120 K - Hitler Declares War on the USA and the Jews - WW2 - December 12, 1941

[@WorldWarTwo]

Five days ago, we covered the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor minute by minute in real time over five hours. If you missed that, then check out episode one right here, you'll love it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKDLY3WOhdiljtU NOTE: An error snuck through our controls regarding the Japanese casualties at Wake, we are working with KZbin to have it fixed before the video goes public. We apologize for this inconvenience. Japan attacked a whole variety of places that day, launching massive offensives all over SE Asia and the Pacific. I'll be covering them here weekly, of course, but for even more coverage, check out our day by day Instagram coverage of the war: Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day - instagram.com/ww2_day_by_... Before you comment, read our rules of conduct community.timeghost.tv/t/rules-of-conduct/4518

[@howardbrandon11]

Could we pretty, pretty please get a better mic for Indy to record on for post-recording edits? Or a separate Patreon fund for it, if needed? I'd donate to that.

[@ahmedalseif5774]

Can you please consider creating a biography special of Sven Hedin

[@yourstruly4817]

12:07 Is that number correct? 5,350 men seems to be a lot of people to fit in two destroyers and that would be more than twice the number of casualties the Americans suffered in Pearl Harbor?

[@howardbrandon11]

@@yourstruly4817 no it's not. I believe it should be 535.

[@WorldWarTwo]

@@yourstruly4817 that was a typo that replicated into the prompter script - we’re working on a repair with KZbin. It’s supposed be 236.

[@KnoxZone]

Not going to lie, starting to think this war might not be over by Christmas.

[@Xictlii]

I’m betting that tanna tunna defeats both the Germans and the Japanese

[@camrongray3406]

Defeatism will not be tolerated

[@jonbaxter2254]

Christmas 1945?

[@Ohflipsnap]

@@jonbaxter2254 Try Christmas 1946.

[@andromidius]

@@Ohflipsnap Or Christmas 1991, depending how you view things. Well, 1992, since it happened a few days after Christmas.

[@garcalej]

10:40-Chang Kai-Shek declares war on Japan. Chinese soldier: Wait....we were at peace?

[@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329]

Lol

[@readmeat4vegans829]

EXACTLY!!!! That is my 'fact-o-day' - China did not declare war on Japan until Dec 8, 1941!!! Chang Kai-Shek: We just had a difference of opinion on where our borders are.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

The Japanese had not declared war on China. For them it was the "China Incident".

[@garcalej]

@@stevekaczynski3793 Even in a culture known for understatement, that’s one big fucking “incident.”

[@jrt818]

Both sides couldn't have received supplies from the US because of early neutrality laws in 1937, so no official declaration of wars.

[@Raul_Menendez]

Japanese Soldiers in Malaya: Oh, yeah. Its bicycle time.

[@gunman47]

Ring Ring! Can't help but mention that sound effect in the Pearl Harbor 5 hour documentary Part 9 ... :)

[@jorikrouwenhorst7220]

*Heavy Dutch breathing*

[@tjbarke6086]

@@jorikrouwenhorst7220 *wiggles eyebrows*

[@canuckled]

Canadian Army: Been there, done that cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/feature/remembrance-day-special-canadian-corps-cyclist-battalion/

[@anttitheinternetguy3213]

My fathers father was part of finnish bicycle jaegers. Bicycles are absolutely nothing to look down upon

[@alitlweird]

“That Hitler fella was a real jerk.” -Norm MacDonald

[@Ulairon]

even worse, he was a hypocrite

[@zolafuckass8606]

@@Ulairon I don't think that was the worst part.

[@williamsanders2348]

@@Ulairon everybody's a hypocrite at some point.

[@spudskie3907]

Met Adam Eget once under the Queensboro bridge. He has very soft hands.

[@morisco56]

What about burger king?

[@ariochiv]

Hitler: "Now we cannot possibly lose!" History: "Now you cannot possibly win."

[@olliebannon4239]

Thank you for that deep and incredible joke, however please desist from making jokes in the future.

[@yodda1238]

@@cpob2013 USA was really in war with Germany from quite of time. Hitler make it official to cut flirting about USA supposed "neutrality"

[@johnpablo2772]

@@cpob2013 Japan was a powerful country back then they had complete control over the skies they air force was unmatched and let’s not to mention the fact that’s it’s literally billions of them during this time period hence hitler feeling like he had a chance Japan was a huge army that controlled the skies and they would of won if every country didn’t get involve into stopping them Put some respect on the Japanese name they weren’t no light weights hence us dropping 2 bombs

[@michaelscott5653]

Germany and Japan, the two countries with the *LEAST* amount of resources, decide to be wartime allies. Genius.

[@williamjpellas0314]

​@@michaelscott5653 Well....yes, but. Both nations were able to liquidate enormous amounts of war booty (this was especially true of Germany), and both quickly developed huge war industries in their captured territories. Japan had the added bonus of nearly 40 years of colonial rule over Korea following its victory in the Russo-Japanese war, as well as more than a decade of industrial development of its conquests in mainland China. Both nations, but again particularly Germany, also had well-developed nuclear science.

