The Moment France Surrendered to German Soldiers

Hitler's merciless bombing of Warsaw, Poland, strikes fear into the hearts of citizens around the world. On June 16, 1940 a radio announcement conveys news of France's capitulation.

Narrated by Martin Sheen

#worldwar2 #france #apocalypse

From the Series: Apocalypse: The Second World War: Aggression

[chrisbreezy-ryanbarbosa]

Germany was the winner of the first Tour De France

[mokka]

100k dead, 1.85M prisoned all in a month. Wow

[tersus]

What an absolute humiliation that was. Imagine being French ww1 veteran and seeing this unfold before your eyes.

[xerxes]

"I defeated Austrians just by marching " ~Napoleon.
130 years later Austrian painter took that revenge.

[jerolvilladolid]

Just like Napoleon, you can win 1, 000 battles, have 100 victorious treaties, but it only takes 1 defeat to make you lose the war

[themaze]

I just know Napoleon was rolling in his grave seeing how badly France did during WW2

[phillipallen]

The look on the French soldiers faces is devastating

[lelouchvibritannia]

The Germans legitimately thought that France was going to put up a better fight than the USSR. They were shocked not only at their own success in beating France but in how few casualties they took in beating every single country they managed to defeat before July 1941

[heartsofironever]

It's always fascinating to me how when a war end and a peace treaty is signed, the soldiers aren't treated that well and shamed, but the losing side's generals still get salutes from their opposing officers and are treated with respect

[auerstadt]

The Germans did even better against the Soviet Union, but the Soviets could keep retreating until German supplies ran low. The French could not keep fighting from Spain. The Soviets had room to be unprepared.

[jessemery]

The generals saluting eachother was cool

[MrAckers]

One of the biggest armies in the world at the time got smashed in weeks!
Embarrassing

[MichaelJ]

Incredible footage. If the war happened just 40 years before we’d never have this

[MorphineAbuser]

2:20 not a phone is sight, just people living in the moment.

[Jameswilllee]

Why are the streets of Paris lined with trees?

Because Germans like marching in the shade.

[the_guy_with_yeeyee_a_haircut]

France invades algeria:
Germany invades france :
Also algeria: how the tables have turned

[Admodeus]

I'm so thankful that we were able to record the second world war so that we today can see it.

[Clinton_Gore]

Thankful we have historical videos like this

[fabiosunspot]

Words of Stalin, "couldn't they put up any resistance" it was the biggest embarrassment of any country in Europe in morden times.

[piroshmiro]

To compare, Poland lasted 35 days attacked from two sides, first by Germany at first of September and then by Russia 17th of September. 66 thousands soldiers killed, 133, 700 wounded.