The Most Terrifying Sounds in War

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    Frightening the wits out of soldiers or popping their eardrums till they bleed, are more unexpected ways of targeting one’s enemies. Here we cover the theory that the centuries old ‘Aztec death whistle’ may have had a military use. We listen to the sweet siren songs and church organs of World War II that quickly blew you to kingdom come. We recount the abuse of folk superstitions in Vietnam during the war, as well as the modern police sound cannons (LRADs) that are blasted onto protesters today.
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  • @dave_riots
    @dave_riots Рік тому +5590

    The scariest part about modern and future wars is the fact you won't even hear the attack coming.

    • @blaizegottman4139
      @blaizegottman4139 Рік тому +84

      Yep

    • @LarryPigeon1
      @LarryPigeon1 Рік тому +259

      Thats good atleast i dont know that i am dying and its instant not in a ptsd panic kind of matter where i try to run/hide or kinda hide an lose my half and bleed out

    • @squallystan2048
      @squallystan2048 Рік тому +93

      A10 warthog

    • @darthmetallord
      @darthmetallord Рік тому +25

      This should only be done by an army that is confident they will destroy the enemy

    • @daveanderson3805
      @daveanderson3805 Рік тому +40

      Drones are the new thing. You don't know what's happening until it's all over

  • @murilovsilva
    @murilovsilva Рік тому +1316

    The Stuka's sirens were so incredibly striking, they became a cultural shorthand for "incoming bombardment" in many movies, TV shows and cartoons. The power of psychological warfare.

    • @IsaiahRichards692
      @IsaiahRichards692 Рік тому +42

      Sir, the Stuka sirens are working!
      Then why haven’t they gotten any kills?!
      Well, Sir, the British built bomb shelters in every nook and cranny and, as it turns out, the sirens are actually giving them precious time to run for cover. They’re also incredibly slow in the air and easy prey for enemy fighters so we’ve… sort of shot ourselves in the foot on this one!
      Won’t be making a mistake like that again, now off to invade Russia!

    • @dash8brj
      @dash8brj Рік тому +17

      They are often used in cartoons and TV shows, to portray a plane out of control or about to crash. Pretty sure a stuka was used in one of the Bond films when he was restrained inside a small plane, and managed to get free and take control just before it hit the ground.

    • @gaveintothedarkness
      @gaveintothedarkness Рік тому +12

      It wasnt until my 30s where i realized that diving planes didnt all make that sound and it was just a hollywood sound effect.

    • @DillaDawg88
      @DillaDawg88 Рік тому +2

      You are right, but the jericho trumpets were rarely used by the pilots.

    • @stoirmslw7195
      @stoirmslw7195 Рік тому +4

      @@DillaDawg88 thats true but only once they had the option to not use them, they were standard issue at the outbreak of the war it wasn't until later that they re-designed them to be turned on/off due to crew complaints about them turning on on at cruising speeds, then even later when they were scrapped entirely to save on production costs. According to what I've read they were somewhat difficult to remove without fear of compromising the landing gear by ground crews.

  • @smtoonturkce
    @smtoonturkce Рік тому +248

    *Imagine how scary it would be waking up to the Stuka siren…*

    • @IsaiahRichards692
      @IsaiahRichards692 Рік тому +9

      Sir, the Stuka sirens are working!
      Then why haven’t they gotten any kills?!
      Well, Sir, the British built bomb shelters in every nook and cranny and, as it turns out, the sirens are actually giving them precious time to run for cover. They’re also incredibly slow in the air and easy prey for enemy fighters so we’ve… sort of shot ourselves in the foot on this one!
      Won’t be making a mistake like that again, now off to invade Russia!

    • @Honzishek
      @Honzishek Рік тому +3

      its my wake up clock sound. every morning is better.

    • @TheAlien729
      @TheAlien729 Рік тому

      Well, my grandmother is still frightened by the sound of a siren because she heard it as a child.

  • @pauliusiv6169
    @pauliusiv6169 Рік тому +2039

    of all weapons on this list, the katyusha is quite possibly the most devastating, not only due to the sound but also the sheer amount of rockets fired in short succession, making it basically artillery on steriods

    • @pauliusiv6169
      @pauliusiv6169 Рік тому +111

      i wouldn't really want to be that german soldier that would see a literal rain of artillery shells heading my way (rockets are essentially self-propelled artillery shells, which land quite randomly and with great destructive power when they land)

    • @512TheWolf512
      @512TheWolf512 Рік тому +80

      You don't know it's called "rocket artillery"?

