What is Maskirovka? Russian Military Deception

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A short introduction into Russian Military Deception - called Maskirovka. “Maskirovka is most simply defined as a set of processes designed to mislead, confuse, and interfere with accurate data collection regarding all areas of Soviet plans, objectives, and strengths or weaknesses.” (Smith, Charles L.: Soviet Maskirovka, in: Airpower Journal - Spring 1988)
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@sasha022 7 лет назад

Some feedback from native Russian trained as an officer a while ago :) What you have described in this video is not the meaning of actual Russian word "maskirovka" (маскировка). The Russian woard simply means concealing/disguising/camouflaging. What you are talking about is Western concept of perception of Russian actual military deception. In fact no Russian would use the word 'maskirovka' for any other than hiding something in camo. Please, note this in video.

@sasha022 7 лет назад

Dammit, they've already written this below :(

@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 7 лет назад

thx, I can't edit the video and since the use of annotations - which will be gone in a few days or are already - deactivate the whole "end screen" thing, I can't add those neither. Sorry, there is nothing I can do to edit anything in a video once it is "live". The only thing I can do, is to pin this comment. I wasn't too happy with the sources available, but sadly, I can't read nor speak Russian.

@exharkhun5605 7 лет назад

A good excuse to make an extra correction video on this hugely popular topic. ;-) Personally I don't think the literal translation matters too much. The reason that it's such an interesting topic is that there's a big difference in the way Russian's approach deception in all it's forms, that's all the angle you need. Look at the word Blitzkrieg, no German general in the early 40's and before ever used the word and would have laughed (or what ever it is that Germans do when they hear a joke) but a few years later you couldn't even talk about German tactics anymore without that word. So make a series of videos about Maskirovka, get a million views and in a few years time the word means what we need it to mean and the joke is on all these literal-translating Russians :-)

@_datapoint 7 лет назад

If you are truly who you say you are, how do we know you are not employing maskirovka right now? And how would you not know I'm using maskirovka right now? 😊

@sasha022 7 лет назад

You can drink a shot of Stolychnaya right now to move into Russian collective cloud superconscience. I can't lie to you there!

@steps1230 7 лет назад

I once saw Russian maskirovka in action, while I was playing Red Orchestra 2 as the Germans, some Russian player accidentally said "Attack A guys" and then "Whoops wrong chat". Our team the hastily reinforced A, only to realize that the Russians had deceived us, as they overwhelmed our under equipped comrades at B.

@MrPangulo007 4 года назад

Its a libra thing. Unfortunately putin is libra

@chirag22101980 3 года назад

Hahahahaha

@dannya1854 2 года назад

Astrology is a form of maskirovka and people are still falling for it.

@f.palmero5010 2 года назад

Rush B

@gold5763 2 года назад

@@f.palmero5010 нахер? Го на а лучше прорвёмся в штыковую! Они не ожидают этого! (Шепчет) Серёга рви б быстрее!!!!

@balsakovacevic8423 7 лет назад

'never interupt the enemy when he's making a mistake. Especially when he's marching to Moscow.' I swear you are the only german that can be a comedian.

@balsakovacevic8423 7 лет назад

***** you mean south German? Also i know he's austrian but they are close enough

@nakedgranpaw 7 лет назад

Austrian, Australian, who cares - zehr gut!

@JBlackjackp 7 лет назад

Austrians are Germans with a sense of humor

@IzmirWayne 7 лет назад

He in fact has a sense of humor. He only is mislead in this point. To march towards Mosow was the best thing Napoleon could do. Of course taking the declaration of war on Russia as given. How else should he have defeated Russia.

@JBlackjackp 7 лет назад

+volker blockade and slice it up, south first then just keep slicing trying to keep your supply lines short and rebuilding the destroyed land.

@papapipo8430 7 лет назад

The concealment icon is really next level.

@MusketWalrus 7 лет назад

Surprise icon is still my favourite though

@profharveyherrera 7 лет назад

Philipp Jo Russian Society icon looks like Disney's castle XD

@MrDrewmcdonald 7 лет назад

I thought so too.

@pRahvi0 4 года назад

2:30 for anyone confused between the different mentions of concealment

@stephena1196 2 года назад

Yes, a superbly elegant solution.

@jamesnewcomer4939 2 года назад

Here in 2022 we are perhaps seeing two of the major downsides of Maskirovka: the first is that its over use can call into question EVERYTHING you claim...the second is that it may convince its own users to believe their own lies.

