How to Escape the Nazis - WW2 Special

[@WorldWarTwo]

Go check out Gerda: A Flame in Winter now! bit.ly/3QtmbMw

[@QuizmasterLaw]

Refugees really did hike over the Pyrenees into Spain, but Switzerland regularly exradited such people.

[@darijogalic4839]

operation prometheus and erick guderian.search this

[@gth042]

Too bad it isn't a standalone program. It sounds fascinating and refreshingly different. Steam is the Devil!

[@tgapmax4051]

Why are you advertising for a racist game? It doesn't understand the difference between Nazis & modern Germans. They are using the modern flag and dishonoring it. You've just digitally burned the flag after stepping on it & deficating on it. I'll be thinking twice about continuing my membership in the Time Ghost army.

[@nozecone]

Love and respect your work - but for me, the flogging of the game lowers the tone a bit. FWIW.

[@kingozymandias8370]

During WW1 a British POW escaped , having realised that previous escapee's were caught by dogs he befriended the dogs giving them a full half of all his rations , when he escaped he took the dogs with him , unfortunately the Dutch wouldnt let the dogs cross the border but he got away !

[@Giveme1goodreason]

That’s some major Big D energy.

[@thanos_6.0]

Men's best friend.

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

Amazing if true. Got any sources please?

[@BossItUp911]

@@Leon_der_Luftige her imagination

[@TheSuperhoden]

I doubt this story. You wouldn't even survive on half rations and people already were starving on full rations. And you weren't exactly in a place where they allowed such behavior.

[@agnieszkajanicka-struska5528]

In my grandma's village one day SS came to get all blonde, blue-eyed small girls (she was about 8). But one day before that the residing Wehrmacht officer alarmed unofficially school and the whole village so that all girls "disappeared" for a few days. He probably died on the East front. Thanks to him a lot of little polish girls were saved from beeing (probably) nazi incubators.

[@michalelwartowski3424]

My granny had her hair cut short and her bust wrapped so she could be taken for a boy. Always pretending to be a little bit 'slow' when approached by a german. She survived and led good life post war.

[@williamboisdenghien2849]

​@@aleksazunjic9672 And then suffer the burden of the truth if they learned their origin. A few learned about it and were able to see their parents after the end of the cold war.

[@aculleon2901]

@@aleksazunjic9672 Sure like they wouldnt get raped

[@heathercontois4501]

@@aleksazunjic9672 Where do you mean by "the West"?

[@IudiciumInfernalum]

Those girls were deemed suitable for 'Germanification' and would have been resettled to Germany to be raised by German families.

[@sejek1995]

My grandfather was only 17 when he and some of his friends helped the Danish Jews escape over Øresund from Rungsted in 1943. In his last run over the sound, he got shot by a German through the cheeks while shouting on the boat which he sailed - he was fine and spent the rest of the war in Sweden joining the Danish Brigade in 1945 and lived until 2017.

[@mhpjii]

Your grandfather was a righteous man.

[@WorldWarTwo]

That is quite amazing Christopher. Thank you for sharing about your grandfather's work saving those people.

[@davidmorris3981]

One of Anne Frank's final entries in her diary was to note Princess Elizabeth's 18th birthday, and to speculate on who she would marry. RIP QE2

[@christophercarlone9945]

Spoilers much? I'm currently reading her diary, about halfway through it. Dont ruin it for me lol

[@christophercarlone9945]

@Seaworth I love how somebody can suggest that historical document is a work of fiction yet when I reply sarcastically that it must be some grand Jewish conspiracy the comment gets auto deleted. Gotta love neoliberalism

[@TheExecutorr]

@@christophercarlone9945 this reminds me of the story why I deleted my facebook account after I replied to a comment under a post that listed several roles of an actor. One of the roles the actor played was Adolf Hitler. The comment I replied to said "Interesting, I've never heard of any of those." Obviously the comment meant to say he had never heard of that actor playing any of these roles, but due to the wording I jokingly replied "well you should at least have heard of Hitler". My reply got auto deleted and I was banned from commenting for 3 days. I could understand this if my comment could be taken as advertising or praising nazi ideology or figgures if taken out of context, but taking it wihtout any irony or sarcasm, just as a serious statement, I do think people should have heard of Hitler, as in they should be knowledgable about the past - or in short, never forget. So I applied for my comment to be evaluated by a human. It was concluded that my comment should stay deleted, and my ban was upheald. I don't want anything to do with a company that openly opposes spreading awareness of history (because that's how I am taking this), so I deleted my facebook account for good.

