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Bechthold, Mike, Flying to Victory; Raymond Collishaw and the Western Desert Campaign, 1940-1941, Norman, Oklahoma: 2017
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Latimer, Jon & Laurier, Jim, Operation Compass 1940; Wavell’s Whirlwind Offensive, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2000
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@TheArmchairHistorian 4 года назад

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@AliBABA-ru9vb 4 года назад

Im from Tripoli Libya and i knew about this but this added alot of knowledge

@alexispacheco7881 4 года назад

Already did dude

@GenghisVern 4 года назад

that's actually a good deal. thanks

@NobleKorhedron 4 года назад

One small objection, @The Armchair Historian; General Von Arnim's full name is actually Hans-Jurgen; he legally had a double-barrelled name, in traditional German fashion, and was "Hans-Jurgen" Von Arnim, instead of just "Jurgen", or "Hans"...

@chrisliu6249 4 года назад

The rtx cards are Turing not Pascal and having Cool Math Games on Steam was genius.

@auroraflos2498 3 года назад

"Attack the British in front of you" sounds like a loading screen hint.

@Joker129 2 года назад

Lmao, so true the italians are sooooo incompetent at everything.

@iamwarranted4502 2 года назад

@@Joker129 no

@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329 2 года назад

To fire your weapon, pull the trigger.

@Joker129 2 года назад

@@iamwarranted4502 trust me, I went to italian school, everyone hates italian🤣, and the teachers there. Imagine what it would be if we get this to a much grander scale like war.

@Joker129 2 года назад

@KING GAMING that is entirely true. I agree with you, they were patriots, Who fought like lions but were Led by donkeys.

@Taiyama2 3 года назад

Kind of funny how Italians fight their best under non-Italian command.

@stephenbrady5220 3 года назад

Romans were Italian

@iplayfoofee3547 3 года назад

@@stephenbrady5220 Turkish people were Italian also. So was Egypt, Greece, France, Morroco, Libya, Spain, and UK. And soo many more. They are all Italians.

@markipoo2648 3 года назад

@@stephenbrady5220 All he said was that the Italian commanders weren't as experienced nor had enough skill to command properly. It is in no way related to Romans being Italians.

@Taiyama2 3 года назад

@@stephenbrady5220 You know I'm just talking about modern Italians.

@stephenbrady5220 3 года назад

@@Taiyama2 “Modern Italians” you are talking about this event that happened 80 years ago right? Every call of duty fan knows the difference between modern and ww2.

@quinvos57 2 года назад

My grand grandfather Walter V. fought in Egypt as part of the italian army. In 1941 he was captured by the English during an enemy attack, he and a group of italian soldiers took shelter in the crater created by english bombs and shot all their bullets but soon ran out of ammoes and surrendered. They were sent to a prison camp alongside other prisoners, but were later freed by advacing italian divisions. After regaining his freedom, he briefly went back to italy and then redeployed to N. Africa. He fought in the battle of El Alamein and then in Tunisia, where he was captured again in May 1943, when all Axis forces surrendered. This time he was sent to Australia, where he did some manual labor, and came back only in 1947. He said that during the war his unit captured some english soldiers, they were very friendly, shared cigarettes and food and said that at that time he understood there was no such thing as enemies, but only people who were forced to fight. Shortly before his surrender in 1943, he took one of the bullets loaded in his rifle, and decided to carry it with him as his lucky charm. He somehow managed to keep it and i still have it today stored in my library after 80 years

@aryanbparida5998 Год назад

Amazing story!!🥺❤️ War is when young people who don't know each other and don't hate each other, fight with each other and kill each other BECAUSE OF Old people who know each other and hate each other but don't fight with each other and don't kill each other.

@Youtubechannel-po8cz Год назад

A lovely story of ordinary men trying to retain their humanity in a time of war.

@drunkenmmamaster419 6 месяцев назад

Sick dude !!

@raphaelostrowski6336 5 месяцев назад

Amazing story sounded like a badass

@gregm3905 3 года назад

I’m glad that your illustrator depicts Rommel wearing the Pour le Mérite (Blue Max), something that is overlooked in the film “Patton”. This was awarded to him by Emperor William II for his heroism as a young officer on the Italian front in WWI. Rommel was far more proud of this than his Knights Cross of the Iron Cross awarded by Hitler.

@generalrommel5666 3 года назад

I love them both equally now don’t spread rumours

@zippyparakeet1074 3 года назад

@@generalrommel5666 weren't you caught in an anti hitler coup?

@generalrommel5666 3 года назад

@@zippyparakeet1074 true, but I wasn’t part of it!

@waltermartinez9110 2 года назад

@@generalrommel5666 Although I understand why you would choose the safety of your family over your crumbling country. What made you think this choice is the best?