    • @TheNetworkingGuy
      @TheNetworkingGuy Рік тому +63

      I've not heard any songs about stuka sirens
      But I have heard a Russian loli singing in a Japanese accent about the katyusha
      Well not specificity the Katyusha but you get the joke

    • @gmailquinn
      @gmailquinn Рік тому +28

      Also the fact that the katuska rocket system could be put on basically any vehicle, damn autocorrect

    • @LeroxYT
      @LeroxYT Рік тому +18

      Katyusha Sounds like star wars tie fighters,or better, i think star wars just used that for their films lol

  • @cko2199
    @cko2199 Рік тому +601

    I showed this to my great grandfather and he said the scariest sound in war is the cocking of a gun behind you, because it was there and now

    • @thatonepolishtroll4290
      @thatonepolishtroll4290 Рік тому +54

      he's right honestly

    • @predatorxfilms6904
      @predatorxfilms6904 Рік тому +15

      He is right

    • @ailopeformers8669
      @ailopeformers8669 Рік тому +7

      True actually

    • @pierrecurie
      @pierrecurie Рік тому +1

      @@thatonepolishtroll4290 Not really - most modern guns don't require cocking

    • @szariq7338
      @szariq7338 Рік тому +9

      @@pierrecurie You sure? AK platform defnitely needs cocking after expending all ammo, as well as every pistol I can think of.

  • @The7Reaper
    @The7Reaper Рік тому +238

    Imagine being enemies of the Aztecs walking through the forests and then hearing that whistle, that would send absolute chills down your spine

    • @youtubeshypocrisy
      @youtubeshypocrisy Рік тому +9

      Spaniards: Ha! You little cavemen are so cute with your little sticks and whistles now shut up and get conquered.

    • @firewalker1372
      @firewalker1372 Рік тому +3

      Sounds like a women screaming. It’s a rather blood curdling scream. Decided to buy one and give it a try, it definitely lives up to its name.

    • @L.P.1987
      @L.P.1987 Рік тому +12

      @@youtubeshypocrisy "Spanish" conquest army: 1% spaniards and 90% enemies of the aztecs. Even France's national football team is more diverse. So basically was a war between mesoamerican whistles.

    • @youtubeshypocrisy
      @youtubeshypocrisy Рік тому +1

      @@L.P.1987 Franch doesn’t have a football team lol when has France ever been to a super bowl? Lmfao

    • @L.P.1987
      @L.P.1987 Рік тому +11

      @@youtubeshypocrisy Ah, I forgot you americans call it "soccer".

  • @OldManAzeban
    @OldManAzeban Рік тому +256

    The Stuka needed sirens built in, but the Vought Corsair whistled on its own!

    • @sooryan_1018
      @sooryan_1018 Рік тому +10

      So does the Su-57 Felon

    • @TOBK0828
      @TOBK0828 Місяць тому

      @@sooryan_1018it’s more of a howl

  • @TommyCrosby
    @TommyCrosby Рік тому +183

    3:30 The Trumpets of Jericho might have been removed during the war but came back for some reasons to make the impossible: sound in the vacuum of space in a galaxy far, far away.

    • @eageraurora879
      @eageraurora879 Рік тому +6

      While they sound alike the actual sound of tie fighters apparently come from race car tires

    • @frozenuruguayball6436
      @frozenuruguayball6436 Рік тому +3

      @@eageraurora879 yea it sounds like a f1 v10 and when the og stars wars was made they didn’t sound like that

    • @M1GarandMan3005
      @M1GarandMan3005 Рік тому

      "Have you seen Star Wars?" *laughter ensues*

    • @kevinmoore2474
      @kevinmoore2474 Рік тому +3

      Nah the Katyusha sounds more like a tie fighter

    • @honzapobisCZ
      @honzapobisCZ Рік тому +4

      TIE Fighter was created by taking the noise of a screaming elephant sampled from the 1958 Errol Flynn adventure movie Roots Of Heaven and combining it with the “swoosh” of a car driving on wet pavement.

  • @jacobzehner2004
    @jacobzehner2004 Рік тому +220

    The Katyusha and Stuka dive bombing are the scariest in the Second World War.

    • @kyleshiflet9952
      @kyleshiflet9952 Рік тому +4

      You got that right

    • @Menaceblue3
      @Menaceblue3 Рік тому +20

      The real scariest sound of ww2 is Hitler screaming and looking for Feigelein.

    • @nineisamagicnumber
      @nineisamagicnumber Рік тому +8

      Both of those are strangely satisfying to listen to.

    • @breakerdawn8429
      @breakerdawn8429 Рік тому +2

      Stuka is quite terrifying yes but also annoying for the pilot. The Siren is sounded by the air, so sometimes the siren fails and it activate while flying.

    • @Blido
      @Blido Рік тому +5

      V-1 rocket also prodced terryfying sound

  • @vanhattfield8292
    @vanhattfield8292 Рік тому +711

    I spent quite a bit of time in combat situations and the one time that I was truly terrified was during a moment of what seemed like complete silence. We had intel that the enemy had information regarding a night airdrop that we were to receive and that they were planning an ambush at the drop site and we were moving into position as part of a coordinated counter-ambush. It was a moonless night and black as coal and as we were approaching our ambush point my team leader turned on an unfiltered flashlight... Heart immediately in my throat... I snatched it out of his hand, turned it off and the whole team dropped low and hauled a$$ to put some distance between us and that point. It went from being "quiet" to suddenly seeming like you could hear footsteps in every direction, and it took some effort to recover,calm down and get back into the zone. Lucky AF that the mistake did not cost us but memories of that pops into my head at the most random times even today and I still get that panicky feeling for a split second. Crazy..