[@christopherrasmussen8718]

My grandfather , a Danish fisherman took a 60 foot wood fishing boat, with his family, people and oil drums across the Atlantic in 37. He was almost sunk by the US Navy coming to America . I am 1/4 Danish and very proud of it. My (late) mom visited the family there but I have never been. I love Lefsa and Stegt rødspætte

[@WorldWarTwo]

That's an amazing tale of survival. Thank you for sharing a bit about your family with us

[@UrzhadOwning]

I don't mind watching an ad for the purposes of watching high quality videos afterwards. But when you then sabotage the quality of the video though an obnoxious usage of an ad to dictate the script for the entire video, there is nothing left worth watching after the ad. The rescue and escape of the danish jews is a heart-wrenching story. You somehow managed to wreck it. Good job.

[@UrzhadOwning]

@GaslitWorld f. Melissa B You want to deepen your understanding, read a book, plenty have been written on this topic. A mobile style game is not going to teach you anything with any depth.

[@batwing-plays]

@GaslitWorld f. Melissa B Even if the game was a masterpiece, 10/10 on every ranking, GotY and whatnot this way of advertising it is simply hard for me to bear.

[@WorldWarTwo]

There is nothing that can 'wreck' such a story. On the contrary, we hope such games will drive more people to learn about the war and history in general.

[@ahorsewithnoname773]

One of the most insane escape stories involved a man named Peter Julien Ortiz. A former French Foreign Legionairre & a US Marine Corps officer of mixed French and American ancestry, he was parachuted into German occupied France as part of a multi-national team of intelligence operatives coordinating with the local resistance. While performing that task four British RAF airmen bailed out of a stricken aircraft in his team's area of operations and they were tasked with recovering the crew and smuggling them safely to the Spanish border. Despite the fact that by then Ortiz had been operating with the resistance for some time and the Gestapo was not only aware of his existence but actively hunting him (in part because he'd wear an Allied military uniform openly while accompanying the maquis on ambushes or sabotage missions, believing it raised their morale) , he strolled into a German motor pool with a perloined uniform and pass and used the Gestapo's own cars to smuggle the airmen safely into Spain. That also wasn't first brush with an escape during the Second World War. While still serving with the Foreign Legion he had himself been wounded and captured during the fall of France in 1940, but by 1941 managed to escape captivity and made his way to Lisbon, and from there to the United States. He arrived in the US on December 8th, 1941 - the day after Pearl Harbor, and promptly joined the US Marines, who recommended him for service with the Office of Strategic Services because of his background and command of French, Arabic, and German..the last two learned while serving with the Legion in North Africa and while a captive following the fall of France.

[@oldesertguy9616]

I've read about him. He was like an urban myth but the real deal.

[@michielwerring5846]

... No, no, wait, don't tell me. It's just like in the game, Gerda: A Flame in Winter.

[@bobtaylor170]

It's a dismaying turn for them to take, and I hope it isn't the beginning of something, but I'm afraid it may be.

[@operationcreation5583]

While the video was enjoyable, I do think that this constant references to the game through out the video is a bit irritating as the immersion is ruined. If you want to do your sponsor which is good that you're getting them, it would be better if it was a dedicated segment at the start of the video.

[@robertafierro5592]

I know what you mean. I believe that is their Sponsor..

[@ahronthegreat]

Get over it😂

[@michaelmoran3946]

I heard about this when I went to Denmark on business. Interesting game concept - covering the game in no way compromises the video in my eyes.