[@shadout]

Germany: We're starting to lose ground in Russia and in North Africa. Japan: What if we make new enemies? Germany: Okay, let's try your plan.

[@nattiedraws]

To be fair, Germany's plan of invading the soviets while already losing in Britain shows it was a kind of hive mind moment for the axis to keep declaring more wars on more enemies

[@MarkHarrison733]

The US was already at war in 1940.

[@orenashkenazi9813]

Hitler: "Japan has never been defeated in 3,000 years." Admiral Yi: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."

[@rhino1207]

*"I had already ended"

[@zlatko8051]

*Beats drum*

[@oligultonn]

Admiral Yi and all the Japanese generals: "I'm about to end this mans whole career and anal virginity." Japanese people: "Our anal virginity?" Japanese generals and high command: *Yeets Pearl Harbour* Japanese people: "Well fuck"

[@anantbisht6355]

@@oligultonn Why would Yi be with the Japanese generals? he was a Korean Admiral who lived ~1500 ad who famously defeated the Japanese in their invasion of Korea before the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate and after the end of the 100 years Sengoku Jidai period of Endless war

[@oligultonn]

@@anantbisht6355 yeah I fucked up with that. Didn't realise that.

[@laurenceingram7314]

"Nah of course we won't get attacked, we aren't that dumb!" ..... Narrator: "They were that dumb."

[@scvboy1]

How was this comment from 2 days ago when the video just went up???

[@laurenceingram7314]

@@scvboy1 I live in what your people call "the future". Ha Nah but seriously I get early access for supporting on Patreon. :)

[@scvboy1]

@@laurenceingram7314 Aww makes sense lol. Thanks for supporting the channel. I need to support as well but I'm kind of struggling right now.

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[@monsters8730]

I heard the narrator in my head with Ron Howard's voice.

[@ajeetsmann]

It's genuinely staggering to watch the war grow in real time! To think I have had a son, adopted a dog, and bought a house all in the time since this channel has started

[@robert48044]

the series really puts the war in a different perspective

[@nicholasconder4703]

Wait until the German U-boats tick the Brazilians off so much that they declare war as well.

[@gelgamath_9903]

The allies: who is Japan's going to attack Japan: yes

[@TheBelrick]

Dues of course had been using USA to wage war vs. Germany from the beginning of the slave revolt in Europe. Imagine thinking that USA was the winner of WW2 when the OSS (who ruled that?) executed a program of denazification and censorship in Germany that spread to the rest of the west including USA> Yes that was the beginning of SJW and mass colonization of the west.

[@diegoleonardia5358]

@@TheBelrick okay..? No one really asked. Please go home and rant to yourself there

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

@@TheBelrick wut

[@TheBelrick]

@@diegoleonardia5358 Shhh child. I wasn't asking for permission.

[@TheBelrick]

@@AbrahamLincoln4 Real history. Hey did you know that Allies burned 30000 German books among other acts of censorship post may 9th 1945? Acts of evil is book burning isnt it? or only when the other side does it?

[@sherk3286]

"China declares war on Japan after pearl harbor" was the headline i wasn't ready for

[@Patryk128pl]

Fun fact: December 11th Poland also declared war on Japan, but what makes it interesting is that Japan... rejected it. Yup. Hideki Tojo response was: "We do not accept Poland’s challenge. The Poles, fighting for their freedom, only declared war on us under pressure from the United Kingdom.". Also despite this declaration Polish and Japanese intelligences continued cooperation against USSR and... Germany. Spoilers: The symbolic peace treaty was signed in 1957 with total causalities of this war being: 0. Though I think that there were some Poles serving in British army in either Singapore or Hong Kong, I'm sure I read about them somewhere, but I'm unable to find anything about them now. Also Witold Urbanowicz was flying with Flying Tigers. But none serving directly in any Polish army. Fun fact about the fun fact above: It was the only Polish war declaration in XXth century.

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Very interesting post!

[@3dcomrade]

Considering Japan helped Polish ethnicities to be sent to Poland or took care of Polish children, its understandable. Doesnt mean it discounts Japanese attrocities homever

[@joel0joel0]

but why did the japenese so good relationship with the poles?

[@3dcomrade]

@@jansz.5594 *Russia. As long as Russia doesnt have good relations with Japan that relation will always be tight

[@neptune3569]

Did Poland exist in 1941?

[@DustpanJoe]

Just want to thank the whole crew for their work. It's been my best KZbin experience I've ever had. And made me make a patreon account haha

[@tyrannosaurusrhett]

Same. This is the only thing I actually support on Patreon... so far.

[@oligultonn]

@@tyrannosaurusrhett same here, supporter since 2017. Not regreted a cent of my $5 per month support. This has been an amazing journey.

[@daveroberts7295]

Signed up yesterday.

[@ArtrexisLives]

1941. What a year in this conflict. Barbarossa and Pearl Harbor bringing in what would be the superpowers for the remainder of the 20th century.

[@bangscutter]

It's ironic that the two powers hell-bent on conquest (Germany and Japan), ended up actually awakening the three larger giants; the Russian bear, the Chinese dragon, and the American eagle.