    • @gyrozeppeli4862
      @gyrozeppeli4862 Рік тому +60

      That's both the coolest and absolutely scariest war story I've heard...

    • @danieljani7981
      @danieljani7981 Рік тому +6

      Where do you come from?

    • @matthewskudzienski888
      @matthewskudzienski888 Рік тому +2

      (Incredible Hulk)(8:16)

    • @Darksky1001able
      @Darksky1001able Рік тому +15

      I guess that Team Leader wasn't a very smart one.

    • @vanhattfield8292
      @vanhattfield8292 Рік тому +86

      ​@@Darksky1001able He was actually, and had never done anyhing like that prior or afterwards, and this incident was something that bothered him then and probably still now. The mixture of being so tired and the excitement and anticipation knowing you are going into a battle situation can mess with your head and make you do stupid things. In the AAR when this was brought up, the reason he turned on the light was to check our location against a map, but the error was that for some reason he had removed the filter from his flashlight and totally disregarded the normal nighttime procedure for doing so.

  • @Better_Clean_Than_Green
    @Better_Clean_Than_Green Рік тому +1716

    As a German its a pleasure to hear the Jericho Trumpet
    As a Russian its a pleasure to hear the Katyusha Whistle
    As a American its a please to hear the A-10 BRRRT
    As a Japanese its a pleasure to hear a plane explosion

    • @josephesquivel4066
      @josephesquivel4066 Рік тому +130

      Also Americans, its a pleasure to hear the ping of an M1 Garand clip

    • @dennisjones9044
      @dennisjones9044 Рік тому +51

      @@josephesquivel4066 Yeah at the local gun club, not so much for the US GI in the middle of a firefight

    • @Rack47
      @Rack47 Рік тому +17

      @@josephesquivel4066 LOL, no. Not in combat.

    • @dead8514
      @dead8514 Рік тому +13

      @@josephesquivel4066 as a American it is a pleasure to hear AMERICA PHAK YEAH

    • @aryo.s
      @aryo.s Рік тому +9

      Mr. Worldwide

  • @parkerthomson7130
    @parkerthomson7130 Рік тому +147

    Listening to the scary sounds of war made by the weapons just makes my head spin and makes my mind open up with all the scary thoughts and imagine listening to these truly horrifying. Sounds when you’re in battle I bet it will be the last thing you ever want to hear what you were in a war

  • @AlexDahlseid2002
    @AlexDahlseid2002 Рік тому +133

    You forgot the V1’s engine, MG42’s firing noise, the brrrt sound from the A-10’s gatling gun and the HIMARS missile sound.

  • @fordman7775
    @fordman7775 Рік тому +372

    Honorable mention: the Rebel Yell. The story behind it’s origin is pretty interesting. Union veterans after the American Civil War said that if you heard the Rebel Yell, and weren’t terrified by it, then you didn’t really hear it.

    • @oriolesfan61
      @oriolesfan61 Рік тому +31

      When a confederate regiment was ordered to cross a field and attack a Union regiment the regimental commanding officer objected, saying his troops had no ammunition. The General told him: Dammit, hollar them across!

    • @chiliring7082
      @chiliring7082 Рік тому +34

      That yell got shut up quick though

    • @The7Reaper
      @The7Reaper Рік тому +24

      @Chili Ring Yeah nothing says "quick" like 4 years of fighting resulting in close to one million deaths huh?

    • @SubcribeMinecraftNOW
      @SubcribeMinecraftNOW Рік тому +47

      @@The7Reaper And then 150 years of copium and "duh south will rise again bruther"

    • @buckrogers7498
      @buckrogers7498 Рік тому +10

      @@The7Reaper The shut up quick just ended in a long whine of a toddler.

  • @user-xz5it5hc1g
    @user-xz5it5hc1g Рік тому +133

    By the way, the siren on the Ju-87 stood for a reason. The fact is that if you exceed the speed during a dive, then the wing, which is not designed for such loads, may fall apart. And since when bombing, the pilot often could not pay due attention to the flight instruments (in this case, the speed indicator), a siren was installed, which allowed the approximate speed to be determined by sound.

    • @LightningWing11
      @LightningWing11 Рік тому +8

      Wow, I never knew that. That’s a truly fascinating fact.

    • @Amoth_oth_ras_shash
      @Amoth_oth_ras_shash Рік тому +3

      some dual function there to then , how interesting

    • @itstherealone
      @itstherealone Рік тому

      Is that so? You have some sources?

    • @user-xz5it5hc1g
      @user-xz5it5hc1g Рік тому +5

      @@itstherealone Militär&Geschichte. If I'm not mistaken, it is the article of this military-historical magazine that is quoted most often. Unfortunately, I can't give an exact link - I don't speak German.
      But as a person working with aircrafts,, such use of a siren seems very logical to me.

    • @rodafowa1279
      @rodafowa1279 Рік тому +3

      @@user-xz5it5hc1g This isn't true at all. The Stuka had an automatic dive recovery, installed just in case a pilot blacked out during the dive. The siren was there strictly for psychological reasons. The pilots also hated it, to the point where they would risk being reprimanded and remove it themselves. Think about it for a second. If the noise is that loud to people on the ground, how loud do you think it's going to be for the pilot, only a few feet away from it? He has to listen to this incredible noise as he's trying to focus on his target.