[@shawnr771]

To me it makes it all the more interesting.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for watching, Michael

[@ninus17]

I would love to see you also mention some of the danes whom escaped Denmark and joined the allies, a lot of them were on ships supporting the Normandy invasion. Some of them joined the Allied air forces. Wing commander, Kaj birksted became a double ace and was a key figure in creating the new danish Air Force after the war. Another is Kjeld rønhof, whom also flew for the RAF and had a brother in Denmark that was a resistance fighter. There were also two other guys who were pilots in the danish Air Force before the war, whom didn’t want to live under the german occupation, so they stole a plane and flew to England, where they were captured initially though to be spies. But got released when they said they wanted to join the raf and kill germans ( or something like that )

[@gianniverschueren870]

DOUBLE-TIE POWER!!! Spartacus with a phenomenal number here, taking the cake, but Ian more than holds his own! 5/5 for double-tie goodness

[@WorldWarTwo]

Gianni you honor us with the rare perfect rating 👔👔

[@gianniverschueren870]

@@WorldWarTwoYou honor me with ALL THE TIES

[@alexamerling79]

The escape from Sobibor was incredible too

[@brokenbridge6316]

I love hearing about Great Escapes no matter the time period they take place in. They're always thrilling. And this video filled me in on one or two Great Escapes I didn't know about. Great video.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for watching as always, BB

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@WorldWarTwo---Your welcome

[@Jordy120]

I recommended this channel to my nephew. He can't get enough...which is surprising for a teen.

[@seanconroy3567]

This is why I love these videos! The Churchill Club another amazing story that needs to be shared with the world! Great work as always!!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks Sean!

[@nirfz]

Reminds me of one of my favorite TV personalities of my childhood: German TV host wiht th name of Hans Rosenthal. He did not escape from german occupied territory, but from forced labour and certain death. Born in germany in the 1920's and jewish, both his parents had died of illnesses shortly before WW2. His brother got deported to a deathcamp relatively early, while he was sent to do forced labour in berlin. After 3 years of surviving forced labour as a teenager at age 18 he was able to escape the forced labour and 3 non jewish women hid him in a small allotment (i hope that's the correct engish term for it). One of the ladies /the only one who actually had know him from before the war, as she knew his mother) died in 1944, and the other two kept him hidden and shared the little food they had with him. He and these two ladies were able to survive the war, and eventually became TV host and regissuer and game inventor. I have seen an interview of him long ago where he described the nervwrecking 2 years of hiding and his thankfullness towards the ladies who risked their lives to help him.

[@swedishfarmboy]

Worked in elderly care in Sweden. One of our patients was a gentleman who served on the Norwegian border. They had a border crossing with a narrow bridge, if I understood correctly it was a small stream . The Germans had a little guardhouse by the water and some soldiers on their side, and the Swedes a group on theirs. One afternoon witnessed the now nearly 100-year-old man follow. "I saw two young Norwegians sneaking along the river to the building by the water. It was a little separated from the Germans, could be an outhouse. They rush up and drive it into the water! Then throw themselves across the river into svergie and disappears into the forest. The Germans stood completely stunned and just pointed at the small building that floated down the river. We on our side giggled and waved to the Germans who laughed on their side. A very strange experience"

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you Stefan, that must have been quite the sight, seeing a little building on a river.

[@Caustike]

Autosubtitles ride again: "I'm Spartacus Also. And I'm Ian Satan."

[@majintab7710]

My grandmother always told me how my great-grandparents owned an hotel in Varese, a city in northern Italy near the Swiss border, and half of the chambers were requisitioned by the wermacht for the officials, however they hosted people who had to escape in the cellar, and put them in contact with smugglers, or they gave them to my great grand uncle, who was a doctor, and so was allowed to drive a car, and could transport people into the trunk

[@extragoogleaccount6061]

Wow thats intense. The same hotel being used for both Nazi officers and escapees! Your family must have developed some remarkable acting chops to pull that off!

[@majintab7710]

@@extragoogleaccount6061 yea, luckily my great-grandparent spoke a perfect german, and he was a decorated hero of WW1, my grandma always told me that once a german officer grabbed him by the coat, she doesn't remember why, but let him go immediately after seeing his WW1 decoration

[@WorldWarTwo]

That's amazing, thank you for sharing how your grandparents and family helped save people

[@robertafierro5592]

This series is excellent for ages 12 and up. Twelve year Olds are Very smart.

[@sigurdueland5194]

I remember that it could take years to get a stranded airmen home, as seen in the documentary ‘Allo ‘Allo

[@christopherderrah3294]

cut with the adverts.

