WWII in HD: The Air War

[Sgreenenov13]

if i had to and thinking i could possibly be shot down, i'd be shitting my self

[CaptainRichardReiben]

Great show..depicting the hell these airmen went through in the worse battlefield they fought in then the soldiers on the ground.

[Sgreenenov13]

thumbs up it was hell on earth trying to defeat the lutwaffe

[relaxwill]

any one know where i can watch or download the whole Air War special

[vikasgoluvikas]

bloody air war damgood

[scottishdrunk097]

Uhhhhhhhhhhh am i the only one who heard the Modern Warfare 2 radio chatter in a few battle sequences ... I looked up the radio chatter and it said, like "Stalker one-two to Wolverines, whats your status, over."

And I SWEAR I heard at the beginning of the battle a guy say we have 6 T-72s in the area... Yeahhhh, World War II in HD is endorsing Modern Warfare 2 ... :o

[ezekiel207]

@scottishdrunk097 lol omg that how they communicate...

[scottishdrunk097]

@ezekiel207 No no no, i mean like... That really is the Modern Warfare 2 Radio Chatter. Cause I had to do a history project on Vietnam and I used the MW2 Radio chatter file... That really is it... I recognize the voices

[jasincl]

R.A.F FTW!

[caddyswangin0057]

im so sick of the new youtube shit is gay.. adds n vevo FUCK this shit

[108Dax]

thumbs up if you hate youtube thumbwhores

[redletter2008]

I was born 21 years after the end of WWII. I have always been a WWII "buff" and have studied it for years. However, watching this Historychannel program last night gave me, for the first time, the sense of horror the war's participants must have felt. US bomber/fighter pilots high over Germany, some sitting ducks, many knowing they would die. Airmen trapped in gun turrets doomed to horrific death. Germans on the ground bracing for pummelling of Hamberg, Berlin and other targets by 700 US bombers

[Eurofighter19]

Just the thought of having to complete a task, in which a real possibility exist in which you may not complete it and suffer a horrible death while doing it; having men around you which die in the thousands, some of them your closest friends, while you constantly wonder if today may be your last day on earth sends shivers throughout my body.

While I have the strongest conviction of the necessity of such war and that would have move me forward to combat, I honestly believe I would have perished.

[redletter2008]

@Eurofighter19 Yes - powerful stuff. America's involvement in WWII was unavoidable and necessary. Not only because of the Japanese sneak attack on Peal Harbor, but the desperate need to save democracy in Europe. The effort required is almost beyond comprehension. Americans - lots of them - were going to have to die in a protracted and violent stuggle against 2 military powers. We owe so much to those brave men that died violently high above the Reich, so far from home, trying to survive the day.

[Eurofighter19]

@redletter2008

We owe them so much indeed, not only the relatively small community to which we both belong that is conscious of their sacrifices and bravery but our entire generation and civilization itself which has largely forgotten this major struggle for survival.

I had the opportunity to thank four of them this past memorial day, two gentlemen which served in Europe and two which served in the Pacific; I hope I have the chance to meet some more veterans of that great generation.

[redletter2008]

@Eurofighter19 That's great that you had the opportunity to thank them personally. I also believe it is so important that anyone involved in that desperate struggle be thanked and understand that some (if not all) of us are eternally grateful for their service. It is a shame and disgrace that so many Americans and Europeans are ignorant, or ambivalent, now of history. I hope I also have an opportunity to say THANK YOU to any US veteran, particularly those that fought above northern Europe.

[Eurofighter19]

@redletter2008

I echo your thoughts, it really is a disgrace.

Thankfully some of us has not forgot them and never will.

[redletter2008]

@RacinEntertainment True. Hitler apparently "admired" Britain - its people, history and its expansive empire. I can't see how Hitler could not respect British military power, especially at see (as the UK's Royal Navy was arguably the world's most powerful during the first couple years of the war, eventually being eclipsed by the US Navy, still the world's largest to this day). But Hitler would attempt to pound Britain into submission and gave the Brits, per Churchill, "their finest hour!" Yes.

[XTHEMANXXxxx]

This show is better than WW2 in color.

[epicfilmclips]

looks like fun :P

[Hamptoncltn]

This is awesome! Also..why do i have the strangest feeling to yell "Do a barrel roll!" now :(

[Eurofighter19]

@RacinEntertainment

Unrealistic peace terms you might add; Great Britain and France had made very clear to Nazi Germany after she annexed the Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia westernmost region that they would immediately declare war if she attempted to invade another country.

