There is a great book about the Belgian contingent armoured car troops that went to Russia and travelled back via the USA and right through Russia to the East ! Epic story ,loved the book but dont remember what it was called.
there's this one channel (simple history) that has features on "all" WWI armies, yet when I asked them about that they blatantly omit Belgium, claiming it's basicly French, suffice to say i unsubscribed :p
Ive recently found out that my great grand father servered and fought in the Belgian army from 1914-1918 througout the whole war and recieved pay and what i understood as pension as well. He is Croatian just like the rest of my family and that is crazy to think about how a Croatian from Austria-Hungary ended up fighting for the Entente and officaly served in the Belgian army!
The general FYI, the Belgian Military Museum or the Ministry of Defence holds dossiers of all soldiers who have served in the Belgian Army. It depends on the date of birth which archive you have to consult.
@@BennekeClaes93 Thank you, i didnt know if anything like that existed because its a realy interesting part of my family that i would like to find out about. I wish i knew this sooner because i would have definitly gone there to see it, couldve made it my history project as well, oh well
Me too, it felt almost surreal to see Indy and Flo speaking just right in front of you and answering the questions in that somewhat dark little room. Such an unforgettable moment...
I guess im asking randomly but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account? I was dumb forgot my password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me
these guys have brought the great war to a whole new generation in a way and depth it's never truly been done regardless of what happens after Indy and his team have accomplished something truly impressive and they should be truly proud
The evolution of the uniforms of Belgium say a lot about their contribution to and throughout the Great War, they were, after all, the crux of the issue that led to war declarations for many allied nations, and the violation of Belgian neutrality was in my opinion the step that doomed the German Empire to defeat in the west.
It's interesting how the Belgian uniforms from early in the war appear to be almost a hybrid between French and German uniforms. The tunics are clearly inspired by French tunics, but some of the headgear looks very reminiscent of German headgear. You can really see the influences of Belgium's two larger neighbors on their military equipment.
During the military parade at the Belgian national holiday this year, there was a special section commemorating WW1, including dogs pulling a machine gun. So I guess it was fairly commonplace at the IJzerfront
A special dog called "Matin belge" (disappeard today but in reconstitution) was indeed used to carry MG's but also by the civilians. It was forbidden on the 1950-60's.
il y avait aussi la mitrailleuse française Chauchat une merdre construite par une manufacture de cycle ? Fn Herstal la transformée toute dans la mesure du possible, c'était un bricolage a la française avec ressort et pas récupération de gaz, bref elle était devenue fiable mais très lente
The Belgian queen did war hospital duty in De Panne ( which is near the French border ) in the dunes near De Panne several field hospitals were erected and a tram line carted ammunitions from there to nearby battlefields and a makeshift airfield was made in a nearby village called Adinkerke.
Oh Peter Verplancke. I remember that guy. A couple years back I went with school on a field trip to a museum. He told a lott of interesting stuff about ww1 in belgium.
Their primary weapon was the pattern 1889 Mauser rifle, Paul Mauser's first smokeless powder gun, one that also included his revolutionary stripper clip. Few of these fine rifles remain today, as most were lost to time or destroyed in both world wars. TGW and C&Rsenal usually do these specials when the latter are about to film a major episode on a given country's firearm. They recently discussed the black powder Mausers, so hopefully the 1889 will come next.
And there was such a shortage of the 1889 Mausers, due in part by war and in part by Germany shortchanging their deliveries pre-war, that any number of other weapons also appeared in Belgian service.
Wow since 2014 I’ve watched every video that this channel has posted on a mixture of accounts that I have subbed them on... and still these guys keep putting out great videos!
Army museum in Brussels has a also a nice display of WWI material. A lot of uniforms from all countries. In October, there will be also a new expo dedicated to WWI.
