The Raid That Saved Millions? - Operation Gunnerside (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-09-19 | Discover the untold story of Operation Gunnerside, the audacious WWII commando raid that thwarted Germany's nuclear ambitions. In February 1943, a small team of Norwegian resistance fighters and British commandos infiltrated an occupied heavy water plant in the heart of Norway. Their mission? To destroy the facility and prevent Germany from developing an atomic bomb.This documentary uses the latest historical maps, unique wartime footage, and compelling personal stories to bring this legendary mission to life. Follow the brave commandos as they navigate treacherous, snow-covered mountains on skis, evade German patrols, and execute a high-stakes sabotage mission that historians believe was a crucial turning point in the war.From the initial planning to the daring escape, this is a deep dive into one of the most important and dangerous operations of World War II.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideSources:• Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies• Report Part Title: Operation “Gunnerside”:• Report Part Author(s): Joachim Rønneberg• Report Title: The Race for Norwegian Heavy ater, 1940-1945• Report Author(s): Olav Njølstad, Ole Kristian Grimnes, Joachim Rønneberg and• Bertrand Goldschmidt• Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (1995)• Stable URL: http://www.jstor.com/stable/resrep20310.5General Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Gerhard Cronjé• Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Shane Greer• Production & Thumbnail Design: Linus Klaßen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius HoubenGerma
Storming Mount Suribachi — Battle of Iwo Jima (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-09-26 | February, 1945. On a small volcanic island in the middle of the Pacific, one of the fiercest and bloodiest battles of the Second World War was raging. Above the ash-strewn and rocky flats, the men of Easy Company, 28th Marine Regiment were about to make history, for they had reached the summit of the infamous Mt Suribachi, signalling to their comrades below that the imposing volcano was now in American hands. In this video, we’ll follow in the footsteps of those men and re-tell the story of that fight, in the Battle for Iwo Jima.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Hunter Christensen• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
Understanding the Battle of the Somme Battle Guide 2025-09-12 | Have you heard of the battle of the Somme? But, not sure exactly how it unfolded? So, in a new concept for this channel, and with the idea to make complex historical events clear, but without dumbing them down, we’ll fly through that infamous First World War campaign which to many has come to symbolise the tragedy, slaughter and futility of the First World War. But is it exactly as it seems?Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
WW2 US Street Fighting Caught on Film! (Battle of Aachen Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-09-05 | At 10am, on the 10th of October, 1944, three American soldiers stood in the center of the Aachen’s destroyed Trierer Strasse. The silence of the ceasefire blanketed the war-torn street. As a white flag snapped in the wind above and shattered debris crunched beneath their feet, the three men stepped forward with an ultimatum - surrender the surrounded city or face total destruction by artillery and air power. The reply? No. The city’s defenders would fight to the bitter end.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Michael Adato• Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Ethan Adato• Production & Thumbnail Design: Linus Klaßen• Music & Sound Effects: Ethan Adato• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
542 Kills in 98 Days: The Legend of Simo Häyhä (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-08-29 | December 1939, on the snow covered plains of Finland’s Karelian Isthmus, troops of the Red Army cautiously advanced on a massively outnumbered foe. Seconds later, in what appeared to be a deserted landscape, a single shot rang out, and yet another invader fell dead. They didn’t know it, but hidden to their front, and stalking their every move was the most successful sniper in the history of warfare. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Stefan Jevtić• Narration: Dan Hill • Editor: Shane Greer • Production & Thumbnail Design: Linus Klaßen • Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben • Finnish Pronunciation: Aapo Aho
The Final Minute of WW1: Henry Gunther’s Charge (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-08-27 | In the pre-dawn hours on 11th November 1918 in a railway clearing near Compiegne, German commanders signed an Armistice document which would finally bring an end to four years of fighting on the Western Front, during which time millions of men had fallen. In this video we will countdown those final hours and follow in the footsteps of those men who were destined not to see the end of war, the last to fall. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
Le Hamel : The Battle That Broke The Western Front (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-08-22 | 93 minutes is all it took. On 4th July 1918 outside the little known village of Le Hamel on the Western Front, a groundbreaking attack was launched. For almost four years the Western Front had been locked in stalemate, with significant gains almost impossible to achieve. But on that day, Australian, American and British troops would demonstrate a new way to fight. In one morning a blueprint would be laid, one which would demonstrate that trench warfare could be broken and that the war could be won on the battlefield. This is the story of Le Hamel. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)• US National Archives (NARA)• National Library of Scotland Image Collection (NLS)• Australian War Memorial Image Archive (AWM)• War Diaries of the Battalions (NMP)• British Newspaper Archive (BNA)• The National Archives, Kew (TNA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Simon James• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Truth About the Gaumesnil Tank Duel of 1944 Battle Guide 2025-08-15 | Across these peaceful looking fields in August 1944, a battle raged. On one side were a group of powerful Tiger Tanks, led by one of Nazi Germany’s star tank aces, on the other, Canadian and British Armour concealed in ambush. Over the next few minutes, a brutal fight would unfold which would leave four tigers burning wrecks and SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Michael Wittmann amongst the fallen. But just what happened on that day and who struck that fatal blow? Join us as we investigate the mystery and recount the action that history remembers as the Gausmesnil Tank Duel.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
Canada’s Greatest Victory? – Caught on Film (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-08-08 | On a freezing April morning in 1917, tens of thousands of Canadian troops raced from their trenches and secretly dug tunnels to emerge into the Western Front’s infamous No-Man’s-Land. Their objective? Vital high-ground which had for years withstood allied assaults. Over the next three days in a remarkable display of courage under fire, they would advance through the German lines and into the history books. In this video, with the help of the latest technology and rare original film from that fight, we’ll explore the iconic battle which forged a nation - Vimy Ridge. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
D-Day | The 1st US Infantry Division at Omaha Beach (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-08-01 | D-Day. On the easternmost stretch of “Bloody Omaha”, the men of the legendary US 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red One, stormed ashore in an attempt to gain a foothold in Fortress Europe. Under withering machinegun and mortar fire, they paid a heavy price, but, amidst the carnage, ordinary soldiers rose to achieve the extraordinary. Join us as we follow those men and the story of what happened on Omaha Beach. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one-time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Hunter Christensen• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Dan Hill & Shane Greer• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