[@WorldWarTwo]

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[@osamabagdadi5789]

Those whole video is a 19 min ad

[@batwing-plays]

I'm at 8:29 and this episode still seems like a commercial for the game.

[@SINfromPL]

It is. Worst episode to date

[@bobtaylor170]

A terrible disappointment. How can people so bright make such a bad mistake?

[@SINfromPL]

@@bobtaylor170 as long as there are move lovers than haters, it all checks out for them

[@bobtaylor170]

@@SINfromPL , maybe, but overcommercialization, especially of this subject, is guaranteed to turn the former into the latter quickly. I said earlier that I was dismayed by it, but the truth is that I'm better described as disgusted.

[@brucegibbins3792]

@@bobtaylor170 or perhaps even disgusting?

[@alu.minium521]

Hope the running commercial is not a part of future episodes. The topic was interesting as always. The commercial made me give up before the end.

[@FOLIPE]

That's just like in the game Gerda: a flame of winter, when Gerda turned off the radio whike listening to BBC because of the commercials.

[@batwing-plays]

@@FOLIPE brilliant! :)

[@marijn211]

Regardless of the commercials, I think the Hearts of Iron co-ops and this one are definitely a nice addition to the weekly updates with their different topics

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks, glad you enjoy them

[@cookingwithchefluc7173]

I'm off to Copenhagen in 3 weeks' time for a holiday, very excited to visit the Danish Resistance museum in Copenhagen!!!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Enjoy your trip, please come back and let us know what you thought of the museum!

[@DanielLLevy]

My 14-years old late father was one of the 5,000 Jews saved by the indomitable Protestants of le Chambon s/Lignon. He was taken in, as were other Jewish scouts of the EIF in hiding, by the Éclaireurs Unionistes of le Chambon, and given a proper and solid education as well as the false ID that saved his life.

[@bohemondricard9091]

Another lesser know escape scheme for jews and spanish people escaping the Franco regime is the work of a mexican diplomat named Gilberto Bosques. The scheme consisted of two rented estates in Vichy France that operated as part of the mexican consulate who gave the escapees visas to flee to Mexico. Might be a good idea for another episode of this type.

[@GeneralSmitty91]

Fantastic special episode. I hope you guys also do a future episode looking at stories of escaped POWs. The Great Escape was always a particularly favorite film of mine. This game Gerda also sounds interesting due to its unique perspective. Pretty much every WWII game i've played over the last 20 something years has been shooters like Medal of Honor, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Brothers in Arms, and Sniper Elite or real time strategy like Company of Heroes.

[@shuaguin5446]

If games about other aspect of war interest you I strongly recommend giving This War Of Mine a go. It's a management game about civilian tring to survive the Siege of Sarajevo and the gameplay create powerfull moral dilema.

[@ladyzapzap9514]

I would be interested in seeing how much of shows like “hogans heroes” have historical basis and what they’re based on.

[@TukozAki]

Yes, this one episode makes me think, and ask myself (atm) quite a few questions. Note that the game is only available for Microsoft Windows, which sucks for me.

[@MechWomanWarrior15]

​@@shuaguin5446 I love that game also. It's not an easy game to play from an emotional standpoint but it really opens your eyes to the plight of civilians caught in the middle of war, a perspective which can be often overlooked. I still enjoy many of the franchises OP mentioned, but I can't look at them the same way after playing This War of Mine. One "correction" I would like to add is that the game is a fictionalized version of that story. It is based on/inspired by the siege of Sarajevo but you are not actually in Sarajevo trying to escape and it is not historically accurate.

[@Chew1964]

Have you seen the old British TV series called “Secret Army”? It’s about Belgium resistance fighters who help airmen escape back to England.

[@FatNature]

The game looks really cool but the video was a little heavy on selling it. Segwaying the conversation about real people having to make hard decisions with peoples lives at stake into yet another Gerda plug felt particulary tone deaf.

[@mikejacobson4464]

I'm an adult and am not interested in games and your constant push of it led me to change the channel.

[@BossItUp911]

pinkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@batwing-plays]

I am an adult and am interested in games but the constant push made me unable to finish the video anyway. For me it's not necessary the topic, but the form.

