British Armed Forces Of World War II (Tribute video, music by Elgar)

[1276epr]

I have a question. Without trying to be divisive, I sometimes get the impression from various sources that even through current times, there still is an element of resentment within Great Britain about getting dragged into a second World War by Germany and the terrible consequences that followed. Of course all the western democracies made serious lapses of judgment before 1933 including here in the US. I just perceive a lingering anger at Germany by some Brits.....am I incorrect?

[webb20k]

Fuck anyone that talks down to our service in the second world war, our troops fighted with great tenacity against the Axis powers. god bless em all.

[TheLiberalKnight]

People may be angry at me for saying this, but our military performed absoloutely abysmally in WW2 compared to most of our wars. I think WW2 is a pretty shameful part of our history. Since we were completely broke, we lacked the military might we had in WW1. The Asian theater was perticularly embarrassing.

[LogicalStatements3]

@TheLiberalKnight You could have kept that to yourself to be honest instead of disrespecting peoples lives for it was not a game , people died you know ... how can you be so heartless? It was not a game why could you not keep that cold hearted thought to yourself?

[TheLiberalKnight]

@LogicalStatements3 I'm not saying the soldiers don't deserve respect, most of them fought bravely, but at Singapore our soldiers didn't even bother to fight, 100,000 of them surrendered without a fight, which does not, in my books, deserve respect.

[alex97535]

Are you serious? Those men are the very reason youre not speaking German. You have absaloutly no idea the horrors those men encountered. You, most likely would have run away to youre mum. So think twice before saying the soldiers of World war 2 dont deserve respect.

[TheLiberalKnight]

@alex97535 Shut up and listen to what I'm actually saying. Japan was never going to invade Britain, were they? Our armed forced performed awfully against the Japanese. Their role was to defend the east of the empire, not to defend Britain. And 100,000 surrendered to 30,000 Japs. Not good.

Overall, our forces in WW2 were not as strong as in WW1. That doesn't mean I don't respect them. Perhaps you may consider it a cold hearted analysis, but oh well.

[IkKomUitNoordIerland]

@TheLiberalKnight That was not their choice however, the commander surrendered the next thing you know these soldiers many of which where Australian where in concentration camps, I knew someone who fought in Asia, and he was scared from what he had seen.

[TheLiberalKnight]

@IkKomUitNoordIerland I know, it was far more the fault of the commanders.

[2010subber]

R.I.P chaps.

[maddass2006]

These men and women of the time changed the whole world.I thank you all for doing so....This beautiful piece of music represents all of our hero's past and present alive and dead......Salute you all and may you guys and girls where ever you may be come home safe.....

[LCStreetPhotographer]

@maddass2006 My grandfather, Bert, Served with the original British Paras...I then went on to serve as a British Royal Marine Commando...from 1997 to the present. Unfortunately, my grandad died in 1987 and never got to see me pass out into my unit and witness me coming home from Iraq…Afghanistan etc....His presence is sorely missed...his bravery, and that of all of those brave young men and women....will ALWAYS be an inspiration to me and I Hope to us all. God bless Grandad Bert..R.I.P

[maddass2006]

@LCStreetPhotographer

In the words of the Great Montgomery of Alamein

" They are in fact men apart Every man an Emperor"

Without the likes of your Grandfather the Regiment wouldn't be what it is today,I was proud to have served with 3 Para and (even though your a RM) My Maroon lid comes off in respect to you,after all we are all on the same side.Take care Marine and be safe wherever else you may go.

[LCStreetPhotographer]

@maddass2006 Thankyou brother

[LCStreetPhotographer]

@maddass2006 Thank you sir. Great to know that those of us who serve this tiny nation, still have what it takes to be able to call ourselves and Great Britain, the best, and uncategorically so. Don't get me wrong, I love those yanks,and when serving along side them in Iraq and Aghanistan etc I've got on with them superbly...but NOTHING will turn my opinion that OUR country is the premier, the best, the greatest. Britain makes me proud...BRILLIANT BRITAIN.

