Germany was like the one competent team member randomly assigned to noobs.

Welcome to the Eastory comment section where everyone thinks they are an expert military strategist after 100+ hours of HOI4 experience

Video: * Mentions Germany, Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria. * Ottoman Empire: *Understandable......Have a great day*

girls with a time machine: "omg I'm your future daughter" boys with a time machine: "Kaiser, do not attack Belgium"

“German will just wait for the enemy to expend the troop on the attack” Hoi 4 in a nutshell

Germany: Austria... WHY AM I CARRYING THE ENTIRE WAR!?

America is the type of dude who shows up late to the project and take credit for everything.

Bismarck said to Germans: The biggest wisdom in the war is to know when to stop when you are succesful. Bismarck was a smart man. He resign because nobody listened to him when he said that they cannot win against everyone.

Switzerland: Eating their chocolate since 1815

Blame Austria Hungary for both world wars, 2 reasons Declaring War on Serbia and Not Letting Hitler into the Vienna Painting Academy.

Switzerland in ww1: neutral Switzerland in ww2: neutral Kit-kat is the best choclate ever Switzerland: war!!

Kaiser Wilhelm's obsession with building a modern navy cost him dearly. The Kriegsmarine was an outstanding service but it diverted resources away from the army while never being able to break the blockade.

**War** with France: **1914** **Battle** of France: **1940**

i like how their plan for ww1 was the same plan for ww2

Nobody: Germany: I'ma finna fight the world. Twice.

WW1: Germany loses. Germany: Replay!

Austria-Hungary: "Yo, Germany, pass the declaration of war" Germany: "You better not get us into a two front war" Austria-Hungary: *declares war on Serbia* Germany: "scheiße"

Truth is, the game was rigged from the start.

Both World wars started because of two Austrian guys. And Germany got the blame for both

I love your channel and your voice keeps me warm at night. Nice content

Kinda weird how Germany gets blamed for world war 2 and hitler *laughs in Austrian*

Game factions selection USA: easy Great Britain: normal French Republic: hard German Empire: very hard

I love the comparison of UKposts ad drought to the blockades. Earned a like for that alone.

Imagine using a time travel device to show the German emperor all these videos Knowledge is power

4:17 so basically Kaiser willhem played too much hoi4

6:38 Kaiser Willhelm: Theres no way this could go wrong. **~30 years later...** *s o v i e t a n t h e m p l a y s o v e r b e r l i n*

And with this you learn more of ww1 than 5 years of history class

I like how the Central powers lost the war despite never fighting in their homelans

I heard that it started when dude named Archie Duke shot an ostrich because he was hungry - Blackadder

>"Eastory - posted 37 minutes ago" >throw bowl of cereal against the wall, hurl carton of milk into garbage, brush all the important paperwork off desk >go offline on everything >fullscreen and watch

Best video about the course of the war I have seen yet. Thank you!

Our World: The German Plan was doomed from the start. Alternate Word: The Entente Plan was doomed from the start.

Yes! German episode! Thanks Eastory! We're your fans from Indonesia 😇

Germany would have won if they fallowed Bismark advice. There are 5 great powers in Europe, always be on the side with 3, and always side with Russia.

How can this explanation be done without even mentioning the words "Brest Litowsk" ,? That was definitely a peace treaty signed by a defeated Russia (Although only represented by Lenin's gang members). en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk

We need more of these videos

Turn the Schliefen plan upside down. Defend on the short french border with Hills and forests, where you can fall back to the Rhine to defend. Without the need to invade Beligium, Britain may not enter the war at all, or would enter later, and the French couldn´t effectively blockade German marine trade. This opens up a lot of divisions to defeat Serbia and Russia and detter Italy and Romania from joining the French at all. At this point, Germany controls all of the Balkans and Greece is still pro-German, with Russia knocked out. The question in this scenario is the position of GB. If GB stays out of the war completely, then Germany could still potentialy attack through Belgium, though that is unlikely. GB would at least make it clear at this point that Benelux is a no go. Without a suicidal push into France, Germany could add pressure in Africa, threatening French dominion. Though at this point, Britain would certainly threaten to declare war and blockade Germany and would force it to negotiate a peace settlement. Either way, to defeat France, you would still need round 2 with WW2 technologies that made offense viable again.