But the museum needs to be realeased to public ! Belgium have 3 national languages and none of the placards were translated in french and german (because Dixmude tower is a flemish separatists stronghold) They only "glorify" the fight of flemish population and shames walloons to collaborate with germans... The politization of such collection is a shame to History
Aye, it was more of a class issue than a language issue. Also the Germans tried to convince the Flemish to colaborate, which didn't help their cause for Flemish officers and Dutch in the Army either
Awesome video! Nice to see the Belgians getting some attention. @The Great War, will you ever do a special about WWI in film? It would be interesting to do a historiography of how the Great War was portrayed in movies in different countries through the years. In particular, you've got to mention the Young Indiana Jones series. Why? Because when I heard you were doing this series and heard the host's name was Indy, it was just too perfect!
Yes Switzerland would be great. There military technology and doctrine development is unique amongst many nations, leading to interesting parallels and design choices. For example, the second helmet they deployed, the M1918, bears a STRONG resemblance to an American experimental helmet during WWI, which in itself borrowed heavily from the Stahlhelm, which is why it was denied, as they didnt want friendly fire incidents or to be using a design synonymous with the "evil and inferior" Germans
I just got done reading " A World Undone" by G.J. Meyer. The war is over. I feel very melancholy. It will be even sadder when this great series is finished.
Amazing! Didn't know anything about Belgium in WW1... Now i know something! And can't wait for this week's episode cause the Salonica front will make a big breakthrough!!!
I know you've talked about occupied France but because Much more of Belgium was occupied, I wonder how many escaped occupied Belgium to join the services, how they did it and so on especially after the early German reprisals for civilian snipers.
This was such a great series. Absolutely one of the best things on UA-cam. Edit: I love those pics of alpha Belgian soldiers flexing their uniforms and big booshy mustaches.
Interesting that the Belgians were concerned about parts of the cloth helmet covers getting into wounds, when nowadays almost every modern army uses helmet covers for camouflage.
was that it ? Seems strange..more concern on the odd chance that a piece of dirty HELMET cloth gets in your wound (so what about your jacket ???) than the benefit of not flickering in the sunlight of the helmet.
Another comment that i would like to make is that there was a lot of friendly fire going on because of the Belgian caps with the red bands, they looked very similar to the german caps and in due to the uniforms often being very muddy it was hard to see what country the soldiers were from, so they based themselves on the caps.
It's hard to find detailed images of Belgian uniforms but from what I can recall, it wasn't too bad. Especially Indy's dress uniform. Bear in mind that the Belgian uniforms weren't really that set in stone throughout the war.
I could never understand why so many countries could put so much workmanship into the hats but couldn't be bothered to provide gloves/warmer head gear for there soldiers. I live in a place were it's -40 Celsius in winter and couldn't imagine fighting without proper clothing. No wonder people froze to death.
Hi Indy and crew! You are doing an awesome job and I'd miss the old intro so much. Question for the out of the trenches: according to your knowledge, do you think that the eastern front specifically for an average German soldiers is "better" than in the western front? And does the mortality rates for the Germans again reflected this? Another question is will you be doing a special episode about french indochina? Hello from Portland, Oregon.
Indy me and my class are heading to austria and switzerland over the spring brake any tips of dos and don'ts in these countries or some history on some of their cities? thanks from New York.
I have serious problems with my spine and I can tell that the museum curator Victor has spine problems. So please, don't make fun of the way he is standing with arms looking long.
Indy, can you please make a video on French West Africa. You have already made a video on French North Africa, so please make a video on French West Africa.
Great information. But it would have been better if they used another local guy to talk about the uniforms. While he had the knowledge he competely lacked the presence in front of the camera, and his nervous stutter and posture seemed to even get to Indy.
2:59 One of the many interesting things I learned from this series is the extensive use dog carts and this may be the most poignant. I don't think I've seen an armed dog cart before and they look very tired.
Hope we get a special on the Belgian forces that were in Russia. The trek home sounds interesting.
Agreed.
There is a great book about the Belgian contingent armoured car troops that went to Russia and travelled back via the USA and right through Russia to the East ! Epic story ,loved the book but dont remember what it was called.
As a Belgian I am very happy to see this. Thx guys!