[footyball66]

Radar, Dambusters, Code Breakers, Operation Overlord, Operation Mincemeat, Operation Frankton, Battle of Britain, just some of the Great reasons Britain helped win the war.

[Snikkers5451]

Great tribute to our heros.

[superturkeylegs]

To all WW2 veterans. Thank you. You've done enough for our glorious world and allied countries. Do what you want to and relax heroes of the world!

[catherinef87]

@Flamorgan Wasn't forgetting. But my Grandad fought in the British forces, which is why I mentioned him.

[catherinef87]

They died so we could be free. Eternal respect.

My grandad fought in Burma during WW2 and won the Burma Star. I'm so proud of him.

This piece of music really reaches into the soul. It tells the story of Britain.

[NathanH97]

did anyone else think that the 0:13 picture was a forest at first?

[Emileman]

Britts and Russians won the real war....

[Tiberiumfreek]

Military songs always sound sad and beautiful. I love this song :)

[05giacomo]

heroes

germans = murderers

[NathanH97]

@05giacomo the Nazi's were murderers. Most German soldiers had no idea about the holocaust and other Nazi atrocities. (BTW, before you say otherwise I'm British and am planning to join the Para's when I'm old enough) Rule 1 of the Army: Respect Your Enemy

[rhythmrivertrio]

i did have a big speech to slag off all the idiots talking about Churchill but it got to long and i want to go out parting. so here it is in short. No one will be better than Churchill in my life time, Americans are on our side which is good as a military force.

but they are too religious like the muslims. religion causes war. thank God most english people dont believe in god.

[PROkiller16]

@rhythmrivertrio Actually a lot, you'd be surprised just they respect other views.

[TaliskerLaphroaig]

One more thing: Didn't another Brit named Major Fuller write a revisionist history of WW II that basically made Churchill's history look like the pile of self-serving crap that it was, and wasn't it banned in GB for a while? GB also banned the movie "Dr. Strangelove" which was directed by another Brit, Stanley Kubrick, even though it was somewhat critical of the US (one lead character was based on the insane USAF Gen. Curtis Lemay, our version of RAF's Bomber Harris....equally insane).

[TaliskerLaphroaig]

Some revisionist history is in order here. David Irving (a Brit) has some videos on YT regarding the true character of Winston Churchill. Worth watching. Rudolf Hess may have been a bigger friend of GB, which is probably why he spent his life in prison. He would have been killed, if the allies could have cooked up legitimate charges against him that wouldn't have backfired later. Stalin, Tojo, Mussolini, Hitler, Churchill, and Roosevelt were all jerks. The biggest jerks are on the losing side.

[BILLYBELFORD1]

Wonderful video,we must never forget them.

[riverman1949]

Brilliant post. The main reson for early demise in my family was Hitler & the Kaiser. Diptheria never got a look in. But in 1940 we didn't stand alone. The Canucks, Aussies, & Kiwis came in with us. Looking at their fighting qualities I almost feel sorry for the Germans but definately do for the Italians.

[mrlewigi2k9]

thanks for the video :) and to answer the flamers below america joined because they where bombed russia was never a friend and america and russia said they would sign a treaty after britian had lost so much for ally`s and friends huh?

[ChoppyC]

The British Empire...The only Empire in history to undertake a conflict knowing that victory would knowingly and ultimately ensure the end of that Empire ,Never alone, but alongside her loyal dominions ,all of which with one exception declared War on the same day as Britain ( The Republic Of Eire to her eternal shame being the only dominion not to stand by democracy )

[CasualObserver001]

@ChoppyC Well think about it...after 800 years of British oppression, I'm not surprised Ireland chose to stay neutral rather than support Britain. Ireland was never truly a dominion after 1937 anyway.

[redtihor1]

@Dominick629@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH You guys are really funny!!

[MrFlix76]

fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rangerwills]

My uncle, William, was in the BEF with the Royal Artillery. He survived Dunkirk but was killed in Tobruk. To think he could have been one of the lads on the beaches in your photos. God bless them all!