[@neptune3569]

@@bangscutter I'm pretty sure Japan weakened the Chinese Dragon. You know, massacring millions of them.

[@porksterbob]

@@bangscutter China came out of the war much weaker than when it went in.

[@nicholasconder4703]

Makes 2020 seem like small potatoes.

[@pmcshow44]

@@porksterbob before the war. china was very far from unification. After the war, Soviet Occupation of Manchuria gave Mao a decisive advantage over Shek

[@parallelworldsguy]

What was MacArthur thinking? This has to be one of the worst blunders by a general ever.

[@Gina-Danadzhiev]

Conrad von Hotzendorf and Luigi Cadorna: May we introduce ourselves?

[@ericcarlson3746]

him + that other clown that was Brereton's superior. and whoever decided 'lets ALL go have lunch'

[@deeznoots6241]

Average Macarthur moment Just like in the Korean war when he thought the Chinese were just bluffing about intervening

[@Jerzy-lis]

It seems to me that MacArthur was a very bad general, but very narcissistic and not very smart.

[@rare_kumiko]

"Submarines were the last hope of stopping the invasion transports heading for the Philippines" Laughs in Mark 14 torpedo

[@Cybermat47]

Turns out that if you don’t test the detonators in your torpedoes, they won’t detonate very well.

[@kemarisite]

Actually, a number of the submarines in the Western Pacific were older S boats (6 of the 25 subs in the Phillipines) which used the older Mark 10 torpedo and could not use the Mark 14 because it was too long for their tubes. An example is S-44, which gutted the cruiser Kako with a spread of Mark 10 torpedoes after the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Mark 14 production and stocks were so low at the beginning of the war that many newer boats used the Mark 10 because it was available in the depot.

[@robertkoons1154]

Submarines weren't very successful on Japanese side either of 9-12 fleet subs around pearl harbor, plus 6 midget subs. Not one US fleet unit was hit. Of course the US had the greatest concentration of submarines in the WORLD in one place in the Philippines, and the did not manage to stop the Japanese invasion at the only area on Luzon capable of supporting an invaiding army across the beaches.

[@brotlowskyrgseg1018]

@@Cybermat47 No reason to worry about that. If those torpedos really don't work well, they're gonna find that our pretty soon and surely get that fixed in no time, just like the Germans and British did when they found out that their magnetic detonators didn't work properly. That is of course assuming that the war won't be over by christmas, which it definitely will be.

[@yourstruly4817]

@@kemarisite Yeah, I played Silent Hunter 4 too :-)

[@user-ez9ng2rw9c]

"Never been vanquished in 3000 years" Admiral Yi Sun Shin laughing in the background.

[@nozecone]

And it's ironic that a Japanese academic consulted about the advisability of war against the US had warned that "the Anglo-Saxons have never lost a war" (which wasn't quite accurate, either - but same idea).

[@user-ez9ng2rw9c]

@@nozecone At least it was some rando from Japan, and not Roosevelt saying that the Brits have never lost a war(which would be really ironic).

[@nozecone]

@@user-ez9ng2rw9c He didn't exactly say "the Brits" - he said "Anglo-Saxons", including, importantly, Americans (I know, I know).

[@user-ez9ng2rw9c]

@@nozecone I was making more of a comparison with the allies. Hitler saying that was essentially if Roosevelt said what I said. Though maybe Stalin saying would be a better comparison.

[@nozecone]

@@user-ez9ng2rw9c OK, gotcha - I had misinterpreted your post (the fog of war, I guess ... !)

[@jdrobertson42]

Given the quality of early war US torpedoes, having them all blown up on the first day of the war probably constitutes a victory for the USN.

[@Raskolnikov70]

Same could be said for the battleships as well. Although if they hadn't been blown up in Pearl Harbor already, they would have been during the first major naval engagement the US tried. I have a mental image of some geriatric admirals chest-thumping in a conference room somewhere - "Just wait 'till we get 'em within range of our big guns! Then we'll really give 'em what-for!!!!" Then sending the entire fleet out en masse to get anihilated by the Japanese carrier squadrons a hundred miles out.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

@@Raskolnikov70 Indeed, Nimitz thought Kimmel would have done that if he had had advanced warning of the Japanese approach. They would have been overwhelmed by Japanese planes and too far from Oahu to be supported by land-based aircraft.

[@wtfbros5110]

@@Raskolnikov70 imagine an armada of American battleships, steaming towards the Philippines, only to be swallowed up by carrier and land-based Japanese torpedo bombers.

[@vassilizaitzev1]

The submarine arm of the Asiatic Fleet tried their best during the Japanese offensives, but their torpedoes let them down big time.