[@williamdonnelly224]

You guys are a great team, hope to see you together on more episodes. This episode, with its tales of people coming together to do the right thing, actually made me feel a bit hopeful. Well done!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you William! Glad you enjoyed it, stay tuned for more

[@adamiotime]

My grandfather escaped a Nazi labour camp and returned to his home city of Lublin, in Eastern Poland. He was captured and sent back to the labour camp, but was eventually liberated.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Adam Thank you for sharing about your grandfather's escape and survival. That is quite amazing to read such stories on our channel.

[@stevenpolkinghorn4747]

OMG!! I have read every WW2 and WW1 (and lots wars escape books) I can get my hands on. I know so many details about The Great Escape, Colditz (the glider is my favorite) Bart, Eindhoven, Warburg, the wooden horse, Holzminden, Cabanatuan, so so much. I’m fairly obsessed with the specific topic. I even know about German POW escape attempts and the one “home run” of the Axis. I haven’t even started this video and I really hope they quickly cover the main ones and get to the lesser known ones.

[@stevenpolkinghorn4747]

Me after watching: Oh, it was all just an advertisement for a game

[@LeftToWrite006]

I don't know if it's common for this channel - I am waiting to finish the main WW II series before bingeing this - to have the sponsor being woven in and out of the video's topic but I hope it isn't common.

[@larskjar]

During the escape to Sweden a group of Jews in Gilleleje had a collection for the poor of the town. They had a charity collection while fleeing for their lives. I recommend the book Landsmænd, if you can find a copy in a language you speak.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for the recommendation Lars

[@lucasjohnston1305]

A great read I came across years ago was a historical fiction novel by the name of Hornet flight. It tells the tale of a part-Jewish Danish boy who, initially was apathetic toward the occupation, later becoming a daring resistance informant for British intelligence. Never read anything quite like it and it does a great job of showing daily life under occupation and the shifts in it's tone as the war progresses

[@iammaxhailme]

I'm glad to see an episode about this topic, but please, it's too much advertizing

[@WorldWarTwo]

We need to support our channel and sponsor partnerships like this help us keep going. Join the TimeGhost Army today to help us make more of the specials you love www.patreon.com/join/timeghosthistory

[@MartinCHorowitz]

Two of my cousins crossed the the mountains into Spain from southern France to escape capture.

[@WorldWarTwo]

That's quite amazing, can't imagine what they must have gone through in that crossing.

[@naveenraj2008eee]

Hi Sparty and Ian Nice to see you Ian. Awesome stories. Worth to hear.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for watching as always

[@QALibrary]

15:10 The Tim Traveller made a video on the hotel - some of the beds get split in half because the border as well eg 50% of the bed in Germany while 50% of the bed in Switzerland

[@archstanton6102]

I saw that video, was fascinating.

[@russelwebster4011]

Let me tell you guys. Personally watching you 2 for the first time works nice. Both of you are Naturals at this. More Pls.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks, very glad you liked it

[@johnt.4947]

The photograph, starting at 3:36, is very powerful, and well done. This is first time I've seen it. I'm surprised it's not shown more often. I will definitely check out the game!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks John, I hope you enjoy the experience of the game

[@lawsonj39]

This reminds me of the film The Counterfeit Traitor starring William Holden and Lilli Palmer; it ends with a daring escape from Denmark to Sweden. Great movie.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for the recommendation, John

[@Chew1964]

Have you seen the old British TV series called “Secret Army”? It’s about Belgium resistance fighters who help airmen escape back to England.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for the suggestion

[@christophercarlone9945]

Ian seemed nervous doing this. Relax buddy, you did alright. The more you do it the easier it gets! Keep your chin up!

[@michaelmorley7719]

I remember in fourth or fifth grade our reading book had a story about the escape of the Danish Jews. What a story!

[@amirweitmann1975]

One interesting case of escape places is the Jewish cemetery of Geneva, in Switzerland. Because of a local law forbidding religious cemeteries, the Jewish cemetery of Geneva is built on a plot of land in France, adjacent to Switzerland. The entrance to the cemetery is in Switzerland but the cemetery itself is in France. Because of this peculiar situation, there was there a hole in the border and thousands of Jewish refugees managed to flee France by joining funerals and then getting lost in the crowd which came for the funeral, thereby avoiding both German and Swiss border police.

