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@airborngrmp1
2 жыл бұрын
Can I submit questions for future episodes here?
@blackhathacker82
2 жыл бұрын
@@airborngrmp1 you must be a patreon otherwise you'll get 👎 nothing speaking on behalf of indy neidel
@blackhathacker82
2 жыл бұрын
@@julianshepherd2038 as a figure of speech nothing useful I've been subscribe er from the beginning of this channel and listened many if not all videos I've talked with Mr neidel but didn't find anything interesting because I didn't pay them
@blackhathacker82
2 жыл бұрын
@@julianshepherd2038 as in the film water world says "nothing is free in water world 🌎 " play on words nothing is free in world War 2
@shawnr771
2 жыл бұрын
One thing about asking questions in the comments. Someone in the Time Ghost Army will answer. A sign of a great community.
@nirfz
2 жыл бұрын
As far as i learned in school: Before the war in 1938, Mexico was the only country that wrote an official protest note in the league of nations when Austria ceased to exist as a soverign nation by getting "incorporated" into Germany. In honour of that, the former archduke Charles square was renamed to Mexico square (Mexiko Platz in german) after the war. It still holds that name to this day.
@TheGunderian
2 жыл бұрын
That is fantastic!
@blaisevillaume9051
2 жыл бұрын
@@luke5442 people who are trying to learn another language
@MarcosElMalo2
2 жыл бұрын
That’s pretty interesting (and I just confirmed it with a quick glance at the “Anschluss Österreichs” article in Wikipedia).
@lacasadipavlov
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, President Cardenas was very adamant on his antifascism
@nirfz
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheGunderian Thanks, corrected it :-)
@amcalabrese1
2 жыл бұрын
A joke I read a long time ago about about the Irish soldiers in the British army during WW II. Two Irish soldiers are in a trench outside Tobruk. One asks the other “what do you think about Prime Minister de Valera” The other answers “I am not sure but at least he kept us out of the war”.
@danielnavarro537
2 жыл бұрын
One such unit that served with distinction and was composed of men from southwestern United States was the 45th Division. It composed of Hispanics, Native Americans, and Dustbowl Cowboys. Very interesting to hear about this unit and how they fought their way from Sicily, Salerno, Anzio, Rhône, Vosges, and into Germany itself. ¡Viva Mexico! 🇲🇽
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Daniel 🇲🇽
@gunman47
2 жыл бұрын
It's been a while since we last seen an OOTF video. Pretty interesting questions that we have got answered here today. Thanks World War Two team!
@burimfazliu3102
2 жыл бұрын
Well we get a lot of specials from this channel so.
@Raskolnikov70
2 жыл бұрын
@@burimfazliu3102 There are so many facts and events that crop up in the comments that would never merit their own special episode and are a bit too obscure or irrelevent to the main narrative(s) of the war to ever make it into the regular episodes. This format is perfect for tackling the 'little stuff' that they don't have time to address otherwise.
@rtauzin64
2 жыл бұрын
I'd love a story of cajuns in ww2. Especially the the ones dropped into nazi occupied France because of their french speaking. The Canadian French had distinct accent which german troops could pick up. The louisiana cajuns got through the lines. I knew a gentleman who was an interpreter for Patton, from louisiana. Met churchill at casablanca
@dr.barrycohn5461
2 жыл бұрын
Great topics. Mexicans did make contributions in labor in the US, and they were invited. Thank you very much for that at informative discussion.
@ADavidJohnson
2 жыл бұрын
I would have thought that the forced expulsion of hundreds of thousands of “Mexicans”, including native-born US citizens, from the USA during the Great Depression would have been worth a comment in terms of things that affected relations between the two countries. The fact that the Bracero program was just a decade after that is still sort of mind-blowing.
@MarcosElMalo2
2 жыл бұрын
@@ADavidJohnson Not just some, but (per WP) 38% of the 355,000 “repatriated” were born in the U.S. Also interesting: President Hoover blamed the depression on Mexicans. The more I study American History, the more I understand the dark side of it: that white supremacy was a foundational building block of our nation and that the threads of racism continue to be part of the national fabric to this day. Despite all our noble principles of democracy and liberty, this dark underside of our national zeitgeist has been present from the beginning. I confess that I used to raise my eyebrow at the idea of systemic racism (as opposed to individual racial prejudice).
