Why did Iran fall so quickly in WW2? (Short Animated Documentary)

[@gegecry]

ITS COMPLITED: Denmark: Fell in 6 hours Iran: Fell in 6 days France: Fell in 6 weeks Greece: Fell in 6 months Germany: Fell in 6 years.

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[@gamemasterultima]

Don’t forget about Pavlov house

[@PatrioteQuebecois]

It's actually 8 weeks for Greece, but France killed the most enemies, 200K, during the invasion of its country.

[@kylehart643]

I wonder if there will be 6 centuries 🤔

[@gegecry]

@@PatrioteQuebecois it was actually 216 days if you Count from the italian Invasion

[@mjjoe76]

Denmark happy that Iran is getting the attention.

[@salazar778]

6 days or 6 hours

[@elfinkenshi6437]

@@salazar778 size matters

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[@seneca983]

@@elfinkenshi6437 Though I think Luxembourg lasted longer than Denmark.

[@lucasneila4775]

France too, believe me

[@sthgamer_]

That "Fun Fact, no" never gets old.

[@nosoupforyou8202]

Imagine he say "Fun Fact, yes" instead

[@XDrang93]

I noticed more of a pause before he said "no" in recent uploads.

[@outerspace7391]

Your pfp does tho

[@sthgamer_]

@outerspace7391 i have literally nothing to put as a pfp so I just put a flag cuh

[@outerspace7391]

@@sthgamer_ why not put your national flag then, unless you're from Ukraine Regardless, you don't have to put a pfp necessarily

[@Baelor-Breakspear]

2:02 the happiness of the British and soviet soldiers at the idea of free puppies really warms my heart

[@ArmoryMedia]

The Canadians be like, "That's actually a good plan, eh?"

[@cdcdrr]

Britain: Give us access to your country. Iran: No, we're neutral and independent. Britain: Well actually, no.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

during this invasion you can also talk about british infused persian holocaust famine ww1 ww2 which halfed the population from 20 milion to 10 million and alongside polish refuges coming to iran meanwhile during ww2

[@CalasTyphon488]

Fun fact , no .​@@Houthiandtheblowfish

[@Finnbobjimbob]

@@HouthiandtheblowfishNope

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

​@@Houthiandtheblowfishsad but true

[@neshirst-ashuach1881]

Source? Because from what I know the death toll was estimated as being very low, with Britain and the USSR supplying food. 10 million dead is an absolutely insane number. Its totally not plausible.

[@Dachshund-br8pj]

My great uncle (by marriage) spent the war securing the rail lines through Iran supplying the USSR. The Soviets gave him a minor medal as thanks while things were still friendly. Apparently this resulted in him getting regular suspicion from the government back home in the states during the cold war.

[@mjjoe76]

That happened a lot. Frank Sinatra was accused of having communist sympathies because he starred in a short film _during the war_ that promoted ideas like working together with different people and not discriminating based on ethnicity.

[@danreyn]

@offroadguy7772 Fun fact.... No... -body cares

[@bweaddss]

@@danreynNo-body was a gay

[@ragnarulrichson778]

@@danreyn if his post made you reply, you obviously do.

[@greywolf7577]

I think the idea is that he didn't like people hating gays for no reason.@@ragnarulrichson778

[@alastairward2774]

I clicked so quickly Iran hadn't even a chance to fall.

[@genovayork2468]

*didn't even have.

[@mitsuriji]

​@@genovayork2468what he said makes sense

[@Ayte69]

​@@genovayork2468may sound stupid but pretty sure it's correct English

[@genovayork2468]

@@Ayte69 It's not, negative Past Simple is "did not" + Infinitive. Lmao, what are you on?

[@Ayte69]

@@genovayork2468 you see it a lot in literature "[Person] hadn't a clue"

[@Guns_Blazin]

“I’m fast as fuck boi” is actually a valid military strategy

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[@L_back]

That’s what Russia used when fighting against Napoleon’s invasion

[@encycl07pedia-]

You need a comma before "boi."

[@mybodyisamachine]

​@@encycl07pedia- 🤓

[@TheNotFakeBot212]

​@@encycl07pedia-no time for commas, gotta go fast.

[@r.a.acosta6528]

I like how every correspondence, whether it is a declaration of war, a letter of surrender, etc. Closes with the friendly phrase "Best Wishes."

[@louisduarte8763]

That's just being polite.

[@timmccarthy9917]

"How did you respond when the British invaded?" "I ran"

[@Mak2007a]

I ran so far awaaay

[@bumpermanthesecond615]

ba dum tssh

[@RonJohn63]

@@Mak2007a and didn't get away.