[@fakecubed]

The battleships were too slow to keep up with the carriers and they lacked the support ships to go on any voyages to the Philippines and wouldn't attempt it. At best, the battleships would have remained close to Oahu, and eventually gone to Guadalcanal after Midway. It might be interesting to speculate about how things would've been different at Savo Island; the invasion of Guadacanal and Tulagi was done with essentially all available forces that could be scraped up and sent and that might have included the older, slower battleships. But it's hard to imagine them participating at all in the Coral Sea or at Midway. Coral Sea was too far, and if they'd been sent to defend the Midway coast it would give away Nimitz's trap. But all this speculation is kind of nonsense. If the battleships and carriers were both intact after Pearl Harbor, I don't think Yamamoto would still be in command, and Nimitz probably wouldn't be in command of the American forces either. Who knows what the new Japanese leader would do, and what Kimmel would have done in response.

[@thethirdjegs]

"Everyone!" Indy become better in comedy throughout the years.

[@michael43216]

I was sort of expecting him to say "yes!" but then he went "everyone!", so that was a bit less funny for me... :(

[@trisblackshaw1640]

@@michael43216 I never found the "yes" thing to be that funny tbh. His joke was pretty good I thought. Each to their own.

[@Masada1911]

This is honestly up there on the list of most eventful weeks of the war. Crazy stuff. I cant get over how massive the theater of war in the Pacific is. Ive said it before but I cant get over the Soviet tenacity in this war. That they are seriously pushing the Germans back after all the catastrophic losses they have taken is incredible

[@orcho141]

Imo opinion, a case could be made for this being the turning point in the war.

[@Loreless]

@@orcho141 Zhukov said that the battle for Moscow was the hardest in his life

[@orcho141]

@@Loreless and I'm sure he wasn't short of difficult battles

[@captainyossarian388]

Had no idea MacArthur had allowed most of his airforce to be destroyed on the ground. Such a face palm moment.

[@richardlooch2109]

Good ole dugout doug. He hid in a bunker his entire time in the Philippines. Refused to commit to an air raid because they might shoot back. Best general of the entire war.

[@cosmedelustrac5842]

9:00 Hitler has clearly never heard of the Imjin War and Admiral Yi and seams to have forgotten what happend in 1939 when the USSR defeated Japan.

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

yeah, the Soviet Japanese wars of the 30s were humiliating for Japan

[@scottaznavourian540]

Yeah the same guy that whooped japan 2 years ago is whooping hitler now

[@stevekaczynski3793]

@@scottaznavourian540 He was ignoring the fact that the Japanese had not done particularly well in their border clashes with the USSR. It was under-reported compared to the Soviet-Finnish war but it gave weight to those Japanese who favoured war on countries other than the Soviet Union.

[@KathyXie]

Koreans: am i a joke to you?

[@indianajones4321]

British and Commonwealth forces: Operation Crusader was successful! The Siege of Tobruk is lifted and we’re officially on the offensive! Rommel: Just wait...

[@trisblackshaw1640]

Rommel: And then I remembered my Charlemagne...

[@benwilson6145]

Rommel's first defeat

[@oligultonn]

Rommel: Attacks with bicycles with tin cans glued on them. British: IT'S A COUNTER ATTACK

[@benwilson6145]

@@oligultonn It was the Japanese that used Bicycles, the Germans used horses.

[@oligultonn]

@@benwilson6145 that is even better 😂😂😂

[@briantarigan7685]

Germany seems excited about declaring war on USA unlike what the "history" memes talking about lol

[@sticktheok]

yes, hitler are actually allowing Japan if i am not wrong

[@JJJBunney001]

What do you mean allowing them?

[@benismann]

Yeah! What could go wrong (if u already kinda lost to the Soviets and Brits)?

[@ghost-dg6tj]

@@sticktheok German had no control over Japan it was the Japanese’s choice

[@sticktheok]

@@JJJBunney001 maybe allowing is not good choice of word sorry

[@stevestoll3124]

The 10 part Pearl Harbor series is one of the best that is available anywhere.

[@coltseavers6298]

*_"Hitler declares war on America."_* However, Japan fails to return the much needed favor back to Germany by also declaring war on Russia. LMAO!

[@TheSkyGuy77]

Japan: (attacks America) Hitler: (declares war on USA) H: can you maybe help me out now, Tojo? Japan: Yes.... psych!! (doesn't attack Russia)

[@auguststorm2037]

Similarly. Summer 1939. Japan fighting intense border clashes with Soviet Union in Khalkin Gol. Germany signs Molotov Ribbentrop pact violating so Anti-Komintern Pact ( no agreement could be signed without Soviet Union consulting other members) which Germany offered to sign to Japan in 1936.

[@Pappillon2007]

As much as i heard your voice before Indy, the more i enjoy listening it again and again. It has some melodic, exciting frequency which gives me more picturesque experience of those happeningy in the war. Well done man!

[@krzysztofkulikowski4090]

12:07 Wait, 5 THOUSAND? Seems like you added an additional zero by mistake, because those tiny ships could never support transporting so many people.

[@pantyfas9669]

Definitely a mistake, the destroyers sunk by the defending troops were the Hayate and Kisaragi and they had a compliment of 148 men and 150 men respectively.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

The Japanese recorded 407 casualties during the first attempt. 144 casualties on the second try. 103 American military casualties with 433 captured. 70 American civilians killed 1,104 civilians interned, of whom 180 died in captivity. 98 of which were machine-gunned on the island after a US bombing raid.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

428 American military POW's survived the war.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

@@blahblah7090 And they had quite a bad time before they finally succeeded, but their casualties were in the hundreds, not the thousands.

