043 - Nazi Europe?! - The Fall of France - WW2 - June 22 1940

[@WorldWarTwo]

After 44 days of fighting, the Battle of France seems to come to an end. For the Germans at least. For the French, the war goes on with Italy. And for us, it goes on as well. These were one of the most exciting videos for us to produce so far. We tried to take the videos to the next level with more and better maps (shoutout to Eastory: everyone who reads this should subscribe to his channel: ) and more animations. In general, we aim to constantly increase our production quality, which we humbly think is succeeding bit by bit. However, this wouldn't be possible if it wasn't for the support of those who financially aid us on www.patreon.com/timeghosthistory or on our own website timeghost.tv. Without them, we wouldn't be doing any of this. If you like what we're doing, please consider supporting us as well! Cheers, Joram

[@pnutz_2]

that plane sound in the intro seems a bit wonky, I look forward to new stuff with your new editor edit: make the plane sound end with the boom, so it sounds more like a bombing run/crash

[@FrazzP]

@@pnutz_2 It would be cool if they added footage and the screaming of a Stuka in the intro. Would be pretty haunting.

[@gunman47]

@@pnutz_2 Yeah it did sounds a little out of sync to me, ending with a boom would definitely make it sound a lot better.

[@WorldWarTwo]

The plane sound was an error, it was supposed to be taken out but _everyone_ reviewing missed it in the final version.

[@peymanmostafaei6963]

I hope you guys do a series on the evolution of mobile warfare after first world war up to the second world war. By the way, Thank you guys for the videos. They are truly informative and exceptional.

[@hybridh3r0]

That Charles DeGaulle guy seems pretty important.

[@treeshakertucker5840]

Ahh he'll never amount to anything.

[@gunman47]

I have a gut feeling this won’t be the last we’ll hear of this guy. Hmmm...

[@drmaulana2600]

Vive la France !

[@dylanmilne6683]

Nah I think he's probably just all talk and no trousers

[@novaly_7993]

he will become president at least 2 times after the war :')

[@oneofmanyjames-es1643]

It's fantastic that you put in actual radio broadcasts, they are used brilliantly! I also can't help but admire the dedication of the Polish units that continue the fight from the west.

[@Cyprian96]

Well they will continue to fight throughout the whole war, the only nation besides Germany who saw active combat from the first day to the very last of the war

[@hubertozga2588]

@@Cyprian96 You forgot about the Chinese and the Japanese.

[@Cyprian96]

@@hubertozga2588 technically that was the sino japanese war since 1937, japan officially was involved in the 2. WW since dec. 1941, but I see your point and there is an argument to be made.

[@theamici]

Go go Poles

[@kamilkrupinski1793]

And it`s just a beginning.

[@ScooterWeibels]

Alpine front sounds like a rehash of the Battle of the Isonzo just wave attacks on a defended mountain position, ghost of Luigi Cardona.

[@hatihattencoat5268]

I look forward to the seventh battle, or the ninth 😀

[@hatihattencoat5268]

@Your Typical Pinoy either, the loss of life equally sad

[@drmaulana2600]

@@hatihattencoat5268 17 th is quite lit

[@JanSanono]

Scott Weber The 13th battle of the Isonzo!

[@davidpnewton]

The Italians were dreadful in WWII. In North Africa they inspired a parody of one of Churchill's most famous phrases. "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been surrendered, by so many, to so few."

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

During the signing of the ceasefire, a german general is laughing out loud French general : "if you please... we're here to discuss terms of surrender, not to trade insults" German general : "mein appologies sir. I've just read reports of the italian offensive in the Alps"

[@leowilly29]

Seriously ? Man there are so bad

[@eugenioderevell3826]

The battle of the alps was not the comic opera fiasco its often portrayed, our forces did not have the choice of flancking the maginot, and we breacked trhough it, thing that the germans couldnt.

[@martijn9568]

@@eugenioderevell3826 In other words: It was just a stupid idea from Italy to attack France trough the Alpes.

[@eugenioderevell3826]

@@martijn9568 yes, but that doesnt mean that the operation was a disaster, as i said, we breacked trhough the maginot in the alps!the germans couldn breack it in more favorable terrain, its just that the biased portrayal of a comic opera was all that italy did during the war and its nothing but brittish propaganda that has endured till today, and the invasion of france had an objective. To recover the province of savoy, the lands of the kings of italy that was stoled by the french.

[@leowilly29]

@@eugenioderevell3826 stoled? It was an agreement between napoleon the 3rd and Victor emmanuel II and also the people voted. It was a willing exchange .

[@SovietDoge]

So the guy that screwed up the French defenses at Sedan gets to sign the armistice? Alright then

[@ТомасАндерсон-в1е]

Putting a guy named Huntziger in charge of the most important point in your defences against Germany seems like an oversight in the first place

[@aaroncabatingan5238]

@@davethompson3326 Wait a few more months and more POWs would surrender along with colonial troops. The French did all they could.

[@eliteal2188]

takes racism to beat racism in this case.@Blanc Neige

[@kamilkrupinski1793]

@@ТомасАндерсон-в1е Polish most important officers included Anders, Rommel (in fact, Rómmel, but still), Berling (some Polish people now call him treator, because hi fought by the side of the Red Army...), Unrug. All of these had foreign ancestry, but none of these sided with Germans.

[@nicolasbertrand3932]

and he managed to blamed a subordinate for everything

[@bartdecoucke7708]

Italians dying in the Alps …. where have I heard this before?

[@mjbull5156]

At least it is a different part of the Alps.