Tactical Triumph or Human Disaster? Operation Chastise Battle Guide 2025-07-25 | May 1943. Nineteen Lancaster bombers roar into the darkening skies — each carrying a revolutionary, top-secret weapon. Their mission? To fly low and fast into the heart of Nazi Germany… and achieve the impossible. Their target: the heavily fortified dams of the Ruhr Valley — linchpins of Hitler’s war machine.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
Easy Companys Assault on Brecourt Manor | The Real Band of Brothers Battle Guide 2025-07-18 | Normandy – June 6th 1944. As the Western allies began their amphibious landings along this 45 mile stretch of coastline, inland, thousands more men were already engaged in life or death battles to keep those coming ashore safe from enemy gunfire. Of all the many actions that day, one – immortalised on screen in the series Band of Brothers, has gone into Airborne legend. This is the story of Easy Company’s assault on Brecourt Manor.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
The Cavalry Charge That Became Legend (Crimean War Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-07-11 | Across this now vine-covered valley, on an October morning in 1854, bugles blared. Moments later, 666 cavalrymen surged forward, unaware they were riding straight into disaster. A fatal miscommunication had set them on a doomed charge into Russian guns, down a place now known as ‘the valley of death.’ This is the story of the Charge of the Light Brigade. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research: Alex Owen• Script: Alex Owen & Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
How Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor — Archival Attack Footage (WWII Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-07-04 | Shortly before 8am on 7th December 1941 the residents of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu were jolted awake by explosions as Japanese aircraft roared overhead. Unknown to them, a huge aircraft carrier strike force had approached from the north and in two waves would bomb airfields and warships across the Island and at Anchor in the major naval base at Pearl Harbor. By the time it was over, just two hours later, more than 2400 men lay dead, the Harbor was engulfed in flames, and for the Americans at least, WW2 had begun. This is that story. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one - time payment:Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuideNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:- Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast- Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide- Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT- TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide- Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtWritten References: At Dawn We Slept: The Untold Story of Pearl Harbor - Gordon PrangeAttack on Pearl Harbor - Alan ZimmGeneral Sources: US Library of CongressUS National Archives (NARA)Google Earth Pro & Web VersionsMaptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:Research: Dan HillScript & Narration: Dan HillEditing: Simon JamesThumbnail Design: Linus KlassenMusic & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Zaitsev v König - The Real Story of WW2s Most Famous Sniper Duel Battle Guide 2025-06-27 | Stalingrad, 1942. Among the twisted ruins of a shattered city, death approached not with the roar of artillery, but in silence. Hidden among debris, behind broken walls, or camouflaged in rubble, Soviet and German snipers fought a brutal war of their own. One shot, one kill.In this video, using the latest technology, unique wartime aerial imagery and rare eyewitness testimony from both sides of the wire, we’ll for the very first time, locate, identify and re-tell the true story of the most famous sniper duel in history, between Vasiliy Zaitsev and the enigmatic Major Erwin König. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideBundesarchiv Sources:• Bundesarchiv, Die Deutsche Wochenschau (Originaltitel) Nr. 628 / 1942, Filmwerk ID: 6234• Bundesarchiv, Die Deutsche Wochenschau (Originaltitel) Nr. 629 / 1942, Filmwerk ID: 6235• Bundesarchiv, Die Deutsche Wochenschau (Originaltitel) Nr. 626 / 1942, Filmwerk ID: 6232• Bundesarchiv, Ufa-Auslandstonwoche (internationale Fassung) Nr. 580 / 1942, Filmwerk ID: 28990Sources: • Bastable, J. (2007.), Voices From Stalingrad• Beevor, A. (1999.), Stalingrad• Chuikov, V. (1964.), The Battle For Stalingrad• Craig, W. (1973.), Enemy at the Gates: The Battle of Stalingrad• Glantz, D. (2009.), Stalingrad• Isaev, A. (2019.), Stalingrad: The City On Fire• Jones, M. (2010.), Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed• MacGregor, I. (2022.), The Lighthouse of Stalingrad• Mark, J. (2007.), Island of Fire: The Battle For The Barrikady Gun Factory In Stalingrad• Zaitsev, V. (1971.), Notes of the Russian SniperGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:Research & Script: Stefan Jevtić• Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Shane Greer• Production & Thumbnail Design: Linus Klaßen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
The Spring Offensive: Last Stand At Villers-Bretonneux (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-06-20 | At 4.40am on the 21st March 1918, German guns roared out across the Western Front. In just a few hours more than a million shells slammed into British Third and Fifth Army positions on the Somme. Operation Michael, the first of a series of brutal assaults, collectively known as the Spring Offensive had begun. Over the course of the coming days and weeks the allies would fall back a staggering 40 miles towards the vital city of Amiens. Although they weren’t to know it, Australian troops would once again enter the fray to thwart that German plan at a little known town called Villers Bretonneux. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Simon James• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Real Story Behind Band of Brothers’ Crossroad Battle! (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-06-13 | Across this very field as dawn was breaking in October 1944, 35 men, with bayonets fixed, raced headlong towards more than 250 heavily armed SS. In the minutes that followed, and in an episode immortalised in the series ‘Band of Brothers’, Captain Dick Winters and the men of Easy Company reigned chaos across this now peaceful landscape. But how exactly did that episode come about? What really happened on that day? and do the events around this crossroads match those presented on screen? In this video using the latest technology, wartime aerial imagery and the actual accounts of those who were there, we’ll explore the Charge at Heteren Crossroads. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
D-Day | How One General Turned Disaster Into Victory (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-06-06 | On the bloodiest part of the bloodiest beach of D-Day, a plan that had been months in the making had gone seriously wrong. For the men of the untested 29th Infantry Division, the promised quick and decisive win had turned into hours of gruelling hell. Bad weather, rough seas and poor support were just the beginning of what would become a fight for survival on the shores of Normandy. Despite the unfurling catastrophe, one man remained determined to see the mission accomplished. Brigadier General Norman ‘Dutch’ Cota stepped from his landing craft to join his men on the blood-strewn beach that was Omaha. Under a hail of withering fire, the general rallied his troops and personally led an assault that would unlock the Vierville draw and secure a vital foothold in ‘Fortress Europe’. This is the story of the men who journeyed into the inferno and one whose leadership created order from chaos on perhaps the most famous day in military history.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide**Images at 09:26 - 09:32 & 13:16 - 13:20 are stills from the film Saving Private Ryan**General Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Hunter Christensen• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Shane Greer• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