[@ecurewitz]

So far away

[@ecurewitz]

@@Mak2007abeat me to it

[@micahistory]

I love how you always answer the questions we were never asking but needed to know

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[@santi0501]

Hi

[@micahistory]

bro no way@@santi0501

[@ViktorCZ42]

1:08 that Denmark soldier 😆

[@TheFrenchClipper]

I think you spelled "Danish" wrong Jokes aside, awesome spotting - i could never notice in a million years, cheers to you mate!

[@royale7620]

Danish* grammar kid, grammar

[@dastardlyruby74737]

@@royale7620his grammar could be better but you ain’t gotta call him a kid Edit:damn this ratio went crazy💀

[@dastardlyruby74737]

@@royale7620 kid mckid is crazy💀💀 cuz you ain’t finna talk to me like that built like an underprivileged possum

[@dastardlyruby74737]

@@royale7620 mckid💀

[@SirAntoniousBlock]

UK & USSR at Nuremberg: We accuse Germany of unprovoked aggression. Iran: 😑

[@cowfat8547]

it wasn’t unprovoked aggression. Iran was not truly neutral with how much they were trading with the Germans. This was a war of survival, Germany’s supply had to be cut off.

[@sh534]

that still doesn't justify it. Switzerland's trading and selling weapons to Germany was not neutral yet everyone considered it as natural. Just because Iran isn't a western country and not European they easily justify it. Also, none of those countries paid reoperation after the war for invading a neutral country.

[@potato_nugget]

​@@cowfat8547"How dare you trade with other countries?" trading with both sides of a war is literally what neutrality is.

[@chelseafolk]

​@@potato_nugget no, that is not what neutrality is.

[@chelseafolk]

​@@sh534 Switzerland borders Germany and just was trying to avoid occupation. That's the only reason it was given a free pass. Also would have been harder for the Allies to occupy switzerland. Sweden also continued trading with Germany during the war. Close countries just aren't on the way to India or oil reserves

[@mohamedfaizan9844]

How many noticed the “HMS Fish and Ships” on the British naval officer’s cap? Priceless!

[@boobah5643]

I just noticed the "HMS _Buoy Buoy Buoy"_ on the seaman's hat.

[@malumphasma]

Seems like he always puts little Easter eggs in this videos. I quite enjoy finding them all myself.

[@JA432123]

I had no idea that this conflict even happened… thanks History Matters!

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

Yeah, I always thought Iran was neutral in World War II and never heard of this invasion!

[@aAverageFan]

The Allies don't want you to know about such events

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@aAverageFan That's idiotic! Go away with your paranoid delusional conspiracy nonsense!

[@thealmightyaku-4153]

​@@aAverageFan About what? Invading & crushing a defacto ally of the Nazis? They were so easy to defeat that the conflict is hardly worth mentioning, & the Shah was on the wrong side, so fuck 'im.

[@fiorino4554]

​@@aAverageFani am pretty sure that british journals told about this at the time

[@JimmyAgent007]

Does the "Fun Fact, No" bit ever get old? Fun Fact, No

[@mahieuwim]

Well... [Picture of a well]

[@zombieranger3410]

Me describing someone doing a nice thing: Said person skipping around in a field of flowers

[@malumphasma]

I've always loved the way he's narrated this and the animations he uses. There's almost always something in the background if you look closer as well

[@dohanddonuts5716]

And... Napoleon.

[@TweekLudwig]

The Fez Wearing Italian Man

[@Miguel-py9dd]

Iran's role in WW2 is never really talked about anywhere except, of course, Iran

[@thesenate1844]

Iran, whose name is literally based on "Aryan"

[@johnpoole3871]

The World War 2 channel here on KZbin covered it, along with the famine that followed.

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

@@johnpoole3871 Please share the link.

[@elevatedmeance6807]

They only cover it because the invasion started a famine which killed an estimated 3 million people. It’s mostly to highlight the shahs incopitance and the western aggression. They took Russia role in the invasion out of the textbooks, it was never really given a reason but I think the mullahs would rather people think of Russia as a friend in their fight aginest the west treatment of the Islamic nations (ignoring what happened in Dagestan and Chechnya ofc)

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

@@elevatedmeance6807 dude it is the opposite they induced russophobia but britishphilia and good coverage in media but bad coverage of bbc about germans and russians

[@TorreFLoeckx]

Denmark be like: "First time for you guys?"

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[@derrickthewhite1]

He didn't mention it, but it wasn't the first time. A much more involved set of battle was fought in WWI, in which a member of the central powers (the ottomans) was actually around to contest British and Russian Forces. Iran had been divided into "spheres of influence" back in 1907, and even then was in no position to resist. The British possessed a huge amount of infrastructure in southern Iran. So when wwi came, the british said "lets just acknowledge that we own this." and the shah said no, and Britain demonstrated who had better control of the area.

