troops in the château surrender. This was refused and at dusk the British attacked again and broke into the ground floor but were not able to get upstairs against showers of hand grenades. Overnight the outbuildings were captured and the château was kept under fire by the tanks. From 9:30 to 10:00 p.m., both battalions reached the final objectives to the west of Maltot and the woods to the south. The tanks withdrew behind the start line, having lost eight vehicles and just after dawn, the remaining Germans in the château gave up, having lost hope of being rescued by a dawn counter-attack. By the end of Operation Express, the fighting in Normandy had reduced the 10th SS Panzer Division from c. 15,000 men to 2,289 and only the most vital positions could be counter-attacked. By dawn, the British were met by the sight of the dead from Operation Jupiter and long-range fire from German tanks and guns on the south-east ridge of Hill 112, having taken more than 400 prisoners, in what the Wiltshires called a "text-book" operation. Commanders had studied maps, photographs and sand models, had been given time to establish infantry-tank co-operation with 7th RTR and conduct reconnaissance. The 43rd (Wessex) Division was withdrawn and the ground taken over by the 53rd (Welsh) Division. Hill 112 was occupied almost unopposed on 4 August, as the Germans struggled to repel Operation Cobra and Operation Bluecoat further west.

[@nashaddyguy99]

This channel is a great service to humanity. Documenting one of the greatest human conflicts week by week is something we can l,at the least, thank you for. Even after the series ends this channel will educate generations to come. This level of academic dedication is rarely seen these days. If the team sees comment, one request is, can you guys do a special on the contribution of the indian subcontinent to the war(in terms of man power) because they India and surrounding countries contributed the largest volunteer force in both the world wars. Keep up the good work team

[@caryblack5985]

They did indeed in Italy and N. Africa and elsewhere.

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Hi Indy Another interesting week. Every where allies gaining momentum,seem war going to end soon. Przemysl gives nostalgia about your great war videos. Thanks for another wonderful week.

[@janfelchner1543]

Very good pronunciation of Polish names and cities - well done! 🙂

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks!

[@OLDMANWAFFLES]

This was excellent to watch live, thank you for everything you do Time Ghost Army/and Team!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for tuning in!

[@dianeduffcroop8158]

I hadn't heard the term ghost Army! Is that describing your viewers Indy?

[@WorldWarTwo]

@@dianeduffcroop8158 the TimeGhost Army are our paying members who make this show possible. You can join at Patreon or TimeGhost directly. timeghost.tv/signup/ www.patreon.com/TimeGhostHistory

[@pat5882]

More than a few of the Me 163 never made it past the fueling process, the fuel was extremely volatile and fires/explosions occurred when filling the tank. The fuel was also corrosive and could damage fuel lines.

[@asusmctablet9180]

My dad was a navigator on one of the few Lancasters to shot down a ME262. And actually they got 2 of them that day. This was in 1945 though.

[@emanueledavalli227]

Funny how the Italian Liberation Corps is not mentioned and even deleted from the map. What then is in the gap between 10th UK corps and 2nd Polish corps in Italy?

[@Saukko31]

In 2004 a TV program Greatest Finns aired, inspired by Greatest Britons by BBC. Mannerheim was number one as you might guess, but number two? Risto Ryti.

[@nickgooderham2389]

Operation Spring was costly to the Canadians. The Royal Highland Regiment of Canada aka the Black Watch of Montreal was nearly completely wiped out during the attack on Verrieres Ridge. This regiment also had one of it's companies wiped out at Dieppe as well. I post this for my fellow Canadians but Americans should know that about 20 percent of this regiment consisted of Americans who crossed the border in 1939 to sign up in the Canadian army, most of whom are killed on this week.

[@caryblack5985]

Thanks for the inormation.

[@nickdanger3802]

Americans With The Canadian Army (1940) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJK2mXuknbB0mKs

[@AdnanKhan-ty2sl]

the nostalgia that swept through me with the Premzhyl comment almost had me getting emotional

[@Aliasalpha]

Ahh good old Przemysl. Are there any battles of the Isonzo in this war?

[@Raskolnikov70]

Do Monty's efforts at Caen count?

[@KKKKKKK777js]

Not realy. Allied forces reach the isonzo in May 1945 from two sides. Not much fight left by that point. There is a post war controvesy where the border around that area should go though.

[@stc3145]

@@Raskolnikov70How are those even remotely comparable

[@peterstasik2162]

Przemysl will never rest, 1914, 1915, 1939 and now 1944, Hotzendorf is spinning in his grave

[@mgway4661]

The Przemyśl reference was amazing

[@WorldWarTwo]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@natekaufman1982]

I can't wait for Operation Dragoon.

