GERMAN REACTS TO WW2 by Oversimplified

GERMAN REACTS TO WW2 by Oversimplified

I do America Reaction, some call it Reaction US, Reaction USA. I love to get to know the USA, My videos arent British Reaction or Brit reacts videos. I am also very interested in the usa military reaction as well as us military reaction. I have a passion for us sports reaction, like nfl reaction or nba reaction. I am not brit reacts to america. I do European reacts videos. I also do reaction to america and reaction to us and reaction to usa videos. In this video we cover

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[Chrisb.reacts]

Hey sorry for the bit of censoring (its mostly only the first few minutes), but otherwise the video would get blocked from YouTube (not Germany, don’t know why people think that). Thanks for your understanding :)

[meganclodfelter]

Hi from the USA! You are right about the US Flag -- at the time of WWII, the US had 48 states. Hawaii & Alaska became states in 1959.

[johndunkelburg]

Bismarck once said that the only time the Italians ended a war on the same side they started it on, they switched sides twice.

[devermax]

Congratulations on the continuing success of your channel. As a 70+ year old woman in OH, USA, I enjoy watching your channel to learn (about Germany & the historical events you explore) and because your enthusiasm is delightful. I think you're a hoot.

[worldchampion]

My Father was in WW2 against the Germans. He was in the Battle of the Bulge. He was born on Dec. 1st, 1915 and died on Nov. 26th, 2011. He liked the German people after the war was over. He never did like the Nazis. He said that the German people were smart and also very kind. He didn't think much of the Russians at all. My Father was part German. So I am part German also.

[brianstacey]

Dr. Stephen Ambrose, the famed WWII historian responsible for Band of Brothers, said it best. "Germany and Japan declared war on the rest of the world. It never occurred to them that the rest of the world was bigger."

[texasdustfart]

I've noticed that Germans are taught about WW2 while Japanese are oblivious to that time in their history and for that I respect the German people (also the Germans have great beer and food).

[danielaramburo]

Italy: we are allied with the Germans. They lost a battle? We side with the UK instead. Germany won a battle? We side with the Germans again.

[jodu]

so good to see a german not hate themselves over something in the past. time for historical guilt to end

[JayEvansA]

My grandfather was in the US 28th Infantry Division and fought in Europe against the Germans during WWII. He never spoke of the war, so after he passed, I did a lot of research on his war service and time as a prisoner of war in Germany. I was blessed to have been able to speak with a number of veterans while researching my grandfather. That was many years ago, and I suspect that most of those men have long since passed. A number of them spoke about what excellent soldiers that the Germans were, and what a formidable enemy that they had been. I think that the Austrian painter would have done better had he listened to his generals. They obviously knew better than he did, but he was such an egomaniac that he wouldn't listen to the much more qualified people around him. Things might have turned out differently if he had. Anyway, looking forward to part two.

[TheEggmaniac]

Im going to be a little bit serious here. The Treaty of Versailles was probably too hard on Germany. It was mostly down to France, who insisted on severe reparations from Germany because they wanted to punish them. So its often quoted as being a reason why Germany, including Hitler in the years following, felt they had been given a unfair deal and wanted to retaliate against the Allies. But infact, when the Germany agreed to the conditional surrender, 1918, they were at the point of collapse, as a state. In late October 1918, sailors in Kiel refused to follow orders from the German government. Strikes spread throughout Germany as people became frustrated with food shortages. Germany and their allies realised it was no longer possible to win the war. The German emperor, Kaiser Wilhelm, abdicated. The country was on verge disintegration. A conditional surrender, must have seen the best option. The Allies were also sick of the war, but were in a much better state to continue. Especially after the US joined in 1917. It has often been stated that if the Allies hadnt accepted the conditional surrender, and continued the war, they would probably have swept deep into Germany, and possibly to Berlin. When the armistice was signed in 1918, by the German leadership, and after the war, a lot German soldiers ( including Hitler ) and civilians, didnt realise or want to accept that their nation was on the verge of collapse. They couldnt understand why their leaders had given in to the Allies. It has been postulated that if Germany had been invaded then, and completely defeated, then the second world war might have been avoided.

