The Attack of the Dead Men - The Most Incredible Last Stand of WW1

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  • The true story of the last stand of the Russian garrison at the Battle of Osowiec Fortress in 1915.
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  • @camilogonzalez5576
    @camilogonzalez5576 Рік тому +114

    Turmoil at the front
    Wilhelms forces on the hunt
    There’s a thunder in the east
    It’s an attack of the deceased
    They’ve been facing poison gas
    7000 charge en masse
    Turn the tide of the attack
    And force the enemy to turn back
    And that’s when the dead men are marching again

    • @barrycollins4870
      @barrycollins4870 Рік тому +21

      SABATON 🤘🤘

    • @wrightroenigk
      @wrightroenigk Рік тому +9

      Dang I saw the title and this was the first thing to come to mind. You just beat me to it.

    • @Turgon92
      @Turgon92 Рік тому +9

      OSOWIEC THEN AND AGAIN

    • @williamthalman2708
      @williamthalman2708 Рік тому +5

      Two combatants spar
      Hindenburg against the czar

    • @ex-navyspook
      @ex-navyspook Рік тому

      ​@@Turgon92 FACING THE LEAD ONCE AGAIN

  • @cbiddy9691
    @cbiddy9691 Рік тому +63

    A horrifying tale brought to life by ghoulish and strangely sensuous narration. I love this channel!

    • @nickyp1435
      @nickyp1435 Рік тому +1

      Thanks for teaching me a new word. I thought you meant to type sensual but i learn somethin new Biddy

    • @DoctorX101
      @DoctorX101 Рік тому

      @@nickyp1435 "Vegetables are sensuous. People are sensual." - Mrs. Dean Warmer, Animal House

  • @SR-sw1wk
    @SR-sw1wk Рік тому +47

    My grandmothers uncle fought against the Germans in France at Mousetrap Farm in 1915, he was gassed himself and killed at 17/18 years of age. A lot of the men spent the weeks before digging trenches and graves for their friends in the frozen ground, getting shelled. A zeppelin air raid by the Germans as well, which must have been something else to see. As an Irishman fighting on England’s side my family didn’t find this out until about 60 years later as they were IRA men in that family and he was more or less disowned. Out of 600 odd men in the Dublin regiment sent to mousetrap farm only 20 something survived. What they must have been thinking seeing the gas roll towards them and they didn’t retreat, with only a soaked white cloth over their nose and mouth.

    • @magicpyroninja
      @magicpyroninja Рік тому +1

      All war is terrible but I do believe that world war 1 was the worst war in the current history of humanity.
      It's only by the grace of God that anybody walked out of that with their sanity intact

    • @SR-sw1wk
      @SR-sw1wk Рік тому +2

      @@magicpyroninja absolutely agree, only short of a miracle how some people made it out the other end

  • @debrickashaw9387
    @debrickashaw9387 Рік тому +12

    WW1 was so unimaginably brutal. Like straight out of the darkest fantasies of man

  • @kylemendoza8860
    @kylemendoza8860 Рік тому +20

    With "Russian Empire" and "Soviet" being used interchangeably. I keep getting confused what timeline we're in.

    • @steliokontos166
      @steliokontos166 Рік тому +10

      The Bolschewiki seized power in 1917. In 1915 there was no Soviet Union.
      So it's the Russian Empire.

    • @TheBobVova
      @TheBobVova Рік тому +11

      It's Osowiec (Ossowitz in German), not "Soviet", fortress in Poland, Russian Empire's territory back then.

    • @GALsbrr
      @GALsbrr 2 місяці тому +1

      I really hate when ppl act dumber than they are

  • @12Ger13
    @12Ger13 Рік тому +46

    Resilience at its finest to be honest.
    Amazing story of courage against impossible odds from the Russians. Thank you Professor for diging up such a wonderful gem from "forgotten history".

    • @RR-jz2up
      @RR-jz2up Рік тому

      The best soldiers in russian empire army were minority nations. Average russian soldier had poor discipline and was quick to give up.

  • @Uzbug
    @Uzbug Рік тому +22

    Really don't see/hear much about the First World War. The tenacity of those Russian soldiers, incredible.

