By late 1942, the snow squall had taken its toll on both sides, and combined with the smoke deployed by the British vessels to conceal a convoy of 15 merchant ships carrying fighters, bombers, tanks, and several resources, the battlefield had turned into a series of minor skirmishes with little to no visibility.
If the convoy managed to deliver the goods to the Soviet port of Murmansk, there was a possibility the Soviet Union could survive the encirclement of the German Sixth Army at Stalingrad.
Still, German Vice Admiral Oskar Kummetz was trying his best to lure away the enemy ships so that his second ambush force could attack from the south and lay waste to the rest of the convoy bound for the Soviet Union.
As the second group of German destroyers finally arrived at the scene, it was only a matter of time before more British escorts appeared.
The Germans had to act fast and sink the merchant ships before the hellish Arctic ambiance ruined their ambush operation…
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"If the convoy managed to deliver the goods to the Soviet port of Murmansk there was a possibility the Soviet Union could survive the encirclement of the German sixth army at Stalingrad".
Words fail me. When that convoy left the germans had already been encircled for over a month. Not that it makes any difference to your nonsense script.
Ngl, the thumbnail looks cool
Why did the bit about Bismarck show an Austrian WW1 dreadnought capsizing? Do you somehow imagine we wouldn't know it WASN'T Bismarck? Neither Bismarck nor Hipper had triple gun turrets. If you can't get film of the right ship, at least get the right KIND of ship in the right war! Do NOT use fake/wrong or movie footage in documentaries. There are several other examples in this vid. You can't just show a random warship and expect to remain credible. 🙁
What movie are some of the clips from?
"The fate of the Soviet Union…" (4:50) is a bit of an overstatement.
I just decided I don't want this buried in a reply. My father survived a Russian convoy – the Russians gave him a medal, which I had to organise for him because he lived miles away from the Russian Embassy. But that was relatively easy. When the Brits decided to issue medals, I went and asked him if he would like one. He was then living in a veterans' home, in NZ with a lot of memory loss from Alzheimer's and strokes. But he said he would liike the recognition. The Brits made it so difficult and complicated to get the damn thing that he died before I could organise it. I'll never forgive them for that.
yeah, presenting those convoys as being critical for the Soviet victory – these gringos are such manipulative propagandists – always agrandizing the importance of their prowesses and those of their British cousins
As usual it was Hitler's temper that got the best of his arms forces. Hitler failed it to use his surface in a proper manner, anytime they faced any type of negative event, Hitler chose to just scrap the whole plan and park his surface ships for the remainder of the war. He just didn't have the guts enough to let his commanding officers fight the war. And that's a good thing, the end of the war was probably decided the day that Hitler broke the non-aggression treaty with russia.
The armaments that arrived at Murmansk were used almost entirely at Leningrad and not Stalingrad, Leningrad were in Desperate need with nearly Three Million People encircled, nearly One and a Half Million Civilians died in the Siege of Leningrad .
You have forgotten Tirpitz
Very well done, Sir.
Did anyone notice that three scenes between 5:12 and 6:00 contained Werner Kempler (Colonel Klinck from Hogan's Heroes) in naval uniform? Apparently, the historical stock footage is being augmented with movie footage.
With the the terrorism that Russia is displaying in Ukraine, I would rather have seen the Nazi-Germany crush Soviet.
General Patton was right, you know!
I thought Colonel Klink was in the Luftwaffe
What about the Scharnhorst at the Battle of North Cape on December 26, 1943?
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I would've stuck a toothpick in my penis hole if I was a German back then!
I've heard that Germany in both WW I and WW II stopped engaging the British navy. I never understood this logic. "Losing" a capital ship is the same thing as not using it at all. If you decide to not use an asset, it is as good as lost — gone.
Huh huh, too bad for the Master Race.
The ambush at Pearl Harbor wiped out our entire Pacific Fleet (except the carriers). Along with all the aircraft.
Who is crazier, Hitler or Putin??
