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Italy in World War II gets a bad reputation as a nation that never accomplished anything, and was ultimately irrelevant to the outcome of the war. But when the Allies finally decided to invade Italy in 1943, they quickly became stalemated by a series of expert-crafted defensive lines created by the German general Albert Kesselring. Join us as we explore exactly how the invasion that was predicted to last only a few months turned into a grueling ordeal that lasted all the way up until the Axis surrender, and cost the Allies over 300,000 casualties.
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I love your animations to
Was this video demonitised?
Dear armchair in 8 days is a national Day for my country greece so could you please make a video about it?
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Make a video for Yugoslavia war please
At least one small mention of Italian partisans! But only because you can't explain Mussolini's death without mentioning them. Which problem does the armchair Historian have with Italian and Yugoslav partisans? I know he's heavily biased in an American exeptionalist and anti communist way. That shows in all his vids about the 20th century. But why not even try to depict history as it really happened? Una mattina mi son svegliato, (Stamattina mi sono alzato) o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! Una mattina mi son svegliato, e ho trovato l’invasor. O partigiano, portami via, o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! O partigiano, portami via, ché mi sento di morir. E se io muoio da partigiano, (E se io muoio su la montagna) o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! E se io muoio da partigiano, (E se io muoio su la montagna) tu mi devi seppellir. E seppellire lassù in montagna, (E tu mi devi seppellire) o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! E seppellire lassù in montagna, (E tu mi devi seppellire) sotto l’ombra di un bel fior. Tutte le genti che passeranno, (E tutti quelli che passeranno) o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! Tutte le genti che passeranno, (E tutti quelli che passeranno) Mi diranno «Che bel fior!» (E poi diranno «Che bel fior!») «È questo il fiore del partigiano», (E questo è il fiore del partigiano) o bella, ciao! bella, ciao! bella, ciao, ciao, ciao! «È questo il fiore del partigiano, (E questo è il fiore del partigiano) morto per la libertà!»
Guys there's a bear at 4:15
"was busy dying in the snow" that was hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂
1:09 Personal timestamp
you should do a vid on the Rzhev Meatgrinder 1942-1943
The bombing also helped the Germans into building better fortifications in the rubble of Monte Cassino
Am I the only one who knows who's that bear? 4:13
Wojtek
He just said castles. ROOKS
Sorry I'm late but if you want I can suggest you to do a little video of partigian resistance of Rome. I always thought that was one of the most interesting aspects of our history. Thanks you for the video
I want to create an empire-nice video man!
A cobra vai fumar
What's with the rectangle lol
Next: Italian civil war
@will screws oh so the same conflict as this just covering the Italian perspective
@ososmister it was from September 8 1942- May 2 1945. Between the Italian fascist and the Italian Socialist Republic.
When did that happen
Uh.....There's a blur box in the middle of the screen?
how did they take monte cassino? *smacks lips* WELL THERE WAS THAT ONE POLISH ARTILLERY GROUP WHO HAD A BEAR
I feel bad for the 5th and 8th Army for being stuck fighting at the same country for 2 years while their counterparts in France were advancing From Normandy to the Elbe in just 9 months.
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This guy, you are so fn annoying. My ears huet.
Churchill: Hitttttttttttter’s soft under belly is Italy America: eh, I don’t think so Churchill: YES it is, I need my territory back, I mean so the war will go quicker America: Oh alright........ wait what? Oh nevermind Churchill: Yes my pretties Germany: NIEN, lets just make a defensive postion to defend Germany America: you lied to me Churchill, why? Churchill: Eh, I want my *mumbles* back America: At least German is defeated. Britain: *Gets a new prime minster*
The Wheelchair Historian
Honestly I think the Battle of Italy was kinda necessary since it is a enemy area
Nothing about the Hitler Line...
I never realized how much Field Marshal Kesselring looks like Rudy Giuliani...
Кто нибудь сделайте русские субтитры!
How to fix a problem the kessering way, That problem exists, go behind that problem
You said something about Kesselring invented a chess maneuvre. Was it fun or real? Havn't found anything about it.
With all do respect isn't the colisum a tourist attraction in Rome please till me if I am wrong
The Coloseum is an old Roman building that today is a tourist attraction
4:14 There is a our polish bear on the left
With all the chess starts of the video I’m surprised this wasn’t sponsored by Queens Gambit and Netflix with how popular that show has been since it came out
that was very interessting! thank you, Danke, Grazie :)
The famous bear Wojtek of Polish Anders' army is visible in 4:11 :) nice touch!