  • @alessiodecarolis
    @alessiodecarolis Рік тому +59

    I think that the Katyushas' were the most terrifyng sound , simply because, contrary to Stuka's siren, there were a lot more, and an artillery's attack could last hours. Imagine being pounded relentlessy by thousands of rockets, and you can't do absolutely NOTHING.

    • @couragepizzapizzas1599
      @couragepizzapizzas1599 Рік тому +1

      Stuka’s could be worse as by the time you hear em they are already diving so you have what a less then 10 second timer to run as of the trucks as you hear em you can try to run away but same thing really

    • @beatboxbuggi6884
      @beatboxbuggi6884 Рік тому +3

      @@couragepizzapizzas1599 I feel like the rockets would be faster and harder to escape but I wasn’t there I wouldn’t know

    • @kbtred51
      @kbtred51 8 місяців тому +1

      The Katyushas' launch sound is impressive to boost morale of the artillery unit and on newsreels for the home front but what would the Germans have heard rather than felt.

  • @mattbite
    @mattbite Рік тому +67

    Apart from already mentioned in the comments (A-10's gun), I would include the German Nebelwerfer, which upon shooting sounded like crazy cows or elephants. Also during the battle of Stalingrad the Soviets played the famous "Stalingrad-Massengrab" recording in hours long loops, further devastating German morale.

    • @aleksnight5406
      @aleksnight5406 Рік тому +1

      Русские солдаты называли Небельверфер - "ишак".
      Russian soldiers called Nebelverfer - "eshak" translatetd as "donkey".

    • @davehood2667
      @davehood2667 Рік тому +1

      The katyusha copied the nebelwerfer, they sound very similar, most of our enemies these days nominate either the GAU-8 or the M134, and that song should probably be a crime against humanity. 🤢

  • @yugison
    @yugison Рік тому +55

    8:20 I actually enjoyed this reference and was happy we thought of the same thing! I thought a truck like this was just a myth when I was younger lmao.

    • @thegrimgripper8416
      @thegrimgripper8416 Рік тому +2

      I was looking for anyone else who saw this glad I'm not the only one

    • @AccurateThings
      @AccurateThings Рік тому +2

      My favorite part in history

    • @saml6223
      @saml6223 Рік тому +3

      I loved the reference! That Hulk movie was one of my all-time favourites growing up, and interestingly, I eventually enlisted and became one of two LRAD operators in my army unit!

    • @akopowerletsplay3884
      @akopowerletsplay3884 Рік тому

      ua-cam.com/video/kJteUeBiNN8/v-deo.html

  • @robbmorris
    @robbmorris Рік тому +26

    The Katyusha rockets' blood curdling scream is a type of weapon used by the Axis powers as well. The Americans dubbed these rockets "screaming Mimis".

    • @_Y.Not_
      @_Y.Not_ Рік тому

      very interesting, I did not know where that term came from.

  • @satyrosphilbrucato9140
    @satyrosphilbrucato9140 Рік тому +85

    The video misses one of the most iconic and effective sonic weapons of all: bagpipes. Scottish regiments were outfitted with pipers who would play - usually in conjunction with drums (also used as sonic weapons by many armies) - as the troops approached their targets. The resulting blast of sound frightened horses and intimidated troops. As someone who played a solider in the George Washington miniseries battle scenes, I can attest that the blare of several bagpipers and the thunder of their associated drummers hits you with a painful sonic wall. We had only three or four pipers in that group. Real armies employed many more pipers and drummers than our miniseries did, and the effect on enemies and allies alike must have been impressive.

    • @jacobhollback2879
      @jacobhollback2879 Рік тому +3

      I remember reading an account (I forget which battle) of Wellington in India before he was sent to Portugal. He was facing an enemy army and sent the Scots in first, pipes blaring. The enemy army fled the field in terror.

    • @satyrosphilbrucato9140
      @satyrosphilbrucato9140 Рік тому +6

      @@jacobhollback2879 One bagpipe sounds plaintive; a mass of bagpipes sounds like doomsday.

    • @CallOfBootyMasta
      @CallOfBootyMasta Рік тому +1

      @@satyrosphilbrucato9140 I want to, no, I NEED to see some kind of video of this. Do you have any references or anything?? This sounds amazing

    • @satyrosphilbrucato9140
      @satyrosphilbrucato9140 Рік тому +3

      @@CallOfBootyMasta The sequence begins on 25:05. I "fought" on both sides, and can be seen in several shots throughout the sequence - not that anyone but me would recognize me now, as that film was shot almost 40 years ago!
      ua-cam.com/video/c5GvDNMehe0/v-deo.html

    • @sdivine13
      @sdivine13 5 місяців тому

      Drums were used to mark step not as a psychological warfare weapon

  • @agpaok0704
    @agpaok0704 Рік тому +65

    Reserve soldier here. From my experience the most annoying noise was the noise our riffles did when fired all together. It is way louder than the videos on UA-cam. When I was firing with my kamaradens, after the first bullet, my brain was locked already. I didn't manage to turn to any other direction because I had the feeling that something would hit me, because of the loud noise. And all this with ear protection. Guns we most of the time used were HK G3. Greetings from Hellas 🇬🇷☦️

    • @that1electrician
      @that1electrician Рік тому +7

      Please stay in the reserves.
      If you can't handle range day then good luck on the front lines.