The Worst Ambush that Kno-ACK ACK ACK *loses entire battle ships to Italian frogman*
As soon as the Allies got air supremacy it was pretty much the end times for the remainder of the German kriegsmarine.
Russians seem to forget the bravery shown by the British to get them their victory…. WW2 was a massive allied effort on all fronts… It should never be forgotten
great convoy. Only the Soviets NEVER never paid one cent for these suplies. Stalin had a bargain, !!
GB paid all till in the late 60th
Title is more than a little misleading. No German capital ship was knocked out in the battle and, while the U-boats would be the primary aggressors for the rest of the war, the German surface fleet would continue to pose a threat to Allied shipping forcing the Allies to assign considerable assets to defend against and neutralize.
What a way to go in those seas. I'm surprised they rescued anyone, as the time for survival in the sea was extremely short. An old mate of mine told me about his experience on "The Murmansk run" as he called it, using high pressure steam hoses to try and keep the ice to a minimum, as a ship could capsize if overloaded. He finally got his medal from the Russians when the chairbound ponces of Whitehall finally relented, and allowed the real men to have their much deserved award for 'The Murmansk run' and other soviet support given by Britsh lads.
Germany was beating Russia so if no aid was given there might not be a war in Ukraine today.
Russia and Germany invade Poland France and the brits declare war only on Germany hmmm
5:07 Colonel Klink from Hogan's Heroes appears! This must be before his assignment at Stalag 13.
It was my uncle's 21st birthday when he went down with his ship HMS Achates
The dialogue beings like it was already in progress. "By late 1942, the snow squall…" What snow squall? Obviously this is taken verbatim from another source. However, the producer of this content has also PLAGARIZED other sources, including other videos here on youtube. As if the fake narration wasn't enough. A big thumbs down to all of you who gave this a thumbs up.
Thanks a lot for Allies help for Soviet people during WW2. My grandfather was served by chief officer of gunship of Soviet Black Sea NAVY. Glory to seamen- heroes!
Many thanks for help now in war against mad russian orcs!
Greetings from the Ukraine!
Another commentary where the voice needs to use the bathroom before he starts.
I don't think the title was chosen correctly. I would rather argue that the worst ambush was on Scharnhorst in December 1943.
Bit fake in parts – describing the loss of the Bismarck for example, while showing a ship with triple turrets turning turtle. Bismarck had twin turrets, one of which had been blown off before the ship sank.
Hitler really had little comprehension of Naval Strategy and squandered his Capital Ships rightly realising that they were too few and too Expensive
I'm still amazed at how poorly the Nazis used their navy. They built these huge state of the art ships and never seemed to get the never to commit them to combat properly. Compare their actions to the US Navy in the Pacific. Sort of debunks the reputation of Nazi Germany as the home of fearless warriors.
Nice video but I don't think the outcome of the battle of Stalingrad depended on the successful arrival of this convoy.
Die Bismarck war mit Abstand das modernste schnellste und stärkste Schiff 1939.
Russia was using up T34s faster than they could build them. Most of them broke down or were killed before they used 1 tank of fuel.
What leader would actually scrap a capital ship when at war?
02:40 What ship is this capsizing? It is not the Bismarck, that is for sure.
Can we stop saying germans an call them what they were…..nazis
The Worst Ambush of WW2 : The Battle of Savo!
I generally like such videos, however I really do not understand why the fate of the Soviet Union would have depended on 80 fighters 30 bombers and armoured vehicles shipped in a medium sized convoy.
One convoy would have almost no impact. Many – obviously.
Dramatic wording with less actual point.
This interpretation ruined my interest in this video a lot.
everytime they mention the sinking of the Bismarck they show the footage of the British battleship HMS barham which was sunk by german subs in 1941
3:25 Flower class corvette…? What? Imagine someone asks you if you were in the navy and you answer: „Yes Sir, I served aboard the Flower Class Cruiser USS Dandelion“ Love it XD