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@luxembourgishempire2826
5 жыл бұрын
You need to make a video on Luxembourg in World War One really
@TheCimbrianBull
5 жыл бұрын
@@luxembourgishempire2826 #thirdBeneluxCountry
@onesmoothstone5680
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheCimbrianBull link doesn't work
@patmac6356
5 жыл бұрын
Ww1 was a real estate transaction for the French in ww1. they wanted alsace- Lorraine back after being duped into declaring war on prussia in 1870 due to the EMS telegram. The war started in the east southeast and should have stayed there, But nooooo!! France saw the opportunity to strike while they thought Prussia woulwouli7 ifd be busy with Russia and Serbia. the Prussians knowing all to well the dangers of a 2 front war decided on taking the smaller of the2 allies(France) out first. Prussia 's March thru neutral Holland and Belgian was an exercise to save German blood by not attacking into the teeth of French fortifications troops deployed the new border with Prussia. Naturally the Brits couldn't allow the violation Holland and Belgian, so the war drum rolls in England could off. I guess France had the better insurance policy with a reserve policy in the u.s.a.
@TheCimbrianBull
5 жыл бұрын
@@onesmoothstone5680 It's not a link. It's a hash tag.
@ihmejakki2731
5 жыл бұрын
I knew about the occupation of the Ruhr, but never thought about the occupation of Germany immediately after peace!
@forthrightgambitia1032
5 жыл бұрын
The Rhineland was continuously occupied from 1918 until 1930 prematurely ended by the Young plan (as it was supposed to end in 1935). The Ruhrland is a tributary of the Rhine on the right bank, and is a separate coal producing industrial area: France sent occupation troops from the Rhineland to the Ruhr, indeed the former was a precondition of the later. Indeed France had occupied the Ruhr and even for a few months Frankfurt (which was not occupied in 1923) before the implementation of the ToV. Also, this helps one understand why France starting building the Maginot line in 1929 and Germany's remilitarisation of the Rhineland in was considered such an aggressive action in 1936.
@thathistoryiscoolguy
5 жыл бұрын
SAME!!-
@alpascalp
5 жыл бұрын
"Peaceful penetration". In hindsight, of course it sounds a bit presumptuous and condescending, but at the time the French in their colonies practiced the "tache d'huile" or oil stain tactic, which as its name indicates, is expanding by military means, followed by economical and social development. So in a way, the French tried in Germany what they did in North Africa. So doing a bit of teleogical interpretation of the phrase, the French really meant to absorb and annex the Rhineland (maybe as a Protectorate a lá Morocco), rather than allow an independent state as buffer territory.
@christopherconard2831
5 жыл бұрын
Listening to it, the policy sounds like a expanded version of Hearts and Minds. The idea that we could turn a foreign, and formerly enemy, people into an Americanized version.
@robozstarrr8930
5 жыл бұрын
.. recall times when been told " hey, not so peaceful . . . Come-on . . Faster ! "
@ericcarlson3746
5 жыл бұрын
something they envisioned in the Saarland after both wars
@carpenoctem8319
5 жыл бұрын
Alfredo Pascal dioaeo
@carpenoctem8319
5 жыл бұрын
Alfredo Pascal de
@iainplumtree1239
5 жыл бұрын
These episodes covering post the Armistice are excellent and so important as they show the seeds of so much of Europe's troubles and the information emphasises that ending wars is a lot harder than starting them, which is something we never seem to remember.
@julioalbertoherrera1339
4 жыл бұрын
Very clever comment!!! From this point of view, the 20s weren't as peaceful as we may think, there was the Russian revolution going on and struggle in Germany, East Europe and Turkey.
@AtomicPeacenik
3 жыл бұрын
The fact that Thai troops acted as an occupation force in Germany has to be one of my favorite things this channel has ever taught me.
@Christopher-qq4dl
Жыл бұрын
@emptyhad2571
8 ай бұрын
Colonial troops a lot.
@StirlingSilver69
5 ай бұрын
For all the information he's blessed us with, for me to hear that kinda makes me wonder if this is the only video you've seen from his channel 😂
@AtomicPeacenik
5 ай бұрын
Stirling really be making fun of me for learning something new over two years ago from a channel I enjoyed for over four years. Please seek emotional help. I hope you get well soon! 😂😁🤣💀🤢🤮🤗 Still my favorite fact I learned on this channel.