[@lapisleafuli1817]

@@mjbull5156 They would have attacked across the Isanzo but it doesn't run through the west alps.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@lapisleafuli1817 Oof! 😂 🤣 😅

[@asbestos_remover]

*L U I G I C A D O R N A WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION*

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@iuvenis animo That show has jumped the shark!

[@dylanmartin7604]

"And a few Belgians" Made me laugh.

[@eliteal2188]

just some waffle bois.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@eliteal2188 Ooh, some big chunky Belgian waffles with melting vanilla softice! 😀

[@riograndedosulball248]

You always need someone to cook in the Army

[@lhaviland8602]

TIL 186 is a few.

[@johnanth]

Participation medal

[@TheStephaneAdam]

Over a thousand planes? Yikes. The battle of France may have been quick but wasn't exactly cheap...

[@gunman47]

TheStephaneAdam Those losses might soon create a real problem soon for the Germans if they were planning to fight any sustained air campaigns soon in the coming future...

[@TheStephaneAdam]

@@gunman47 Oh I'm sure it's going to be fiiiiine. Surely Germany expected those losses and made sure their economy is geared towards war production and the training of competent pilots...

[@colinkelly5420]

@@TheStephaneAdam No issues at all. Britain will surely come to the peace table now that France is gone. There will be no need for those lost planes, the war is over.

[@mates9816]

@@colinkelly5420 The war will be over by christmas

[@aaroncabatingan5238]

@@mates9816 What year?

[@victorbruant389]

I tried calling Paris, but it was occupied.

[@TheWedabest]

Just brilliant! Lol.

[@alihani1830]

Lmao

[@AHappyCub]

Please stop

[@wojszach4443]

There was too high traffic at Maginote line so I decided to bypass it

[@TheWedabest]

@@wojszach4443 great choice, lol.

[@MisterBrickFilms]

I've been watching WWI and WWII in real time for the last four years. You slowly get used to that routine. Yet hearing about the invasion of my home city of Dijon right at the start made me shiver. I knew it was the 79th anniversary but clearly wasn't expecting to see it talked about on KZbin. Everything after that seemed strangely more vivid and real than usual.

[@coulochonou6376]

Pareil ici, lorsqu'il a parlé des DOM TOM, car je suis de la Réunion

[@WorldWarTwo]

History becomes more alive when it's about something personal or close to you. I know how hearing your own city being mentioned can make you realise that. Thanks for sticking with us!

[@stekarknugen9258]

It should be mentioned that losing planes, the machines themselves, aren't that big of a deal. Losing the expert pilots that were flying them however, is very bad.

[@merdiolu]

Luftwaffe lost a lot of trained air crews during invasion lof Low Countries and France BUT German pilots and crews who parachuted out and captured by French after landing safely were released back and they resumed their war duties (in comparison two million French POWs remained as German prisoners and slave labour for five years) Churchill remarked that we had to shoot them all over again over Britain. Especially loss of so many JU-52 transport craft with instructor pilots flying during airlandings over Low Countries was extremey damaging to Luftwaffe

[@frankiefierro7129]

@@merdiolu I remember reading that the British wanted to send captured pilots to Canada but the French wanted to keep them

[@kaczynskis5721]

@@frankiefierro7129 Several hundred German paratroopers captured in the Netherlands had been quickly transferred to England and they stayed in captivity for the rest of the war and these élite troops were lost to the German war effort. Probably the British suggestion had the same motive and indeed trained aircrew are precious whereas planes can quickly be replaced.

[@grishnikov48]

Damn, i'm not even British but Churchill's speech makes me wanna pick up a Lee Enfield and fight the invaders.

[@WorldWarTwo]

He had certain knack for doing that, despite speech impediment and a voice that should put anyone listening to sleep - guess it's just great writing. He did after all get a Nobel Price in Literature.

[@philippinecircularflag2023]

Yeah but what Lee Enfield? The No.4, the III star, or the P14

[@brucetucker4847]

@@philippinecircularflag2023 Probably Mk III*, the No. 4 wasn't introduced until the following year and the P14 never saw widespread front line use.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@brucetucker4847 Oh, and don't forget the spike bayonet!

[@kaczynskis5721]

@@WorldWarTwo I don't know about a speech impediment - his was an accent typical of the British upper class in the 19th century - he was born in 1874. At school he paid special attention to mastery of English - he lacked aptitude in the Classics which tended to be emphasized, but for a political career it was eloquent English he needed more. Even decades after Churchill's school experiences, Alan Turing came close to being expelled because his Latin and Greek were so bad - he was a mathematical near-genius even at school but in the public school system of England that did not count.

[@cobbler9113]

Cue at least one year of British nostalgia as our poky island nation holds out against the wrath of Nazism alone for the most part ;) On a serious note, I am always deeply humbled by the contributions of citizens of the Commonwealth and other European nationalities who came to our aid at this difficult time. I sincerely hope there is a special episode dedicated to them in the near future. Also, Churchill has been mentioning America a lot lately. Can't imagine why...

[@OfflineSetup]

"Churchill has been mentioning America a lot lately." I wonder how many viewers gave a knowing smile when that line was uttered. I would like to echo the acknowledgement of the role commonwealth nations played.

