Azebragian I think a few exiled clerics reside inside the Vatican and can't leave because they have been disowned or wanted for arrest by their former country.
I've travelled to Malta and joined a tour that explained a lot about this order. There's still a "hospital" in Malta that, during the crusades, was considered one of the most modern in the world. The Order had vital importance in assisting crusaders and treating them. Their history is fascinating
@@seikibrian8641 Ah, right, humor doesn't exist on the internet. You see, this was a reference to an episode Aqua Teen Hunger Force, in which Doctor Weird declares in the opening of said episode, "It says to do it, Steve! And I wrote it! So it must be right!" Whether this resulted in death or injury to Doctor Weird or Steve, I have long since forgotten.
In the campaign from Age of Empires 3 I think you get to play as this order. At least it's called the Knights of Saint John and they're based in Malta.
In the heart of holy see In the home of Christianity The seat of power is in danger There's a foe of a thousand swords They've been abandoned by their lords Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation
I'm a bit confused at 3:25, as the military vehicle appears to be carrying soldiers with Italian uniforms during a parade in Rome, showing an Italian licence plate (EI, meaning Esercito Italiano, Italian Army) and the Knights Of Malta's logo at the same time. Cool.
The SMOM, or better the Italian Association of Knights of Malta, has at his dependency the Armed Force EI-SMOM, a voluntary and auxilary corp of Italian Army for sanitary and humanitarian assistance. In 1999 the President of the Italian Republic granted them the Italian war flag for "the merits vested in time of war and peace". They serve the Italian Army in war and may intervene in public disasters or other exceptional cases. Only the volunteers with the so-called special role have obligations to the Italian Army.
Another interesting thing is that for a short time after World War 2, when Italy was subject to post-war arms limitations, the SMOM was leased a number of Italy's bomber aircraft that were awaiting classification by the enforcing powers (as to whether or not the plane would be considered subject to the limitation or not). So for a short while SMOM actually had an air force
@@malteseowl But they are organized like the military, much like the Salvation Army. They wear military uniforms with a beret on formal occasions. When I visited their headquarters (on the rare occasion of an open house) the first member I saw was wearing a military uniform including beret. She was also very beautiful. One remembers such things.
imagine how UN bringed the order of Malta into recognition: - so are you recognizing the order of Malta? - that one island country? - no, *the order* of Malta - not yet, what is it? - well its a country without any territorry - uhhh, then how is it a country? - idk - ok i guess we'll recognize them
On my travels I noticed that ambulances in Canada often seem to have an affiliation with " the Society of St. John". I once found myself reading an old First Aid manual from them. It seems they have a wide reach, and do good work. They have a really beautiful embassy in Paris! ( from the outside anyway, that' as much as I saw )
My father has been a Knight of Malta for several years now and I honestly knew very little about the Order until I watch this video which peaked my interest in the subject. Great video, awesome channels (this and Wendover Productions).
Here’s some of the more darker aspects of the order: ia800608.us.archive.org/17/items/148063172CIAKnightsOfMaltaPdf/148063172-CIA-Knights-of-Malta-pdf.pdf
@@arx3516 .... It's red. It's not orange. Sorry to tell you. (Yes I can do a judgement on that since 1. i'm a Dane 2. read up on the flag code, it's red)
They ran hospital trains in WW1 & WW2 (and they still own a 28 car hospital train to this day) that they operated under their own flag, they offered evacuation trains to civilians that had basic medical services as well as better equipped trains that could function as a mobile surgical hospital.
Took me a minute after watching to realize that I wasn't watching a Wendover video. As soon as I heard his voice, I completely forgot I was on Half as Interesting. :thumbsup:
To whatever agent he shows the passport to, who probably doesn't broadcast the information. Plus, he probably has citizenship in another country and can use that country's passport instead if he wants to keep his OOM membership secret.
Only a handful of the leadership at any given time carries SMOM passports or accredited ambassadors. Regular KMs and DMs would not have those passports. They have their normal country’s passports.