    • @extragoogleaccount6061
      @extragoogleaccount6061 Рік тому +5

      I did hear that he called them Soviets at one point in the video. At this point in the war, these were the troops of Imperial Russia, not the red army. (Just for anyone curious)

    • @olliefoxx7165
      @olliefoxx7165 Рік тому +2

      ​@@extragoogleaccount6061 I caught that as well but thought maybe I misheard him. The Soviets weren't a thing till years later.

  • @Lucky-tt2yq
    @Lucky-tt2yq Рік тому +10

    Your content is second to none, I have followed you since the beginning - you and your channel deserve the very best in life and that this site has to offer, never settle for second best - you are the entire package, the real deal. If you continue making these videos as you have since you came back, at this pace and with increasing quality you will conquer this entire website and category.
    You must only believe in yourself, my friend. Thank you for being there for me over the years when I had nothing and nobody.

  • @Kris-wo4pj
    @Kris-wo4pj Рік тому +8

    theres a sabotron song about this event. first time i heard about it. so nice to hear it in detail outside of a song thats written like an epic poem.

  • @JosieJOK
    @JosieJOK Рік тому +9

    Another Unknown 5 video, another immediate like! Great stuff!

  • @lordofthehouseofstormcrows8615

    Excellent work! Keep it up! Dude seriously, you could describe to me my own vasectomy as it's happening, and I would still be like "That's so interesting, I must hear more.."

  • @kev1734
    @kev1734 Рік тому +9

    I liked the way finished the video. I know you cover some horrible deaths of people but I believe that by sharing their stories; you honor them.
    Thanks for all your work!

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 Рік тому +8

    If chlorine gas becomes a potent acid when it comes in contact with water, I'm surprised the Russian soldiers' attempts to cover up with water/piss-doused cloth didn’t actively make it worse rather than making no difference at all.

  • @Flamsterette
    @Flamsterette Рік тому +6

    I'm looking forward to learning about this! Thanks for the upload!

  • @jessealexander9074
    @jessealexander9074 Рік тому +4

    Got one of the best narration voice

  • @t0m_du_submund0
    @t0m_du_submund0 Рік тому +6

    This guy deserves more love

  • @EzrealLux
    @EzrealLux Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much! Keep them coming my dude.

  • @NoWoke2099
    @NoWoke2099 Рік тому +3

    Thanks!

  • @chrisharris5630
    @chrisharris5630 Рік тому +3

    Love your videos!

  • @mitchellreid8534
    @mitchellreid8534 Рік тому +5

    Brutal..... i really enjoy this channel and it's content

  • @chicken2jail545
    @chicken2jail545 Рік тому +1

    That's amazing! Great video.

  • @joemarshallamp
    @joemarshallamp Рік тому +1

    Another great video 👍🏻

  • @jesuszamora7419
    @jesuszamora7419 Рік тому +4

    My favorite youtube channel by far. I always learn something new/interesting regardless of already knowing some info before clicking on a new video. Looking forward to the next!

  • @rojoajax4441
    @rojoajax4441 Рік тому +1

    Quality as always

  • @josemucarselsacoto5122
    @josemucarselsacoto5122 Рік тому +7

    You may abandon your own body, but you must preserve your honour.

  • @whoiscandice4913
    @whoiscandice4913 Рік тому +3

    Underrated channel

  • @robbaxter1497
    @robbaxter1497 Рік тому +2

    Heard this tale a few time but glad to see more content from this channel

  • @crimsoncherry3525
    @crimsoncherry3525 Рік тому +8

    WW1 was the greatest mistake in human history. Mankind's greed led to consequences that are still felt to this day. It's sad that it's not talked about as much as WW2.

    • @rogerc6533
      @rogerc6533 Рік тому

      The utter damage WW1 did to the psyche and spirit of the European peoples cannot be understated. The ensuing shift towards liberalism, cynical deconstructive modernity and moral decadence of the west made us all easy prey for predatory globalist banking practices and mass media brainwashing.

    • @hybridAbsol
      @hybridAbsol 9 місяців тому

      If i was as powerful like Darkseid or Shao Kahn, i probably would start invading as well 👀✌🏻

  • @jakepayne1984
    @jakepayne1984 Рік тому

    Love this channel

  • @landonpotts6815
    @landonpotts6815 Рік тому

    Great video

  • @kareful
    @kareful Рік тому +1

    My favourite channel!!!