[@aquilatempestate9527]

We should've accepted peace in 1940 or 1941. The Germans offered multiple times. Instead we followed that warmonger Churchill and his backers, wasting the lives of good men and for what? To hand over half of Europe to the Soviets anyway, to hand over what remained of our national wealth and prestige to the new American Empire? World War One was an even larger mistake for our people but getting involved on the continent yet again really did finish us off as a global power. I've never understood why we'd want to celebrate any of this, I just shake my head. We could have just let the Fascists and Communists fight it out, selling weapons to both sides then dominated whatever weakened side remained. Britain could have made a massive resurgence in global standing. We really were led down the garden path by Churchill and co. I think the cult surrounding him, and the war in general, is there because we simply cannot admit to ourselves that the Second War was a mistake of calamitous proportions.

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

But Nazism is the only *objectively evil* ideology that got as powerful as Nazi Germany did. At least if you ignore European colonialism... Seriously though. I don't care what you think about Capitalism, Communism, or Colonialism, Nazism is *EVIL.* And one thing people like doing is being the hero against the evil people. Also, The British Empire losing a war? Preposterous! We never have and never will!

[@karstreitsma7316]

Aquila Tempestate What would peace in 1940 on Hitlers terms meen to France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and the other nations invaded and occupided by the Nazis?

[@pincopallino6765]

Aquila Tempestate Without Britain, Germany would have probably won WW1... meaning that Germany would have become a powerful global empire, eventually ending up fighting with Britain anyways. Without Britain, either Germany or the Soviet Union (my money on the USSR) would have conquered all of Europe... so Britain would have ended up becoming relatively irrelevant compared to the US or to an even stronger Nazi Germany/USSR in any case.

[@brucetucker4847]

When Indy said "June 22nd" I got a shiver down my spine thinking of what's going to happen exactly one year from today.

[@gunman47]

Bruce Tucker Glorious *The Sacred War* music intensifies

[@brucetucker4847]

@@gunman47 kzbin.info/www/bejne/a3eZlmyjfpaVfbc (Amusingly, that movie was released in 1938 with great fanfare, suddenly disappeared from theaters the day the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact was signed, and then put back in theaters after the German invasion with no announcement as if it had never been absent. You just have to love the commitment of Soviet Communism to truth and free expression. I guess Eisenstein and Prokofiev were lucky they didn't spend that interval in a vacation camp in Siberia!)

[@randomclouds4404]

Things can be better, remember what happens 4 years from now. Or from our timeline, 75 years ago.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Shhh! 🤫 Silence, you fools! No spoilers!

[@kaczynskis5721]

@@brucetucker4847 Some Nazis also found the pact disorientating, as they were used to propaganda about the USSR being a Judeo-Bolshevik hellhole. The Wehrmacht propaganda magazine "Signal" ran an article in 1940 on the alleged tradition of Russian-German friendship. Then in its July 1941 issue, things changed...

[@bespit6654]

British food companies: *Ah shit, here we go again*

[@roynettle6864]

*Great meme*

[@vault311]

We have no banana!

[@MrCordycep]

@@vault311 Maybe Herr Herring has your banana.

[@ScooterWeibels]

There will be lots of Hormel Spam to eat, I'll have the spam, spam, spam, baked beans, and spam.

[@yorktown99]

"Come bombs, and fall on Slough, it isn't fit for humans now..."

[@HoH]

Very symbolic they signed the armistice in the same railway car where the 1918 armistice was signed...

[@aronjanssonnordberg307]

It goes to show how badly the Germans held a grudge against the treaty after ww1.

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

Then they blew it up.

[@xXxGordO241xXx]

@@aronjanssonnordberg307 what a sore salty junkie looser that Nazi was! That British soldier showed compassion and humanity to the wrong one.

[@dovahkiin4131]

@@LeutnantJoker ja wenn, dann richtig :D

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Should have been made the international “surrender wagon” or the “you lose caboose”

[@nikolay4101-s7r]

Right on time for Eastory's vid. I'm ecstatic

[@YitzharVered]

*Ecstatic

[@WorldWarTwo]

What a time to be alive

[@blaine8197]

Allies: It can’t possibly get any worse! Soviets: Good thing we have that treaty with Germany 1 year passes Germany: Alo Bolshevik

[@vincentwitt1810]

wow thanks for spoiling it

[@kaczynskis5721]

And slightly less than four years later, Chuikov, late of the Stalingrad battle, is sitting in Berlin. German general Krebs has come over to talk terms - it is May 1 and Hitler killed himself the previous day. Krebs proposes a salute to May Day, the holiday of both the German and the Soviet peoples. Chuikov replies that it is a Soviet holiday - 'how it is for you over there is more difficult to say.' Krebs departs and shortly after, kills himself as well.

[@riograndedosulball248]

This is impossible, the Reich would never go against Stalin, stop trying to predict the future!

[@kaczynskis5721]

@@riograndedosulball248 Call it alternative reality...

[@LtNduati]

I'm not British, I'm not European, and I'm not usually emotional, but Churchills excerpt from 4:11 hit real different, especially the last part, I caught some real feels... like holyshit wow.

[@merdiolu]

I am not Brit or nor European either (actually my country -its ex version was attacked by Entante in 1915 due to Churchill's one of ill planned schemes. ) But I admire the man especially his struggle between 1934-45 era. He saw the danger , tried to warn everyone and tried his best to fight with it.

[@mvrosa8704]

Look into the attitude of the Indians about the virtues of the British empire. Churchill induced a famine in India that killed millions.