8:22 technically the Bolsheviks did try to make peace with Germany with their pamphlet on 'peace with no annexations' but Germany refused and because of the bad terms of a potential German-Soviet peace treaty the Soviets decided to continue fighting. As your video stated it was then when the Germans launched an offensive that took over a lot of Russian land, and that was the point the Bolsheviks sued for peace. At that time the Bolshevik government was actually a coalition government between left wing socialist revolutionaries and Bolsheviks. The socialist revolutionaries all resigned because of the Brest-Litovsk treaty paving the way to one party rule.

Woww the best plans ever! Big like.

great job!!!

I think the answer is Italy. If the Germans pressed Austria Hungary into giving up the remaining italian territories, Italy would have entered the war on their side, this would: 1. Make France fight a War on two fronts. 2. Unleash the Italian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman navies in the Mediterranean, dividing the British Navy in two. 3. Let all Italian and Austro Hungarian armies join the rest of the Central Powers's offensives in Russia, in the Balkans, and in the Western Front. The only downsight is food shortages. Italy would not solve the supply problem of the Central Powers, and the Entente would still have the upper hand in terms of supplies. Thing is, the Central Powers could have already beaten France without having to enter in a war of attrition. France and the BEF just barely resisted the German offensive of 1914, and if the French had to defend the Italian border too, they would have had a lot less troops to fight the Germans, so the Germans would take Paris and push France into surrendering.

The plan wasn't doomed from the start, but Germany could have had a better position.

I love this video chances are that I have watched it at least 10 times

I like how decisive move was shown like H4, that is rated as the worst starting move in chess.

Finally, some high quality video on youtube. You deserve more subs.

I love how the entry of Bulgaria into the war is considered equivalent to Italy’s entry. I know the “Italy is a terrible ally” joke is overused, but here it actually makes sense: Bulgaria won more battles and captured more territory than Italy.

Such a fools saying that the germans got in austrian war... the tentions between the great powers were becoming higher and higher, the german ambition to own colonies in africa, the expanding military power of Germany. The war was just a matter of time!

Well made video!!

so, what's happening? Are you going to continue? The content and presentation is amazing, it's also perfect to teach history classes. I understand that this must be terribly time-consuming and hope you are going to continue at some point. What is the other channel? I can't find a link anywhere. Thanks and greetings!

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Hey,can anybody tell me that what kind of maps that the author if the video used ?I am very interested in it, thanks

I love the videos

With hindsight: don't attack Belgium. W/O hindsight: Nock Russia first, before attempting to nock France, and don't involve the USA.

Man, such a pointless and wasteful war.

Good video, but at the beginning of the video it seems that Great Britain join the war later than France, but in fact they were allied before the war. Thanks for the video!

The dynamic graphics with your narration really make this much easier to understand. Have you thought about doing/already done same for Tsingtao and pacific events affecting the Germans in WW1? And thank you!

Loved watching auto-caption for "Entente". I've seen "untaught", "untanned", and "ant ant" at least.

I like this summary of WWI.

I have a question about 9:00 . Would it be possible to overwhelm that fortified border between Germany and France where there is that French seven with those reinforcements from the eastern front rather than pile on everything where there are all the enemy divisions? If they were to manage in destroying it they could encircle enemy lines.

This Channel is awesome!

Awesome video. Keep it up

Wow muy bueno el video, que bueno que esta substitulado

como haces tus videos de los mapas y me encanta la primera guerra mundial

If I was the kaiser I had kept Otto von Bismarck as chancellor and let him solve my problems.

Russian Civil War next?

Magnífico video, enhorab desde España...

You forgot Salonica front and what happened there. Events there influence a lot in ending war with central powers defeat

Love this.

Haha I really like your human drawing 😂😂😂 thank you for the content

"The myth of the great war" is a fantastic book outlining how the germans consistently murdered the shit out of their opponents tactically

Can I find somewhere these awesome maps?