@purplespeckledappleeater8738 2 года назад

Yeah. Eventually everyone comes to conclusion that Maskirovka is more of a weapon against Russians than anyone else. The success rate over the past century and a half speak negatively for Maskirovka.

@bcfuerst 2 года назад

lol what makes you think you have any accurate picture of what's happening?

@jamesnewcomer4939 2 года назад

@@bcfuerst I respect Putin and his judgement...that his plans were so far off the mark indicates that the reality and perceived reality had moved very far apart. Such a gap strongly suggests that the origin of this was not external.

@nobbynobbs8182 2 года назад

Indeed. I wonder how many Russians actually believe the hoax about biolabs in Ukraine, or that they are "denazifying" a country with a Jewish elected president

@carso1500 2 года назад

@@jamesnewcomer4939 When you create a society of lies and backstabbing eventually reality slips by your fingers, Putin called the west an "Empire of lies" but as it turns out the empire made of lies was another

@swedenstol9010 7 лет назад

Hello Military History Visualized, I am russian history student and i want to express my approval of your studies. Athhough main use of word "maskirovka" in russia nowadays is consilment or disguise, naming strategy of deception "maskirovka" is not a mistake. I want to say that maskirovka was never put in the perspective of the great strategy of Russia in our universities or schools, but now, when i look closely to this subject i clearly can notice big Influence of that strategy on russian military through out history. Even now russian military has huge persentege of funding spent on deception tactics and tools. This is a great video, please continue. From Russia with love.

@gorillaguerillaDK 7 лет назад

During the Cold War the Russians almost made it a form of art, you know, like a great chéf who by mixing the ingredients correctly can make a meal that tastes even better than your moms Kottbullar..... 😜 It's quite impressive!

@TheCloudhopper 7 лет назад

Applied Maskirovka: Designating a different Tailnumber to a strategic supersonic bomber every time it leaves the airbase and can potentially be spotted. They did that with the Tupolev Tu-22. It worked.

@dehavillandvampire 7 лет назад

May Day celebrations in 1960 as well when they got the Tu-95s to simply circle around again and again so it looked like there were a lot more than there were any where else

@raiwisnarbuts 7 лет назад

Applied Maskirovka is also to paint taks white in winter...works also.

@donaldpetkus1637 6 лет назад

Some Soviet submarines had different hull numbers on their port and starboard sides. Depending upon what angle enemies saw the submarine, analysts could overestimate the number of Soviet submarines operating in an area.

@boragungor4299 2 года назад

lol i have 2 boxes labeled 2 and 3 everyone tries to find 1 in the house now

@snakeoo7ca 2 года назад

@@raiwisnarbuts Not really

@user-sm5sj6mg2t 2 года назад

Maskirovka: ie. disguise yourself as a competent fighting force

@admiralthrawnstein9943 2 года назад

Or... disguise yourself as an incompetent fighting force

@josevictorionunez9312 2 года назад

@@admiralthrawnstein9943 your version seems likely in a way. Although it can be hard to tell but if Russia is going for the 'pretend to be weak, so the enemy may grow arrogant' trick than Ukraine should prepare itself.

@arizonabusinessleague918 2 года назад

Well, well, well. Look at where we're at here. March 11, 2022

@amerigo88 7 лет назад

One of my military history professors, the great Professor Emeritus Roger Beaumont, said that one of the keys to understanding the Cold War was the differing game-based outlooks of the key figures at the highest echelons of authority. The Russians viewed the Cold War as a game of chess while the Americans thought in terms of poker. The quote was that, "Every time the Russians would sacrifice a pawn, the American's would raise their bet." Given this cultural framework, maskirovka (which Dr. Beaumont discussed in the 1980's) might be interpreted as partly grounded in the game of chess.

@amerigo88 7 лет назад

According to Wikipedia (take grain of salt :), the economy of the USA is almost exactly 10 times that of Russia. Odd to see so much persistent fear of the Russian bear when: its economy is relatively small, its global position is greatly hindered by limited access to the oceans, and its birth rate is anemic. USA vs Russia these days is hardly a "fair fight." For the Russians to begin a new campaign of expansion seems rather far-fetched. Look at all the economic destruction in Russia resulting from the Western trade sanctions.

@JkaaraKoDi 7 лет назад

Enslaving, Nashi, Putin-Jugend... That sound ridiculous, you know? Where do you get that ideas?