    • @agpaok0704
      @agpaok0704 Рік тому +11

      @@that1electrician come and tell this in front of me. May you will regret it.

    • @hellomoto1426
      @hellomoto1426 Рік тому +1

      @@agpaok0704 well you can wear cotton balls in your ear to keep the sound away a little
      Also ,amphetamine is good

    • @that1electrician
      @that1electrician Рік тому +1

      @@agpaok0704 All I would have to do is stand face to face with you and clap as loud as I can -and Im a pretty loud fuckin clapper- and you would hit the ground in the fetal position with flashbacks of range day shooting at stationary cardboard silhouettes.

    • @walterbar3118
      @walterbar3118 Рік тому

      I used an G3 myself, when I did my time in the Bundeswehr. Can't confirm it was frightening. So me the fire sounded mostly like a whip crack.

  • @cinskybuhsrandy5099
    @cinskybuhsrandy5099 Рік тому +15

    The attention to detail is amazing, like the cockpit view at 2:38, even with the typo (spelling error? old spelling?) in "oxigen regulator"...

  • @theholychemical5270
    @theholychemical5270 Рік тому +25

    The sound of Sonar waves from the viewpoint of a submarine crew would have made an excellent addition to this list.

    • @myonionsmatter7843
      @myonionsmatter7843 Рік тому

      not really, because that would open up avenues for alarm sounds instead.

  • @kyleshiflet9952
    @kyleshiflet9952 Рік тому +17

    The Aztec death whistle makes my blood run ice cold

  • @kauepereira6
    @kauepereira6 Рік тому +15

    For some reason, the Katyushas always fascinated me

  • @Commander_Appo
    @Commander_Appo Рік тому +19

    I never realised that TIEs sound like the Trumpets of Jericho. That’s probably intentional given all the other WW2 stuff in Star Wars

  • @marzellstennis9628
    @marzellstennis9628 Рік тому +25

    Simple history needs to make a documentary or a full length movie

  • @JR-tl2ym
    @JR-tl2ym Рік тому +32

    The Chinese practice of blowing bugles accompanying nighttime infantry attacks in Korea was so terrifying that US Army training at that time also did it to get troops used to the sound before going into battle.

    • @johnyricco1220
      @johnyricco1220 Рік тому +2

      Found a clip of the sound
      ua-cam.com/users/shortsTOFIy-cSyKk

    • @_Y.Not_
      @_Y.Not_ Рік тому

      @@johnyricco1220 very interesting. thank you

  • @ahuman9100
    @ahuman9100 3 місяці тому +2

    The three scariest sounds to hear in war that I can think of
    1: the whistle of artillery
    2: Stuka sirens
    3: “hey, get up, you have fire watch”

  • @Billy-zp2mv
    @Billy-zp2mv Рік тому +7

    The hulk detail was really unexpected, that’s why I love your videos guys, keep up the amazing work and thanks for your efforts!!!

  • @richardschrijer1118
    @richardschrijer1118 Рік тому +20

    The scariest sound is the dead silence in pitch dark, a millisecond after you think you heard a twig break. You’ll hear your blood rush in your ears and you’ll open your mouth to hear better. You’ll know almost certainly the enemy is there. Almost. Are they? Or not? Give away position? Or not?

  • @bluerazor7049
    @bluerazor7049 Рік тому +20

    To me the most terrifying sound that could come from WW-2 would be the infamous German V-1 rocket that had a pulsejet engine. This rocket would be launched from a ramp and with the use of the engine would fly to it's destination..just imagine hearing that loud rumbling engine getting louder and louder before silence fell..that's when you know that you are either dead or you must hide as you have mere seconds before the rocket would hit it's target and explode.

    • @kbtred51
      @kbtred51 8 місяців тому

      Agreed although the sound was reassuring as the weapon would pass by.

    • @ieperen3039
      @ieperen3039 8 місяців тому +1

      The V1 was supersonic, so you wouldn't hear anything until it suddenly impacts. Somehow that's even worse though.
      I can imagine the sound at the launch site would be terrible, though

  • @gracialonignasiver6302
    @gracialonignasiver6302 9 місяців тому +1

    I really appreciate you continuing to talk over all of the actual sounds in the video...

  • @vintageshed965
    @vintageshed965 Рік тому +12

    If I'm not mistaken, the sirens on early Stuka's couldn't be tuned off even mid flight. After pilots started complaining, they got modified to engage only in a dive, before being sacked for good.

  • @JozefZubor153
    @JozefZubor153 Рік тому +19

    At it's time, sounds of MG42 was scarying for Allies. I remember US veteran talking about his first hearing MG42 fire sounds. He knew only sounds of Allied MGs like "tatatatatata"... And then on the Omaha beach, he was running through the beach, hearing arty explosions, screaming of friends... And bursting fire sounds of multiple MG42. Hitler's saw..

