Bit of a grey area

@@badmutherfunster Darkest hour is just before the dawn.

Are Germany gonna win girls?

Maybe an alien invasion last second can still turn things around?

Defeatists are being shot by the SS. Look out Kamerad.

Theres still time

Everybody leave UKposts except Indy, Astrid, Spartacus, and Mark Felton.

DAS WAR EIN BEFEHL!

Guys Im not gonna sugarcoat it I think Das Krieg ist Forbei

FEGELEIN

next week will be even worse

But wait, there's more......

Don’t worry. Next week for Hitler will be mind blowing.

​@@senatorarmstrong4168he gonna lose his last ball Hitler has no balls at all

Next week will be a banger

I was just thinking about that during last week's episode while looking at the map on the wall behind Indy, showing the areas that are still under occupation by Axis forces. That's 300,000 soldiers, according to Google, still in Norway on VE Day. That many men could have been very useful, for example if they had been withdrawn back to Germany and added to the forces that attacked in December 1944 on the western front in the Battle of the Buldge. I would say that they could have also been useful on the eastern front but the truth is even with that many more men, if they had been sent to the east, wouldn't be able to do much more than act as a speed bump to buy Hitler's Germany another couple days before they too would have been ground up and defeated by the Soviet Red Army at this point in the war. The way things turned out, those troops stationed in Norway until the end of the war had just about the best posting that a German soldier during WW2 could have hoped for. 😀

Imagine how happy those guys are right now. They got to sit out the worst war in history in a country that hadn't been obliterated by air attacks. Going home will be a shock though.

Hans: Good time to be ignored, ja Dietrich?

@@snapdragon6601Sometimes I wonder if the Nazi’s forgot about Norway. Little great importance was actually happening there, so you end up not looking at that side of the map.😅

@@snapdragon6601 The notion that German troops in Norway quietly sat out until the end of war is very misleading, especially when it comes to the _Heer_ and _Waffen-SS_ ground combat formations. Unlike ancient armies, the WW2 forces were not constantly deployed on a well-defined piece of territory and (or) fought for just a single day. Therefore, the forces committed in a particular theater of war can vary tremendously from week to week, from month to month and so on. Especially if one theater has greater needs than the other. The same applies to the Germans in Norway. They constantly shuffled the combat formations around. Nobody kept static militaries in these wars, the transfers were always happening. The difficult German situation on the Western and Eastern Fronts in late 1944-45 meant that the _20. Gebirgsarmee_ in Norway served as an important reservoir of available divisions. Thus, from late 1944 to March 1945, the following formations were transferred from Norway to other fronts, where they were bloodied. To the Eastern Front: - 163. Infanterie-Division (February 1945); - 169. Infanterie-Division (March 1945); - 199. Infanterie-Division (March 1945). To the Western Front: - 269. Infanterie-Division (November 1944); - 560. Volksgrenadier-Division (December 1944) - 2. Gebirgs-Division (February 1945); - 6. SS-Gebirgs-Division "Nord" (January 1945); To the Italian Front, then shortly later to the Eastern Front (Hungary): - 710. Infanterie-Division. The 169. and 199. Infanterie-Divisionen were transfered to the Eastern Front in Berlin area at the end of March 1945, just in time to be crushed during the Soviet Berlin Offensive. Remnants of both divisions were taken prisoner by the Soviets, parts of the 199. broke out west and surrendered to the U.S. forces. Meanwhile the 163. Infanterie-Division was destroyed in Pomerania in March 1945. The formations transferred to the Western Front, with the exception of the 269., were heavily damaged and then surrendered to the Allied forces in April-May 1945. For example, the inexperienced 560. Volksgrenadier-Division, despite crushing Allied material superiority, performed well in the Ardennes Campaign but was badly damaged and by March 1945 it was remnants. The 269. Infanterie-Division, however, was transferred to the Eastern Front in late January 1945, where it was destroyed in the Breslau and Ohlau areas soon after. Meanwhile, the 710. Infanterie-Division, which after the transfer from the Arendal area in southern Norway had a short stay in Denmark, was sent to the Italian Front. Barely half a month later, it was sent to the East in Hungary, where it fought in hard and costly battles. In May 1945, survivors of the division managed to reach U.S. lines in Austria and surrendered there. In addition, numerous _Luftwaffe_ aerial and ground units were withdrawn in the spring of 1945 from Norway to Germany.