@theoutlook55
2 жыл бұрын
Yay. ¡Vamos México! My dad, as a little kid, actually saw the famous 201 Squadron (deployed to engage in dog fights with the Japanese) fly over El Paso, or maybe it was Nuevo Laredo, as they were returning back to Mexico from the war. Y'all's map at 9:09 seems to not mention how the Mexican Government had to recognize the annexation of Texas (and that the Border would be at the Rio Grande as opposed to the Nueces River). For those interested, here's a good link from Biographics explaining the war. kzitem.info/news/bejne/yXqPuXpqbKianqQ
@diegoemilioblanco1911
2 жыл бұрын
Hi. The 201 Squadron flew in escorting and ground supporting missions and a dive bombing attack. As far as I have found there is no data that confirms that they were engaged in dogfights with the IJAAS or the IJNAS
@theoutlook55
2 жыл бұрын
@Diego Emilio Blanco good to know. I was misinformed then. Thanks for the insight. There's a monument to them in Mexico City, including the couple of pilots who died. It goes into no details as to their operations but I've had the pleasure of seeing it.
@diegoemilioblanco1911
2 жыл бұрын
@@theoutlook55 You are welcome :). I've been to the "Monumento a los Héroes del Escuadrón 201" monument and it is such a wonderful place, hope that you can visit it one day. My father, as an ex member of the mexican air force, had the pleasure of meeting one of the veterans of the 201st !
@MarcosElMalo2
2 жыл бұрын
@@diegoemilioblanco1911 That makes sense. By the time Escuadrón 201 entered active fighting, the Japanese air capabilities were much degraded. There probably were few Japanese fighter aircraft in the Philippines, if there were any left. (We could make a joke about Japan having zero fighters.)
@theoutlook55
2 жыл бұрын
@@MarcosElMalo2 😂 "zero fighters." That is a good one. @Diego Emilio Blanco Oh, did your dad get a chance to meet one of the veterans? That's so neat!
@lippyfrybender4622
2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather and his brother flew in the RAF Both from Ireland
@richgweil
2 жыл бұрын
I have all the Life magazines printed during WW2, and I remember an article in 42 about Mexican troops transiting Arizona on trains to garrison Baja California as a precaution against the Japanese.
@kevindoyle1884
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for shedding light on the Irish that fought in the British armed forces
@thomaswalsh1679
2 жыл бұрын
don't forget the Irish Guards. we did a good lot of fighting in the war. we even show up in the movie a bridge to far.
@darrinscott6612
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see Latino fighters get some well-deserved recognition! 🇲🇽🇺🇲
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
🇲🇽🇺🇲
@slicedchicken4806
2 жыл бұрын
I do believe there should be a movie about the Aztec Eagles.
@tc2851
2 жыл бұрын
An Irishman from Tipperary told me that he joined the British Army having emigrated to England before the war. He served in North Africa for the duration of that campaign, he told me there was almost a mutiny in his unit when these men were back in England and assigned to be in the vanguard of the Normandy invasion having already served in action for so many years already. The thing that animated him was that there were thousands of British soldiers that were swanning around England dancing and drinking beer while they ate sand and drank contaminated water in the desert. They went in, he was of the opinion that it was a mistake because he said you need a certain amount of naivety to land on a beach under the defenders guns. ‘Beir bua’ (Bring Victory) 🇮🇪
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
T C Thank you for sharing his story here. 🇮🇪
@tc2851
2 жыл бұрын
@@WorldWarTwo thank you, I omitted to say that he was earlier evacuated from Dunkirk, he was very critical of the leadership of that phase, he told of total confusion and lack of intelligence about their situation. He became a teacher in England for the rest of his working life and retired to Tipperary where I was very fortunate to have known him, a kind considerate and gentle-man. RIP
@joeystalin828
2 жыл бұрын
My paternal grandfather was an Irishman from Galway that served in the British merchant navy during WW2. He immigrated to Boston in 1949. RIP Martin McDonagh (1919-1994).
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing about him. May he rest in peace.
