(2/11) Battlefield II The Battle for Monte Cassino Ep13 World War II

[NobleKorhedron]

Is this still Tim Piggot-Smith narrating?

[Stinkyplayer1]

lol italy was not a good allie they cant defend them selve only the german sended troops there and lost many if they did not sended there troops there and sended to normandy the americans would of been pushed back italy was nothing

[TheYaom]

@Stinkyplayer1 italians are / were pussies... they are terrible fighters!!!!

[gujoni402]

@TheYaom no, they were not! I admire Italians and their attitude to war. War is most unnecessary way of expressing wish/ability of certain group of people to achieve something that can be achieved in more civilized manner. So, civilized people, or good people, can hardly be fooled to participate in offensive, unjust wars, killing and stealing and risking to die that way. And Italians have good defense, have you ever watched them playing football? :-))

[TheYaom]

@gujoni402 Yes I have seen italians playing football..... they're the worst cheaters!

[IcyScythe]

this documentary has a rather anti-patton air to it ;)

[HamanKarn567]

@IcyScythe WEll a lot of people did not like patton he had a bad tempr and mouth lol no one doubts his combat prowess and tactics he just was a war monger who wanted all the glory that may be why persosanly i think he was the allies best general lol

[ThugCologne]

Your documentaries are great! thanks

[joepapp01]

Totally beat that NBC Universal blocked part (1/11). Doh.

[alanheath]

We can see here how Patton's attack on western Sicily was a runaway success against little opposition. The question that must be made therefore is why the US found it necessary to deal with former mafia bosses and reinstate them. I think the price paid was far too high even with the benefit of hindsight.

(I have a film on this on my third channel.)

[HoustonGD]

@alanheath Well You don't take any chances. Who knows, if the Italians where better equipped and lead and violently resisted it would have been a mess. So leave nothing to chance! A don't make the first mistake of being arrogant and think your all bright and clever, even when fighting the Italians, + 14th Panzer Korps. In hindsight the Italians put up token resistance, the navy gunfire was great, operation mincemeat was swolled whole and everythig worked out.

[MarruecosMan]

this is just propaganda because it does not mention the men who broke the gustav line . They were the Moroccans The German commander-in-chief stationed at the German Gustav Line wrote to his Führer Hitler; The impossible has been done, the Moroccan Goums have crushed and conquered our line of defences

[timebandit71]

@MarruecosMan mate everybody claims they single handedly beat the germans......

truth is it was a combined effort that involved half the world... which proves what a magnificant fighting force the wehmacht really was....

[cruncher67]

@timebandit71 The Germans were in very favorable defense terrain in Italy, Normandy hedgerows, and the Siegfreid line in Germany. That is why they were able to resist so successfully. When the Germans were in poor terrain or defensive positions, they were wiped out and destroyed quite readily.

[timebandit71]

@cruncher67 with the advantage of allied air power.... once again an allied effort....

[cruncher67]

@timebandit71 Yes, but even Allied air power had a difficult time locating and destroying German gun emplacements and tanks in well concealed places of defense such as the bocage country(hedgerows) in France. Many tanks and guns were still destroyed by Allied airpower, although but not enough to hasten advance. Also the Germans used the most out of their defensive terrain to their every advantage, even when tanks or artillary were not effective. The had the advantage of familiarity and defense.

[jrriojase]

@cruncher67 So was Africa a favorable terrain?

[cruncher67]

@jrriojase I am not sure. The Germans had better tanks, but more favorable to the Germans or Allies I am not sure.

[Jaywalk721]

wheres part 1?

[pmharl]

@Jaywalk721 im still looking

[Jaywalk721]

@pmharl Wait found what i dont even remember what were looking for can you fill me in ha

[pmharl]

@Jaywalk721 lol...part 1 in this series 

[Highlanderswave83]

no part 1 on sigth...

[pmharl]

@Highlanderswave83 have you found it. i havent yet

[pmharl]

at 636. what kind of boat/transport is that? havent a clue.

[rmzmadness]

typiacal yanks,the english joint forces did the hard yards and the yanks walked in for the victory

[AZ2FL2AK]

My Grandfather, a Polish WWI and WWII veteran fought in this battle. It wasn't "a free run".

[13lackLight]

4:10

Nothing but lol.

[metho20]

lol love the way the hammer the point about italian troops sentiments but rember somedid fiht and die for wat the believed it was not such a walk in the park