[@bangscutter]

I thought that was odd that destroyers had that many on board. Unless they were also carrying invading troops on board on top of the usual sailors, there shouldn't be that many on board. Would be in the hundreds, not thousands.

[@jasatotakouzeno4674]

I really appreciate the telling of the start of Philippine hostilities. It’s different when it’s told at a slower pace compared to condensing day’s worth of activities in a few sentences. Hope that the focus here continues :3

[@ianhomerpura8937]

Until April probably. Although this week was really bad. By now, Laoag, Vigan, Tuguegarao, and Legazpi are in Japanese hands, giving them both air bases and rail connections needed to capture Manila.

[@arandomuseroftheinternet8003]

*The World:* Hey Japan who u attacking with that massive fleet? Pearl Harbor, The Philippines, Singapore, Malaya, Guam, Wake Island?? *Japan:* Yes

[@timex513]

I remember my grandfather telling me about the attack on the Philippines. He was in the air corps and sent to Australia at the beginning. He got hurt badly fairly quickly and was in the same ward as some of wounded from there . they hated MacArthur for the opening inaction after Pearl.

[@alandpost]

MacArthur was criminally negligent

[@howardbrandon11]

Timestamps: 1:29 Japanese Actions in the Pacific & Southeast Asia This Week 2:55 Summary of Pearl Harbor Attack 4:05 Other Japanese Actions on Dec. 7th/8th 4:44 Detailed Situation of the Philippines This Week 8:51 Actions, Reactions, & War Declarations on Dec. 8th & 9th 11:03 Sinking of HMS Repulse & Prince of Wales 11:53 Actions & War Declarations on Dec. 11th 12:29 Actions on the Eastern Front This Week 14:53 Actions in North Africa This Week 16:16 Notes to End the Week - Atomic Bomb Development, A British Deserter, & War Against Humanity Updates 17:53 Summary of the Week 18:16 Consequences of this Week of the War

[@erikskoog8415]

Your pearl harbor episodes was legendary! Keep up the great and importent work you do! Happy Holidays!

[@spiffdandy77]

Loved the Pearl Harbor series ! ..About 2001 I was talking with a sharp elderly lady whom I met in Belize. She told me she was a teenager or about 19 when WW2 was full on. I asked her ...what do you think would have happened if Germany did not invade Russia in WW2. She said.. .. we might all be speaking German now. Always thot this minute by minute as you lived it was a great history commentary idea. Glad to see you are doing it ..and doing it well !

[@stephengraham1153]

This is also the week that my great uncle died aboard the SS Chakdina guarding axis prisoners of war (5/12/41) when it was sunk in Tobruk harbour by an axis (possibly luftwaffe) torpedo bomber. The ship sunk within 3 minutes of being struck. Very few onboard survived.

[@Patrick_Cooper]

God bless you guys. I grew up a WW2 addict, I read every book I could get my hands on in the late 60's and early 70's, 5th to 9th grade, about WW2, even joining the "Military book club, just to get the 5 free books. I read every one more then once. If this had been available back then, I may have dropped out of school just to watch them again and again. Thank God that didn't happen, but as an old guy and USCG 75-79 vet, thank you for what you guys produce.

[@Voucher765]

Same here

[@Turnet47]

Im always impressed of how good the japanese did in 41 and 42 despite how little ressources they had. Their strenght was an outstanding officer corps, proficiency at night attacks, and high morale. They had arguably the best officers in the world. However their strategic thinking can get little praise as they ended in the worst position possible because of it by the end of the war, with the IJN and the IJA being pretty much independent entities.

[@metarus208]

One of the most important weeks in military and geopolitical history and one of your best episodes!

[@kate2create738]

Subscribed because throughout this video, I've realized you would've made a wonderful history teacher. You've got such talent explaining important events while keeping one engaged with said event. Can't wait to see more!

[@tylerfoss3346]

Indy & company, Bravo! BRAVO!!! This episode is extraordinary! I knew SOME of the things presented here, however I would have failed the exam miserably if there were questions on 90% of the content here about an amazing week (or so) in the history of the world.

[@buschacha]

Churchill to Stalin: “You’ve fallen for one of the classic blunders!”

[@liliththesolarexalted2206]

Its stunning to think how far this war has gone already. Seeing it week by week, just really hammers home the utter scope of it all.

[@CrimsonDragon15]

"Soldiers of the Red Army the Germans are in full retreat! Forced away from Moscow. The myth of their army's invincibility lies shattered over the frost. Moscow is saved. Uraah!!"

[@Shattered0Platinum]

Thank you for moving the on-screen quotes above the subtitles, makes it much easier to read without two different fonts bleeding through in the same space.

[@fliegeroh]

""Now it is impossible for us to lose the war. We now have an ally who has never been vanquished in 3000 years." Hitler, before declaring war on the USA. "We have only to kick in the door and the whole rotten structure will collapse." Hitler, about attacking the USSR about a year before Pearl Harbor. That guy needs some new advisors.