    • @TucsonDude
      @TucsonDude 6 місяців тому

      Hitler's Buzzsaw

  • @Snorpyfizzlebean
    @Snorpyfizzlebean Рік тому +3

    3:09 the smooth animation of those soldiers are just perfect

  • @hasibmuhammad5217
    @hasibmuhammad5217 Рік тому +1

    been waiting for this episode ❤️

  • @videre8884
    @videre8884 Рік тому +10

    For soldiers at war, any noise can trigger a panic reaction. The rattling of the chains of the tank, the footsteps of approaching enemy soldiers and much more........ It is the fear of death and not the noise that triggers this panic reaction.

    • @_Y.Not_
      @_Y.Not_ Рік тому +2

      I agree, hearing a noise and the time of anticipation to what will result from that noise is probably hellish.

  • @epa316
    @epa316 Рік тому +8

    Anyone who has served can verify, the most terrifying sound to hear is, "Ok, I need a volunteer."

  • @insaneadventures4391
    @insaneadventures4391 Рік тому +22

    Death whistles are terrifying. I first discovered them at a zombie role playing game. Me and a bunch of other participants were so impressed that we bought our own. It sounded like a woman's scream.

    • @jacksonlee6760
      @jacksonlee6760 Рік тому +6

      And to think of what a hundred of those things, being blown at the same time, would have sounded like.

    • @L.P.1987
      @L.P.1987 Рік тому

      @simple_storry Shut up scammer. People like you ruin the internet.

  • @blacktemplarwarlordmar9126
    @blacktemplarwarlordmar9126 Рік тому +24

    I was waiting for the sound of the A-10 Thunderbolt Warthog's Buzz sound.
    Imagine seeing a volley of death and destruction followed by a short buzz from the sky. That would really incite fear on enemy troops for sure...

  • @prometheuspl1801
    @prometheuspl1801 Рік тому +9

    I think Nebelwerfer also should be on the list. It also had some potential to be mentioned :)

  • @Valandar2
    @Valandar2 9 місяців тому +26

    To a lot of civilians on the home front, far from the battle lines, the most terrifying sound was the knock on the door... the one where the man knocking would tell you, "We regret to inform you..."

  • @DSMCasual
    @DSMCasual Рік тому +15

    “Being uncanny from hearing:
    “Soldiers Marching”
    “Distant Battlefield is happening”
    “MG-42 firing”
    “Mortars/Artillery incoming”
    “Tanks rolling in”
    “Flamethrower hissing”
    “B-17/Bombers flying over”
    “Stuka diving on you”
    “Katyusha rockets flying at you”
    “Air raid siren going off”
    “Atomic bomb drop on top of you and everyone else”

  • @kermitttt
    @kermitttt Рік тому +1

    Keep up good work Kami!

  • @rydersobjack6553
    @rydersobjack6553 Рік тому +3

    I love history you have helped me learned so much I love your videos!

  • @hugosinclair6798
    @hugosinclair6798 Рік тому +4

    7:25 whoever decided to use the "free kitten" meme needs a raise XD

  • @yusufbektas1961
    @yusufbektas1961 Рік тому +154

    The modern day wars has one of the loudest and scariest sound ever, soldiers told their commanders about it and were told to ignore it. It was that one guy in the taco bell bathroom.

    • @blaizegottman4139
      @blaizegottman4139 Рік тому +3

      It was

    • @RIFLQ
      @RIFLQ Рік тому +2

      I don't get it..

    • @ecbst6
      @ecbst6 Рік тому +15

      Bah, that's nothing compared to the feral screams of the raging Karen in the wild.
      You hear "EXCUSE ME" and it's enough to make men wet themselves.

    • @yusufbektas1961
      @yusufbektas1961 Рік тому

      @@blaizegottman4139 *dodges*

    • @yusufbektas1961
      @yusufbektas1961 Рік тому +7

      @@RIFLQ taco bell is known to give a person big painfull poopy, so they memed about people screaming in taco bell bathrooms due to the pain of the poopy.

  • @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle
    @LichsuhoathinhDrabattle Рік тому

    Great video, looking forward to your next videos❣❣

  • @jamesscalzo3033
    @jamesscalzo3033 Рік тому

    Loved the video @Simple History! Can't wait for the next video man! Could you do a video on the Various Wartime Camouflage Patterns of the United States Navy in World War Two or the Cold War Era ASROC (Anti-Submarine Rocket)?

  • @thefrenchbaguette919
    @thefrenchbaguette919 Рік тому +8

    I like you go into more obscure part of history it's very interesting

  • @schienennahverkehrDE
    @schienennahverkehrDE Рік тому +57

    Even today... My Neighbor is 82 Years old. He lived in the City of Breslau. He was 4 Years old when the war ended but he still remembers things from the war.
    The one thing he described to me was the unbearable screching sound of the Stalin Orgel. He still fears this sound to this day.
    It is crazy how a Sound can be carved into the minds of the people.

