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French Defense Politics and the Char B

April 30, 2019

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After the Great War was over, the French reconsidered their armies function and the role that tanks would play in future warfare. At the brink of World War Two, the Char B tank is deeply embedded in the structure of the French armored Defences. David Willey from the Tank Museum in Bovington (UK) tells how French politics influenced how the Char B will be used if the Germans attack.

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World War Two: Season 0 - 67 Episode s

0x1 - Thank You For Launching WW2 - a TimeGhost WW2 Public Announcement
September 21, 2018
Three mad weeks and we're so happy for your support.
0x2 - Coming to a foxhole near you: Between 2 Wars, Q&A, and WW2 day by day
October 9, 2018
Six Weeks of WW2 and 112,450 Subscribers later and thanks to your support there will be more.
0x3 - New Collaborations and our live hangout on Sunday 11.11.2018 - WW2 Cribs 181105
November 5, 2018
Eleven weeks into World War Two, we're proud to announce upcoming collaborations with The Tank Museum, Bovington and Simon Whistler of Biographics, TopTenz, and Today I Found Out fame. And on 11.11.18 at 11AM CET we will be live here on this channel.
0x4 - Sabaton History Starts 7 February 2019
January 8, 2019
Sabaton in cooperation with Indy Neidell and TimeGhost History will cover the real story behind Sabaton songs - one video every week, starting February 7, 2019. It will be historical! Subscribe now to not miss anything. Sabaton History on YouTube: @sabatonhistory
0x5 - The T-26 and Tank Warfare in Finland and China
January 28, 2019
The T-26 tank was one of the most frequently used tanks during the first battles of World War Two. It saw action in the Soviet Union, Finland and China. In our first collaborative video with the Tank Museum in Bovington, UK, David Willey and David Fletcher talk about the development, production and action of the this tank.
0x6 - War Against Humanity 025: December 1941, Part 2 - Christmas with Adolf Hitler
December 25, 2020
Christmas 1941. A holiday season in a year of darkness and suffering, where Hitler celebrates his own greatness as the world goes up in flames.
0x7 - Rommel, German Press and Polish Resistance
February 28, 2019
The early-war career of Erwin Rommel, German Press on the Invasion of Poland and the birth of Polish resistance movements after the German occupation in 1939.
0x8 - Outbreak of the War Against Humanity - March 5, 1940
March 6, 2019
When the Second World War breaks out, it is at first largely a war between one side of totalitarian aggressors against a portion of the democratic countries of the world defending other totalitarian states. From the first day of the war in Poland, as it already is in China, this will be a war against humanity.
0x9 - Food Rationing - How to Make Woolton Pie - April 1940
March 24, 2019
Rationing of goods in Europe started immediately when the war broke out. Lord Woolton, British Minister of Food came up with one of the first substitute dishes... a vegetable pie that was promptly named after him. Our team chef Joram shows you how to do it.
0x10 - The Start of our Road Trip Through France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 01
April 10, 2019
Hi guys and girls! As you might know, we are currently doing a road trip through France to make some interesting specials for this channel. This is the first of our daily videos in which we update you about our adventures and discoveries. Things are good, or as the French say, 'ca va tres bien'. Lets make history!
0x11 - Visiting The Fields of Death - Daily Road Trip Video 02
April 11, 2019
Another update from la France! Wednesday, we visited some sites around Verdun to film a World War Two special as well as some stuff with the guys from Sabaton. We had a very long but rewarding during which we visited very impactful places. They literally made us shiver and effectively reminded us of the importance of what we are doing here: this history can never be forgotten.
0x12 - To the Argonne with Sabaton - Daily Road Trip Video 03
