Hello everyone, my name's Hilbert and I make videos about (mostly) history, hence the name.Which period of history and which aspect of location can vary greatly, from the Picts of 6th Century Scotland to the Peaky Blinders of 1920's Birmingham, although you can be sure that whichever time period I am talking about, it will include some (mostly useless) language and etymological trivia as well as the national anthem of the Netherlands. Do not question this; it is essential to being a good historian.
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War is population control, an economic booster -especially post war-, and traces that don't fit the narrative were and are still being erased. If you want to learn the truth, watch "Europa: The Last Battle". Stop listening to indoctrinated parrots and use your God given common sense.
Did the Dutch fight at D-Day alongside the Germans? I know there have always been so few of the extreme right in the Netherlands, but answering this would make for a more balanced video.
The Dutch surrendered quicker than the French the bravest Dutch war player was a little girl allegedly that hid in a cupboard and wrote in ball point before they were invented
It jumps from battle of crecy to the reformation. So, the quick answer is the english reformation and the reign of Edward the 9th due to christian fundamentalism
One thing I want to tell you is that the Vikings had a very bad time in Spain, both with the Christians and with the Muslims, in Galicia Gonzalo Sancho, a nobleman guarded the border against the Muslims, intercepted Gudrød's army full of booty, he burned most of his ships and proceeded to slaughter all the Vikings, this as revenge against a previous raid in which a bishop organized an army to defend Galicia from the Vikings but failed and was killed with an arrow, that made the inhabitants of Galicia consider the Viking a savage worse than the Moor, the Muslims defeated them on several occasions even at sea, where they were almost invincible as Algeciras saw in 862, the ships they captured used them to repair their mosques which they had looted and burned. The Vikings had more raids and plundering in Spain but without permanent settlements, Spain was militarized by the reconquest Violence in Spain reached levels that did not exist in other areas of Europe, forget about the typical medieval castle siege, that did not happen in Spain, in Spain they were authentic campaigns of extermination, not even cattle were spared, with the Vikings it was much easier because they did very savage things which were already done in Spain, therefore the inhabitants of the peninsula had no mercy on them.
The Dutch royal family spent the remainder of the war in Canada. To this day, Ottawa is a sea of tulips every spring thanks to the Dutch presence there.
My grandfather also played a part. He was a normal Dutch citizen at the time and got conscripted by the Germans in the civilian workforce to construct part of the Atlantic Wall. Now, the timeline is a little muddled (he died in 1973), but his story, the way my mother told me, is that after a while he figured he didn't want to "get stuck" between the "moffen" behind him and the "tommies" in front of him, so one day he decided to just walk back home.
There are also quotes about the two gunboats on d-day, that they were coming so close to the beach to fire more effectively that they almost grounded themselves, and were very accurate.
Yeah yeah. The Dutch did fuck all and you won't be allowed to pretend otherwise. A nation of cowards who stayed out of WW1 and ridiculously stayed neutral in WW2 until smashed in less than a week. Then 4 years of collaboration.
H.N.M.S. "Soemba" defective 5.9 Gun. A report has come in from the Soemba, That their salvoes go off like a Rhumba, Two guns, they sound fine, But the third five point nine, He am bust and refuse to go boomba. D. of P. and D.G.D. referred for information D.D.O.D.(M) added to the marking as a mark of courtesy. A.D. Nicholl, Director of Operations Division (Foreign) This is very grave news from the Soemba, Whose guns are all needed to go boomba, On a fast nearing day - Though we cannot say When exactly will rise the balloonba. R.K. Dickson Director of Plans. Best Plans! Where childlike learning sits Remote from worldly cares And leaves to skilled Division its Administry affairs (With apologies to Oriel College) C.C. Hughes Hallett, Director of Plans (Q) These ersats-made guns of the Soemba's D.G.D. has said times without numbers, If OPS want nice pops, At the Huns, then these guns, Must be changed for some British made Boombas. V.C. Begg Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare It is agreed (in every quarter) That to get results you oughter, Make the boomba under water. As Gun-Boombas aren't my line I suggest she tries a Mine. John Cowie Director of Operations Division (Mining) To find any Yard for the Soemba We've searched from the Clyde to the Hoomba But we haven't got room For Van Tromp's ruddy Broom Much less for this useless old