Nazi Germany invaded Poland and subsequently after occupying other European nations defeated and occupied a unprepared France for the most part.

At that point nothing would make GB walk out of the war.

[redletter2008]

@Eurofighter19 Yes, the WWI peace terms greatly contributed to the 2nd world war. The treaty's terms aggrevated economic conditions in Germany, leading millions of Germans to look to communist and national socialist groups for solutions. Hitler worked it and soon was absolute dictator of Germany - a country determined to avenge greivances for the prior war, reclaim lost territory and deal with Jews once and for all in the Final Solution. One advanced, educated nation started such levels of death

[hunterziegelmann]

Thumbs down this comment or chuck norris will punch you with his chin.

[Eurofighter19]

@RacinEntertainment

Did Hitler respected England when he ordered his V-2 ballistic missiles to pulverize downtown London too?

Hitler never took GB seriously, he thought that Britain would have to accept powerless how he overrun most of Europe and once he was challenged, he didn't hesitate in trying to invade the nation and once Nazi Germany couldn't, resorted to remorseless terror attacks.

Little did he know the overwhelming response Nazi Germany would get later in the war by the British.

[XxSCRAPIRONxX]

@tarex93 Its Heroic because we won the fucking war you Idiot! Other wise you'd be in a goddamn concentration camp!

[tarex93]

@XxSCRAPIRONxX dude you make me feel like you are 1000 years, first let me ask a question did you really see it and live it mostly not.you only know it from books and other things, do you think the Elites want you to know every thing that happened back then they only want you to see what they want you to see!!

any way do you know how many Civilian dead they are over Over 49,000,000

so i dont know what really happened so were you so stop acting smart !! because no body know the trough these days

[vigo894]

@XxSCRAPIRONxX= Yeah, you tell him.

[EdGeyy]

Gay. Missed it :(

[tarex93]

whats HEROIC about it they just kill poor people !!!!!!!

[TheIcelandicPatriot]

@tarex93 it were nazi pilots that killed citizens these show are aboud air battles you ignorant prick and the allies only killed german citizens to destoy huge nazi wepoons factory in dresten and thats it jesus read history before you make stupit coments.

[alienx1002]

@TheIcelandicPatriot Actually, strategists thought that they could demoralize the German forces by bombing their cities and homes. After the war they found out that, like in Britain, the bombing had little effect on the resolve of the people to surrender. So yeah, it was to kill civilians.

[tarex93]

@TheIcelandicPatriot as far as i know about it many inesnt people get killed by that air planes

[Foxtrot262]

@TheIcelandicPatriot You don't realize it but you just made yourself look like an idiot.

[Lennac]

@TheIcelandicPatriot The effectiveness of the Dresden bombing campaign is highly debatable among historians to this day. Considering the city centre was devastated the most whereas the industrial area of Dresden was on the outskirts, the doubts are fairly justified. Also, Dresden bombings took place in 1945 and were very irrelevant to the end outcome of the war. Dresden had not been bombed until 1945 and housed 300,000 refugees because it was not considered to be an allied target.

[Eurofighter19]

@Lennac

Some things must be taken in consideration about Dresden.

Testimonies after the war by POWs and citizens interned in the city pointed out that the city's transportation rail system was in fact very active moving troops and equipment from the eastern to the western front and vise versa.

[Eurofighter19]

@Lennac

And while the 8th Air Force BC singled out the city's marshaling yards, British BC bombed the city centre at night using the same methods they did throughout the war and the city was not ,as some people claim, specifically singled out for total destruction; rather the wooden infrastructure of the city plus the unusual dry conditions during the night of the attack helped to ignite the massive fire storm that consume much of the city in the same way as Hamburg in July 1943.

[poisonNova123]

Thumbs up who like's air battle!

[snowy800123]

@poisonNova123 you dont have to say thumbs up. people will thumbs u up if they agree=]

[poisonNova123]

I salute to all soldiers who fought and gave they life to their country. Fight to fly, fly to fight, fight to win.

[HECKproductions]

@poisonNova123 thumbs up who likes air battle better when no1 dies :)

[Dancing88Mike]

Damn I missed it

[poisonNova123]

i love ww2 clips

[snowy800123]

@poisonNova123 who doesent?!

[FutureTillionaire]

first!!!! haahahahhaha suckers