April 12, 2019
On the third day of our road trip in France, we mainly shot stuff for Sabaton History in the Argonne Forest. Tomorrow, we will spend the whole day on the Maginot Line surrounding Sedan again. But today, we went back to World War One with Sabaton and some of the songs of their upcoming album 'The Great War'.
0x13 - Debunking Maginot Line Myths - Daily Road Trip Video 04
April 13, 2019
On the fourth day of our road-trip through France, we visit Sedan and its surroundings together with local expert and guide Richard Tucker. He shows us that many of the common knowledge about the Maginot Line and its effectiveness in wartime is either doubtful or even outright incorrect. We visit several key locations which will play a major role in the coming events in May 1940.
0x14 - The History Books are Wrong About France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 05
April 15, 2019
On the fifth and last day of our road-trip through France, we take some time to reflect on what we have seen, and to have some chips, paprika chips.
0x15 - System of a Nazi Terror - April 1940
April 27, 2019
In April 1940 in Poland, if you are on the list of Nazi or Soviet non-desirables, there three options: run for your life, be shipped off to a camp, or face the execution squad... if you happen to be Jewish it's likely to be the fourth option: the Ghetto.
0x16 - The Neurology of Hate
April 27, 2019
In this special episode of War Against Humanity, we take a look at the underlying neurological functions that allow us to hate another group of people. Maybe it helps us to understand the ultimate question about WW2; how on earth could all of this happen?
0x17 - French Defense Politics and the Char B
April 30, 2019
After the Great War was over, the French reconsidered their armies function and the role that tanks would play in future warfare. At the brink of World War Two, the Char B tank is deeply embedded in the structure of the French armored Defences. David Willey from the Tank Museum in Bovington (UK) tells how French politics influenced how the Char B will be used if the Germans attack.
0x18 - Balkans, Bazookas, and Bunkers
May 10, 2019
Out of the Foxholes is back to answer your questions about the war. In this episode, we take a look at anti-tank weaponry for infantry, the German defensive lines of the Westwall, the never-finished German aircraft-carrier Graf Zeppelin and the Balkans. The Chieftain, who has his own YouTube channel about tanks and armored vehicles.
0x19 - The Maginot Line - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 01
May 16, 2019
The Maginot Line was not the failure many think - in fact it was quite a remarkable feat - find out more in this video.
0x20 - Armoured Vehicles of the Invasion of France 1940
May 20, 2019
The Chieftain takes you on an extensive walk through of the armored vehicles used by both sides during the German invasion of France in 1940.
0x21 - 107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 02
May 23, 2019
After the German army breaks through the French lines at Sedan, the left flank of the moving army has to be secured. The French Ouvrage la Ferté, part of the Maginot Line Defense works, is subject to this consolidation. But the Germans move with ulterior motives, as to them capturing a Maginot Line fort in the first week of the offensive has a huge propaganda value. Tour guide Richard Tucker shows Indy the grounds of a modern tragedy, where 107 French soldiers gave their lives.
0x22 - Tour of the Maginot Line Ouvrage Schoenenbourg - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 03
May 30, 2019
Marc Halter takes Indy and all of us on a tour through the fort at Schoenenbourg on the Maginot Line.
0x23 - The Strategy of Terror Bombing - May 1940
June 9, 2019
When WW2 breaks out, the belligerents promise to not bomb civilians. The promise is broken, literally within minutes by the Nazis and within weeks by the Soviets. Now, nine months later the Allies are about to follow suite.
0x24 - High Hitler! - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 1
June 11, 2019