The British Home Guard would have put them both to shame

@@Matt-xc6spor maybe even Japans home guard

Berlin's relatively wide boulevards had been a factor in it never having a fire storm in even the heaviest air raids, unlike Hamburg and Dresden. They acted as firebreaks. But they were also hard to defend, especially against a ground attack in force.

@@Matt-xc6spyou stupid boy.

I've been circling it for more than 50 years. More or less taught myself German and then moved there in the mid-80s...in order, mostly, to understand why my sprachenbegabte, pazifistische Onkel sterben musste in that senseless Huertgenwald insanity...

I watched it a week ago (3rd time) as well as The Bunker - same story with Anthony Hopkins as Hitler. It's pretty good though not in Downfall's league. But it's free on YT.

Where did you see downfall, I can’t find it on streaming?

@@somethingelse516 Downfall is actually on UKposts for free!

@@DandyLion662aDid y’all ever get to see the 3-hour version?

In the famous AH biography by John Toland, he also snidely mentioned how, “In the year 900 Germany’s borders were the Oder and the Rhine. By the beginning of March 1945 Hitler’s GROSSDEUTSCHLAND was compressed between the same rivers.”

Makes commuting quite easy, ja?

Squire has a video about this.

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I have gotten married, have a house and now 2 kids. It's going to feel weird when this is all over...what a long strange trip it's been.

Much like their coverage of WW1, doing this week by week can ram home how this war was.

Fegelein Fegelein Fegelein!!!

I definitely can read this in that voice

This is the first time I am reading this in German and know how it is spelled.

@@bagelsecelle9308 I can, at the End of a hard and frustrating Day in Retail.

Und was heisst hier "Befehl"? Von wem?

So many red squares !

A lot of divisions, the Red Army had more then 500 of them, but none was at full strength and they were probably more like at reinforced brigade levels of strength.

That’s about 2.5 million men making up all of those divisions, fucking crazy to see that

@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623Its true that Soviet divisions between 1944 and 1945 have a strength of 5000 to 7000 men much smaller compare to the Germans and Western Allies, Soviet Mechanized Corps have a strength of a which around 16000 to 17000 men. And a Soviet Tank Corps is a size of a German or Western Allied armor division.

@@yurinalysis8034 Yeah Soviet tank corps were pretty formidable.

Mine furher, the broncos have traded Tebow…

Remember 2018? Gods we were strong then

Whats with the War in the Pacific?

I thought they said theyd cover the after war period…

Nah. Indy already said in this episode that they will be backtracking "in a few weeks" to cover the actions the Philippines. The war in Europe ended on May 6th. That's 9 days from now.

All good things in their time. However, the story doesn't really end, it kind-of morphs into the Cold War. Looking forward to the Korea series. I really hope they do some episodes on the origins of the Cold War as preparation for it.

He meant well, but Il Duce is all thumbs...

He really shouldn't have stopped for petrol.

I forsee a series about why Italy was bad in WW2.

”Mussolini really shouldn’t have” is sort of his motto.

Conga line ! Conga line ! Cong Line

Wie, bitte?

Spoiler: Oddly enough, he and Ribbentrop will be found respectively in the company of a young woman while wearing nothing.

Partying with women of I'll repute. He even took his tie off!!!!!

@@shaider1982 Huuuh... I didn't know that. Didn't he end up in Nurnburg with Speer, Hess, and Herman Meyer?

when i was at school, only 2 people knew what pearl harbour was - I was one of them.

@thesupremepizza6893 wow. That is so sad. One reason I put all my lectures on yt is to help folks learn history

No. I am long since past being surprised by what little students know. I can't really condemn them seeing how I know next to nothing about art history. Of course, I have zero interest in art history which is why I know nothing. Some just aren't taught while others don't bother looking up things. Anyway, history is one of the things that should be learned if for no other reason than learning from other peoples' mistakes.

i can kind of see the Nuremberg laws one ig but not ONE of them knew what Blitzkrieg or Bewungenskrieg was?

Almost nobody knows anything about WW2. Yet somehow they EXACTLY know who and what a fascist is. Think about that.

Can also watch the breakdowns from "The Bunker" and "Hitler: The Last Ten Days", less authentic as they are in English, but Anthony Hopkins and Alec Guinness were great to.

It's hilarious seeing his breakdown..to see how someone so successful for so long can come down that low..at that point.simply from not listening to his generals throughout the war and micromanaging.the war..

