Why Blitzkrieg Was So Horrifyingly Effective | Battles Won & Lost | War Stories

In 1940, Hitler's grand ambition to go one step further than the Kaiser came to fruition. Using his blitzkrieg tactics, he rapidly took Belgium, the Netherlands, and France in just six weeks. But how was this possible? Spanning the course of WW2 Battles Won and Lost takes a tactical view at some of the most crucial battles of the war, understanding how they were won.
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00:00 - Start
01:34 - The Invasion of France (1940)
12:32 - The Battle of Kursk (1943)
22:26 - The Raid on Saint Nazaire (1942)
28:56 - The Battle of Iwo Jima (1945)
35:46 - The Siege of Tobruk (1941)
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[@Moruiva]

Q 1

[@AlgorithmDG]

Instead of listening to a young Charles De Gaulle, who said they should modernize their defensive plan because the war will not be a static front like WW1, France decided to stick with the Maginot Line.

[@normiedeathsquad40]

Probably political. France was going through a lot of turmoil and nobody wanted to put large formations in generals hands. Much better to have a disperate rolling guard duty than an offensive formation.

[@4realjacob637]

Kind of like the way every smart county is watching war in Ukraine for modern success. I don't think tanks are as dead as ma not say. They're designed for open plains not within cities. Even in WW2 SU lost many tanks in Germany.

[@multidoor6928]

@@4realjacob637 yeah, tanks are not dead. Russians are just bad at using them + they lack modern capabilities like ERA because of corruption

[@Icetea-2000]

But wasn’t Charles de gaulle also the reason France continued to fund and upkeep the Maginot Line in the 60s still?

[@Icetea-2000]

@@4realjacob637 Yeah, 75% of T-34 were destroyed. And it was the most produced tank in history, and it also became the symbol of their victory (and then oppression) even though the majority of crews found death in them

[@MrBNutzer]

When they visit France today, most Germans still go trough the Ardennes.

[@GrrMeister]

*Naar **_Through_** Luxembourg for cheap Fuel - €1.22 litre for Diesel !*

[@jbloun911]

scenic

[@stormship1647]

Lol!

[@StonerStories]

Witty 😂

[@shadowNooob]

Lil nostalgia trip

[@yowifeinmydm1609]

I'm still terrified but deeply impressed of what one country achieved. It’s crazy that they managed to fight the whole world being highly outnumbered in resources and population but still Germany actually had a chance to win a war against the whole planet. I also highly recommend WW1, which is nearly more impressive because they were so close of winning being by far the strongest country of all the world. After having 2 devastating wars in 3 decades they still manage to rebuild that fast and become a economic powerhouse which basically feeds all Europe. Got to admit that the last century Germany was the strongest and most impressive country ( not only in a positive way obviously ).

[@Kiiiurself8482]

It never had chance to win war when they decided to fight either Russia or Britain those 2 were to powerful in long wars

[@Maltesfilm]

I agree, but I will point out that Germany did have allies so they weren’t completely alone.

[@yowifeinmydm1609]

@@Maltesfilm Yes that’s right but both wars their allies were more like an obstacle then a help.

[@gaggikmartirosyan115]

I ALWAYS SAY THAT TOO if only he didnt force and rush the russian war he would have won

[@averyjames5164]

German people are beastMode ngl. Country like Germany and Japan have strong will. Look at Japan today how rich they are even after getting smashed in the face by 2 nuclear bombs and many earthquake/tsunami

[@jopaog]

'Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.' - Martin Luther King Jr.

[@alitlweird]

I hate war but I love war documentaries. It’s complicated.

[@darshanahewage8018]

I hate to be in a war but i like declare war in safe bunker while my men go to die

[@goabparty9574]

Is that why MLK was laughing as his friend did the R word to a woman?

