American's First Time Reaction to SABATON - Ghost Division - Lyric Video, Live, & History Deep Dive
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- Опубліковано 7 гру 2021
- Erwin Rommel was a crazy man who drove West and didn't look back. I wanted to not like this song, but it was too good.
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The official lyric video for Ghost Division by Sabaton, taken from the album The Art Of War.
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========== HISTORIC FACT ==========
The 7th Panzer Division, commanded by Erwin Rommel, participated in the invasion of Belgium and France in 1940. By the third day of the invasion, the 7th along with three divisions commanded by General Heinz Guderian reached the river Meuse. By the 16th of May, the 7th had reached its assigned objective at Avesnes where it was supposed to stop and await further orders, but Rommel decided to press on. On the 20th of May, the division reached Arras where they encountered heavy resistance from the British forces. They reached Lille on the 27th of May which they sieged until the 31st. On the 17th of June 1940, the division was ordered to advance on Cherbourg. The division advanced 240 kilometers in 24 hours, and after two days of battle, won against the French garrison. The speed and surprise they were able to achieved was considerable, to the point that the German high command lost track of the Division and thus they earned the nickname “Ghost Division”.
========= Ghost Division LYRICS =========
Fast as the wind, the invasion has begun
Shaking the ground with the force of thousand guns
First in the line of fire, first into hostile land
Tanks leading the way, leading the way
Charging the lines with the force of a furious storm
Fast as the lighting phantoms swarm
200 miles at nightfall, taken within a day
Thus earning the name, earning the fame
[Chorus:]
They are the panzer elite, born to compete, never retreat (ghost division)
Living or dead, always ahead, fed by your dread
Always ahead, as the blitzkrieg rages on
Breaking morale with the sound of blazing guns
First in the line of fire, first into hostile land
Tanks leading the way, leading the way
Leaving a trail of destruction through a foreign land
(Waging war with conviction)
Massive assault live to serve the Nazi plan
(Wehrmacht’s pride, ghost division)
Communications broken, phantoms too far away
Thus earning the name, earning the fame
[Chorus]
Pushing the frontline forth with a tremendous force
(Far ahead, breaks resistance)
Breaching the way for panzer corps
(Shows no fear, self-subsistent)
First in the line of fire, first into hostile land
Tanks leading the way, claiming the fame
[Chorus]
Panzer elite, born to compete, never retreat (ghost division)
Living our dead, always ahead, fed by your dread
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"Ghost Division" is Sabaton`s opening act live. Kind of setting the standard right away :-) Joakim`s knee like.."Oh no,here we go again"
Old school Final Countdown into Ghost Division 🤘
R.I.P. thigh and knee;)
The song is not directly about all German Panzer Divisions in World War II. In particular, this is about the 7th Panzer Division under the leadership of Erwin Rommel. This is nicknamed the "Ghost Division" by the French soldiers because this division appeared wherever you were not expected. Even the German leadership did not always know where Rommel's division was.
"did not always know where Rommel was at" its because the communications went down, hence why he went back....
that's nice to know
It also isn't exactly accurate to say that it's weird writing about the Nazis, when this is a song about Rommel, probably the only German general of WW2 that didn't commit any war crimes, and has been known to frequently disregard the orders of Hitler himself.
And then there's also the fact that the 7th Panzer Division was moving too fast to stop and commit war crimes along the way.
@@kgblyat6919 not to mention he greatly respect allied soldiers like anzac and generals like erwin rommel
@@kingseb2252I heard somewhere that he saved a Jewish British sabotager by having him sent to a POW camp instead of a concentration camp. I only heard it once, I'm not sure if it's true.
Erwin Romnel, the Desert Fox, is my favorite general ever. He knew exactly what he was doing. He could have completely smashed American and British forces in Africa except he made one mistake. He wrote a book. He wrote a book before the start of WW2, and guess who read said book? General Patton. Knowing many of Rommel's moves based purely on his knowledge of the book was what allowed him to win. That however doesn't mean that Rommel was a poor general. On many occasions Rommel convinced his enemy's to surrender despite them having almost every advantage. He would even go on to say "The 10 to 1 odds don't bother me. What does is that those Americans always have an 11th."