[@edjopago1]

With the multitude of events coming up in 1944 and 1945 give Ian Sowden his own segments.....he will be an asset to The TimeGhost Army!!!

[@hannahskipper2764]

Cool episode to sleep on! Maybe I'll have cool escape dreams tonight.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for watching, Hannah. Hopefully no bad dreams

[@hannahskipper2764]

@@WorldWarTwo Just a Hunger Games vibe where me and the other contestants tried to escape the training center. We were caught and bribed with candy and jewelry to stay but then I woke up.

[@Tallone55]

I can't tell if the new thumbnail formats are an improvement yet. For me, personally, I find it much harder to identify a video from you folks in my crowded subscriptions box, but it's possible that new viewers are more likely to click on the bright yellow text.

[@WorldWarTwo]

We always hope it will stand out!

[@williamdonnelly224]

Thanks!

[@raspvidy]

I'll definitely be grabbing this game on steam

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for checking it out, we think history enthusiasts will really enjoy it

[@StrangerOman]

Great duo episode. Ian did pretty good. Although the topic is bitter, the whole episode left a sweet aftertaste of hope. Never forget.

[@bobmcbob9856]

I don’t know if it was covered, but renowned Croatian Yugoslavist sculptor and architect Ivan Meštrović escaped the NDH (fascist Croatia) when he agreed to present his works at their pavilion in an international exhibition in Venice allowing him to get out of Croatia and into the much less restrictive (at least for him) Italy and flee to Switzerland and eventually the US. His wife, a Jew, was not so lucky. She died in Croatia and most of her family was murdered.

[@jaxwagen4238]

Hotel Arbez sounds like a fascinating place. Probably lots of spies in ties passed through there

[@1JJONES]

Not a fan of advertising a game in a manner that cannot be easily skipped over. I did not make it all the way through, sorry.

[@gavinrose1058]

Such good information, but it is pitched as an ad for a game. Most disappointing!

[@batwing-plays]

@GaslitWorld f. Melissa B There are other ways to advertise a game than interrupting video every 2 minutes.

[@gavinrose1058]

@GaslitWorld f. Melissa B Yes, I love Spartacus and Indie Nydell and can't recommend them enough. And I understand the problem with funding. I just don't like video games at all. This one is very earnest and does not trivialize WWII, I just wish it wasn't here.

[@WorldWarTwo]

You said it better than I could! All of these reasons ^

[@citizenVader]

In September 1940 my grandfather, did some volunteer work as a machinists, at a recently discovered tomb of a local viking chieftain. the word got around, and sure enough the dig were visited by a special ss heritage commando, or whatever ridiculous title they had. But suddenly the situation definitely got a little awkward, since the ss officers were offended by the state of the ship of burial, so they were clearly mocking the people working on the site, and asked rather contemptuous, what kind of piss poor ship was that supposed to be. My grandfather just answered "the same ships we used 800 years ago to sail over and beat them in". And I guess you could hear, the humming from the battle of Britain simultaneously, so it was a little victory for the old man, and a funny anecdote..

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for sharing about your grandfather, that's quite funny.

[@citizenVader]

@@WorldWarTwo My father was way past 40, when I became his last child in the litter.. effectively it means he was 16-17, the "perfect" age during the last year of the war.. Everything he told from the war, is first hand experience, and that was quite a feature of my life. I always felt the war needed to be told, by those who grew up in almost 6 years of hell. They have the real take on how it went down..

[@janiceduke1205]

“The Jews are a part of the Danish nation. We have no Jewish problem in our country because we never had an inferiority complex in relation to the Jews. If the Jews are forced to wear the yellow Star, I and my whole family shall wear it as a badge of honor.” - King Christian X . The Danish king, like many of his subjects, believed that he had a responsibility to protect Denmark’s Jews, as the rescue of almost all the country’s Jews, in October 1943, proved.

[@jamieholtsclaw2305]

Spartacus's son did a good job.

[@MartinLopez-mo7tm]

I have family in Meillon, in the French Pyrenees, whose house was used as a safe house by hundreds of Jews on their way to Spain. Pretty neat.