Hmmm, well, well, well. The Central Powers were always at a huge disadvantage, from the onset of the war; Britain and France could call on the support (manpower AND resources) of their long-established colonial empires; German colonies were almost irrelevant, as they were earned late in the race for colonies and were mostly poor in resources - and also, they were knocked out of the war early on, with the sole exception of the portion of East Africa were Paul von Lettow managed to hold off the British. To this, add the geographical position of Germany and Austria-Hungary, which, in this context, isolated both of them from most commercial routes (I am unsure whether German-Swedish routes were blockaded or not); the only way to break free of the blockade would have been a significant defeat of the Royal Navy, but the German High Seas Fleet could not deliver that (note that the German Empire had fallen behind the UK in the race to naval arms in the previous fifteen years or so). The entrance of the Ottoman Empire into the war made the situation easier to bear, with Iraqi oil fields becoming available, but it brought little relief from military pressure in Europe. That means that the German assumption that the war would've had to be won quickly was correct, as the lack of resources would've brought both Austria-Hungary and Germany to their knees. The Schlieffen Plan was an attempt to do precisely that, but it had fatal flaws (such as requiring the German troops to cover an enormous amount of territory in a very limited amount of time AND be ready for battle at the end of such an extenuating march); it could be argued that later revisions of the plan before its enactment only worsened the situation by making the right flank of the advancing German army weaker than what expected by the original plan. Once the war devolved into a war of attrition, the Central Empires got into a very bad position. IF the Eastern front could've been closed earlier, thus securing Rumenia's oil fields and Ukraine's grain and letting the Empires move their forces en masse to the Western front, it would've been a different story. They were not doomed from the start, no; but it is plain for everybody to see that their strategic disadvantages were to be expected to have (and had) a huge impact. Add to this that, where on the Entente side there were two modern industrialized countries (Britan and France), Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were behind on technology and organisation (though possibly not as much as Russia, but I would have to double check this to make sure)

I really love these animations

I really like watching tactics like this and always wondered if there was a game based off of it. Does anyone know any?

Thank you for the Japanese translation!

They should have used artillery only

Great video! I loved it

Oversimplified: I explain my vids so good! estory: hey I make my vids by map dvisons

I already knew everything you said in this video but I still watched it

I wish we'd been taught more about movements/battles in WW1 at school. Spent a term on WW1 and it started off with the German advance through Belgium and then pretty much the rest was just the nature of trench warfare.

Apparently Finland didnt get indepence in this video

This style looks like countryballs with hands and legs

as a hoi4 player i think Germany could've either given Alsace-Lorraine to Switzerland or just build trenches on the franco border and concentrate all of it's forces to the east

Well, even with the applied tactic, there was 1 point where the war could have been "over by christmas" as was promised. At the marne (right in the beginning, when Germany was advancing fast), a gap in the German line opened and Moltke decided to retreat a bit to close the gap. At the moment it was the save and right choice. But in hindsight, there was a distinct chance, that the French wouldn't recognize the gap early enough or that they didn't even have the strength to exploit it at that time. As I said: During that moment, Moltke took the right decision, but knowing what followed the next four years, the risky approach (similar to Rommel in WW2) could have resulted in a full encirclement of the allied troops and inevitable victory. On the other hand, if the gambit failed, it would have resulted in a quick victory of the Allies.

