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November 29, 2019

Why was Cavalry Used in Warfare? | Animated History

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

The Armchair Historian
Published 11 Jan 2018

Why was Cavalry used in warfare?

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_…
http://www.napolun.com/mirror/napoleo…
http://napoleonistyka.atspace.com/cav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalry…
https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/…
http://www.cincinnaticwrt.org/data/cc…
http://www.napolun.com/mirror/web2.ai…

Music: Music: Antonio Salieri: “Twenty six variations on La Folia de Spagna“

From the comments:

The Armchair Historian
1 year ago

So two things….

1. A lot of people are saying the video is an oversimplification. You’re exactly right, this is a prelude of a series I’ll be doing covering all types of cavalry from all different eras, as well as tanks. I’ll be covering mainly the abstract, and the concepts, and less of all the specific numbers and statistics. This video is to act as an intro.

2. A lot of people are saying cavalry and tanks aren’t the same. You’re right again, but here’s what I meant in the video. The tank replaced the cavalry, and still fulfills the abstract usage of cavalry, as a decisive shock unit. You don’t have many of them, they’re more expensive, and they hit harder than their counterparts, infantry, and artillery. Of course tanks are not used in the same way cavalry was in warfare, but as cavalry left they were replaced by armor. In fact, many people tried to use tanks just like cavalry, but it didn’t work. It took up until the end of WW2 for most generals to realize this.

Hope that clears some stuff up,

Griff

To give an example of his second point, the British use of “cruiser” tanks in the Western Desert campaign of World War 2 typified the “it’s just an armoured horse” view of tanks. Disproportional British tank losses to German anti-tank guns was the usual result.

November 13, 2019

Conclusions from a mock battle

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

Lindybeige
Published 19 Jul 2013

Re-enactment is a form of experimental archaeology.

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October 18, 2019

“Angels Calling” – Trench Warfare – Sabaton History 037 [Official]

Filed under: History, Media, Military, WW1 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

Sabaton History
Published 17 Oct 2019

Trench Warfare was the reality for countless soldiers fighting on the the fronts of World War One. It was a hell on earth. Soldiers had to endure mud, cold, stench of decaying bodies, endless artillery and gas barrages and enemy raiding parties. The Sabaton Song “Angels Calling” is about daily life on the frontlines of The Great War.

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National Army Museum
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
Wellcome Images
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IWM: Q 69986, Q 45584, Q 6420, Q 6419, Q 33350, Q 745, Q 6421, Q 24579, Q 10685, Q 445, Q 32420, Q 517, Q 65065, Q 69983, Q 79501, Q 9333, E(AUS) 572, E(AUS) 1497, Q 6969

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From the comments:

Sabaton History
2 days ago
What? The Sabaton History special editions of EVERY album? Nooo.. Really? Sounds awesome! And.. How can I get those? … As a reward for supporting Sabaton History on Patreon? Get out of here! .. Oh.. I should head over to https://www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory to check it out? Gotcha! Cheers!

October 6, 2019

Shieldwalls

Filed under: Greece, History, Military — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Lindybeige
Published on 24 Mar 2011

This may address many of the comments I had for my spears video. Many of my theories are based on the I think fairly reliable notion that people in the past were similar to people today in that they tended towards a desire for self-preservation, and away from reckless bravery.

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September 22, 2019

Gladius VS Spatha – Why Did The Empire Abandon The Gladius?

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

Metatron
Published on 11 Feb 2017

If the famous Gladius/rectangular Scutum combo had proven to be so effective for so many centuries why did the Late Empire Romans choose to abandon it in favour of a spatha/round shield combination? Here is what I think.

Gladius was one Latin word for sword, and is used to represent the primary sword of Ancient Roman foot soldiers.

A fully equipped Roman legionary after the reforms of Gaius Marius was armed with a shield (scutum), one or two javelins (pila), a sword (gladius), often a dagger (pugio), and, perhaps in the later Empire period, darts (plumbatae). Conventionally, soldiers threw javelins to disable the enemy’s shields and disrupt enemy formations before engaging in close combat, for which they drew the gladius. A soldier generally led with the shield and thrust with the sword. All gladius types appear to have been suitable for cutting and chopping as well as thrusting.