[@gerasimos2112]

only rhetorics

[@fondlemeez]

You know that Dr. Martin Luther King never wrote any of his speeches and or single phrases..pray for Peace and God Bless Mankind

[@AsprosOfAzeroth]

I love that for most of it's history, the sight of a french flag was enough to send shivers down enemies spines. Then they lose *one* conflict against a very well equipped army in a semi-surprise attack using revolutionary military tactics, and the world decides that the french flag will from now on be a white flag -.-'

[@gggamer2738]

@@jaad_1090 I love this comment haha

[@AsprosOfAzeroth]

@@jaad_1090 i know, i'm portuguese xD

[@mexicanongames5275]

They also lost in Mexico… against an army of farmers, peasants and volunteers.

[@LupusAries]

And in 1871 against the Germans. Then there was the Crimean War that they and the british won, though with massive difficulty. Before that they ultimately lost the Napoleonic Wars after winning for the most parts. WW1 they were on the ropes and were saved by the American entry and the failure of the German Summer offensive. So it's not France loosing one war, France got that moniker after a century of declining military fortunes. Some limited Victories, but mostly defeats, some of them shattering ones.

[@grandadmiralthrawn8116]

@@mexicanongames5275 I mean so did the British

[@logandance4644]

It was never called Blitzkrieg, that is a term given by allied powers to describe the Polish Campaign. It was actually called Bewegungskrieg (War of Movement). In the final years of the war German forces we're forced to switch to Stellungskrieg (War of Position)

[@yoloswagprobro8227]

Were

[@poisonsquid37]

Doesn’t have the same ring to it lol

[@logandance4644]

@@poisonsquid37 Maybe not, but it's better to say these words when you are a history channel teaching about history.

[@Level48tt]

Propaganda baby

[@seb9940]

Source?

[@meejinhuang]

It was a combined arms approach. It used fast tanks to encircle the enemy and cut off supply lines. The Stukas were used effectively for air support.

[@stefaniverson2739]

What is truly upsetting is allied recon planes reported a massive buildup of German troops and equipment outside the Ardennes but the report was not believed. It would have been entirely possible to scramble as many allied bombers as possible and end the war before it really took off.

[@TheBlackfall234]

that is, because the Allies wanted the War. Most people know that a Black and White History is not realistic, yet when it comes to ww2 - its like the last straw where people choose to believe the Black/White Story. However, reality is often dissapointing and even ww2 is not good vs evil.

[@terminatorelites4969]

That’s because they want war!!!!!!!! Governments are the devils puppets!!!!

[@julianleft4662]

@@TheBlackfall234 Take your tinfoil hat out of here please. Less of you crazies on the internet and hopefully in the world as well. Would be immense for worldwide peace.

[@TheBlackfall234]

@@julianleft4662 no tinfoil hat just thinking. Less people like you would be immense for worldwide peace.

[@Rzo139]

@@TheBlackfall234 Full on tinfoil for you. Germany was just underestimated, and their propaganda was very effective years before they attacked.

[@madmodder123]

Love this channel, it is like the History Channel in it's glory days

[@andyhughes5766]

World War 2 is uninteresting at its best so I’d rather hang out with all of the voices in my head and watch History channel’s nonstop coverage of aliens- said no one ever.. These videos rock- I could just do without the two dudes playing what appears to be an oversized game of battleship, only after each move the look each man gives the other is more akin to brokeback mountain

[@mukambisoita4660]

Yeah

[@bucknaked9234]

You are right. This is History channel of old

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

I have learned so much about WW1 and WW2 that now I want to learned about the 1870 War .

[@Ash-ey9oy]

Agreed

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

Something that needs to be stated, The battle of Kursk was lost from the start, from 1941 onwards. Germany was low on resources and by 1943, part of Army group centre and South was forced to attack, but the reason parts of army groups and not a whole army group moved was resources, the reason the delay of the offensive was resources. Germany simply didn't have enougn resources to punch through

[@Iliinois18]

Enigma being cracked and the allies knowing German plans didn't help at Kursk or anywhere else for that matter.

[@d.olivia8431]

I would just use pincer move tactic then punch through the center

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

@@d.olivia8431 thats literally what they tried but they didn't have the resources

[@icouldntthinkofagoodname7216]

@@F.R.E.D.D2986 also the reason Russia failed the 7day invasion, not enough resources.

