Inside the room where the war was planned | Secrets of WWII

The Map Room at the Cabinet War Rooms was staffed day and night throughout the Second World War. It was here that some of the most important strategic decisions of the war were planned. It was in this room that Prime Minister Winston Churchill spent the entirety of D-Day. And only a handful of people even knew this room existed. What exactly went on in the top secret Map Room in the Cabinet War Rooms, who worked here, and why will some of these details will continue to remain a mystery to this day?

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[jaywalker]

My aunt, Miss Winifred Tindall, was one of secretaries that sat at the big table.
She had a seat on the plane to Canada should the worst happen .
Three parts of Operation Fortidude were named after the secretaries that took notes for Winnie.
It was a proud moment seeing her cavas and steel chair to the left of Winstons .
This was where my aunt “Did Her Bit “ .

[BHuang]

Been there couple of years ago. It was an amazing museum to visit and know!!

[diedertspijkerboer]

Somehow this footage gives me a sense of the massive scale of the war. Maybe because of the huge maps. And a fascinating look into one of the main nerve centres of that war and how it operated.

[simonhellier]

These videos are great. There are places where you can tell history happened, and this is one of them. They don’t need multimedia experiences to spoon feed information, just some basic knowledge and a sense of imagination to visualise the momentous decisions made, and Churchill’s presence. Priceless.

[slartybartfarst]

An excellent walk through & explanation of what happened in the Map Room. Thank you.

[caplondon]

Good video. Been there a couple times. Awesome to be able to see it. Well worth a visit.

[spliceoncharlie]

Thanks for the historical video. Many forget about war rationing and the 3 sugar cubes for a weeks ration rings home. Happy to see WWII history being preserved.

[T_Mo]

The IWM "Churchill War Rooms" is an excellent place to visit. Really fascinating history, and well presented.

[jonathanchalk]

I can thoroughly recommend as a must see.

[spidos]

@8.00 I like the way he pronounced Philippines.

[trivialtrav]

"Big black box of technology"

LOL

[cjpayne]

jeez they would have loved to have google earth on a 70 inch screen down there

[peterhopkins]

Today there exists planning and control locations similar to these rooms, but with electronics even now you could not guess at. The intelligence here is the best in the world.

[earlyriser]

I have been there and it is small but very meaningful

[EnergyJoules]

Damn, not many people have watched this, this is incredible

[granitesevan]

Any mention of Bomber Command, with that lunatic toff front and centre of planning? No. Thought not. He was an angel, wasn't he...

[lenny]

There it was decided what should happen at Dunkirk. After the war, a BBC team visited General Montgomery "Monty" at his home for an interview. Among other things the reporter asked General Montgomery: "Monty, are you still contemplating that fabulous victory over Nazi Germany?" General Montgomery answered: No. Actually, no. What I am lately thinking about is that why was my mother so cruel to me during my school days?

[silenthunteruk]

6:19 The pins on the map here are showing the Allied Zones of Occupation Germany and Austria.

[nimay]

When you have to play RTS games but you and your homies didn't have PC.

[Crashed]

The Pacific war was a American personal project, after Pearl Harbor with one War Room in Washington DC.
Nice to know that others were keeping track from the outside.