@echo2302 Год назад

Wilhelm not William

@lordlucius1341 4 года назад

I will always be amazed by how effective inflatable armies were during WWII

@lukerowe6269 3 года назад

You would think there were spies involved in some part of it yknow

@joebomb1019 3 года назад

Aerial recon cameras weren't as advanced then, so inflatable tanks and support vehicles would have been difficult to identify. Also, pilot would have had to been busy managing the camera and not being shot down so they wouldn't have had a lot of time to examine the tanks themselves.

@evanmoore3114 3 года назад

They fell for that so many times

@jaymeister4850 2 года назад

Plot Twist: The whole was was fought with inflatables

@schottgunjr 2 года назад

"Hanz i see one" "Well shoot him" *pop*

@simonnorris8076 4 года назад

-"Ok, hear me out. What if we swapped the balloon tanks with *actual* tanks?" -"It's so crazy, it just might work"

@jaded3862 4 года назад

Simon Norris “son of a bitch I’m in”

@diggraver2929 4 года назад

*Spits out Tea* You sir are a mad man! Where do I sign up?

@imawsomeandyournot6108 4 года назад

The master of disguise. I hate but love that movie so much.

@definitelyjustcj4148 4 года назад

“WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN”

@SewerRatsarepeopletoo 4 года назад

By Jove the man might actually have actually got it!

@Practical-Theoretical 3 года назад

My grandfather was a Rat of Tobruk. Proud to be Australian 🇦🇺

@HauptgefreiterB 3 года назад

Impressive that the descendent of a rodent learned to type and use a computer 😉

@bludeuce3855 2 года назад

ik Australians are impossible to kill ik a guy whos Australian decent and his grandfather was a pacific war veteran and told him the same thing he said a a recruit " were Australians were impossible to kill"

@loadeddiaper4216 Год назад

Hopefully a cat didnt eat him

@mmelon_JEbel 6 месяцев назад

Your English is so damn bad dude@@bludeuce3855

@mmelon_JEbel 6 месяцев назад

I'll correct some mistakes in your Comment. I know Australians are impossible to kill. I know a guy who's Australian decent and his Grandfather was a Veteran in the Pacific War, His Grandfather told him the same Sentence that he was told as a recruit, "We're Australians, we're impossible to be killed"@@bludeuce3855

@shawngongwer7630 2 года назад

I’ll never understand how a doc like this is free to watch. Great work.

@brennab2697 Год назад

Sponsor and ads

@crazygamingyt7245 7 месяцев назад

If it was for money less people would watch it hence less money

@Volvith 4 года назад

"The australians had no problem standing their ground..." I mean... That's not surprising, considering their country is completely unsuitable for human habitation, and they made it work anyways...

@godlovesyou1995 4 года назад

More like the british shipped them there but yeah

@aidenbutcher8461 4 года назад

Once there was a dead funell web spider on my pool (one of the most venomous spiders in the world)

@godlovesyou1995 4 года назад

@@aidenbutcher8461 did u survive?

@aidenbutcher8461 4 года назад

@@godlovesyou1995 it was dead lol I just didn't think they lived in tropical north Queensland

@JoTheSnoop 4 года назад

I'm an Australian and had a bit of a giggle when I heard that.

@kompav5621 4 года назад

It's a shame that most games which deal with the African campaign ignore Italian participation.

@Bragosso 4 года назад

Because there was none. Kappa

@josephleocadio9228 4 года назад

I loved Call of Duty 2: Big Red One. Operation: Torch is in there but even though there are no Italians showed there, there's the Vichy French. Operation: Husky is also featured with a lot of Italian soldiers and weapons.

@aleksihakli1125 4 года назад

@@josephleocadio9228 I can't even begin to fathom, how many times i've binge played the campaign. My personal favorite in the CoD series.

@garretth8224 4 года назад

@TigerBloodMan if your making money from it, its a real job.

@Marauder623 4 года назад

@@aleksihakli1125 medal of honor breakthrough has italians in it.

@Raghav_the_2 Год назад

My grandpa who was part of the British Indian army served in the Long Range Desert group (LRDG). Throughout out the campaign initially he was in Army supply unit, upon his driving skills , English speaking skill and was a boxer as well. One British officer Captain. Morrison picked him as part of the newly formed LRDG unit. He never shared his wartime experience. Whenever I insist he just talk hours about the African culture and the habitants not any combat stories 😀. Post wwii he was invited by his senior officials to Britain. But he chosed remained in his hometown @ Kerala (India). In his later years he moved to neighbouring state of Tamilnadu . But he was a quiet person and never interested anything. He was affectionate towards me but never close to his own children. Almost 10 years he never worked anywhere. I don't what he have gone through WWII. At his 88th year he passed away in his sleep. Out of all the grand children i only know about his military experience. My respect and salute to all the veterans who served and still serving for their respective country 🙏

@M4DNOM4D 10 месяцев назад

Wow A Malayali At North African Campaign , Damn

@quentin8585 3 года назад

Everyone: lol italians cook pizza The italians remaining all alone and getting abandoned by the germans: *bruh*

@Euro.Patriot 3 года назад

- 2 3 - 2 0 0 2 - 3 3 2 2 3 - 5 -

@hamza-trabelsi 3 года назад

Italians weren't abandoned by Germany , but they actually did what wasn't planned by Hitler and caused huge troubles for themselves and Hitler planes.

