Join me in War Thunder for free using this link http://v2.xyz/WarThunderMilitaryHistory and get a premium tank or aircraft and three days of premium time as a bonus. The popular view is that the Wehrmacht used a combination of Panzers and Stukas to roll over Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belg...

Soviet Squad Tactics in World War 2, this video covers Squad Tactics according to the official regulation “Combat Instructions for the Infantry of the Red Army, Part I: Soldier, Squad, Platoon and Company” from November 1942, translated by Charles Sharp. It covers the basic principles for the sol...

Nebelwerfer Tactics of the German Army in World War 2. Note that "Nebelwerfer" literally means "Fog Thrower", a better translation would be rocket launcher. This video covers smoke tactics, high explosive tactics, tactics versus tanks and also tactics versus artillery. Additionally, we also look ...

A talk with Nicholas “Chieftain” Moran the military historian for Wargaming America / World of tanks and me. (Note: this was a private meeting). We talk about Shermans, Panzer IIIs, Panzer IVs, US Tank Crew Losses in World War 2, Guderian, Doyle, Liddell Hart, dust signature, tank bites, logistic...

The Soviet heavy tank IS-2 is barely covered in English or German literature so we looked a bit into Russian sources as well, for this Jens Wehner from the Militärhistorische Museum (MHM) der Bundeswehr Dresden and Peter from Tank Archives helped out. Additionally, we also have some nice footage ...

In this video we look at a German experience report on the Battle of Budapest (1944-1945) about urban combat. It covers preparation, defensive lines, counterattack, logistics, wounded, civilians, Soviet tactics, houses, weapons, air supply and various other points. » Stukabook - Doctrine of the G...

Why do Russian defense collapse on the front lines in Ukraine? In this video we look at various factors that plague the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. Cover: Original cover from Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=414709820842102&set=pb.100069092624537.-22075...

The Bismarck was struck critically by an attack of 15 Swordfish bi-plane bombers, yet wasn't able to shoot a single one down. How was this possible, considering that the Bismarck was the most advanced Battleship of the Kriegsmarine and the Fairey Swordfish a rather archaic and fragile look plane?...

There are many photos of burnt out Russian tanks out there that have - at least visually - explosive reactive armor bricks / elements that seem to be intact. The question why is this the case? Some people point out that the explosive elements were missing, but upon minor investigation this likely...

A look at the differences of rocket artillery - specifically the Nebelwerfer - and regular artillery in the Second World War. For this we look mostly at German primary sources (war-time documents) from the Second World War. Most of these aspects should also apply to Soviet Katyusha launchers etc....

Quite regularly I get comments along the lines that the Wehrmacht wasn’t ready for war in 1939 and that Hitler’s mistake was that he didn’t continue the build-up for a few more years, so that the Wehrmacht and German industry would be ready for war. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patre...

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Quite regularly people ask on my Pacific war videos, why the US didn't blockade the Japanese islands. Since it was rather apparent that the invasion plans Olympic and Downfall would be very costly in terms of casualities and the Japanese Navy and Air Forces were basically non-operational for the ...

Soviet Tank Losses in World War 2 were very high with more than 96 000 armored fighting vehicles (tanks and self-propelled guns) lost from 1941-1945. At one point in 1941 the losses reached the staggering amount of 650 tanks per day, which was several tanks divisions. Thanks to Dr. Jens Wehner fo...

Quite many people point out that the Versailles Treaty was a complete failure and that it was utterly useless. In terms of preventing the Second World War this might be true, yet we also need to look at the various consequences the Versailles Treaty had on Germany and how that affected how it had...

German tactical setup of an Infantry Regiment for the 2nd Battle at the Courland Pocket, which took place in November 1944 with references to the experience report about the battle. This includes the German defense setup, weapon placements, German tactical symbols (early vs. late-war) and various...

Top Myths about the Red Army in World War 2. Namely, unlimited manpower, blocking detachments, human wave tactics, preemptive war thesis, general winter and lend-lease. Cover: vonKickass Thank you to Militärhistorisches Museum der Bundeswehr Flugplatz Berlin Gatow: www.luftwaffenmuseum.de »» SUPP...

The famous Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251 – Special purpose vehicle 251 was the most produced German armored half-track in World War 2. This vehicle was mainly used within Panzer and Panzergrenadier Divisions, although only a limited number of these were available. This video looks at the origins, role,...

Wehrmacht (Army, Luftwaffe and Kriegsmarine) War Crimes in the Second World War. Note due to the sensitivity of this topic, this videos contains a lot of quotes from experts. The video provides a list of war crimes committed and specifically covers three that are in terms of impact the most impor...

The impact of Western Aid (Lend-Lease) on the Soviet Union's war effort is a highly debated topic. Both Western and Russian historians disagree, yet, sometimes Western historians diminish the impact, whereas Russian one's highlight the importance. The problem is that many aspects must be consider...

A look at the role of MP 40 (and its very similar “predecessor” the MP 38) in terms of role and tactics within the German Army in the Second World War. For this we look at German Army regulations, reports, tables of organization and equipment and also the weapons themselves. We look at the relati...

This video discusses the BMPT Terminator I and the BMPT-72 Terminator II. We look at the origins and influences from the Soviet-Afghan War, the Battle of Grozny / Chechen Wars and others. We look at various photos of both vehicles and the differences between the BMPT and BMPT-72. Additionally, we...

This video discusses what killed the most tanks in World War 2. Was it anti-tank guns, mines, planes, hand-held anti-tank weapons, mechanical breakdowns, etc. Also a short look at the problems of the term "kill", e.g., mobility, firepower and catastrophic/complete kill. Original Question by Chris...

Where are the Russian T-80s? People talk about the restoration of T-62s, but why not restore the 3000 T-80s that in Russian storage? Cover Image: T-80UD early version, Technical Museum in Tolyatti, by Vitaly V. Kuzmin https://www.vitalykuzmin.net/Military/Technical-Museum-in-Tolyatti-Part-1/. Cov...