[@tacolordc]

@@derrickthewhite1something tells me that you didn’t get the joke

[@mikearmstrong8483]

Check out his video on "Why Belgium Exists". Among the country's varied assets are "easy access to panzer divisions ".

[@Carewolf]

Denmark has only been invaded twice, and the first time took the coldest winter in history to completely freeze over the Danish straits so Sweden could just invade over the ice.

[@Falkirion]

Love the ship names you chose for the Royal Navy. Very on point humour there

[@brianb2886]

Great episode. An episode on why Brunei is divided by Malaysia would be interesting, i didn't see it in your other videos

[@mashiturro8077]

Never thought I would be so early to one of your videos!

[@akopowerletsplay3884]

i am from iran ,,,

[@CommanderTavos99]

As a German ... we can beat that Speedrun!

[@cultural-and-historical]

As a Dane... screw you!

[@TheWolverine01]

Denmark was in 6 hours i think

[@wasdkug_tr]

​@@TheWolverine01 Yep, some Danes was asleep and 6 hours later they woke up in Germany

[@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja]

@@wasdkug_tr Technically not, since the Danish goverment was still operating in Denmark. It became a protectorate, not a part of Germany.

[@BOZ_11]

@@Tommuli_Haudankaivaja splitting hairs.

[@MeisterMoses]

One of the less known surprise attacks in WW2.

[@louisduarte8763]

So surprising, I didn't know it happened at all, almost 80 years later.

[@relix7373]

Well it makes the Allies look bad so it's probably not discussed much

[@kieragard]

Six days isn't even a battle. It's literally the time a tourist spend sightseeing🤣

[@mrbisshie]

Saddam would be punching holes in his walls seeing this video, if he was still alive.

[@Asamio]

I am a simple iranian I see history matters make a video on my country I immediately click

[@amp3661]

Yeah,me too.

[@mrmr446]

Invasion and occupation also came with a side serving of famine which wasn't very popular.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

during this invasion you can also talk about british infused persian holocaust famine ww1 ww2 which halfed the population from 20 milion to 10 million and alongside polish refuges coming to iran meanwhile during ww2 and installed autocrat dictator with its own cia

[@niono1587]

@@Houthiandtheblowfish sauce

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

​@@niono1587you mean source?

[@alexaagerger3695]

@@niono1587this is literally basic information. whip google out

[@MrBannystar]

@@niono1587 He keeps spamming multiple threads with the same stupid copy/paste reply, clearly has an agenda. Waste of time.

[@braedenh6858]

JS - Hey Winston, I've just noticed something. We're in neutral Iran. WC - So what, Josef, what's your point? JS - Winston...are we the baddies?

[@algorithmsavior3820]

You know that JS would NEVER think like that

[@sgcandrewkard]

Shah of Iran "Just built all these nice new roads." Britain and USSR "New roads you say?"

[@J-Bahn]

2:35 that was of course until the US decided the prime minister was too soft on communism (and was stepping out of line for nationalizing the oil industry), and so they overthrew him and replaced him was a dictator

[@FrancescoGardin-s6s]

I love when you post it makes my day

[@maximusromulus2697]

I’ve studied WW2 for years now and this is the first time I’m hearing about the invasion of Iran. Why haven’t I heard this before??

[@FireballFlareblitz734]

My new favorite donator: "Calling Dr. Howard Dr. Fine Dr. Howard"

[@grantorino2325]

*Soitanly!* Nyuck, Nyuck, Nyuck!

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

While we are on WW2 topics, here are few more ideas for future videos: 1. what were reichkommissariats?; 2. how independent were Axis puppet states (AKA Slovakia, Croatia, Manchukuo, Burma etc.); 3. Iraqi revolt in 1941 and why it was unsuccessful; 4. Italian occupation of Ethiopia; 5. why Japan didn't attack USSR in 1941 when Germany did?

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

All interesting topics, I must say.

[@sethbaggins]

I think with number 5 it was just logistically impossible for Japan to plow through thousands of miles of frigid tundra to get to Moscow; when they were already struggling to establish their own east asian co-prosperity sphere. With their general lack of oil and other resources I assume.

[@plumebrise4801]

@@sethbaggins Apparently there was a secret agreement between Japan and Germany ,that when Germany manage to conquer a city on the Volga ,Japan would then attack the USSR

[@nathandougg9743]

You were right about most of the event but the people actually loved Reza Shah because he built schools, university, hospitals, saved a lot of Iranians from hunger and roads

[@alanpennie8013]

The roads did get a mention.

[@j-Gappy-h]

Also banned slavery, don’t forget that part.