@basichistory
2 жыл бұрын
As an Irishman I found this video very informative, well done.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@beardy5337
2 жыл бұрын
Not just combatants that joined from Ireland. My great aunt was a science graduate specialising in physics that was recruited into the Admiralty. Spent the war working in Teddington in London. Never told anyone what she did, other than it was 'countermeasures', despite having 4 curious sisters and only mentioned in passing that she met Churchill once, but never why.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Beardy Thank you for sharing about your great aunt.
@KronnangDunn
Жыл бұрын
Mexican guy here. The German U-Boats actually sunk 6 Mexican Oil Tankers in 1942: Potrero del Llano, Faja de Oro, Tuxpam, Las Choapas, Oaxaca and Amatlan. 41 Mexican sailors were killed in the attacks. The first two attacks prompted the declaration of war against the Axis. BTW.... Bracero is actually pronounced BRASS ERO.
@naponroy
2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather left Clonakilty to work in England in the late 30s and ended up joining the RAF 1939 as ground crew. He ended up getting posted in 1940 to the RAF training mission at Kingston, Ontario, Canada. In 1944 when the Carpiquet airfield outside Caen was taken in Normandy in 1944, his crew was sent to bring it to working order. After that he was front-line groundcrew across Europe until being decommissioned in Germany in 1946.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your grandfather's experience during the war.
@seanmccann8368
2 жыл бұрын
Is Klonakilty in the Klondike? Or do you mean Clonakilty, Co. Cork, Ireland?
@naponroy
2 жыл бұрын
@@seanmccann8368 Yukon? What are you talking about? Is there even one in the Yukon? Of course in Ireland. Re: the video.
@seanmccann8368
2 жыл бұрын
@@naponroy I'd have sworn you spelt it Klonakilty before you edited the comment.
@Frontrangeman1
2 жыл бұрын
A source of Mexican-American service in the U.S. Military during WWII could be found at the University of Texas, Austin, as the history department as I recall, was conducting oral history interviews with all military veterans who were willing to participate.
@shannonfreeman3655
2 жыл бұрын
What a great job Indy as always, I loved hearing about Mexico I always wondered about that and other American countries so thank you for all you did.
Speaking of the Medal of Honor, the last surviving WW2 Medal of Honor recipient recently passed away.
@Zen-sx5io
2 жыл бұрын
RIP
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Hershel W. "Woody" Williams. May he rest in peace
@joseantoniogarciamoreno8740
2 жыл бұрын
Just checking this video, thanks for talking about Mexico's involvement in WWII. About more specific Mexican participation, it would great to mention Gilberto Bosques' actions in the occupied France.
@markrowland1366
2 жыл бұрын
WW2, saw an industrial revolution in Mexico. US industrial investment saw more improvement in living standards and caused a sudden improvement in education.
@mackcrown3508
2 жыл бұрын
OOTF episodes are great, they provide answers to interesting questions.I would love to have more episodes of this format.Keep up the great work!
@McTeerZor
2 жыл бұрын
Me, was going to write a cheeky question for a little harmless trolling. Indy points straight at the camera "You're doing it on purpose!". I laughed, so I wrote this little story instead. Keep up the outstanding work.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
@Brenden McTeer Indy knows the score 😋
@michaelgreen1515
2 жыл бұрын
The Irish have always been a big component in the UK forces and remain so to this day. At this years Jubilee the Irish Wolfhound of the Irish Guards stole many people's hearts (not literally). The Irish Guards also had other expats fighting with them and as their tanks fought up towards Arnhem would lead eventually to Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg being their Regimental Colonel.
@richbandicoot
2 жыл бұрын
Viva Mexico! thank you Indy for talking about my country, the Mexican Air Force Aztec Eagles were the last time Mexico sent an expeditionary force to fight in foreign lands (there are a lot of cool pictures of the Mexican flag flying over Luzon,Philippines after it’s liberation also bombing runs on tawaiin (formosa) My great grandad was a bracero but he got mistreated and years later when a court case was giving out money and citizenship he never went to go claim his part unfortunately.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
richbandicoot Thank you for watching, and sharing a bit about your great grandad. Unfortunate that such racism & xenophobia persists today. 🇲🇽
@tomjustis7237
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you mentioned the Mexican fighter squadron flying P-47s in the Philippines. Few people know about that. Few people also know nothing about a Brazilian infantry unit, supplied and under command of the Americans, who played a large part in the battle for Monte Cassini in Italy. Keep bringing up the little known facts of the war that should be remembered! BTW, at 8:13 you mentioned the "Second Guards Army". I always wondered about the "Guards" designation given to some Soviet units. After some research I found my answer. In the United States military, a unit may be issued a "Presidential Unit Citation", recognizing not the valor and sacrifice of a single soldier, but the valor and sacrifice of an entire unit which performed, on the whole, above and beyond the call of duty. The Soviets bestowing the "Guards" designation on a unit was basically the same thing, recognizing the overall performance of a unit which required service "above and beyond" the call of duty. It was not a designation given due to training or politics, but rather a designation awarded for exemplary unit action in combat.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Tom, good context.
