129- German Army Surrounded: You Did Nazi That Coming! - WW2 - February 13, 1942 

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When Japan is invading you, but you declare yourself independent so they have to turn back. "I am going to do what's call a pro gamer move."

It is actually quite shocking how many high level officials and important military personel died due to plane crashes in the first half of the 20th century

Japanese: You are surrounded and have nowhere to go, surrender now Allies: *Surrender* Japanese: Wait, that's dishonourable

You were less late announcing Huntziger's death, than he was responding to the german offensive

Hitler: So your telling me that when ever we have one of our armies surrounded we can just supply them form the air, that can’t possibly go wrong.

3:40 Kudos on Eastory and team for using a pre war / colonial era map of Singapore, not the post independence era Singapore map with the land reclamations at Tuas in the west, Changi in the east and the coastline areas at the south of Singapore. This was often an error we Singaporeans noticed with other videos and documentaries.

10:52 When strategic situation is so complicated that your encirclement forces are encircled and are encircling at the same time, and your pockets has own pockets and counter pockets...

“You need not bother about your honor, you lost that a long time ago up in the north” Damn what a burn!!!

"You did Nazi that coming" THEY DID THE THING

My father was a 16 year old University student on the besieged Island fortress of Malta... As a student he had join the army and had to spend his weekends and holidays a a gunner on 3.7 inch anti aircraft battery....rest of the time studying at university... the Island was bombed to bits and food was running out. Most of his studying being done with candlelight in a underground shelter....We do not know how lucky we are.

The last surviving Malay Soldier of the Malay regiment who fought in the legendary battle of Opium hill on 14th of February passed away several days ago. One of the commanding officer of the Malay Regiment, LT. Adnan was recognized as national heroes of both Malaysia and Singapore... I hope that this channel will do these soldiers justice by telling their tales as it is usually ignored by History Channels.

So much for Singapore being a "Fortress" when you can just... straight-up _cross over to it with everything you have in a single day._

Most RU-vidrs: Censor the word Nazi to avoid demonetization Our boy Indy: You did Nazi that coming!

"The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons" - Fydor Dostoevsky

Why do I have the feeling that the soldiers in Singapore saying, "Let command carry my coffin so they can let me down one more time"?

Its hard to believe how incompetent Percival is ...

My great grandmother told a story of how she smuggled herself out during the fall of Singapore by hiding in a crate of oranges that was then loaded onto a ship that luckily managed to avoid the bombing

I like that you corrected the story of "the guns only pointed out to sea".

Its been over 2 years but Indy has finally mad a "Nazi that coming" joke.

It's crazy how global this war is. You got tropical island fighting in the far east. Fighting in the frozen tundra's of the Soviet Union, fighting in the deserts of Africa. Insane, and there's more coming!

Ah, yes, the Channel Dash, aka Operation Cerberus. Drachinifel made an excellent video on that subject, featuring the most charming naval mines you could imagine ;)

Meanwhile in Singapore: Depth of defense? What’s that?

Its insane how many people die in plane crashes, I have to say.

16:14 you could say Singapore was in Dire Straits

Looks like air supplying the pocket worked great for the Germans. Maybe it should be tried again in the future in case something similar happens. Good idea!

Between Crete and Singapore the British really seem to have a thing for absolutely bungling the defense of islands.

There is an interesting fact about the reservoirs. The Battle of Bukit Timah from 10 Feb 1942 to 12 Feb 1942 resulted in the capture of the Pierce and MacRitchie Reservoirs, and sadly some reprisal killings of nearby Chinese villages by the Japanese after the battle. The Japanese however, did NOT switch off the water pumps or supply which was going to the Allied controlled Town areas in the south of the island, although they could have easily done so. Not that it would help the Allies much though, at this point many of the water pipes were leaking a lot of water due to the shelling and bombing.