[@HermitKing731]

He saved them from the roads. Those evil child eating roads.

[@elevatedmeance6807]

Mullahs don’t apparently Also wasn’t this invasion the start of that really bad famine that killed like 3 million ppl?

[@j-Gappy-h]

@@elevatedmeance6807 That was during the first world war the one in the second world war is more than that though we don’t have clear cut answers to it Also Mullahs hate everything, they’ve never liked something or someone

[@Sweet_Pup_g]

And Iran lived happily ever after.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

during this invasion you can also talk about british infused persian holocaust famine ww1 ww2 which halfed the population from 20 milion to 10 million and alongside polish refuges coming to iran meanwhile during ww2 and installment of a dictator autocrat with its own cia

[@frankiefierro7129]

Yup, they were able to go into the 50's and enjoy the their democracy. I'm being sarcastic in case anyone is wondering.

[@_blank-_]

And people wonder why so many countries can't stand the West

[@maniesmaeili8255]

Nah not really 😂

[@da-cor]

Fun fact, no.

[@dercorta-noyokamiboyteenpr2166]

invading an neutral west european country (belgium) = evil. invading an neutral non european country (iran) = ok/accepted

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

during this invasion you can also talk about british infused persian holocaust famine ww1 ww2 which halfed the population from 20 milion to 10 million and alongside polish refuges coming to iran meanwhile during ww2 and installment of a dictator autocrat with its own cia

[@Geojr815]

Thanks James Bisonette😃

[@zwussow]

I'm a bit ashamed to say I did not know the allies invaded Iran in WWII. Thanks for the video!

[@runajain5773]

That reason of beingging of british and american control on iran and Iranian revolution happen

[@seanmoran2743]

Britain and America orchestrated a coup against the elected government of Iran in the 1950s over er ……………… Oil rights

[@Simpleexperiments741]

Good video these are always interesting

[@Pardisc13895]

Basically: the British and Soviets played dirty and attacked a neutral country without warning

[@aAverageFan]

Allies be like: It's only wrong when the Axis does it but not when we do it.

[@zimriel]

@@aAverageFan "we've already allied with Stalin, may as well just roll with it"

[@goranpersson7726]

best part is, if you look at the german policies and what they were attempting to do? well they would have probably ended up with a similar fate as the USSR did. sure it would be tragic loss of life during it's reign (same as it was in our timeline and same as it was for the shit the soviets did) but they would have most likely collapsed as they would face pretty much the same problems the soviets did (although maybe some more tensions between the different groups of people, heck maybe could have collapsed faster)

[@mrchambers31]

@@aAverageFanYeah when a mad dictator starts a world war you do what has to be done to end it.

[@royale7620]

They almost did the same with Norway and Sweden btw

[@deleted-something]

Can you talk about Ethiopian resistance during ww2? Is quite interesting that they were never fully conquered by any European country

[@FastTquick]

They weren't until the Italians ripped them a new one during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

[@NokiaTheReuploader]

​@@FastTquickthey were some areas controlled by rebels

[@JesusKnowsAllComeToHim]

​@FastTquick When the Italians invaded Ethiopia in 1935, at the age of 15, Jagama and his older brother went into the bush to join the Arbegnoch. At first, he had no gun - only his elder brother had one. But they ambushed Italian troops and gradually armed themselves. Peasants joined the struggle, and by the end of the war, they had over 3,000 fighters under their command, his forces were active in the mountainous areas of western Shewa.[8] On 2 December 1940, he and his soldiers raided the Italian garrison at Addis Alem. They killed 72 Italians in the engagement, including their commander Vittorio Casardi, and captured over 2,000 rifles.[10] On 5th May 1941, after years in exile in Britain, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to his capital. Jagama, who had received no British help during the 5 years of the war, refused to go to Addis Ababa for the ceremony. In the end, the Emperor came to Ginchi. Jagama says he put his 3,500 troops on the parade to greet Haile Selassie. He was then driven in the Emperor’s own car to his palace, where he was awarded a gabardine coat and a gold watch. But the war was not yet over. Jimma was still under Italian control. The Emperor asked Jagama for help, and he says he led his forces into battle. Reports suggest the area was ‘swarming with Patriots’ - many of whom may have been loyal to Jagama. He told the BBC that his forces captured some 500 Italian soldiers, whom he handed over to the British[8] Works cited Forgacs, David (2014). Italy's Margins: Social Exclusion and Nation Formation since 1861. Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories. Vol. XX (illus. ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-05217-8. Jalata, Asafa (1998). Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse: The Search for Freedom and Democracy. The Red Sea Press. p. 198. ISBN 1569020663. Pearce, Jeff (2014). Prevail: The Inspiring Story of Ethiopia's Victory over Mussolini's Invasion, 1935-1941. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1632200969.