Loomba Returned to D.O.D. (F) with the compliments of the Emergency "Despair" Section. G.A. Bassett For Director of Dockyards This dreadful affair of the Soemba Is really too hard for a "Plumber" Referred with a laugh Straight back to the Staff for the personal care of E-Loemba. Olivir Bevir Director of Naval Ordnance I hasten to say In no uncertain way That my personal cares Are as few as my hairs. With some satisfaction I note proposed action And pass for notation With gratification. E.M. Evans-Lombe Director of Gunnery and Anti-Aircraft Warfare Soemba has awakened the Staff from repose, I am amazed, all the same, that they do not propose To allocate Soemba with modification (Soft velvet chairs the one stipulation) To the "Overlord" plan for accommodation Though some of the minutes are just on the verge I note with regret no proposals emerge. I can only assume that the Staff and Soemba Have returned with with relief to their usual Sloemba. A.B. Cunningham First Sea Lord To the foregoing notes on the Soemba Which imply she is now a back Noemba You must pay no regard, For she's got to bombard (As is very well known to E-Loemba). E.N. Syfret Vice-Chief of Naval Staff. After so much backchat it is but right That Soemba should join in this fight Because she loves very much To be rude too, and in Dutch. So no one can read it, serve you right! Waarom wordt nog niet begonnen Met verwisselen der kanonnen? Rijmpjes maken helpt geen zier Want met pen, inkt en papier Werd geen oorlog ooit gewonnen Van Holthe Dutch Naval Liaison Officer in Defence of H.N.M.S. "Soemba"
It's too bad that in defeating the ''terrible evil'' of the Nazis the Dutch took what the SS had done to them and exercised it on their colonial subjects in the East Indies(Indonesia) with the same relish of the SS. In fact, Dutch collaborators that had joined Dutch Waffen SS division were offered pardons if they went to colonies to fight insurgents fighting for freedom from colonial slavery. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Could you do a video on the the dutch Caribbean and Suriman during the second world war, I've always wondered what happened to the last of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
How am I at 37 with a life long love of flags, maps, and history just now noticing that the diagonal red stripes on the union Jack don't like up with each other.
Abd el-Krim is actually in my familty tree, my grandparents also fought in this war. He told me about the town im from. Annual. Where the glorius battle took place. And i took a visit to Silvestre's suposedly grave.
I am Portuguese. I Prefer when websites display the brazilian flag because usually it's fully written in Brazilian Portuguese. It's bad for our kids to read text in Portuguese that they think it's correct and it ends up being Brazilian Portuguese.
I'm part of the Prinses Irene Brigade reenactment group in the Netherlands and we were asked if we would join a small movie about Max Wolff. It's kind of a part of Dutch history that's forgotten.
Every Dutch person: "My grandpa was part of the resistense". No he probably was not. Serving a nazi soldier a stamppot boerenkool instead of a stamppot kale doesn't count as being in the resistence.
My great-grandfather was in the dutch army during the initial invasion, and in the resistance afterwards. We know he was in the resistance not because he talked about it but because of his resistance ID card from the liberation period.
Hello Hilbert. My dad joined up a year after this, but served in RN with sailors who described having been shocked at going right in towards shore and blasting their guns at German land positions, rather than sea battles they expected.
Hypocritical politicians being all solumn and laying flowers while war mongering as we speak about the war in Ukraine. Disgusting. We are now closer to nuclear war then the world was during the Cuba crisis!
It's interesting to see you used the new flags of Zimbabwe and South Africa and the old flag of Greece. I am guessing it's to avoid criticism over the negative symbolism but it's interesting that fears like this are effecting even historical discussions so much.
Interesting is not the world I would use. Abetting misrepresentation in historical presentations reduces the integrity of the author. The armed forces and people of the Union of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia sacrificed a great deal towards the defeat of Nazism, Fascism and Imperial Japanese. Southern Rhodesian forces suffered the loss ratio of any element of the British Empire, they met the call to fight with vigour. The least that could be done is to use the flags of the Union and of the colony of Southern Rhodesia. This is either self-censorship or cowardice.
@davedavids57 Yes, it is strange that the urge for political correctness intrudes with historical correctness. Displaying flags that weren't there at that time, next to the correct French Flag with the Lorraine Cross to show which French forces they represented. (Later also abused...)