@colelinse6196 2 года назад

@@amerigo88 what's this economic destruction you speak of, I only see us shooting ourselves in the foot

@NameTheUnnamed12 2 года назад

@@amerigo88 well we are seeing how this goes now

@tanith117 2 года назад

@@amerigo88 A lot of the fear of the Russian bear is because the CIA Lied a lot about Russia's Capabilities early in the cold war, saying they had 100 ICBMs pointed at Washington, when in reality they only had 3.

@Kokozaftran 2 года назад

They fooled us thinking they were competent. Had me depressed on the first 48 hours of the war.

@JanMajeran 7 лет назад

Please, do a vid about russian "Specnaz" or Russian Army and police organizational structure in general. A lot of people don`t get that "Specnaz" means simply "Special Forces" and therefore it refers to many different units of Russian Army, not a single specific one.

@ww2fanatic123 7 лет назад

TheNaturat *Spetsnaz, which is short for: Voyska spetsialnogo naznacheniya

@TJbrena 7 лет назад

TheNaturat Actually, it encompasses a variety of specialist military, paramilitary, law enforcement and intelligence units. Russia's SWAT equivalents, while not military, are just as much Spetsnaz as the (in)famous Alfa Group or TSsN Senezh (hope I'm spelling that second one correctly).

@48917032 2 года назад

Currently, their army is pretending to be an innocent traffic jam. Masterful deception!

@user-oi6gr8xw9h 2 года назад

Yes and they are pretending they are losing thousands of soldiers, hundreds of tanks and trucks. Genius

@alqamenesh7433 2 года назад

The convoy is deploying around Kiev to set up gas pipelines and because the Ukro airforce can not even target sitting ducks (only someone whose IQ is legit sub60 would think the convoy should head straight into Kiev). Considered what western midwits with little to no clue as to the situation on the ground go touting, I would say that in this case deception, even if unintentionally, did work

@mikeamidon3021 2 года назад

@@alqamenesh7433 da comrade and we aren't losing we're failing to win!

@kamikaziking 2 года назад

@@user-oi6gr8xw9h except the casualties are actually minimal and laughably overstreched by western media that lies with crap like ghost of quiv, sake island etc etc

@martyjean 2 года назад

This comment is proof of concept

@exharkhun5605 7 лет назад

Maskirovka is not a strategy, a tactic, a branch of the military, a specific operation or something technical. It's a state of mind, and that's why you shouldn't dismis the "cultural aspect" observation. It's the way deception is as integral to anything you plan as the air that your soldiers breathe and it's the way that deception is automatically taken into account on every level, from great political misdirection's, to front level, to army, to division down to the lowest soldier painting his face green. It's Total Deception in a way that you can also deceive your own people so that their actions deceive the enemy. If you're planning to cover operation Mars for instance you'll note that Zhukov wasn't dismissed by Stalin for a failure that had easily cost other generals their lives. Zhukov later claimed it was part of a deception. If that was the case then in the whole country only Stalin and Zhukov knew about it.

@folterknecht1768 7 лет назад

" It's a state of mind, and that's why you shouldn't dismis the "cultural aspect" observation." This - especially considering the fact russian babies already consume large amounts of paranoia with their mothers milk.

@dehavillandvampire 7 лет назад

At least until David Glantz looked into the Archives in the 1990s and noticed something fishy about the tanks numbers and level of dedication being given to this 'deception'

@tomstokoe5660 7 лет назад

Have you ever read much russian history? Russians aren't paranoid they're well adapted, calling them paranoid is like saying a woolly mammoth is a bit on the hairy side. It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you.

@exharkhun5605 7 лет назад

DH Vampire: True. I didn't mean to imply that it definitely was such a thing. It was more of an example of the scale in which Maskirovka is possible.

@dehavillandvampire 7 лет назад

Oh I never said that wasn't the case, merely that it's an example of Maskirovka that has been 'unmasked' so to speak

@kavinsky5470 2 года назад

so you are telling me that russia had been using a military tactic that translated to english literally means "a little trolling"

@SPCIC.Shitbag 2 года назад

Love how I'm recommended this 4 years later when it's relevant

@darthmortus5702 7 лет назад

Reminds me of how Serbian troops on Kosovo in 1999 misled NATO into firing millions of dollars worth of missiles on literal cardboard/plywood cutouts of armored vehicles with a simple stove with a fire in them to mimic engine heat. When the war ended and Serbian army retreated with armor almost intact the Yanks were shocked, they were so sure they annihilated all of it.