Technically it's still called the Order of St John, it's just based in Italy, yet I still don't know why people call it the Order of Malta just like the 8-pointed cross is commonly referred to as the Maltese cross... I'm from the Republic of Malta (the actual Maltese islands below Italy) btw
ExtremeCynic, the Vatican is recognised as a country, and taiwan doesn't want to be recognised as their own country - they want to be recongised as China, which is not happening anytime soon
Alex Brewer the only reason why Taiwan hasn't changed its official name is because the moment they do, PRC's gonna cry for war and no one wants to use their lives to try their luck if they are bluffing.....
Well tough, no one recognises your opinion on it. What makes things legitimate is simply consensus, and everyone who matters including states as entities themselves recognises the UN as the absolute authority (since you know the UN is just made of these states), so deal with it
+ExtremeCynic probably because a lot of those countries are either relatively new and/or are still in turbulence politically, if they become stable and their neighbours recognise them then I'm sure the UN will too. What you're asking is the equivalent of if the UN existed in the 1860's for them to recognise the CSA as a country as soon as they broke away, they only would have had they won the war and if the US recognised them as a country and not as separatist rebels. And the Holy See (basically the Vatican) is on the UN and its existence isn't disputed by anyone
+TheUKNutter It's both good and bad. My beef with Malta is that so many CIA directors were members, and the CIA has been terrible for everyone except for Wall St.. I don't have much money, so there you go...
I hope this territory-free trend catches on, like gluten-free. Can you just imagine hoards of people demanding territory-free options, even though they're not actually allergic to territory?
It's hospitaller work and assets (buildings) are sovereign. It is subject to the Vatican as a religious Order. Its Knights of Justice are fully vowed monks (obedience, poverty, chastity). It is these Knights, among all the other "ranks" of the SMOM, who are the modern descendants of the fighting warrior Knights of St. John, (aka Knights Hospitaller, Order of Rhodes, Order of Malta).
BC these areas don't have enough financial leverage to overcome the claims of bigger neighbors. SO Malta has plenty and to spare; even without the conspiracy theories.
Transnistria is just occupied by the 14th USSR army and moldova can’t intervene as the officials are too scared that it my start a civil war. Wouldn’t be surprised if that territory would become part of Russia soon tho
Still shitty. We're trying to recover, but some of our nut-headed politicians and celebrities are still keen on taking in more refugees. Easy for them to say, since they live in the richest, whitest areas of Stockholm...
Similar to the Vatican, none of its citizens are born there they are appointed at the whim of the King of Vatican City (also the Pope) and can have it revoked just as quickly, and its usually given just as long as you have a job there
please tell me how smart you exactly feel you dumb piece of shit. he meant he hates the transition, not the ad itself. i hate the transition too. it's like: nice and informative video, something, something and then this transition into an ad which triggers a thought like "oh fuck this shit again". fuck this...
3:25 wrong, this is a part of the italian military which helps the SMOM with humanitarian assistance. But its still a completly italian unit as evident by the "tricolore" on their jacket and the "EI - Esercito Italiano - italian military" license plate. Also the SMOM license plate is a italian military license plate which they dont issue by themselves.
It's not the Danish flag it's the Order of Malta's flag. On this flag the cross is centered, on the danish flag the cross is off center. Edit: Or do you mean the reason behind why the designs are similar? Then I just read your question wrong. Valid question though. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark
qgmlwy The Danish cross was probably centered at one point as well. Though otherwise I can only say it was a common design in Europe at the time. France also used it at one point.
the reason is a common origin for participating in the crusades. back then there werent much flags to represent any european land so after the crusade. people brought forth a very powerful symbol of the cross waving it about to take back the holy land. savoy has an even more similar flag to the order of malta than denmark
*not to be confused with the actual country of Malta.
although we do have a few offices for this order :) they keep a close relationship with us
are you a Maltese citizen?