@N-V-R-F
2 жыл бұрын
about your comment on russian vs. soviet, i just thought FINALLY someone says it, and im russian btw.
@paulbeesley8283
2 ай бұрын
Speaking of Mexicans in the USAF, a group of airmen once visited the site of the Alamo. One of the ladies who acted as custodians upbraided one young airman for what she considered, the ill-judged humour of signing the visitor's book "Santa Anna." The young man had to produce his forces I D,, to prove that he was, in fact, a decendent of the Mexican general.
@Frontrangeman1
2 жыл бұрын
University of Texas, Austin, history department has a collection of WWII Mexican-American veterans oral history interviews.
@forickgrimaldus8301
2 жыл бұрын
Irish voluntier: Speaks with a thick Irish accent Brits: sounds like an Englishman to me
@SeanOReilly44
2 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather had to cycle from Caven to Collins Barracks in Dublin some trek on a bike on bad country roads to join the irish army during ww2 which we called "the emergency". It's terrible how the irish vets who joined the British military were treated after ww2 as now joining the British army is seen as a better job prospect now for those joining the irish army now.
@seanmccann8368
2 жыл бұрын
@@jackdoyle7453 Not sure about the joint exercises, and free brit gear given to the Defence Forces - I'm not aware that the DF and the brits have any similarity of equipment. Can you give examples?
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Sean Thank you for sharing about your Grandfather
@cowhand6112
2 жыл бұрын
Regarding different nationalities/heritages serving under different Nations banners. Dad (pre-Pearl Harbor draftee for a year with that changed to "for the duration" after Pearl Harbor) said there was a man named Marino Marino in his Army Engineers unit. The story was that his parent(s) drowned crossing into the US from Mexico. Someone in the group snatched him up and carried him on. Not knowing if Marino (sp?) was his 1st or last name he used it as both. Of course the Army sent the unit to Canada and Alaska, although to be fair it was early in the war and they wanted the Alcan highway built to send troops North if necessary.
@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623
2 жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of the Sharpe series, where during the Napoleonic wars Sergeant Harper, an Irishman, gets asked why he would serve in the British Army. Upon which he replies the freedom to starve is no freedom at all. That sounds harsh, but it is also applicable to many other cases. As for Chuikov, he ended up commanding 62nd/8th Guards Army all the way to Berlin, even being the one who received the German generals who on behalf of Goebbels after Hitler's death came sueing for an armistice. From the ruins of Stalingrad to the ruins of Berlin. What a journey. The army still exists today and is probably involved in the Ukraine war.
@jonathanwebster7091
4 ай бұрын
"John Bull is a bad neighbour, but Boney is a bully."
@oliversherman2414
2 жыл бұрын
I love your channel keep up the great stuff!
@jeffdowney7452
2 жыл бұрын
I’m glad we’re hearing about Chuikov again. I love that name. Of course, semi spoiler alert, I know he will play a key role in the battle for a certain large German city.
@lycaonpictus9662
2 жыл бұрын
It's almost poetic.
@Raskolnikov70
2 жыл бұрын
Nah, that'll never happen. Mannstein's glorious panzer armies will break through the defenses around Kursk next week and be in Moscow by August. Then it's back to the Caucusus - the oil will be flowing again by Xmas!!! /sarc
@HaloFTW55
2 жыл бұрын
Two actually, don’t forget Koenigsburg
@willgirvan2491
2 жыл бұрын
I'm from Ireland and my family throughout WW1-ww2 and even today served in the British army
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing about your family's service, Will.