@gabba1gabba1hey
5 жыл бұрын
The french investigated themselves and found no issues? Really makes you think
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
Well, they also viewed their colonial subjects as inferior and were definitely interested in maintaining that status.
@romulusnuma116
5 жыл бұрын
Well how else is are the French gonna trust to be unbaised?
@jliller
5 жыл бұрын
American third party investigators? League of Nations?
@TheBlackfall234
5 жыл бұрын
@McFace "Victor writes the History". If there is any total truth in this world, then it is in that sentence. More then we would probably like to admit.
@devvy-8279
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheGreatWar They were also, as you mentioned, losing moral status as a result of the allegations.
@paulyb7267
5 жыл бұрын
The occupation of Germany after 1945 lasted until 1955. The occupation of Berlin lasted until German reunification in 1990.
@Paciat
5 жыл бұрын
Rammstein wouldnt call his band this way if occupation lasted only till 1955.
@paulyb7267
5 жыл бұрын
@@Paciat Look up occupied Germany in wikipedia.
@testsubject760
5 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say Berlin was occupied until 1990, but rather defended.
@garretphegley8796
5 жыл бұрын
@@paulyb7267 If we wouldnt have occupied you, the soviets would have invaded you, or literally starved you out of existence. I know its currently edgy at the moment to blame America for everything but alot of German belly's have eaten alot of American meals.
@gordusmaximus4990
5 жыл бұрын
@@testsubject760 the Soviets?
@ivarkich1543
5 жыл бұрын
Armed forces in the demilitarised zone. What an irony!
@itsjustmint5211
5 жыл бұрын
*Koreas want to know your location*
@thebog11
5 жыл бұрын
You can't fight in here, this is the War Room!
@julioalbertoherrera1339
4 жыл бұрын
The "demilitarized" zones are the most militarised zones on the planet.
@Aprilium
3 жыл бұрын
@@julioalbertoherrera1339 same with the "no-fly zone" in 1990s yugoslavia
@dvdortiz9031
Жыл бұрын
Freemasonry establishes what each zone is called!!!
@AssyrianFire
5 жыл бұрын
At first I was a bit weary about the loss of Indy from the show... but honestly Jesse has done a great job replacing him and I still love watching the show, Thanks for keeping this going!
@hawkinsdale
5 жыл бұрын
Jesse sounds like a native speaker of French and German, and so his accent, when pronouncing big scary words, helps me understand.
@RobCamp-rmc_0
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Jesse is great. He’s knowledgeable, great with the languages, and seems like a pretty swell guy. At first I thought this would be one of those “Joel vs Mike” [à la MST3K] things; however, immediately upon his introduction, I decided I shouldn’t even compare them, as it would be _super_ unfair to both.
@NathanCassidy721
5 жыл бұрын
While I feel like he lacks the energy that Indy brought to the show, Jesse brings a nice calming tone that eases you into the rather brutal part of history. It also helps that he can speak French and German very fluently.
@martinstrumpfer1620
5 жыл бұрын
Why did Indy leave?
@tanellidesaragossa855
4 жыл бұрын
@Cameron Eckwright He did not really leave the team. He is concentrating on the channel World War Two
@soralb6368
5 жыл бұрын
Remember guys! Always penetrate peacefully.
@therealjonig3274
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mom, i will remember that.
@patrickmcglonejr8163
4 жыл бұрын
Or at least consentually ^_^
@bwiebertram
2 жыл бұрын
and spray yourselve with toilet water
@dvdortiz9031
Жыл бұрын
You can not talk that way to a whote
@todlarke7557
5 ай бұрын
Well my grandmother and her folks fled the Rheinland in 1924. I don't think you pull up stakes on rumors. She did think the parks and streets were much cleaner there, but the people picked up every scrap they could find for fuel.
@HS-su3cf
5 жыл бұрын
German newspaper gave a somewhat different picture of Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck's Askaris.
@herbwag6456
5 жыл бұрын
Dismember Germany. That sounds like a sound plan with no chance for future repercussions!