Hearing "Rzhev" in this historical context is another missed heartbeat for me, because of spoilers from school(

To Indie and crew: from my Christopher Shores Book: "Malta, The Hurricane Years"r reading that book makes me think of Malta as an arial Stalingrad

Indy: “but it can’t get worse” Me realizing fall blau and a bunch of Japanese landings still haven’t happened yet 😅😅😅

There is a little known fact on the Battle of Singapore that is not even well known to us Singaporeans and Malaysians. On 13 Feb 1942, Captain *Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan* of the British Indian Army is executed with a shot to the back to the head by the British and his body dumped at Keppel Harbour for treason and espionage. He was a spy for the Japanese (most likely happened during his six month long leave in Japan from 1938 to 1939) and helped to assist the Japanese to coordinate air raids on British airfields in Malaya by likely giving useful information to them before the war, destroying a lot of British aircraft in the process. He was caught during a Japanese air raid on 10 Dec 1941 in Northern Malaya and sent to Singapore in Jan 1942 and court-martialled. As the Japanese rapidly approached the Town area of Fortress Singapore, Captain Heenan had become very cocky and taunted his guards that he would soon be free and they would become prisoners. This may have been why the British military police likely took matters into their own hands and hastily executed him. These events were suppressed by British Commonwealth military censors, which is possibly why even till today, his name is not even mentioned in local history texts and not many are aware of him.

Manuel Quezon: The Philippines is now independent and neutral in the war. Japan: Understandable have a nice day.

Indie: So let's say you are the Germans... Germans: Yes?

The Ostheer surrounded? Why do I have a feeling that is going to become a recurring theme?

Yamashita: attacks with all of his forces Gets more accurate info on the enemy Yamashita: surprised pikachu face Seriously, yamashita is one of the most well known japanese general of ww2, but he really is underrated, like he set the difficulty to very easy in this campaign

As a British person, come and wake me in 9 months as this is becoming too painful...

Soviets surrounding Germans at Demyansk *German Generals : No, Ivan, you aren't supposed to do that ! That's illegal !*

Ah, at long last, the Demyansk Pocket. The seeds of the 6th Armies destruction are being sown.

My grandfather was just about 6 when Normandie capsized. He was from northern New Jersey, and remembered it his whole life. He also remembered the resulting fear of German saboteurs on the east coast. Because of a large German population in the NYC metro area there was fear of them, but he said that he and the people he knew had no fear of Japanese saboteurs like on the west coast.

In the “World at War “ episode that covers the Singapore battle , focused on the secret weapon that contributed to the Japanese victory, the bicycle. You show in here, the troops in bicycles.

This channel is going to be used in a history class room for years to come.

I like the point Indy made about the Germans not really fully mobilized for war, it was a point my late father always made about how much better the U.S.A. converted to a wartime economy quicker and more efficiently then the Germans did.

7:30 ooooh sick burn right there, flex tape can't fix that

I never knew how extensively the Soviets used Paratroops. Learn something new every day.

_Bit by bit the pieces fit_ _The Soviet machine advances_ _Not one move that_ _Won't improve our nation's chances_

I've never missed an episode of this series since February 2020 , this is the best series for a Saterday afternoon by far.