When we look at WW1, many fail to realise, that the key to Central Powers victory is in fact, not Germany, but Austria-Hungary! In the decade predating the war, the Austro-Hungarian military budget(unlike other Great Powers') did not rise significantly, on the contrary, at some point, it even decreased. This was mostly due to internal political reasons, which can be traced back to 1902. In 1902, during the renegotiation of the economical part of the Ausgleich, the Hungarian Prime Minister, Széll Kálmán was indulgent towards the Austrian demands. He hoped, such favour would be returned by the Austrian side as well, especially regarding the establishment of a separate Hungarian national bank, but he had to be dissapointed. However, the acts of Széll were viewed as a sign of weakness by the Hungarian opposition, and they began obstructing. This led to the budget of 1903 to not pass in time, which resulted in Széll resigning and marked the beginning of the political turmoil in Hungary. To avoid all of this, we need the Austrians to accept the establishment of a Hungarian national bank. Such matter would cement the position of the Széll Cabinet and the budget of 1903, with an increased military budget can be accepted in time. Széll is likely to win a second term as well. With the highened Hungarian contribution to the military, and with the strong position of Széll, the Hungarians might be able to influence the choice for the new Chief of Staff, when Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky retires in 1906. The Hungarians would support Beck's former right-hand-man, Oskar Potiorek against Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, the candidate of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Not making Hötzendorf Chief of Staff would have very significant effects, since when he actually got into this position, he cemented his position by filling the general staff with his supporters, which turned everything upside down there. The Railway Büro was also hit hard. Potiorek's appointment serves as a mean of continuity here, therefore. With a stable political situation, more compact General Staff and higher military spending, the position of Austria-Hungary is stronger without question, and I didn't even mention what a huge stimulus would the Austro-Hungarian military industry get from this. Expect much more, much better artillery pieces, more planes, better infrastructure for mobilisation and deployment, better small arms, etc. Maybe even the navy is better compared to our timeline, with Radetzky-class being built like the Tegethoff-class was IOTL(in our timeline), and the Tegethoff-class being built like the Ersatz Monarch-class would have been, and also the Novara-class being finished earlier with Admiral Spaun also being built like the Novara-class. If we assume, that WW1 still begins like it did, with Franz Ferdinand being assassinated in Sarajevo on the 28th of June 1914, then the military events of the year would look something like this:

I think you've just demonstrated that there is a limit to how low you can go and get away with when it comes to illustration/ animation.

From your own narrative, it really sounds like without unrestricted submarine warfare they could have won the war. They could also have focused on Italy instead of the western front, then have settled on a white-peace or incited revolution in Italy after a successful Capareto 2.0 and then they could invade France from the south. Else, it's debatable, but not having the Americans hold a significant amount of the front with fresh troops during 1918 could have led to the fall of Amiens, and that would have changed the whole outlook of the operation. If they could have caused just a bit more chaos, just a bit larger of a breakthrough, specially without the Americans, there is a good chance the British would have prepared a 1918s version of Dynamo. And the French would also quickly be in a really bad position if Italy left the war and Germany had another front to attack from... Overall though, the odds were stacked against Germany from the start. Their alliance had less industry, less resources, less manpower, less land, less navy... It was impressive they got as far as they did, really.

italy to our side worked next war wait what

Ah the good old flank through Belgium trick works every time

If one thing is for certain, it would have been much easier for Germany to win in ww1 then ww2

Yes and, yes.

As expected, according to me before watching the video... In order to win any war We should keep our supplies secure and clear first, then money and finally build a Good army and make these factors your strength, and Weakness of your enemy After watching... Same as above

Small correction: The German 9th army took part in the spring offensives... And there was the Army "C" on the western front as well. Otherwise great Video.

A strategy that could have worked for Germany is to reverse their initial plan: Russia first, France second; no war with Belgium. No Belgian invasion would mean that the western front would only be about a third of its size, which would be much easier to maintain, as well as the possibility of no British entering the war. Going on an all-out offensive against the Russians would still mean a long war, but with much better odds IMO. Of course, this is with hindsight information as none of the warring powers knew what tactics this new kind of 'modern war' would entail.

Germany is like the one is carrying the war on both world war without even complaining

The country balls Are so cute

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One of my great grand father was a French poilu who served in the cavalry. He had two younger brothers, Paul and Pierre who were also sent to the front and a third one who wasn't because he had mental deficiencies. Both Paul and Pierre distinguished themselves with bravery and won the Croix de Guerre. Paul, an handsome and elegant taylor was killed in 1918 just a few weeks before the end of the war, leaving an orphan child behind. Pierre, a brave and sturdy countryman was gassed by the Germans and later died of his lung injuries in the 1930s. I love them. Lest we forget.

WWI: Germany lost against France and won with Russia WWII: Germany won with France and lost against Russia

make a video about japans invasion of china please