No, but I'm a Maltese falcon.
*Grandayyland
Bongu lil kulhadd
Vatican City: “we’re the smallest country”
Order of Malta: “hold my beer. We’re so small that we have no territory”
Tommy Harrington or they’re so big they have all the territory 👀
Azebragian I think a few exiled clerics reside inside the Vatican and can't leave because they have been disowned or wanted for arrest by their former country.
These purely catholic countries are really good at being small.
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smaller than the principality of sealand, the greatest, most powerful nation in the world. In fact, sealand rules the world. We just don't know it.
This is what I sound like with a cold. Enjoy!
Wendover Productions eyyyyy wasss upp
Wendover Productions Oh damn commented from the wrong account. Oh well...
It sounds pretty normal actually didn't notice anything!
Half as Interesting lol
I also have a cold
Me: Ok google, where can I afford to travel
Google Assistant: Order of Malta
ye
*Blue screen*
You can take a ride there, actually! The plane will land at Null Island
I've travelled to Malta and joined a tour that explained a lot about this order. There's still a "hospital" in Malta that, during the crusades, was considered one of the most modern in the world. The Order had vital importance in assisting crusaders and treating them.
Their history is fascinating
Those smooth transitions tho
Smooth
Are you here for the first time or what?
He does it for every video.
it is always so smooth
Math doesn’t have anything to do with being smart, how would that make you their leader???
it went from charity to illuminati to a full plan to fuck the world up
to Brilliant
"105 Popes ago" lol
Also, the Order was sovereign 105 Popes ago, and its passport is respected by 105 countries... Coincidence? I think not
That's exactly what Descartes said, just before he vanished into thin air!
Oh fuck-
@@johnalanelson he thought, therefore he was
New pope - new country?
wait-
You have mastered the art of transitioning from video to sponser
Nathan keane LOL
"Let's invade order of malta!"
"Good luck, I don't have any territory!"
"Well shit....."
It would be:
1second later
OH NO THEY GOT ME!I SURRENDER!!!
@Shy Cracker ok
@Shy Cracker you don't even have content
Non Nobus Domine, Call the Pope.
A realistic attempt at a take over would result in small assassination squads in over 42 countries. Good luck on that buddy.
Half as interesting... more like twice as interesting. Great video as usual, keep it up!
Knowledge Headquarters 😂 he should change his yt name
He doesn't know half of us half as well as he should like, but he likes less than half of us half as well as we deserve...
that same damn joke is on every video of this channel. great job boss.
I just wanted to say that
everyone says that to get likes please stop
The Order of Malta was also known as the Knights Hospitaller while they were busy crusading in the Holy Land.
Adam Weinberg yeeey Crusades!
?Colloquially it still is known as the "Knights Hospitaller" , or equally, "St John's"
Technically, this isn't a country. It is a sovereign entity, but it isn't a country.
The Declaration says it's a country, Dokta! And the Pope wrote it! So it must be right!
@@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447 "The Declaration says it's a country..."
No, it doesn't. It says it is a sovereign *entity.*
@@seikibrian8641 Ah, right, humor doesn't exist on the internet. You see, this was a reference to an episode Aqua Teen Hunger Force, in which Doctor Weird declares in the opening of said episode, "It says to do it, Steve! And I wrote it! So it must be right!" Whether this resulted in death or injury to Doctor Weird or Steve, I have long since forgotten.
@@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447 On the contrary; humor DOES exist on the Internet. You comment just wasn't humorous.
In the campaign from Age of Empires 3 I think you get to play as this order. At least it's called the Knights of Saint John and they're based in Malta.
And they're a civ now yay
Vatican city vs order of malta military
Binkov's Battlegrounds should cover this
probably the order, since they got real men, not swiss
the pope can no longer excommunicate after the age of reformation
(EUIV referrence)
In the heart of holy see
In the home of Christianity
The seat of power is in danger
There's a foe of a thousand swords
They've been abandoned by their lords
Their fall from grace will pave their path, to damnation
Top ten anime battles
Did you know that this UA-camr sounds exactly the same like Wendover Productions?