He was also rather bad at handling logistics, particularly supply lines. He was *great* at hitting hard and fast and inspiring his own men by leading from the front. Apparently, an Allied team tried to take him out by circling around to the back where the command staff *usually* are, but he wasn't there. When word got back to him, he was insulted that they thought he'd be anywhere but the front. Problem is, he had a tendency to hit so hard and so fast that he left all the support units *and his allies* in the dust, leaving him open to being surrounded. He still managed to pull through, for the most part, usually by relying on 'refuge in audacity.'
Except the main general who beat him wasn't Patton, but Alexander (British, in North Africa). By the time Rommel had to face Patton, it was too late for him to have much of a chance. Not that I'm downplaying Patton, who did one hell of a good job and was an amazing leader of men.
@@brigidtheirish it wasent Rommel that was bad at logistic. It was Germany. Rommel begged for more. Just be thankful he dident get it cause he could win that war
@@lenasoderberg2583 Having more doesn't matter all that much if you don't bother to secure your supply lines. Or make sure that key components of your unit can *keep up.*
That said, yeah, Germany *sucked* at logistics.
"So many people forget that the first country that the Nazis invaded was their own." - Abraham Erskine to Steve Rogers in Captain America.
Awesome reaction. Keep up the good work 👍
This.
Exactly...communist , socialist , homosexuals , people with down syndrome or other instabilities , roma , minorities , jews...Hamburg and Bremen (the two biggest ports of Germany) still have antinazi hearts cause what hitler done at those two city΄s
Brilliant reaction. And now you gave me the mental image of Joakim banging his knee while sitting in an office talking on the phone...
You're welcome.
500.000 ppl in Poland is rocking out to a song about Rommels Panzerdivision. That just shows how good the song is.😁
Right.
I mean, Rommel was highly respected by a lot of allies.
@@SpecterNeverSpectator Probably not for his ideology, but perhaps for his skills as military commander, I would guess.
@@AGDinCA I'd say that Rommel wasnt into nazism
@@samuelthe2nd207 Rommel dies by suicide after being accused for a plot against Hitler.
that live performance is amazing... 650 000 Polish people singing along on a song about German tanks invading France sung by a Swedish band. who could have imagined that.... so don't worry.. you're probably not the only person who hates to love this song :D
BTW the notes in the Blu-ray said 650 000 people, but it seems people keeps saying numbers between 500 000 and 900 000 .. I'll stick to 650 000
You know there were many Germans, cause the concert was almost on the Polish-Germany border
@@MAGNATEObut that makes it even more weird to imagine dont you think?
Rommel was like the character in a videogame, with plot armor thicker than his tanks' steel, leaving all the poor AI in the dust while he completes the mission solo.
That's what I like about Sabaton, and it's why I have no problems listening to songs about soldiers from all sides of the conflict(s). Every country had incredible people doing incredible things, and they should all be honored and remembered for being exceptional. If we hated every person who ever had to fight under evil leadership, we'd have to hate everyone.
Rommel is just a legend. There's actually a military base named after him. The "Field Marshal Rommel Barracks" in Augustdorf, Germany. It was established in 1937. Back then it was called "Nordlager" (Northern camp). After the war, in the 1950's most buildings were demolished and rebuilt. It was then known as "Neues Lager" (New Camp). In 1961 it was finally named after Erwin Rommel. It still stands and is in use today. Actually right near it is a training ground where German and other troops from NATO countries train at, mainly British troops.
Cool, thanks for the trivia.
@@TouchyReactions Erwin Rommel a.k.a. *The Desert Fox* by the Allies after his "achievements" in South Africa during WW2. It's probably no coincidence that the US & UK bombing of Iraq in 1998 was called *Operation Desert Fox* one of few German commanders respected by the Allies.
The fact that he was forced to commit suicide (alternative stand trial for treason which would have put his family at risk) for his alleged collaboration in the assassination attempt on Hitler probably didn't hurt either.
Sabaton has a song "Rise of Evil" that some people mistook for being neo-nazistic. Then again, they have a song called "Final Solution" who is about Holocaust. You can't tell a story without a reason and an ending. We are here to not repeating this, but then again, we have to recognize the signals.
So true.
And I mean... It's called "Rise of Evil", not "Yay, nazism!". It's quite incomprehensible that people mistook it for being pro-nazi.
@@FamousGirlfriend Even just the slightest mention of the Nazi's will make some people lose their damn minds. This is internet after all.
@@warmstrong5612 No cap, mate. I think the connotations are so negative, that they can't handle the subject at all. They want to live their lives without having to feel the unpleasantness of being reminded. And that's just dangerous. If people can't look it in the eye, how can they, as OP was touching on, learn to recognise the real deal?
