World War Two
Published 4 Feb 2021Where is Kurdistan and how were its people involved in World War Two? Did Germany try to annex South Tyrol from Italy? And why did Hitler have that Moustache? Find out in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.
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Written by: Lewis Braithwaite, Ian Irungu, Timothy Smith
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
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Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Lewis Braithwaite, Ian Irungu, Timothy Smith
Edited by: Michał Zbojna
Sound design: Marek Kamiński
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X by Richard KunáSoundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
“When in Bavaria” – Trabant 33
“Dawn Of Civilization” – Jo Wandrini (1)
“Ancient Discoveries” – Gabriel LewisSources:
Bundesarchiv, Bild 137-055690
Bundesarchiv, Bild 137-055691Archive by Screenocean/Reuters https://www.screenocean.com.
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February 5, 2021
Where Hitler’s Moustache Came From, Kurds in WW2, and Germans in Italy – WW2 – OOTF 020
The 369th Infantry Regiment in WW1 – the “Harlem Hellfighters”
Lawrence W. Reed remembers the US regiment that spent the most days in combat during WW1 and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre for the unit’s incredible fighting efforts:

“Some of the colored men of the 369th (15th N.Y.) who won the Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action.” Left to right. Front row: Pvt. Ed Williams, Herbert Taylor, Pvt. Leon Fraitor, Pvt. Ralph Hawkins. Back Row: Sgt. H. D. Prinas, Sgt. Dan Strorms, Pvt. Joe Williams, Pvt. Alfred Hanley, and Cpl. T. W. Taylor.
Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs via Wikimedia Commons.
Formed from a New York National Guard unit, the men of the 369th learned basic military practices at Camp Whitman, New York, before being sent to Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, South Carolina, for combat training. They were not welcomed by many of the locals there, and some were subjected to discrimination and vile epithets for no more reason than their color. In December 1917, they were shipped to France where they expected to see action on the front lines.
Their high spirits were quickly dashed when it became apparent the Army did not want to deploy them for anything other than manual labor, far from the fighting. Even the rifles they brought with them were confiscated by US Army officials.
The commander of the American Expeditionary Force, General John J. Pershing, was reluctant to commit any US troops to the front until he felt he had assembled them in sufficient numbers to ensure victory. The French, meanwhile, were desperate for manpower. Finally bowing to French pressure, Pershing gave them the 369th. While some regarded black troops as expendable, they ultimately proved themselves indispensable.
Consider this amazing record of the Harlem Hellfighters: No American unit experienced more time in combat than they did — no less than 191 days under fire. They never lost an inch of ground. The enemy never captured a single of their number. They suffered the highest casualty rate of any US regiment. None deserted. The grateful French bestowed their highest military honor, the Croix de Guerre, upon the entire regiment. Many individuals of the regiment received the US Army’s second-highest award, the Distinguished Service Cross. Posthumously, Henry Johnson received America’s Medal of Honor in 2015. The 369th ended up as the most decorated US regiment of the war.
Another distinguishing feature of the Harlem Hellfighters was their band, the largest and best-known of any regiment. Its leader was James Reese Europe, whose enlistment in 1917 proved to be a boon for recruitment. He was one of America’s best-known black musicians and others like Noble Sissle, who became Europe’s lieutenant and lead vocalist, were eager to serve with him.
Europe’s band was extremely popular with the French, even when Europe introduced his own arrangement of La Marseillaise, France’s national anthem. The Hellfighters’ band brought both jazz and ragtime music to France, where nobody had heard either before.
Tank Chats #93 Humber Hornet | The Tank Museum
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Published 24 Jan 2020Here David Fletcher takes a look at the Humber Hornet, a specialised air-deployable Armoured Fighting Vehicle. It was designed to carry the Malkara, an anti-tank guided missile developed by Australia and the United Kingdom.
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February 3, 2021
Just Following Orders? – Death Camp Commandants – WW2 Gallery
World War Two
Published 2 Feb 2021All Nazi transit, concentration, labour and extermination camps were led by Nazi officers. In this episode, we’re taking a look at some of them to see what kind of people rose to those positions and what impact they made.