[@jakubcesarzdakos5442]

A proper explaination of Operation Tempest with Lwów Uprising (mostly) satisfied me in relation to my last week's comments about ommiting Polish uprising in Wilno. Definitely good enough

[@Donbasos14]

Bradley activated Patton, It's super effective! Edit:Przemysl, wow, blast from the past indeed :D Edit2: Seems Patton is still sleeping, will check in next week

[@Danish_raven]

I'm now imagining an M2 Bradley with a M48 turret

[@SilencedP2P]

What is this about przemysl

[@ReichLife]

@@SilencedP2P Siege of Przemysl was present in every episode for months, back in 2014 when original weekly coverage series of WW1, was taking place. It became one of biggest meme.

[@SilencedP2P]

@@ReichLife ohh, OK thanks!

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

@@ReichLife The battlefields of WW1 upon which millions died for mere kilometers would often by bypassed in 1944 in just a passing notice. Both ironic and tragic.

[@pnutz_2]

13:52 RIP Lt Gen Leslie McNair - I should have told them to duck last episode (imagine finding a pile of gibs in a 3-star uniform)

[@Raskolnikov70]

I was stationed at Ft. McNair in the Army for a bit. He was a greatly respected general but they never talked much about what happened to him, only found that out later when studying the war in college.

[@QWE2623]

one of the best videos in a while, and it includes a great ww1 reference, perfection

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you so much!

[@russiancamel3365]

Nobody expects Conrad von Hötzendorf

[@poiuyt975]

6:00 I was so curious how Indy would pronounce the name this time. Congratulations! :D

[@gillesmeura3416]

Blast from the past ! 😄 I still cannot pronounce it as well as Indy ! Always impressed by that mouthful 😆

[@robakyy]

@6:00 Przemyśl :D Pronounced perfectly, good job!

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative introduction and clearly explained that the war line changed due to allies' strength upgrades...thank you WW2 channal

[@thehistoryvideogameandgame4730]

This week, Company F, Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, 3rd Marine Division, Holds off a numerical superior attack on their positions for two days during the Japanese attack on the American positions, Killing 350 It’s commander Then Captain Louis Wilson Jr. is awarded the Medal Of Honor for the defense; Skip forward over 30 years in 1975, He became the 26th Commandant Of The Marine Corps and held the position until his retirement in 1979, Retiring with the rank of General

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

Good to see Lame-Marshmallow sticking to his usual standard of competence.

[@dianeduffcroop8158]

Hey Indy, your real-time coverage of world war is just absolutely amazing! It makes me feel like the war is going on right now and this is my weekly news report! You cover it exceptionally well and make us all feel like we're right there. Excellent coverage and content! New subscriber that smashed the like button and shared with a couple of my WW2 Buddies!

[@jaakkosaha5787]

As a Finnish person as soon as I saw Indys opening lines I knew what he was talking about.

[@andytothesky]

It may do to do this next April (if it hasn’t been done), but a special on jet fighters (Meteor and Me 262) would be neat. Also JV44.

[@marcsteenbergen3254]

Not to forget the Vampire and Shooting Star

[@jacobdewey2053]

I learned this little fact a few weeks ago but I'm just now commenting about it. Apparently one of my great great aunts on my dad's side of the family worked for US Naval Intelligence decrypting Japanese communications during the war, a fact she kept secret from her husband for decades.

[@scotttracy9333]

Salute to your great great aunt 🫡

[@johngregg5735]

Tinian was the site of one of the most spectacular feats of support artillery fire. Saipan was close enough so that artillery on Saipan could support the Marines fighting on Tinian. Marines on Saipan were ranging in a pack howitzer when they dropped a round down the ventilation shaft of a very well hidden, VERY large ammunition dump. The explosion knocked people to the ground in Tinian and Saipan, and caused ships out to sea to roll. The resulting fire burned for three days...

[@Spindrift_87]

Excellent content all round, as per. My highlights for this week were Indy's waistcoat and the synchronised map animations

A lot going on. Thanks for this Episode

[@jaxxmadine]

My grandfather saw a 163 on a bombing mission. He had no idea what it was until he got debriefed.

[@jesseestrada8914]

I do not dare criticize the marvelous work done on this channel. I do want to mention that you spelled takashina in one view and takashima in another

[@wilkw3]

Greetings from a proud Przemyśl citizen! Come visit, the town is astonishing.

[@dipity7827]

Przemysl, that was last metioned in 1915, right? I cannot name the episode, but I think it was then.

[@AgentGWG]

I know these episodes are jam packed with information, but I’d love to see an update about operation Ichi-Go to see what the Japanese and Chinese are planning next!

[@coreystockdale6287]

Happy birthday and thank you for producing, directing and writing rhese episodes

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for watching!