As a german with a grandfather who fought in WW2, I would be mad if someone would call my grandfather a nazi. He never was before, during or after the war. He fought because his friends did it and he couldn't let them go alone. He even felt guilty, if he would have stayed back at home. I don't get tired to say: Not every german soldier was a nazi.
That's probably the most important thing I've learned since discovering Sabaton.
I mean we gotta honor the people so sacrificed themselves no matter the country, plenty of people can find themselves on the wrong side of history no country is without fault in the world wars
Rommel was not a Nazi, yes he was an officer for the German Army but he was opposed to what the Nazi party stood for. He was involved (possibly) with the Valkyrie mission that attempted to kill Hitler and was forced to commit suicide. One can of course question why it took him so long to do something about it, but I imagine that is a tough decision to make as a soldier and not one that I can answer.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but was not Rommel originally supportive of the Nazi party and only later became disillusioned with all of it?
@@kix4635 As I recall, he liked the "Hell yeah, Germany" aspect but found the racism and tight government control over everything distasteful.
@@brigidtheirish he was likely as racist as any other german at the time
@@boof-7599 Considering the composition of his staff, I don't think he particularly cared.
It is incredible to think how the German military bounced back after being eviscerated after the end of the Great War. In less than 50 years, they went from a tiny defense force into one of the most advanced militaries in the world, using incredible new tactics that their neighbors simply weren’t prepared for. Also, following the Great War, the German economy was in tatters, yet they were able to prepare an incredible mechanized force.
It's crazy that the two big wars were so close together.
Quite simple - alies giving Zitler Czechswhere he not only doubled his machinery but also got twice better than what he had originally
The guy who commandeered the "ghost division", Erwin Rommel, was respected even by Churchill. He said that "across the havoc of war (Erwin Rommel was) a great general", and when Rommel was driven to suicide by his superiors it was said that the British lost their last "honorable opponent".
He had a terrible choice - suicide or the killing of himself and his whole family. In the Catholic religion (and others) suicide is a sin that will send you straight to hell, but no one could fail to recognize exceptions like that.
Keeping in mind this particular performance is in Poland they had over half a million Polish fans singing about a German tank division that essentially devastated Europe including Poland.
Did you see Sabaton just released an animated story video for Christmas Truce?
Yes
This was the first song by Sabaton that I ever heard. and the 2nd was the song about the German army covering the retreat of civilians to American lines.
Ghost Division is a classic example of the power and magic of Sabaton's music, which crosses all borders. The live video from the Woodstock festival took place in Poland; and I always find it surreal to watch this vast sea of people, who were mostly Poles. singing along so enthusiastically to a song about a World War II German panzer division.
"Crosses all borders" Like the german army lmao
In my opinion, this is THE ESSENTIAL Sabaton song, anyone who has never heard their music before and wants to start listening to them, should always start with this one if you ask me, specially that official live video from Woodstock!
That live was great 👍
Another epic reaction ....all the best from New Zealand
Thank You
On showmanship. Joakim is a massive dork who does what he loves and loves what he does. There are times when you can see this massive grin on his face that just *screams* "I can't believe I get *paid* for this!" Along with, "I can't believe people *like* this!"
Sabaton understands that in every war, especially ww2, there are good and decent people just doing what they belive to be right. No matter what side of that war. Everyone that fights with honor and integrity, deserves to be honored in return.
Glad to see your setting aside your bias, and widening your perspective. I had to do the same thing when I first started listening to Sabaton and after growing up with the whole ww2 german=nazi=bad/USA won ww2 all by ourselves ground into my head. Propaganda engrained overtime is a bitch to overcome😆
I'd highly recommend Sabaton's song Hearts of Iron as hits this particular metaphorical button.
It's about a German commander in the last few weeks of the war that was ordered to retake Berlin and save the Angry Austrian. He said "screw that" and proceeded to rescue encircled german troops, then used his bolstered forces to punch a breach into Berlin and held the western bridges out of the city for several days enduring vicious soviet attacks, allowing his forces to evaluate over 50,000 civilians away from the soviets.
Oh damn I second your recommendation on hearts of iron song would be awesome if he could react to it.