@quentin8585 3 года назад

Nope, just as the eastern front we had to cover their retreat sacrificing our men. And anyway we don't have to follow their plans but our plans, we are not a puppet

@hamza-trabelsi 3 года назад

@@quentin8585 that's why you lost the WAR because you are not puppets

@quentin8585 3 года назад

Germany surely didn't lose the war because of us, they would be already fucked up without Italy. We lost the war due to low materials in Italy (for example, Germany had the Ruhr while our soil doesn't contain any iron or cobber), divided HC and not complete control by the fascist party. Surely we didn't lack of bravery or strategy

@litewind1793 4 года назад

My grandad fought in North Africa and Italy for the British army and survived the siege of Tobruk. He said it was so hot up there that the men used to fry eggs on the jeeps. 🇬🇧🇭🇲🇺🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷

@darthjamula 3 года назад

My grandad was at El Alamein and told me the exact same thing 😂

@Plutonic_Blue 3 года назад

Sounds like a great way to get sick lol

@pennyd.5866 3 года назад

My grandpa was also in North Africa in the Army Air Corp. He used to say the same thing!

@DanielFuentes-mr3nn 3 года назад

You all have the same grandpa

@islamiyamuslimi1829 3 года назад

Mine too and he was in the German army he joined the Deutsche-Arabische Legion and was speaking Arabic, French and German... he also went in Germany in 1943 and fought against the communists. Sadly the Germans lost 😞

@AverytheCubanAmerican 4 года назад

I bless the oil down in Africa

@ImStillWoody 4 года назад

Standard Oil would like to know the locations in Africa.

@VideosdeDomingo 4 года назад

Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

@UltimaSigmarAlonso 4 года назад

Rhodesian Security Forces wants to know your location

@someguy4512 4 года назад

here he is again !

@22steve5150 4 года назад

Gonna take some time to drill the oil we never had (ooh, ooh)

@callumsherratt5436 3 года назад

The Indians, Aussies and Kiwis don’t get enough credit for helping us - thank you all 🙏🏻

@GTAandApplechannel 3 года назад

Laser Kiwis

@callumsherratt5436 3 года назад

@mvubu1234 oh yeah

@callumsherratt5436 3 года назад

@@dalesen the Americans get plenty of credit - too much if anything because they didn’t do the most

@callumsherratt5436 3 года назад

@@dalesen how childish are you? I couldn’t care if I got a thumbs down or a thumbs up - I’m aware that every soldier who fought deserves credit but when people say that some soldiers fought harder and did more than others then it’s just unfair and disrespectful to the other soldiers

@callumsherratt5436 3 года назад

@@dalesen I never said they didn’t matter I said they get praised too much, actually read my comments you wanker

@MacCanma 2 года назад

Rommel even said: “This will be made into a RU-vid video one day.”

@nolemon_ 4 года назад

A forty Minute video from The Armchair Historian? Count me in!

@suselek990 4 года назад

@Blazin609 I have ads

@jmadmaxx7295 3 года назад

dachicagoan no, it’s because advertisers are very cautious now. RU-vid relies on advertisers for money, so it designs systems to phase out non advertiser friendly videos. This is an ineffective and badly designed system that creates a ton of collateral. RU-vid doesn’t do it on purpose. It does it because it’s systems are Shite.

@ianfarr-wharton1000 4 года назад

Rommel: Give me a regiment of emu's and I will take the world..

@gentlemen.7621 3 года назад

No, he said “Give me an Australian division, and I will conquer the whole world”

@alexeyamosov664 3 года назад

@@gentlemen.7621 no, that man is right

@petezipardi4022 3 года назад

Didn't Rommel also say, " You fought like lions and were led like donkeys."

@JustAnotherAccount8 3 года назад

@@petezipardi4022 sounds more like gordan ramsay

@mandalortemaan7510 3 года назад

Imma take over the world (or at least Australia) with Emus

@mort7987 3 года назад

Calling a 2 month supply wait a "Sitzkrieg" is incredibly funny lmao

@suryanarayansingh1219 3 года назад

"Desert a tacticians paradise but a quartermasters hell"

@Jackuves 4 года назад

man rommel is so smart he figured out that the flak cannons are super good at being anti tank guns

@zzaronn 3 года назад

was it him ? I know it was during battle of france, they used it to shot down b1 and rommel was there

@crumpetcommandos779 2 года назад

@@zzaronn they also had to use them against matilda tanks

@unclelarry8842 2 года назад

More like overrated

@crumpetcommandos779 2 года назад

@@unclelarry8842 yup

@zylnexxd842 2 года назад

@@unclelarry8842 no

@tythosdelta2650 3 года назад

16:54 “the Australians had no problem holding them off presumably because everything back home tries to kill you anyway” appears to be an underrated moment in this nice long video

@dicksonbutts7412 3 года назад

It's pretty stupid actually. It's a huge exaggeration about Australia.