[@JesusKnowsAllComeToHim]

​@@FastTquick When the Italians invaded Ethiopia in 1935, at the age of 15, Jagama and his older brother went into the bush to join the Arbegnoch. At first, he had no gun - only his elder brother had one. But they ambushed Italian troops and gradually armed themselves. Peasants joined the struggle, and by the end of the war, they had over 3,000 fighters under their command, his forces were active in the mountainous areas of western Shewa.[8] On 2 December 1940, he and his soldiers raided the Italian garrison at Addis Alem. They killed 72 Italians in the engagement, including their commander Vittorio Casardi, and captured over 2,000 rifles.[10] On 5th May 1941, after years in exile in Britain, Emperor Haile Selassie returned to his capital. Jagama, who had received no British help during the 5 years of the war, refused to go to Addis Ababa for the ceremony. In the end, the Emperor came to Ginchi. Jagama says he put his 3,500 troops on the parade to greet Haile Selassie. He was then driven in the Emperor’s own car to his palace, where he was awarded a gabardine coat and a gold watch. But the war was not yet over. Jimma was still under Italian control. The Emperor asked Jagama for help, and he says he led his forces into battle. Reports suggest the area was ‘swarming with Patriots’ - many of whom may have been loyal to Jagama. He told the BBC that his forces captured some 500 Italian soldiers, whom he handed over to the British[8] Works cited Forgacs, David (2014). Italy's Margins: Social Exclusion and Nation Formation since 1861. Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories. Vol. XX (illus. ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-05217-8. Jalata, Asafa (1998). Oromo Nationalism and the Ethiopian Discourse: The Search for Freedom and Democracy. The Red Sea Press. p. 198. ISBN 1569020663. Pearce, Jeff (2014). Prevail: The Inspiring Story of Ethiopia's Victory over Mussolini's Invasion, 1935-1941. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1632200969.

[@Lodrik18]

Wakanda forever!

[@DaBritishBird]

Finally, Iran is now answered also…. I think James Bisonette had something to do with this…

[@jamesbissonette8002]

Nah

[@ecurewitz]

Don’t forget Kelly Moneymaker

[@algorithmsavior3820]

3 Spinning Plates was in charge of the famine

[@MatthewBakke]

This is a good one! I’m so happy I stumbled across your channel so many years ago.

[@salarhoseynali9007]

Reza shah was a great man who literally brought Iran from Middle Ages to the 20th century, but it is no secret that in the 2nd half of his reign, he got paranoid and imprisoned even many of his own ministers, and when allies invaded he was unpopular.

[@genovayork2468]

Iran hadn't been in the Middle Ages.

[@salarhoseynali9007]

@genovayork2468 have you seen photos from before his renovation? Our country was in ruins, no actual government no military and rule of feudals and foreigners taking over different parts of country

[@genovayork2468]

@@salarhoseynali9007 The fact you're Iranian makes you more incult.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

f of he was a stooge like his son

[@Q8iAB]

Not accurate. Just because you have a government that kills civilian Sunni Kurds and Balochis and is generally an oppressive shia regime doesn't mean that the alternative was amazing. I want the current Iranian government to fall more than you do since they are just as much of a destabilizing force as the US and israel, but this is just propaganda.

[@no.6660]

Day 2 of asking him to finish the English/British history series

[@OsamasStory]

“Which raises the question, why?”

[@RankinMsP]

Our calling card. 😊

[@nathanpayne6765]

Good heavens! Last time I was this early, the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik, now a full part of Dalmatia, in Croatia) still only held Astarea and the Elaphites! The time when they got Korčula for a good four seconds is a close third!

[@genovayork2468]

When would that be?

[@nathanpayne6765]

@@genovayork2468 The only-Astarea one, or the time they got Korčula?

[@genovayork2468]

@@nathanpayne6765 You edited Korčula in after I had commented, silly.

[@nathanpayne6765]

@@genovayork2468Oh, your comment hadn't loaded for me when I did. From what I can tell (as I'm yet to find an academic paper dealing specifically with Ragusan territorial expansion), their first major acquisition outside of the traditional core of Astarea and the Elaphite islands, was in the mid-1200s, with the island of Lastovo. Apparently in 1240 they had tried to get the Venetians to hand it over to them, along with Mljet (and potentially also Korčula, if I remember correctly), but were unsuccessful. By 1272, when the first Statute of Dubrovnik was compiled on orders of the Venetian-appointed count Marco Giustinian, they already held Lastovo, and chapter xv of the first book of said statute is a brief paragraph describing "In What Manner the People of Lastovo Gave Themselves and the Island to the Commune of Dubrovnik."