[@MrVidman14]

Intelligence helped the Red army just as much as the Germans logistics

[@susignos3235]

This army-cameramen were very brave. i have never seen real fight-scenes as good as in this films. Very impressiv. Thank you

[@bankerduck4925]

Heinz Guderian truly was a mastermind in his own right in my opinion!

[@abrahambinomer3433]

Guderian is mastermind of blitzkrieg but the thrust through addrenes was con manztein Idea

[@MilqOG]

This is one of the best ones yet great stuff

[@RiftVaulter]

My idea is that it was because blitzkrieg destroyed several points of the chain of effective command along the front, over, and over.

[@F.R.E.D.D2986]

It was a rapid attack that decimated the enemy's ability to hold a front, it paralysed the flanks preventing both counterattacks but also the ability to call for help and for more reenforcements. This led to the front dissolving. Which ultimatly led to the fronts collapse.

[@not_noah69]

@@F.R.E.D.D2986 fascinating

[@drxxqz2752]

@@F.R.E.D.D2986 and Pervitin helps a „lil“ bit 😅

[@billm3210]

Thanks man you are posting all the great stuff on tv back in the days I watched when a teen. I really enjoy these.

[@jakiseitz]

Yep I grew up on these hell,I remember when the history channel used to teach more history than school those were the days I miss them so😔

[@diegoargibay2287]

Such an amazing channel. Greetings from Argentina.

[@asullivan4047]

Interesting and informative. Excellent photography. Accurate information on actual situations.

[@quentindeschaux8545]

Well Blitzkrieg, is a post war term, the concept is pretty relative than the Battle of France has been 6 weeks of combat, the longest campaign in 1940. And really not a simple walk througt French campaign as this video want to show us. The efficient of the German tactic has been pretty helped by a very bad French command to react quickly.

[@SuperBuildsInMC]

The word "Blitzkrieg" is absolutely not a post war term. It was used by Western journalists during the invasion of Poland. And was first mentioned in a German military periodical called "Deutsche Wehr" or German defense in 1935. Source being Wikipedia. I'm not sure where you are getting your facts from, but they certainly are not correct.

[@olliefoxx7165]

@@SuperBuildsInMC Never ever use Wikipedia as a source. American elementary schools don't allow it in their essays or reports bc it's not a recognized accurate source.

[@rajeevkunapareddy1182]

Dude, what u on about? Blitzkrieg is a very well known term even before this. In fact, it’s pretty much coined to the German strategy as soon as they invaded Poland

[@apocalypseap]

@@rajeevkunapareddy1182 Blitzkrieg originates from an English source and not actually from the German language, so it's just a propaganda term that doesn't respect the language it's derived from or the people who speak it.

[@lowengkok1201]

The best movies and documentary.

[@timburr4453]

I like the two war room guys playing things out in the board

[@Mr_SAIYAN-6]

Free high quality documentaries are awesome!

[@Drizzle52693]

Fun fact: there was no mention of “blitzkreig” anywhere in German military doctrine. It was just considered modern tactics

[@timburr4453]

the term existed before the war. I think it was the British press that brought it into prominance.

[@hattorihanzo562]

German term for it was bewegungskrieg

[@drakebear1719]

The price of peace is blood, hence the price for keeping it is also blood.

[@briantrudell8248]

My new favorite channel👍👌😁

[@maheshpatel3738]

Amazing ,my most favourite documentry wwll

[@steveknight9187]

Great footage

[@LanielPhoto]

Great story, great editing. great footage. So who are the three dipsticks that didn't like it ? I want more like this !

[@dreamer466569]

I always wonder how someone can dislike history or educational things. Lol. Always be haters of some kind.

[@LanielPhoto]

@@dreamer466569 - Right on!

[@thereilneid2868]

Couldn't agree more. Now there's 12 idiotic stooge's w/dislikes to this excellent educational video.

[@TheYeti308]

Roosevelt, Stalin, Churchill .