@nihil_hd1598 3 года назад

@@dicksonbutts7412 bro...its a joke

@meekonvadaameh 3 года назад

@@dicksonbutts7412 It's a joke actually.

@ExHyperion 3 года назад

@@dicksonbutts7412 nah dude everyone knows that Australia is nearly inhabitable anyways with how everything tries to kill you because that's TOTALLY not a joke

@grizzlyaddams3606 3 года назад

Aussies are over rated.

@stewartgrindlay9760 2 года назад

My Grandfather was with the North Irish Horse that moved through North Africa and Italy. Went through literally the Valley of Death just short of Monte Cassino. 14 out of the 26 tanks knocked out. Different times

@westcoaststeamer 10 месяцев назад

I grew up in that region as a military brat in the 60's.... we played in all the abandoned battlefields with tons of surplus equipment still around then.... it was fun to see this review of the campaign... thx

@benlaskowski357 4 года назад

Rommel had this to say of Commonwealth troops: "If I were to attack Hell, I would have Australians take it and New Zealanders hold it."

@jackschlein2308 4 года назад

Except speaking from experience Australia is already hell

@benlaskowski357 4 года назад

@@jackschlein2308 😋

@alexohagan8657 3 года назад

New Zealand is nice but Australia sucks

@alexohagan8657 3 года назад

@@sinsaydarylg.9165 how's that racist

@mwworldhistory23 3 года назад

Ben Laskowski You’re forgetting something. Gurkhas!

@worstwaystodie5763 4 года назад

Auchinleck and O'Connor are two of the most underrated generals of WW2. Richard O'Connor even escaped a POW camp!

@jackmcwhitman1450 4 года назад

I'm quite sure there's a street named after auchinleck near where I live

@donfelipe7510 4 года назад

Indeed he did and later was given command of XVIII corps in North West Europe covering the right flank of XXX corps drive up the highway during the Arnhem campaign.

@alexanderhutchins7988 4 года назад

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@elmamiihen2153 4 года назад

@@alexanderhutchins7988 Can you translate in english?

@milrevko 4 года назад

Yesyesyes did I mention yes! O ‘ Connor stud man supreme’o He went to Africa to chew bubblegum and kick ass, he quickly ran out of bubblegum.......sooo he just kick a lot of ass!

@thescratchyscratch7848 3 года назад

I love reading books and finding more information about north africa, out of all of WWII events, this is probably my favourite to learn about.

@gravysandwich5010 2 года назад

My great grandfather served in the 8th army in North africa, and luckily made it out alive. Weird to know a direct relative served in a famous division against rommel in el alamein, but unfortunately his brother who was in the Royal engineers was killed in the battle of monte cassino. The two brothers left home, but only one came back.

@notabot2732 2 года назад

Hell yeah

@coffee4682 4 года назад

Italians: _get their ass kicked_ Italians: I’m telling Dad! UK: Haha! Go cry some spaghet- Germany: *Der British, mein junge?*

@jborreggine8759 4 года назад

El Alamein: *Exists* British: *PTSD intensifies*

@blubberwasser5105 3 года назад

Der Brite, mein Junge? Would be correct, but the brits were called "Tommies" in WW2 by the germans

@honkiboi5631 3 года назад

In the ensuing battle I can just see Italy smiling in the background

@harryharris4889 3 года назад

Tubrok: *Exists* Germans: *Screaming*

@DiddyBom 3 года назад

@@blubberwasser5105 😂😂

@juanma9511 4 года назад

I bet julius ceasar would be so mad that italic forces had to be carried by germanic forces against mixed celts + germans.

@leanderlopez7652 4 года назад

Just shows what 2000 years of history can do to continents.

@kskskdkdkdkdkdkd961 4 года назад

Why would he be mad ?

@turtlefunstudios2908 4 года назад

Kskskd Kdkdkdkdkd idk maybe because he fought those groups and was a proud roman

@LawrenceCaldwellAuthor 4 года назад

@@turtlefunstudios2908 I had two great uncles who died in North Africa. On the Italian side.

@FatGouf 3 года назад

Ceasar and most Roman emperors recognized Germanic prowess in the battlefield, thats why most of their cavalry were Germans who were given Roman citizenship.

@HShango 2 года назад

I love how you narrate the whole series of the wars, keep it up.

@CanadianAvian 3 года назад

Anyone: Talks about History in an incredibly professional and unbiased manner. RU-vid: *And I took that personally.*

@stevejohnson6593 3 года назад

Yea, we must forget 'bad' history so that it can repeat itself some time

@lordyhgm9266 4 года назад

basically a giant tennis match where every player gets tired after each hit

@lizardman1582 3 года назад

@Heinous Anus lol

@comm___4871 4 года назад

O-Connor: gg ez *Rommel has entered the Game* Montgomery: zippity zap, check yo’ back!