AtripleN
OMG :O
mind=blown
Albion Nika if you were trying to be sarcastic, it wasn’t obvious.
AS7 Gaming
bro, bro, relax! It was just a prank!
Albion Nika they should do a collab
You have to be sarcastic
Have to admit: The transition into the final ad placement was _top-notch!_
"Learn to think with Brilliant"
So I can't think right now?
Because I'm not with Brilliant?
Its assuming you don't already know, they don't have a monopoly on teaching you how to think, they just want you to use them
IF you don't know how to think, use Brilliant, otherwise, piss off
I like how the *"order of malta"* is not actually on malta lol
It was though
It was for a time. They even defended Malta against Ottomans
I'm a bit confused at 3:25, as the military vehicle appears to be carrying soldiers with Italian uniforms during a parade in Rome, showing an Italian licence plate (EI, meaning Esercito Italiano, Italian Army) and the Knights Of Malta's logo at the same time. Cool.
The SMOM, or better the Italian Association of Knights of Malta, has at his dependency the Armed Force EI-SMOM, a voluntary and auxilary corp of Italian Army for sanitary and humanitarian assistance. In 1999 the President of the Italian Republic granted them the Italian war flag for "the merits vested in time of war and peace". They serve the Italian Army in war and may intervene in public disasters or other exceptional cases. Only the volunteers with the so-called special role have obligations to the Italian Army.
Interesting, thanks!
Another interesting thing is that for a short time after World War 2, when Italy was subject to post-war arms limitations, the SMOM was leased a number of Italy's bomber aircraft that were awaiting classification by the enforcing powers (as to whether or not the plane would be considered subject to the limitation or not). So for a short while SMOM actually had an air force
Flavio Menis : the Order has no military at all, of any kind. This video is simply wrong at so many levels.
@@malteseowl But they are organized like the military, much like the Salvation Army. They wear military uniforms with a beret on formal occasions. When I visited their headquarters (on the rare occasion of an open house) the first member I saw was wearing a military uniform including beret. She was also very beautiful. One remembers such things.
imagine how UN bringed the order of Malta into recognition:
- so are you recognizing the order of Malta?
- that one island country?
- no, *the order* of Malta
- not yet, what is it?
- well its a country without any territorry
- uhhh, then how is it a country?
- idk
- ok i guess we'll recognize them
You think you are going to make a video on Esperanto?
I am sorry I am still learning the language. :(
I hope so
Mi esperano
Zamenhoff the guy who invented Esperanto was very multiethnic. He was Polish, Jewish, German and Belorussian
Slashplite he was 100% Jewish, but lived in Poland
They should ally with the sovereign powers of Sealand and Liberland.
Neigh Slayer And North Sudan
Sealand will rise again
...and Petoria!
I'm already shaking in fear...
Those said samples are micronations but SMOM is for real. 👍
This is great content! Thank you very much for spending the time and energy to produce it!
I absolutely love how you just slip in your sponsors while somehow connecting it to the topic
On my travels I noticed that ambulances in Canada often seem to have an affiliation with " the Society of St. John". I once found myself reading an old First Aid manual from them. It seems they have a wide reach, and do good work. They have a really beautiful embassy in Paris! ( from the outside anyway, that' as much as I saw )
Do you play Nationstates?
Rajesh Nagle fuck yeah
not anymore
I used to. I always want to get back into it
ye
Rajesh Nagle 4 billion citizens and counting (*´・ｖ・)
My father has been a Knight of Malta for several years now and I honestly knew very little about the Order until I watch this video which peaked my interest in the subject. Great video, awesome channels (this and Wendover Productions).
Here’s some of the more darker aspects of the order:
ia800608.us.archive.org/17/items/148063172CIAKnightsOfMaltaPdf/148063172-CIA-Knights-of-Malta-pdf.pdf
Thougt at first this was about Denmark.