Yes! Really underrepresented nation in WW1
Don't worry, we host another world war soon after this one!!
which is funny considering Belgium is home to some of the most brutal battles of WWI
@@LittleGoblinBastard jes there where allot of battles in belgium from ww1
there's this one channel (simple history) that has features on "all" WWI armies, yet when I asked them about
that they blatantly omit Belgium, claiming it's basicly French, suffice to say i unsubscribed :p
Pft, still waiting on the Switzerland episode..
Ive recently found out that my great grand father servered and fought in the Belgian army from 1914-1918 througout the whole war and recieved pay and what i understood as pension as well. He is Croatian just like the rest of my family and that is crazy to think about how a Croatian from Austria-Hungary ended up fighting for the Entente and officaly served in the Belgian army!
The general FYI, the Belgian Military Museum or the Ministry of Defence holds dossiers of all soldiers who have served in the Belgian Army. It depends on the date of birth which archive you have to consult.
@@BennekeClaes93 Thank you, i didnt know if anything like that existed because its a realy interesting part of my family that i would like to find out about. I wish i knew this sooner because i would have definitly gone there to see it, couldve made it my history project as well, oh well
ThePunisher is right, The general. They have huge archives about army personnel.
I am happy to see this video As i was at the meeting that happend in the ijzertower , and had fun talking to indy and the other fans
I was there too, it was really fun! And I got to ask the question I had been posting on OOTT haha
Me too, it felt almost surreal to see Indy and Flo speaking just right in front of you and answering the questions in that somewhat dark little room. Such an unforgettable moment...
oooh..the dark room.
I still don't get why Indy prefers wine above the beer he got
Wow World War I was great, can't wait for the sequel!
Ye, that was the joke mister Athanasiou. Well done, you got it.
I heard that the third installment will be developed by Valve.
If the Great War was so great, why don't they make Great War 2?
Oh wait...
Oh, you will love the sequel then!
SEQUEL????
I am still waiting to see how this ends!
(This is a joke)
Interesting fact: the Belgian Adrien helmets had a lion on the front!
Charlie they showed one 5:12
How nice.
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I was dumb forgot my password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me
@Elijah Jadiel instablaster :)
Isn't the lion in the flemish flag if I remember right?
When this project ends it’s going to be very very sad
flo will kiss indy on the cheek and indie will shed a single tear, then say "we still have to live through world war II"
Well Indy has already started World War 2 weekly, so we'll have that for the next six years!
@Jared Jams it's called world war two
these guys have brought the great war to a whole new generation in a way and depth it's never truly been done regardless of what happens after Indy and his team have accomplished something truly impressive and they should be truly proud
@@robertjohnson8717 preach it, friend!
Belgium is such an interesting little country! They’ve a lot to be proud of 🇧🇪 and their uniforms were pretty damn unique!
I know that this isn't the most popular stuff on the channel but I love this kind of detail on soldiers.
The evolution of the uniforms of Belgium say a lot about their contribution to and throughout the Great War, they were, after all, the crux of the issue that led to war declarations for many allied nations, and the violation of Belgian neutrality was in my opinion the step that doomed the German Empire to defeat in the west.
It's interesting how the Belgian uniforms from early in the war appear to be almost a hybrid between French and German uniforms. The tunics are clearly inspired by French tunics, but some of the headgear looks very reminiscent of German headgear. You can really see the influences of Belgium's two larger neighbors on their military equipment.
French troops in 1914 who spotted Belgians wearing flat, German-style peakless caps sometimes fired on them.
2:59 I don't think I have ever seen an image with dogs transporting things like machine guns. This was truly a crazy time.
During the military parade at the Belgian national holiday this year, there was a special section commemorating WW1, including dogs pulling a machine gun. So I guess it was fairly commonplace at the IJzerfront
Dogs were used to pull small carts by civilians too at the time.
A special dog called "Matin belge" (disappeard today but in reconstitution) was indeed used to carry MG's but also by the civilians. It was forbidden on the 1950-60's.