[MCjackerz]

without them brave fucker we would not be watching this today.

[maxiboy666]

This piece always reminds me of WW1 images but it is does make these WW2 images also poignant.

[irkingaustralia]

from 2.39 - 3.56 were aussies? the australian imperial forces were sent from australia to fight for the queen. sadly alot of them were the ones who were sent in first evn though they were elite, so the brits cood save their own soldiers. their comanders were british so it makes sence. . but in 1943 they were bought bak to australia to fight in kokoda against the japanese about to invade australia

[gav1w]

@irkingaustralia No they wern't they were a British unit called the chindits. They probably had some Aussies and Kiwis in it to be fair though. My mate's grandad was one, he was from the Midlands, UK!! I'm sick of hearing this weepy eyed crap about the brits seeing you off all the time in the war. What a load of crap.

[gav1w]

You can't tell really can you. The brits wore the same hats in the jungle didn't they. Stop bloody moaning aswell, Going on like the World had a choice or something?! and to be fair there would have been a lot of pissed off Aussie blokes if they'd missed out. Just think of it as an oportunity given to them to fight and you to pull the misty eyed routine years later . . .

[constablenapweed]

@irkingaustralia Kakoda was 42, you numpty. IHFATDW saving British lives. Geek.

[Buggsy61]

@irkingaustralia Read some history you idiot - you probably watched Mel Gibson in Gallipoli and think you know it all even though the vast majority of soldiers killed in were from Britain. We were very grateful for the help of our brave bretheren from Anzac nations in both WW1 and WW2 but to say we used them as cannon fodder is nonsense. The first troops over the top at the Somme were from the Guards division and were virtually wiped out in 15 minutes.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@irkingaustralia What a load of claptrap! You would do well to spend your time reading some history, as opposed to proffering your entirely inaccurate & subjective opinion. You are talking complete bollocks. The Australians & Kiwis are highly respected & valued allies, nobody in the UK sells them short, nor has their epic contribution in both world wars been forgotten. Your opinion that the British regarded the Australians somehow as expendable cannon fodder is extremely offensive.

[ChoppyC]

@irkingaustralia I disagree irking- Australians and indeed New Zealand troops were used as front line troops and much , too much was asked of them at times , but it was due to their amazing fighting abilities.Be it Crete ,North Africa ,Italy or Greece our Australasian Allies were phenomenal soldiers .

As I posted elsewhere ,Britain never "stood alone" with Allies such as provided by our commonwealth .

And Britain shall forever by in debt to the sacrifices they made for our freedom.

[djchannerz2k7]

love this song 

[gplambretta200]

they will never be forgotten.

[TPerei1]

Churchill said it all really. The best. The greatest. The bravest. The most magnificent. I salute you one and all. Thank you. Thank you.

[stratking69er]

come on people, this is no place to argue. Respect and gratitude to all those who served in the cause against evil. Listen to the music and wonder if you would have given your life like millions did.

[bonica789]

Very touching video..thinking of how we had respect and patriotism and fought for a free country etc.The young of today should all watch these videos to see how it really was back then.

[matthewjez]

tom19560000000000000 it was a figure off speech. i dont care wot fingers we stuck up at the nazis it worked.

[Spraycando]

@matthewjez I agree. Two ( \/ ) was usually enough. \/ For Victory. PS. Churchill Rocked.

[TheBritishRebel]

Respect to the WW2 allies and everybody that lost their lives. That generation was cut from a different cloth to all of us. Lots of us waste our time eating, watching tv, arguing over wars we never took part in. Those guys around 18-21 years of age had to fight one of the most evil forces in history with little training. Respect!

[jonsey44]

They gave us all we have today simple as xxx RIP and thank you xxx

[MrKevinj1]

@jonsey44 i second that what you said it the nail on the head my friend rest in peace to them all

[Lisnageeragh]

@jonsey44 For our tomorrows they gave their todays....we will remember them at the going down of the sun ...and in the morning .