[@mihovildanicic5305]

The sound is HORRIBLE. Narrator is A LOT quieter than the rest of the video. C Z S sounds are piercing. Too much bass and treble, no mids. Compressor misused. I can hear lips sticking, saliva and tongue clicking against teeth, nose hair fluttering. Experts just thrown in, narrator speaking like the audience is retarded. Cut cut cut cut. No scene longer than 10 seconds. I didn't dislike, although the dislike is deserved especially with all 21st century knowledge and technology at disposal. I'm gone.

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice video....which labelled to several defeat situations of (France, germany.).in each status had certain reasons

[@terrybrents2627]

These two moving the pieces on the map are killing me! If your going to use them dress them up in opposing uniforms at least!

[@case3270]

Fun fact, most German generals during ww2 did not use the term "blitzkrieg" and it was first adopted by western media to describe what is known to many as "Combined Arms Warfare" and quick, swift and "effective" victories

[@apocalypseap]

Actually, none of them did, really. The only one that did was in reference to the English speaking source using the term and never used the word itself in a contextual manner.

[@juliehildahl2758]

The raid on St. Nazaire doesn't get much attention (make a darn good movie) for likely being the greatest raid off all time, thank you Jeremy Clarkson. That took some serious courage, knowing they will likely be on a one way trip. British commandos are nuts! In a great way.

[@cw9766]

They could make movies for the next 50 years in just ww2 tbh.

[@TeterPiago123]

At 11:00, when it said Ju 88, why was the footage of a Do-17 there? And also the Ju 88 was less of a dive bomber, it was a heavy fighter and more similar to the He-111 series .

[@souvenirs9856]

Excellent documantery✌️

[@jimparis5073]

For anyone looking for more information about the raid at st naz AKA the greatest raid of all, there is a documentary about it on youtube hosted by Jeremy clarkson no less!

[@julianmichael2791]

Greatest military victory of all time

[@StonerStories]

Definitely not lol. where are you from?

[@tonytiger2914]

@@StonerStories how do you mean not? Six weeks to stuff france from start to finnish.

[@StonerStories]

@@tonytiger2914 lol honestly bro because they banked on the success of it being executed with speed and it was prolonged unfortunately and lead to German troops being dissipated by the vast distances, logistical difficulties and Soviet troop numbers, all of which caused attritional losses of German forces which could not be sustained. So in other words it was immediately successful but was not sustainable.

[@tonytiger2914]

@@StonerStories agreed.

[@StonerStories]

@@tonytiger2914 I respect that bro lol, most people are to arrogant to hear another’s perspective.

[@guru6831]

Every time, offence beats defence.

[@dirkbastardrelief]

Every time the two actors at the gaming table glare or smirk at each other I want to barf

[@Gc2020]

Seeing all these fallen soldiers fighting for their lives makes me think one thing, "I hate war".

[@haideramvs3891]

Coward

[@Pac0110]

Man, it would be amazing to see a video like this one but with both sides of the war, as well as every country in the conflict, so we can get a bigger image of what was the war itself, without the bias of one person from a specific group, or rather, with the biases of all the parts

[@tomm9871]

Nazis should not have their point of view represented in a civil society

[@autobotjazz1972]

In 1940 the allies were still trying to fight WW1 despite all evidence that the coming battles would be very different.

[@Geexey]

underrated channel

[@juliehildahl2758]

If you want to watch a great video on the St. Nazaire raid, the one by Jeremy Clarkson I believe titled Greatest Raid of all Time (huh, good name) is available online. If I were more tech savvy I'd include a link. Sorry, gotta work for it.

[@Centre14]

blitskrieg bop is a great song.

[@verticalpug2026]

Blitzkrieg was just kinda the Ash/Amaru rush of historical warfare

[@revistamercado45]

Love your videos. Why today's war videos (Ukraine Russian invasion) are so bad quality compared to that of WW2?

