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July 5, 2020

Light, Mobile, and Deadly: the French Mle 1937 25mm Puteaux AT Gun

Filed under: France, History, Military, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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After World War One, the French military set up a program to modernize all of its weaponry, and that included a replacement for the Mle 1916 light infantry cannon. An anti-tank gun had not been necessary during the Great War, as Germany never fielded tanks in substantial numbers — but as a pioneer of the modern tank, the French recognized the need for a good AT gun. Taking a lesson from World War One, they wanted a light gun that was flexible and mobile, easily moved around the battlefield and easily concealed from enemy fire. A 25mm cartridge was specified, and both the Hotchkiss company and the Puteaux arsenal created guns to use it. Both were adopted into service, with the Hotchkiss Mle 1934 being a bit heavier and the Puteaux Mle 1937 being a bit lighter, at only about 600 pounds. The Puteaux gun was quite small, easily moved by a horse or virtually any motorized vehicle. It had a long barrel and the 25mm AP projectile had a muzzle velocity of about 3150 fps, making it quite effective on the light and medium tanks of the 1930s. It was also remarkably accurate, and the long barrel and flash hider gave it a very small firing signature. Aiming was done with either a 4x magnified optic or a set of backup iron sights.

A total of 1285 of these guns were made before the armistice of June 1940, and they served ably in the Battle of France. A few were also used by the British before Dunkirk, and after the armistice they were used by German forces in limited numbers, and also supplied to Spain and Finland as military aid (this particular one has a Finnish property tag on it).

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July 3, 2020

“Nuclear Attack” – Atomic Bombings – Sabaton History 074 [Official]

Filed under: History, Japan, Media, Military, Pacific, USA, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Sabaton History
Published 2 Jul 2020

At 0815 on 6 August 1945, the first atomic bomb, nicknamed “Little Boy”, was dropped out of the B-29 Enola Gay and descended towards the Japanese city of Hiroshima. 43 seconds later, the city was engulfed in a flashing bright light and a shockwave of unimaginable heat and deadly pressure. From the hypocenter of the resulting mushroom-cloud, a blue-green fireball burned and blinded the city and its inhabitants with unprecedented power. 140,000 people were killed in the first few moments. Tens of thousands would die from wounds and radiation. The age of atomic warfare had begun.

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August 6, 1945. On this fateful Monday morning our world changed forever.

Nuclear weapons were now a reality, destruction on a whole new level a possibility. International power dynamics, foreign politics and conflict handling would never be the same once this new kind of weapon of mass destruction had entered the scene. The threat of potentially world-ending nuclear war, the fear that the men in power would push “the red button”, would hang over people like a dark cloud from this day on. The Nuclear Age had begun.

If you’re interested in how politics developed during The Nuclear Age, you can explore that in the day-by-day coverage of The Cuban Missile Crisis over on TimeGhost History. The first introduction, “USA Starts the Atomic Arms Race”, is already up and you can watch it right here: https://youtu.be/zEXjoBe5ZdI

The History of: The British 1942 Battle Jerkin & Skeleton Battle Jerkin | Uniform History

Filed under: Britain, Cancon, History, Military, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Uniform History
Published 24 Mar 2020

The start of another two parter, in this one we cover the British Battle Jerkin family as it helped inspire the US Normandy Assault Vest’s creation.

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July 1, 2020

A Non-Nazi in Nazi Uniform? – Gerd von Rundstedt – WW2 Biography Special

Filed under: Germany, History, Military, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

World War Two
Published 30 Jun 2020

Most of the German high-command are not committed National Socialists. So what were like and why did they still serve the Nazi regime?

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June 30, 2020

David Irving – Can you trust ANYTHING he wrote?

