@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
For perspective Hitler's last gamble of WW2 the Ardennes offensive involved 26 German divisions, around 400,000 men. The Germans committed over 74 divisions in the Spring offensive. đź’€
@lindadeal3344
World War1 is my favorite war to study! Thanks for these videos, I truly appreciate it đź’— đź’–!
@nicolorettagliata5039
Just a minor correction: following Caporetto's disaster (october 1917) where Italy lost a lot of territory and thousands of men, Italy didnt retreat from its contribute to the war. The Italian Army resisted against the last huge austro-hungaric offensives (spring-summer 1918) and in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto (october 1918) more than one million soldiers were deployed in a counter Attack that broke the enemy front and forced A-H to surrender.
@diannegooding8733
The RN/USN naval blockade of Germany, which they could not break, was actually what won the war. A land victory by Germany would be very damaging and dangerous but not disastrous for the Allies!
@ohoto3896
wow a quality older documentary, I live for these. head and shoulders above the newer breed of history hit trash etc
@JoshuaVanneck
Very interesting. At one point you jump forward to the Battle of Amiens 8th August and the return to the Spring Offensive. I sassed it out. Thank you
@amarettomeming9441
One of the problems with the german creeping bombardment was that they had orders to keep firing all of their shells once they hit maximum range, so when the infantry caught up they either started getting teamkilled again or had to stop advancing---read this in storm of steel
@nigelbagguley7606
My Great-uncle Edwin Hodges was killed at Paschendaelle and his name inscribed on the Menin Gate in Ypres.
@marvwatkins7029
In WWI, the only real gains made throughout the conflict were by the Grim Reaper.
@johnkohl5484
This offensive is what led to the blitzkrieg tactics of the beginning ww2 (speed with smaller weapons and tanks). The luddendorf breakthrough was too good and the heavy krupps artillery were not able to keep up. When they reached a heavily fortified position, they had to wait on there big guns and it took too long.
@mohammedsaysrashid3587
A wonderful historical coverage and explained of that military circumstances...mobilizes the warfare required machanized units which was not excited at that times beneath German empire military even Germans elite stormy units considered a new modern veteran of machized Blitzkrieg war strategy.. Germany rialid on manpower , concentrated fire power at short range, and artillery bombarding...thank you for sharing
@robertsansone1680
Very excellent. Thank You
@christophernorth1663
American professor - shirt and tie English professor - T-shirt Now I’ve seen it all.
@cristianroth8524
14:47 Now there's a standstill in the war Repeating what's been done before It must come to an end A few will transcend
@joelgoldberg3019
Petain after his last great service to France which was reviving the French Army after the mutinies - was utterly useless. Many people commented on his innate pessimistic nature and defeatism. Soemthing that reached its peak in 1940.
@brucewood1827
For Bullet-Tooth Tony. You can also compare the Tet Offensive with the German Offensives in both world wars. By 1968 the North Vietnamese were in a relatively bad place due to combat and economic attrition. They needed to do something that would end up turning American citizens against the Government and Military. The Tet Offensive was the plan the Communists came up with. Like the Germans the Communists wanted to split South Vietnam in Half. In effect, controlling the Northern Provinces before their final push on Saigon.
@lorimeyers3839
My “grandfather’s” dad fought for Russia in WWI. He received ammunition before his first battle, and only survived by picking a rifle off his dead comrade so he could actually use his ammo. Russia did not have the means to fight such a war at the time. Completely under equipped. The war ended for him after he was mustard gassed. He moved to America in the late 1920s and died relatively young, in his late 50s.
@BronzNazareth
This is great, thanks!
@bigbaba1111
1918 was such a strange year. Germany could have won the war even in 1918 after all the troops were freed up from the eastern front.
@tlalotoani