@BenDover-tk3jj 4 года назад

Comm ___ *Tobruk had been selected as map* *Desert Fox Rommel has entered the game* Rommel: Too ez these nubs are about to eat some German dust *xX_Anzac_Boys_Xx has entered the Game* Rommel: Scheisse

@issamislam9596 4 года назад

bruh bm gang

@mikepowell5575 4 года назад

O-Connor: Ez lol *Rommel Has Joined The Game* O-Connor: Oh Crud

@shinchannohara2924 3 года назад

Patton: "I read your book".

@ahappypikachu9753 3 года назад

14:30 Rommel should have just gotten some Emu’s

@anormalperson1188 2 года назад

The good ol' Emu's were too good, the Germans had to make it "Fair".

@huesosdeperro3081 3 года назад

4:57 love the Hugo Stiglitz reference.

@thehakinbossmyprofile 4 года назад

Cool math games > Rainbow six

@allanjbucknol4414 4 года назад

Truly

@hoovyzepoot 4 года назад

It’s the true stress test for pcs

@locantora 4 года назад

Friv > cool math

@bondbond8260 4 года назад

Y8 > friv

@SuperJay23 4 года назад

i was thinking the same thing...which should i play....math games or own rainbow six noobs ?

@draco84oz 4 года назад

"The Aussies had no problems standing their ground, presumably because everything back in home in Australia tries to kill you anyways." - Snakes - Spiders - Jellyfish - Regular Fish - Dropbears - Bad drivers - The weather (heat/bushfires/floods/doughts) - Regular ingestion of Vegemite Yeah, no kidding. Special note: During the Siege of Tobruk, Lord Haw Haw (a Nazi propaganda broadcaster), nicknamed the defenders the "Rats of Tobruk" as they "scurried about in their holes". In typical Australian fashion, the troops took the name as their own, going so far as to create an unofficial campaign medal from the hull of a German bomber that included the likeness of a rat. See also "Digger" and "Scrap Iron Flotilla".

@MrBigCookieCrumble 4 года назад

dont forget the Magpies!

@horstnietzsche1923 4 года назад

Drop bears ... That sounds terrifying

@jimmy_stath1656 4 года назад

God Damn emu's stole my crop

@jakesmith-bw1yc 4 года назад

Don't forget there where brits at tobruk aswell

@fazole 4 года назад

@Finnigan Merriman I always thought the name "Diggers" came from the miners turned soldiers who defended the Kokoda Trail.

@michaelmclennan03 3 года назад

I believe I have watched this about 7-8 times now. Gotta say puts me in a mood when playin hoi.

@alanwilson6367 Год назад

You have a naturel gift youngfella. Keep up the good work. Thank you. Great doc.

@GhostMaker00 4 года назад

battlefield very historically accurate game. EA told me so

@cplpetergriffin1583 3 года назад

@Deenie Beenie Yeah Hitler default danced before he blew his brains out

@whatnotbutter7470 3 года назад

@@Ormagoden94 i for one think Battlefield V in it's final state is awesome. and all the bad parises are nitpicks. second most immersive game, can't beat BF1

@Kimeraaidoru_gurifon_CH 3 года назад

EA: sssshhhhh--

@dapperfield595 3 года назад

I remember my grandpa telling me that they had a regiment full of transgender disabled atheist women that were equipped with eye patches and capes because respect wamen.

@buddergolem9463 3 года назад

yea name one time EA has lied!

@elliskaranikolaou2550 4 года назад

Graziani was well aware of the weaknesses his Army had and that is why he was reluctant in his invasion of Egypt. He pointed this out to Mussolini who threatened to replace him. He was acutely aware that his army had no weapons to stop the British Matilda II tanks and wrote about his concerns of a Flesh against Steel struggle that could eventuate. As it turned out he was correct. Hardly a bumbling fool.

@uselance1741 4 года назад

@TigerBloodMan why are you talking to urself

@anon2427 4 года назад

Gazzara5 you forgot about the French

@PsilocybinCocktail 4 года назад

@Gazzara5 Apart from the Italian gunners, who would die at their guns rather than retreat or surrender. Oh, and the Ariete, who died fighting at El Amein after the brave Germans stole all their transport, to run away with. Not to mention Italian anti-tank gun crews, who manned 45mm a/t guns without a gun shield, because - well, either gigantic balls of solid steel, or Mussolini was cutting corners.

@xirock1233 4 года назад

Gazzara5 have you watched the times Italy was good

@Licmebro 4 года назад

@TigerBloodMan go get a real job? So teaching history isn't a real job...god damn then why are my taxes paying for shity teachers at schools that only give you a fraction of information.

@tabletopgeneralsde310 3 года назад

Great video with a lot of love for details, thank you.

@stogmot1 2 года назад

so enjoy your history lessons , really helps clear the fog of war

@jasonthedemonscaxmer6923 4 года назад

Most history lessons are boring, so I like watching these. It keeps me more interested.

@FaxanaduJohn 4 года назад

JasonWittenFan You’ll remember like 0.54% of the info. But I agree it’s mad entertaining.