  • @nikolamilivojevic8835
    @nikolamilivojevic8835 Рік тому

    Thanks for the amazing video

  • @lemonacidrounds7293
    @lemonacidrounds7293 Рік тому +4

    5:37 Katusha needs a missile factory working 24/7 for a week just for a day attack

  • @oilersrule9729
    @oilersrule9729 Рік тому +18

    Great video! The Nebelwerfer was also quite terrifying for Allied troops during the Second World War

  • @Roxomus
    @Roxomus Рік тому +7

    God I'm so glad that mr Simple History spoke over all those sounds and made sure we weren't traumatized by hearing any of them. Thanks! I'm gonna definitely identify these sounds cus I definitely heard them clearly. 🙃

  • @TCev
    @TCev Рік тому +8

    another terrifying weapon is hunnic arrowheads that whistle above enemy. They were not sharp tipped, mostly made from animal bones or copper alloy and when they were "shot" by dozens sound was terrific.

    • @DoesLuckWin
      @DoesLuckWin 10 місяців тому

      I was expecting whistling arrows too.

  • @pianochannels516
    @pianochannels516 Рік тому +6

    You should include the iconic “brrrrrt” from the A10 Warthog which is still used today by the US military

  • @terrydewitt5901
    @terrydewitt5901 Рік тому +4

    Simple history is so awesome possum. When I was on the road driving as a long distance delivery driver I'd listen to anything that was played ,and used up alot of data . But worth it

    • @Percalated
      @Percalated Рік тому

      Seconded, they make it interesting to just listen and not even watch.

  • @jasonchiu272
    @jasonchiu272 Рік тому +4

    "All war is based on deception"
    - Sus Tzu

  • @rebeaniellionguy13
    @rebeaniellionguy13 Рік тому +6

    3:46 I need that sound

  • @nihatkarazade07
    @nihatkarazade07 Рік тому +5

    7:55 look at that Easter Egg

  • @nicholasvargas6397
    @nicholasvargas6397 Рік тому +5

    8:20 anyone else notice how random the hulk was or is that just me? 😂

  • @fuzzyapplepie6940
    @fuzzyapplepie6940 Рік тому +5

    The scariest sounds of world War 2.
    1. The snow starts speaking Finnish.
    2. The beach starts speaking German.
    3. The jungle starts speaking Japanese.

  • @FalconAnno75
    @FalconAnno75 Рік тому +32

    Regarding the Katyusha the official title (BM13) was kept secret but had a K as marking (from the factory for Voronezh Komintern Factory), making the Katyusha nickname a small step.

  • @prakashghumaliya2002
    @prakashghumaliya2002 Рік тому

    Thank you for video sir

  • @johnjrambo7910
    @johnjrambo7910 Рік тому +2

    Out of the dozens of books I’ve read on different soldiers in different wars the one that I weapon I kept hearing about was stalins organs and how terrifying the screeching of the rockets made the German infantry run for cover before they were hit with the rockets

  • @lucianoosorio5942
    @lucianoosorio5942 Рік тому +4

    6:22 “Some folks are born, made to wave the flag. Ooh they’re red, white, and blue.” CCR

  • @coltinrogers2944
    @coltinrogers2944 Рік тому +4

    someone really had a captain america shield on their back 7:47

  • @rickkerts3802
    @rickkerts3802 Рік тому +2

    I havent watched it yet but the Stuka siren must be there with its Jericho trumpet!

  • @ethanarnold4441
    @ethanarnold4441 7 місяців тому

    I love the fact that this video included the Aztec Death Whistle. It's probably the scariest musical instrument ever invented.

  • @timogeerties3487
    @timogeerties3487 Рік тому +8

    The german V1 missiles with their pulse engines are another example. Imagine standing in London and hearing a low but intense humming sound. That's the approaching missile. The moment the engine stalls in order to drop the missile like a stone, the humming stops as well. So when you stop hearing that, it means the missile is coming down somewhere in your vicinity instead of just passing over

    • @Behemardimm
      @Behemardimm Рік тому

      thats V1

    • @timogeerties3487
      @timogeerties3487 Рік тому

      @@Behemardimm aah, switched them up.
      I fixed it

    • @rvke3763
      @rvke3763 Рік тому

      battlefield V 😬

    • @timogeerties3487
      @timogeerties3487 Рік тому

      @@rvke3763 not very realistic representation, since the missile in the game plummets with running engines while the original dropped only after the engine shut off. It was an unguided missile with wings that had no means to steer (for example downward) so the missile plummeting down like that with propulsion still working wasn't technically possible

  • @someguy1907
    @someguy1907 Рік тому +9

    Those Soviet rockets were absolutely terrifying sounding

  • @GunnarPL1066
    @GunnarPL1066 Рік тому

    Great canal !

  • @thecosmos729
    @thecosmos729 Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @StrakanDocrusReakal
    @StrakanDocrusReakal Рік тому +3

    I think the scariest sound that a soldier could hear in the middle of an attack is complete and utter silence.

  • @andrewtarnowicz
    @andrewtarnowicz Рік тому +3

    That ending was.... accurate *shivers*

  • @bruhfart6497
    @bruhfart6497 Рік тому +2

    This channel is so good

  • @leijensen11
    @leijensen11 Рік тому +3

    The scariest sound of warfare according to my husband is the long silence after several small attacks.