@@e.c.9468 Prohibited by law in 1946.
il y avait aussi la mitrailleuse française Chauchat une merdre construite par une manufacture de cycle ? Fn Herstal la transformée toute dans la mesure du possible, c'était un bricolage a la française avec ressort et pas récupération de gaz, bref elle était devenue fiable mais très lente
The Belgian queen did war hospital duty in De Panne ( which is near the French border ) in the dunes near De Panne several field hospitals were erected and a tram line carted ammunitions from there to nearby battlefields and a makeshift airfield was made in a nearby village called Adinkerke.
Serge Vereecke, inderdaad, dacht dat de naam van het hospitaal L Oceaan was???
PLEASE CONTINUE INTO 1919 I don't want this to end!
I hate you Lawrence
Because I died in 1935
stay away from motorcycles my friend.
Nice to finally see something from my country here (Argentina)!! Keep up te hgreat work guys!
Yo he vivido en Olavarria (prov. Bsas) por un largo rato !
Oh Peter Verplancke.
I remember that guy.
A couple years back I went with school on a field trip to a museum.
He told a lott of interesting stuff about ww1 in belgium.
Thanks for the video. A lot of useful information about Belgian uniforms.
Did we get Belgian rifles in WW1? Interested to see what weapons they carried.
Their primary weapon was the pattern 1889 Mauser rifle, Paul Mauser's first smokeless powder gun, one that also included his revolutionary stripper clip. Few of these fine rifles remain today, as most were lost to time or destroyed in both world wars. TGW and C&Rsenal usually do these specials when the latter are about to film a major episode on a given country's firearm. They recently discussed the black powder Mausers, so hopefully the 1889 will come next.
Interesting, thanks for that info. I know about the 1889 Mauser except for the cartridge size (7mm?).
the caliber of this gun used by the belgian army is the so called 7.65 mm argentine.
And there was such a shortage of the 1889 Mausers, due in part by war and in part by Germany shortchanging their deliveries pre-war, that any number of other weapons also appeared in Belgian service.
hello thy get comblain gunns ,till 1916 and then the mausser came in to the Belgain army, made in France , magasine with 5 rounds
I got a belgian ww1 bandoleer from a thrift shop once, very nice piece.
Getting closer and closer to a golden play button!
Im looking forward to more episodes about Belgium. I like finding out about the more minor and obscure combatatants.
Great video as always
Hey Indy.
Pandu Widagdo hey
He isnt the real indy the real indy channel had a lot more subs
His name isn't Indiana Jones either.
You belong in a museum.
Pairing this episode with a Stella Artois, cheers.
hahahhahahahahahahahahahahaha or a Jupiler??or duvel??? or a ???????????400 brands off beer in that bloody Belguim
Wow since 2014 I’ve watched every video that this channel has posted on a mixture of accounts that I have subbed them on... and still these guys keep putting out great videos!
Just for fun I think you should do a WHO DID WHAT IN WWI, about Indiana Jones. He served in the Belgian Army during the war.
Blake Weis he wore a lot of these uniforms.
Army museum in Brussels has a also a nice display of WWI material. A lot of uniforms from all countries. In October, there will be also a new expo dedicated to WWI.
I'm belgian, i like !
But the museum needs to be realeased to public ! Belgium have 3 national languages and none of the placards were translated in french and german (because Dixmude tower is a flemish separatists stronghold) They only "glorify" the fight of flemish population and shames walloons to collaborate with germans... The politization of such collection is a shame to History
I'm dutch and I support your comment by liking your comment
@@Real_Claudy_Focan the flemish story has to be told aswell... their grievances were legitimate
Belg Yeah, but lower class Wallonians were treated just as bad.
Aye, it was more of a class issue than a language issue. Also the Germans tried to convince the Flemish to colaborate, which didn't help their cause for Flemish officers and Dutch in the Army either
Awesome video! Nice to see the Belgians getting some attention. @The Great War, will you ever do a special about WWI in film? It would be interesting to do a historiography of how the Great War was portrayed in movies in different countries through the years. In particular, you've got to mention the Young Indiana Jones series. Why? Because when I heard you were doing this series and heard the host's name was Indy, it was just too perfect!