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Source list: http://bit.ly/WW2sourcesHosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Written by: Joram Appel and Spartacus Olsson
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Joram Appel
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Sound design: Marek Kamiński
Map animations: Eastory (https://www.youtube.com/c/eastory)Colorizations by:
– Mikołaj Uchman
– Norman Stewart – https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/Sources:
– United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
– Bundesarchiv: 152-01-14, 152-01-26, 152-01-024, 119-0052-01, 152-01-16, 183-W0402-503, 152-23-10A, 152-26-27, 183-78612-0004, 146-2007-0068, 152-23-21A
– Yad Vashem: 202_65, 202_71, 4613_666, 202_169, 202_167, 202_133, 192-093, 11CO3, 192-006, 11FO7, 1137_208
– Watchtower by Eliricon from the Noun ProjectSoundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
– Gunnar Johnsen – “Not Safe Yet”
– Cobby Costa – “From the Past”
– Brightarm Orchestra – “On the Edge of Change”
– Phoenix Tail – “Last Minute Reaction”
– Christian Andersen – “Barrel”
– Farrell Wooten – “Rainy Landscapes”
– Flouw – “Endlessness”
– Wendel Scherer – “Defeated STEMS INSTRUMENTS”
– Craft Case – “Secret Cargo”Archive by Screenocean/Reuters https://www.screenocean.com.
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From the comments:
World War Two
5 hours ago (edited)
This is our first official “Gallery” episode. There are too many significant, impactful and interesting individuals to give them all their own Biography episodes. So we decided to bundle some of them together in categories in which they played a significant role, like the people who served as camp commandants in this episode. We will still do Biography specials when one individual story deserves to be told, but with the addition of this new format we will be able to cover a lot more and provide the broadest context to this immense war.
Germany’s WW1 “Kurz” Model Tankgewehr
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When the German Tankgewehr was introduced in May 1918, the first 300 or so guns were of a different pattern than the standard production that would follow (and of which about 16,000 would be made). The Kurz model had a barrel about 4 inches shorter than the standard, and was about 2 pounds heavier, because that barrel (although shorter) was much larger in diameter than the standard pattern.
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February 1, 2021
Battle of Hong Kong 1941 – Pacific War
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Published 31 Jan 2021The first 100 people to go to https://www.blinkist.com/kingsandgenerals are going to get unlimited access for 1 week to try it out. You’ll also get 25% off if you want the full membership
Kings and Generals 3d animated historical documentary series on modern warfare continues with a video on the battle of Hong Kong of 1941. Japanese Empire is waging another Sino-Japanese war against China and decides that it is time to take over Hong Kong, as the British were using it to supply the Chinese. This battle is considered one of the first in the Pacific War within World War II.
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The video was made by Leif Sick, while the script was developed by Ivan Moran. The video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficiallyDevin)
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January 31, 2021
Fortress Singapore Stands Alone! – WW2 – 127 – January 30, 1942
World War Two
Published 30 Jan 2021The Japanese advance on Singapore has gotten close enough that the British have destroyed the causeway to Singapore Island. The Japanese are also making attacks in the Solomon Islands, Burma, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies — their threat to Australia is real. Erwin Rommel’s surprise spoiler offensive in North Africa takes Benghazi, and on the eastern front the Soviets break a hole in the German lines in the north even as the temperature drops to the -50s.
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Source list: http://bit.ly/WW2sourcesWritten and Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Indy Neidell
Edited by: Iryna Dulka
Sound design: Marek Kamiński
Map animations: Eastory (https://www.youtube.com/c/eastory)Colorizations by:
– Mikołaj Uchman
– Jaris Almazani (Artistic Man) – https://instagram.com/artistic.man
– Norman Stewart – https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/Sources:
– JoJan, Berserker276 – from Wikimedia Commons
– National Portrait Gallery
– Termometer by Andi Nur Abdillah from the Noun Project
– Bundesarchiv – Bild 101I-811-1881-33
– Mil.ruSoundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
– Rannar Sillard – “Easy Target”
– Jo Wandrini – “Dragon King”
– Rannar Sillard – “Split Decision”
– Craft Case – “Secret Cargo”
– Reynard Seidel – “Rush of Blood”
– Flouw – “A Far Cry”
– Fabien Tell – “Weapon of Choice”
– Johan Hynynen – “Dark Beginning”
– Gunnar Johnsen – “Not Safe Yet”
– Fabien Tell – “Last Point of Safe Return”Archive by Screenocean/Reuters https://www.screenocean.com.