I think it was important for you to do this song, actually. It isn't easy to set aside our biases, yet doing so helps us grow. We become evermore compassionate and understanding. More and more, we learn the world is not black and white, good or evil. People aren't either. They are so many shades of gray in between. Being forced to both acknowledge and set aside our biases, in the end, makes us better people. I commend you for being able to do it - some simply can't.
I felt compelled to really spend some time thinking about the average German citizen during the years leading up to WWII. They were destitute, having been financially ruined after the first World War, and they were in a terrible place emotionally. Well, unfortunately, they were also quite gullible in their weakened state.
A certain uncouth, charismatic leader came in and told them their suffering wasn't their fault. It was "those people"who were to blame. And they were definitely suffering under all kinds of embargoes and crushing debt, high unemployment, etc... I don't think all of the Germans believed him, but I think there were plenty who did because he gave them someone to be mad at.
I think that, for the most part, they were all good, normal people, just like everywhere else in the world, but they got caught up by somebody who kind of appealed to their worst side. This worst side, which was easy to manipulate at the time because they were all so destitute and very, very angry, well, this side was dangerous.
He encouraged, convinced and commanded them to do things that they would not normally do, and once that Pandora's Box was opened, the darkness kinda ran amok through them.
The sad thing was that he was not who they thought he was. He lied to them. He made them think the Jews were bad when he, in fact, had Jewish ancestry. He he made them think that the Aryan race was the best - blonde and blue eyed, when he was neither blonde or blue eyed. But, by then, they were too far gone.
They didn't care anymore; they didn't even see it. They didn't even notice all of these things that they were supposed to hate were all wrapped up in the one same guy. By then, they were too blinded to see, and unfortunately, he got the better of them... destroying millions of lives along the way. A tragic tale from every angle...
Wow... that dragged on ridiculously long! LOL
Awesome comment. I can't help but think of a certain American President who lied to all his followers here recently and tried to destroy our republic. Every generation has their charismatic villain's who can trick people into doing bad things.
Great comment! Thank you for sharing your "outside the box" thoughts. People need to hear and read more stuff like this.
While this comment holds some truth, WW2 was probably the only war in history where it was black and white. It was a fight of good vs evil. Sure there were exceptions but overall the nazi ideology was as close to evil as we are ever gonna get.
@@tinaeriksson2020 Well, I appreciate you reading my ridiculously long rambling. LOL
@@TouchyReactions Yes, I am also acutely aware of the very frightening parallels. We came close, man. Real close. And I don't think we're in the clear yet.
My grandfather was a signals officer for the 7th Panzer Division which was under Rommel's command, he then later served in Rommel's HQ during the North Africa campaign.
Very cool.
I don’t know if anyone’s mentioned this before on the comments yet but when Erwin Rommel was forced to commit suicide by the Nazis because of his part in operation Valkyrie to kill Hitler, when the news got out of his death I believe Winston Churchill actually said we have now lost our last honorable foe
Interesting. You are the first to mention this.
@@TouchyReactions if I may add to this, he also often refused direct orders, like stupid "hold your ground" orders,that would only get his men killed, and also an order, to kill any captured member of The French Legion.
He was a demanding man, but his soldiers loved him for always being on the frontline himself and the last to draw back, and his enemies like Patton or Mongomery saw him as honorable man. Have fun on your further Sabaton journey, as a German, I'd love to see your reaction to "Heart of Iron" or "Final Solution" ,too. Greetings.
This is an opening number for Woodstock, and you have to remember, that it's mostly polish crowd.
I think its good to challange our biases. The Germans did suffer the most from the nazis in the end. It was German Jews that was the prime target. It was the German kids that feed the never ending hubris of Hitler. And Rommel was to all accunts not a fan of the Nazis. Sure he did work for them but it was never a great realtionship between him and the regime. They did send him to the Africa front in many aspects to get him out of the way. But he just keept winning stuff so they had to keep him around. Great reaction again. Keep being fair and true.
Indeed just like how some troops/generals may not agree with the politics of their national leaders they still do their jobs.
Thank You
Great reaction.
Next Sabaton song reacting to should be The Lion From The North.
That was the nickname of Gustav Adolf, the king of Sweden from 1611 to 1632, and he is credited for the rise of Sweden as one of the primary military forces in Europe during the 30 years war (Some people call it the actual first world war) helping to determine the political and religious balance of power in Europe.
Joakim Brodén once said that this is the best Sabaton song he had ever written.
Checlk it out!
