The Germans engineer a coup in Hungary to keep the Hungarian army in the war, but the Allies have finally entered Germany in force, taking Aachen in the west. The Soviets liberate Belgrade in the east, and launch new attacks in Baltics, and at the other end of the world come American landings in the Philippines, and the recall of Vinegar Joe Stilwell from China.
00:00 Intro
1:00 Recap
1:21 Raids on the Philippines
04:42 The Invasion of Leyte
06:11 Joe Stilwell is recalled from China
08:12 The Battle of Aachen
12:24 Battle of the Scheldt
14:03 Soviet attacks in the Baltics
16:23 Horthy’s fall- a coup in Hungary
19:45 Germans close in on Slovakia
21:55 Belgrade Liberated
24:47 Summary
25:01 Conclusion
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4:57 so odd seeing a rifle slung with the bayonet mounted.
Don't know about Americans, but British military and civil servants can't accept a foreign medal without approval. Maybe the paperwork involved out Stillwal off 🤔
The Nazis pretty much guaranteed that Hungary will become a Soviet Puppet state for 45 years. If they had not launched the coup its possible Hungary could have become at a free and neutral state during the cold war.
We dutch almost never say 's Hertogenbosch. We go with the easy form of The Bosch (means the busch of the dukes) like The Hague(Which official name is 's Gravenhage)which mean the "Dukes Hedge". Which is derived from a hedge owned by the duke where "religion was preached" "Hagenpreek"
Another great report by Indy! Hellzapoppin all over the world this week! Bet Chaing is very glad to see old Vinegar Joe say goodbye to China! But looking into MY crystal ball, I see years ahead where Chiang might wish he had Joe and his troops back in China!
I've been asking already twice via email, but does anyone know the name of the soundtrack playing in the introduction (0:33 – 1:00)?
more mini map
Hmm, it’s almost late October and you haven’t mentioned the battle of Hürtgen Forest?
Thank you.
Desperate times call for cool operation names.
We went from "Fall Weiss" in 1939 to "PANZERFAUST" in 1944.
I must be mishearing. For a couple of episodes now you’ve quoted a historian who’s name sounds for all the world like Rhona Mitra. I’ve had a perfunctorily google and it doesn’t seem like British actor and model RhonaMitra has a sideline in ww2 history. What is the name Indy is actually saying so I can properly google the source?
The day it was confirmed Indy isn't an F1 fan 🥲
very interesting video
Are we getting any sort of special coverage on the upcoming Battle of Leyte Gulf, given its status as the largest naval battle in history by total displacement?
Two things of note to correct: one, Lakatos was lying, it was a rubber stamp parliament, what he truly meant was that without Horthy he cannot take the blame for signing an armistice with the communists. While Horthy may not have been a fool, he clearly wasn't as a great thinker as his fans make him out to be, from start to finish, he wanted an armistice with the Soviets, but a separate pace with the Western Allies. Even his request to halt attacks in Hungary was born out of the hope that somehow the troops from Italy wouldn't continue toward Germany but liberate Hungary first.
As for Szálasi, the Nazis had a good reason never considering him as a viable alternative. He was a Hungarist who claimed Hungarians are even purer than the Aryans. He was only chosen, because where people loyal to Horthy wanted a Hungary that rules itself within its original borders from before WWI, Szálasi was wiling to keep Hungary under perpetual fascist rule.
Great video as usual. One small mistake tho. Szálasi didn't declare himself Nádor, his title was Nemzetvezető which means National leader/Natzionalführer.
The title of Nádor was the second most powerful after the king. A Nádors job was to take over the kings duties while the king was abroad. Without a king there couldn't have been a nádor.
Incredible that Germany stayed in the ware another 6 months..
Chiang's abysmal handling of the war and the corruption of his government was one of the greatest failures of WW2 resulting in the catastrophe that was the takeover by the CCP and the millions upon millions of deaths at the hands of Communism.
Thank you again for covering the Battle of the Schelde. Other question though: Is there or will there be an initiative to compile this gargantuan effort of historical education other than Youtube? One might imagine it not be around forever?
It’s hard to find a more anti-Semitic place than Hungary, even today.
My dad was a Signal Corps combat photographer attached to the First Army during the battle of Aachen. He was shot through the neck there on October 8th. He rejoined his unit on the 30th in time to participate in Hurtgen Forest, the Bulge, and the crossings of the Roer and Rhine rivers, as well as meeting up with Rossokovsky at the Elbe. His scrapbook is remarkable.
You gotta keep your left up. Looks like someone gave you a smack in the lip.
"The correct collective noun for" in case of English language has the same meaning as "a stupid term somebody has coined".
What about Burma and India?
When I was 5 years old I witnessed the reenactment of MacArthur's landing in Leyte during the 50th anniversary. It's a fond childhood memory watching the landings sitting on my Dad's shoulders.
hitler was also prophetic about europeans being replaced
My late father was at Leyte and saw MacArhur somewhere off the beach. Dad was an Army Air Corps engineer and operated a bulldozer constructing airfields.
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That order has one of the coolest names, though. Order of the Blue Sky and White Sun. It's right up there with Germany's Order of the Black Eagle. I personally prefer them to things such as the Order of the Iron Cross, but maybe the latter is just overused.
Not a fan of Stilwell's or Chiang's, but, from your own earlier episodes, it seems to me that the problem was not Burma, but that Chiang's generals did not follow orders to go into battle even in China, and Stilwell felt that Allied troops were dying in Burma for nothing.
I cant be the only one who always skips the Pacific theatre, only care about Europe
The situation in Hungary is absurd! Germany is losing hand over fist in all fronts and people are still throwing their lots with Hitler?! Crazy….
I do not think your flag etiquette is correct. The flag of the United States should not be crowded into a group of other nation's flags. The Union Jack, on the right, to Indy's left, is much more openly displayed.
I wonder why Hitler insanely clung to Germany's conquests here and there while his own soil was being successfully invaded
The map is featuring pre 1938 borders. Igoring the fact that between 1938 and 1941, Hungary annexed territories from Czechslovakia, Romania and Yugoslvia. Although only the gains from the letter two were not recognised by Britain. It's a mess.
Imagine how an American Flag Officer can be awarded the Medal of Honor for losing a campaign and an entire country without being shot or captured by the enemy forces. He and his family and staff was secreted out of the country leaving General Wainwright holding the “bag of shit”!
"Oh ands you can click here for a Between Two Wars episode about Hungary before this whole mess started." Looks over and sees a special on American Wolfpacks…
Just letting the team know the error for the link. Thanks for the amazing work.
And now 50 years later they are americas greatest rival .
Just a minor mistake: You used ">" as fewer in stead of "<".
Also thank you for the incredible work.
look at the map. The Germans still have army in northern Greece and some islands (Crete, Milo's, Dodecanese).The same time, the Soviets invade eastern Prussia and the Allies take Aachen
what was the point of people in Hungary supporting the Coup, the soviets were already on the Hungarian soil, it was just a matter of days very very bloody days for who ever will be in power.
pretty sure you got your "less than/greater than" symbol backwards. > is greater than, < is less than
One Week (Maybe)
Before we get to Taffy 3? 😳
I love you folks and everything you do, but once more and for the cheap seats in the back, you really don't need those telephone-call cold opens. All they do is slow down the proceedings.
Who does Indy talk to on the phone at the beginning of each episode…? I'm guessing Sir Winston Churchill – thoughts?
Just a little correction, 21:21 its BanSka Bystrica