[@Andrew-yl7lm]

@@mvrosa8704 Alleged*

[@merdiolu]

@@mvrosa8704 Bengal Famine caused by severe cyclone season in 1941-1942 which ruined crops in Madras and Bengal , Japanese invasion of Burma and Indochina where usually extra rice stocks imported from before the war (Japanese invasion cut them off) , incompatence of local Raj colonial regime and local Indian and British officials and local Rajas who bungled relief supply organisation and turned to black marketing and wartime shippiing shortage. None of them can be attributed Churchill. It is true he made same rude inconsidered remarks about Gandhi and worsening conditions in Raj but he did not start neither plan nor order it.

[@ultramanJR]

*Italy:* Does something *Germany:* I wonder exactly why did I brought you aboard in the first place.

[@Altrantis]

Dreams of the Holy Roman Empire.

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

WW2 Italy is WW1 Austria-Hungary for Germany.

[@lhaviland8602]

@Amon Ra Cursed comment.

[@thecommentaryking]

Italy: Germany we will not be ready for war until 1943 Germany: *starts another world war*

[@Th3Kingism]

Italy is the Magikarp of Europe *Italy uses splash, it does nothing!*

[@aaroncabatingan5238]

Kudos with the speech, I can feel myself shiver just from hearing it. And the background images/videos are amazing. Well done!

[@TheCimbrianBull]

It was a stirring speech indeed!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you very much! It's the amazing support from our viewers and patrons that makes it possible to use the historical footage! And we're very happy with Indy ;)

[@calebshoemaker]

So good

[@ghut487]

21-06-1940 Janusz Kusociński Olympics Champion of 1932 was murdered in Palmiry massacre, along with over 358 Polish politicians, lawyers, scholars just in that day.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

May they rest in peace and may their memory not be forgotten!

[@kaczynskis5721]

Even some anti-Semitic Polish fascists were killed - the Germans allowed some space for indigenous fascism elsewhere, notably in France, but in Poland any form of Polish nationalism was unacceptable. Polish collaborators usually claimed to be ethnic Germans.

[@pissyourselfandshitncoom2172]

I'm a novice, was Palmiry in the Soviet sector or in the German Sector?

[@AndreaCremoni]

@@pissyourselfandshitncoom2172 Palmiry is near Warsaw, so I think the massacre was perpetuated by the Nazis

[@kaczynskis5721]

@@pissyourselfandshitncoom2172 German.

[@העבד]

"What general Weygand called: the "battle of france", is now over" Churchill was a savage lol

[@lucaszahorik9049]

At 4:07, I discovered I've been spelling Churchill wrong this entire time, it's actually Chruchill!

[@danielweiss7396]

lol I typed it too quick ;)

[@gianlucaborg195]

I must say, between your September, December, April and today, I have seen constant improvement, and do not speak as an invested person, I am not a patreon so no bias. The quality in terms of narrations, gfx, sfx, Historical footage and so on has consistently increased. I cannot wait to see what these will be like in 2024(1945). Keep it up!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you - but we do have to give credit to the Patrons, because without them we would not have been able to improve, it takes a lot of time and people, and people need money to live ;-)

[@mobiusonerocks]

Amazing, never heard about the battle in the French-Italian alps!

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Well, it wasn't exactly a great success for the Italians.

[@randomclouds4404]

@@TheCimbrianBull You mean like most Italian offensives?

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@randomclouds4404 Yes, nothing new under the sun.

[@AdamMGTF]

Mussolini famously said that he only needed a few hundred heroic dead. So he could sit down at the peace negotiations and stake his claims with 'honour'. I'm very much paraphrasing there. But still. What a crazy world.

[@ogmack8242]

Italiens fucked up

[@weltvonalex]

fantastic show! and the edit is spot on, how you matched the speech of Churchil to the pictures! Super Arbeit!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Danke!

[@sharpitar6674]

Its weird that June 22nd is such an important date in WW2 France surrenders '40, Operation Barbarossa '41, Operation Bagration '44.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

It could be just a mere coincidence. But it certainly makes it fairly easy to remember these important events in WW2.

[@kaczynskis5721]

Bagration was deliberately started on that date to send a message.

[@sharpitar6674]

@@kaczynskis5721 and I think Hitler chose to invade USSR on 22nd because Napoleon did so aswell

[@nateb7354]

It’s too bad KZbin doesn’t ever put this up on the front page

[@TheCheese1988]

They've even age gated the episodes. You need an account of an over 18 to even watch them.

[@WorldWarTwo]

KZbin age-restricted some of our video's, but only about 2 or 3 in total. Many get demonetized. Both are bad for recommendation (thus appearing on the front page)

[@Cityinlead]

My god, I always get chills when I hear the finest hour speech, but I was almost tearing up with all that we’ve seen in the past months

[@billslocum9819]

Churchill's most eloquent use of silence runs from 4:41 to 4:44

[@michealohaodha9351]

It's really great to hear about the actions in the Alps - always overlooked, never dull

[@rabihrac]

The Italian campaign against France is generally a forgotten one. Thank you for making it a live again. If possible, I also wish to hear the call of General Charles De Gaulle from London in one of the next regular episodes. Keep up the great work !

[@sebastiandiguardo3492]

an excellent episode, very well articulated. If I remember correctly De Gaulle writes "La France n'est pas seule, elle a un vaste empire derrière elle." (France is not alone ... she has a vast empire behind her.); but he will have to start from central Africa, not northern Africa. One of the darkest hours for the Allies, as Churchill says.

[@krimome8933]

I really like when you show the numbers on screen, it helps in visualizing the scale of these events. Very good improvement

[@pnutz_2]

5:58 rest in peace ww1 peace garden

[@TheCimbrianBull]

That was sad to watch.