Sabaton just tells the stories. They don't take sides. I really appreciate that about them. Also you don't have to feel bad about enjoying Ghost Division as Rommel was certainly not Hitler. He actually had a reputation even amongst the allies as being a fair and 'clean' commander with the term 'war without hate' sometimes artributed to him. Towards the end of the war he was implicated in a plot to assassinate Hitler and was forced to commit suicide over that.
after the war? dude...think a little bit, lel
@@jakobullrich9479 Yes, apologies, I got muddled up there. I have edited the wording now 👍
Well, they *do* put the actual Nazi party and Hitler on blast in a couple songs, but Hitler *is* one of the few obviously evil figures in history and even *he* had some humanizing moments.
Yeah true, the song was called 'Rise Of Evil' not 'Rise Of possibly OK Guy' 😄.
Thanks for doing ghost division :) If you are a fan of really good history, you should watch The Attack of the Dead Men 🤟
I think that one will be out in the next week.
Hell, the fact that the Poles at Woodstock decided that sure, why not and jumped and screamed along with the song, if it good with those poor dafties, then by all means, it's good for me.
that's where the joke comes from "what's in the ebay description of a french machine gun? never used only dropped once."
"Hearts of iron" is allso a god song with a great story. As well as "The last battle". They show that not all german soldiers where "bad".
When you rush across enemy superpower country with 200 men on tanks and bikes... The most metal bikers ever and the winners of Tour de France 1940. Just Rommel moments...
Gotta love the heavy power cords and slamming lyrics
Some reactors have spotted that Joakim was moving so fast that sound quality suffered 😀.
Because he was in front of different monitor every five seconds, it was hard for the sound engineers to prevent looping by muting him on selected speakers.
I love this...3 in 1 ;) Sabaton history channel is very underrated.
Glad you enjoy it!
I'm really loving these deep dive videos. Even as someone of German descent living in Canada I was at odds with how I felt about this song at first. Something I came to realize about Sabaton is that they tell the stories of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances with little prejudice towards their nationality.
If you're looking for other recommendations, have you ever heard the boys from Greta Van Fleet. Highway Song would be a fantastic place to start with them.
Are they the ones who sound like led zeppelin?
@@TouchyReactions They are.
they have 2 concerts used to have 3 concerts here in the US one was originally in portland but that one i dunno what happened to it, but there is one in texas and arizona happening in march from what i've seen
Its always such fun watching the crowd at a festival in poland going nuts during a song about a german tank division :)
Right
This song is something I've battled with personally.
However knowing Sabaton and the total discography. I understand the context of this song. It's still something that "feels weird" as you said
I personally find nothing weird in this song
why live in the history when you can learn from the history?!? Great reaction!🤘🇸🇪
Thanks! 😃
Having this as the opening is certainly exhilarating. In the small venue of ~2k people i saw them in the audio engineers had to end up turning up the band because the crowd was way louder than the band.
Love that you have noticed Sabaton's position of being unbiased, which is what I believe is necessary to learn history properly. If you have a certain view or lense of history before even learning about it, you can miss alot of important details that can completely shift your perception.
Thanks
Enjoyed that a lot. I never noticed until this that Hannes' tank drum platform has big Yamaha logos on it. I wonder how what the corporate types thought about that. ••• Thanks! PEACE!!!
these deep dives are the best! please keep them up!
People seem to like them so I will keep them coming. I was afraid with peoples short attention spans, they would see the length of the video and not even want to click on it. But the response has been great and I am getting to learn all of the details for each song so I'm enjoying it. Thanks for the comment.
Running and singing is extremly hard!
The german army was referring to 'fast movement' rather than 'blitzkrieg'. The word 'blitzkrieg' was first used by a canadian newspaper during the month of may 1940.
We are seeing Sabaton live in 4 hours
@@TouchyReactions Enjoy the concert! I did not have the opportunity to see them in Belgium.
I met all 5 members before the show. It was awesome.
I am so thankful dicators allways think they know best and never listen to there generals. And btw playing about a german general in Poland and get away with it gives respect
If something is complicated or hard to do, it doesn't mean automatically it is good. Sometimes good music is composed of a few cords. Example? Seven Nations Army, Enter Sandman, and many other classic rock tracks are fairly simple in construction yet slaps!
Since you mentioned that the Germans just got drawn into all these events aswell, but we are teached that they were all evil, you should check out the story behind Sabatons song "The last battle".