[@WorldWarTwo]

That's an amazing history of the house

[@MartinLopez-mo7tm]

@@WorldWarTwo Yes. Their grandfather did it.

[@G-Mastah-Fash]

Since the game isn't developed by Dontnod themselves it might even have appropriate writing. I dread to think what WW2 game made by the Life is Strange writers would be like.

[@tmdivo1277]

Freakin game commercial passed off as a "Special Episode". You guys are too good to pull this kind of crap....disappointed.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Our channel survives on support from our viewers and our sponsors. And, if there's a game we support then we might also try and collaborate with them here. It's something we do because we're people, we have interests, we like video games, and if we can work together on historical content like this then all the better. I hope you'll consider how much content we've produced and how much it costs to create such content every week. We're a small team and crossovers like this help keep us going.

[@TrickiVicBB71]

I can't remember the title. But in Elementary school we did read a historical fiction book of Danes assisting Jews to escape to Sweden by fishing boats.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Was it called 'Number the Stars'? by Lois Lowry?

[@TrickiVicBB71]

@@WorldWarTwo Yes! Yes it was. Thank you TimeGhost

[@josephenders1893]

Waaay too much mention of the game. I get that they're your sponsor, but you should talk about it once or twice and then stop. It honestly got kind of annoying.

[@Splattle101]

Great episode, again. I'm not sure I can get used to Spartacus smiling, though.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you, I think you'd be surprised at how much he smiles

[@Darwinek]

People living under any authoritarian or totalitarian regime have essentially three options for life. Collaboration, resistance or coexistence. Most of people choose the latter.

[@patrickfreeman8257]

Not knowing what happened to loved ones who "disappeared" would have to be one of the most horrible experiences of that time.

[@j24130]

I bet that the disappearing itself would be worse

[@OneofInfinity.]

Not only in the past, my country's regime made more than 1600 young children "disappear" my pm works for the wef so they are probably being re-educated in a secret location.

[@patrickfreeman8257]

@@OneofInfinity. In the US they're much more sinister. They just re-educate them right there in the public schools and in front of the TV

[@igorokinamujika2073]

12:49 Glad to see a fellow basque being metioned as contributor to the allied effort in WW2.

[@andrewswift2727]

Your attempt to tie this sort of story to a advertisement for a video game strike me as being in 'questionable' taste that being said I really appreciate your Crimes against Humanity series. Thank you.

[@stopspammandm]

From my understand they've been struggling with KZbin demonetization issues so having to look for sponsorships is one way of keeping the channel going. I'm actually interested in this game as it's not the typical unrealistic first person shoot 'em up and can introduce a younger generation to this less looked at aspect of the war.

[@andrewswift2727]

I appreciate and respect what you're saying but I really don't think video game ads should be a part of any discussion of the Holocaust. It's disrespectful to the memories of the victims to suggest that you can gain an understanding of what they went through by playing a game. To be clear I have NO problem with the game itself only with its use as a product placement ad in a video about the Holocaust. Have a great day.

[@jamessloan6899]

I used fast-forward for the commercials.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Our channel survives on support from our viewers and our sponsors. And, if there's a game we support then we might also try and collaborate with them here. It's something we do because we're people, we have interests, we like video games, and if we can work together on historical content like this then all the better. I hope you'll consider how much content we've produced and how much it costs to create such content every week. We're a small team and crossovers like this help keep us going. We endeavor to reach a wider audience and video games can be a great way to engage people in history. If someone becomes a history enthusiast because of such content, we view that as a win.

[@robertafierro5592]

Beware of your own friends and neighbors..

[@patrickdoyle2510]

Thanks for a great episode, and my compliments to those magnificent cufflinks.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks Patrick, the cufflinks send their regards

[@Sequoia204]

You could also escape by disguising yourself as a grand piano

[@maciejkamil]

That's one of the best game reviews I've seen.

[@stoffls]

Another great WW2 special. And one that does show that good people existed throughout this war.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you Christoph

[@dark_nation_7]

The format of this one was really strange and distracting. Would have preferred to have the game talked about all at once at the end.

[@markusmalmstrom6038]

A BIG thank you for this episode, espacially the part about the danish jews fleeing to Sweden. Sweden sometimes get alot of trashtalk about our lack of active participation in the war and our neutrality. But I can only imagine that every single one of the danish jews were very thankfull for that.