How the British Army Nearly Died: Operation Dynamo (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-05-30 | Play World of Warships for free wo.ws/BattleGuide and enjoy the Dunkirk 1940 event!Thank you World of Warships for sponsoring this video. In late May 1940, hundreds of thousands of British and French soldiers found themselves cut off and surrounded by all-conquering German forces near the port city of Dunkirk . Over the previous fortnight they had fought tooth and nail to hold back the German tide, but now, exhausted and under constant aerial and artillery bombardment, their only chance of escaping annihilation lay in evacuation to Britain. But, for most men to go home, some had to stay. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)• Bundesarchiv : • Ufaton-Woche, Nr. 510 / 1940, Filmwerk ID: 94585, 1940 • Krieg in Frankreich, II. Teil, Filmwerk ID: 17865, 1940Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill & Gerhard Cronjé• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Full Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-05-23 | By mid-April 1945, the war in Europe was undeniably decided. Allied forces were advancing rapidly on all fronts: pushing into Northern Italy, crossing the Rhine in the west, and preparing to encircle the Ruhr pocket before driving towards the Elbe. This video uses cutting-edge technology, historical footage, and firsthand veteran accounts to recount the fall of Berlin.0:00 Introduction 0:28 Chapter 1: The Seelow Heights21:08 Chapter 2: The Halbe Pocket43:35 Chapter 3: The Fuhrerbunker 01:02:12 Chapter 4: Fall of the Reichstag01:23:15 Chapter 5: Escaping the FuhrerbunkerCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Sources Halbe & Seelow:• Altner, H. (1948.), Berlin Soldier: An Eyewitness Account of the Fall of Berlin• Baumgart, E. (2022.), Halbe 1945: Eyewitness Accounts From Hell’s Cauldron• Beevor, A. (2002.), The Fall of Berlin 1945• Chuikov, V. (1973.), The End of the Third Reich: Autobiography of General Vasily Chuikov• Isaev, A. (2007.), Berlin 1945: The Fight for the Lair of the Beast• Le Tissier, T. (2007.), Slaughter at Halbe: The Destruction of Hitler’s 9th Army• Zhukov, G. (1974.), The Marshal of Victory: Autobiography of General Georgy ZhukovCredits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius HoubenCredits Halbe & Seelow:• Research & Script: Stefan Jevtić & Dan Hill
Storming the Messines Ridge 1917 (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-05-16 | At 3:10am on 7th June 1917 the entire Western Front was rocked by arguably the loudest man-made explosion in the history of the world to that point, as a series of enormous subterranean mines killed thousands and literally shattered the German stronghold that was the Messines Ridge. Within moments, allied troops were charging into the attack to drive the stunned defenders from their trenches. Amongst those troops were the highly regarded men of the Australian Imperial Force. This is the story of the Battle of Messines. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Simon James• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Battle of Isandlwana 1879 (Anglo-Zulu War Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-05-09 | Shortly after dawn on 22nd January 1879 in the far reaches of the British Empire, a column of redcoats sat down to breakfast. They didn’t know it, but just a few miles away, a massive Army of 20,000 Zulu warriors lay in wait. By the time the sun set that evening, several thousand men lay dead, the British camp overrun and the entire garrison destroyed in one of the worst defeats in the Army’s history.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research: Ian Castle• Narration & Script: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
Dieppe 1942: The Failed Raid That Shaped D-Day (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-05-02 | On 19th August 1942, as dawn was breaking along the coast of occupied France, a force of just over 6,000 men stormed the beaches around the port town of Dieppe in the first major allied strike against Hitler’s Atlantic Wall. Within a matter of minutes hundreds lay dead or wounded, washed up against seawalls, hung on wire entanglements or incinerated in the burning landing craft. Over 60% of the mainly Canadian assault force were killed, wounded or captured by the end of the day, and the Dieppe Raid has, for the allies, gone down as one of the most infamous days of the Second World War.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Alex Owen• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
The Impossible Landing at Gallipoli: 25. April 1915 (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-04-25 | Just after dawn on 25th April 1915, under the cover of a formidable naval bombardment, thousands of British troops made their way towards land. In front of them, entrenched along these cliffs, Ottoman riflemen waited, poised to defend their homeland at all costs. It was the beginning of a brutal fight which would last for 8 months and cost tens of thousands of lives.The Gallipoli Association:By becoming a member, you will have the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share and exchange information and knowledge of the Gallipoli campaign in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Formed by Gallipoli veterans in 1969, their key focus today is education. By raising public awareness of the Gallipoli Campaign, encouraging and facilitating study, their aim is to keep the memory of the campaign alive, ensuring that all who served in it, and those who gave their lives, are not forgotten. To find out more, visit gallipoli-association.orgCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research: Stephen Chambers• Script: Stephen Chambers & Dan Hill • Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Shane Greer • Production & Thumbnail Design: Linus Klaßen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
The First Pilot to Shoot Down a Zeppelin – A WWI Air War Legend Battle Guide 2025-04-18 | Our Battle Guide Podcast: http://listen.not-so-quiet.comIn the early hours of Sunday 3rd September 1916, as Londoners slept peacefully in their beds, 16 German airships, the largest fleet ever assembled, laden with about 30 tons of bombs, was heading for Britain. At 2.00am, without warning, the sky over London exploded into action as shells burst and searchlights swept the heavens.Awoken by this storm of shot and shell, hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, left their beds to peer skywards from windows, doorways and gardens. Previous Zeppelins over the capital had been viewed with apprehension; these vast airships, shining silver in the searchlights, with their droning engines, threatening the city with a brooding menace, had always appeared to be beyond reach and impervious to attack. But this time it was different. And one raider was now in trouble.Ian Castle's Book: amazon.co.uk/Zeppelin-Inferno-Forgotten-Blitz-1916/dp/1399093924/ref=sr_1_1Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research: Ian Castle & Dan Hill • Script & Narration: : Dan Hill • Editor: Shane Greer • Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klaßen • Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
Doomed to Fail? Bullecourt 1917 (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-04-11 | As the Battles of the Somme and Verdun drew to a close in late 1916, Allied Commanders met to plan a huge Franco-British offensive for the Spring of 1917. The new French Commander-in-Chief, General Robert Nivelle, envisioned driving the Germans from Northern France supported by British attacks in the Artois region, a fight that would become known as the Battle of Arras. Once again, called on to join this fight, would be men of the Australian Imperial Force, who would go into action at a little known place called Bullecourt. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Simon James• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer• Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