Filed under: Books, Europe, Germany, History, Military, WW2 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

TIK
Published 29 Jun 2020

Can you trust ANYTHING that David Irving wrote? In 1996, David Irving sued Deborah Lipstadt for libel (in the “Irving vs Penguin Books Ltd” trial) because Deborah Lipstadt had said Irving was a Holocaust Denier. Historian Richard Evans was called upon as an expert witness, and he examined Irving’s works for two years, discovering many major factual errors in David Irving’s works. Richard Evans came to the conclusion that Irving cannot even be classed as a “historian”, and says “not one sentence” in any of his speeches or written works can be trusted. Richard Evan’s Telling Lies About Hitler presents a solid case against David Irving that casts serious doubt about every “historical” text that Irving wrote, and this video presents 3 examples from Evan’s brilliant book (this video is not a sponsored video, I genuinely think Evan’s book is brilliant and you should get yourself a copy) that really should make you question the opinions of those who still promote Irving’s works.

Holocaust deniers may continue to deny that the “Final Solution to the Jewish Question” took place, but in actively distorting the evidence, they undermine their own cause. The term “distorian” describes their “writers” better than the term “historian”.

And, in case it isn’t blatantly obvious, I’m NOT a Fascist, NOT a Nazi, NOT a Marxist, and am NOT promoting said evil ideologies. This video is for educational and historical purposes, so that we may learn from the past and prevent it from repeating.

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📚 BIBLIOGRAPHY / SOURCES 📚

Evans, R. In Defence of History. Granta Books, Kindle.
Evans, R. Telling Lies About Hitler: The Holocaust, History and the David Irving Trial. Verso, 2002.
Irving, D. Hitler’s War:1939-1942. PAPERMAC 1983.
Irving, D. Hitler’s War:1942-1945 PAPERMAC 1983.
Lipstadt, D. Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory Penguin Books, 2016.
Rees, L. The Holocaust: A New History. Penguin Books, 2017.
Seidel, G. The Holocaust Denial: Antisemitism, Racism, & the New Right. Beyond the Pale Collective, 1986.
Shermer, M. & Grobman, A. Denying History: Who Says the Holocaust Never Happened and Why Do They Say It? University of California Press, 2009.
Steinbacher, S. Auschwitz: A History. Penguin Books, 2005.

The FULL list of all my sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/…

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ABOUT TIK 📝

History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question – “But is this really the case?” I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do.

This video is discussing events or concepts that are academic, educational and historical in nature. This video is for informational purposes and was created so we may better understand the past and learn from the mistakes others have made.

June 29, 2020

Operation Gunnerside: The Mission to Stop Germany’s Atomic Bomb

Filed under: Europe, Germany, History, Military, WW2 — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Historigraph
Published 21 Mar 2020

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Sources:

Richard Petrow, The Bitter Years

David Greentree, Heroes of Telemark: Sabotaging Hitler’s Atomic Bomb

Clips:

1948 film Kampen om tungtvannet

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June 28, 2020

Operation Barbarossa – End of the Nazi-Soviet Alliance – WW2 – 096b – June 27 1941

Filed under: China, Germany, History, Japan, Military, Russia, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

World War Two
Published 27 Jun 2020

Operation Barbarossa kicks off this week with action all along the front as German panzers pierce deep into the Soviet Union. Meanwhile, Claude Auchinleck becomes Commander of the Allied forces in the Middle East that capture Damascus.

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– Cassowary Colorizations
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– Daniel Weiss
– Norman Stewart – https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/

Sources:
– Imperial War Museum: E 3833, TR 841, E 1549, E 5448
– Bundesarchiv, CC-BY-SA 3.0: Bild 146-1990-044-13, Bild_183-B24575, Bild_101I-265-0048A-03, Bild_101I-208-0031-03, Bild_169-0443, Bild_101I-020-1262-35, Bild_101I-020-1272-21, Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-209-0056-06
– Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
– FDR Presidential Library & Museum

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British 1942 Prototype Simplified…Enfield?

Filed under: Britain, History, Military, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

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Published 18 Nov 2018

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In 1942, the British government instituted a development program to design a new simplified rifle to replace the No4 MkI Lee Enfield. The CSAD (Central Small Arms Department) came up with a design using a quite simple receiver machined form a small steel billet. It was a rifle wholly distinct form the Enfield, although both were chambered for the .303 British cartridge. The simplified rifle used a front-locking bolt, a simplified cocking piece, and had a magazine holding just 6 rounds. The sights were a simple 300/600 yard rear aperture, and a crude spike bayonet could be fitted either forward for use or rearward for storage.