  • @viduralakmina1
    @viduralakmina1 Рік тому +3

    Best channel in UA-cam 👍

  • @Phantasmagoria92
    @Phantasmagoria92 Рік тому +10

    Very brave men indeed. I’ve been following you since you had only 6000 subs, now you’re a big boy. I think videos under the 20 min mark are the sweet spot, I appreciate the hard work you do and your narrating talent. Thanks from Orlando, FL 😊

  • @midnightmosesuk
    @midnightmosesuk Рік тому +7

    Dead men refusing to die and fighting back? There's something very Russian about that.

  • @scottsanders2851
    @scottsanders2851 Рік тому

    Always a good day when you upload

  • @Mr.Isquierdo
    @Mr.Isquierdo Рік тому +9

    After having played the WW1 series Tannenberg, Verdun, and Isonzo, the bloodbath is horrifying

    • @fastyaveit
      @fastyaveit Рік тому +4

      Is isonzo worth buying? It's on offer at the moment

    • @Mr.Isquierdo
      @Mr.Isquierdo Рік тому +5

      @@fastyaveit oh yeah it's great. Still laggy on a map or two. But the maps are alot more extensive.

    • @WeeNiallism
      @WeeNiallism Рік тому +3

      @@fastyaveit I have 100 hours in it. It’s superb.

    • @fastyaveit
      @fastyaveit Рік тому +2

      Alright lads I brought it, if you get shot by fastyaveit then it's your own fault 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @Mr.Isquierdo
      @Mr.Isquierdo Рік тому

      @@fastyaveit I have horrible k/d. Good luck with putting your gas mask on in time

  • @hunterkraft3443
    @hunterkraft3443 Рік тому +15

    This battle was definitely one of the greatest last stands of WW1, but I would have to give the crown of best last stand of WW1 to the battle of Fort Vaux during the Verdun campaign... Overall, this is another great video!!! Also, I once again request that your next big list should be on the 5 most eerie and disturbing songs from history...

    • @Vicus_of_Utrecht
      @Vicus_of_Utrecht Рік тому +1

      Last Days of Humanity- Putrefaction in Progress (song).

    • @sagebiddi
      @sagebiddi Рік тому

      That gd tulip song by tiny Tim

  • @Cloudbasedlifeform
    @Cloudbasedlifeform Рік тому +1

    Top tier content creator

  • @handbanana8041
    @handbanana8041 Рік тому +1

    another amazing story of courage and valiance

  • @lamwen03
    @lamwen03 Рік тому +3

    Wow. Just wow.

  • @kingmink138
    @kingmink138 Рік тому +1

    The story telling skills of this man are impeccable 👌

  • @rdf4315
    @rdf4315 Рік тому +11

    This sounds like a story straight out of Warhammer 40K.

  • @Duskyberry
    @Duskyberry Рік тому +11

    What truely terrible things we do to each other 😥

    • @Vicus_of_Utrecht
      @Vicus_of_Utrecht Рік тому +1

      I know, I mis gendered an it the other day.

    • @Duskyberry
      @Duskyberry Рік тому +2

      @@Vicus_of_Utrecht It's hard to take misgendering someone seriously when we have events like in this video in our history.

    • @volovskosrce57
      @volovskosrce57 Рік тому

      when you hear about some specially gruesome and cruel shit you now there are Germans involved

    • @Vicus_of_Utrecht
      @Vicus_of_Utrecht Рік тому +2

      @@Duskyberry No shit. No shit indeed.

    • @Vicus_of_Utrecht
      @Vicus_of_Utrecht Рік тому

      @@volovskosrce57 all of human history says "Hi!"
      You sound vaccinated.

  • @michaelhawkins7389
    @michaelhawkins7389 Рік тому +3

    Swedish power metal band, Sabaton wrote about this in one of their songs

  • @KyoushaPumpItUp
    @KyoushaPumpItUp Рік тому +1

    And that's when the dead men are marching again....

  • @Wolfen443
    @Wolfen443 Рік тому +1

    Jesus, how terrifying to be fighting there for either side. Is like opening the gates of hell for all the soldiers fighting there.