[matthewjez]

listen im british and i get amazingly pissed off when americans say we won the war and all that shit i also get very pissed off when we british abuse you for being late in the war. and also pissed off that some americans didnt want to get involved (i know there was no reason for you to) apart from the fact we speek the same language and have simular culture. but every country that fought for freedom deserved respect. but as im british im so proud that we stuck our middle finger up at hitler

[tom19560000000000000]

@matthewjez Being British should have meant you stuck two fingers up as that is British. The middle finger is Americanism!

P.S. If you look up history and research the two fingered salute, you will understand how British it is and just how far back it dates.

Regards Tom

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@matthewjez Proud to be British? Then perhaps you should have used the term 'two fingered salute,' as opposed to the American 'middle finger.' Try not to get quite so, 'pissed off' at everybody & everything too, it's not very British!

[LitespeedStu]

As a Brit living in the US I don't know why you have this them and us mentality. Britain and the Commonwealth countries (Australia, Canada, NZ, South Africa, India) fought long and bravely and lost a tremendous number of men and civilians to this dreadful war. But the Americans did not flinch either once they had joined in. Over half a million American soldiers died facing the enemy in WW2. Show some respect.

[cagepondroad]

I am not real sure, but I think it was more of a loss than that, wasn't it? You certainly put this all very well, though...and in good context.

[Delogros]

Actually under half a million Americans total died in WW2 (Around 419,000) but your post is no less valid.

[Thizalixa]

lightspeed i do respect the soldiers that fought no matter what nationaility even if german. but i do not respect all these yanks that say "woooo yeh USA saved all ur worthless asses" do u think the US veterans of WWII would say stuff like that?

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@LitespeedStu Wrong, the US actually lost fewer men than did Britain, we lost over 500,000, the US lost about 419,000. We had been fighting since 1939 afterall. I would suggest that the 'us & them' mentality is as a direct result of Hollywood bullshit propaganda, IE portraying the victory in WW2 as an American achievement, whilst totally ignoring/belittling the MASSIVE British & Commonwealth effort. The poor Russians and their 20 million dead don't get any credit at all. Very sad.

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH You complain that Americans see WW2 as our victory while at the same time arguing that it was in fact mostly a British/Commonwealth victory. You refute your own argument. The fact of the matter was that the US lend-lease provided massive aid to all allied nations, in particular the USSR. 19% of the Soviet air-force was American made, 2/3 of Soviet trucks were American made, etc etc. No serious person could ignore that the USA was the deciding factor in WW2.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Wrong. I am NOT arguing that, "it was in fact a mostly British/Commonwealth victory," at all. The defeat of Nazi Germany was a massive team effort. I highlighted the fact that Britain lost more men than the US to emphasize the point that victory was NOT due exclusively to the US effort. The crux of my argument is that many Americans simply do not see it that way at all. Production of trucks & aircraft is one thing, losing 20,000,000 million soldiers is quite another. The ALLIES won,

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Very good, quote some meaningless statistics & assume you have carried the argument. Who do you think transported all this materiel to Russia? It wasn't the Americans. Go and research the activities of the British Merchant Navy in running the gaunlet of U-boats in the Baltic in order to supply Russia. Thousands died doing so. Perhaps you should note that the Russians operated large numbers of Spitfires & Hurricanes in addition to US built machines.

[richardmcnair1986]

ive downloaded this on my ipod now - whenever im a bit down this always inspires me

[cagepondroad]

Unfortunately thats the mind set here in the U.S. that has been caused by Hollywood. Anyone that knows anything about history will agree with the below people that not only were the British instrumental in beating of the Nazis, but the average citizen there went through something everyday during the war that we as Americans today  could never endure. Yes the 911 attacks were brutal and our people died, but it was no WWII.

[Dominick629]

@cagepondroad There is no need to minimize our 9/11 attacks just so that the insecure British can feel good about themselves.