Dixmude is where the french marines (fusilier marin) fought like heroes in 1914
LA FRANCE !!! DE GAULE !! Baguette grenouille !!!!
You're cute, "ferveur patriotuque" XD . But don't forget they fought with their belgian friends in the belgian territory.
That is true, thank you for that! A fleming, we still remember you. Merci beaucoup!
Greetings from Belgium ! Near where Indy is standing in this video ! :P
Love these videos. At the museums.
Amazing!!! Can you please do a Swiss one? I know they did not fight but they had an army ready at the borders.
Wilhelm Rozen cha dir nur zustimmä
Yes Switzerland would be great. There military technology and doctrine development is unique amongst many nations, leading to interesting parallels and design choices. For example, the second helmet they deployed, the M1918, bears a STRONG resemblance to an American experimental helmet during WWI, which in itself borrowed heavily from the Stahlhelm, which is why it was denied, as they didnt want friendly fire incidents or to be using a design synonymous with the "evil and inferior" Germans
i would love to see theyre expirimental 1917 helmet. it was a work of art!!!
they deny it was copied but all you have to do is look at the us #5 and the swiss m1918 side by side.
More detailed episodes on each of the uniforms please!
Indy and Co you guys should make a world war 1 game with an Allied Campaign and a Central Powers campaign and Indy as the narrator.
Yes!!!
Hope you are going back to Belgium for the last post on the 11th of november in Ieper (100 years after the end)
I just got done reading " A World Undone" by G.J. Meyer. The war is over. I feel very melancholy. It will be even sadder when this great series is finished.
I have a Belgian infantry cap. It belonged to a soldier a part of the 14e regiment d'ligne who died at the battle of Boortmeerbeek.
Amazing! Didn't know anything about Belgium in WW1... Now i know something! And can't wait for this week's episode cause the Salonica front will make a big breakthrough!!!
Very interesting, as always!
Gorgeous production, as always. Simply marvellous.
awesome, AWESOME episode!!! i love this stuff!!! a special thanks to peter!!!
Don't forget to check out World War Two on UA-cam!!!!!
I know you've talked about occupied France but because Much more of Belgium was occupied, I wonder how many escaped occupied Belgium to join the services, how they did it and so on especially after the early German reprisals for civilian snipers.
Cheers from Belgium!
i would hate to see the great war channle go
btw i was very interested in Belgion uniforms so thanks for this AWESOME video
Belgian, sorry, I'm from belgium
I'm painting up a 28mm Belgian 1914 warming army just now. It looked a fairly easy task but is actually complicated colour wise.
This was such a great series. Absolutely one of the best things on UA-cam.
Edit: I love those pics of alpha Belgian soldiers flexing their uniforms and big booshy mustaches.
Thanks for this. Added to my November itinerary.
Great Video keep up the Hard Work!
Interesting that the Belgians were concerned about parts of the cloth helmet covers getting into wounds, when nowadays almost every modern army uses helmet covers for camouflage.
was that it ?
Seems strange..more concern on the odd chance that a piece of dirty HELMET cloth gets in your wound (so what about your jacket ???) than the benefit of not flickering in the sunlight of the helmet.
They did not have antibiotics back then, so an infected wound could be deadly. Today, wound infection is much less dangerous.
Stunning uniforms ! Very difficult to find.
Another comment that i would like to make is that there was a lot of friendly fire going on because of the Belgian caps with the red bands, they looked very similar to the german caps and in due to the uniforms often being very muddy it was hard to see what country the soldiers were from, so they based themselves on the caps.
The Veeckers helmet almost looks like it could have been the inspiration for the bucket head/rebellion helmets for Star Wars
It's been a long while since I've seen an episode. Been to busy with school. So nice to see the channel grow so much.
How historical were the Belgian uniforms in Young Indiana Jones?
Raymond Saint That’s what I want to know
as i recall, they werent bad.
It's hard to find detailed images of Belgian uniforms but from what I can recall, it wasn't too bad. Especially Indy's dress uniform. Bear in mind that the Belgian uniforms weren't really that set in stone throughout the war.