  • @justinakers3196
    @justinakers3196 Рік тому +1

    This could be made into an awesome movie

  • @bruhh9379
    @bruhh9379 Рік тому

    Common unknown5 W

  • @blackcorp0001
    @blackcorp0001 Рік тому +1

    Needs a movie

  • @GoodForYou4504
    @GoodForYou4504 Рік тому +66

    When my daughter comes home from school and says she had the worst day that I could ever imagine... I say "you should study history". Of course, she thinks I just don't get it. But I really do.

    • @crows8107
      @crows8107 Рік тому +27

      Lmao she gonna stick you in a home and forget about you when you get old with that attitude

    • @GoodForYou4504
      @GoodForYou4504 Рік тому +9

      @@crows8107 Definitely! Hope the food is good..

    • @suspicioustumbleweed4760
      @suspicioustumbleweed4760 Рік тому +2

      Things that didn’t happen for $400

    • @GoodForYou4504
      @GoodForYou4504 Рік тому +1

      @Suspicious Tumbleweed What part of that do you find "suspicious"? That a teenage girl can be overly dramatic or that i can be a sarcastic ahole? 🤔

    • @GoodForYou4504
      @GoodForYou4504 Рік тому

      @theopenmouth That is actually very funny. Rude, but well said! Thanks! You made me laugh, and that is a good thing.

  • @thurin84
    @thurin84 Рік тому

    sometimes when youve got nothing left to lose, youve got nothing left to stop you from winning.

  • @steliokontos166
    @steliokontos166 Рік тому +7

    You know that the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire are not the same? Since the Bolschewiki seized power in 1917 you should talk about the Russian Empire.
    Otherwise great content!

    • @emlo40
      @emlo40 Рік тому

      where did he bring up the soviet union?

  • @SlashinatorZ
    @SlashinatorZ Рік тому +1

    And that's when the dead men are marching again

  • @DgurlSunshine
    @DgurlSunshine Рік тому +2

    NEVER FORGET. NO WAR IN MY NAME!

  • @RealTechGeek
    @RealTechGeek 8 місяців тому

    Sabaton wrote an awesome song about this and of course it is called "Attack of The Dead Men"

  • @nuke298
    @nuke298 Рік тому +6

    The brave Russians

  • @sunnyjim1355
    @sunnyjim1355 Рік тому +2

    Ideology is one hell of a drug. Don't take ANY drugs, kids.

  • @rolfsinkgraven
    @rolfsinkgraven Рік тому +5

    Great story they were the heroes of Russia.

  • @daiszaib
    @daiszaib Рік тому +2

    🐐ed channel

  • @jonathanlebon9705
    @jonathanlebon9705 Рік тому

    For the algorithm!

  • @Atrenu
    @Atrenu Рік тому

    Your voice is smoother than the cream cheese on my bagel, sir

  • @daithimcnally8212
    @daithimcnally8212 Рік тому +2

    OSOWIEC THEN AND AGAIN

  • @olliefoxx7165
    @olliefoxx7165 Рік тому +1

    Great job. The only suggestion I will offer is to remove the use of "Soviet" from the mention of Russian forces in WW1. There is a difference between the Russians of WW1 and the Soviets that came to power years later.

  • @benjones1717
    @benjones1717 Рік тому +1

    Balloons you say...

  • @mrlik7916
    @mrlik7916 Рік тому

    How did they hold on for 2 weeks after?

  • @Manakuski
    @Manakuski Рік тому +1

    Is this the same story told in Call of Duty: Ghosts? x)

  • @magicpyroninja
    @magicpyroninja Рік тому

    If those comrades got a chance to meet up before they went to their here after I bet you they had one hell of a laugh but how that one went down

  • @docstockandbarrel
    @docstockandbarrel Рік тому

    👍🏻

  • @195511SM
    @195511SM Рік тому +2

    Well .....THAT was all cheerful & s#@t....LOL

  • @tygrenvoltaris4782
    @tygrenvoltaris4782 Рік тому

    Human beings.

  • @ucantuse7
    @ucantuse7 Рік тому +1

    This is a lesson to all the officers out there. If you want your men to win the battle, douse them with chlorine gas before sending them out.

  • @esteemedmortal5917
    @esteemedmortal5917 Рік тому

    “Oh fuck, oh fuck, we created zombies!!!”

  • @OmnipotentSpud
    @OmnipotentSpud Рік тому

    ...I'll tell you what I may not be a soldier, but if I survived after having everything on my body melted and I knew the people that did it were within striking distance, I'd be pretty determined to at least try and pick up that gun up.