I know I’m late and you may not see this but I love that you react to the history video alongside the song. :)
Please keep reacting to their songs. Regards from Sweden
Just subscribed specifically because you also react to the history videos.
Welcome to the family.
@@TouchyReactions Thank you. Just keep learning and reacting to the history videos as well and I will offer my undying loyalty. ;)
hmm... back in the 90's there was a song that said "Califonia knows how to Party"......at Woodstock, it really shows that the Polish People in Poland, well, REALLY KNOW HOW TO PARTY!!!!!
Rommel was a badass he has my respect
Nice reaction. As we are talking about ww2 id would like you to react to "Rise of Evil" and "Wehrmacht" 2 songs that many people are afraid of for some reason its not about glorifying anything but to tell the story. Historically important. Anyone that is afraid of history are doomed to repeat it. Learn and study is whats important. Ignorance aint bliss its the worst thing because humans are doomed to repeat mistakes if we dont learn. Big hug from Sweden buddy
Thanks
Now that you’ve gotten your first taste of the axis powers story telling that Sabaton does, I think you should do “Hearts of Iron”. Helps you gain perspective and see the humanity in all. We’re all just people
I'd be interested to see your reaction to the last battle. Telling the story of how the germans and Americans actual worked together ar the end of the war. It's one I personally found shocking and would never have believed if I hadn't heard it from sabaton.
He already has a video on it;)
It is fine, the song is about a division that made a great story in the history of the war. Which is later studied by militaries around the world as an update on how to push into enemy territory. Concreted itself into history.
Sorry to hear the fans of that song got upset with you, the point of a reaction channel is to see someone... react. Keep being real though, fake reactions are boring.
Someone mentioned the song Final Solution in another comment. You should definitely check it out, its chilling and somber, but still a banger. Sabaton also just released a History video for it.
A real testimony of not taking sides is that reception in Woodstock - Ghost Division lead assaults that ultimately put Poland under occupation and great suffering, and this Woodstock festival was on Poland.
But good music is good music.
They talking mostly about the knowledge and skills of different nations. In this case the Panzer Division of Germany
On a similar topic, can recommend *Sabaton - Hearts of iron* + the Sabaton History behind it. :)
I'll check it out!
About the "I don't want to like it" part, that have never happened to me with Sabaton, perhaps because I have "suffered" it so much more before. The movie/TV-series (there are several differently cut versions) "Das Boot" about a german submarine crew during WW2 is an amazing movie and it's just not possible to watch that and not hope for the germans to triumph. It felt really weird the first time I saw it, but it was definately worth it.
And also.. Those signs on Sabatons stage tank. Is that 3 crossed tuning forks? Hadn't noticed it before..
Interestlngly, Rommel was the only german general who was both respected by the axis and allied forces, even trading compliments with the allies. He is still celebrated in germany to this day as he is seen more as a brave and talented general for the german army (not the ideological SS units but just the regular german army, hence why he is celebrated). But yeah, it is a touchy subject nonetheless...
ROMMEL 🤟🤟
"Sabaton not being bias"....showed it in songs of WW2, WW1, and also even in the wars that Sweden was part of aka 30 yrs war and the time of Carolous Rex
It's a testament to how dedicated Sabaton is to facts and history rather than bias or repeating propaganda for clout.
Just look at Sabaton's song The Final Solution, it covers the horrors yes, but it also touches on what lead to that point, starting with how a broken people were taken advantage of after WW1.
Also, it's funny "I like this song, but I don't wanna like it because it's about the Germans and we're not supposed to like the Germans", and yet, No Bullets Fly is about a German Fighter Pilot sparing an American bomber, and it brought you to tears.
Yeah, I see what you are saying. I think the difference is in No bullets fly, the German in question wasn't actively killing Allies during the course of the song.
The 7th Panzer Division incorporated motorised units into it's division. The tanks would be responsible for punching a hole for the rest to filter through. One of the key problems when talking about "tank battles" is people assume it's all tanks, but in reality it's a mix if they can help it and the allies learned combined arms warfare the hard way after their tanks got obliterated in 39/40.
This is one of the reasons why the Pz III with a smaller gun and armour could beat the Soviet T-34 all the way back to Moscow. Soviet tank doctrine was to send tanks in alone and largely without radios, which was a death sentence. All Pz III's were equipped with radios, would be accompanied by infantry support, and the fact that they are much more ergonomic than T-34's helped them get many more shells downstream. T-34's only began to win when the soviets finally caught on to their major flaws.