[@thetsarofsalt2485]

I've loved this whole series so far! It really adds to the episodes to have the radio broadcasts and footage from the war itself, not to mention the outstanding maps and fantastic narration! :)

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you! It's the support of our viewers and patrons that makes all of this possible!

[@crayolacruncher2566]

*Germany's Ally joins the war* Germany: Ah shit, here we go again (Please see comments for context, just to clarify misunderstandings)

[@tyberfen5009]

@@ternes35yolo In the distance you can hear the spirits of the fallen at isonzo

[@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819]

Loyal Wehraboo the Italians fought against Germany and her Allies in the first war.

[@crayolacruncher2566]

@@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819 I know but what I meant was the situation with Austria-Hungary. I wont downplay the war efforts of Italy or Austria Hungary but we gotta be real. They were not really ready for a world war. And Italy had an alliance with Germany before WWI if Im not mistaken. Ty though for reminding me to explain.

[@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819]

Loyal Wehraboo yes Italy and German did have treaty, but only in case of an attack on either party. Neither German or Italy were that prepared for WW2, although Germany had a stronger army they didn't have the resources for a prolonged war; the Italians had neither a strong army or the resources for even a short war.

[@crayolacruncher2566]

@@neildahlgaard-sigsworth3819 That's true but aye, good discussion : )

[@Fanon29]

The production quality is astonishing. Keep up the good work!

[@WorldWarTwo]

thx

[@SuperLusername]

"...that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour.' " I think I've got a tear in my eye, this made me proud to be British! Though I am Croatian.

[@ronaldcammarata3422]

@@mvrosa8704 Actually, the entirety of the British Empire, from beginning to end, lasted a lot longer than the short-lived 12-year Reich. But it did collapse relatively quickly after the end of WW II.

[@mvrosa8704]

@@ronaldcammarata3422 I am aware of British imperial history. My comment contrasted Churchills 'thousand year' comment to Hitler's similar comment. The irony is amusing, and the arrogance of both men is notable. Do not forget, if you ever knew, that Churchill knowingly induced a famine in India that killed several million.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@mvrosa8704 I hope that Indy gets to the TRUTH about the Indian famine, which mostly occurred because Japan controlled Burma and the Phillipines rice harvests and blocked into shipments to India.

[@julz3tt3]

This is great. It needs to be on Netflix or amazon prime as this and the between two wars episodes are brilliantly presented. Indy is a national treasure.

[@frederickthegreatpodcast382]

But who was the Jamaican that volunteered in the Winter War????

[@donpacificbobcat9er615]

A Jamaican?

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Cool Runnings?!

[@ninaakari5181]

Bob Marley

[@thomasvernon2531]

Glad to see the Channel Islands get mentioned as someone from Jersey! Hoping we’ll get some content about the aircraft in the Battle of Britain with that foreshadowing, great episode as usual!

[@WorldWarTwo]

We'll surely cover the Battle of Britain extensively! Thank you very much!

[@saiien2]

Most famous person from Channel Islands is for mě Henry Cavill :D

[@saiien2]

It was the only British territory which was occupied by Germans if i am right.

[@Numorfutinca]

Indy: talks about history Youtiber in the future: talks about Indy and who is he talking to on the phone

[@paulfisker]

I startet watching this series for about 2 weeks ago and here I am now. I see the progress in quality and it is even more captivating.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Good work but there's still a small catching up to do

[@StuSaville]

3:30 Ominous foreshadowing to Mers-el-Kébir

[@IAmSirZak]

Indy, you and the crew make some of the best history content I've ever seen. We're not going anywhere!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you very much for your support! It's much appreciated by everyone on the team!!

[@alcaulique8358]

Great video! Good job guys. I am wondering. Out of those 43 videos, how many remained monetise the all time?

[@WorldWarTwo]

Nowadays abut 80% of our videos are demonetized - in 2018 they were all monetized. It doesn't matter financially, because KZbin ads have such low payout, but it really matters for our recommendation and growth.

[@alcaulique8358]

@@WorldWarTwo Thanks for the reply. Sorry to hear that. I'll keep doing my best to share the word that this channel exist! Thank you guys!

[@brucefrizzell4221]

Thank you for the subtitles.

[@clemsonpacer1]

Huntziger is like a horrible French Forrest Gump

[@WorldWarTwo]

As in he just keeps on running and running and running? That he pops up all over the place? Or both?

[@hatihattencoat5268]

@@WorldWarTwo and the amusing name, worthy of a large uncared for moustache

[@peterongan9655]

its almost rhyme with Hotzendorf

[@Altrantis]

@@peterongan9655 It doesn't rhyme, but it alliterates. Norse poems were about alliteration rather than rhyme so.

[@rayd6537]

Another brilliant video!! Keep up the great work. 👍

[@tadeusz1]

Thanks so much for mentioning Operation Ariel, often overlooked.

[@opkb4e]

I love how the comments always break into "oh I wonder what happens next" and we get funny stories. Good community on this channel.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Welcome!

[@45TRANSFORMERSFAN]

June 22 this year will also be the 78th anniversary of the beginning of Germany's invasion of Russia. But, of course, we'll have to wait till next year for the channel to discuss this hahaha

[@zepic3173]

SPOILERS!!

[@brucetucker4847]

Just before that, on June 19, Soviet archaeologists will exhume the body of Tamerlane, the famous Mongol conqueror, from his tomb in Samarkand. In his casket was found an inscription reading (as translated) "Whomsoever opens my tomb shall unleash an invader more terrible than I."