  • @lucianoosorio5942
    @lucianoosorio5942 Рік тому +5

    0:46 “Cause all I hear is threats from a brute with no discipline, and I’m ruling over you like a boot full of my citizens.” Julius Caesar

  • @LuciferMorningstar-zu1ud
    @LuciferMorningstar-zu1ud 9 місяців тому

    To this day, hearing any kind of alarm brings me back to the alarms sounding of incoming IDF. Sends me into full alert anxiety mode

  • @crimson3shark749
    @crimson3shark749 Рік тому +2

    You forgot one more, the howl of the SU-57 Felon

  • @GitSumGaming
    @GitSumGaming Рік тому +3

    The most terrifying sound of war is a man dying for an elites war.

  • @Feankoy
    @Feankoy Рік тому +5

    I love the stuka siren. But i can imagine that as a ww2 soldier, it sounded very scary

    • @extremchiller410
      @extremchiller410 Рік тому +1

      i had this as aringtone for a short time. lets ajust say itwasnt a good idea

  • @slavicgerman5104
    @slavicgerman5104 Рік тому +1

    missed opportunity to talk about the sound that you only hear when it isn't aiming at you. The growl of the A-10 warthogs cannon

  • @SiVlog1989
    @SiVlog1989 Рік тому +1

    To me, one of the most terrifying sounds is the famous rising and falling tone of the drone of British WW2 Air Raid sirens. Every time I hear it, it makes my blood chill, even when the sirens are being tested and are still saving lives to this day, usually for flood warnings these days

  • @gustavovillegas5909
    @gustavovillegas5909 Рік тому +5

    The Aztec death whistle is truly terrifying. It’s said warriors would wait in the forests surrounding enemy cities and play the whistle from all over as if to announce “Death is upon you. We are coming.”

  • @kremepye3613
    @kremepye3613 Рік тому +3

    The sound of the lube bottle running out in the soccer teams changing room 👌 knowing you're getting it dry.

  • @eldridgedavis
    @eldridgedavis Рік тому

    Spooky stuff. And that katyusha rocket, holy crap....imagine a battalion or more of those going off..

  • @jakethemoss240
    @jakethemoss240 8 місяців тому

    The katyusha is definitely the most terrifying as the sound alone makes me have goosebumps it’s so terrifying

  • @metalviking974
    @metalviking974 Рік тому +20

    I wouldn't say the Ju-87 is "the first German WW2 aircraft that comes to mind" (that would probably be the Bf-109), but she's certainly up there (pun intended).
    Also, I'd probably add the A-10 gun (or any modern aircraft gun, for that matter) to the list...

    • @KNR90
      @KNR90 Рік тому +3

      For normal people who aren't into world war 2 history, then it is. It's the sound most recognized from that war, even if people know nothing about the individual planes they would know that sound

    • @dash8brj
      @dash8brj Рік тому

      If you are on the recieving end of an A-10's cannon, you won't hear it coming. In lots of footage you see the gun fire then a few moments later hear the brrrrt of the gun.

  • @DTHW115
    @DTHW115 Рік тому +8

    Also one of the most disturbing and terrifying sounds is the jet engine sound from a V1, you hear a weird sound coming near, then silence followed by a massive exploding right after

    • @tetraxis3011
      @tetraxis3011 Рік тому +1

      Im pretty sure all pulse jet motors make that sound.

    • @DTHW115
      @DTHW115 Рік тому +2

      @@tetraxis3011 yea but in ww2 it was way different, it was like the newest tech

    • @yeetyeet3522
      @yeetyeet3522 Рік тому +1

      Bot detected

    • @DTHW115
      @DTHW115 8 місяців тому

      @@yeetyeet3522 whos a bot?

  • @historyfordummies8417
    @historyfordummies8417 Рік тому +1

    Great video

  • @Sui0Generis
    @Sui0Generis Рік тому +1

    You forgot the Air Raid Siren. My grandparents trembled in fear upon hearing it during the war.

  • @Some_Guy6
    @Some_Guy6 Рік тому +7

    My grandmother was scared of some kinds of whistling noises (either by wind or otherwise) and thunder because of the war. My grandpa said we where happy when we heard the V-1 bomb, if it stalled, just drop everything, go lie down with hands at the back of your head and hope it fell far away etc...

  • @ottovonbismarck4194
    @ottovonbismarck4194 Рік тому +4

    Vikings yelling out Valhalla thats terrifying

  • @levisguy53
    @levisguy53 Рік тому +1

    as a former submarine sonarman, it's quite unnerving to hear to the pulse of being pinged by active sonar, especially when it's continuous for days straight.

  • @illegalamishmen
    @illegalamishmen Рік тому

    I remember the LRAD being used here in Pittsburgh. The graphic pays homage to that day.

  • @shareoryouareheartless
    @shareoryouareheartless Рік тому +3

    7:31 Bathrobe Dwane weapon

  • @Interdictiondeltawing
    @Interdictiondeltawing Рік тому +8

    We all know Stuka sirens are one of the most feared sounds but let’s not forget Stalin Organs rockets in WW2