The Last Battle of the German 9th Army: The Halbe Pocket (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-04-04 | Take back your personal data with Incogni! Use code BATTLEGUIDE at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: http://incogni.com/battleguideAs the end of the Second World War in Europe was approaching by the day, in the heavily forested area south of Berlin: up to 200,000 German soldiers and civilians found themselves surrounded by massive Soviet forces around the small town of Halbe.Over the coming days, and desperate to avoid the brutal retribution that would surely follow, the Germans launched an all-or-nothing breakout attempt westwards in hopes of reaching the precarious safety of the western allies. Through 70 kilometers of dense woodlands and unmapped marshes they moved, all the time subjected to withering Soviet air and ground attacks in an area that became known as the Corridor of Death.Many thanks to the Brandenburg State Association of the German War Graves Commission for their important work in the region in and around Halbe. Further information on the important work of the VDK can be found here: https://www.volksbund.de/en/german-war-graves-commissionCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtSources:• Baumgart, E. (2022.), Halbe 1945: Eyewitness Accounts From Hell’s Cauldron• Beevor, A. (2002.), The Fall of Berlin 1945• Isaev, A. (2007.), Berlin 1945: The Fight for the Lair of the Beast• Le Tissier, T. (2007.), Slaughter at Halbe: The Destruction of Hitler’s 9th ArmyGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill, Stefan Jevtić& Linus Klassen• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer • Dubbing: Lydie Moreno & Julius Houben
A Forgotten Tragedy – Neuve Chapelle 1915 (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-03-21 | Interested in Trench Mapping? LinesMan from our friends and Great War Digital: greatwardigital.comOn a frosty winter morning in March 1915 thousands of shivering troops, cold, tired, but determined, lined up in trenches across these fields, waiting for the signal to advance. When it came, with the blast of an officer's whistle, they would rise as one and storm the heavily defended German positions opposite. Over the next 3 days, a brutal fight would unfold, which would see thousands of men, on all sides, fall dead and wounded across this landscape.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one-time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: / battleguide • One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: / battleguide • Twitter: / battleguidevt • TikTok: / battleguide General Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Research: Michael ‘Rocky‘ Salmon• Script: Michael ‘Rocky‘ Salmon & Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klaßen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Man Behind The Medals - Audie Murphy (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-03-14 | Huge thanks to VAER for sponsoring this video. Check out their outstanding collection of watches right here: vaer-watches.sjv.io/battleguideBy early 1944 the Second World War had already claimed millions of lives and caused untold misery to tens of millions more. Despite that carnage, some men, a select few who thrived in combat and had earned a reputation for courage, skill and determination under fire, would rise to prominence. At the very top of that list, stood one man, who lived a life so unbelievable that had it could have been written for Hollywood. In fact, it was so unbelievable that it was written for Hollywood, with the hero of the movie being the man himself. In this video, using eyewitness testimony, on the ground footage and official military records we explore the incredible wartime accomplishments, life, and tragic demise of perhaps the greatest soldier in the history of modern warfare. This is the story of Audie Murphy. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: / battleguide • One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: / battleguide • Twitter: / battleguidevt • TikTok: / battleguide General Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klaßen
101st Airborne in the Ardennes – The Attack on Foy (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-03-07 | Huge thanks to VAER for sponsoring this video. Check out their outstanding collection of watches right here: vaer-watches.sjv.io/battleguideOn a cold winter morning in January 1945, across this very ground, groups of American servicemen, freezing and tired, huddled in their foxholes. Over the last fortnight, surrounded and outnumbered, they had endured repeated enemy assaults as they clung to their positions outside the Belgian town of Bastogne. Now, finally, it was their chance to advance. Over the coming hours, those men, including the famous ‘Easy Company’ of Band of Brothers fame, would launch an assault on a nearby village as the allies re-started the advance towards Germany.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Research: Michael AdatoScript: Michael AdatoNarration: Dan HillEditor: Ethan AdatoThumbnail Design & Production: Linus KlaßenMusic & Sound Effects: Ethan Adato
The Somme: Breaking The Deadlock (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-02-28 | By late July 1916, the Battle of the Somme had been raging for three weeks. The initial attack on the 1st of July, launched by British and French troops across a 36-kilometre front, had started with catastrophic results for the British. But the fighting had continued with a series of bloody engagements. Despite mounting losses, the battle simply had to go on, and so new troops were brought in to continue that advance. Enter the ANZACs: Australian and New Zealander troops who would go on to earn a fearsome reputation over the next two years. Their destination? The heart of the British sector of the battlefield, and one of the key German strongholds - a small village called Pozieres. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtWritten Sources:• Bean C.E.W, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918 - Volume III (1941)• Broadhurst, D, Recovery in the trenches: the Australian Corps and the Flanders winter, November 1917–March 1918 • Butler A.G, Official History of the Australian Army Medical Services 1914-1918, vol. II (1940)• Edmunds J, Military Operations in France and Belgium, 1918 Part 4 (1923) • Middlebrook, M, The Kaiser’s Battle. 21 March 1918: The First Day of the German Spring Offensive (1978)• Mitchell, G.D, Backs to the Wall: A Larrikin on the Western Front, (2007) • Terraine J (edit), Sir Douglas Haig’s Despatches (1919) [1979]• Smythe, P, Personal Diary • Stevenson D, 1914-1918 ,The History of the First World War (2012)Additional Sources:• War Diaries of the Battalions (NMP) • Imperial War Museum Archive (IWMA)• Wellcome Collection Gallery (WCG)• Australian War Memorial Image Archive (AWM)• The National Archives, Kew (TNA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Memory Maps, Trench Maps of the First World War• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Simon James• Thumbnail Design & Production: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Victory From Disaster: Last Stand at Rorke’s Drift Battle Guide 2025-02-21 | Go to surfshark.com/battleguide for an extra 4 months SurfsharkOn 22nd January 1879 in the far flung reaches of the British Empire, a redcoated sentry stood watch. He wasn’t to know it, but at that very moment just a few miles away, the last of more than 1300 of his comrades, surrounded and outnumbered, were being cut down by an unstoppable enemy. In the hours to come, 4000 warriors of that great Zulu army would appear over the horizon and launch a series of brutal assaults against this small outpost in a fight that has gone down in history as the Battle of Rorke’s Drift.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:Research: John BurnsScript: John Burns & Dan HillNarration: Dan HillEditor: Shane GreerThumbnail Design: Linus KlaßenMusic & Sound Effects: Shane GreerTranslations: Julius Houben (GER), Lydie Moreno (SPN, FR)Secure your privacy like we do with Surfshark! Enter the coupon code BattleGuide or use the link: surfshark.com/battleguide for an extra 4 months Surfshark.