[cagepondroad]

@Dominick629 All I said it was not WWII. Don't take it any further than that, ok? BTW, most of the people don't even think about the war going on overseas with our men and woman getting killed. They are quite comfortable here at home talking on their fancy cell phones and sitting in front of their big flat screens...just thought I'd throw that at you. Respond anyway you want to get it off your chest. It's my strong feeling, though.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 How ironic, an American with the temerity to accuse the British of being insecure! That is truly comical! The US is THE most insecure nation on the globe, partly due to the fact that you have little depth in your history. Americans are desperate to identlify themselves with other nations, be it Britain, Ireland, Italy etc. American's compensate for their insecurity with excessive levels of enthnocentricity & patriotism. Don't dare try & compare 9/11 with the Blitz bombing of the UK.

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH Dear friend, you must have either misread or misinterpreted my comment, which was a reply to a Brit who compared the 9/11 attacks with the Nazi bombings of Britain in such a way as to minimize the significance of 9/11. This is not appreciated and I will not stand for it. As for insecurity, Look at the number of posts you've just made on this video attempting to bolster your British pride. Not the mark of a very secure person, is it?

[Dominick629]

@Dominick629 Lastly, I recommend that you watch the documentary "The Soviet Story" to get a clear view on the people you label as "poor Russians" Without the USA to stop the Soviets from reaching Western Europe, the red army would have been in your backyard. Regards.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 I see, so the US ALONE stopped the Soviets from advancing across Europe? The fact that RAF Bomber Command possessed the ability to obliterate a city in one night had no impact on Soviet thinking? What do think Dresden was all about? It was a demonstration to the Soviets as to the effectiveness & potential of BC. You clearly underestimate the contribution of other nations. EG D-day-a British plan, the US one called for only 3 beacheads- a non-starter. Ever heard of Bletchley Park?

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 1) I used the word "mostly" 2) I would not boast about the bombing of Dresden which was the massacre of civilian populations just as Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 3)The British and Canadians landed 10 thousand more soldiers than the USA, encase you do not realize, this is minimal, and Canada is a separate country. So your argument that Britain contributed more to D day is false no matter how slimely you try to distort the facts.

[Dominick629]

@Dominick629 The basis of your argument is clear to me. Your nationalism demands that your country receive most of the credit. But the UK was not just one nation. After all, during WW2, the UK hadn't decolonized the many nations that it ruled. Knowing that the UK had less of an impact on the war than the USA, one can only imagine how small was the contribution of G. Britain. The G. Britain without her oversea dependencies and colonies. Accept the historical fact that the US saved your island.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Clearly you have no grasp of history, and even less of military strategy to post such an innane comment. Perhaps being American, you have never heard of the Battle Of Britain? The BoB above ALL saved the British Isles from any threat of invasion. Whilst our backs were to the wall, the US sat on the fence. The cowardly Kennedy in London gave us "two weeks." Your comment is extremely arrogant & inaccurate- which is about the norm for many Americans on YT.

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH And you are the typical Brit. You bitch for US help during wartime, but when the US conducts wars, the Europeans label us fascist warmongers. During the Battle of Britain your damp island was on the defensive and you would have remained on the defensive if not for American intervention. Your inability to grasp simple historical facts is much more pathetic than my refusal to search for information in depth for a youtube conversation. Information that should be known to all.

[Dominick629]

@Dominick629 And you speak of cowardice. Well, your island declared war on Germany for the invasion of Poland. But not on the Soviet Union for the same crime. Cowardice? Yes.....

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Yes, the British were dreadful cowards to declare war in 1939 & continue to fight a five year long war at considerable detriment to themselves. Meanwhile, until Dec 41, the US stuck it's head in the sand, tried to pretend that it did not have a role in world affairs and did nothing until the Japanese gave them hiding at Pearl. At the time of Britain declaring war on 3rd Sept 39, Russia had not even sent troops into Poland, so again, your point is irrelevant.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 I am not, to use your parlance, "bitching" about the US role in WW2, which was considerable, I have merely highlighted that contrary to what most American's appear to assume (largely due to total ignorance) it was NOT soley responsible for victory. As already illustrated, the Soviets did by far the greatest share of the fighting against the Wehrmacht & suffered accordingly. So what if Britain was on the defensive during BoB? We WON & stayed in the fight that is all that matters.