Krister F Their flag looks like a mirror version of Danebrog
Denmark flag is dark orange.
@@arx3516 .... It's red. It's not orange. Sorry to tell you. (Yes I can do a judgement on that since 1. i'm a Dane 2. read up on the flag code, it's red)
ARX 351 no it is not
@@arx3516 no its red with a white cross
This was SUPER interesting. Thanks for sharing! I had no idea this existed.
They ran hospital trains in WW1 & WW2 (and they still own a 28 car hospital train to this day) that they operated under their own flag, they offered evacuation trains to civilians that had basic medical services as well as better equipped trains that could function as a mobile surgical hospital.
Dude, your plugs are perfect.
This is insane that you are continuously producing high quality videos
Order of Malta "starts war"
Others "get rekt"
Order of Malta "lol try taking my territory"
Let's annex it
*airstrikes the extraterritorial buldings*
i love the way you do ad/sponsor transitions!
0:04 Thanks to Brilliant, I learned to think
Took me a minute after watching to realize that I wasn't watching a Wendover video. As soon as I heard his voice, I completely forgot I was on Half as Interesting. :thumbsup:
God damnit. Thought you were gonna make a vid about Denmark
The sponsor transitions are getting smoother and smoother
4:25 that transition… XD
Thanksgiving just got a little better! Thanks for the upload
But what if a member wants to travel abroad? He would have to show his passport and in consequence he would reveal he’s a member of the order
TheJepele8 You can have multiple passports
To whatever agent he shows the passport to, who probably doesn't broadcast the information. Plus, he probably has citizenship in another country and can use that country's passport instead if he wants to keep his OOM membership secret.
Only a handful of the leadership at any given time carries SMOM passports or accredited ambassadors. Regular KMs and DMs would not have those passports. They have their normal country’s passports.
That Napoleon dynamite reference was appreciated.
They also do paramedic courses for young people and anyone can join.
Your transition to your sponsor is always soooooo smooth
*_some kind of comment about lack of planes_* haha amirite (waits for likes)
Oh, they had planes, and it was actually quite interesting (looked it up, lol).
AirMalta y'all 😎 🤙is the airline of the Republic of Malta
Still a more real country than San Escobar
Normie
I would really enjoy a book from this channel like real life lore and I really enjoy what comes from these channels
ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE VOLENTEERS UNITE
Order of St John acts as a seperate entity to the Order of Malta
I know. But these are the 'kinda roots'
Justin M there are 4 SJA orders that can get in, UK /Commonwealth, Malta, Italy and Portugal
eh. ive been beat.
Hey I live near St. John's (if you mean for the one from Newfoundland btw)
This channel is better than your original channel! The production quality is through the roof.
2:42 Legit thought for a second he predicted Snom there
The transition killed me! Great stuff as always.
Denmark: "Hey let me copy your homework"
Order of Malta: "Sure, Just change it a little"
Denmark: "Sike"
A smooth transition non the less, cold or no cold
Genuinely thought that it would be a video about Denmark after looking at that thumbnail..
That transition was so smooth it took me five seconds to figure out that he is not talking about the order anymore.
Technically it's still called the Order of St John, it's just based in Italy, yet I still don't know why people call it the Order of Malta just like the 8-pointed cross is commonly referred to as the Maltese cross... I'm from the Republic of Malta (the actual Maltese islands below Italy) btw
That was a great segway into your sponsorship ad. Usually they bug me a little, but that one was clever and really funny.
Why is Canada orange?
Tyler Wardle yes
Orange like the racist Orange Order.
Fuck KKKnada!
The map is outdated: Germany, for instance, has established diplomatic relations in 2017 (actually, 3 weeks before that video was uploaded).
canada doesn't exist
Random Weeb said the 10 yr old roblox player.Roblox players don’t have the right to comment on UA-cam.
my favorite youtube channel besides wendover
TL;DR: The Order is closely tied with the Catholic Church, and one of the Popes once declared the Order to be a sovereign entity.