@xpavpushka 7 лет назад

Step1: Take Microwave oven Step2: Make Microwave oven work with its door open. Step3: Place working oven in deserted area, door opened upwards. Step4: Wait for nato missiles

@Strangelove657 7 лет назад

Darth Mortus "You see Ivan"

@Seth9809 7 лет назад

And Serbs tell me what actually happened was civilians were bombed. So which of the two things happened?

@JokerVonMax 7 лет назад

oh they bomb hospitals and tv stations also, u cannot make fake hospitals thou

@tulbanhawk 7 лет назад

also chinese embassies "accidentally", three times :)

@Gliese380 2 года назад

the only ones they're deceiving is themselves

@happyflea 7 лет назад

"Nothing is true and everything is possible." or "How to horribly abuse postmodernism 101"

@happyflea 7 лет назад

+Blah b: I'm sorry, I don't know what you're getting at. Could you please explain?

@LeCrabeStratege 7 лет назад

TL;DR : The Russians are very cheeky breekis.

@VonKrauzer 7 лет назад

LOL

@geraaltan0x40 6 лет назад

We also v damke!

@gold5763 2 года назад

@@geraaltan0x40 чики брики, и в дамках. Опа, пацаны. МЛя я маслину поймал.

@CruelDwarf 7 лет назад

I really like how Westerners read to much of rather simple russian word. Firstly, 'maskirovka' is not translated as 'little masquerade', it is not a diminutive form of word, there is no 'little' in it. Secondly, it have a simple and direct translation to English - 'camouflage'.

@alexanderbenkendorf688 7 лет назад

Couldn't agree more. I guess Russian words just sound more funny to them. :)

@SKsupport1 7 лет назад

Bertie Wooster I think, despite the west consisting of many languages, that we rely too much on English and it limits our way of thinking.

@Mocsk 7 лет назад

But if you don't read too much into it, you won't be able to build a whole concept as a foundation for dismissing anything coming from Russia as propaganda. I mean, look at this comment section - the video is about military science, and yet everyone is talking about RT, "active Russia", and all that other crap.

@patchesohoolihan666 7 лет назад

As a westerner, a quick google seems to put this word firmly in the mouths of Nato military personnel. It is probably not the Russian term for "Russian attitude towards war" but it is the Nato term, if that makes sense. What is described in this video is not called maskirovka in Russia, but is called maskirovka by Nato. I will also add that while to a Russian, this attitude seems unexceptional, in Britain it's very much expected to take things at face value. For instance, there is no wide belief that mainstream news is capable of falsehood in the name of an agenda (unless it comes from political enemies), while I have gotten the impression that the average Russian knows that while the enemy produces propaganda, their side also does and the truth is probably somewhere between.

@CruelDwarf 7 лет назад

Well, people here already pointed out that it is apparently a term similar to 'Biitzkrieg' which was also not used by Germans themselves but popularized post-war for the most part. From this point of view this is the English word, not Russian one. >while I have gotten the impression that the average Russian knows that while the enemy produces propaganda, their side also does and the truth is probably somewhere between. It is one of the main Russian advantages. They experienced both sides of the coin by now - a state-run propaganda machine and a private-owned propaganda machine, so they are in a good position to compare.

@lancelot1953 7 лет назад

Excellent presentation Bernhardt, this concept without the Russian name was taught decades ago probably non-officially by the Allied, including NATO as it was discussed in military strategy classes (when I was young!). The concept was to lead your enemy on a "wild goose chase" i.e. the wrong path or make your enemy waste and/or lose resources trying to protect itself from a weapon system that does not exist or that you do not have. It also includes having the "enemy" position his forces in an area that you make him believe is vulnerable to attack when that is not your intention. You can use propaganda and misinformation to make him believe that you have a new weapon system and lead him into investing valuable (and expensive) manpower/assets against something that does not exists - the idea being to bankrupt your opponent or weaken him. Great concept which my teachers (War College) have repeated over and over, "War is a science". Thank you, L

@wibblehx 2 года назад

Works so well that the army doesn't exist!