Gallipoli Breakout: The Fight for the Heights (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-02-07 | As night fell on 6th August 1915 across the Gallipoli Peninsula, thousands of battle-hardened but exhausted Allied troops quietly made their way through a mishmash of torturous gullies and spurs to the north of the place they called ‘Anzac’. Their aim? To make one more assault to break the stalemate and bring an elusive victory in a campaign which had already seen horrendous lossesIn this video, in partnership with the Gallipoli Association, using the latest technology, aerial and on-the-ground footage, and the words of those who were there, we’ll cover the story of three legendary fights, the assaults on Lone Pine, the Nek and Chunuk Bair. The Gallipoli Association:By becoming a member, you will have the opportunity of meeting like-minded people to learn, share and exchange information and knowledge of the Gallipoli campaign in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Formed by Gallipoli veterans in 1969, their key focus today is education. By raising public awareness of the Gallipoli Campaign, encouraging and facilitating study, their aim is to keep the memory of the campaign alive, ensuring that all who served in it, and those who gave their lives, are not forgotten. To find out more, visit gallipoli-association.orgCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources:The Gallipoli Association – gallipoli-association.orgAustralian War Memorial - www.awm.gov.auNational Archives of Australia - www.naa.gov.au/Archives of New Zealand - www.archives.govt.nzUS National Archives (NARA) - www.archives.govThe National Archives, Kew (TNA) - www.nationalarchives.gov.ukGoogle Earth Pro & Web Versions – earth.google.comGreat War Digital (Memory-Map) Trench Maps – www.greatwardigital.com Written Sources:Chambers, Stephen, ‘Anzac - The Landing’: Gallipoli (2008)Roberts, Chris, ‘The Landing at ANZAC: 1915’ (2016)Chambers, Stephen, ‘Walking Gallipoli’ (2019)Uyar, Mesut, ‘Ottoman Defence Against the ANZAC Landing’ (2016)Hart, Peter, ‘Gallipoli’ (2013)‘Tell England’ (film, 1931)Credits:Research: Stephen ChambersScript & Narration: Stephen Chambers & Dan HillEditor: Ethan AdatoThumbnail Design: Linus KlaßenMusic & Sound Effects: Ethan Adato
Normandy Tank Showdown: Operation Epsom (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-01-31 | Explore your family's history like we did, with a 14-day free trial from MyHeritage. Use our link here: bit.ly/BattleGuide_MHOn a rainy Norman night in June 1944, hundreds of tanks and thousands of shivering men in waterlogged trenches anxiously awaited the roar of artillery, a signal that would raise the curtain on the largest Allied offensive since D-Day. In this video, with the help of unique wartime map overlays, historic footage and the personal testimony of the combatants, we’ll follow the fortunes of just three men who found themselves in the heart of the battle. This is the story of Operation Epsom.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• X: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research: Adam Dighton• Script: Gerhard Cronje & Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klaßen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane GreerAnd a special thanks to the family of Robert Woollcombe for kindly providing the images of Robert we used in the production.
24 Hours in Hell: Australias Darkest Day (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-01-24 | By July 1916 on the Western Front, the infamous Battle of the Somme was raging. Since the start of the month, bloody assaults had been launched by British and French troops, with devastating results. Stuck in bloody stalemate, the allies searched for any opportunity to weaken the German defences and force a much needed breakthrough. Surprisingly, allied eyes turned north, away from the Somme, to launch a diversionary assault in the hopes of preventing reinforcements moving south. That battle, destined to go down as the bloodiest day in Australian military history, was to be fought here, outside the village of Fromelles. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Battle of Waterloo: How A Farmhouse Ended An Empire (Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-01-17 | With 40 men at his back, a giant, axe-wielding Frenchman charged at this gate. His name was Sous-Lieutenant Legros but his soldiers called him l’Enfonceur - the Smasher! And that’s exactly what he was about to do. Just after midday on the 18th of June 1815 Legros led an assault on the main gate of Hougoumont farmhouse on the Battlefield of Waterloo, cutting down red-coated guardsmen and hacking into the large oak gate desperately being pushed closed from within. What followed was one of the bloodiest and most brutal episodes of the battle that day, with the Duke of Wellington himself later declaring that “the success of the battle turned upon the closing of the gates at Hougoumont.” But why exactly was it a defining moment? What was at stake? and how did that fight unfold? In this video, using the latest technology, veteran testimony, a previously unseen 3D reconstruction of the battleground and the latest archeological evidence, we’ll explore the story of the Battle for Hougoumont. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)• Waterloo Uncovered: waterloouncovered.comCredits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Australians On The Western Front (WWI Series) Battle Guide 2025-01-11 | From 1914 to 1918, the world was engulfed in a conflict that cost literally millions of lives. The most famous of those battlegrounds was to be found across a 400-mile stretch of trench lines in France and Belgium, known as the Western Front. Prominent in the fight were men of the Australian Imperial Force. In this video, the first in a series, we explore the contribution made by 'Diggers' who fought, and in many cases, fell, in the First World War.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one-time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)• Australian War Memorial Archive (AWM)• National Library of Scotland (NLS) Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill & Jo Hook• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Simon J. James• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Man Who Almost Killed Hitler (Documentary) Battle Guide 2025-01-03 | Deep in the forests of western Poland, overgrown in moss and leaves, lie several massive concrete ruins, the broken remnants of Adolf Hitler’s once formidable East Prussian military headquarters: the Wolfsschanze– or Wolf’s Lair. In the summer of 1944, this was the beating heart of the German war machine engaged in an increasingly desperate struggle against the Allied powers. And it was here, on July 20th, 1944, where a young German colonel Claus von Stauffenberg attempted the unthinkable: assassinating Adolf Hitler. Checkout our New Podcast with Jesse Alexander & Prof. Matthias Strohn:WW2 Both Sides of the Wire! | The Second World War from the Allied and Axis perspectives.• Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6U3jssjPXuDJ3iYcZPPsmj• Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ww2-both-sides-of-the-wire-a-battle-guide-production/id1760184837• Pocket Cast: https://pca.st/bh5cy3z5• Cast Box: https://castbox.fm/channel/6237670?country=us• Battle Guide Website: battleguide.co.uk/bsowCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtSources:• Luck of the Devil: The Story of Operation Valkyrie - Ian Kershaw• The German Resistance Memorial Center/Die Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand• Federal Ministry of Defense (https://www.bmvg.de/en/history/the-bendlerblock)General Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research: Michael Adato• Script: Michael Adato• Narration: Dan Hill• Editor: Ethan Adato & Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klaßen• Music & Sound Effects: Ethan Adato