[gailseatonhumbert]

When I studied WWII a major cause was the size of the reparations forced onto Germany from WWI. Realizing that didn't work the United States changed its WWII post war strategy with both Germany and Japan helping to rebuild the countries instead of seeking reparations again. Things were also complicated because of Stalin's ambitions.
WWII is why the American military always plans for fighting 2 wars at once.

[OkiePeg]

My grandfather nearly died in WWI in Argonne Forest. Mothers lost over 100, 000 young soldiers (not counting the wounded ones).
My grandfather was disabled the rest of his life.

[madogthefirst]

The invasion agreement was made in secret so when Germany invaded and took over most, USSR came in to "stabilize" the region since Polish government was no more. The Poles were so shocked that at first they thought the Soviets were coming to lend aid against the German advance.

[CountryFenderBass]

My Opa was in the 8th Panzer Division as a Panzerjager. He was with them from 39 to 45. Towards the end of his tour he earned the nickname. “The Old Hare” They would tell the young kids that if they want to stay alive do what “The Old Hare” tells you to do. I asked him about the nickname name and he said in Germany hares never grew old because they were hunted. Only the wise hares grew old and lived. So I asked him why he thought the lost the war and he said. “Our leaders forgot how to do simple math” Itwas mathematically impossible for us to win, math never lies”

[charlessaint]

My Grandmother was Japanese. She served in the War as a nurse with the Japanese Red Cross, and was attached with the Imperial Army. She witnessed the Doolittle Raid. Went to Singapore in 1943 and spent the rest of the war there. When Singapore surrendered to the Brits in 1945, she became a prisoner-of-war, and held in Malaya. Throughout this entire time Grandma still serving as a nurse, and described the Brits, "They were always gentlemen. They would hold the door open for me, and say, "Good morning, Ms. Mogami." The sentries would salute her, as nurses were considered officers, even though she was technically a civilian.

Returning home in 1946, her country was devestated. On the ride home Grandma went through Hiroshima, and said, "All I see is rubble and two dead trees." Her hometown, Saijo, was attacked at least once by Allied aircraft, because it had a small harbor and factories. According to Grandma, her mother and sisters were working in a rice paddy near such a factory. They were buzzed by an Allied aircraft and threw themselves into the mud. When they lifted their heads, one of the factory smoke stacks was missing. They didn't see or hear and explosion. It was just gone.

Her family also was involved in the war. They witnessed Hiroshima, from a distance. Grandma's eldest brother was conscripted and sent to China. He survived and came home. When he returned home, he was so infested with lice and fleas they stripped him at the doorstep, scrubbed him raw in the tub, and burned his uniform. According to my father, there was another brother who was also conscripted, sent to one of the Pacific islands, and disappeared.

Yet, despite everything that happened, to herself, her family and her country, Grandma never was angry about the war. In fact, she married an American soldier during the Occupation. They spent the rest of their lives together. When asked how she felt, Grandma would just say, "It was war. Let's go shopping."

[iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd]

17:38 something the video forgot to mention is that in 1940, the Brits had invented radar, so while the Germans outnumbered them, they could see the German planes coming from miles away and could better direct their Air Force to intercept.

[PhantomSavage]

Yes, more of this! It would be fun to see you react to all of Oversimplified videos. I've watched them a hundred times and I always love watching people experiencing them for the first time, especially from their unique perspective =D

[andrewstoll]

Going to war with the US in the 1940's was pretty much insane with the manufacturing capacity we had was incredible. The Ford Willow Run plant was producing (1) B-24 bomber per hour/ 24 hours a day. The ship building companies were amazing. One builder built a liberty ship hull in A DAY!!!

[catlady]

Hi from Nashville TN- Love your videos! Always interesting and entertaining! And you are enthusiastic and fun, as well as entertaining.