@myview5840 4 года назад

You had boring history teachers. Try watching Lindybeige for fun history too

@TheBlackfall234 4 года назад

because school history mostly focused on (at least where i live and in my opinion) redundant bullshit thats not really that important at all.

@majesticmisterm7903 4 года назад

@@TheBlackfall234 Not just history. Most crap you learn in school is useless. I'm still waiting to find use for all the useless math, physics and chemistry formulas I had to learn in school.

@TheBlackfall234 4 года назад

@@majesticmisterm7903 yeah but math is literally the whole existence. Calling math useless just means youre to stupid for it. Doesnt mean its usefull in normal day live tho.

@theodorekiger3966 4 года назад

Imagine trying to post historical education on a site that claims to be “educational”

@demoiselle_chris9466 4 года назад

No fortnite seen during ww2, so youtube doesnt think it good enough

@theodorekiger3966 4 года назад

Chris Fresneau that may be so

@admiralthrawnbar4899 4 года назад

@@demoiselle_chris9466 Next video: Battle of Verdun told through fortnite

@jobRobbemond 4 года назад

@@admiralthrawnbar4899 My favorite part of the conflict was when France default danced on the Germans that captured their land.

@filipeamaral216 4 года назад

Pornhub?

@unrest5263 2 года назад

Cool, man your so entertaining I can’t stop watching your videos!

@pasta-and-heroin 2 года назад

glad you gave Tobruk some spotlight, very important story in the aus defence force history

@wyllomygreene7700 4 года назад

Rommel's choice of death was a wise one for his family. His son became the Mayor of Stuttgart (home of US EUR Cmd, Porsche, Mercedes) for over 20 years

@bry117 4 года назад

Yeah it was

@kym393 4 года назад

Could've been Wurst!

@gunargundarson1626 4 года назад

@Caleb Hall so just gurgling sounds?

@shinchannohara2924 3 года назад

"Where Rommel is, there is the front!!"

@bangscutter 3 года назад

Rommel's popularity among the Wermacht meant that Hitler cannot afford to outright execute him publicly for treason. It would risk another coup.

@RandomStuff-he7lu 4 года назад

Rommel, a captain trapped in the body of a field marshal.

@generalrommel5666 3 года назад

I’d still prefer Fieldmarshal

@theluckyegg3613 3 года назад

@@generalrommel5666 Rommel was a good tactician, no doubt about that. But he run his men into the ground! The OKW knew that they had not the resources and the logistic capabilities to run two wars far away from Germany. Rommel wnated to proof that a Blitzkrieg in Northafrica was possible, it was not.

@generalrommel5666 3 года назад

@@theluckyegg3613 and who are you to teach me who I am and what I did?

@theluckyegg3613 3 года назад

@@generalrommel5666 I am I, The Lucky Egg!

@generalrommel5666 3 года назад

@@theluckyegg3613 My great grandson is a big fan of you

@hakke2485 3 года назад

What a coincidence, I'm currently reading about Tobruk in my book! Funny how time seems to work like that.

@emmanuelnava6582 3 года назад

This was amazing! Subscribed! 😊

@engleberteverything421 4 года назад

Griffin: plays cool maths games His FBI agent: I'm so proud

@mexicoball2529 4 года назад

Rommel: Im about to seize North Africa for Germany ANZAC bois: Woppity Hoppity your supplies are now our property

@krunchykarim 4 года назад

See the Mexican gets it.

@ianfarr-wharton1000 4 года назад

Rommel: Give me a regiment of emu's and I will take the world..

@HiHi-gn2dw 4 года назад

Mexico ball That’s just Kiwis and Aussies for ya.

@clzm90 4 года назад

The Nazis and Rommel were actually fighting Mussolini's war. North Africa was not in the Nazis' plans at all.

@mrguy2k146 4 года назад

clzm90 wrong

@tetrisking8054 Год назад

“Sitskrieg” lmao

@capt.gloken3147 2 года назад

Monty had no business being in command.

@malkomal9517 4 года назад

I like that when you say "by the end of 1941" the timestamp when you said that is 19:41 coool

@KazualBopthKatze 3 года назад

Is Good Timing, Well, Good Editing

@davidagudelo9223 3 года назад

That's not a coincidence.

@left-2-write28 3 года назад

*x-files theme plays from unspecified source*

@nuke3069 4 года назад

My Grandfather was at the Siege of tobruk, AUS 9th Div 2/24th Battalion. lasted and survived toburk and the war His name was Signalmen Alfred Lukin BENNETTS

@HiHi-gn2dw 4 года назад

Slap Shot City My great uncle fought in the NZEF 1st Echelon during Crete, Op Crusader and the Italian campaign.

@nuke3069 4 года назад

@@HiHi-gn2dw My Great Uncle was at Crete and was evacuated to North Africa he met up with my Grandfather, He was 2/1st AUS Anti Tank Div

@HiHi-gn2dw 4 года назад

Slap Shot City That’s awesome!