This was the 1st sabbaton song I Heard. I walked in and my brother was listening to it Back when that album 1st Came out back In the day this was around the time I was fresh out of high school And I had the same Idea I wanted not to like it because it's about The Germans in World War II which I was always taught in high school as the bad guys. But I couldn't help but love the song Because it's Real headbanger And I love any heavy metal song that makes head banging an involuntary Action. And of course as I grew up Over the next 10 years I realized that Not all Germans were nazis the nazis were the bad guys not necessarily the Germans
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You should do Hearts of Iron next. It's about the German 12th army disobeying Hitler's orders to rescue him. Instead opened up a corridor through Soviet lines to a small pocket of the 9th army and escorted them and civilians to the American lines to surrender so they'd get treated better.
You should listen to Smoking snakes by Sabaton
The thing is, most of the German soldiers fought for their Land and not for A.H.
Rommel wasn't a hardcore Nazi. He was probably the finest general alive at the time. He was legendary and also known and feared as the desert fox. He was even right about D Day.. He suspected the Allies would land in Normandy and had devised a perfect plan. But Hitler and the high command would not listen to him. Rommel was also part of Operation Valkyrie, an attempt to assassinate Hitler. Because he and many of Hitler's generals knew that he was crazy and at a certain point they could no longer win the war. So they wanted to make peace and end this madness. But the operation failed because a German oak table was protecting Hitler.. I'm not kidding.. The table was built with perfect craftsmanship, just like the German ones are known.. Only high generals were involved in operation Valkyrie.. After it failed, Rommel became later given the choice to shoot himself for last respects.. So he was forced to kill himself.. He died a year before the war ended. He especially liked the Africans. Too bad he had to use his talent for evil. He didn't like the Jews that much either, as you can see how big the manipulation was, but he didn't like concentration camps and, as I said, wasn't a big fan of Nazi ideology. Rommel was even active in World War I where they failed at France so many former German generals and even the former Kaiser, who was retired at the time, rejoiced in the victory. Maybe because of hate. Especially the Kaiser who lost everything because of the Versailles Treaty. Kaiser Wilhelm II is often demonized today, which is still allied propaganda. He wasn't the brightest candle, but he wasn't a bad person and wanted the best for his people. The Kaisers life was beset by misfortune and he was ridiculed by unfortunate scandals. He died just before the end of World War II. Personally, I find that extremely interesting because he still documented everything the Nazis did and, as I said, celebrated the first victories.. He probably didn't know anything about the concentration camps.. But he even asked Hitler once if they needed a Kaiser again.. But they did rejected. Which is also funny since Hitler also fought under the Kaiser in WWI.
There are crazy stories about this war. Very interesting...
Im very glad we switched to this triple format. Maybe do lyrics, then history and live last? So we dont listen to the song twice in a row and we leave the video on a high note of the ever exhilarating Sabaton live preformance.
I'll just keep updating this comment as i watch.
I get it that "hating" the Germans is kinda programmed into Americans with their education but you cannot hate a man for serving his country. Especially after how unfairly they were treated in the treaties after ww1 while they were only at fault as much as everyone else involved. Its almost never the men themselves that are bad, but the politicians pulling their strings. Just in ww2's case the man pulling the strings was very very very bad. I mean if the people of Poland can get so hyped up about a song about the German armed forces then im sure anyone else can enjoy it too.
In my own experience people that are fans of japanese and southern korean music (and other stuff) are quite easily riled up when someone doesnt share their enthusiasm for it. Ofcourse there are completely normal ones but its always the fanatics that leave comments, so i wouldnt stress about what they think and how they want you to enjoy your music.
I like that idea. End on a high note. All for that.
I actually had the same negative gut instinct, then I came to think of the fact that there's always a possibility for any country to get hijacked by lying politicians and that I, as a member of the Women's Voluntary Defence Org would find myself in a not-so-voluntary situation if that was to happen. In a way, that's the tragedy that befell the Germans back then: a tyrant of a leader gained control, committed genocide and started a barbaric war. What do you do in that situation? What CAN you do...? I don't think you could just quit.
I figure if a few hundred thousand Poles can sing a song about a Wehrmacht Panzer division, so can I.
Another song you'd love to hate would be the final solution
I'm hesitant about doing that one, as I know it won't be a fun video to watch.