[@thegamingbreadsticks6133]

Cause it's a new war they've had much time for research and new discovery's for WW2 give it time you will see stuff about Ukraine and Russia

[@Petal4822]

The French waved the white flag before the battle had begun. 🤣

[@Darwini]

I love your channel

[@HeroProductionz]

Interesting

[@solidrockofjesuschristmini2423]

Why are their strange ppl randomly in video staring blankly at eachother moving pieces around on a world map? 😂😂😂

[@fabiosunspot1112]

The battle for france was one of the most brilliant maneuvers and strategies of war in history up on til then,the battle for russia almost became the best planed and executed military attack in the history of man but it was not meant to be,the russians buckled under the pressure of german sledge hammer but didn't break,by 1945 the german army in russia was destroyed and the war would end in germany"berlin"...

[@AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging]

The planned economy of the ussr is never credited but it was critical to the victory as well as “deep battle” Marxist theory which also gets no credit because westerners are brainwashed idiots

[@thetau12]

"They failed to anticipate German new tactics", too bad they didn't learned from Poland... Or even better, attack in 1939...

[@robbmorris]

I like that the final speaker/interviewee mentioned that the Americans were questioning the capabilities of the Commonwealth forces, especially Australian forces, but do not worry, we love you Australia 🇦🇺🇺🇲

[@heronvega2592]

Im 15 love world history vids, especially u.s history! Im the best, everyone ask me questions always and answer them, but no one ansers when i ask, idk if its normal

[@josenino7140]

Japanese Blitzkrieg on the south east asian nations should also be included.

[@rascallyrabbit717]

Panzers fueled by kerosene and synthetic fuel and combat troops fueled by meth

[@jojo1865]

I wish you hadn't use the "moving pieces on the board" thing. It cuts the flow of the video. Other than that it was very good ! Thank u

[@yureybezmenov3832]

Its a fact that Germany had the best soldiers of ww2. Like it or not, look at the numbers. That's why it took almost the rest of the world to fight against them. The Soviets won but lost more than double as many soldiers as Germany, it was sheer numbers. See what we could do as a United people if we would just wake up in America?

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

The aggressor begins with the advantage . The secrecy under which he had built up his armies was well kept .

[@mattosullivan9687]

The guys at Bastone may disagree,

[@TD5TREY]

It also helped that they were lunatics on drugs. Must like kamikazes who were willing to sacrifice life just to sink a ship. Most Americans don’t risk life like that or boost soldiers full of crazy drugs

[@auerstadt06]

What are you hoping for us to do if we "wake up"? Invade France?

[@mattosullivan9687]

@@auerstadt06 Drink a lot of wine do a beer and whiskey treaty with Ireland and have a good time

[@125discipline2]

they figured out the meta strategy in that era.

[@ilokivi]

Why does this presentation refer to a battle of Iwo Jima at 29:04 as having occurred in 1941? Isn't the correct date of the battle 1944?

[@scrcwski8512]

1945 … i cant even.. dude tryna correct something and gives wrong date himself

[@ct8618]

13:20 I think David has a plane to catch.

[@dirkbastardrelief]

They should repackage all these clips into various compilations with lots of similar titles, like, "Why the Blitzkrieg was So Horrifying", "What Was It Like To Face The Brutality Of Blitzkrieg Tactics," and "The Overwhelming Cost of Blitzkrieg Tactics". Oh never mind you already did that.

[@Ma007rk]

@ 7:47. Who are the Generals/Field Marshal's? One looks like Gerd Von Rundstedt.

[@tomwotton9]

I know that modern Germans get rather bored and fed up of all the ww2 programs that are constantly being made, but I imagine that there are a lot of Frenchmen who feel the same way! Love Tom

[@nasticanasta]

The title is a statement, not a question. Whoever wrote that should be reprimanded

[@calmdownbeavis7039]

Are you still as bothered as you were 96 hours ago?

[@joshuahawkins5731]

Meth played a huge part if you didn’t know

[@alberpajares4792]

We don’t know.., to destroy the earth squeeze my skills till the deep,..

[@timburr4453]

Like how Churchill called him Joe-Dill

[@thesovietunion7907]

It wasn't effective against winter

[@Sumzja]

Comrade winter

[@Corgi_Rider]

Blitzkrieg is also effective on the Operation Barbarossa if the weather is good.