[@Xxnightwalk1]

Definitely not expecting Przemysl

[@DBMirageIX]

After stumbling across on of this channel's many months ago and starting at in between two hours, I am finally caught up with everything, what a superb series! In aviation news this week: -The oil campaign targeting Germany's synthetic oil plants is now in fuel swing and causing huge damage to one of Germany's weakest points. Speer informs Hitler of this and says their only hope is that the Allied general staff is as scatterbrained as the German's. - The Me 163's will consequently be heavily concentrated around the synthetic oil plants, especially Leuna. Fortunately for the Allies, the Me 163's are far more dangerous to their pilots than Allied aircraft and they are easily defeated by fighters with a few tight turns once they run out of puff. They also have no landing gear, just a take-off trolley that causes massive accidents and a skid for "landing", which is basically a controlled crash. - Scotsman John Cruickshank and his Crew in their Costal Command Consolidated Catalina. Will attack Type VIIC U-boat U-361 on the 17th. Their depth charges don't release on the first pass, so they come around again, only to find the anti-air gunners are ready this time, injuring 4 of the crew and killing 1. However, the brave crew straddle the U-boat perfectly and it is sent to Hades. Cruickshank has wounds all over and is loosing blood at an alarming rate. Nevertheless he refuses morphine so he can remain alert. After an excruciating 5 and a half hours return flight to base, his co-pilot, also wounded, if less seriously, will do much of the flying, but Cruickshank will still come in to fly when necessary and will take over for the landing as the sea is too rough for the inexperienced co-pilot. It takes an hour after arrival for conditions to allow them to set down. After landing, he has to be given a blood transfusion in the cockpit and is never able to recover enough to command another aircraft. For his immense bravery and Gallantry John Cruickshank will be awarded the Victoria Cross.

[@MmmGallicus]

I wish to congratulate Indy who now masters French pronunciation like a pro. Good job, Indy!

[@benismann]

and polish one too, apparently

[@WorldWarTwo]

He brings a certain je ne sais quoi to the channel doesn't he?

[@mookie2637]

"...the reserves that should have been there were standing behind Caen." I think the consensus among academic military historians is that Cobra would either have stalled, or been ten times more slow and costly without Goodwood - not that this was necessarily the intention at the time.

[@901Sherman]

“...not that this was necessarily the intention at the time.” It definitely was. Indy’s shown us time and time again that Montgomery’s overall strategic policy for 21st Army Group in Normandy was for the British and Canadian operations of 2nd Army to draw in and tie down German attention, defensive construction efforts, and panzer reserves to the Caen area (as well as write down the latter 2 in battle) so that US 1st Army could achieve its objectives of taking Cherbourg and breaking out at St. Lo. Why this is such a matter of contention and where the idea that the whole thing was made up as events went along is beyond me. Damn near all the sources I’ve read on Normandy (including ones cited in WW2 week by week) point to the British-Canadian offensives being of the engaging and tying down type instead of for breakthroughs. Monty basically spells it out in both written reports for his men (including the one for Goodwood) and his meetings with Bradley and Dempsey. Heck, even Bradley, who isn’t exactly a fan of Monty, acknowledged this to be the case and how much the tying down of German armor helped the Americans.

[@pnutz_2]

20:20 *welcome to battle rating 7.3* (damn this got pushed up since I played, it used to be able to *occasionally* see props)

[@CARL_093]

thanks indy and crew

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@welcometonebalia]

Thank you.

[@MsZeeZed]

11:15 - this is an interesting point. Tedder is Eisenhower’s deputy and they often agree on major points like this. Tedder’s effectively organising large parts of the RAF, controlling Harris’ Bomber Command target list in support of Overlord aligning it with the USAAF daytime targets. It sounds like Monty’s being manoeuvred by Eisenhower to be the fixed pivot for the 1st & 3rd American armies to outflank the German forces. If so this looks like an solid plan.

[@cheneymoss6402]

I was stationed on Guam and have been to the beaches where the landings took place. Also went to Tinian for some training around the old WWII air strips on the north end of the island (with Saipan visible to the NE)

[@Arashmickey]

I can see why Spartacus like the Mosquito - not even a jet fighter was able to more than damage it. I bet I could take one down with my Bug-A-Salt though...

[@jimbo6059]

Balsa wood aircraft. That mosquito.

[@peepe09]

As a finn, I loved The intro.

[@lewiswestfall2687]

Thanks TG

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for watching!

[@Personage9397]

12:56 I'm hearing what I think it the music from the Great War... Has this channel always used it in the background and I've never noticed it before?

[@dewok4701]

#6:00 damn I just realized I have been watching Indy for 9 years now to know exactly what he is talking about... But time well spend!!!!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Time well spent indeed!

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Excellent work Indy & team. I wonder if the Americans are going to bring back any familiar faces after the success of Cobra?

[@berserkerpride]

"When the US Airforce comes, everybody takes cover."

[@adamwash917]

you should do a special on the newer tanks of the war, updated models and such, on all sides, or a video on the progress of technology so quickly

[@Willindor]

6:00 *Sad Conrad von Hötzendorf noises*