@WoundedViking
5 жыл бұрын
I used to watch this channel religiously in the hospital. I survived cancer twice and lost half my face to amputation.. a tumor destroyed my jaw and changed everything.. I was labeled a freak. I decided to start over, and start a youtube channel to inspire others who feel ugly and not good enough for this world.. my scars will not define me. with positive projection you can overcome any mental or physical hurdle. go check me out and subscribe if you want to help me grow. i want to give people a spark of change and join me on my journey!
@historycenter4011
5 жыл бұрын
I like your hair.
@WoundedViking
5 жыл бұрын
@@historycenter4011 thanks man
@budmeister
5 жыл бұрын
You must know how a lot of soldiers from the Great War felt when they lost parts of their faces due to wounds from artillery and bullets. Stay strong man.
@ezicspy6749
5 жыл бұрын
Christ man that your face doesn't look that bad I've seen people worse than you and most people I know just don't care
@ivarkich1543
5 жыл бұрын
"La penetration pacifique". The French always had the sexiest approach to any affaire. lol
@whynotstayhonest4706
5 жыл бұрын
More like always had the most cynical approach.
@julioalbertoherrera1339
4 жыл бұрын
Very seductive name....
@vortex1603
2 жыл бұрын
Relax, German women are easy girls
@Uncle_Torgo
5 жыл бұрын
Very well done, as usual. I already knew about maybe half of this stuff and appreciate being informed about the remainder. I still see traces of the events described that reach back from today especially concerning colonial Africa and Asia. The Germans and French have gotten on pretty well since WWII, but that's a small slice of time when talking about natural rivalry that goes back millennia. I hope that they continue to see themselves as friends.
@thomaswolf2896
5 жыл бұрын
Did you know Douglas MacArthur almost married a German Girl he met in the Rhineland (Herta Heuser)
@MrSvenovitch
5 жыл бұрын
and you know one of his asian mistresses later killed herself?
@willkp50
5 жыл бұрын
Sven thanks killjoy
@garretphegley8796
5 жыл бұрын
@@MrSvenovitch She commit Seppuku for dishonor her famirir.
@Dog.soldier1950
5 жыл бұрын
And he saved japan from starvation 45-46
@cpmenninga
5 жыл бұрын
Sven big D brought a libel suit against a reporter. When the reporter added Mac’s mistress to the witness list the suit was dropped. I shall fold.
@doliague2590
5 жыл бұрын
The French throughout history often wanted to take the Rhineland, so not that surprising.
@doliague2590
4 жыл бұрын
@ Nah, pretty much every country has had controversial interests at some point, like the French did. Not unique to them at all tbh.
@walideg5304
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Those are the natural boarders. The come back of the Gauls boarder.
@michaelwackers6475
2 жыл бұрын
Plus the Saarland!
@walideg5304
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelwackers6475 THE NATURAL BOARDERS. Full stop.
@wolfganghagenau3578
2 жыл бұрын
@@walideg5304 These "natural borders" are where exactly? Most of the Rhineland provinces had been declared as "truely French" by Napoleon in that time. Napoleon tried to annex Badenia and Bavaria as well, and French troops even invaded contries like Italy, Switzerland and Austria. Finally Prussia, the Baltic region and Russia. Quite some French politians in the early 20th century had a similar mindset.
@russellcampbell9641
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, but one small error, the Siamese or Thais were not a participant with the French occupation force. The men shown are "Indo-Chinese" AKA Vietnamese from the French colony (at that time period) known as French Indo-China.
@dr.lyleevans6915
4 жыл бұрын
Would Laos and Cambodia be part of that as well?
@vaxuvax
4 жыл бұрын
There was a Siamese Expeditionary force sent to WW1 by their king for political reasons and this troops participated briefly in the occupation of Rhineland before returning home to Siam.
@samrevlej9331
2 жыл бұрын
@@dr.lyleevans6915 Yes.
@matthescher507
4 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was one of the soldiers that had occupational duty in Germany And I have a ton of postcards from friends he met in Germany
@SirHenryMaximo
5 жыл бұрын
"We *are* the watch on the Rhine" That was harsh, brits!
@toddhughes2859
5 жыл бұрын
Well, they were trying to show "friendly dominance", after all. XD
@SirHenryMaximo
5 жыл бұрын
@@toddhughes2859, friendly like your Robert Rogers picture! Hehehe
@MrD1cks
5 жыл бұрын
I still love that intro. Captures the feeling of the times so well.