You might have heard he a was vegetarian. You might have heard that he shunned alcohol. You might have heard he was anti-tobacco. Then you might think he was against hard drugs as well, but you’d be wrong…
0x25 - Blitzkrieg on Speed - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 2
June 17, 2019
While many armies use performance enhancing drugs during WW2, the Wehrmacht takes it to extremes in 1940, with more than debatable consequences.
0x26 - The European Migration Crisis - June 1940
July 11, 2019
When the Nazi German Reich invades western and northern Europe this creates a massive refugee and forced migration crisis all across Europe. In eastern Europe, The Nazis and the Soviets have already been forcing families out of their homes to be relocated, incarcerated and murdered for nine months by now.
0x27 - 107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - France 1940
July 11, 2019
After the German army breaks through the French lines at Sedan, the left flank of the moving army has to be secured. The French Ouvrage la Ferté, part of the Maginot Line Defense works, is subject to this consolidation. But the Germans move with ulterior motives, as to them capturing a Maginot Line fort in the first week of the offensive has a huge propaganda value. Tour guide Richard Tucker shows Indy the grounds of a modern tragedy, where 107 French soldiers gave their lives.
0x28 - Monetize This, YouTube! - WW2 - Cat 01
July 24, 2019
Last week YouTube sent us a list of things we could do to make sure our content gets monetized - that list made clear that any historical content is at risk of demonetization. So... is this what you want us to do YouTube?
0x29 - "What the actual f*ck, France?"- WW2 - Reading Comments
August 1, 2019
Some of our comments are worthy of a bigger audience. Thats why we decided to start our sub-series 'Across the Airwaves', where we read to you some of our dear communities comments. This episode includes a roleplay and a touching eyewitness account from the Invasion of the Netherlands.
0x30 - Young Recruits, French Planes, and Graf Spee
August 30, 2019
How young were British soldiers? Could Graf Spee have gotten away? What was the French air force like? Questions, questions, questions - from you no less! With answers from us Out of the Foxholes.
0x31 - Göring, the Stoned Nazi Nut - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 1
October 10, 2019
Hermann Göring was one of the most powerful leaders of the Third Reich. He was also a drug addict with some serious problems and a remarkable lifestyle.
0x32 - Churchill Was a Drunk... or Was He? - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 2
October 17, 2019
Winston Churchill was one of the most influential figures of World War Two. But as a heavy drinker he must have been under influence of constant drunkenness, right?
0x33 - Greenland to USA, Australia to war, and French Colonies to…
October 27, 2019
In another edition of our Q&A format, Indy answers some questions about Greenland after the German occupation of Denmark, the state of Australia and the fate of the French Colonies.
0x34 - War in 3 Fascist Ways: Slovakia, Spain, and Greece
November 5, 2019
What role did Slovakia play during the invasion of Poland? How did Franco view the war in Europe? And did Greece see an invasion coming? We answer all of this in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.
0x35 - War Exiles: Kaiser Bill, Polish Forces, and US Volunteers
November 14, 2019
What happened to Kaiser Wilhelm II after World War One? How did Polish soldiers flee to Allied territories after the 1939 invasion? And did any American volunteers serve in the war in 1939 and 1940? We answer all of this in this episode of Out of the Foxholes.
0x36 - The British Blitz Spirit is a Myth
December 3, 2019
Strategic bombing was used to destroy the popular support for their governments war effort, and the British boosted that their resistance to bombing was an unique trait. But both are false, based on lies and propaganda.
0x37 - The Few Who Opposed Hitler - German Resistance in 1940
December 11, 2019
Where all German faithful Nazis? Not by a stretch, but a resounding majority approved of the Nazis, especially before the war, and again after the victory in France. Anyone that actively opposed Hitler and his gang were not only risking their life, but faced an uphill battle against public opinion. And yet... some people did.