I understand the pressure of timetables, you can't fit everything to such short episodes, but it is sad to see Finland's Continuation War so neglected. Soviet offensive in the beginning of January of 1942 between lakes Segozero (Seesjärvi) and Onega (Ääninen) was brutal. Many Soviet soldiers received little training before they were sent to frontlines: Some POWs told to Finnish soldiers interrogating them that they had received most basic rifle training only in transportation trucks just before they arrived to front. It was -40 degrees celsius, sometimes even colder, during January of 1942. Finnish corporal Keijo Tervahartiala from Infantry Regiment 35:s Jaeger Platoon spotted during a patrol in 14th of January of 1942 a Russian soldier, who had frozen to death. He had with him a bag which was full of "hairy meat" which Finns though was pork. When the patrol traced the mans steps across the snow Tervahartiala and his fellow soldiers found a mutilated human body and realized that the man had cut the meat from another Russian soldiers thighs. Russians were very low on supplies. The Finns were also reaching their limits. One Finnish regiment, Ässä-rykmentti or "S-Regiment", made mostly of working class men from Helsinki, even organized a strike in December of 1941. The strike was, remarkably, solved with negotiations. However, desertions and declining to fight were an increasing problem to Finns in the end of December of 1941, and just when Finns had secured defendable positions the Russians began their offensive, which outnumbered Finns 3-1. Ground was so frozen, that the front line was made of blocks of ice and some cover dug into snow instead of trenches and pillboxes. Some Soviet troops did have good equipment, which the Finns from "Blue Brigade" (3rd Brigade) looted from dead Russians. If memory serves me correctly, the Russians nicknamed these Finnish troops as "turkisvarkaat", "fur thiefs" in their propaganda broadcasts. A cape in lake Onega, Great Cape (Suurniemi) was renamed as Tapponiemi, "Killing Cape" by Finnish soldiers because two battalions of Soviet ski forces, over 1850 men, were killed in just a few hours on the ice fields in front of the cape. It is said that not even in Winter War or later during Continuation War so many Soviet soldiers were killed in such a short time by Finnish troops. I interviewed one war veteran who told that next summer Finnish soldiers fished very large pikes and other fish from that area. They believed that the fish grew so big because they ate plenty of human flesh. The cape was, by the way, later renamed as Marskinniemi, "Marshals cape", because when Field Marshal Mannerheim visited frontlines in June of 1942 he inspected the trenches in this cape. During his visit a russian AT-gun fired a shell that exploded near Mannerheim, but he was not hit. Captain accompanying Mannerheim, Ahti Petramaa, lost fingers from a shrapnel. Mannerheim immediately promoted Petramaa to the rank of major. Still, thank you for excellent and professional work!

These videos are so well written and Mr. Neidell is such a great speaker! I love this series. You guys have all my respect.

Good day Time ghost History team, I would like to thank you for your work. Today my father Oliver died after his battle with cancer at age 50. However this may sound like, your videos really help me cope with his death, a lot because they help me distract myself from it. He also liked your work and was a very history interested person. He also liked to talk and discuss history with me and it is also thanks to him that i ever really got such an interest in history. It is very possible that you guys won't notice this comment, but if you do, thank you for your work.

The Russians (Soviet Union) just kept fighting and never gave up. These were very brave people.

It would be really helpful if the actual number of soldiers were on the screen when something like "3 divisions and 1 regiment" is mentioned, especially since there seem to be quite the difference when it comes to what each nation defines as such.

0:21 man, if Manuel only knew the kinds of leaders that succeeded him.☹

"Stalin is not Pleased" And Siberia gets a few new residents.

Plane crashes have proven to be more succesfull in killing Axis High ranking officers, than every allied operation had thus far

The perspective this channel gives adds a lot to my understanding of a war I've been studying since the early 70's. Unfortunately life dictates that this is among my many interests and I have not devoted the time I should to the topic, so this is a much-needed assist. I really wish I wasn't so damn curious, but my ADHD kicks in and I'm now subscribing to numerous channels on war, wood working, guns, planes, etc, etc. I envy people who are able to really become expert in a subject by focusing specifically on a subject and just becoming really good at it. I constantly marvel at people that are passionate about their work, and have a real understanding. This is not to be confused with the self-appointed experts that seem to litter the Internet these days. Thank you, World War Two for enlightening me.

You're always consistent with great content for years...thank you Indy..

it took 129 episodes, but we finally got to that joke

And so the oldest joke in modern history was used once again

At this time in the Soviet Union, stores of coal are running out. This means troops and supplies cannot be moved as fast as before, and locomotives fuelled by wood logs or low quality coal are running slow and breaking down. The factories that were moved East are not yet operational. Explosive supplies are dwindling. Can it get worse?

"Monumental incompetence" is a phrase that sums up sooo many Allied operations up until this point...

😂😂😂😂 I just love the photo of the first guy on the left at 3:17 with his thumbs up and his face. He was probably thinking: "I hope I pull through"

British generals being awful is a common theme I've noticed. And the good ones have terrible luck, being killed or captured early on.