Shot in The Christmas Truce: A Soldiers Story Battle Guide 2024-12-20 | On the morning of 25th December 1914 across this frozen and mist-covered ground in northern France, a lone German soldier appeared. In the minutes that followed dozens and then hundreds of men emerged from the trenches of the Western Front, to meet their enemies in no-man’s-land, and share a moment of peace that has gone down in history. But what was the real story of that day? Was there a universal peace? and did all of those who witnessed those events live to see the end of that day? In this video, using the latest technology, historical accounts and the words of those who were there, we’ll follow in the footsteps of just a few men in the 1914 ‘Christmas Truce’. Podcast Episode: 24 Hours in the Xmas Truce- Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/24-hours-in-the-xmas-truce/id1716885995?i=1000681137270- Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/71bo6gZMoGOM9eEQPhtAFP?si=82OKG9C8QqqCIqQMYRBwTw- Not So Quiet Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/nsqA special thanks to:Geoff ReasonThe Gregory FamilyThe Huggins FamilyHerts at WarCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Last English King to Die in Battle: The Evidence (Richard III Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-12-13 | It was beneath an unassuming car park in the summer of 2012 in the heart of the city of Leicester that one of the most important historical discoveries of the last 500 years was made. In a long forgotten grave was found the battle scarred and broken skeleton of a long dead man, none other than Richard III, King of England. But what exactly happened to him? How did he end up buried beneath a car park and what can that remarkable discovery tell us about Shakespear’s infamous villain, the last English King to die in battle. In this video, using the latest technology, archeological evidence and historic testimony, we’ll uncover the true story of the Final Days of Richard III. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) MediaRichard III Documentary (Via Banjay History) youtube.com/watch?v=P8QDa1zuUd4Richard III – Injuries To the Remains (University of Leicester):youtube.com/watch?v=QwrIka8x9_wRichard III – Identifying the Remains (University of Leicester):youtube.com/watch?v=mfi6gOX0Nf4Queen's Lecture 2016 by Dr Turi King | King Richard III - the resolution of a 500-year-old mystery (Via British Council Germany):youtube.com/watch?v=MEU9_fbXW7IRichard III - Uncovering the Church of the Friars Minor Leicester (University of Leicester):youtube.com/watch?v=klQdSGpazawRichard III - The Archaeological Dig (University of Leicester):youtube.com/watch?v=wR1IjOVWI7YWritten References:The Anglica Historia of Polydore Vergil (available via https://www.persee.fr/doc/bec_0373-6237_1951_num_109_1_461403_t1_0147_0000_000Richard III Society: richardiii.netThe Battlefields Trust: The Battle of Bosworth - The Archeology of The Battle: battlefieldstrust.com/resource-centre/warsoftheroses/battlepageview.asp?pageid=391&parentid=247Leicestershire Museums: The Bosworth Battlefield Collection (available via: leicestershirecollections.org.uk/archaeology/bosworth-battlefield-collection)Phillipa Langley: philippalangley.co.ukLeicester University – Richard III: le.ac.uk/richard-iiiCredits:• Research & Script: Alex Owen and Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Shermans v 88s: Normandys Largest Tank Assault (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-12-06 | Check out War Thunder now! Use my links to sign up and get a massive, free bonus pack for PC and consoles: https://wtplay.link/battleguide | iOS/Android: https://wtm.game/battleguideOn the morning of 18 July 1944, around the French town of Caen, the thunderous roar of bombers, artillery, and 600 tank engines shattered the silence to signal the start of what would go down in history as Normandy's single-largest tank battle. In this video, using the latest technology, unique archive footage, and the testimony of those who were there, we will follow in the tank tracks of one unit and one group of men of the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, as they spearheaded the advance in its opening hours. This is the story of Operation Goodwood.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill & Gerhard Cronje• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Met After 100 Years: The Missing Soldier (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-11-29 | When finally the guns fell silent across the Western Front on the 11th November 1918, much of Europe was left in ruins. Years of warfare had shattered towns and villages and left millions dead. But what of the living? Amongst that number, were millions more prisoners who themselves had endured extraordinary hardships. And despite peace now reigning, tragically, not all would return home. In this video, using the latest technology and a remarkable unseen wartime collection, we’ll follow a little-known but incredible story of one young man and a legacy which has endured for over a hundred years. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)• Chamberlain Family Archives Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Most Brutal Siege of the Napoleonic Wars (Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-11-22 | On a cold April evening in 1812, on the approaches to this formidable fortress, thousands of Britain’s notorious ‘Redcoats’ crept in silence. Their objective? To scale three breaches, hacked into the city’s defences by enormous siege cannon, and to wrestle one of the key strongholds from Napoleon’s forces occupying Spain. That fight, destined to go down in history as one of the bloodiest episodes of the Peninsular War, was a short but ferocious one, with men falling by the hundred in the attempt to gain these walls. Within just a few hours, the fight was over, only to be replaced by a new horror, as a brutal retribution was unleashed by the attackers.In this video, using the latest technology to view and understand the battlefield like never before, and with the words of those who survived that hellish night, we’ll re-create the events which history remembers as the Storming of Badajoz.Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuideWritten Sources:• G. Daly, British officers’ writings on the Peninsular War – the case of Badajoz,• R. Muir, Wellington• I. Fletcher, Badajoz 1812: Wellington’s Bloodiest Siege• W. Green, Bugler & Officer of the Rifles• J. Donaldson, Recollections of the eventful Life of a Soldier• E. Costello, Rifleman Costello: The Adventures of a Soldier of the 95th• A. Wellesley, Military Dispatches• jjwargames.blogspot.com/2019/09/badajoz-french-siege-and-allied-first.htmlGeneral Sources:• National Army Museum• British Newspaper Archive (BNA)• The National Archives, Kew (TNA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:• Research: John Burns• Script: John Burns & Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer & Linus Klassen• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