Biggest issue are they are not wearing their greatcoats all the time in the frontlines and using Swedish mauser bandoliers.
That’s what brought me here! There is little information on this subject sadly.
Ah lovely, I was awaiting this vid, It'll be usefull in creating my re-enactment uniform of the belgians
Are the balls they displayed in WWI in the exhibition?
Unfortunately they don't fit.
especially for the french
Most of the men were scared to fight, not big balls. Your joke was also unoriginal, dry, and terrible.
@@sonwukong7077 the french were courageous in ww1. they fought like lions
Yannick Oliveres Facts.
Nothing like being conquered then being conquered again 25 years later...
Les uniformes pré-1914 on tellement plus de classe. 😍
Has this channel ever made video's on the Portuguese, Italian, Greek, US, or Canadian military uniforms. Because they were also involved in this war.
Are you guys gonna do a video for Germany’s situation prior to the war like you did for France Russia etc.?
I could never understand why so many countries could put so much workmanship into the hats but couldn't be bothered to provide gloves/warmer head gear for there soldiers. I live in a place were it's -40 Celsius in winter and couldn't imagine fighting without proper clothing. No wonder people froze to death.
Like the smart tasseled garrison cap on khaki dressed soldier at end of war.
Was there any Belgian naval units involved in WW1?
Yes, but even as a belgian I can't tell you more about it.
Hi Indy and crew! You are doing an awesome job and I'd miss the old intro so much. Question for the out of the trenches: according to your knowledge, do you think that the eastern front specifically for an average German soldiers is "better" than in the western front? And does the mortality rates for the Germans again reflected this? Another question is will you be doing a special episode about french indochina? Hello from Portland, Oregon.
Look forward to this everyday till this veterans day sadly this is ending
i ve been waiting for this .
Thank you!
The early war kit looks as if it was from the U.S. Civil war 1861-1865, by the end of the war it looked very modern for the time 1914-1918.
Indy me and my class are heading to austria and switzerland over the spring brake any tips of dos and don'ts in these countries or some history on some of their cities? thanks from New York.
I have serious problems with my spine and I can tell that the museum curator Victor has spine problems. So please, don't make fun of the way he is standing with arms looking long.
I noticed bracelets on a couple of the mannequins. Are those Belgian identification tags?
Yes they are
Yay , my country !
Indy, can you please make a video on French West Africa. You have already made a video on French North Africa, so please make a video on French West Africa.
You gotta look sharp when you put the Kibosh on the Kaiser
Do you have plans to do a video on American uniforms and web gear?
Cool stuff!
Thanks to the brave outnumbered belgian soldiers
Amazing video
Wow, I love his accent
That guy has a great voice, like a softer Werner Herzog
I know this because I play verdun
Belgium Video YES!!!
Wow a great story well done guys always follow your
Great information. But it would have been better if they used another local guy to talk about the uniforms. While he had the knowledge he competely lacked the presence in front of the camera, and his nervous stutter and posture seemed to even get to Indy.
Indy should just give is the special already to show us how to dress badass as he does 😥
SonButters liked this post strictly based on your name
"Built after world war one"
Didn't see that one coming.
xD
Anyone know where to find reproductions of this stuff?
Interesting helmet design! We’re there any other wacky helmets with eye or face protection in mind not just the head and neck region?
OMG YES ! VIVE LA BELGIQUE, LE ROI LA LOI LA LIBERTE !!
haha bien dit l'ami
i want that helmet with the armored visor
2:59 One of the many interesting things I learned from this series is the extensive use dog carts and this may be the most poignant. I don't think I've seen an armed dog cart before and they look very tired.
oi where are the tophats? i was expecting tophats after playing Verdun :(
Awesome you guys need to be teaching classes
I like those uniforms
9:22 I actualy have a binoculars pouch like the one hanging on the chair at home.
I wish that the Great War never ended so I wouldn't have to see the end of this great web series.
Shame that they didn't spoke about the top hats and the color of "floskes" on those triangle type of caps.
tof ik kom uit belgie