@mandoguy2014 6 лет назад

I wanted you to know that even though this video is almost a year old. It was a great starting point for me as I am writing an article for my school newspaper on strategic maskirovka and this video got me to look further into the strategic side of maskirovka. So thanks and keep up the great content

@speedyginger2219 2 года назад

RU-vid casually recommending this in 2022

@SergijKoscejev 7 лет назад

Маскировка = disguise, camouflage. This is the only meaning of this word. The term you're talking about might be "Counter-espionage" or simply "Deception"

@nakedgranpaw 7 лет назад

меня тоже немного покорежило. Я предполагаю что термин Маскировка в свое время взят англоязычным сообществом от фонаря - видимо круто звучит, babushka, pirojki, maskirovka, suka blyat

@bakters 7 лет назад

"Deception" or "counter espionage" is a general term. "Maskirovka" is specifically Soviet or Russian *way* of doing those things. It's not a mistake. You guys are special.

@orcishhorde 7 лет назад

I dunno... Sun Tzu wrote about this stuff like 2.5k years ago. Everyone does it. Nothing special. "All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." (c) Sun Tzu, The Art of War

@bakters 7 лет назад

+orcishhorde - I'm not saying they invented it. Just that they are genuinely gifted at this stuff.

@raiwisnarbuts 7 лет назад

Come on, the specifically russian way of doing things is called "we manage it somehow". Maskirovka ir rly just camouflage.

@henrybrown6480 7 лет назад

Would love to see another video about Maskirovka. Awesome vid as always, MHV!

@masterchief7301 7 лет назад

I never expected to do a video on this, that's pretty cool

@hesseldekraai 7 лет назад

I really loved this! I hope you do some more on Maskirovka. It is expecially applicable now with misleading information used very often and a somewat active Russia.

@impalabeeper 7 лет назад

cdgncgn You're comparing apples and oranges. Russia and the West are both bad in their own ways. Although relatively speaking the West is the lesser evil. "It is the truth that EU is undemocratic, while it claims it is democratic in higher echelons. Russians thus, can call on their bs. Russians dont claim to be the beacon of democracy usually, so you just cant call them on their bs easily." Right and what do you have to say when Putin said this:"Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms." news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3749081.stm And look what Putin has been doing to his opponents while his cronies regurgitates from him.

@g.55centaurosimp18 7 лет назад

+impalabeeper Russia's actions are purely defensive, on the other hand NATO is proactive, ergos Russia is objectively a lesser evil than NATO.

@alex14228 7 лет назад

+impalabeeper Putin stressed many times (and it was even mentioned in the Russian strategy of the international policy) that they have other comprehension of the democracy and don't share the Western values. Moreover, many US political scientists, including Fareed Zakaria, in fact, claim that Russia IS democracy but illiberal, as liberalism is a value of the West Christian culture.

@alex14228 7 лет назад

cdgncgn christianism and the christian culture are different definitions.

@impalabeeper 7 лет назад

Alex Well that's convenient, I didn't know democratic involves killing political opponents.

@christyler9007 7 лет назад

Thank you, very much. Please, continue with more contemporary subjects, without stopping or disregarding earlier conflicts.

@charlesfowler4308 7 лет назад

Gr8 video keep it up. I am mostly interested in WW2 stuff but this was a nice change and current stuff is really interesting as it can help u see current events from a different and more enlightened perspective.

@matthewbennett4910 7 лет назад

Great analysis and like the rest of your videos, I learnt a lot and considered aspects i wouldn't have thought to. Thanks!

@daveybernard1056 5 лет назад

One of your better, and more interesting talks! More on this subject, please!

@99Hokusai 6 лет назад

Great contrast of the different sources (and this video is extremely relevant, just right now).

@DimmedDiamond 7 лет назад

No Russian sources on a word or strategy supposedly used by Russia, just foreign anti Russia organizations. Videos like these would ironically be "maskirovka".

@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 7 лет назад

you have English sources from Russia on Maskirovka, please let me know.

@alexwschan185 6 лет назад

Or this is CLEARLY NATO PROPAGANDA!!!!!!

@roguevector1268 7 лет назад

I never fail to chuckle whenever I see your icon for 'Surprise'.

@neilwilson5785 7 лет назад

Case studies please! I clicked like! This is such a topical subject, it really would be interesting to hear more.

@martinwyke 2 года назад

This is more relevant today than ever, and you should promote it.

@torbjornlekberg7756 6 лет назад

Great video and, as you say, highly relevant in the current day. I would very much like to see more of it.

@aubuc6 7 лет назад

This is so actual and so important nowadays! Thanks for making it :)

@zyzzsdisciples6707 2 года назад

“All warfare is based upon deception” - Sun Tzu

@gold5763 2 года назад

Sun hui v chai?

