Italy's topography is a defender's paradise. Kesselring was an able commander and the Germans had some first-class troops defending that country. The results were all too predictable.
just back from there and you got to see it to believe it i stayed in a farm house about two kms from it and when we got to the monestery i could see everything for miles around its a beautifull place but formidable and as a local man told me everyone from the french to the germans fought bravely there and all suffered equally,hate this stuff when lads start bickering at who done this and that everyone who had to scale them mountains had a terrible job because of the terrain and the defenses set
@TTwhatdouwhant that is 105,000 total casualties meaning dead, wounded, missing or captured. Generally the ratio dead compared to wounded is much lower, but it all depends on the battle.
Example: Battle of Iwo Jima had about 26,000 casualties and about 7,000 dead. Though that is extremely high, it's about 1/4 of the casualties.
it means wounded enough to leave the fight. The severity and time of return depends on the injury and there always are some who return to the front in major battles like this.
Where'd they get this historian from? The University of Hyperbole? Good doco otherwise...
19thAlabamaAus 2 weeks ago
Italy's topography is a defender's paradise. Kesselring was an able commander and the Germans had some first-class troops defending that country. The results were all too predictable.
Rohilla313 3 months ago
don't fuck with germany
sheemsheem 3 months ago
just back from there and you got to see it to believe it i stayed in a farm house about two kms from it and when we got to the monestery i could see everything for miles around its a beautifull place but formidable and as a local man told me everyone from the french to the germans fought bravely there and all suffered equally,hate this stuff when lads start bickering at who done this and that everyone who had to scale them mountains had a terrible job because of the terrain and the defenses set
mad4tarmac 5 months ago
Anyone else notice the young lad getting instructions at 00:14? He doesn't look a day over 12 years old.
MichieandJames 6 months ago
On wikipedia it said that 105 000 allies died and only 20 027 germans died...damn!
TTwhatdouwhant 1 year ago
@TTwhatdouwhant that is 105,000 total casualties meaning dead, wounded, missing or captured. Generally the ratio dead compared to wounded is much lower, but it all depends on the battle.
Example: Battle of Iwo Jima had about 26,000 casualties and about 7,000 dead. Though that is extremely high, it's about 1/4 of the casualties.
MiramonteSucks 11 months ago
@MiramonteSucks by the way when they say the number of wounded do they consider the ones that will still be able to fight?
TTwhatdouwhant 11 months ago
@TTwhatdouwhant
it means wounded enough to leave the fight. The severity and time of return depends on the injury and there always are some who return to the front in major battles like this.
MiramonteSucks 11 months ago
100000 dead allies during the battle did i hear correctly ?
rome877 1 year ago
@rome877 ya fallschirmjager were the best troops
broed731 1 year ago 7
Aryeh is so annoying.
dazzjazz 1 year ago
but it´s best german armee!!
3Huba 1 year ago