The Tank That Time Forgot: The Story of Deborah (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-11-08 | Findmypast is a great tool we use for nearly all our videos. If you want to do your family research, check it out. Start your family tree for free: http://battleguide.co.uk/findmypastEarly in the morning of 20th November 1917 across rolling countryside in northern France, the rumble of engines could be heard. Moments later, under a hurricane bombardment, German soldiers manning the mighty Hindenburg Line, watched on with horror as hundreds of new weapons of war emerged from the mist to launch the first large-scale tank assault in history. In this video we follow the incredible story of one tank and its crew and their remarkable legacy which has continued for a century. This is the story of D51: Deborah, at the Battle of Cambrai. Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one-time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: / battleguide • One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/support• Merchandise: shop.battleguide.co.ukNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterNot So Quiet On The Western Front! (Podcast): battleguide.co.uk/nsqSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/64bg6BvW4OlrrtbgSpBtDzApple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-quiet-on-the-western-front-a-battle-guide-production/id1716885995WW2 Both Sides of the Wire! (Podcast): battleguide.co.uk/bsowopen.spotify.com/show/6U3jssjPXuDJ3iYcZPPsmjApple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ww2-both-sides-of-the-wire-a-battle-guide-production/id1760184837Written References:· J. Taylor, Deborah and the War of the Tanks 1917 (2016)· J. Murland, The Battle of Cambrai 1917 (2022)· C. McNab, Cambrai 1917 (2012)· Various Record Sets, War Diaries of the Battalions (2018, Naval & Military Press) Audio/Video References:· A. Turner, youtube.com/watch?v=zCliic2w_C4&t=1812s· J. Taylor, youtube.com/watch?v=QzOQMlyvqWw&t=103s· The Tank Museum, youtube.com/watch?v=DX_BnN4cWbo General Sources:· Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)· US National Archives (NARA)· National Library of Scotland Image Collection (NLS)· Australian War Memorial Image Archive (AWM)· War Diaries of the Battalions (NMP)· British Newspaper Archive (BNA)· The National Archives, Kew (TNA)· Google Earth Pro & Web Versions· Memory Maps, Trench Maps of the First World War· Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)· Maptiler ProCredits:· Research: Dan Hill· Script & Narration: Dan Hill· Editing: Shane Greer & Linus Klassen· Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen· Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Objective Berlin: Storming The Seelow Heights (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-11-04 | Check out War Thunder now! Use my links to sign up and get a massive, free bonus pack for PC and consoles: https://wtplay.link/battleguide | iOS/Android: https://wtm.game/battleguideApril, 1945. One million Red Army soldiers of Marshal Georgy Zhukov’s 1st Belorussian Front stand ready to storm the Third Reich’s last line of defence in the East. Over nine thousand artillery pieces, six thousand tanks and seven thousand aircraft of the Soviet colossus are brought forward to blast their way to the Reich’s capital of Berlin, the ‘lair of the fascist beast’.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one-time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/support• Merchandise: shop.battleguide.co.ukNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterNot So Quiet On The Western Front! (Podcast): battleguide.co.uk/podcastSpotify: open.spotify.com/show/64bg6BvW4OlrrtbgSpBtDzApple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-quiet-on-the-western-front-a-battle-guide-production/id1716885995Links:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtSources:Altner, H. (1948.), Berlin Soldier: An Eyewitness Account of the Fall of BerlinBeevor, A. (2002.), The Fall of Berlin 1945Chuikov, V. (1973.), The End of the Third Reich: Autobiography of General Vasily ChuikovIsaev, A. (2007.), Berlin 1945: The Fight for the Lair of the BeastZhukov, G. (1974.), The Marshal of Victory: Autobiography of General Georgy ZhukovGeneral Sources: Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)US National Archives (NARA)National Library of Scotland Image Collection (NLS)Australian War Memorial Image Archive (AWM)War Diaries of the Battalions (NMP)British Newspaper Archive (BNA)Bundesarchiv (BArch)The National Archives, Kew (TNA)Google Earth Pro & Web VersionsMaptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:Research & Script: Stefan JevticNarration: Dan HillEditing: Shane Greer & Linus KlassenThumbnail Design: Linus KlassenMusic & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Fallschirmjäger Fighting at Cassino — German Combat Footage (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-10-09 | In this video, we delve into the battles of Monte Cassino with insights from the new Book Cassino '44 by historian James Holland. Using the latest technology, unique combat footage, and veteran testimony, we bring the battlefield to life.amazon.co.uk/Cassino-44-Bloodiest-Italian-Campaign/dp/085750553XCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/podcast• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing & Footage: Shane Greer & Linus Klassen• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Wounded on The Western Front - A Death Sentence? (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-09-21 | ● Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuideBy late 1914, the effects of industrial warfare had become all too apparent on the battlefields of the Western Front – A potent mix of heavy artillery, high explosives, machine guns, barbed wire, colossal mines and gas all contributed significantly to extraordinarily high casualty rates, but what is often forgotten is the plight of the wounded – over two and a half million British servicemen alone were wounded between August 1914 and November 1918 in France and Flanders, but ‘only’ around 150,000 died in the medical evacuation chain - so how did so many survive?In this video we’ll explore the experience, evacuation and treatment of the wounded, with a focus on one of the most challenging days of the war - 1st July 1916; the opening day of the Battle of the Somme.Links: Twitter: ● twitter.com/BattleguideVT● TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguideWritten Sources:● S. Cohen, Medical Services in the First World War (2014)● G.R.N. Collins, Military Organization and Administration (1918) ● J.E. Edmunds, Official History of the Great War - Military Operations France and Belgium, (Various Editions)● C.E. Hallet, Nurse Writers of the Great War (2016)● P. Hart, The Somme (2006) ● J. Higgins, Casualty Evacuation for the Somme – British Ambulance Train Provision 1914-16, (2020)● Charles H. Horton (edit. Dale Le Vack), Stretcher Bearer! Fighting for Life in the Trenches (2013)● R.A. Kirkcaldie, In Gray and Scarlet (1922). ● H.B. Low, Diary - Life with a Field Ambulance on the Western Front, (1915-1918) ● C.G. Macpherson, History of the Great War – Medical Services General History, Volume I to III (1921 -1923) ● L. Macdonald, The Roses of No Man’s Land (1984)● E. Mayhew, Wounded, The Long Journey Home from the Great War (2014)● Mitchell, T.J. and Smith, G.M. - Medical Services, Casualties and Medical Statistics of the Great War (1931)General Sources:● War Diaries of the Battalions (NMP) ● Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)● National Library of Scotland Image Collection (NLS)● Veterans Affairs Canada● Wellcome Collection Gallery (WCG)● Australian War Memorial Image Archive (AWM)● British Newspaper Archive (BNA)● http://www.scarletfinders.co.uk● The National Archives, Kew (TNA)● Google Earth Pro & Web Versions● Memory Maps, Trench Maps of the First World War● Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version)Credits:● Research: Michael Salmon● Script: Michael Salmon & Dan Hill● Narration: Dan Hill● Editing: Shane Greer● Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen
Dunkirk 1940: Slaughter of the Warwicks (WW2 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-09-06 | On 28th May 1940 on the outskirts of the little-known village of Wormhoudt in northern France, a procession of Prisoners marched. Those soldiers, men of the British Expeditionary Force, exhausted, frightened and many wounded, had just achieved a remarkable feat, and held off the advancing German Army for 8 hours, every minute of which meant their comrades 12 miles away at Dunkirk could live to fight another day. Though, by the time they reached this unassuming location, it was clear that their courage would come at an enormous cost. Over the next few minutes, most would lose their lives at the hands of the SS in an event that has gone down in infamy. In this video, we combine veteran testimony, historic imagery and the latest technology to wind the clock back to those dark days of 1940 and reconstruct the events of what history remembers as the Wormhoudt Massacre.Creating these videos is a lot of work, and it would'nt be possible without your support. Why not check out our Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide to join a great group of like-minded history enthusiasts and enjoy some unique perks along the way too! Video/Audio References: The Cook Report ‘Slaughter of the Warwicks’ (1988), accessible via: youtube.com/watch?v=stk8Dk918R8A. Tombs, Oral Interview (IWMSA)G. West, Oral Interview (IWMSA)B. Evans, Oral Interview (IWMSA)B. Fahey, Oral Interview (SWWEC)General Sources: Imperial War Museum Sound Archive (IWMSA)Second World War Archive (SWWEC)Erwin Rommel’s Personal Photograph AlbumUS National Archives (NARA)Find My Past Newspaper Archives (FMP)The National Archives, Kew (TNA)Google Earth Pro & Web VersionsMaptiler Pro (Desktop Version)BundesarchivCredits:Researchers: Gerhard Cronje, Stefan Jevtic, Scott Elwell, Simon Powley, Dan Hill Script & Narration: Dan HillEditing: Shane GreerThumbnail Design: Shane GreerImage Optimization: Shane GreerMusic & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
Escaping the Führerbunker - How the Last Nazis tried to Flee Berlin Battle Guide 2024-08-23 | On a cold December day in 1972, in an area of waste ground alongside the then Lehrter Railway station in West Berlin, construction workers made a gruesome discovery. Buried several feet down were the bodies of two men, two of the many ‘missing’ who had last been seen in the final brutal hours of the Battle for Berlin. Findmypast is a great tool we use for nearly all our videos. If you want to do your family research, you can check it out under the following links:Start your family tree for free: http://battleguide.co.uk/findmypastBibloiography:Testimony: • A. Axmann, Interrogations of Hitler’s Associates (1948, Musmanno Collection, Duquesne University), accessible via: https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/mussinter/search/searchterm/Axmann/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc/cosuppress/0• H. Baur, I was Hitler’s Pilot (1958), online version, accessible via archive.org/details/IWasHitlerSPilotTheMemoirsOfHansBaur/page/n3/mode/2up• H. Blaschke, Interrogations of Hitler’s Associates (1948, Musmanno Collection, Duquesne University), accessible via: https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/mussinter/search/searchterm/Blaschke/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc/cosuppress/0• G. Junge, Interrogations of Hitler’s Associates (1948, Musmanno Collection, Duquesne University), accessible via: https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/mussinter/search/searchterm/Junge/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc/cosuppress/0• E. Kempka, , Interrogations of Hitler’s Associates (1948, Musmanno Collection, Duquesne University), accessible via: https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/mussinter/search/searchterm/Kempka/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/order/title/ad/asc/cosuppress/0• E. Kempka, I Was Hitler’s Chauffeur: The Memoir of Erich Kempka (2010 edition). • H. Linge, With Hitler To The End; Memoirs of Adolf Hitler’s Valet (2014 edition). • R. Misch, Hitler’s Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler’s Bodyguard (2017 edition). • C. Schroder, Interrogations of Hitler’s Associates (1948, Musmanno Collection, Duquesne University), accessible via: https://digital.library.duq.edu/digital/collection/mussinter/id/1416/rec/3General Written Sources: • A. Beevor, The Fall of Berlin 1945, released as ‘Berlin’ (2003)• T. Le Tissier, The Battle of Berlin 1945 (2022 edition). • H. Trevor-Roper, The Last Days of Hitler (1947 & 2013 editions). • J. Von Lang, The Secretary: Martin Bormann: the Man Who Manipulated Hitler (1979).Online Sources:• C. Anesi, The Escape Route of Martin Bormann (1995), accessible via: anesi.com/east/bormann.htm• S.J. De Boer, The Bormann Route (date unknown), accessible via: hitlerpages.com/bormann.html • M. Felton, The Hunt for Martin Bormann – The Complete Series (2024), accessible via: youtube.com/watch?v=rjUtrTAtPFgImage & Media Sources:• US National Archives (NARA) • Bundesarchiv (German National Archives)• The National Archives, Kew (TNA)• FindMyPast Newspaper Archive (accessible via: findmypast.co.uk/search-newspapers) • Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler ProVideo Testimony: • A. Axmann, Interview (1995, hosted by Chronos-MEDIA), accessible via: youtube.com/watch?v=IbIaCd4PqR0 • R. Misch, Interview with Hitler’s Escort (2021 release), accessible via: youtube.com/watch?v=sRVXJrDMOLsVideo Credits: • Research: Dan Hill• Script & Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer & Linus Klassen• Thumbnail Design: Shane Greer & Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
US Marines at Belleau Wood - Birth of a Legend? (WW1 Documentary) Battle Guide 2024-08-07 | On 6th June 1918 across these now peaceful fields in Northern France, a legend was born. On that day, thousands of servicemen of the US Marine Corps would fix bayonets and charge into the teeth of a German defensive line bristling with machine guns. For many, it was one-way trip, but for all, it was a charge into the history books. In this video, using the latest technology, veteran testimony and hitherto unseen perspectives of the battlefield, we’ll explore the story of the ‘Devil Dogs’ at Belleau Wood.Our Podcast:• WW1 Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/nsq• WW2 Podcast: battleguide.co.uk/bsowCreating these videos is a lot of work, and it would not be possible without your support. If you like our work, you can help us with a regular or one time payment:• Support us via Patreon at: patreon.com/BattleGuide• One Time Support: battleguide.co.uk/supportNewsletter:If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up toour monthly newsletter: battleguide.co.uk/newsletterLinks:• Patreon: patreon.com/BattleGuide• Twitter: twitter.com/BattleguideVT• TikTok: tiktok.com/@battleguide• Instagram: instagram.com/battleguide.vtGeneral Sources: • US National Archives (NARA)• Google Earth Pro & Web Versions• Maptiler Pro (Desktop Version) Credits:• Research & Script: Dan Hill• Narration: Dan Hill• Editing: Shane Greer• Thumbnail Design: Linus Klassen• Music & Sound Effects: Shane Greer