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

@@nathanpayne6765 What a fascinating little historical titbit!

[@rezatavakoli592]

some not so fun fact result of invasion : Iranian famine of 1942-1943 "State Department population figures for 1941 (15 million) and 1944 (10-12 million)"

[@cowfat8547]

not a direct result of the invasion. it was a bad harvest, would have happened regardless. the only matter of question is whether it would have been worse or not as bad had the invasion not happened

[@rezatavakoli592]

@@cowfat8547 if Wikipedia writer right about this , it's say mainly allies was responsible about food shortage GB take control of railroad system and keep feeding their soldiers soviets for taking 50 percent of grain from Azerbaijan province monarch not having viable replacement for time like this from wikipedia "Shortages affected Iran most severely, and an unseemly blame game ensued as to who was responsible. The British blamed incompetent Iranian distribution, the Americans blamed the callous British as well as bungling Iranians and the Iranians blamed all three allies. There was some truth to the positions of all sides. The bottom line was that the allies were directly responsible for wheat shortages. Article 7 of the Treaty of Alliance that legitimised the occupation required Britain and the Soviet Union to protect the Iranian people against the "privations and difficulties" of the war. But invasion and the shah's subsequent abdication destroyed Iran's old political and economic structures and failed to provide a viable replacement. The occupiers purchased or confiscated large amounts of Iranian food, and the food requirements of the 100,000 plus allied soldiers garrisoned and working in Iran were only partially met from outside. Tehran’s major source of wheat was Azerbaijan, yet Soviet officials acquired 50 per cent of their grain needs from the province, allowing only 300 tons of Azerbaijani wheat to be shipped to Tehran from March 1942 to March 1943. In addition, Soviet occupation policies caused 200,000 Iranians to flee to Tehran, swelling its population and food needs by 37 per cent."

[@Rayitolaser569]

@@cowfat8547 Check your data again, the food distributation capabilities had been reduced like a 75% because britain and USSR occupied half the country and stole all it's resources (including trains and other mediums of transport, which were used to distribute food)

[@s0rtaananym]

@cowfat8547 There was no "bad harvest" the Allies literally seized most of the farmers crops! He's exaggerating the death toll to a ridiculous degree, but you- you're spreading misinformation!

[@rezatavakoli592]

@@s0rtaananym "He's exaggerating the death toll to a ridiculous degree" not me just copy past from Wikipedia that's why i put it in marker (this " ") and exaggerating is big word because my grandfather experience it in first hand he suvive at mercy of baker other long relative of mine in Hamedan saw people in neighborhood eating a kid to survive

[@RandomYT05_01]

Me showing up 10 minutes after upload without being notified a new episode has released 😎

[@TXnine7nine]

0:36 Interesting pronunciation for Vladivostok.

[@genovayork2468]

Wrong one.

[@akend4426]

These new high quality character models are really great!

[@TheOrigamiAnalysis]

At least they lasted longer than Denmark in WWII.

[@cyrusthegreat1893]

And that’s because Iran is bigger than Denmark. Therefore, it took longer to be occupied.

[@familygash7500]

*VIDEO SUGGESTION:* Why did Italy loose to Greece during World War II? (I actually already know the answer to this question, but I still want History Matters to make a video about it, anyway).

[@sethbaggins]

QUESTION: out of curiosity if I may ask, why and how did Italy lose to greece?

[@graceneilitz7661]

@@sethbaggins Bad weather, bad timing, bad equipment, and incompetence of the Italian high command. But, the biggest reason was that the Greeks were highly motivated to fight, and held out fairly well until the Germans came.

[@sethbaggins]

@@graceneilitz7661 Thx

[@ArthurCSchaperMR]

Please do a video on the following subjects: 1. Why did the Revolution of 1848 fail in Spain and the German states? 2. Why do people drive on different sides of the road in different countries?

[@t2av159]

Because

[@bela650]

Denmark: finally it's not me being made fun of! Iran: well great for you!

[@akend4426]

The only time where British and Soviet forces cooperated directly, if I recall correctly.

[@robertobustios9485]

if you can make a video about how 2-3 million Iranians died of famine and starvation during the allied occupation. its a little detail that the allies conveniently like to ignore.

[@cowfat8547]

oh boo hoo cry me a river

[@vincentmahon6423]

​inhuman.

[@ddggfcff]

Britain protecting the sovereignty of neutral European countries: strong Britain protecting non European countries sovereignty: the empire on which the sun never sets

[@angelb.823]

Fascinating, because Britain, alongside with France, violated Greece's neutrality during WWI, before Greece would join the Entente against the Central Powers.

[@theredscarelpful]

Might want to look to the left of England there mate.