@@kurtjammer9568 this is what drugs do to you...😆

@@wikingagresor Yes indeed. His "doctor" Theodor Morell wasn't dubbed the Reich Minister of Injections for nothing.

It’s actually him yelling about being banned from Xbox Live.

clap!

Was that the "write a book" line? I had to listen to that 3 times and I still don't get it, what's the reference?

@@andrewstockwell66 Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dangle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kürstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-eine-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mit-zweimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönendanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-raucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.

@@Ninja.Alinja oh lol the thing at the beginning 😅

Not the joke we expected, but the one we laughed at. :)

@@Ninja.Alinja he ran for office against Malcolm Peter Brian Telescope Adrian Blackpool Rock Stoatgobbler John Raw Vegetable Brrroooo Norman Michael (rings bell) (blows whistle) Edward (sounds car horn) (does train impersonation) (sounds buzzer) Thomas Moo... (sings) "We'll keep a welcome in the..." (fires gun) William (makes silly noise) "Raindrops keep falling on my" (weird noise) "Don't sleep in the subway" (cuckoo cuckoo) Naaoooo... Smith.

The Time Ghost team have made some brilliant gags throughout the series.

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It's the old Bob Newhart schtick.

@@WorldWarTwo VA in Europe is coming, and the war will be over in a few months. To Indy Spartacus & extraordinary friends, I just have to say it’s been a privilege and an honour be part of this channel watching learning and discussing the war with you all. 😍👍🦋🙌 never forget.

@@joelellis7035 "That's a torpedo you got there Bob."

Delusions can be treated.

Thank you for making the same tired unfunny joke 10,000 other people have made in the past year.

DAS WAR EIN BEFEHL! DER ANGRIFF STEINER WAR EIN BEFEHL!

Steiner is helping Dragovich with Nova 6

​@@_ArsNovait's still funny, I still laughed

My wife taught me 'In Ulm, um Ulm, und rund um Ulm herum'

Europa Universalis taught me about Ulm

I was just thinking the same thing after this latest video.

Viscount Field Marshal Slim tried to retire after the war but kept getting promoted and honoured. 1946-47 Commandant Imperial Defence College in London 1949-52 Commander of Imperial General Staff 1953-60 Governor General of Australia

The greatest British general of WW2 hands down.

Uh I wouldn't say that. Considering he might be a pedophile (like a lot of British generals)

Packwatch stands ready

"Nicht ein Schlacht, ein Rettungsaktion"

@@Malkuth-Gaming Holding their ground to the final platoon

@@ShotKalTankhurry up we’re waiting for you

@@joemamaobama6863 Man of the Ninth and civilians too.

Bueller? Bueller?Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

"Um, he's sick. My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw Steiner pass out at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious!"

Perhaps James Coburn will step in and substitute for him.

And this day has ever since been a National Veterans' Day in Finland.

СССР имел право превратить Финляндию в пустошь😂😂😂за блокаду Ленинграда

The perfect storm of the ego of those commanders wanting the glory, coupled with Stalin playing them against each other because they loathed each other.

​@@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623 The animal cunning and treachery of Stalin knows no bounds.

nice pfp bro

Is disgusting how they are willing to sacrifice so many man for glory

@@jamessicker Almost like Patton, actually...

It was sad that the joy both sides felt when meeting each other turned to division so soon after.

Once the Western Allies got across the Rhine in force it was off to the races. It really highlights how much of a disaster it was for the Ludendorff bridge to be taken intact.

We drove here from Atlantic City, a lot of water the middle. How was your trip?

Italians: We don’t traditionally do pinatas….but you know there’s a first time for everything….

Yeah, he'll still be... hanging around for a bit.

@@sonicgoo1121 🤣👊

You just now Mussolini will go out feet first.

I don't know, i think hes on the hook for a lot of things.

It will be very boring though. For 95% of that war nothing happened.

So, they turn this into a generational channel, where it starts with them and ends with their great grand children?

remember kids it actually lasted 116 years, you'll need a longer life extending machine

It should be a post world war two channel and early iron curtain era of stalin until 1953 😎

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I was tempted to tell Indy "supercalifragilisticexpyalidocious" but it is nowhere near long enough to impress him! 🤯

These are filmed in Berlin (correct me if I’m wrong) so it would make sense if he had a good command of the German language.

​@@Icicle_RacingYou are wrong.

That was probably just one word. 😆And I know where Ulm is having been there a few times.

What members of the german high command present at that meeting ended up giving these accounts?