[@luxembourgishempire2826]

Russia? The Russian liberation army was pro nazi. And back then Russia didn't exist.

[@TotalRookie_LV]

@@luxembourgishempire2826 Russia, USSR, who cares?! Soviet or tzarist, it basically was still Russian empire, even Soviet anthem stated what USSR was - "Russia has gathered a union to last for ages". Besides there was Russia as a part of USSR - РСФСР (Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика) - Russian Soviet Socialist Federate Republic, like all other "republics" incorporated in Soviet "Union".

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@luxembourgishempire2826 #thirdBeneluxCountry

[@ShadowMk3]

That Robert Jackson quote you read is downright chilling

[@buster117]

Wow someone finally mentioned the Italian invasion of France with more detail.

[@chazzingtonkensworth2575]

After watching The Great War for 4 years I cant believe I just found out about this channel. Fantastic.

[@WorldWarTwo]

To be historically clear; the idea of a German Nation (in the modern sense) is only born _after_ the Napoleinic Wars in 1815 as a reaction _against_ Restoration (the movement of the Princes of the previous Holy Roman Empire to regain power over their lands). In a compromise the German Confedaration is formed, but It takes until after the 1848 revolutions and the short lived first German empire of 1849/50 for the ruling class to start embracing the idea in a meaningful way. It is only in 1871 that Prussia led by chancellor Otto Bismarck unites Germany into a cohesive empire by pitting the German Princes against specifically France in the Franco Prussian War. Thus, you can not say that there were any Franco German relations befor that date. Also it is essential to note that France only becomes a modern nation state in 1830 - while the French Revolution does lead to the First Republic in 1791, this is based on the idea of a pan-European revolutionary union, _not_ France as an ethnically defines country. This leads to the Revolutionary Wars, which leads to the collapse of the revolutionary union idea, which is then replaced with the Napoleonic imperial idea (also not based on France but pan-Europeanism). Spartacus

[@bolloggfisch1100]

QUICK SUMMARY 16.6. Soviet troops occupy all three Baltic states. 17.6. German troops in France near the Swiss border, RMS Lancastria is sunk whilst serving as a troopship (3,000 - 5,000 dead). 20.6. Lyons and Vichy fall to the Germans. 21.6. Italian offensive in the Alps begins without much progress. 22.6. The French-German armistice is signed, giving Germany access to all of the French Atlantic and Channel ports, but maintaining a French state to deny the British use of the French colonial forces.. QUICK RECAP 10.6. Norway surrendered to Germany, Italy declared war on France and Britain, Canada declared war on Italy, the Italian invasion of France began. 11.6. Italian Airforce bombed Port Sudan and Aden, the Siege of Malta began, RAF bombs Turin and Genoa, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa declared war on Italy. 12.6. HMS Calypso was sunk by an Italian submarine (39 dead), the Soviet Union sent an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding territory and a new government. 13.6. Paris was declared an open city. 14.6. French navy shelled Genoa and Vado, Paris had fallen. 15.6. Soviet troops occupied Vilnius.

[@Blunderbussy]

you missed China!

[@bolloggfisch1100]

@@Blunderbussy i wasn't exactly sure on what day that happened

[@mikestoinx5718]

This channel is severely under rated

[@WorldWarTwo]

I fully agree! Thanks for the support and spread the word!

[@mikestoinx5718]

World War Two Good to hear from you, I hope u are rewarded for the work you put into these videos, I use them for school

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Meanwhile in the northern French town of Nouvion local café owner, René Artois, is busy getting ready to open the café for the day.

[@kaczynskis5721]

Lt Gruber tells René that different nationalities and ideologies should not come between "real men" - René feels a cold sweat developing although the phrase "gay panic" has not been invented yet...

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@kaczynskis5721 LMFAO! 😂 🤣 😅

[@ab9840]

Seems some people like old UK. comedy tv shows.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@ab9840 Olden but golden! 😀

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

And report any Jews to the Nazi occupiers.

[@BIGCAM5000]

Impressive narration. Thank you.

[@WorldWarTwo]

And we thank you for watching!

[@swedishstyle9778]

Between 18-22 of June the Brits takes 4 Swedish ships that was in Faroe Islands that Sweden has purchased from the Italians. Which will be called "Psilanderaffären"

[@TheCimbrianBull]

PewDiePie needs to comment on this outrageous act!

[@swedishstyle9778]

@@TheCimbrianBull lol true XD

[@Altrantis]

In WW1, the brits stole a tukish ship the ottomans had bought from Brazil, and that led to the ottomans joining the central powers and Gallipoli.Was probably not worth it. It was the HMS Agincourt BTW, which they also named in a way that spites their own allies.

[@fudbot]

I watch most of your KZbin videos on my app on Comcast, which does not have a Share function....

[@ScooterWeibels]

I guess Germany better not declare war on countries that can produce a whole lot more airplanes.

[@Grondorn]

Germany could produce a lot of more airplanes that the United Kingdom since, and it eventually did in 1943-1944, but they were very lazy in the beginning.

[@brucetucker4847]

Or tanks. They'll be turning out T-34s like sausages by next year.

[@lapisleafuli1817]

They wouldn't be stupid enough to do that. And they certainly wouldn't do it twice or anything like that.

[@ScooterWeibels]

@@brucetucker4847 Hard to wage a total war against countries that have the resources needed for war production within their own borders. Lots of Tanks, trucks, planes and with much larger populations.

[@ScooterWeibels]

@@Grondorn Well then Germany better not declare war on countries the can produce a lot more.