[@magnushultgrenhtc]

I think it was Blackadder who described the colonial imbalance in weaponry as a battle between gatling guns and a particularly pointy mango.

[@Lodrik18]

"the empire on which the sun never sets" was about the spanish empire...

[@Ducky27_]

@@Lodrik18 it describes multiple empires including the spanish AND british

[@SomeSuperGiant]

You know I just so happed to get the really rare event where this happens in hoi4. And then one day later this video comes out kinda cool

[@tillettman]

2:39 A “free” nation, so long as the British were allowed to keep all the oil.

[@Kkk-cc1iy]

Wdym no they kept control of refineries ​@@Bd-ng1zv

[@gamingsolider0968]

When ever a new video comes out it takes me a couple of days to realize it’s new 💀

[@lunalingo4461]

Aaahh its a good iftar when history matters uploads 😊😊

[@malumphasma]

Am I the only person who would like him to narrate... Everything? LoL Good info, some stuff in here I didn't realize. Gonna have to digdeeper now. Been watching for years now and every time it gives me food for thought and something to delve deeper into. Thank you!

[@Suavs]

Here before the James Bissonet comments

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

It's like detecting the cancer in stage one, huh?

[@looinrims]

Should do a video on the Iranian famine

[@PatriotOfPersia]

* Genocide It Was Artificial Famine

[@RBN1939]

I did know about this and how the "big three" had a conference in Tehran in 1943 and about the occupation I never knew there was an actual invasion or brief conflict had thought Iran just gave in straight away so it's cool to have a channel like this that talks about these less known event and teaches me new things about them

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

@@neshirst-ashuach1881 Were you responding to Houthiandtheblowfish?

[@neshirst-ashuach1881]

@@howtoappearincompletely9739 Yeah, I see they deleted their comment, I'll delete my reply as well.

[@geordiedog1749]

“The shooty end of the Shars reign” - quality!!

[@atoucangirl]

ah yes, the prequel to Persepolis i was looking for

[@howtoappearincompletely9739]

Good film, that.

[@TBWgryp]

the more i learn about ww2 the more sympathetic i get towards the axis

[@JoeZombie-nq7qj]

Don't fall for the trap that one's wrong means another's right.

[@privatebandana]

Millions of people starved because of this in Iran, not a first for the allies.

[@aAverageFan]

They did the same thing to India

[@CameronCatlett-lv6ni]

Starved to death? You got a source for that? millions starved to death in Iran because of the allies.Source please

[@thomasjones3206]

He said starved, I'm sure thousands starved to death but not millions, but this would definitely caused a food shortage

[@derrickbuhonick3105]

Gotta tell ya….. I love WW2 (or rather learning about it). I consider it one of my favorite topics….. I have never heard about Iran during WW2 and didn’t know they were even involved. Thank you!

[@hessen5498]

"Why does everyone hate us" -Britain

[@untendohd1377]

Can you make a video about Romania joining the Entente in WW1?

[@juliomanuel1885]

Can you do a video about why Germany fought to the last man and didn't surrender even though the war was clearly lost by 1944 or even 1943 or earlier?

[@genovayork2468]

It wasn't clearly lost in 1943.

[@zombieranger3410]

[looks at Soviet Union, army is just a few miles away from taking over Moscow] Well, its time to surrender

[@boobah5643]

I must have missed that thing where there is no German state today, because the Allies killed them all when they fought to "the last man."

[@Avo7bProject]

In an alternate universe, the plot of July 20, 1944 succeeded, and Germany capitulated before its cities were ruined by bombing.

[@PetarKobas]

Nice video

[@poromafia]

Soviets having a hard time leaving areas they have stepped their foot on? Who would have guessed!

[@aaronthomas8190]

Excellent summary on an interesting piece of Middle East history that I didn't know much about. Thank you.

[@MrfeastHaven-tj6uj]

Because James bassinet was such a good general!

[@deadon4847]

Lame.

[@n.s.mcmahon6180]

He just bought the country.

[@Failure_studios29090]

Don't forget Kelly money maker 🤑

[@NorbertButele]

Really loved this one

[@AshkanPacino13]

British and Russians caused a famine that killed millions of Iranians in both WWs despite Iran being neutral in both of the wars and Iran didn't get any reparations or even a formal apology because it was "officially" neutral.

[@aAverageFan]

British did the same thing to India so we can relate with what Iran went through

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

during this invasion you can also talk about british infused persian holocaust famine ww1 ww2 which halfed the population from 20 milion to 10 million and alongside polish refuges coming to iran meanwhile during ww2 and installment of a dictator autocrat with its own cia

[@Programmdude]

@@aAverageFan India wasn't neutral though, it was part of the allies as the states were either governed by the UK, or vassals of the UK.