@Buzz2549
5 жыл бұрын
Terrific video, explains in great detail the problems encountered by the victorious countries post-war 👍
@oscarobrien5304
Жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite channel! I love that you went over every week in ww1 and since you covered everything now you are doing everything leading up to the war and everything that came after. It does a great job of showing how complicated history is.
@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
5 жыл бұрын
Eating breakfast while watching this. Perfect timing.
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
Guten Appetit
@BigBoss-sm9xj
5 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@ricklolkema3340
5 жыл бұрын
Eating dinner while watching this. Perfect timing.
@netrolancer1061
5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget your prayers.
@italomarsano9362
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent episode Jesse !! Keep the good work !
@edward9674
5 жыл бұрын
I first read the title as "The Albanian Occupation of Germany"
@simoneriksson8329
5 жыл бұрын
Thats a less known chapter of history ;)
@dl7096
5 жыл бұрын
The OG wacht am rhein
@cloudysummers9970
5 жыл бұрын
Albania stronk
@john_smith_john
5 жыл бұрын
Zog was an absolute legend for defeating the entire German Empire singlehandedly.
@Tonyx.yt.
5 жыл бұрын
2020's "Muslim occupation of Germany"
@federubio2519
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, I certainly hope you can keep up the quality
@KOSTYAJOBS
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this show!
@GenghisVern
5 жыл бұрын
I've never heard the words "Boche" and "Rhenish" until now
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
The names of German territories in English are fascinating to our German ears.
@GenghisVern
5 жыл бұрын
@@varana thanks. I thought it might be a pejorative
@HistoryHustle
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting, thanks for covering!
@bosnianchiaki1992
5 жыл бұрын
I have a jacket of a American soldier that was part of the occupation of Germany in 1919
@nikolajwinther5955
5 жыл бұрын
It's made of an America soldier? Sounds creepy. Does it put the lotion on?
@bosnianchiaki1992
5 жыл бұрын
@@nikolajwinther5955 it's terrifying It keeps mumbling That Johnny Got His Gun
@brucetucker4847
4 жыл бұрын
I have an occupation medal of an American soldier who was part of the occupation. That soldier was my grandfather.
@AgnostosGnostos
5 жыл бұрын
The Great War or the First World War as it is wrongly known didn't end in 11th November 1918. The Great War ended in 2nd September 1945. There was a prolonged period of cease-fire and inexplicable humiliation of Germany and Austria. Inevitably opened issues had to end once and for all between 1939-1945.
@fusslowski
5 жыл бұрын
Finally someone with brain.
@williamforbess9491
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you For the amazing video keep up the great work!
@christianboscarino2105
5 жыл бұрын
I love you guys, you are amazingly good! Please keep up the good work for the good of next generations
@YourTypicalMental
5 жыл бұрын
I love you Jesse!
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
We love you too
@Hamsterdami
5 жыл бұрын
awwww!
@tpaktop2_1na
5 жыл бұрын
You guys continue to astound me with history. Why is this period of history not taught in classroom? Granted my schooling was based in the USA. To me the teachers were either lazy or ignorant as I was. As I said before, the Versailles Peace Treaty was messed up as bad as when the WW1 started. All of this reminds me of what Representative Charlie Wilson said “All these things happened, and they were glorious and they changed the world. Then we f*cked up the endgame."
@deprogramm
5 жыл бұрын
because ww2 overshadows ww1 for obvious reasons
@chrisleonard2066
4 жыл бұрын
Bears mentioning that, according to the documentary Forgotten Soldiers, while French African Colonial troops were stationed in Metropolitan France the French citizens who met and interacted with them slowly saw their prejudices dissolve and some even saw through the imperialist propaganda (eg. they’d teach childish French to the recruited soldiers to make them seem naturally dumb).