Watched the lovebites song you referenced and i agree with you, the girls were skilled, song was cool, (although a little "ordinary" for the genre maybe), but yeah, they looked a bit boored on stage at times.
Love Bites part 2 drops in a couple hours. We will see how they like it. There are much better performances.
Can you also react to Hearts of Iron by Sabaton it’s about an event that happened at the end of ww2.
Just to info , Rommel was exactly like general Lee of the american civil war...it was the most briliant general but in the wrong side...the only diference between Rommel and Lee was that Lee has a briliant general as opponet (Grant) Rommel hadnt...
And just a note , not all germans at that time were nazis , mostly were not but eather get in prison eather killed eather departed in other countrys...there was a huge resistance from german communist and german socialist but history unfortunately wroted by french english and americans so the propaganda was at the highest
Time to try see the world from a different perspetive aye?
Honest if we dont learn about Rommel, Germany or whatever, how can we dont do the same misstake again
It's amazing to see the uniting power of music, though. 600 000+ polish people singing along to a Swedish band singing in English about a German unit invading France. Music makes us brothers, after all :-)
I see the issues of seemingly siding with the bad guys - nazis in this case - but Sabaton tells stories they find interesting or remarkable and Ghost Division truly is that, regardless of side. So far i don't think they've song about 'good' terrorists though but they do call them cowards in one song :-)
Looks like I truly have nothing to do here. Oh well. At least I can enjoy your reaction.
Thanks for the view
Can you react to Stalingrad by Sabaton ?
You have 500,000+ fans going nuts it is easy to jacked up and jump around (I love Nightwish, Sabaton and Lovebites and they are each different but superb at what they are gifted to do). If you really want insanity try Metallica LIVE in Moscow in front of 1.6 million (at least that was the last count before they stopped counting) Enter Sandman (ua-cam.com/video/1QP-SIW6iKY/v-deo.html). Never going to see that again in a post pandemic era!! You have to be special to get 500,000 Poles to sing along about a German tank group rampaging through France in WW II. Rommel was both feared and revered by both sides and Sabaton merely tells the story of history without injecting any opinions. History is all about the GOOD, BAD and the UGLY and no one tells you more about each aspect than Sabaton. You get the human experience and the judgments are left to each of us thereafter.
btw, nothing to do with this video, but what does the the GR stand for on your hat.... just curious, thats all
It is actually a "C" and an "R". It is an American Professional Baseball team called the Colorado Rockies. My reason for owning the hat is not because I am a fan of the team. The two letters are interlaced together on the Logo. My wife's name is Cindy. My name is Ryan. And when I wear it it is a representation of our Love and Marriage. Thanks for asking.
Hearts of iron is a really good one by Sabaton. That one seems to be about the end of the third reich from the German perspective. I wanted to hate it but really good
Cant keep the ground with only airpower, USA prowed that in a very bad way in Afganistan
Of course, ground forces will always be necessary.
Listen to Hyde
the only ones to blame at germany were the High Autoryties, such as Mr. H. etc
all of the Army and the most of the High Officers were just fighting for their land, thats something the English, Americans, French did too.
Their Goverment ordered to attack and the Army sayed "Yes Sir", but its not only done in WWI WWII it was done in Vietnam, Gulf War, Afganisthan and wherever a War happened.
I m proud of the Germans, their Pride, their Mentality to not shoot woundet soilders or Parashuts, the inventions the Germans did in WWII such as the Jet Engine, Rocket Technoligy and so on.
I m proud to be a German at all.
But that doesnt mean i m a Nazi. I was born 1994 nearly 50Years after the War ended, but to some (or much, idk) People in the world sees the last, present and coming Generation of People still as a bunch of Nazis.
In short what i want to told:
the Victors of the War always print the History their Way.
and
Soldiers arent the Bad Guys, they just follow Order from their higher Ups such (and mostly) their Goverment.
You want something to really maul over Hearts of Iron and Wehrmacht.
Thanks, I'll add it to the list.
War like this will never happen Again: infact Gen. Schwarzkopf used Blitzkrieg Mobile Tactics in the First Gulf War.
But he pummeled them from the sky first.
@@TouchyReactions don't forget the Luftwaffe used close air support to tremendous effect in supporting panzer spearheads, the JU87 and it's horrifying siren being synonymous with blitzkrieg
Why u don't like Rommel? He was one of my fav WW2 generals. 7th.panzer div. All the way 👌