0x38 - Vive la Résistance! well, not really... French Resistance 1940
December 18, 2019
Immediately after France is occupied by the Nazis in 1940, the French are divided about what to do; resist for collaborate? To put it mildly, it's complicated.
0x39 - 9 Days of Christmas with the TimeGhost of Christmas Past
December 19, 2019
We are going to do something special for Christmas! For every day between 24 December and 1 January 2020, we'll have one episode about something that happened on that day in History. Tell your friends and stay tuned on our TimeGhost channel!
0x40 - 1941 and 2020 will be a Crazy Year on WW2 and TimeGhost
January 21, 2020
It's a new year - and what a year. We're going to make more content and new kinds of content and we will have two new hosts.
0x41 - TimeGhost's Attacks for 1941 - WW2 PSA
February 15, 2020
Lot of new stuff coming and here's a preview by Indy and Spartacus on some of it - new TimeGhost series, Barbarossa, Pearl Harbor, who knows... well any minute you will.
0x42 - Royal Resistance in Benelux and Scandinavia 1940
February 17, 2020
When the Racism of Naziism hits the Nationalism of Monarchism, it doesn't quite go like Hitler would have imagined.
0x43 - The TimeGhost WW2 Memorial for the Heroes of a Great Generation - WW2 Public Service Announcement
February 19, 2020
We want to increase the scope of this channel by visiting locations relevant to World War Two. And for that, we need more financial support. We want to handle that tasteful though, without abandoning the integrity of this channel. This is what we came up with.
0x44 - What if the Spanish Fascists Lost the Civil War?
February 20, 2020
This video is sponsored by Paradox Interactive. Indy shares his thoughts on what he thinks would have happened if the Spanish Revolution would have happened differently.
0x45 - On December 7, 2020 - World War Two Goes Global
February 25, 2020
Pearl Harbor is one of the major events of 1941 and World War Two, bringing America into the war and changing history for ever. We want to do it justice by going there with boots on the ground, and by covering it minute-by-minute as it unfolds.
0x46 - A French Civil War in 1937? - WW2 feat. Hearts of Iron IV
February 26, 2020
Indy shares his thoughts on what he thinks would have happened if the French would have decided to meddle in the Spanish Civil War – triggering a Civil War.
0x47 - Resistance in China - Myth or Reality?
March 3, 2020
The war in China already started in 1931 when Japan invaded Manchuria. Early resistance was small and was met by heavy Japanese retaliations. But throughout the 30's, the movement started to grow.
0x48 - August von Mackensen in WW2, Stolen Wine, and America
March 5, 2020
In this episode of Out of the Foxholes, we answer some community questions on what August von Mackensen did in World War Two, if there was a shortage on French wines and what the Axis' perception of the Monroe Doctrine was.
0x49 - Pearl Harbor Teaser - WW2 - Coming December 7th 1941
March 5, 2020
On 7 December 1941, we will cover the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor minute-by-minute.
0x50 - Carton de Wiart - A Man For All Seasons
March 10, 2020
Carton de Wiart was a remarkable figure in World War One, but his story continues in World War Two, where he rolls from one adventure into the next.
0x51 - WW2 On The Homefront Starts next week!
March 11, 2020
Next week our monthly new sub series On The Homefront premieres hosted by Anna Deinhard. This is why...
0x52 - Fallschirmjäger - Germany's Finest
March 12, 2020
The Fallschirmjäger were Germany's own paratrooper branch, designed to deal a swift and fatal blow behind the enemy's lines. They were deployed with great success in Scandinavia and the Benelux, but they come too close to the sun when they attempt to invade Crete.
0x53 - When You Run Out of Stuff to Hoard - Rationing 1940
March 17, 2020
In this first episode of On the Homefront, Anna tells you about division of labour, food production and rationing in the early years of the war.