[@dschulieen]

So most of the time I actually watch the Series on Saturday and I still can't watch this great work without being a patreon. You really deserve that and even more.

[@philip8498]

Missed oportunity: the answer to who will Japan attack? is: Yes!

[@readmeat4vegans829]

I LIKE it. Yes - that would have been a GREAT line. I would even get the t-shirt.

[@simplymadness8849]

Doesn’t really make any sense.

[@olenickel6013]

@@simplymadness8849 It's a meme format.

[@simplymadness8849]

@@olenickel6013 But the meme answer works and is funny if you’re presented with a list of options, not so much for the type of question asked above.

[@philip8498]

@@simplymadness8849 and the question in The video was something like: will japan attack thailand? Or india? or malaya? or the Philippines? The answer would in this case be: yes!

[@ittositto6494]

Do you think you might produce a mini series from D-day, battle of the Bulge, Stalingrad, Kiev, or Iwo Jima? I’m half way through your epic Pearl Harbour and frankly I cannot get enough. Love your work.

[@Brahmdagh]

"....China declares war on Japan...." Wait, what?

[@porksterbob]

Us neutrality laws forbade trading with anyone at war... So neither Japan nor China wanted to actually declare war while the us was neutral

[@FairwayJack]

Thanks for these vids Indy ...btw, are you any relation to jazz great Ted Lewis ?? ...you resemble him and have similar expressive gestures

[@cobbler9113]

Ah MacArthur. Quite possibly the most overrated and annoying general of the entire war.

[@garcalej]

Dugout Doug.

[@benismann]

He's looking cool. Isn't that enough?

[@timothyhouse1622]

Oh, Montgomery is a strong competitor in this title.

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

How about Patton? The guy who literally instructed his soldiers to commit war crimes

[@jamestang1227]

Oh, Stilwell hasn't even made his greatest achievements yet.

[@roymartin500]

Brilliant episode Time Ghost team. I'm always glued to the South Pacific as my Grandpa was a young Ensign/US Navy at the time & very well could have been one of the millions of souls lost.

[@pnutz_2]

1:40 Indy: who is japan going to invade? Japan: *はい*

[@13StJimmy]

Binged the Pearl Harbor series and it was spectacular! Highly recommend it to everyone who hasn’t seen it all!

[@MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay]

"Hey Japan who you gonna attack?" Japan: Yes

[@Mike-tg7dj]

The coverage of Pearl Harbor was/is probably probably the best I have ever seen. You put faces to the material and made it real. I seriously wept after watching all ten episodes. It is first class and second to none. Seriously, after watching Pearl Harbor it put the human element into the story and brought it to life. It was so much in fact that when Roosevelt was giving his speech you could just see all those who died during the attack. I k ow you are think why is the attack on Pearl Harbor was any different than the deaths that were occurring all over the world. I guess it was the way the Japanese went about all this, and the fact that it was a U. S. Territory is another.

[@trisblackshaw1640]

Yeah, we haven't seen Anna's sub-series for a while. Any chance of a Harold Cole bio special? Hint hint?

[@Moonhermit-]

Not really the most interesting person in the war to do one about, especially compared to many other similar people with more outlandish stories. His were mostly just luck, embezzlement and backstabbing, though I did like the ending in a poetic justice kind of way.

[@skena76]

WE WANT ANNA! WE WANT ANNA!

[@stevekaczynski3793]

@@Moonhermit- A certain Czech by the name of Curda turned out to be cut from similar cloth.

[@trisblackshaw1640]

@@Moonhermit- Which, I would argue, all makes for a fantastic narrative of scum and villainy...

[@williamtomkiel8215]

maybe, just maybe, She can give us an idea about Kim Wexler- that's about the only other thing I'll watch after the epic work done here . . conspiracy theories, anyone?

[@astrobullivant5908]

The minute-by-minute coverage of the attack on Pearl Harbor was outstanding by the way. It changed my view of Kimmel.

[@Skelli2]

Adolf: We have an ally that hasn't been vanquished in 3000 years *Yi Sun-Sin has entered the chat*

[@johnnyfortpants1415]

I can’t get enough of this channel! And for the Zed shout out to UK fans thanks!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

The attack of force z was quite amazing training from the captains of the Royal navy, Repulse was able to dodge 9 torpedos before being hit by a pincer movement. If the aircraft carrier that was meant to escort them hadn't been grounded, it may have been a different story that day, not a British victory or anything, but most likely no ships lost.

[@mshahnazi7636]

Dear Indy, Spartacus and lovely Astrid, FANTASTIC JOB as ALWAYS. I am on my third run of watching 10 episode, 5 hours long Pearl Harbor special that you wrote and put together. In a word it is AWESOME. Never there has been such an unbiased and detailed documentary produced which matched the complexity and sophistication of the Sneak Attack on Pearl Harbor. Every time that I watch the episodes I cannot contemplate how intelligent individuals such as Admiral Yamamoto and Operation designer Genda could believe that with United States industrial and manufacturing capacity there could be anything but a long term disastrous outcome. United States Navy even at that time had a HUGE capacity and potential as was proved in both the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. Total insanity on part Japanese high command to sacrifice their population.