The project never got as far as serial production, or even field trials as far as I can tell, and only a handful of prototypes were made.

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June 27, 2020

Tank Chats #74 Panzer I | The Tank Museum

Filed under: Germany, History, Military, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

The Tank Museum
Published 10 May 2019

Panzer I was the first tank mass produced by Germany, as part of their drive to re-arm in the 1930’s before the Second World War.

The Tank Museum’s Panzer IB tank is the only known commander’s model of the Panzer I.
Cradit @10:25 Panzer I from The Arsenalen Museum, Sweden.

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June 26, 2020

The Holocaust Begins in Lithuania – War Against Humanity 013 – June 1941 Part 01

Filed under: Europe, Germany, History, Military, Russia, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

World War Two
Published 25 Jun 2020

The German Fallschirmjäger target the Cretan civilian population as they take the island with big losses. But the War Against Humanity intensifies dramatically as Operation Barbarossa is launched on 22nd June, 1941.

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Julius Jääskeläinen – https://www.facebook.com/JJcolorization/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2215569…
Norman Stewart – https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/

Sources:
Detail of Mural Depicting 1919 Amritsar Massacre – Jallianwala Bagh – Amritsar – Punjab – India, courtesy Adam Jones https://flic.kr/p/kj6riR
RIA Novosti archive, image #965
Bundesarchiv
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
IWM E 3064E
Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum
from the Noun Project: Policeman by karina, suit by Gabriel Ciccariello, manufacturer by priyanka, land investment by Gan Khoon Lay, soldier by Andi Nur Abdillah, classroom by Gan Khoon Lay, prisoner by carlotta zampini, interrogation by Gan Khoon Lay, Tortured Man by Gan Khoon Lay, sitting at desk by IYIKON

Bibliography:
“NKVD and Central Committee of the Soviet communication” as documented in: The great west Ukrainian prison massacre of 1941, a sourcebook – Ksenya Kiebuzinski, Alexander Motyl
Alexander Statiev, The Soviet Counterinsurgency in the Western Borderlands 167-168
“Lithuania in March 1941: An American Diplomat’s Report”, In: Journal of Baltic Studies 26:2 (1995) 161-158.
Herman Kruk, The Last Days of the Jerusalem of Lithuania: Chronicles from the Vilna Ghetto and the Camps, 1939-1944 (2002)
Stephan D. Yada-Mc Neal, Places of Shame – German and Bulgarian war crimes in Greece 1941-1945, Books on Demand, 2018
Antony Beevor, Crete 1941: The Battle and the Resistance, Greek edition, Athens, 2004.
Fleischer, Hagen, “Battle of Crete”, in Crete, History and Civilization, vol. 2 (Greek), Cretan TEDK, Heraklion, 1988.
Sanoudaki-Sanoudou Antonis, May 2011, German reprisals in the Battle of Crete (Greek), 70 Years from the Battle of Crete, pp. 89-112

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Skrya – “First Responders”
Flouw – “Endlessness”
Jon Bjork – “For the Many”
Johannes Bornlof – “Deviation In Time”
Andreas Jamsheree – “Guilty Shadows 4”
Cobby Costa – “From the Past”
Farell Wooten – “Blunt Object”
Philip Ayers – “Trapped In A Maze”
Johannes Bornlof – “The Inspector 4”
Gunnar Johnsen – “Not Safe Yet”

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From the comments:

World War Two
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We apologize deeply for the mess up with the listing of countries at the opening – somehow the errors in the list of invaders slipped through the fact check. To be clear: neither Bulgaria, nor Slovenia (obviously) invaded the USSR in June 1941. We’re working on fixing it in some way with YouTube’s help.

At the end of June 1941 the civilian population in what is today Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia are facing two lethal enemies. The political police of the USSR – the NKVD, and the invading German Army accompanied by the Nazi killing squads of the SS. That’s simply how it is. That it will get even worse than it is during the last week of June, especially through horrors committed by one of these sides does not change that fact. Because of the importance of these events to humanity, and the difficulty we all face to not equivocate who did what, we would like to remind you that we use a chronological format, that we do not make analytical commentary that looks to what will happen, but let you discover the events as they evolve.