0x54 - Will Stalin invade India? And what about the West Indies?
March 19, 2020
In today's episode of Out of the Foxholes, we answer exciting questions concerning Dutch and French colonies in America, British defence strategies in India and French soldiers stuck in Britain post-armistice.
0x55 - Hans Oster - A German Against Nazism
March 24, 2020
Hans Oster opposed the Nazis and tried to oppose them from early on. As a member of the Abwehr, he tried to do whatever he could. During the war, his efforts increased with a dramatic outcome.
0x56 - Poland Will Not Bow to Nazis & Stalinists
March 27, 2020
Poland faces two brutal occupiers led by Hitler and Stalin, hellbent on wiping Poland off the map. But the Poles have been preparing to stand up and resist since before the war - and now they do.
0x57 - The end of US neutrality? The Lend-Lease Act
March 31, 2020
The United States of America aims to remain neutral during World War Two. But they see it in their best interest to aid the British in their fight against Nazism. The Lend-Lease Act is designed to do exactly that.
0x58 - Barbarossa, African Jews, and the fate of PoWs in Germany
April 2, 2020
Did the British government know of the German plans for Operation Barbarossa? What happened to Jewish communities in Ethiopia? And to Prisoners of War in occupied countries?
0x59 - Prince Paul of Yugoslavia - Victim of Circumstance?
April 7, 2020
A Serb royal with an English heart sounds pretty romantic, but the story of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia is far from it. Trapped by circumstance, he is forced to make decisions that go against his own personal beliefs and leave him condemned as a traitor.
0x60 - Did the British Engineer the Yugoslavian Coup of March 1941?
April 9, 2020
As Hitler pressured Yugoslavia to join the Axis Powers, Britain tried to gain a Balkan ally. Then Yugoslavia did join then Axis... and then there was an anti-Axis coup in Yugoslavia. But just how much were the British involved in that coup? Let's find out.
0x61 - Girls Armed With Pitchforks - The Women’s Land Army
April 14, 2020
Now that the labour-needs and the availability of manpower has changed due to the outbreak of World War Two, Women are required to join the workforce. They're put to work in the Women's Land Army.
0x62 - Charles De Gaulle - The Flame of French Resistance?
April 16, 2020
Charles De Gaulle is a towering figure in history, and not just because of his height. Becoming increasingly political in the interwar years due to his unorthodox views on military strategy, The Fall of France will thrust him into the limelight.
0x63 - Tanks of the Early North-Africa Campaigns, by The Chieftain
April 21, 2020
The Chieftain takes us to North-Africa, where he talks us through the tanks that were used during the first months of the Battles in North-Africa between the Italians and Germans on the one side and British and commonwealth forces on the other.
0x64 - Field Rations, Foreign Legion, and French Anti-Semitism
April 23, 2020
What did soldiers eat on the frontlines? What happened to the French Foreign Legion? And how is the legacy of Alfred Dreyfus handled in the anti-semitic Vichy France? Find out in this exciting episode of Out of the Foxholes!
0x65 - Haile Selassie - The New Messiah
April 28, 2020
Haile Selassie was the Emperor of the Ethiopian Empire. He led the country against the Italians in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War after which he is exiled to Britain.
0x66 - Why Pearl Harbor? Peaceful Portugal, and the poor Kriegsmarine
April 30, 2020
How were relations between Japan and the United States at the beginning of the war? What were both sides doing to try and make Portugal enter the war? And to what extent did the Kriegsmarine match the Royal Navy? Find out as we answer these questions in this Out of the Foxholes episode!
0x67 - Georgy Zhukov - Hero of the Soviet Union!
May 5, 2020
Georgy Zhukov's rise to one day become the Hero of the Soviet Union did not happen overnight. Instead, the son of a poor tradesman has slowly worked himself up the ranks of the Red Army using his grit, determination, and iron will.