@nic9511 4 года назад

What a bunch of legends

@litewind1793 4 года назад

My grandad fought in one of the British divisions who fought in Libya, Tobruk and Italy. Proud he survived and didnt died. 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🇫🇷🇨🇦

@Joker-yw9hl 3 года назад

Great video. And as a Brit, I cannot thank India or the ANZAC boys enough 🇮🇳🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧

@mariodatguy4988 3 года назад

Imperialist! Fascist! Xenophobe! Racist! Homophobe! Transphobe!

@DeltaSK2112 3 года назад

@@mariodatguy4988 what

@braydon1449 3 года назад

@@mariodatguy4988 Disabled!

@Jayden-uf3ps 3 года назад

OK but what about the time when Subhash Chandra Bose LED a Nationalist Army against British Raj so we can say India was kind of both an advantage and disadvantage to the allies

@generalkenobi4683 3 года назад

@@Jayden-uf3ps Bose was fighting in Burma not North Africa

@Musefan891 4 года назад

That Inglorious Basterds reference tho.

@EloiFL 4 года назад

il butcherinno del desertinno. Also known as _Dominique de Coco_

@Musefan891 4 года назад

@@EloiFL *GAWR-LAWMI*

@kampfpiper3853 4 года назад

MARGARITIIII

@joyceblackmon1745 4 года назад

TigerBloodMan you obviously care deeply for this channel, you sure are putting. In alot of effort in copy and pasting this stupid ass comment. And u obviously like the content tht you probably dont even have the money to make if u wanted to (which probably makes you jealous hints the reason for your comment) tht animation isnt cheap and he benefits monetarily from views and comments also so thank you for your contributions they are well deserved dumbass 🙊 lol. Maybe you should be the one getting a "real job" you have way to much time on your hands and its all spent being petty af thinking ur some kinda hardass & tht ppl really care what u said. The like/dislike ratio is proof your wasting your time in your sad pathetic existence of trying to be "edgy"on RU-vid videos lol.

@nihaalsandim9986 4 года назад

@@Musefan891 "arri va der chi*

@erichgolden1812 4 года назад

RU-vid's new tagline "All the history we want you to know"

@thegt3clickcrash329 4 года назад

Quite an observation Erich. Hhhhmmm ? The way Erich is spelled is the German way. What a coincidence.

@neilmackenzie8345 3 года назад

That is CNNs knew motto

@Nathan-ke3dn 3 года назад

@@neilmackenzie8345 and Fox News and OAN

@janekzdunek124 2 года назад

I appreciate that "Desert Butcher" introduced like Hugo Stiglitz

@alexportmann6631 2 года назад

18:48 This…is PURE GOLD

@bundybear666 4 года назад

Fun fact some Australian divisions including the 6th fought during the defense of Greece, Crete then in the North African campaign. After that they were transferred to the pacific fighting the Japanese for the remainder of the war. Some of these men spent the most days fighting out of any allied division.

@drummer78 2 года назад

Not to mention they fought pretty much the entirety of the Axis (Germany, Italy and Japan).

@fazole 4 года назад

This was a terrific documentary of an often overwhelmingly complicated series of campaigns. You were concientious to mention many of the involved allies too!

@ohmeohmygolly 3 года назад

Great video. Keep up the good work

@braindead_boi 3 года назад

33:45 the tank here is the infamous tiger 131, which is still held in a museum I believe

@Rkenichi 4 года назад

The lives of even the most brilliant and talented minds will ultimately be doomed by their corrupt, inept superior.

@kashual 4 года назад

if the British got money for everytime they used inflatable tanks they would have enough to buy a real tank

@jakesmith-bw1yc 4 года назад

Why use real tanks as a distraction when you can use inflatable ones

@HT-gv1be 4 года назад

You’ll never beat the british 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@HT-gv1be 4 года назад

Best fighting men in the world 1800-present 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

@kashual 4 года назад

@TigerBloodMan stop being an ass, at least he doesn't look like the Pillsbury doughboy with brain damage. no one cares that you hate his videos. stop making an ass of your self and how about you go do something productive with your life.

@localman9063 4 года назад

@TigerBloodMan Stop copying and pasting this retarded hate comment.

@oliversherman2414 2 года назад

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

@kentkent8725 3 года назад

your a grown man and you still play cool math games much respect

@BlikeNave 4 года назад

Leaving this comment in support of the channel, because I feel between the animations, script, characters and presentation... the amount of work that goes into each video is commendable. Thanks!

@Commrade-DOGE 3 года назад

Many of Rommel’s troops were Italians... me: WHAT?!

@Commrade-DOGE 3 года назад

@King Graveth Wow, and to think that the Italians had one of the better sub machine guns to, while having a semi- out dated rifle (tho a variant that was more modern was made but wasn’t wide spread) and their LMG used clips

@belladesa91 3 года назад

@@Commrade-DOGE Mab38 if u asked our SMG model. Our problem has always been leadership

@cuhgaming4943 3 года назад

Strong army, weak generals.