@bakters 7 лет назад

Please, pretty please, do a follow up! BTW - In my personal and biased opinion, this is your best video so far. It covers two important aspects (I believe) every historian strives to address. For once, it's about something important, with implication toward the future, and it's about something generally poorly understood. You got it just right. Please, do a follow up.

@lennyjay8390 7 лет назад

immensely interesting video! I'd love to see a follow up!

@YuureiInu 2 года назад

Guy was working in a Soviet pram factory. He had a newborn baby so decided to steal each pram part from the production line so he can get one for free. After few weeks he had all the parts but no matter how hard he tried he could only assemble a machine gun.

@NotWorthTheAirIBreathe Год назад

How funny is the Soviet machine guns probably had less parts than a pram.

@jed6rar 2 года назад

Anyone else watching this in 2022 wishing they seen it earlier?

@bhromorrahman8513 2 года назад

Thank you RU-vid for recommending this to me now XD

@jordanreeseyre 7 лет назад

Excellent video. We see many creators on youtube talking about technical & tactical aspects of military affairs but comparatively little about the conceptual and strategic aspects. Perhaps a couple of case studies would be good focusing on how Maskirovka can be applied on the strategic and political level.

@Bruce-qb3vu 2 года назад

Pretty relevant throwback right now

@richard343s 7 лет назад

"All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we are able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near." -Sun Tzu

@fulcrum2951 6 лет назад

richard343s im certain russians have been reading sun tzu work for quite a long time

@mensch1066 7 лет назад

I really liked this video, and I very much would like to see a follow-up with case studies.

@Jatischar 7 лет назад

Maskirovka? Its the death of Armeegruppe Mitte.

@Gucci-dj3ko 7 лет назад

Jatischar EXACTLY THE SAME THOUGHT

@podemosurss8316 7 лет назад

Exactly. The biggest use of maskirovka in real time: the creation of a whole false army group in order to make the Germans think that the Soviet main offensive is goin to be in Ukraine and not in Belarus-Poland...

@poruks7745 7 лет назад

Wow!You are realy talking about the relevant topics.

@EuelBall 7 лет назад

Yes, lovely video! I would like to see more case studies!

@diegochica2877 6 лет назад

Great video. I was wondering if you were going to do a follow up on the case studies like you mentioned in the end of the video.

@michaelt.694 6 лет назад

Please do another one. This one was very informative

@_datapoint 7 лет назад

Is love to see a case study! Excellent video!

@user-gm6qf1ph4n 7 лет назад

It's hard to live with it when you know the translation of the word. Blyad.

@injusticeanywherethreatens4810 7 лет назад

"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake...Like marching towards Moscow" Oh shit, shots fired!

@black_wolf365 7 лет назад

Whatever the term means, PLEASE do further analysis with reference to case studies on this concept. It is absolutely fascinating.

@ArtoriusBravo 7 лет назад

This is a really nice video, it would be great to see a follow-up :)

@socotroquito2007 2 года назад

A month ago I was discussing with my mother that strategy how The USSR Hid a whole army in operation Bagration , and how the withdrawal of tanks To the East last month smelled like Maskirovka!

@C_AVATAR 2 года назад

It's 8 March , 2022, Putin didn't do any Maskirovka......

@CitizenWea 2 года назад

He did, he convinced all the commieboos into thinking he was a military genius.

@Ivvvnnn 5 лет назад

Maskirovka works so good that even westerners think it's a real big doctrine rather than a simple word wich means "camouflage".

@7Jericho7 3 года назад

I am glad that someone made this comment))) Such a big video and mystery for simple russian word "camoflage")))

@zhanibek8384 3 года назад

Бля... нас еще в средней школе учили как во время второй мировой, наши, серийные номера подделывали, траншеи километровые копали только чтоб потом ночью в подводных лодках солдат в тыл врага запустить, как самолеты вместо бомб и пуль загружать, дополнительные топливные баки крепили и притворялись что это «два» самолёта 3 часа летают а не «один» 6 часов летит. Все этой херней занимались, немцы тоже, только у советов просто лучше всех это получалось. Тем более что шпионаж был у советов самый развитый тогда. А там еще 40 лет холодной войны, ясен херь диверсионные тактики, шпионаж, «маскировка» развались.