@eggnog5114
5 жыл бұрын
Jokes on the allies, in hoi4 I remade the German empire and now occupy France 😂
@phantomkrieger2744
5 жыл бұрын
Ave True To Caesar I took it a step further before the war even started Germany: pulls up console command *Annex Fra* French people wake up one morning: we are german now
@eggnog5114
5 жыл бұрын
Phantom Krieger lmao
@luxembourgishempire2826
5 жыл бұрын
@@eggnog5114 Yep, and then Luxembourg invades your German empire and WINS! LOL
@Shivom.Parihar
5 жыл бұрын
Great video! I love your channel & I hope you keep coming out with them. Will you keep doing video’s specifically about countries or people?
@williamneumyer7147
3 жыл бұрын
I'd only seen pictures of Adenauer when he was chancellor - I didn't know he had a head like a space alien.
@ayylmao3414
3 жыл бұрын
no, no. Come on man. The rapes that occurred after the war were 100% real, there is no need to invalidate them like you did in 20:35 . I love your work but I always notice little things like this that ever-so-slightly divert the narrative. You don't need a statistics sheet to know that if it was in the 1920's and it was the French occupying parts of Germany there would have been countless cases of rape, many going unreported. Such is the nature of that crime, but I do not respect you (or your source's) attempt at playing coy to this matter. its a shame
@orestpaja2531
5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps do an video about Assyrians and Kurds who helped the Entente and how they served in the army and how was the political region and independence aspirations. And the reaction of important assyrian,kurd figures after the changes of peace treaty.
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
We will try to focus more on the middle east in the upcoming months.
@whynotstayhonest4706
5 жыл бұрын
Assyrian?
@furqan8000
5 жыл бұрын
KZitem is literally deleting subscriptions for this channel. I've been following this The Great War since 2016 and today i see that i am not subscribed anymore. wtf youtube?
@rogerjohnson8707
5 жыл бұрын
They hate you. You must be a war monger according to your superiors in Silicon Valley.
@onyxpirhalla447
5 жыл бұрын
Good job on the video always have great content btw I got a question how long does it take to make these episodes
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
All in all around 100 hours split among the entire team of course.
@randbarrett8706
5 жыл бұрын
Woohoo! Glad to see new faces taking on different roles. Props to anybody with the intestinal fortitude to get in front of the camera
@benwinter2420
5 жыл бұрын
There was an interesting study that was recounted in the old New Scientist magazine (before it was bought out by the globalists) . . of in a questionnaire people were probed in a roundabout way about how they felt about public speaking & it turned out the majority preferred death to public speaking
@DeepCrossing1
Жыл бұрын
Very interesting time and place, and something so often overlooked, the ground-level everyday experience of such seminal historical periods
@mdtrw
3 жыл бұрын
Es braust ein Ruf wie Donnerhall, wie Schwertgeklirr und Wogenprall....
@hahaha5290
5 жыл бұрын
Ferdinand foch Sounds so german :D
@mightymads2406
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for such interesting content!
@neilwilson5785
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent content. Almost all of this was not well known to me.
@ahennessy7998
5 жыл бұрын
Are you guys going to cover the troubles the British had in Ireland or is it just things in relation to versailles?
@jessealexander2695
5 жыл бұрын
We will, but the main action there comes a little later, in 1920.
@georgek2092
5 жыл бұрын
Hey, this is the first video I've watched with the new host, he's doing a great job :)
@jessealexander2695
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ComedyJakob
5 жыл бұрын
These videos are getting better.
@scottleft3672
4 жыл бұрын
France be like: Gibbs-a moi argent...lucra....fric...MONEY!! Germany: Just take the guns already, but leave us some coal...for winter. France: PAR-DOH...EXCUZEZ MOI ?! Germany: (you'll keep).
@StylianosEyaggelosStefanis
5 жыл бұрын
Best WW1 channel!
@stevicakurcubic116
5 жыл бұрын
One of the best episode of the new content. Gj and keep it up guys
@jessealexander2695
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@emil.jansson
Жыл бұрын
They should have taken a hard stance in 1936.
@Kenadian2006
5 жыл бұрын
What the hell is wrong with Konrad Adenauer's head at 10:03?
@nickmastenbroek9034
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting episode, thnx guys!
@bingobongo1615
5 жыл бұрын
Colonial troops are a difficult topic. There were no doubt racist views of a majority of the European population but at least from WW2 the brutality of the French colonial troops were well documented and they committed horrible atrocities in Italy and Germany. So maybe let’s not blind ourselves here too much by the racism of our ancestors but also except that poorly treated young soldiers from colonial societies probably don’t make good occupation forces.