[@ashleybrooks565]

Another great episode. That Churchill speech got me riled up, and I don't even live in England. What an amazing orator that man was. Can you imagine if Neville Chamberlain was still Prime Minister, he probably would have just told Britain to give up.

[@Twirlyhead]

Very polite of you to say that Paris "fell" when the truth is they just handed it over. You have to _stand_ before you can _fall_ .

[@evancrum6811]

Awesome job fellas. The Fall Of France and the campaign has always fascinated me. Now I'm reading about the occupation in Paris. Battle of Britain is next. Thanks for including radio broadcasts

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you! It's the amazing support of our viewers/patrons that makes all this possible!

[@gwenaellino-thibault4250]

I seriously LOVE your show and all the work you are doing. Really even after all this years, my admiration for it haven't change a bit. But, and i don't know if it's just me, i don't see many fights (Battle of Stonne, German Sarre offensive, Lille resistance...) where French soldiers were victorious. I just don't want to see their fight and their sacrifices lost into History and just be remembered as cowards who onky know how to surrender.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks a lot for your kind words! We didn't cover all of them, as there were simply too many to mention and not all were as important to the bigger strategic narrative. Nevertheless, I regret that we didn't cover more (as they all deserve it). Still, believe that we kicked the idea that the French were cowards in the nuts big time. We covered the reason behind Frances fall - the lack of competent leadership and communication, extensively. I hope that makes up for the stuff we didn't cover.

[@DiggingForFacts]

In theory, the battle for Syria, Bir Hacheim and the 2nd DB in 1944 are still to come.

[@gwenaellino-thibault4250]

@@DiggingForFacts Indeed, I just hope they won't be overlook. And you can also speak about Monte Cassino, the landing in southern france, Kouffra... (there is some)

[@luciancelestine337]

This is extremely well done.

[@patrickols]

Italians enter the war on the side of Germany Allies : we still have a chance boys!

[@yes_head]

That Churchill sure is a quotable guy.

[@lukacupic42]

Indy: "A few Belgians have been evacuated" 163 Belgians: "Are we a joke to you?"

[@Altrantis]

That doesn't sound like something a Belgian would say. More like "Hey! It's us! They mentioned us!" Or "Yeah, but they were Walloon/Flemish anyways." Edit: Alternatively, "Why didn't he read out loud the number of Belgians? That seems inconsistent, I'm confused." They're a bit like Germans in that.

[@lukacupic42]

@@Altrantis That's interesting. Are you Belgian?

[@Altrantis]

@@lukacupic42 No, but I lived there for a while.

[@lukacupic42]

@@Altrantis Pretty cool, happy WW2-ing!

[@Giveme1goodreason]

So very few Belgians.

[@charakaamayantha_ca9784]

Thank u very much guys for this valuable videos ♥️

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for your comment. -TimeGhost Ambassador

[@ghut487]

3 week passed without any news from ORP Orzeł - left Rosyth for a patrol on 23-05-1940

[@Unknown1355]

Is there anything that would make it more noteworthy than the events covered during last three weeks? Don't get me wrong, but there is so much stuff left out in these episodes due to time constraints. Mostly they focus on big picture. For example, Betrothal of January or downing of Kalevala are neither mentioned, even if they had quite an impact on internal Finnish developments in 1940.

[@ghut487]

@@Unknown1355 i don,t get you. Does it bother you somehow. It was addressed to people interested. So if you are not just ignore it. I,m not isulting nobody. It is just informative, related to ww2. It is not silly joke post. I agree there is a lot of topics not covered in episodes. If you want to share post it. I tell you I gladly check the events you mentioned above.

[@Unknown1355]

@@ghut487 Oh, sorry. I understood "without any news" to mean lack of coverage in the series and criticism towards the production team. It wouldn't be first time someone has been asking "why didn't you mention XY?" My answer was directed to those kind of people. But it seems you meant to just add these smaller events as they happen. Sorry again, sometimes English isn't that specific about the meaning. (I would've understood perfect "has passed" meaning the event in far past, but imperfect "passed" seems more directed towards the video/action in recent time.) EDIT: mixed up grammatical tenses, corrected.

[@ghut487]

@@Unknown1355 oh. I see misunderstanding. No problem. have a good day

[@paul_v_1651]

Great episode:) but every time you say here's the thing ( 6:46 ) I have to think of the Sun Yat-Sen song :D. Keep up the good work!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Whenever someone on the team unsuspectedly says 'heres the thing', we all burst out in laughter. Every time.

[@paul_v_1651]

@@WorldWarTwo I hope that it increases the possibility for a sequel :)

[@choombi6721]

Ah, yes, the 13th battle of the Isonzo, I've been waiting for this

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Another fantastic episode! Really enjoyed the information on the French/Italian front. Also sharp tie, Indy! 😊

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thanks

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@WorldWarTwo Does Indy know how to tie his ties?

[@WorldWarTwo]

He does indeed tie his own ties.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

@@WorldWarTwo Indy is a man of culture and refinement! 😀

[@luciusvorenus9445]

Double Windsor knot?

[@oOkenzoOo]

You could have mentionned that De Gaulle, supported by Reynaud, proposed two options to continue the war : 1) retreat toward Britanny to manage a narrower front, while still being close to the UK allowing reinforcements or evacuting to Great Britain if things went bad. He called it the "réduit Breton" and was favorable to this option. 2) Reform the governement in Algiers, evacuate as many soldiers to North Africa as possible and continue the fight from the colonies, backed by the navy. Actually, several politicians and officers in favor of continuing the war did embarked aboard a ship to Algeria with the mission of preparing the foundations of a new governement there but while they were at sea, they learned about the armistice and when arriving in Algeria they were arrested by Vichy authorities, emprisoned and judged as "cowards and traitors"...