@drpaddypepper
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for talking about northern ireland
@matthewwallack601
2 жыл бұрын
As always, this was a great episode. It's also nice to know what the Chair of Infinite Knowledge sounds like.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Matthew. The chair has been waiting to speak for a long time
@XaloGunner
2 жыл бұрын
I can only speak from personal experience, but living two years in Mexico, many people were still very bitter about the war in 1848 and the fighting in Veracruz. To the point where older men confronted and yelled at me when they saw I was white and heard I was American.
@mrains100
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@willow-y3r
2 жыл бұрын
great video 👍
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you angel
@willow-y3r
2 жыл бұрын
@@WorldWarTwo Your welcome _ top fan here 👍
@kevinyoung3131
2 жыл бұрын
Did the Axis have their own version of Bletchley Park? How efficient was their code-breaking in WWII? Thank you!!
@caryblack5985
2 жыл бұрын
Here you go en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_code_breaking_in_World_War_II
@TheMormonPower
2 жыл бұрын
He said no questions in the comments section !!!
@edwardblair4096
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheMormonPower Technically all Indy said was that he wouldn't answer any questions asked here in a future OOTFH episode. And seeing that someone else posted a link to an answer, it was not worthless to ask the question here.
@chrictonj9503
2 жыл бұрын
@1.55 Oh My!
@modernxenophon1582
2 жыл бұрын
The graphic at 12:25 shows 35,000 soldiers, but Indy says 350,000. Which one is correct?
@davidr1037
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool episode
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you David
@Green-tf8uw
2 жыл бұрын
I have a question for OOTF: is it ok is we post questions here?
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Mauricio No 😠
@matthewmcmacken6716
3 ай бұрын
That US Army Private J. P. Martinez really hits. RIP mighty warrior.
@alexamerling79
2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff like always Indy!
@kieranfitz
2 жыл бұрын
A point on the Irish who joined the Brits. There was no punishment of most who joined, just the ones who deserted to do so.
@areyousickofit9833
2 жыл бұрын
"That's what the chair sounds like..." instant like for me. 😅
@george5273
2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see the mentioning of our beloved Escuadrón 201 in our beloved WW2 channel
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, George
@bobmetcalfe9640
7 ай бұрын
There was a guy from the Republic one of my father's ships. Dad asked him why he was there, and he said he couldn't resist a good fight - which sounds like a bit of bullshit to me but who knows? Maybe he just wanted the adventure. I know there are guys who fought in the Korean War because they were sick and tired of hearing their older brothers going on about World War II.
@armandor.garcia6208
2 жыл бұрын
Mexico was the single biggest provider of raw materials for thw U.S. war effort. Steel, oil, coal, almost everything. Guy Gabaldon was a MOH recipient who served with honor, but faced vicious racism when he came home.
@2ddw
2 жыл бұрын
Sooooo, the Irish Guards, part of XXX Corps wasn't particularly Irish?
@Gfdsa40
2 жыл бұрын
He’s talking about Line Regiments not Guards
@ernestogramsci1656
2 жыл бұрын
Could you please mention guy gabaldon
@alphamikeomega5728
2 жыл бұрын
Well, I had no idea about the Irish contribution to WWII. I had only ever seen maps colouring the country "neutral".
@lycaonpictus9662
2 жыл бұрын
Ireland's military history is a bit interesting in that it was not infrequently the case that thousands of Irish soldiers would be fighting in foreign wars that were not Ireland's own. The American Civil War is another notable example. Between a quarter to one third of all Union soldiers in the civil war were foreign born, and Irish were the second largest contingent after Germans with roughly 150,000 serving. (roughly 200,000 Germans) Interestingly enough there were also Irish fighting on the other side, most notably with the Louisiana Tigers, though in much smaller numbers than in Union service.
@nygothuey6607
2 жыл бұрын
I really want to ask a question here on purpose, full well knowing that it won't be answered, but doing so anyway because of Indy's comment at the end of the video. PS Love the video, keep up the great work.
@MarcosElMalo2
2 жыл бұрын
You should just ask it. However, don’t expect an answer from Indy unless you go through proper channels.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
@Nygoth Uey If you ask a question here one of our team will do their best to answer if it's something that can be covered in a not-too-long comment here. For the full OOTF treatment though you will have to post in the TG forums
@macariogutierrez9224
2 жыл бұрын
My grandfather worked in the railway yards of Kansas City because of the bracero program.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing about him.