[@WorldWarTwo]

Thank you for the very kind words

[@mshahnazi7636]

@@WorldWarTwo Just stating the obvious. I watch all of the videos that you produce (between wars, war on humanity and Astrid specials on feminism and day to day issues). You guys are SPECIAL yourselves. Great knowledge. Please also do a special in future on General Orde Wingate who perished in the CBI (China, Burma, India) theatre of Operation.

[@agactual2]

"This is WW2": If it wasn't before it definitely is now

[@vonsopas]

I have to congratulate and thank you for this amazing work of investigation, beautifully assembled and narrated. I am quickly becoming a huge fan of the series and the channel. Cheers!

[@excelon13]

"China declares war on Japan." Chinese Soldiers: Than what the hell do you call these last 4 years?

[@warwickeng5491]

Just ferociously shooting bullets in a non-combative fashion

[@TheSkyGuy77]

Border skirmishes

[@theoneduckson2312]

Thank you Indy and editors for adding the few parts where you guys did say goodbye to our friend on the phone long ago. I realize that it costs thousands of dollars even for a few extra words.

[@NotSaddamHussein]

"Hey, adolf, wanna hear a joke?" "sure stalin." "stalingrad." "i dont get it" "AND YOU NEVER WILL XAXAXAXA"

[@bruh5361]

The Germans captured it though....

[@caryblack5985]

@@bruh5361 They never completely drove out the Soviets and there were still Soviet forces fighting in the city when the 6th Army was srrounded.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6HFeqWDqdKIb5o "You suck dumbass"

[@ΜιχαήλΒαχαρόπουλος]

Xaxaxaxa; greek guy right;

[@GunnyKeith]

Outstanding job on all these videos Indy.

[@Dev_Six]

Britain also declared war on Finland on 5th or 6th (I've seen both days) of December, latter being Finland's Independence day.

[@seneca983]

This video says 6th. 16:20

[@GF-db9fv]

I wasn't able to catch the live showing of the Pearl harbor episodes. But I did manage to listen to the videos in their entirety while I was at work. It goes into amazing detail bravo

[@yamchadragonball6983]

Generals: Guten tag Herr Hitler, we are losing in the soviet union and the British are pushing us back in Africa. What are your orders? Hitler: Declares war on the US. Generals: ...

[@olenickel6013]

Generals: that's a great idea! Admirals: Finally! (the higher ups of the Wehrmacht were very much in support of the declaration, cause it meant they could wage indiscriminate war on shipments to Britain)

[@Szpareq]

Funny things is, Germany counter-attacked again and almost succeed in winning in Africa and securing oil fields.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

@@olenickel6013 Interesting. So none of them thought it was a stupid idea?

[@yamchadragonball6983]

@@olenickel6013 AFAIK it was only the german navy that wanted war with the united states. Because they wanted unrestricted submarine warfare.

[@Dayaktribesman]

Steiner would take care of it

[@captainbeastmode3700]

Hey indy today is my 18th bday and im on quarrintine. This has been a great gift and I have been watching this sense the first year of WW1. You make great content and I think you guys should get a doc series whereyou can go through all this detail on anything. Again thank you for this gift

[@Intreductor]

"Britain declared war on Finland." Me: But...you wanted to help them against the Soviets less than a year ago.

[@oligultonn]

Finland still has right to the territories the soviets took from them illegally in the winter war.

[@StinDe993]

@@oligultonn Finland went far beyond those old borders lol :D

[@oligultonn]

@@StinDe993 i'm talking about the 1918 to 1940 borders. Yes Finland went a bit overkill on the soviets lol, but you guys handed it to them alright. Proud to call myself a Nordic person knowing that I share that label with a Finnish person 🇫🇮🤝🇮🇸

[@auguststorm2037]

Yes but it was before they sided with Germany in Barbarossa

[@Intreductor]

@@auguststorm2037 Finland didn't join the Axis powers, but was a belligerent against the Soviets. Allies weren't interested in helping the Finns in the Winter War so they joined whomever wanted to help them, which happened to be Nazi Germany.

[@jackzimmer6553]

Good to see Indy again! Looks like it’s going to be a good documentary (like the one did for WW1!)

[@Duke_of_Lorraine]

I wonder if Tojo was hearing the clock ticking louder and louder

[@mrw9044]

Congratulations, Indy, Sparty and the whole team, on an outstanding week. Now, truly, this is a World War. I cannot wait for all the content still coming our way. Keep it up!

[@MrJamesjustin]

Mate, if I had a history teach like you, when I was at school, I would have learnt so much. Love your work.

[@marzbanofmerv2324]

Great job Indy, Sparty, Anna and everyone else at Time Ghost, you guys realy outdid yourself with the pearl harber series! Just asking , would you guys make a biography special about Reza Shah of Iran who was deposed by the British during the Anglo-soviet invasion of Iran? I mean you guys made one about the Ethiopian emperor, so I think he deserves one, or I guess you could mention him and his rise to power in your second season of between two wars for 1925, but anyway you guys are amazing!