[@finnkeller1639]

this is such a good series. Super interesting and entertaining :)

[@umjackd]

Italy was pretty unlucky geographically to attack anyone since every land neighbour is at least partially protected by mountains. Shame they kept trying, really.

[@ronaldcammarata3422]

Those same mountains would have provided Italy with a good defensive position from which to srcjre neutrality. So does Mussolini do the right/smart thing? Greedy schmuck.

[@thecommentaryking]

@@ronaldcammarata3422 Mussolini did many stupid things in his lifetime. Allying with Germany and entering WW2 was one of those

[@Cditty24]

Fantastic video as always ladies and gentlemen!

[@JuulSimon]

I'd love to see some more about the French political machinations during the armistice negotiations. No mention of Darlan or his promise to Churchill?

[@WorldWarTwo]

That'd be very interesting indeed. However, we have limited time in one video and Indy has to make choices. We hope to cover this in a later special on Vichy France.

[@yesno3621]

Churchills speak about the battle for Britain the last bit gave me chills

[@merdiolu]

During last weeks of France campaign before Armistice , Churchill made several trips to France to keep sagging French goverment to keep in fight. No avail though since defeatists who are a generation older and tired more conservative type politicians and soldiers almost captured French goverment chiefly Weygand and Petain. Reynaud the French PM did his best to keep the war effort going but he was obstructed and cut from his base support at every level (even his mistress Helene du Portes urged him to make peace with Germans) When Churchill left Tours France for last time on 16th June he mumbled while flying back to London "We lost France"

[@markcantemail8018]

Thank you for an Informative video .

[@WorldWarTwo]

You are welcomed

[@aleksi9934]

Anyone else a part of the army group "notification"?

[@JohnJohn-pe5kr]

Aleksi Karppinen I am

[@johnanth]

I'm serving in Army Group Patreon!

[@glenmartin2437]

Thank you. WW2 seems more and more insane the older I get.

[@ltmentle5293]

Hey the Italian defeat memes can begin

[@bustedcogitator8954]

Glad I found out about this to watch it as it comes out unlike the ww1 series

[@WorldWarTwo]

We're happy to have you on board!

[@randomclouds4404]

Today is the 75th anniversary of Operation Bagration, one of the largest operations of WWII.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

I completely forgot about that one. It was one of the most important offensives on the Eastern Front.

[@alihani1830]

Awesome episode

[@Skac01]

5:02 amazing words. Can't wait to see how beautiful London and the Empire are in 1,000 years.

[@scutumfidelis1436]

@@pixelpatter01 Its funny how German propaganda about the allies becoming less European is coming true.

[@joshuabarnes3846]

Goosebumps with the broadcast

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Me too!

[@georget8008]

@ww2 Regarding the polish and czeck forces that escaped: Please make a special on how these armies were formed. How and by which means did they escape from their occupied countries. Pols had to escape from both germans and soviets Czechoslovakia was occupied 6 months before the war was declared. Which were the routes they used to escape from occupation? Was there an organisation that helped them flee? What was the German reaction? It seems that it was rather ineffective.

[@kaczynskis5721]

Poles who got out in 1939 mostly did so through Romania, before Romania came completely within the Axis orbit. Some Czechoslovaks like Josef Frantisek escaped to Poland when the Germans occupied Bohemia and Moravia. A number of Poles and Czechoslovaks were then smuggled from Romania to Lebanon by the French - Lebanon was then a French colony. The Czechoslovaks joined the French Foreign Legion as the alternative was deportation back to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. I don't know if the Poles were confronted with the same stark choice. From there they were moved to France and were later allowed to form an air unit.

[@georget8008]

@@kaczynskis5721 thanks for the info. From your name i understand you are polish. So you must know much about the topic. However, the number of poles that managed to escape seems huge. As we will see later, poles fought in italy and the d=day. In some sources i have seen numbers such as 20=30 thousand men. It seems a huge number considering the fact that they had to escape from a continental country without a coastline that would make the escape easier

[@amandaclairmont4259]

Some Poles were recruited into the British army after they hsd been deported from Poland to the Soviet Union. A friend's father joined the 3rd Carpathian Division this way. I think that is the name the unit. He later fought in Iraq, Africa and Italy.

[@farhanrahman7119]

Interesting,good job indy and co!

[@necromorphassasin]

All these videos have shown me the truth about how brave and skilled the French soldiers fought instead of the common belief that they surrendered without fighting.

[@TheCimbrianBull]

Exactly! This is the true story that needs to be told.

[@Blazcowitz1943]

The Siege of Lille in particular is worthy of note. Forty thousand French soldiers held out against seven German divisions, buying an extra three days for the evacuation at Dunkirk, surrendering only when the ran out of ammunition. So impressed by their courage and resilience, the German commander allowed the French garrison to march out of the city in parade fashion into captivity as a mark of respect.

[@while.coyote]

This series is incredible!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you

[@Shonji_Ikori]

Its amazing how the Polish Forces fly under the radar when people talk about WW2. More Polish troops evacuated from France (after Dunkirk) than French troops! They just kept fighting the good fight.

[@moniquelegarda1842]

*Subscribed and bell rung* I love this channel!

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you so much Monique! We're glad to have you with us!