Awesome. Totally awesome production. Indy you are awesome doing this for us.

When the episode ends and I realize I have to wait another week to see another one ME: NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!

The Channel Dash reminds me of the scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail where Lancelot charges the castle and is on the guards in an instant with one guard only managing to get out a 'Hey!'

Another excellent and informative episode, looking forward to the next one.

It took me a while to fully understand and appreciate the title of this episode. Keep it up!

Sounds like Percival is setting the Australians up to take the fall

It appears that Sir Arthur Percival was suffering from a major case of McClellan-itis in inflating Japanese troop strength across the straits. Wondering if he was relying on the Pinkerton Detective Agency to do his intel for him.

Thanks Crew!

Even though i know who wins its still weird how this channel can change who i think will win the war every week.

13:20 Armoured vehicles at Kursk. Now thats a trivial phrase we'll never hear about ever.

The incompetence and egos of the Allied commanders is depressing. I don't know how Churchill dealt with in on a personal level.

I never made it through your videos without falling asleep

The more I watch this series and when I watched The Great War, the more I realize that war is only a loose loose game, there is no winner. "Stand amongst the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. The silence is your answer." - Javik, from Mass Effect

When I first found this series at the greek invasion episode I sat and watched all the episodes from the start to catch up with the war now I wait for a week for a new episode to came up ironic ain't it

Wow, it's already time for Operation Cerberus ?

Been bingeing these videos recently, love listening to history! Thank you very much!

You can run the Prinz Eugen through the river Thames and it will still come out undamaged, that's how lucky it is.

Hi team Another interesting week.. After each week passes it makes me await for next week epsiode.. Say hi to Indy.. I became fan of him.. Thanks for this week history..🙏👍😊

Could you update on what Finland and Germany have been up to in the North. I don't remember hearing anything on that front in a long time if at all

Thanks for the episodes, we have a lockdown in slovakia since before christmas and your documentary videos have been just great at keeping me sane and occupied, we are looking at at least another month without going out so thank you and I love you guys' work!

I really enjoy your program. Interesting, informative, great production, entertaining. Thank you.

It's Ya-MAHSH-ta, Indie. Accent on the second syllable.

He looks like he just walked from the set of some English comedy

Awesome video as usual

What a great series ! Hats off !

With the Japanese encroaching ever closer to Australia, I do hope that the Australians are ready in case of any Japanese air raids or invasions. Darwin in particular looks like a very obvious and prime target there...

What is it with high ranking officials and plane crashes

wow absolutely the best part of the series nowadays, even better than usual.

Thank You.

When this "war" is over I would love to see a special series with the parts of Barbarossa edited into one non-stop series. The largest invasion in the history of all mankind deserves it. Plus it would just be cool! GREAT FREAKING SHOW EVERYBODY. I know the ending and I'm absolutely riveted.

Thanks Time Ghost team! You all are answering all the questions I started asking my late Grandfather(Ensign US Navy, South Pacific.-US Assistant Attorney General DOD til retired) that he can't answer anymore. History is a passion & Time Ghost team are passionately delivering every week.

I am intrigued by the flags in the set. The AIF fought both WWI and WWII under the "Red Duster", the red version of the current Australian flag. The Union Jack was the flag flown above the capital, this did not change until 1954 It was technically illegal for none government agencies to fly the blue ensign on land.

I think the Kholm Pocket was also the first debut of the Mkb42. Ancestor to the STG-44. Airdropped by plane.

Indy and Team, I was just wondering on the circumstances of trials towards Japanese war criminals following the war? I know about the Nuremberg trials towards the Nazis and feel it is a lot more documented. Where would you guys suggest best to read about the variant for the war in the East? Thankyou and great work, love the series!

Germany : " LEROY JANKINS "

I loved the old fashioned slide show effect/clicks when discussing the siege in singapore

Its so nice seeing indy again after a week, especially i love the title and the thumbnails, and here is a proposition for next week's title "Another week, another victory for the japanese"