@WasNotWas999
2 жыл бұрын
I have a question...
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Okay…
@ΟΥΡΟΛΟΓΟΣΑΡΙΔΑΙΑΜΑΡΙΟΣΖΑΧΑΡΙΑΔ
2 жыл бұрын
"That's what the chair sounds like" especially if it has gases....:))))
@nickgooderham2389
2 жыл бұрын
At 5:04 - 2.8%? 1.1 million Canadians served in WW2. With a population of just 11 million at the time that means the correct figure is actually 10%.
@brokenbridge6316
2 жыл бұрын
This was a fine video. And I would ask my question. But I know already where it will go o well. Have a nice day everyone.
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@brokenbridge6316
2 жыл бұрын
@@WorldWarTwo---Your welcome
@garrettcushman7058
2 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video about how many people ask questions in the comments?
@elveheim
2 жыл бұрын
Great
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Elveheim
@lewiswestfall2687
2 жыл бұрын
great video. Who asks questions in the comments?
@hoggy3775
2 жыл бұрын
I never realised Timmy Mallet fought in the war. 7:50
@leeboy26
2 жыл бұрын
Defeating the enemies of the Motherland with word association games since 1942.
@tomservo56954
2 жыл бұрын
As long as the Chair is there...
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Not my chair, not my problem.
@grahamhufton7715
2 жыл бұрын
love to know where the 2.8% for Canada comes from, Given the population, numbers for bomber command, RCN and Canadian Army don't square with that percentage.
@expendablegerbil
2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same thing. Around 10% of the Canadian population served in the armed forces during WWII (1.1 million of a population of 11 million in 1939). Maybe he
@freppie_
2 жыл бұрын
missleading commercial at the start -1
@ErikHare
2 жыл бұрын
What happens to the questions left in the comments?
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Good question.
@captsavage3049
2 жыл бұрын
What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? Sorry.... just had to be one of the 30 questions in the comments :)
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
42
@dilly7551
2 жыл бұрын
Why’d you leave the keys up on the table?
@randomlyentertaining8287
2 жыл бұрын
"Irish Republicans are particularly angered by the fact that Britain still has a presence on the island in Northern Ireland." Hmm, don't know Indy, I don't think they were/are that troubled by it...*glances at Go On Home British Soldiers, Kinky Boots, 1968-1998* Oh and I got to ask, what is it with Ireland and not recognizing the heroism of its men? As mentioned here, there's the treatment of WW2 Irish veterans but there's also the Battle of Jadotville, where A Company of the 35th Battalion made of up of some 155 led by Pat Quinlin held the "town" of Jadotville for four days against incredible overwhelming odds of 3,000 to 4,000 mercenaries and irregulars with artillery and air support while cut off from the rest of the UN Peacekeepers before being forced to surrender due to lack of supplies (what few supplies that were sent and received were largely unusable). They did this while suffering a mere 5 men wounded to hundreds of enemy killed and wounded. When they returned, they all deserved many rounds of drinks and medals yet were told that the battle would not be recognized and no one would be awarded for their bravery. This is all recounted and "documented" in the Netflix special, Siege of Jadotville. Well worth a watch if you haven't already. Thankfully, their actions would finally be recognized by the Irish government over 40 years later and properly rewarded another fifteen years after that with a Presidential Unit Citation, the first in Irish history if I'm not mistaken.
@Flurb_Xray
2 жыл бұрын
I have anyway my problems to talk about an "independent" Ireland between 1922 and 1949. In that time Ireland was a so called Free state within the British Dominion and therefore the British King still was the head of the state. So Ireland back then had rather an autonomy than real independence. Real independence came with 1949 when it declared to be a republic.
@levipierson4946
2 жыл бұрын
Hey indy, I have a question for the time ghost army, what do yall like on your coffee on tusday mornings like today?
@thustra07
2 жыл бұрын
Call this the 31st question so you can match.Baskin Robbins for flavors.
@creatoruser736
2 жыл бұрын
Oh damn, watch out Axis, Haiti declared war on you!
@minuteman4199
2 жыл бұрын
There are still a lot of Irish soldiers in the British army.
@archstanton6102
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly how do I leave a question? You weren't quite clear on the video. I leave it here right?
