A look at the Sherman VC Firefly which is basically a sidegrade of the American Sherman just with a British 17-pounder gun.

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A brief overview of the structure and organization of an United States Marine Corps Division in May 1944, the so called F-100 Series. Note that the layout of the Marine Corps and its division was changed several times throughout the war and this setup is...

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Finnish Motti Tactics during the Winter War enabled them to destroy several Soviet formations in piecemeal. This video gives a basic outline of these tactics and how they were used by the Finns in Soviet-Finnish War (1939-1940).

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German Panzer Tactics in World War 2 relied heavily on combined arms warfare (Kampf der verbundenen Waffen) something that is often ignored with all the focus on the Panzers itself. This video explains the interaction and tactics of Panzers, Infantry, Artillery, Panzerjäger, Flak and Luftwaffe. I...

A look at German Flame Half-Track Tactics and the associated vehicle Sd.Kfz. 251/16 and organizations. We look at German regulations and documents from 1943 to 1945, as well as experience reports on the called “mittlerer Flammpanzerwagen” literally “medium flame armored vehicle/car”. The guidelin...

Some basic introduction on Fighting Positions in Urbanized Terrain according to a US Marine Corps Manual.

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A look at the US Navy and People's Liberation Army Navy strategies, organization and numbers. Most data is from 2014 to 2017. Of course some historical context is given too.

Military History Visualized provides a series of short narrative and visual presentations like documentaries based on acad...

The SU-76M was the second most produced Soviet Armored Fighting Vehicle of the Second World War, as such it was it was only second to the T-34. Yet, quite often it is portrayed as a tank destroyer, which is rather misleading, especially if one looks at the equipment and doctrine. In this video we...

In this video Jens Wehner and I will show you the Evolution of the Panzerfaust from the early Faustpatrone / Panzerfaust 30 (klein) to the Panzerfaust 150 and 250. Furthermore, we explain the Munroe Effect, how the range of the Panzerfaust was continuously increased and other information about th...

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The Kugelblitz was a German Anti-Aircraft Tank (Flakpanzer) with an enclosed turret. Only a handful w...

In this video we particularly look at the aspect that Fremde Heere Ost (the German military intelligence for the Eastern Front) discounted German Tank Kill claims by 50 % / divided them by two. This is not necessarily incorrect, yet the reason for this discount is often not mentioned or unknown. ...

The German General Staff had quite a reputation and was banned after the First World War. The question is, how did the German General Staff work during the Second World War. What were the major changes? What did its sections and chiefs do?

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In this video we look at what the Germans reported about the IS-2 in their documents. We look at initial reports before the IS-2 was encountered and then at various assessments from first engagements to technical analysis.

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Time to take a look at Rommel’s perspective on the weeks following the D-Day invasion. For this we look at his two situation reports, one from 11th June 1944, so 5 days after the landings and one from 15th July 1944. The reports will be provided with context like front lines, current research, fu...

Ralf Raths the director for the Panzermuseum (Munster, Germany) and I talk about the so called "Holy Trinity of Tank Design" - Protection, Firepower and Mobility - and how it is quite unsuited for most aspects. We do this in front of a King Tiger that stands next to Sturmtiger, because we kann. P...

Ukraine is soon to receive 110 Leopard 1 (likely the variant 1A5). A German combat engineer fighting with the Legion in Ukraine explains why he thinks that the Leopard 1 is preferable over the Leopard 2 due to various reasons that are often missed. Additionally, we also look at some basic feature...

A talk with Ralf Raths (Director of the Panzermuseum Munster) about what everyone gets wrong about Panzers, we speak about the Tiger Myth, Panzergrenadiere, Panzer I, Fury, peeing, blind, combinded arms warfare and drop a few names like Wettstein, Wilbeck and Chieftain, while we stand in front of...

A look at the Waffenträger Wiesel 1 or the Mobile Weapon Platform Weasel 1. Development background, why it was built in the first place, technical data, driver position, commander position, variants, etc. English Channel of the Panzermuseum: https://www.youtube.com/c/GermanTankMuseum German Chann...

A former Leopard 2A6 gunners explains how to destroy and engage T-72s and T-80s. We talk about different variants, where to aim, strength and weaknesses. The most dangerous Russian/Soviet Tank etc. DISCLAIMER: I was invited by the Deutsche Panzermuseum in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2023. https://www.yout...

In this video the curator of the Tank Museum David Willey comments on German reports from 1937 about British tanks. Disclaimer: I was invited by the Tank Museum at Bovington in 2022. https://www.youtube.com/c/thetankmuseum/ https://tankmuseum.org/ »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the...

In this Alternate History Drachinifel, Military Aviation History and me look at the possibility and chances of an "early Afrika Korps". We look at a lot of data, the different sides and several aspects, like Malta, submarines, oil, different approaches, etc. Of course, it gets overly complicated,...

The Wespe was a self-propelled artillery based on the Panzer II chassis mainly employed by the Panzer- and Panzergrenadier-Divisions from Summer 1943 onwards. In this video we look at the origin, its performance, general assessment, an experience report and overall production numbers as well. Dis...

A look at the "Hummel" or properly schwere Feldhaubitze 18/1 auf Panzerkampfwagen III/IV (Selbstfahrlafette) of the Panzermuseum Munster. This was a self-propelled artillery that was mainly used in German Panzer-Divisions from 1943 onwards. We look at the development history, experience reports, ...