Hey hanz, what are ze enemies doing over zere, zey look busy Hanz:Ja zey are busy dying in ze snow
Dam in both world wars Italy betrayed their allies
It actually didn't
6:20 what's blurred
Why was the decision to dig in considered weird? Judging from the map he was still a long way from flanking the enemy and linking up with friendly forces. If he attempted any kind of assault wouldn't it leave his rear wide open and his supply lines cut easily? His decision to disobey orders and go to Rome was undoubtedly stupid tho
4:13 why do i see wojtek?
5:30 song?
the co-belligerant army, the italian soldiers trained by british soldiers
@TheCommentaryKing sorry :)
Mostly equipped, not trained
What is it with great WW2 Generals getting fucked over by car accidents...
Congrats on 900k subs!!
The Indian regiment only decided to participate because of the promise of independence which didn't happen as the British colonialist had promised them
griffin you absolute sell-out, can you not go one video without subjecting us to meaningless ads, even a part 2?
4:15 This moment when you're just private and polish bear is corporal.
Something I have never understood about WW2 is how the Germans had the man power to fight so many nations at once. It seems like as many fronts as they were engaged in they should have had tons of holes but on every front they fought to a stalemate at least. How did Germany field so much many power as to oppose all the allied forces at once for as long as they did? Was their mobilization rate higher than other countries in WW2?
one day in the Future the Word "Stalingrad" means a ruble city destroyed by conflict
If you have any DECENCY, you'll use TRvision's blur tool and cover UP that horrific, gruesome, SICK scene of filth and terror from about 6:02 mark to 6:20, right there in the middle of the screen. No war atrocity can justify such a depiction--we DEMAND you add a blurred BOX to cover it up! And to make sure it doesn't ruin the mood, make the box kind of the same color as the fog and stuff around it. You know, like a square lens covered in Vaseline. DON'T LET US SEE THE MIDDLE! (God, the thought of how the troops could just walk by that ABOMINATION, pretending they don't see it/her/them, even as it travels to the Apennine Mountains on the path ahead of them, chills me to the bone.)
AMAZING video otherwise! :)
What's with the censor bar?
6:03 why is that box there?
6:00 - 6:20 what's with the blurred squat?
5:06 OHHHHHH YES BABY MORE DEFENSIVE LINES
Italy never falls, just leans a bit.
How about a video on the 1971 Liberation war of Bangladesh A war for freedom of language
6:03 am I seeing this correctly? Or is that a blur square in the middle of the screen?
i watched this video really early and there was a small message there saying something he said around that timestamp was a "joke" to something
yes you are
Do life in a concentration camp
Make a animated history of 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war //
Make a animated history of 2020 Nagorno Karabakh war
When ever I saw Anzio in this video: A short man from Texas A man of the wild Thrown into combat Where bodies lie piled
Wow, your content has come a long way since your earlier videos.
Do more ancient history
Can you do french colonization of Africa
Can u make a video about Romania. That would be interesting
Can you do life in Italian occupied Albania? I want to see how life was like in my country in Italian occupation 🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱
Like the reference of wojket 4:14
30years war would be very nice i think like for a video about the 30 years war
Can you do an episode over the French Invasion of Mexico?
The Armchair Historian Can you make a video about the Yugoslav partisans?
*You didn't mention the battle of Rimini that was one of the hardest battles of Eighth Army.* The fighting was comparable to El Alamein, Mareth and the Gustav Line (Monte-Cassino). It happened during the operation Olive and had no British or American soldiers included. It was 1st Canadian Infantry Division, the 2nd New Zealand Infantry Division and the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade that fought against the 1st paratrooper Nazi Regiment and soldiers of the Turkestan Nazi Legion. After the battle, 98% of buildings in Rimini were destroyed which had been hit previously by 373 air raids, and allies fired 1,470,000 rounds against it. On the morning of 21 September the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade reached the city centre and raised the Greek flag on the balcony of the municipal building. At 21 September the mayor unconditionally surrendered the city to the 3rd Greek Mountain Brigade with an official protocol that is written in Greek, English and Italian. The actions of the Greek brigade during the battle earned it the honorific title "Rimini Brigade". We should also not forget that many other countries fought with big numbers in this campaign including France, India, Poland, South Africa and of course the 3 countries I mentioned in the battle of Rimini.
The armchain historian can you bring the Italian co-belligere army?
Could you do a video on the mongol empire?