[@yareyaredaze7122]

Not really, soviet union's area is far bigger than western front. So the blitzrieg is not as effective in western front even without bad weather.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Just think about the number of addicts we created that came home with no treatment .

[@adamscease4126]

It was but it isn’t the same these days The key is/was communication

[@Loli4lyf]

it was effective untill you remember enemies can also do resistence and reinforcement

[@External2737]

As the video noted, the French army was just to slow to fight mechanized warfare.

[@claytonmundy7451]

My grate grandpa or Großvater in German was a German soldier in he sirved from 1938 to 1945 he survived the war to come to America after the war how he was able to get here is not known to my grand mother his hold family is believed to have been killed wen Berlin was bombed so we don't know exactly what happened he never talked much about the war to my grand mother she told me one time wen I was a kid that she asked him about the war and all he said was I miss my comrads we lost it must have pained him deeply she said. Hamanid R schellandbeger was is name he died before I was born it would have been really cool to have met him RIP Großvater

[@ilfarmboy]

the flag raising was done by 5 marines and 1 navy corpsman

[@abdullah7359]

In Eojima

[@username-tv6uw]

@@abdullah7359 Iwo Jima

[@nortiusraskalius1]

it was staged

[@Walker-ow7vj]

Thomas J Jones no it wasn’t

[@KiwiEmpire4640]

2:34 why is a modern day map of Germany being used?

[@dkolle3446]

maybe they tried to avoid grey areas like germany also having half of poland under it's control yet it's obviously not officially accepted by the world and borders were very fluctuating the years prior...maybe much like if you would make such a take nowadays with russia not including the krim but still a valid questions to ask though.

[@fsddsewwww]

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[@hanhchau3077]

Oh

[@wcorn88]

Wow the Germans really could have won... Especially if the Axis powers worked together more efficiently

[@michaelconstantinemiranda2352]

If germans had atleast ONE competent ally that can reliably hold one front they would've won both world wars.

[@blackhand8299]

Could have but many people fail to see the economics and the resource side of things. Out of the bat Germany was at a disadvantage, even when France fell they were at a disadvantage resource wise, back then and even today they were reliant on Russia for their oil, if they lost that Supply could have been their doom either way.

[@blackhand8299]

Italy didn't have the industrial capability to actually participate effectively and Japan like Germany had the same downfall they attacked first out of fear and of course greed.

[@maximilianodelrio]

Nope, never could have won. They had no way of invading britain and the soviets were not going down

[@aleemizcool3654]

@@maximilianodelrio Their biggest mistake was their rush to attack the Soviets. And switching to a terror bombing campaign in Britain. Regardless they should have taken Britain first before opening a new front. It would've made things a lot easier for them in the long run.

[@danielfunes2419]

15:27

[@cyzcyt]

The thumbnail question was not answered

[@fabiosunspot1112]

The stukas drove fear into the hearts and minds of the french soldiers,not long after they capitulated 🤭😳😁

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

So effective against countries like Poland who were flying biplanes and charging tanks on horseback.

[@maximilianodelrio]

Yep, and France which was pretty impressive, but after Barbarossa it just broke down and the germans got obliterated by blitzkrieg on steroids, aka soviet deep battle

[@mr.voidroy6869]

I can't handle the boardgame stuff with the guys looking at each other with smugness. What are the rules? No labels for stuff. It just feels like Yu-Gi-Oh session 1

[@DDDPP]

Why is the German Map at 2:38 the Map of today explaining the attack from the 2. World War 😅

[@jackwood594]

Mistake ig

[@luksitkrubawang4660]

The involvement of russia after operations barbarossa failed, turned the tides of the war

[@robertpayne2717]

I was always amazed that the French allways assumed that the present war will always be fought like the last one. WW1 stagnant trench warfare reminiscent of the later part of the later half of the American Civil War Second world War use of technological advances and thorough use of combined arms ground infantry, artillery, mobile Armor and closely tied Air support... The French were too slow to react and deploy properly.