“Ghost Division” – Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division – Sabaton History 073 [Official]

Filed under: France, Germany, History, Media, Military, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Sabaton History
Published 25 Jun 2020

In the night of 17 May 1940, confusing reports were reaching French High Command. They spoke of what was thought impossible: The German Army had broken through the Maginot Line in the north. Scattered and panicked soldiers spoke of a “Division Fantôme” – a Ghost Division! It was Generalmajor Erwin Rommel’s 7th Panzer Division that was wreaking havoc in the French rear. In an unauthorized push, Rommel had seized the opportunity to rush the French fortress garrisons by a surprise armor attack straight from the move. Now in open space and with the night sky illuminated by burning French tanks and trucks, it was crucial for the Ghost Division to exploit its tactical victory. Alone and cut off like an island in a sea of enemies, this was easier said than done.

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Sources:
– Bundesarchiv, CC-BY-SA 3.0: Bild 146-1977-018-13A/Otto, Bild 101I-124-0219-20/Hinz, Bild 146-1972-045-02
– Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
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The Italian Tank Meme

Filed under: Africa, Europe, History, Italy, Military, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Potential History
Published 27 Jul 2018

Italian tanks and why they were what they were.

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June 25, 2020

20mm Lahti L39 Antitank Rifle (Shooting & History)

Filed under: Europe, History, Military, Weapons, WW2 — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Forgotten Weapons
Published 12 Sep 2016

Sold for $10,350.

The Lahti L39 was the Finnish answer to the need for an anti-tank rifle, developed just before the Winter War. The rifle was created by noted Finnish designed Aimo Lahti, who had pressed for it to use a 13.2mm cartridge. However, arguments for using a 20x138B cartridge won out, based on hopes to use that cartridge in both antitank and antiaircraft roles, as well as testing that showed the 20mm projectile to have greater terminal effect.

The L39 was not available for use in the Winter War (having been adopted barely 2 months before the Russian attack), but was used extensively in the Continuation War. While improved tank armor quickly became thick enough to protect against the round, it was used for a variety of anti material roles, attacking machine gun positions, bunkers, light vehicles, and more. In 1944, an anti-aircraft version was also produced, firing in full auto and using 15-round magazines.

Today, ammunition is available from a few companies, typically using lathe-turned new cases and surplus 20mm Vulcan projectiles.

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June 24, 2020

BESAL: Britain’s Emergency Simplified Light Machine Gun

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Forgotten Weapons
Published 8 Aug 2017

Armament Research Services (ARES) is a specialist technical intelligence consultancy, offering expertise and analysis to a range of government and non-government entities in the arms and munitions field. For detailed photos of the guns in this video, don’t miss the ARES companion blog post:

http://armamentresearch.com/british-b…

The BESAL is a simplified redesign of the Bren light machine gun, developed by a BSA employee named Faulkner. The design of the gun was motivated by the disastrous retreat of the British Army from Dunkirk in 1940, where they abandoned a huge amount of weaponry and war material, including most of their Bren guns.

The Bren gun was in production only as the BSA factory, which was at great risk to German bombing — and the Bren included a number of complex parts that could not be effectively put into production elsewhere in the UK on short notice. It was with this in mind that Faulkner designed the BESAL, which used much simpler components which could be made in a great number of small shops. Decentralized production would have made it a much more resilient process in the case of invasion (similar to German small arms production late in the war).

By the time the BESAL prototypes were built, tested, and approved as being reliable and effective, however, the immediate threat of invasion had passed and the Bren was in production at the Inglis factory in Canada as well as at BSA. The BESAL design was shelved for use in case it became necessary again, but it never was.

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June 23, 2020

Defending Britain with a Bayonet | Hobart’s Pike | The Tank Museum

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The Tank Museum
Published 24 May 2020

Director Richard Smith looks at Percy Hobart and the incredible weapon he was issued on joining the Home Guard at the start of WW2; a bayonet welded to a pole. Major General Percy Hobart commanded the 79th Armoured Division and gave the revolutionary, specialised tanks used on D-Day their nickname “Hobart’s Funnies”.

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