World War Two: All seasons

S0: Specials
540 Episode s
S1: Season 01
18 Episode s
S2: Season 02
52 Episode s
S3: Season 03
63 Episode s
S4: Season 04
56 Episode s
S5: Season 05
56 Episode s
S6: Season 06
52 Episode s
S7: Season 07
39 Episode s
S8: Season 08 - The Rise of Hitler.
7 Episode s

0x1 - Thank You For Launching WW2 - a TimeGhost WW2 Public Announcement

0x2 - Coming to a foxhole near you: Between 2 Wars, Q&A, and WW2 day by day

0x3 - New Collaborations and our live hangout on Sunday 11.11.2018 - WW2 Cribs 181105

0x4 - Sabaton History Starts 7 February 2019

0x5 - The T-26 and Tank Warfare in Finland and China

0x6 - War Against Humanity 025: December 1941, Part 2 - Christmas with Adolf Hitler

0x7 - Rommel, German Press and Polish Resistance

0x8 - Outbreak of the War Against Humanity - March 5, 1940

0x9 - Food Rationing - How to Make Woolton Pie - April 1940

0x10 - The Start of our Road Trip Through France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 01

0x11 - Visiting The Fields of Death - Daily Road Trip Video 02

0x12 - To the Argonne with Sabaton - Daily Road Trip Video 03

0x13 - Debunking Maginot Line Myths - Daily Road Trip Video 04

0x14 - The History Books are Wrong About France 1940 - Daily Road Trip Video 05

0x15 - System of a Nazi Terror - April 1940

0x16 - The Neurology of Hate

0x17 - French Defense Politics and the Char B

0x18 - Balkans, Bazookas, and Bunkers

0x19 - The Maginot Line - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 01

0x20 - Armoured Vehicles of the Invasion of France 1940

0x21 - 107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 02

0x22 - Tour of the Maginot Line Ouvrage Schoenenbourg - WW2 on Location - France 1940 - 03

0x23 - The Strategy of Terror Bombing - May 1940

0x24 - High Hitler! - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 1

0x25 - Blitzkrieg on Speed - Nazis on Crystal Meth Part 2

0x26 - The European Migration Crisis - June 1940

0x27 - 107 Abandoned French Soldiers Killed for Propaganda - France 1940

0x28 - Monetize This, YouTube! - WW2 - Cat 01

0x29 - "What the actual f*ck, France?"- WW2 - Reading Comments

0x30 - Young Recruits, French Planes, and Graf Spee

0x31 - Göring, the Stoned Nazi Nut - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 1

0x32 - Churchill Was a Drunk... or Was He? - Doped WW2 Leaders Part 2

0x33 - Greenland to USA, Australia to war, and French Colonies to…

0x34 - War in 3 Fascist Ways: Slovakia, Spain, and Greece

0x35 - War Exiles: Kaiser Bill, Polish Forces, and US Volunteers

0x36 - The British Blitz Spirit is a Myth

0x37 - The Few Who Opposed Hitler - German Resistance in 1940

0x38 - Vive la Résistance! well, not really... French Resistance 1940

0x39 - 9 Days of Christmas with the TimeGhost of Christmas Past

0x40 - 1941 and 2020 will be a Crazy Year on WW2 and TimeGhost

0x41 - TimeGhost's Attacks for 1941 - WW2 PSA

0x42 - Royal Resistance in Benelux and Scandinavia 1940

0x43 - The TimeGhost WW2 Memorial for the Heroes of a Great Generation - WW2 Public Service Announcement

0x44 - What if the Spanish Fascists Lost the Civil War?

0x45 - On December 7, 2020 - World War Two Goes Global

0x46 - A French Civil War in 1937? - WW2 feat. Hearts of Iron IV

0x47 - Resistance in China - Myth or Reality?

0x48 - August von Mackensen in WW2, Stolen Wine, and America

0x49 - Pearl Harbor Teaser - WW2 - Coming December 7th 1941

0x50 - Carton de Wiart - A Man For All Seasons

0x51 - WW2 On The Homefront Starts next week!

0x52 - Fallschirmjäger - Germany's Finest

0x53 - When You Run Out of Stuff to Hoard - Rationing 1940

0x54 - Will Stalin invade India? And what about the West Indies?

0x55 - Hans Oster - A German Against Nazism

0x56 - Poland Will Not Bow to Nazis & Stalinists

0x57 - The end of US neutrality? The Lend-Lease Act

0x58 - Barbarossa, African Jews, and the fate of PoWs in Germany

0x59 - Prince Paul of Yugoslavia - Victim of Circumstance?

0x60 - Did the British Engineer the Yugoslavian Coup of March 1941?

0x61 - Girls Armed With Pitchforks - The Women’s Land Army

0x62 - Charles De Gaulle - The Flame of French Resistance?

0x63 - Tanks of the Early North-Africa Campaigns, by The Chieftain

0x64 - Field Rations, Foreign Legion, and French Anti-Semitism

0x65 - Haile Selassie - The New Messiah

0x66 - Why Pearl Harbor? Peaceful Portugal, and the poor Kriegsmarine

0x67 - Georgy Zhukov - Hero of the Soviet Union!

S0: Specials

S1: Season 01

S2: Season 02

S3: Season 03

S4: Season 04

S5: Season 05

S6: Season 06

S7: Season 07

S8: Season 08 - The Rise of Hitler.