[@BarnacleButtock]

I admire how honestly and quickly you adopt your sober and humble tone when speaking of the Holocaust and it's events. Thank you for your honor and professionalism.

[@squillz8310]

It would've been funny if you said, "Turns out, the answer to that was Yes."

[@bugstomper4670]

This is great! I love the footage, and how the narrator dresses the part too. I am so glad I found this channel.

[@josesanchez1011]

Hitler: Declares war on America. America: "Send the word to beware! That the Yanks are coming! The Yanks are coming!"

[@Jake-rm4be]

Another excellent video! Thank you for doing this series!

[@jaypandya1346]

How many times have you changed your camera angle? Indy: *yes*

[@rogerwadham4627]

rofl and not Im not complaining.

[@derrickstorm6976]

9:03 "3000 years" was the most important part of the situation, Hutler really was nuts about manifest destiny

[@ihicccup9446]

The defense of Wake Island was completely heroic. And not to plug a separate channel but Operations Room has a great video about it. A small garrison fighting against odds they know are overwhelming to the extent of their ability.

[@tikiblue3152]

There is a lot of stuff going on in terms of WW2 battles which is been presented brilliantly but is there any consideration for doing a special video on the Rats of Tobruk? In terms of veneration they hold a deep respect in particular to Australian records and annals of WW2. The siege was seen as incredibly important to the survival of the Empire, keeping Rommel out of Egypt and a beacon of hope to Empire citizens.

[@maoama]

You guys are kicking ass. Keep up the awesome work. Thank you eh

[@ninaakari5181]

UK: "have a good independence day Finland, we prefer communists"

[@haldon12]

Exciting wrap up for a big week for TimeGhost. Really looking forward to the next Homefront video - bring back Ana, guys!

[@monarchist100]

This war is getting more chaotic and tragic as time goes on. Have you guys ever thought about doing a collab with with Dr Mark Felton?

I'd be wary of Mark Felton. He makes pop history videos without sources and some claim he straight up steals from WW2 forums and other videos.

[@edwardgilmour9013]

That 5 hour special was well worth the watch.

[@silvermarksman6834]

"We won't get attacked, we're not that dumb" Narrator: "Sometimes, foreshadowing is obvious..."

[@thewidow7864]

16:33 to think that a year ago the British almost declared war on the USSR to defend Finland...

[@ville307]

"Britain declares war on Finland" If the British commitment to defeat Finland is as strong as their commitment was to help Finland when the Soviets invaded the Finns have nothing to worry about.

[@caryblack5985]

They never fought Finland. The war declaration was in support of the USSR the ally of Britain.

[@bigounce4978]

TimeGhost should get a television Channel

[@LiterallyMe91]

I wonder if the battle of Stalingrad or the battle of Kursk will be talked about in the same detail as Pearl harbor

[@josynaemikohler6572]

Probably not, because Pearl Harbor lasted some hours, Stalingrad lasted half a year, Kursk around 2 months.

[@rcgunner7086]

I wouldn't mind it, but I don't think it's practicable. Pearl with a vital and SHORT action. Stalingrad was a months long campaign, so unless you have a few hundred hours handy to watch this... Kursk might be more doable.

[@alexamerling79]

Operation Uran needs to be covered in detail imo.

[@stevekaczynski3793]

@@rcgunner7086 Stalingrad went on for months and much of it was hardly epic - house-to-house fighting, battles over ruined apartment blocks. Sometimes troops could hear the enemy breathing in the room next door while they reloaded. It got to the point that Germans began to tell jokes mocking Wehrmacht communiqués - "Our troops captured an entire floor in the building and despite fierce enemy counter-attacks managed to hold onto two-thirds of the communal kitchen." Except for some highlights, not as easy to make into gripping historical documentary.

[@lycaonpictus9662]

Definitely not. It would be impossible to cover those battles in the same amount of detail in real time. They have a lot more moving parts and they play out a much longer period of time. Politically, Pearl Harbor is also a more significant event. Stalingrad and Kursk were military turning points, but they didn't fundamentally change the nature of the war. A couple people have asked if Midway would get the same coverage and I'd bet against that as well for similar reasons. It was militarily significant but didn't really alter the nature of the war. The Pearl harbor attack and the attacks elsewhere by Japan around the Pacific on the same day, along with the response by Germany and Italy, would end up transforming what were still two entirely separate conflicts into a single, global war.

[@ImperialGeneral]

Fun fact: In Tameichi Hara's autobiography, "Japanese Destroyer Captain," he reveals that some even in the Japanese Navy still were unconvinced of carrier aircraft's capabilities after the stunning success of the raid on Pearl Harbor. They believed that since the American ships there were moored at anchor and had obsolete anti-aircraft capabilities that modern battleships with advanced AA suites, like HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, would still be the supreme weapons on the ocean. They're sinking this week silenced those few remaining naysayers like himself who doubted the supremacy of carrier aircraft.