[@ericcarlson3746]

remind the trashtalkers that only 2 countries declared war on Germany when it counted: the UK and France

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for watching, Markus

[@Paladin1873]

The Churchill Boys would make a good dark comedy.

[@Negito-b6u]

The cover image looks a little like the late Klaus Kinski.

[@jorge6207]

Nevermind Gerda, is that Klaus Kinski in the thumbnail?

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

I, too, noted a resemblance. Think it is the eyes.

[@jamesseiter4576]

That's a nice suit, Spartacus!

[@WorldWarTwo]

❤️🕴️

[@acmebrainsurgery]

This is just an ad for a video game masquerading as a short history doc.

[@WorldWarTwo]

It is definitely an ad for the video game, with relevant history throughout. Our channel is viewer- and sponsor- supported, so join the TimeGhost Army today, and be sure to check out all our many many other videos with no internal ads at all! www.patreon.com/join/timeghosthistory

[@pabmusic1]

You talk about Gerda, but seem not to have noticed that it uses the present German flag to identify 'German soldier". This is an appalling error.

[@WorldWarTwo]

It is most likely not an error, but a respectable choice not to include the nazi flag.

[@pabmusic1]

@@WorldWarTwo I see that, but there are other, not-in-use, German flags they could have used. How about the black, white and red stripes of the German Empire? It seems to me to be unforgiveable to link the Germans of WW2 to modern-day Germany.

[@lttacos2092]

Not sure what yall did but keep doing whatever you did with that audio boys, i can hear you this time loud and clear, sometimes i cant hear WAH so...... I skip most.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks for the feedback, LT

[@sherirobinson6867]

A 20 minute infomercial? Really? Not happy about wasting my time... I really thought this channel was above this? Guess I was wrong

[@michaelgreen1515]

Amazing how often war seems confusing and bland. For those of use who have been there even that stays in our memories. Never Forget!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you Michael

[@DrJones20]

Is that Klaus Kinski in the thumbnail?

[@submarineinthesky8946]

So glad to see some more of Ian's handsome face! Looks like a very nice game, too!

[@alanmoffat4454]

EXCELLENT QUALITY PROGRAMME 👌 KEEP THESE STORYS GOING AS FAR AS POSABLE GREAT OUTCOMES.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you Alan

[@PeterPan54167]

This is going to sound very immature but when I saw the thumbnail and title for this episode , my mind automatically went to Last Crusade.

[@aaronaigner3481]

Outstanding video guys.......Really enjoyed the 2 of you presenting this.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks Aaron, glad you liked it

[@stevekaczynski3793]

SPOILER About 500 Soviet POWs, mostly officers, will attempt to escape from Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria in February 1945. Most will manage to get out of the camp itself but will fall prey to gangs of locals, often Volkssturm militia or Hitler Youth, mobilised to catch them and kill them on sight. Sometimes their bodies were left piled up on street corners in villages. Eleven are known to have survived, in the case of some of them, an Austrian farmer hid them in the loft of his barn. I read an account by one survivor - he and others were starving when they broke out and they found a milk churn by the side of a road outside a farmstead. Despite it being ice cold they managed to open the milk churn and drink from it.

[@peoplesoft2784]

I kind of like the new thumbnails, but I hope they don’t result in less people watching. Idk Great episode Time Ghost!

[@WorldWarTwo]

We hope they get more people watching! Tell your friends!

[@danielgreen3715]

I couldn't help but chuckle when you talked about Denmark being the Cradle of Aryan Hopes ..Kind of makes one think that some other places nearer in time might appreciate what their society might do to the betterment of others ..Aint History funny at times ..in an ironic way Please could you get Astrid to do a special on the Hotel Arbeiz I reckon it would be worthy of a Film on its own!

[@gunman47]

Missed out the video premiere due to the late timing, but I shall catch it up later. Seems like there are many exciting stories to hear, and Gerda seems to be a rather unique video game compared to other usual World War II setting games. Thanks team for the recommendation.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for watching as always, we'll see you next premiere I'm sure

[@gnetkuji]

The game could well be good but this advertisement for it was obnoxious.