@jeremianlastly7668 7 лет назад

Very good video, and (scarily) really resonates with what's going on politically between the US and Russia right now.

@rsp7029 2 года назад

They maskirovka'd us into believing they had an army.

@mbtenjoyer9487 Год назад

*a good army

@motionlessevent2528 7 лет назад

hello, love your videos a lot. One question - would you consider Operation Mincemeat to be an example of Maskirovka? I know it was a British operation, but does it share many aspects of Maskiroka?

@Ace0nPoint 7 лет назад

Ahh, strategic concepts, my favorite subject. Even tried to design a couple of me own over the years, fun mental exercise.

@scottmcphee1425 7 лет назад

another very interesting and provocative video. Do you info regarding specific soviet actions on the eastern front? Would you do a video on that?

@PedroMM193 7 лет назад

Please, more of this subject.

@pat0652 2 года назад

You did this a while back...excellent video, wonder if you may revisit.

@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 2 года назад

thank, unlikely, but it could happen if I stumble so good sources etc.

@PersonalityMalfunction 2 года назад

Your pronunciation of English words has improved immensely in the last four years; you wouldn't think it was the same persspeaking compared to your latest videos.

@MilitaryHistoryVisualized 2 года назад

@PersonalityMalfunction 2 года назад

And I love the German accent, more than the Irish accent, but less than the French...

@ryl0_or934 7 лет назад

Awesome vid. Thanks!

@keithrobertsson2164 7 лет назад

Yes, please present some Soviet/Russian case studies. The one maskirovka I'm most familiar with is the Allies Operation Fortitude during WW2.

@robtharobba4533 7 лет назад

Case studies would be awesome!

@Gregorovitch144 7 лет назад

Fascinating. Case studies, you say? Yes please!

@TheAftherion 7 лет назад

Since it's really hard to understand anything this guy's saying, so I decided to enable English subtitles. apparently Google doesn't have a word ''Maskirovka'' it its' dictionary, so here's (in the correct order) everything it replaced the word of: masks yoga mask erotica moscow rasca moscow hrothgar moscow africa masks yaffe's cos master of cos massacre of guys mass carroca makarov master rothko massacre of cos massacre of ca'diz massacre africa moscow africa moscow africa mass chaos car muscular off gait master africa massacre of gonna shoot masculine effector two masks yoga --and another bundle from other phrases as well (not in correct order): "oil representation" "major modern mile" "animatics takes inappropriate turn" "in this error" "rush of egg whites" "sensor readings"

@johndoe-qn2mm 2 года назад

Lindeybaige's A Point About Siege Ladders is next. Was there no part 2?

@haydengreenwood508 7 лет назад

I really hope you do a follow up on this! Also, i wonder if you might draw attention to the connection between Maskirovska and Sun Tzu's teachings on deception.

@crhu319 2 года назад

They're identical.

@negvey 7 лет назад

If it's possible can you do a future video on "Fix and Maneuver" tactics of modern combat

@Sarsol1989 7 лет назад

Please do more of these :)

@natthekiwi7074 7 лет назад

Thank you for the high quality content!!!!! 😝😄

@russellknight26 2 года назад

That was a really good interpretation IMO 👍

@gar50172 2 года назад

Either this is happening right now or Russia really is a paper Tiger.

@gorillaguerillaDK 2 года назад

Well, we know that it’s neither all their best equipment or best trained soldiers they’ve send. But there can be several reasons to this, that isn’t about deception! A very simple explanation could easily be that the criminals in Kremlin, simply underestimated how huge the effect has been on the Ukrainian military that they’ve been working with, and trained by, colleagues from NATO countries for nearly 8 years by now - and underestimated how much the population of Ukraine wants the country to become more like the EU countries. Another reason could be that they are in position elsewhere, either because Russia has plans for other "operations", or they truly believe that NATO countries will attack Russia. Of course, if they do use their brains and isn’t "true believers" of the narratives they are creating to manipulate the Russian population with, then they know that NATO is extremely unlikely to cross the borders and start marching towards Russia! So we can start speculating, why is some of their best equipment, and best trained soldiers, still being kept in the region bordering the Baltic States, Poland, and Finland/Norway? Could it be that the Kremlin "gang" consider, or at least considered, some kind of actions in this region as well? Now the latest I’ve heard is that Russia is now sending reinforcements towards Ukraine, but will it be more troops from Siberia where a lot of the ones already in action comes from, or will they start pulling soldiers and equipment from the Baltic region!? There is however one aspect that also plays a role in all of this - and that is, a lot of the soldiers isn’t really that motivated!