@martinlatour9311 3 года назад

strong army? lul

@Adrian-vz8ik 3 года назад

@@martinlatour9311 strong men

@nicholasconder4703 2 года назад

If you want a really good in-depth look at Operation Crusader, TIK has done a 9-hour long presentation on the battle. It is very good.

@Tailpipe26 3 года назад

Superb video. Thank you.

@MrGenoHydra 4 года назад

It's always great to hear about how O'Connor defeated a force significantly larger than his with tactics rather then just stating it as raw statistical facts, as a lot of documentaries tend to do.

@arty5876 3 года назад

There is nothing wonderful. Italy had WW1 era untrained army without supplies

@CheeseburgerFreedomMan_ 4 года назад

Ahh, I can enjoy my Friday with a new video from the Armchair Historian. What a great day!

@dorianlindberg1662 3 года назад

Very nicely done video!

@hadefafandi9548 3 года назад

Archibald after succesfully tackling the italian divisions: I think that enemy got The Point.

@faebees5793 3 года назад

Hey nice prozd reference!

@PsneakyPseudonym 4 года назад

Glad you're using sponsors, need this channel to keep online!

@aurelian3268 4 года назад

Beautiful animation and art quality. Your work really has improved over the years. Keep it up friend

@earitfx 3 года назад

I appreciate all your labor of love producing such an obscure theater of WWII. Very easily understood once and for all how North Africa ebbed and flowed. Thanks

@wellitsjustG Год назад

Thanks!

@BaghdadieDave 4 года назад

33:47 Ahh the true “Last Tiger” tiger 131 (still works to this day and is in The Tank Museum, UK.)

@Trucksofwar 2 года назад

Not the last one anymore 😊 The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum nearly has theirs running

@kedarunzi9139 2 года назад

@@Trucksofwar How's it looking?

@Trucksofwar 2 года назад

@@kedarunzi9139 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gUysN3LXY_A.html Video of it being dragged in to static display while they finish other projects

@user-yf9ku1tl6b 4 года назад

Wicked video, keep it up man! This channel is too dope to go down

@nicedog1 3 года назад

Excellent documentary. Thanks

@ronniejeffs89 Год назад

only just discovered you. Your videos are fantastic! love the WW2 stuff

@501stClonePilot 4 года назад

Erwin Rommels : *gets pushed back* Montgomery : "Right Back At ya backroo"

@Vessel-pl1dg 4 года назад

@TigerBloodMan what? that's some random toxicity right there.

@SuperZombieBros 4 года назад

I sense Kirby’s presence...

@localman9063 4 года назад

@TigerBloodMan You must feel so good about yourself right now.

@dicksonbutts7412 3 года назад

Montgommery had all the wealth, allies and territory of the British empire on his side. Rommel in contrast did not have much to work with. Rommel was also screwed by factors completely beyond his control. When the enigma code was broken, British submarines sank all the ships that were supposed to take fuel to Rommel. WIthout Fuel, Rommel could not manuevre and all he could do was to sit tight and try to defend against the massive British attack. Rommel could not outflank and trick his enemy like he usually did, because he had no fuel. Only enough reserves to retreat.

@steverobinson4199 4 года назад

I hated history in school growing up. But as I aged, I started loving it. And its channels like this that make me love it even more. I watch some of your making of and creating the animation. I know its alot of hard work. Great job. Looking forward to the next installment of Armchair Historian!

@andrerutten225 4 года назад

I can relate so much, I used to hate history back in 6th grade because I just sucked at it, now I really love it and want to become a history teacher!

@steverobinson4199 4 года назад

@@andrerutten225 I was grounded in 6th grade for a month! Because I got a D in history on my report card!

@andrerutten225 4 года назад

@@steverobinson4199 I remember that me and a classmate of mine were once kicked from class because we didn't have our books XD

@steverobinson4199 4 года назад

@@andrerutten225 lol. Sounds like me.

@BattalionCommanderMK 3 года назад

This is so accurate! Please make more!

@williamhood7548 3 года назад

I watch these videos, and will continue to watch them, in no small part due to your pronunciation of, "Leftennant." Its refreshing.

@slehar 4 года назад

Wow! Awesome history-telling! Just the right level of detail, and very compelling graphics and animations!

@nickcook4184 4 года назад

I've just started watching your channel. It's really fantastic and well done. Thanks to you and your team. "sitskrieg" was pretty great ^^

@pradhyudh 3 года назад

That's a lot of hard work by you mate

@clarencehopkins7832 10 месяцев назад

Excellent stuff bro

@collindonahue3226 4 года назад

Awesome videos! Keep up the good work!

@connor4435 4 года назад

Oh my god, I watch this series so often, this is gonna be so helpful

@Andy_Babb 7 месяцев назад

My grandfather was a member of the Ninth Infantry, 26th Field Artillery. He was a forward observer and a radio operator. Fought in North Africa, Sicily and then D-Day end through Europe.