  • @rebeccacaraska4112
    @rebeccacaraska4112 11 місяців тому +1

    It's stupid when people claim to be enough of an expert in world history to tell the world in videos historical facts, but conflate Russia with the Soviets as if they're interchangeable. Throughout time.

  • @MRptwrench
    @MRptwrench Рік тому

    Death Corps of Krieg anyone?

  • @jharloe
    @jharloe Рік тому +2

    The name of the Russian Fort?

  • @MrTripcore
    @MrTripcore Рік тому +3

    FLESH this guy is obsessed with the word FLESH 😳

  • @erikbroderstad401
    @erikbroderstad401 Рік тому

    Most of the immages in this video were British soldiers on the wester Front.
    The story should dissuade all in the west from underestimating the Russians determination to fight to win and disregard casualties. WW2 has very many more examples

  • @SirAdamDuxbury
    @SirAdamDuxbury Рік тому

    Because of his voice I fell asleep 3
    Times!! 🤤

  • @dacikus8372
    @dacikus8372 Рік тому +5

    there is no Soviet in the WWI ....you need to know that if you call it " history " !!

    • @Jack-uy7ie
      @Jack-uy7ie Рік тому +1

      There was. They just withdrew from the war after the coup and hoped the Germans would accept it. They did not.

    • @FireFlanker1
      @FireFlanker1 Рік тому +1

      The fortress was called "soviet" ... Google is your friend

    • @dacikus8372
      @dacikus8372 Рік тому +3

      "Osowiec Fortress " learn to read than try to be smart on internet !!

  • @davypatt5869
    @davypatt5869 Рік тому

    Not Soviet in 1915 son

  • @andrewvanveen1804
    @andrewvanveen1804 Рік тому

    Please use accurate imagery. Much of your "gas attack" world war one imagery is showing British Commonwealth and American troops (hence the Brody Helmets)

  • @yayhandles
    @yayhandles Рік тому

    The definition of diehard.

  • @Odin31b
    @Odin31b Рік тому +1

    13 minutes that should have been 5.

  • @markdragunov6182
    @markdragunov6182 Рік тому +1

    Yea if only current generations of Russian Men could actually be strong enough to over throw the tyrant and make their ancestors proud. but instead my people will always be slaves :/

    • @rogerc6533
      @rogerc6533 Рік тому

      You dispose of your tyrants now and foreign tyrants will just come in instead and forcibly convert all your children under the rainbow flag, migrant race mixing and feminism.

  • @NeilTheHippy
    @NeilTheHippy Рік тому +4

    Not Soviets imperial russia troops 🙄

    • @TheBobVova
      @TheBobVova Рік тому +4

      It's Osowiec (Ossowitz in German), not "Soviet", fortress in Poland, Russian Empire's territory back then.

  • @admiralradish
    @admiralradish Рік тому

    Ihope everyone knows this is false. It is an urban myth or a war myth.

  • @brethenia
    @brethenia Рік тому +2

    You keep using the term "Soviet" however the soviet union didn't officially exist until 1922 and the Russian revolution happened in 1917. These soldier were part of the Russian Empire not Soviet

    • @TheBobVova
      @TheBobVova Рік тому +4

      It's Osowiec (Ossowitz in German), not "Soviet", fortress in Poland, Russian Empire's territory back then.

  • @robertbernard6410
    @robertbernard6410 Рік тому +2

    1st

  • @RobWrinkle
    @RobWrinkle Рік тому

    Lot of repetition

  • @Trap4DaysOfficial
    @Trap4DaysOfficial Рік тому +1

    As always Russians do whatever it takes.

  • @sureokk
    @sureokk Рік тому +2

    Imagine fighting this hard and your country still succumbs to a Marxist revolution. Grim.

  • @HughJass-jv2lt
    @HughJass-jv2lt Рік тому +1

    B--b-but...
    PUTIN BAD!
    🤣

  • @debrickashaw9387
    @debrickashaw9387 Рік тому +3

    Holy fucking shit

  • @apexsmokez967
    @apexsmokez967 Рік тому

    This the definition of G status itd be awesome if we got a movie about this event

  • @JNET_Reloaded
    @JNET_Reloaded Рік тому

    mic bass is way to over powering turn it down a bit!