@gold5763 2 года назад

@@gorillaguerillaDKманикулировать русским населением ммм и это я слышу от человека с флагом нацисткой Украины? Где каждая новость о том что наши потери достигли 1000000 тысяч человек? Серьёзно?

@gold5763 2 года назад

@@gorillaguerillaDK мало вероятно? Напомнить кто поддержал обледенение ГДР и при каких условиях?????????

@gold5763 2 года назад

@@gorillaguerillaDK зачем ты обманываешь людей которые могут и не знать даже где находиться Украина?

@esequieltrindade9244 2 года назад

What a moment to watch this

@blasty137 2 года назад

The "concept" of maskirovka is so vague and general that it's more of a popular myth than an actual thing. A country/army trying to conceal its actions, confuse and mislead adversaries? Wow, what a revolutionary idea, I'm sure no one else in history has ever done something like that!

@gorillaguerillaDK 7 лет назад

This was a truly awesome video and I would love to see a case study on current examples, such as the work of Putins "troll army" and how they with great succes first applied the doctrine towards domestic affairs and then lately have with some succes used the doctrines against "old enemies", (NATO, USA and neighboring states)

@arizonabusinessleague918 2 года назад

Updates

@muzzmac160 7 лет назад

I presume Operation Bagration would be the classic example of this during WW2 involving concealment and deception . By 1944 the Soviets had learnt the art of strategic offensive .

@lepantzeus1 7 лет назад

Dear MHV, Excellent video, Sir. If you wish to do a follow up, may I recommend OPERATION FORTITUDE as a case study. ;-)

@guitarovich 7 лет назад

great video! please do follow up on case studies. I've seen interviews with KGB defectors explaining how 80% of their efforts went into indoctrinating american students rather than direct military action and I'd love to hear you take on it

@umenhuman7573 2 года назад

indeed, its also well known in some circles the soviet union didnt simply collapse because of massive military spending, but moreso becasue they doubled down on investing in western capitalist markets, especially after regan and thatcher opened up (deregulated) thier financial markets that had, since post ww2 , been very limiting in regards to foriegn ownership rules and far more transparent about ownership in trust funds etc...

@teabagmcpick889 2 года назад

& now they are so proficient at this technique that they can confuse themselves while everybody else sees right through them.

@shocktrooper2622 7 лет назад

Ooh yeahhh Russian tactics hype *loads SVT-40*

@Jatischar 7 лет назад

Kendall Scott *prepares to follow you and pick up rifle if Comrade is shot*

@shocktrooper2622 7 лет назад

*throws you Nagant Revolver* I said charge! *runs into German lines*

@klobiforpresident2254 7 лет назад

Kendall Scott I call BS, Russians and having enough supply for the troops ... ludicrous!

@ruairimasun1073 7 лет назад

what a bunch of nerds

@shocktrooper2622 7 лет назад

Klobi for President *sends to Gulag*

@AankerStoneshield 7 лет назад

I'd be interested in seeing a video on how to counter it, especially the societal disinformation component

@snakeoo7ca 2 года назад

Only way to counter it is through good reconnaissance/intelligence

@manman522 7 лет назад

please do a follow-up, i am really interested

@Redpilled_Retribution 7 лет назад

Could you do an episode on the Kaiserschlacht in 1918?

@Invicta556 7 лет назад

Maskirovka is one thing that helped fool Hitler, OKH and German soldiers on the front. A great example i can give was just after Unternehmen Zitadelle and what fooled Hitler into cancelling it to move forces i.e II SS Panzer Korps and XXIV Panzer Korps. It was at the Mius Front, Tolbukhin's Southern Front were moving into position along the entire front in broad daylight and even driving at night with lights on. Tolbukhin's Front were doing the opposite of Maskirovka tactics to fool the Germans (6th Army) into they were going to attack. This actually was a plan from Russian High Command (STAVKA) to divert Panzer formation away from Kursk and get more German forces to react to the situation on the Mius Front. The Southern Front attacked 6th Army on the 17th July and caused Hitler AND German High Command to divert a three Panzer Korps (II SS Panzer Korps, III Panzer Korps, XXIV Panzer Korps). Its amazing how STAVKA reversed Maskirovka into fooling the Germans and getting them to move forces to another sector along Army Group South's Front.