@chad12345678
2 жыл бұрын
Would love an episode on the contribution of the American countries to the war effort
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Geronimo Every episode is a great investment of research, time, and money. We do our best to cover the action of this war every single week and to bring you special episodes regularly, but we can't do it without your support! Join the TimeGhost Army today and help us make more of those specials! www.patreon.com/join/timeghosthistory
@chubbyGrimblr
2 жыл бұрын
As a Latino, the mention of the Bracero program and Mexican-American soldiers means a lot :)
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Chris
@willow-y3r
2 жыл бұрын
great video 👍 must say it again _
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you Angel!
@matthewelberson4140
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting about the Irish. I figured most would have hated the English too much to sign up for allied armies
@gwtpictgwtpict4214
2 жыл бұрын
A sizeable proportion of Wellingtons army during the Peninsular War were Irish, English / Irish history is a complex subject.
@Capt_OscarMike
2 жыл бұрын
Mr. OOTF.....Ohhhh Me....ME....ME.....ME....YES I HAVE MY HAND UP.... I HAVE A QUESTION!!! sOorry, but you tossed the bait...like salmon swimming in front of hungry bears...I had to pounce... Take Care PS. Shortest Post I've ever entered here in the 2+ years of watching and hopefully supporting you guys/gals
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Oscar thank you for your loyal support & good humor about asking questions. Of course we do try to answer as many as we can here in the comments, but there are so many and we are a small crew. Take care & stay tuned
@josiahlewis7391
2 жыл бұрын
Question for Out of the Fox Holes: Who was the leader of Germany during the wartime period?
@frederikadam9511
2 жыл бұрын
Oh you :)
@Spiderfisch
2 жыл бұрын
Karl Dönitz
@aa2339
2 жыл бұрын
That Bracero Program of short-term immigrant work contracts doesn't sound so bad. Wonder why they never continued or even expanded it.
@patrickazzarella6729
2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Could you please link me to the footage of the school children singing to Germany and Hitler in their classroom. While the translation wasn't the best it was featured in some of the first videos on this or the time ghost history channel
@TheEvertw
2 жыл бұрын
Well done pointing out that the Soviet Army was only about half Russian. Modern Russians seem to have forgotten that, claiming all the honour for the Soviet defeat of the "Germans" (and their Italian, Romanian etc allies). A large part of that Soviet army consisted of ethnic Ukrainians and Belarusian on whose soil much of the fighting took place. Also a large part of the Soviet civilian casualties were ethnic Ukrainian or Belarusian. It makes the current claims of that wannabee Stalin all the more absurd.
@TheEvertw
2 жыл бұрын
@@aleksazunjic9672 True, there were some Ukrainians who colaborated with the Nazis. There also were Dutch and French and Polish etc who did. Considering how Stalin had treated the Ukrainians (Holodomor), they had more justification than most to do so.
@michaelronsonette8052
2 жыл бұрын
Can I ask a question?
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
You did 🤦♂️
@BattlefrontESP
2 жыл бұрын
No podéis decir “Viva México” y celebrar cómo los mexicanos le lamieron las botas a USA en la misma frase.
@philsosshep4834
2 жыл бұрын
Did he miss the irish guards ?
@ArcBing
2 жыл бұрын
Indy can you tell us why people are asking questions in the comments?
@dtaylor10chuckufarle
2 жыл бұрын
Is there anything worse than Chuikov in Uranus?
@spykezspykez7001
2 жыл бұрын
Well now... I suppose that would have ... would have to be *TWO* Chuikovs?
@philipreeves9311
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget about the Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s souring relations.
@billyyank2198
2 жыл бұрын
Asking a question here in the comments. Will you answer my question?
@WorldWarTwo
2 жыл бұрын
Yes but it'll be a sarcastic intern response
@Westside-911
2 жыл бұрын
Indy why did Hitler declare war to the United States while he didnt have to ? The Congress declared war on japan but not to Germany, why did Hitler added another enemy with huge capabilities?
@Oxtocoatl13
2 жыл бұрын
You might wanna check out this weekly episode: Hitler declares war on USA and the Jews - ww2 - december 12, 1941
@Westside-911
2 жыл бұрын
@@Oxtocoatl13 you re right man i ve missed some weekly episodes
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