119 - Winter is Here! The failure of Barbarossa - WW2 - December 5, 1941

I kinda like to see this as revenge because German empires lead to the destruction of the Russian empire by sending lennin back to Russia to start the revolution and now that ghost of those actions came back and bit them in the ass it serves you right you lost again

I share the Nazi’s befuddlement at American hawkishness. What were the Nazis doing that Americans fundamentally disagreed with? Other than attacking Britain

The Soviets had additional fresh divisions in the far east which they are able to transfer to the defense of Moscow in the winter of 1941.

The Germans advance to Moscow sputters in the harsh winter while the Soviets able to counter attack with the fresh divisions from Siberia.

In your professional opinion, was the 1st day of Barbarossa the bloodiest day in history? What were the casualties that 1st day?

Haha it was amusing to hear Boeing were incompitent even back then..

This is the episode where the whole war changes

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This is by far the most interesting week for me so far ! :O

Excellent overview. I would point people to David Stahel's Operation Typhoon for a detailed and readable account of the failures in the drive on Moscow. Lack of attention to logistics, General Mud, and General, plus fierce Soviet resistance all contributed.
Woody over at WW2TV also has an interview or two with Stahel.

Dec 5 to Dec 12 th
1941 must be one of the most important weeks of the war . No Soviet Union defeat , USA to enter the war

How much do you want for that bridge in Brooklyn?

"FDR was a naval enthusiast"
He was in fact Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1920.

I can tell the voice sounds different, it's like indy spoke on another location and/or other mic. Maybe do this voice-overs at the same time and with the same equip?

Generals Mud and Winter defeated the Germans. Many German soldiers suffered frostbitten feet and toes because those leather hobnailed boots conducted the heat away from their foot. Russian soldiers wore oversize felt boots which the troops stuffed with straw and rags-keeping their feet warm. More Germans were disabled by frostbite than by Russian bullets.

In war, buying time-----can make or break you.

What? Thought this about Barbarossa.

German arrogance and poor logistics including bad winter clothing and too thick gun oil was worth ten Soviet divisions.

Fine effort. We who love history salute you.

The Phillipino Army was not even close to being trained properly at the onset of conflict, this was widely know, and the US had not received the Artillery pieces yet and there was poor coordination of the forces as well as preparation. Complaints by US Military leaders in the area were loud and clear.

"Hitler went to Mos-ka-yow, /Way-hey-ya/ Lost his army in the snow./ Jean Francois."

This episode doesn't talk about the debacle between Guderian and Kluge that happened around this time I believe.

I'd buy that bridge!

AAAAaannnnd Here we are!! Glad to see more focus and teachings shifting to my side of the world (SEA) in the series!
From the Philippines here.
BRILLIANT-AWESOME Content! Hungry for more.

McArthur's men were poorly trained and not even close to being ready to take on the Japanese. Just another reason to think McArthur was overrated. So many of the great generals, like Rommel and Montgomery, were great trainers of men, but not McArthur. He didn't even know that his men were so poorly prepared.

It is nice to see you connecting the timeline all over the world. Most films on WW2 just focus on one area, one battle. I like your approach.

hillarious... the dialogues of young men... what are they truly up to...

Ah the Russian Winter. Didn't some sawed off French dude get whomped by the Russian Winter? Yeah, don't go into Russia in the winter.

Man, Mariupol, I’m sure nothing of significance will ever happen there in the future

1941-1942 winter was typical by weather standards in Russia. 1942-43 was really cold

"then i have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale, cheap"

God that line

Who's playing Azur Lane here??

That zoya chick is one tough girl

The Russia we think we know from quality productions such as WWTwo, present a country that only really started industrialization pre-WW I. Strike one. The Czar was the deciding factor in the Russian Revolution, and then the real fight was on. Strike two! The Spanish Revolution was a vicious OJT lab for both sides of the political spectrum, but especially for its external backers, Nazi Germany and Bolshevik Russia. The 1939 Treaty between these two countries proved more beneficial for Russia, buying it more time to prepare and, unfortunately, making entire nations buffer states between it and Germany. A double. The most amazing piece of industrial know-how was the physical dismantling of hundreds of factories and then moving them east of the Ural Mtns. to be rebuilt safely out of the reach of the German Luftwaffe, at that time. Another double. The German military knew it was not mechanized sufficiently to take on a country as vast as Russia. Luckily for them, Hitler thought he knew better than his Generals. A homer! Indy has a great series on the war games preceding Operation Barbarossa and the hard facts (e.g., lengthy supply lines, infantry unable to keep pace even with the early tanks, the whole issue of significant differences in railroad gauges adding to the supply problem, thousands of non-standard vehicles the Nazis had taken from conquered countries and incorporated into their own Army) facing a country without vital oil resources necessary for tank and plane production and locomotion. Hubris and delusion drove the Hitlerites forward into a two-front war. No year was an “easy year” for Russia, but 1939-1943 were the years where the fate of world probably was decided. It is a shame that Eisenhower and Stalin’s nascent friendship and exchange of personal correspondence was stymied by people American and Russian with agendas that benefitted from a “Cold War.”

I loved the 5 second bit of selling the Brooklyn Bridge. Think you can do it at least twice a day?

Really in all hindsite the officers and smarter Germans must have knew the writing on the wall that they couldnt win , fighting on multiple fronts they could never had hoped to invade England at that point Hitler shorley realised the same winter that screwed napolian was going to do the same to them the Germans, the old sayn " history repeats itself " great video top narration , great content cheers .

Me: “So the invading force was stopped at the doorstep of Moscow? Sounds familiar… Hey, Tschaikovsky?”

Tchaikovsky, busy directing howitzers: “Yes, yes, this way a bit more… you need something? You! Do NOT hit that church bell!”

Hitler’s insane decision to switch his attention from defeating Britain to invading Russia saved the British from defeat in a matter of a few weeks. The Russians lost more men and women in that conflict than all the other nations losses combined. Read that again. If it had not been for the Russians, the whole of Europe and a large part of Africa would be speaking German today.

Ok, so it’s Halfaya Pass… Always heard Hellfire Pass.

Love how you emphasize 'Six months'. At this point, the allies don't even have six days.

Should it not read: The failure of typhoon? Or is Operation Typhoon only a part or Operation Barbarossa? I thought Operation Barbarossa ended 30.9.41 and Operation Typhoon started then with "new" targets for the the 3 Heeresgruppen.

To say that a 21 min video is "extremely long" is a sad comment on my generation's attention span.

You sir, have a cool phone!

Indy, you mentioned the Rainbow 5 Plan, but what about the Plan Orange? I understand that a war with Japan was foreseen since the early 30's and that even the Hawaian attack by Japan was envisioned. is this true, or I'm just making this last part up?

Stick with civilian garb. No military insignia like infantry cross rifles you didn't earn.

Jesus this was ten months ago, it all changes so quickly.

My, my! You look so dashing.