@@Nintendo0994 Lower ranking people who were in the bunker at that time survived the war and eventually wrote books. For five years, Rochus Misch was part of the Fuehrer's inner circle, as a bodyguard, a courier and telephone operator Secretary Traudl Junge Valet Heinz Linge

So he was really that upset about being banned from Xbox live?

i saved the book for 2 years.. started reading it april 20th

Frankly, the human race is a mess and always has been.

It's truly remarkable given our ability to do literally anything we want, that's what we've been doing for the most part in history.

Too bad it came from his own gun. The man had the Devil's luck!

Nine grams, as the Soviets would say...

It's not like he could retire to an old age home.

The pistol used looks like the type favored by James Bond.

​@@joelellis7035 yup, he does has the devil"s lucm as said by Mark Felton.

Time flies when you’re learning, I guess.

Same here. Feels like the D-Day special was just a couple of weeks ago.

@@JarodFarrant It needs to stop doing that, I'm getting old.

For anyone curious, the documentary is 16 Days in Berlin, I’ve watched it and I gotta say it’s fantastic

Yes

Fun fact: The last german battlefield victory in WW2, where the germans managed to retake ground and force enemy troops into a retreat that was not part of a breakout attempt (so no 12th and 9th army next episode) happenedagainst polish troops fighting for the soviets around the city of Görlitz. The german army group centers "offensive" north, that is mentioned in this video very shortly, breaks through and nearly routes the polish divisions defending the flank of Konevs Berlin advance, forcing the polish troops into retreat and retaking Görlitz from them. The soviets had to send in reserves to stop the breakthrough. Its ironic that germanys first and last "victory" on the battlefield was agaisnt polish troops.

I was here since the Germans approached Moscow. It's insane how far this series has come.

That's why it was so late in posting. 😂

I have a mental image of Spartacus standing behind the camera holding up cue cards with this... guy's name...

Ironically Endgame came out this week 5 years ago

Nah, Germany will turn it around. You'll see!

@@keithscott1957did not see that coming

​@@keithscott1957 Rrrrrrriiiiiigggggghhhhhttttt

We’ve been here mate

They are literally fighting the Myanmar government right now in 2024.

They had enough of the jokes lmao

they want to speak to Japan's manager

I’m not surprised at how merciless they are, however, I am surprised that the Karens are so effective.

"Do you know who I am!"

Mit der Angriff Steiner's mit des alles nung ordnung kommen.

Mein Führer, Steiner...

Steiner konnte nicht genügend Kräfte für einen Angriff massieren. Der Angriff Steiner ist nicht erfolgt!

Es bleiben im Raum Keitel,Jodel, Krebs und Burgdorf.

Es bleiben im Raum: Keitel, Jodl, Krebs und Burgdorf.

Delusions can be treated.

His troops said he always came across as so casual and friendly that they almost forgot he was a Field Marshal.

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Da comrade!

Benefit of having units half as big as everyone else. Basically a single Red Corps was a division, etc.

Mussolini will be a toilet tomorrow

Must be Steiner's attack. ;)

🤔🤔🤔

I imagine it will be about German top brass preparing May Day celebrations down in the Bunker. Parades through Berlin, dancing girls, brass bands, free steines of beer, swastika adorned streamers. Yes, that'll be it.

Think ‘kaput.’ Think ‘downfall’. Think about the guy who did the world a service by killing Hitler.

The ghost of Fredrich the Great will convince the British and Americans to fight against the Soviets, and thus giving Hitler the miracle he wanted to turn this war around.

So has Hitler 😂

Literally who

Das war ein befehl! Der angriff Steiners war ein befehl!!

Wer sind sie, das sie es wagen, sich meinen Befehlen zu widersetzen?!

Well not quite. The Czechs and Austrians were invaded before the Poles, but the invasion of Poland was the final straw that pushed Britain (and its empire) into declaring war on Germany.

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@@WorldWarTwo omg mr ww2 replied to my comment!

He's invited to the piñata party.

Mind-blowing isn't it!

😂😂

I guess they aren't all positioned on the same depth so that's probably not as bad. I mean, not that the difference mattered for the Germans on the receiving end 😅

@@amogusenjoyer I think we also have to assume that Katushya is still sending her aid and best wishes to her soldier love in the west as well.

I think you're confusing centimeters and millimeters. 155 cm is 10x longer than 155mm.

155 cm = just over 5ft. 155 mm = just over 6 inches.