[Pigeon2704]

@Dominick629 "when the US conduct wars, the Europeans label us fascist warmongers". Two things wrong with this statement. Firstly, Europe is not one, it is a whole host of separate nations. The view of one nation (I assume with regards to current theatres of operations you imply France) does not mean the entire continent shares that view. Secondly you seem to have no grasp of the nations involved in combat operations in Americas current wars. Britain? Denmark? The Netherlands?

[Pigeon2704]

All of these nations and more have contributed. At least WW2 was a legal and just war unlike the Iraq WMD fiasco

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Evidently you have trouble comprehending basic facts & logical argument. I have made it crystal clear that the defeat of Hitler was due to a massive TEAM effort, no one country can lay claim to achieving victory by it's own efforts. The Russians caused immense damage to the German armed forces, but they had been supported materially by both the US & Britain. Nationalism has nothing to do with it. It is you who appears to refute the concept of an ALLIED effort. BoB saved us, not US.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Your comment, "Knowing that the UK had less impact on the war than the USA, one can only imagine how small was the contribution of G.Britain," sums up your attitude & your woeful ignorance. It is also extremely offensive. Your attitude proves my very point about many Americans, they have little or no concept of world history, they are completely enthnocentric and have no regard, or respect for others. You cannot see any further than the end of your nose.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 First of all, I have no need to bolster my pride, that is the preserve of people who herald from young nations, which possess little or no depth of history. I am British, ergo I AM proud. Secondly, you cannot compare the 9/11 attack with the Blitz that Britain was subjected to in WW2. Whilst 9/11 was an outrage, and 3,000 people were murdered, it is not comparable to the scale of damage & loss of life that occurred during the Blitz.

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH I never made the comparison between 9/11 and the Nazi bombing of Britain. I wish you'd get that through your head, but apparently you didn't. Secondly, no nation lost "20,000,000 million soldiers" Most Soviet casualties were civilian, and many were killed by the Soviets themselves. The Soviet NKVD massacred it's own soldiers regularly. Lastly I don't know of anyone who says that the victory was solely American. It was Mostly American.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 To argue that the allied victory was "mostly American," merely highlights your woeful levels of ignorance. Yes, it is well known that the NVKD had a draconian policy of shooting retreating soldiers. This occurred during the period when Russia was on the verge of defeat in 41-early 42. Post Stalingrad, the Wehrmacht were forced onto the defensive. If you want the figure for Societ infantry losses it is circa 13-14 million. The US lost less than 500,000- CASE CLOSED.

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 1)You specifically said 20 million Soviet soldiers were killed. I corrected you. Accept the correction without backpedaling. 2) The USA provided the bulk of supplies and materials to the USSR and did the same with your UK. Your island was short on resources as well,Your economy was almost entirely carried on American convoy ships. where do you get the nerve to claim that British contribution to Soviet war materials was equivalent to US supplies to the USSR?

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Did I claim that the British contribution to Soviet war materiel was equal to that of the US? What I did point out, and I note you have evaded the point, is that the British Merchant Navy ran the gaunlet in order to pass through the Baltic. Evidently you are not aware that we possessed the biggest merchant fleet in the world at that time. You are pedantic, you quibble over 13-15 million Soviet soldiers KIA, and maintain the US made the greatest contribution, 419K v 20 million! lol

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH You are a fool to consider the Soviet Union an ally. The Soviet Union was a collaborator with Nazi Germany up until Hitlers invasion.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 I see. So contrary to all the history books, the Soviets did not actually contribute to the war against Hitler's Germany? Regardless of the fact that they had previously signed the Russo-Germany Pact, they subsequently fought & destroyed the BULK of Germany's fighting capability on the Ost Front. Your point is as irrelevant.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Thank you for patronising me by highlighting a well know historical fact about the Soviet-German Pact of non aggression. What were the Russians post-Barbarossa then? The 'enemy?' I always assumed the Russians fought the Germans in the most savage campaign in WW2, the Ost Front. "THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND." Only a moron would try & mount an argument that the Soviet's did not become our ally in WW2.