[@gurnish9741]

despite that the French defended themselves well, a German general in Dunkirk said that the French were lions and deserved their reputation, they covered the English army while the French were 1v5 against the Germans in certain battles

[@MacElMasMancoDeTodos]

You're all midly wrong, it's not blitzkrieg, it's just *Faüst and Fürhereus*

[@moptopzzz8076]

*not

[@daniel6009]

What?

[@tonytiger2914]

Strange panzers fuled by weird psycic fuel. Lmao

[@eparg8059]

This video is quite a strange mess of many battles of WWII. A kind of a little bit of everything. According to the title,it should be about the german Blitzkrieg during the initial phase of the war.

[@claytonmundy1269]

It is because the German tank crews were taking I pill called pevertion which for those of you who don't know is methamphetamine bested that is were the term blitzkrieg really came from blitzkrieg means lightning war

[@seppeisenmann8710]

Yessiree, you're totally correct on that. The German troops were issued 'pervetin' while Allied troops were given 'benzedrine.' Both of these drugs were 'performance enhancers.' Tnx for sharing & reminding fellow viewers.

[@georgeelmerdenbrough6906]

Pervitin , speed , meth xamphetamine . Our troops used it too ...especially tank pilots

[@meno7359]

It is not like one pill won the battle for France, there are multiple reasons, btw lightning war is a quite bad translation, lightning fast war would be more suitable

[@user-le8yj3ox1u]

@@meno7359 light fast war would be blitzschnellkrieg .. doesnt make any sense ... Lighting war is fine

[@meno7359]

@@user-le8yj3ox1u nah man, it has nothing to do with lightning, this word was just used to describe how fast it is, that is the reason u normally do not translate it.

[@M1sterSuck]

Why the two random angry dudes?😂😂

[@steveschmitt6933]

Because they were not expecting an invasion and also tank engine chassis that goes 30mph and airplane that goes 100mph. Boom! 1hour video in 10 seconds

[@canugizabit2810]

I didn't think the germans had tigers or Panthers during the blitzkrieg?

[@fabiosunspot1112]

The battle for Kursk was not just a war but a blood bath,men against men,tank on tanks and aircraft against aircraft,this battle would decide the out come of the second world war...

[@lyndoncmp5751]

The war was already decided before then. It was just a matter of time. The Axis had already failed in North Africa, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.

[@GrrMeister]

6:20 *How do you defeat a Frenchman ?* *Poke him in the **_Onions !_*

[@Fernando-sh8ip]

Hi

[@Morristown337]

As I watch how effective artillery is to stopping tank blitzkrieg, making the Ukraine trenchlines sound a lot like WW1; I am curious why artillery was unable to stop the German blitz.

[@Petal4822]

The French waved the white flag before the battle had begun. 🤣

[@OldEastGermany]

Germany against the rest of the world, Germany had world class soldiers.

[@mikefoehr235]

Yup...had

[@LanielPhoto]

They had really disciplined, dedicated and sometimes really cruel soldiers ready to kill women and children, ready to torture and kill captives (ie: Dachau, Auschwitz) . Add some great technology for the time. France had comparatively poor soldiers. Italians even worse.

[@dale5497]

Main difference was superior officers and battle tactics.

[@dale5497]

@@LanielPhoto Agree but be careful with generalizations. German regular army were not different morally than soldiers of other armies, though much better trained and more disciplined. Their Officer Corp was easily the best in the world and had a proud martial history dating back centuries. The SS were the soldier-psychopaths recruited and deployed to commit atrocities and staff the concentration camps, together with EiesatzGruppen who were the monsters tasked with the clean-up work wherever the army had passed through

[@dkolle3446]

@@dale5497 not different morally? while nothing is comparable with the SS the wehrmacht had it's fair share of committed atrocities and they pretty much "surrendered" to the terror especially when it helped their purpose of advancing without delay. that doesn't mean there was nothing bad happening on the other side but these soldiers didn't standby when millions of people were killed 1km behind their lines!

[@saleemkirmani5583]

Where was the French Air Force? What was it's strength?

[@gavriloprincip9634]

The ones who invented the blitzkrieg tactic were the ones and only minions