Gladius is a Latin masculine second declension noun. Its (nominative and vocative) plural is gladiī. However, gladius in Latin refers to any sword, not specifically the modern definition of a gladius. The word appears in literature as early as the plays of Plautus (Casina, Rudens).

Modern English words derived from gladius include gladiator (“swordsman”) and gladiolus (“little sword”, from the diminutive form of gladius), a flowering plant with sword-shaped leaves.

Gladii were two-edged for cutting and had a tapered point for stabbing during thrusting. A solid grip was provided by a knobbed hilt added on, possibly with ridges for the fingers. Blade strength was achieved by welding together strips, in which case the sword had a channel down the center, or by fashioning a single piece of high-carbon steel, rhomboidal in cross-section. The owner’s name was often engraved or punched on the blade.

July 12, 2019

“Devil Dogs” – U.S. Marines – Sabaton History 023 [Official]

Filed under: Germany, History, Media, Military, USA, WW1 — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 06:00

Sabaton History
Published on 11 Jul 2019

The United States entered the battlefields of Europe in 1918. Among the first Americans to participate in the fight were the U.S. Marines, who quickly adopted the name “Devil Dogs”. One of their most notable engagements is the Battle of Belleau Wood in June 1918, where the Marines fought the battle-hardened Germans for 26 days.

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Creative Producer: Joram Appel
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Music by Sabaton.

Sources:
IWM: Q 61342, Q 70181, NTB 319-2, IWM 687, 1061-08e, IWM 508-67, IWM 501-9, IWM 435, IWM 778, Q 98994, IWM 484

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From the comments:

Sabaton History
2 days ago
This episode is about the US Marines and their actions during the Battle of Belleau Wood in 1918. While most of the footage in this episode is depicting the Marines and the Germans in 1918, and some of it is even depicting the actual fighting in Belleau wood, there is not a whole lot footage or imagery from the action. So for whoever is enough of a history buff to spot that some of our illustrative material is in fact depicting other engagements, well spotted! We try to use authentic material whenever we can, but in the end we have to make an episode visually attractive and dramatic, and we can’t do that with just looking at Indy’s head for 15 minutes (although I’m sure that many of you wouldn’t mind). That was the announcement. Peace, rock on and cheers!

June 9, 2019

Making the legendary service Khukuri/Kukri of British Gurkhas – KHHI Nepal

Filed under: Asia, History, Technology, Weapons — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

KHHI Nepal
Published on 26 Mar 2018

See how a scrap of steel is converted into a piece of mastery craft by our men @ duty. All bear hands, hard labor, years of experience and great skill. Pls enjoy it!!

Is the original 2016-17 British Gurkhas Issue issued to the new recruits as their training, exercise, utility and even as a combat knife.

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June 6, 2019

Bloody Normandy: Juno Beach and Beyond – Part 1

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

canmildoc
Published on 17 Sep 2011

Part 1 of 5

Documentary “Stories from the Second World War: Bloody Normany”.

Juno or Juno Beach was one of five sectors of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944, during the Second World War. The sector spanned from Saint-Aubin, a village just east of the British Gold sector, to Courseulles, just west of the British Sword sector. The Juno landings were judged necessary to provide flanking support to the British drive on Caen from Sword, as well as to capture the German airfield at Carpiquet west of Caen. Taking Juno was the responsibility of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and commandos of the Royal Marines, with support from Naval Force J, the Juno contingent of the invasion fleet, including ships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The beach was defended by two battalions of the German 716th Infantry Division, with elements of the 21st Panzer Division held in reserve near Caen.

The invasion plan called for two brigades of the 3rd Canadian Division to land in two subsectors — Mike and Nan — focusing on Courseulles, Bernières, and Saint-Aubin. It was hoped that preliminary naval and air bombardment would soften up the beach defences and destroy coastal strongpoints. Close support on the beaches was to be provided by amphibious tanks of the 2nd Canadian Armoured Brigade. Once the landing zones were secured, the plan called for the 9th Canadian Infantry Brigade to land reserve battalions and deploy inland, the Royal Marine commandos to establish contact with the British 3rd Infantry Division on Sword, and the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade to link up with the British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division on Gold. The 3rd Canadian Division’s D-Day objectives were to capture Carpiquet Airfield and reach the Caen-Bayeux railway line by nightfall.