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M37: The Ultimate Improved Browning 1919
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In November of 1950, the US Ordnance Department requested an improved version of the Browning 1919 air-cooled machine gun for use in tanks. The new version was to be able to feed from either the left or right, a feature which was unimportant for an infantry gun but much more relevant when mounting guns into the tight spaces of an armored vehicle. An interim conversion of existing guns to the M1919A4E1 pattern came first, followed by manufacture of all-new guns by the Rock Island Arsenal and Saco-Lowell company from 1955 until 1957.
The design of the gun fell to Bob Hillberg at High Standard. He came up with a clever set of reversible plugs to change the bolt between left and right hand feed, as well as a captive recoil spring, manual safety, improved top cover and rear cover latches, and several other strengthened parts. He also incorporated a charging handle extension with integral manual hold open and a link ejection chute that could be mounted to either side of the gun. His T153 design was formally adopted as the M37, in caliber .30-06. A 7.62mm NATO version (the M37E1) followed as well. The M37 would serve into the late 1960s on the M48 and M60 tanks as well as several helicopters.
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January 30, 2021
The Extraordinary Voyage of USS Marblehead
The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
Published 6 Jan 2021By May 1942, nearly half of the forty surface ships of the U.S. Asiatic fleet would be sunk, including the fleet’s largest vessel, the heavy cruiser USS Houston. But the improbable survival of one of the fleet’s vessels, the light cruiser USS Marblehead, is the stuff of legend. The extraordinary voyage of the Marblehead is history that deserves to be remembered.
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January 29, 2021
Did 90 Minutes Decide the Fate of the Jews? – The Wannsee Conference – WAH 027 – January 1942 Pt. 2
World War Two
Published 28 Jan 2021To most, the Wannsee Conference is synonymous with the moment the Holocaust started. In fact, the meeting is mainly designed to formalise policy, and to involve political and governmental organisations in the crime.
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Source list: http://bit.ly/WW2sourcesHosted by: Spartacus Olsson
Written by: Joram Appel
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Joram Appel
Edited by: Miki Cackowski
Sound design: Marek Kamiński
Map animations: Eastory (https://www.youtube.com/c/eastory)Colorizations by:
Jaris Almazani (Artistic Man), https://instagram.com/artistic.man
Daniel Weiss
Mikołaj UchmanSources:
USHMM
Bundesarchiv
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
IWM SE 4819
Yad Vashem 75FO4, 4613/139, 5138/98, 2695/7, 3955/109, 4613/873, 3955/104, 14FO2, 4062/234, 4216/18, 3186/61, 16GO3, 10334/28, 6343/16, 3955/421, 4613/65
Moreshet Archive, No. D.1.4630.
Picture of Jewish and Lithuanian police guarding the entrance to the Vilnius ghetto, courtesy of USHMM, William Begell
Picture of Jews from Kamenets-Podolsk collected by Germans before being taken to the murder site, courtesy of USHMM, Ivan Sved
Picture of the Wannsee Villa, courtesy of JoJans, Wikimedia Commons
Picture of bodies of Auschwitz prisoners in Block 11, courtesy of USHMM, Instytut Pamięci NarodowejSoundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
Skrya – “First Responders”
Farell Wooten – “Blunt Object”
Philip Ayers – “Trapped in a Maze”
Fabien Tell – “Last Point of Safe Return”
Rannar Sillard – “March Of The Brave 9”
Andreas Jamsheree – “Guilty Shadows 4”
Johan Hynynen – “Dark Beginning”
Farell Wooten – “Rainy Landscapes”
Fabien Tell – “Never Forget”
Jon Bjork – “Disposal”Archive by Screenocean/Reuters https://www.screenocean.com.