[Dominick629]

@LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH If the Soviets were our friends then we could have skipped NATO and the Cold War. Watch the documentary "The Soviet Story" and tell me whether or not you consider the Soviet Union a friend of Democracy. I'm not patronizing you. You seem to have the naive idea that the USSR was consistently a friend of the West and an enemy of Nazi Germany. This is not true.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 Save the flannel. I never once suggested that the Soviets were our 'friends.' There is the world of difference between a 'friend' and an ally. I never implied that Russia was a friend of democracy either-please desist from trying to put words into my mouth, it's a very poor tactic to employ in an attempt to win an argument. Let's keep it very simple, Russia was an ally, never a friend. THE END.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 You would do well to remember the following facts. 1) RAF Bomber Command lost 55,000 men in the strategic air campaign, the US lost 30-33,000. D-Day was a British plan, constructed by Montgomery-but the bulk of the work was carried out by Gen Morgan. The British landed more troops on D-Day than did the US. The British had parity of numbers for the first three mths of the campaign. The activities of Bletchley Park shortened the war by an estimated period of 18 mths & saved thousands.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@Dominick629 I suggest you research the strategy behind the Normandy campaign. IE The British & Canadian role was to draw the Germans armoured divs into battle by continually pushing forward, thereby forcing the Germans to commit their forces. Go & research how many SS armoured divs the British & Canadians fought, compared to those fought by the US. The answer is simple, they fought ALL the SS armoured units and the US fought predominantly B class formations. Read "Six Armies In Normandy."

[oldgeeze1]

@cagepondroad i hope you come back and read this thank you for taking the time and looking back to see how things were

[scarff94]

anericans are glory hunters, USSR and UK did all the work and sacrificed alot.

no bomb landed on american mainland soil the entire war.

[beaglegreg]

Bombs did land on american soil. The japs sent paper balloons with bombs attached along the jet stream to the east coast. Admittedly only about 4 people were ever killed and many of the balloons failed to make the distace falling harmlessly into the ocean. Still, the british, russian, germans and japs suffered so much more than the yanks with area bombing. The germans more. Whereas we had relativly few heavy heavy bomber raids fo a few months, the germans got it every night, for about 3 years

[scarff94]

well thats hardly the blitz.

the germans got it at the end half

but the brits got it the entire war

after big raids at night, when the germans failed at the battle of britain they went to v rockets instead.

still the brits and soviets did the work and suffered the most.

[EllaBella145]

Excellent video.

[Haza119]

An inspiring video....it's nice to see some tribute to the British once in a while....the way war films are made today you'd think the americans won it all by themselves. The british lost about 150,000 more people than the americans and the British were the ones to stand alone against nazi germany yet there's no patriotic films for us, thats way I just had to say how lovely it is to see a ivdeo like this.

[jammy764]

I Agree. I'm so fed up of Americans saying they won the war on there selfs. Britain was the one that stood up to the nazi thugs. Britain were the one's who said no hitler, you can't do that. Would america of even joined the war if the japanese hadn't attacked pearl harbor!?

[SlaughterSolutionPro]

true britain fought from start to finish in both wolrd wars and all the americans did was steal all the glory we stood are ground we refused to surrender and would sooner die then give in to those Nazi thugs!!!!

[SlaughterSolutionPro]

i know they need to make a new film for brittish ww2 soiders ill hopefully be joinin the Army soon

[adebarde]

Brilliant video.

[Janwernerfan]

What a beautiful video:-) Thanks :-)

[Remember39to45]

Thank you :-)

[carlsburgh]

brilliant ,thanks for uploading .total respect

[Remember39to45]

Thank you very much