The transition to the advertisement at the end was perfect. I didn't even mind that I was being force fed an advertisement!
Malta: *declares war* lmao what are you gonna do? Invade us?
This video feel a lot more casual. I like it, keep it up!
0:53 👌
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Bloody love these videos, keep up the good work man! :D
I reject that the UN is the absolute authority on what is sovereign and what is not.
Vatican city is a recognized country
ExtremeCynic, the Vatican is recognised as a country, and taiwan doesn't want to be recognised as their own country - they want to be recongised as China, which is not happening anytime soon
Alex Brewer the only reason why Taiwan hasn't changed its official name is because the moment they do, PRC's gonna cry for war and no one wants to use their lives to try their luck if they are bluffing.....
Well tough, no one recognises your opinion on it. What makes things legitimate is simply consensus, and everyone who matters including states as entities themselves recognises the UN as the absolute authority (since you know the UN is just made of these states), so deal with it
+ExtremeCynic probably because a lot of those countries are either relatively new and/or are still in turbulence politically, if they become stable and their neighbours recognise them then I'm sure the UN will too. What you're asking is the equivalent of if the UN existed in the 1860's for them to recognise the CSA as a country as soon as they broke away, they only would have had they won the war and if the US recognised them as a country and not as separatist rebels. And the Holy See (basically the Vatican) is on the UN and its existence isn't disputed by anyone
Real life lore ,wendover productions and half as intresting all are FRIENDS
2:53 Oh OF COURSE America doesn't.
+TheUKNutter
Good for us.
johnmacrae2006 It seems America's the odd one out for everything
+TheUKNutter It's both good and bad.
My beef with Malta is that so many CIA directors were members, and the CIA has been terrible for everyone except for Wall St..
I don't have much money, so there you go...
johnmacrae2006 I've better go make myself a member.
Good, fuck the Order of Malta
I love your smooth transitions so freakin much
Who else realized about a minute in that it wasn't about Denmark?
Great segue as always!
Malta: The country with no territory
Mafia: The territory with no country
youre black
Lol I’m not.
this video is not about malta, which has territory..
God I love your videos. And that music was on point!
I’m i the only one who only glanced at the thumbnail before clicking on the video and thought the video was on Denmark. 🇩🇰
Simply one of the best UA-cam channels... Straight facts and no bullshit
Is it possible to become a citizen of the Order of Malta without being born into it?
Simon Berntsson
Simon Berntsson Yes. You have to be invited, though.
Link:www.orderofmalta.int/sovereign-order-of-malta/faq/
I didn't say "born there", I said "born into it". Read before you comment.
*facepalm*, if both of your parents are citizens then you become a citizen as well.
Woops, time to remove my previous comment and get the fuck out of here.
The sponsor transition can bring all of people if its a TV shows
so... it's like the vatican city- I MEAN the holy see?
...which is the chair the pope sits in?
I just love your channel! You need to make more vids please! ❤️
I hope this territory-free trend catches on, like gluten-free. Can you just imagine hoards of people demanding territory-free options, even though they're not actually allergic to territory?
you're stupid lmao
So...like Soverign Citizens?
It's hospitaller work and assets (buildings) are sovereign. It is subject to the Vatican as a religious Order. Its Knights of Justice are fully vowed monks (obedience, poverty, chastity). It is these Knights, among all the other "ranks" of the SMOM, who are the modern descendants of the fighting warrior Knights of St. John, (aka Knights Hospitaller, Order of Rhodes, Order of Malta).
I live in Malta....
Yes ik that but it involves a lot of history of Malta
anki jien :D
ExtremeCynic its an x military order, remember the bit with Napoleon, they never came back
I love the transition to his sponsor
Why is this territory recognized but not legitimate areas like Transnistria, South Osetia, or Taiwan
because china is a dick (in Taiwan's case) and NATO and NATO aligned countries side with Georgia to keep the bear from moving south.