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January 28, 2021
Japan’s Big Asian Gamble – WW2 Special
World War Two
Published 27 Jan 2021Access to scarce natural resources and labor was a big reason for the Japanese to invade numerous South-East asian countries. But was that necessary? And did the benefits outweigh the risk? Let’s find out!
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Written by: Joram Appel
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Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Joram Appel
Image Research by: Michał Zbojna
Edited by: Michał Zbojna
Sound design: Marek KamińskiColorizations:
Julius Jääskeläinen – https://www.facebook.com/JJcolorization/Icons from The Noun Project:
asia by Ted Grajeda
clothing by Adnen Kadri
Coal by Eucalyp
Wire by Arthur Shlain
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Iron Ingot by Jetro Cabau Quirós
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Medicine by Ladalle CS
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Paper by Sergey Demushkin
rock by Aline Escobar
tire by Juan León
soap by Roman
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rock by Bakunetsu Kaito
noun_Mineral_3517065Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
“Sights of the Tokyo Tower” – Sight of Wonders
“Paths of a Samurai” – Mandala Dreams
“Pacific Shores” – Mandala Dreams
“Sights of the Tokyo Tower” – Sight of Wonders
“Save Her” – Jon BjorkSources:
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From the comments:
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Japan wasn’t the only nation that went to war over Asia’s natural resources. Indonesia was a big source of wealth for the Dutch ever since it became a colony, so The Netherlands went to war after World War Two, when the Indonesians declared their independence. We have made a whole series about the Indonesian War of Independence, including a prologue covering the colonial context (including WW2 occupation) of Indonesia. You can watch that prologue right here: https://youtu.be/IkKJSRaeOik
Doughboy Bringback MP-18,I on the Range
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The MP-18,I was most likely the first true submachine gun to see combat use, issued in the final months of World War One to German Sturmtruppen. These guns were originally fitted with 32-round drum magazines form the Artillery Luger, but they were almost all quickly changed to standard System Schmeisser box magazines shortly after the war ended. This is a rare example of one still in its original configuration, as brought home by a US soldier as a war trophy.
The MP-18,I set the standard for basically all future SMGs. It has remarkably gentle to shoot, with a low rate of fire and nice big sights. The drum does throw the balance substantially off to the left side, but it has few other serious problems.
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January 27, 2021
Misunderstood Moments in History – The Spartan Myth
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The Spartans are immortalized in history as super soldiers bred for war. However most of what we think we know about them is a lie. Today we will unmask the truth behind the Spartan Myth.
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Documentary Credits:
Research: Dr Roel Konijnendijk
Script: Invicta
Artwork: Milek J
Editing: Invicta
Music: Total War OST, SoundnoteDocumentary Bibliography:
Paul Anthony Cartledge, The Spartans: The World of the Warrior-heroes of Ancient Greece
Nigel Kennell, Spartans: A New History (2010)
S. Hodkinson, Property and Wealth in Classical Sparta (2000)
J. Ducat, Spartan Education: Youth and Society in the Classical Period (2006)
S.M. Rusch, Sparta at War: Strategy, Tactics and Campaigns, 550-362 BC (2011)
E. Rawson, The Spartan Tradition in European Thought (1969)
S. Hodkinson & I.M. Morris (eds.), Sparta in Modern Thought (2012)
January 26, 2021
Tank Chats #92 | Challenger 2: Part 2 | The Tank Museum
The Tank Museum
Published 17 Jan 2020Part 2 of a two-part episode on Challenger 2 [part 1 was posted here]. As David Willey had so much to say about this British in-service vehicle, it has been split into two parts. The second part examines the Challenger 2 in service. David talks to soldiers currently serving on the Challenger 2, looks at where it has seen service and some of the tank’s features. With thanks to the British Army for their assistance.
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January 25, 2021
Evolution of the Submachine Gun: Three Distinct Generations
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Submachine guns have gone through a distinct evolution over the past one hundred years. Today we will look at these changes, specifically identifying:
– 1st Generation guns from World War One and through the 1930s
– 2nd Generation guns of World War Two
– 2nd Generation guns after World War Two
– 2nd Generation guns adapted to modern polymer manufacturing
– 3rd Generation guns in the form of rifle actions scaled down to pistol calibers

