[@aAverageFan]

@@Programmdude India had nothing to do with the war in Europe and it was the British who dragged us into a conflict in another continent which otherwise we won't have agreed to join willingly.

[@appalachianvolk1958]

Love your videos, perfect stuff to eat dinner to

[@icecold1805]

Western Historians: the Japanese committed the horrendous act of attacking without sending a war declaration first. Meanwhile Britain in Iran:

[@neshirst-ashuach1881]

Lol what? The Japanese are usually critised for their horrific war crimes, like the rape of Nanking, or use of "comfort women" who where kidnapped local women in occupied territories forced to 'work' at "state run brothels" (they where kept as sex slaves and raped). South Korea for example is still furious about this today. I've literally never met anyone who cares about the declaration of war thing.

[@מ.מ-ה9ד]

How about video about why the other 6 day war happened?

[@nukey_nuke]

Iran could have a really good hoi4 tree now that i know this

[@genovayork2468]

It doesn't have much to reconquer. The east Caucasus, south Turkmenistan and Herat.

[@TheHylianBatman]

I had not heard about the invasion of Iran, that's really interesting.

[@ThealmightyMatt]

One thing that wasn't mentioned, but I think should at least be acknowledged, is the horrible famine that Iran suffered from under the occupation by the United Nations Alliance (i.e., Allies and Soviet Union). I highly recommend watching World War Two's video "The Famine the World Forgot" for more information.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

during this invasion you can also talk about british infused persian holocaust famine ww1 ww2 which halfed the population from 20 milion to 10 million and alongside polish refuges coming to iran meanwhile during ww2 and installment of a dictator autocrat with its own cia

[@Vlashr]

This question has received little attention, obviously because history is written by the victors. But, without trying to justify anyone, I note that during WWII there was a terrible famine in the USSR and in British India

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

@@Vlashr indeed and it is not too dissimilar to irish either

[@armyaj]

I have never heard Vladivostok said that way. Very interesting

[@nielspoulsen6132]

For us danes, taking 6 days to surrender , is like the most impressive thing ever

[@makarabaduk1754]

When you already know the outcome, why bother insisting people be hurt?

[@markstott6689]

Even if I don't include Ms Moneymaker, this channel has the best patreon subscriber names. It's the only channel I listen to the very end on every video purely for names like "Spinning Three Plates."" There's others, but I'm not sure about spellings. 😊❤❤❤😊

[@ashhaep82]

Great video.

[@marcinfranczak1673]

Thank you for this educative video. Now I know what was with Iran in II WW. And honestly I recognize it was necessary to do so, even when it was unethical.

[@michaelowino228]

Good video.

[@CompletelyCr]

Love the British sailor caps with "BUOYS BUOYS BUOYS"

[@ezey2746]

make a video about the famine caused by the british that killed so many iranians aswell please

[@matthewtaylor6829]

One of the few times in war when it ends as quickly as everyone expected it to when they began

[@ariandashti4753]

Kinda disappointed you didn't speak about the third famine Britain caused in Iran in WW2.

[@Finnbobjimbob]

*USSR

[@Rayitolaser569]

@@Finnbobjimbob Also the british

[@aAverageFan]

@@Finnbobjimbob Britain is worse than USSR when it comes to causing famines

[@steven-y6j]

@@Finnbobjimbob no britain actully kid

[@keepingitwild5994]

Wow! How did I not know anything about this?

[@artjomhansase6977]

Cuz James Bizonette allowed it to fall

[@jamesbissonette8002]

Doubt it

[@vincedibona4687]

Wow! Much original. So humor!

[@Comrade-Mostafa]

Thank you for making videos about irans history❤🎉. I so appreciate that you have given your time to a country where its history is getting forgotten for this anti-Iranian regime in Tehran. at the end i wish you the best my friend ❤❤🧡❤❤.

[@alphabet.m7218]

الان از تاریخ به گا رفتنت ویدعو ساخته خوشحالی؟

[@Sivrn-Val]

Nazi Germany: * Forces way through neutral country to invade France* The World: Thats illegal! Britain and Russia:*invade neutral country during WW2 for supply reasons.. and for their Oil * The World: Yes and?

[@cowfat8547]

None were truly neutral countries. Belgium and the Netherlands hated the Nazis and wanted them to lose, they just didn’t want to fight in a war after the memory of WW1. Iran was cozy with the Germans and got half their exports from Germany and sent 42% of their imports to Germany; they had a vested interest in Germany winning. The Germans were laying siege to the USSR and bombing London, cutting off their supply was a justified and necessary move. You’re comparing apples to oranges.

[@FillupMan]

History Matters! A new video idea: "how did the Plauge affect Northern Europe?" 😊