@jjeherrera
5 жыл бұрын
This episode feeds a lot of thought provoking questions in the context of modern migration.
@YouAreUnimportant
5 жыл бұрын
The same racism and prejudices are still vivid.
@benwinter2420
5 жыл бұрын
@@YouAreUnimportant Your rape gangs & terrorists in Europe need some 'racism & prejudice' ASAP
@genericdave8420
5 жыл бұрын
Amazing, I am looking now at my Grandad's postcards and coins (many factory tokens) from Germany in 1919. Just a few along with many more from Belgium and France. They've been in the same metal chest for a 100 years. Doesn't seem so long ago now.
@zainmudassir2964
2 жыл бұрын
love your work Jesse!
@svcmark
5 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this episode right now and a funny thing just happened: while Jesse was talking about demilitarised Rhein land, German army advertising popped out from nowhere
@IntyMichael
5 жыл бұрын
People of Koblenz 1918: Hello boys from America...people of Koblenz 1945: Hello boys from America.
@IntyMichael
5 жыл бұрын
Witold Matuszek who are you talking to?
@IntyMichael
5 жыл бұрын
@@witoldmatuszek8736 I didn't see a single Russian soldier in Koblenz since the Napoleonic wars.
@IntyMichael
5 жыл бұрын
@@witoldmatuszek8736 We celebrated a few weeks ago 100 years Americans in the Rhineland. No one does that for the Soviets in the eastern part of Germany. Sorry for you.
@IntyMichael
5 жыл бұрын
@@witoldmatuszek8736 It's totally clear that you can't understand this.
@JarodFarrant
7 ай бұрын
We need a video about the Colonial troops the war!
@MrLorenzovanmatterho
3 жыл бұрын
I actually served on attachment with the BAOR, interesting to see that it wasn't an invention of the Cold War. No wonder we lacked troops for the Troubles of 1919-21.
@louis-philippelacharite7201
5 жыл бұрын
Peacefull penetration 😂😅 sorry haha I just die in laughter when he said that hahahah
@Urlocallordandsavior
2 жыл бұрын
2:08 Those are almost certainly Vietnamese colonial troops from French Indochina, the Siamese Expeditionary Forces wore the same helmets as the French troops, nor is that kind of hat common in Thailand (Siam).
@stacey_1111rh
2 жыл бұрын
Great work!
@ReginaldArthurWolfe
Жыл бұрын
I liked the original presentater, he was cool. But Jesse Alexander is one in a billion awesome!
@matthewjay660
5 жыл бұрын
I say this as a French teacher, I really like your pronunciation of French names and words. Bravo! Êtes-vous francophone? 🇫🇷 >
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
Jesse is from Quebec and grew up bilingual.
@matthewjay660
5 жыл бұрын
Merci!
@toddporterfield2852
5 жыл бұрын
I am so glad you did this project!! I’ve always had a great interest in WWI but didn’t know where to start.. this is perfect for me. Thanks again
@ralphbernhard1757
5 жыл бұрын
The French attitude at Versailles was pretty rich, considering that their PM Poincare that gave Russia a "blank cheque" for its mobilisation, a step widely regarded amongst historians as the "point of no return" concerning war on the continent.
@snowmanflo
5 жыл бұрын
Another perfect episode from Jesse, Flo and TONI :)
@Schnabelfreak
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks :))
@Jarod-vg9wq
5 жыл бұрын
What did the German civilians feel about the occupation and what was the relationship between the people and the occupiers?
@fusslowski
5 жыл бұрын
Build a house and get old in it, just to let it take you away, because Frenchmen can not get over that alone they have no chance against the Germans. You can already feel that well and even today there is a kind of conflict in these areas.
@hugonubario
2 жыл бұрын
your french prononciation is impeccable!
@nicholasb8884
4 ай бұрын
France did want annexation, they annexed Elsaß-Lothringen, which is German land.
@phoebecooper5558
5 жыл бұрын
My grandad was part of the British Occupation force while serving with the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire regiment during 1926. He was stationed near Sonnenberg and Wiesbaden.
@Collectorfirearms
5 жыл бұрын
The horror..