The landings initially encountered heavy resistance from the German 716th Division; the preliminary bombardment proved less effective than had been hoped, and rough weather forced the first wave to be delayed until 07:35. Several assault companies — notably those of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles and The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada — took heavy casualties in the opening minutes of the first wave. Strength of numbers, as well as coordinated fire support from artillery and armoured squadrons, cleared most of the coastal defences within two hours of landing. The reserves of the 7th and 8th brigades began deploying at 08:30 (along with the Royal Marines), while the 9th Brigade began its deployment at 11:40.

The subsequent push inland towards Carpiquet and the Caen-Bayeux railway line achieved mixed results. The sheer numbers of men and vehicles on the beaches created lengthy delays between the landing of the 9th Brigade and the beginning of substantive attacks to the south. The 7th Brigade encountered heavy initial opposition before pushing south and making contact with the 50th Infantry Division at Creully. The 8th Brigade encountered heavy resistance from a battalion of the 716th at Tailleville, while the 9th Brigade deployed towards Carpiquet early in the evening. Resistance in Saint-Aubin prevented the Royal Marines from establishing contact with the British 3rd Division on Sword. When all operations on the Anglo-Canadian front were ordered to halt at 21:00, only one unit had reached its D-Day objective, but the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division had succeeded in pushing farther inland than any other landing force on D-Day. – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_beach

March 26, 2019

Donning hoplite armour

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

Lindybeige
Published on 28 Sep 2016

How long does it take a hoplite to get ready for action? Watch one incompetent one time himself as he dons his panoply.

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March 10, 2019

Prussian Infantry under Frederick the Great

Filed under: Germany, History, Military — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 03:00

Military History Visualized
Published on 6 Oct 2017

Prussian Infantry during the time of Frederick the Great of Prussia. Basic background on infantry types like Grenadiers, Fusiliers, etc., organization and combat formations.

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Guddat, Martin: Kürassiere, Dragoner, Husaren. Die Kavallerie Friedrichs des Großen.
Hawkins, Vincent B.: “Frederick the Great”, in: Brassey’s Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography, p. 339-345

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February 26, 2019

QotD: The infantryman

Filed under: Military, Quotations — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 01:00

Let us be clear about three facts. First, all battles and all wars are won in the end by the infantryman. Secondly, the infantryman always bears the brunt. His casualties are heavier, he suffers greater extremes of discomfort and fatigue than the other arms. Thirdly, the art of the infantryman is less stereotyped and far harder to acquire in modern war than that of any other arm. The role of the average artilleryman, for instance, is largely routine; the setting of a fuse, the loading of a gun, even the laying of it are processes which, once learnt, are mechanical. The infantryman has to use initiative and intelligence in almost every step he moves, every action he takes on the battlefield. We ought therefore to put our men of best intelligence and endurance into the Infantry.

Field Marshal Earl Wavell, “In praise of infantry”, The Times, 1945-04-19.

January 31, 2019

Urban Combat: Fighting Positions

Filed under: Military, USA — Tags: , , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Military History Visualized
Published on 22 Sep 2017

Some basic introduction on Fighting Positions in Urbanized Terrain according to a US Marine Corps Manual.

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January 30, 2019

WW2 from German perspective

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

FootageArchive – Videos From The Past
Published on 18 Dec 2012

Welcome to FootageArchive! On this channel you’ll find historic and educational videos from the 1900s. Watch, learn, and take a trip back in time as we gain insight into a previous time. Subscribe for more.

Note: this video contains archived public domain/licensed footage. This footage serves documentary purposes on world history and is to be viewed as educational.

October 30, 2018

RE: Bren vs Spandau – which was better? @Lindybeige

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

Military History Visualized
Published on 17 May 2016

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Response video, it was necessary, I like Lindybeige, but his latest video “Bren vs Spandau – which was better?” had too many errors. So here is my response to his video.

Original video posted here (and follow-up video here).

September 8, 2018

Battle of Saipan – Steel and Coral – Extra History – #1

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

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Published on 6 Sep 2018

The battle of Saipan would decide the fate of the Pacific War. On a tiny island, just five miles wide, thousands died under advanced artillery and amphibious tanks. This series is brought to you by World of Tanks PC. Check out the game at the link below and use the invite code FORAGER for extra goodies. https://redir.wargaming.net/r06pve1j/…

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