Nathaniel Roe and Somaliland
BC these areas don't have enough financial leverage to overcome the claims of bigger neighbors. SO Malta has plenty and to spare; even without the conspiracy theories.
Transnistria is just occupied by the 14th USSR army and moldova can’t intervene as the officials are too scared that it my start a civil war. Wouldn’t be surprised if that territory would become part of Russia soon tho
Mah Bay Yeah. Well Somalia isn't really a country anymore anyway
I'd love a video made by you about the 19th Century Krakatoa explosion. There is a lot of information about it and it's a really stunning topic :D
As a Swede, I saw the thumbnail and I was like "omg, have we taken over Denmark?!"
Hey Sweden.... Speeking of "taken over" how's the immigrant -problem- -crisis- -dumpster fire- situation over there ??
Still shitty. We're trying to recover, but some of our nut-headed politicians and celebrities are still keen on taking in more refugees. Easy for them to say, since they live in the richest, whitest areas of Stockholm...
I love the ad transition on this one. It's basically "If you want to overthrow the world, you'll need help from Brilliant!"
But how do they select citizens if they have no territory? Do all its members technically live abroad?
Similar to the Vatican, none of its citizens are born there they are appointed at the whim of the King of Vatican City (also the Pope) and can have it revoked just as quickly, and its usually given just as long as you have a job there
Order of Malta; Hey Denmark Can i copy YOUR flag?
Denmark: just change it a bit so it doesnt look obvious
*insert order of maltas flag*
Honestly: I hate these advertisment transitions! Really!
Guess he'll just learn to eat grass then.
please tell me how smart you exactly feel you dumb piece of shit. he meant he hates the transition, not the ad itself. i hate the transition too. it's like: nice and informative video, something, something and then this transition into an ad which triggers a thought like "oh fuck this shit again". fuck this...
S Grabher Woah woah woah, why the hostility? I wasn't trying to be a smart ass, I thought he was being rude. But now I know I was mistaken.
Splooser_Gooser don't take this siriously. It's the internet after all and i'm "one of those guys". Have a nice day ^^
What a thread.
You sir have just earned yourself a sub.
The flag looks strangely danish
its not tho....
Fredrik Botha No shit
No shit, gee sherlock howd you find out that I was pointing out the obvious....
Holy sh*t! That was smooth af!
Do a video in the top 10 anime battles
3:25 wrong, this is a part of the italian military which helps the SMOM with humanitarian assistance. But its still a completly italian unit as evident by the "tricolore" on their jacket and the "EI - Esercito Italiano - italian military" license plate. Also the SMOM license plate is a italian military license plate which they dont issue by themselves.
US needs to recognize the Order tho
I remember an italien man who went to malta; everyone kept calling him a sun of a beach.
Why do they use the Danish flag? Is it because Denmark also owned the island of St. Croix? Is it just a coincidence? Or something else?
It's not the Danish flag it's the Order of Malta's flag. On this flag the cross is centered, on the danish flag the cross is off center.
Edit: Or do you mean the reason behind why the designs are similar? Then I just read your question wrong. Valid question though.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark
qgmlwy The Danish cross was probably centered at one point as well. Though otherwise I can only say it was a common design in Europe at the time. France also used it at one point.
hedgehog3180 I think you are right England also uses it just reversed the colours
the reason is a common origin for participating in the crusades. back then there werent much flags to represent any european land so after the crusade. people brought forth a very powerful symbol of the cross waving it about to take back the holy land. savoy has an even more similar flag to the order of malta than denmark
xXxSkyViperxXx okay thank you :-)
This channel should be called twice as interesting. Because it's twice as interesting as the boring plane videos on your main channel.
1:54 👌
Besides the video you ended with the non sequitur about the costs of an Apache helicopter, the intro to this is the funniest you’ve been