@Collectorfirearms
5 жыл бұрын
@TheSatanicTicTac yepper what do you think the ex-soldiers of a country that just lost are going to do? Be nice about it? Nope they lost so they got nothing to lose killing more people
@TurtleDude05
5 жыл бұрын
Great episode.
@cmdrflake
5 жыл бұрын
France was, in my opinion, suffering from PTSD. This led to imposing much too harsh terms on the Germans. David Lloyd George, and Woodrow Wilson were eerily wary of the French maltreatment of Germany and the potential consequences of this. At the time (1919) Adolf Hitler was just another PTSD sufferer and the French fired his anger with devastating consequences.
@Oxtocoatl13
5 жыл бұрын
Sure, if PTSD means Perpetual Threat of Superior Demographics. Germany was more populous than France, had a bigger economy and claimed French territory as its own. Not to mention that they had now twice waged horrendously disastrous war against France within one lifetime. France had been incredibly anxious about Germany's power since 1871, continuously struggling to make alliances that could help it. Before the war France had counted on Russia backing it up militarily as the British never maintained a strong army, relying instead on their navy. Now, they'd finally beaten Germany but Russia was gone. I don't think bitterness and paranoia are a good basis for sound policy, but French anxiety was understandable.
@stafer3
5 жыл бұрын
@@Knoloaify Sure. France that was the most powerful nation in Europe and under Napoleon almost managed to gain supremacy, was beaten by Germany in 1871 and left in weaken state. So as weaken country, France forged alliance with Russia (even though they fought Crimean war against them just few years before that) to gain upper hand once again. And they won the war. Balance of power doesn’t disappear just because you take down one country. What exactly would stopped Germany from allying itself with Soviet union? They already had revolution where almost third of Germany got under Communist rule. Little more of “harsher” conditions and it could start domino effect in different direction.
@acediadekay3793
5 жыл бұрын
When is the next Top 10/11 list coming out?
@brettsgamingtavern7429
5 жыл бұрын
The dishonor of the Entente is plain with this and Versailles. Sad, as it guaranteed ww2. Maybe not as it happened but at some point.
@Jarod-vg9wq
4 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy this Jessie guy he’s doin a great job
@Jarod-vg9wq
Жыл бұрын
We’re then any skirmishes or battles in the allied occupation zones?
@acash93
5 жыл бұрын
Woodrow Wilson was right.
@historycenter4011
5 жыл бұрын
Free State of Bottleneck!!!!
@bennyboy5374
5 жыл бұрын
Didn't France use a lot of soldiers from Colonies because they had much lower salary then the french soldiers?
@manrajbassra23
5 жыл бұрын
At least i got the notification for this video
@Reavenant
5 жыл бұрын
Hello, what's the name of the music you use in the intro? Can I find it somewhere on YT?
@alexanderkarayannis6425
5 жыл бұрын
And we all know where that led!...
@historycenter4011
5 жыл бұрын
@timothy7538 Yes
@cryptclown
5 жыл бұрын
lol that ending.
@paulx7540
5 жыл бұрын
13:06 reminds me of images of Belgian soldiers and their dogs from 1914.
@graced.7236
5 жыл бұрын
You guys continue the very high standards. Jesse you have your own style and you are fabulous. You are so classy the way you can go from English to French to German. Tres sexxy!! This is so interesting. Thank you so much!!!
@majan6267
5 жыл бұрын
Would you please start to show the author, time and location of all the quotes on the screen and not just the book you found them in? That would be most helpfull
@TheGreatWar
5 жыл бұрын
I am not sure that information is rightly available in the secondary sources we use
@JarodFarrant
7 ай бұрын
Love to see German families points of view during this time seeing foreign soldiers in there nation who killed there dads. Uncles brothers and sons. Us there any books on this?
@zorafilms
2 жыл бұрын
Funny how the French rose their white flags as high as their tough talk about their plans with the Rhineland.
@Bar-Del
Жыл бұрын
21:18 ngl that looks fun lol
@robertshepherd8543
Жыл бұрын
Die schwarze Schande or Die schwarze Schmach ("the Black Shame" or "the Black Disgrace") . The French Senegalese troops. Supposedly the white German frauleines could not resist the black studs.
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