Attack of the Dead Men - Russia's Zombie Army - WW1
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In the summer of 1914, German top brass ordered a full-frontal assault on Osowiec Fortress, located in north-eastern Poland. Germany saw Russia as a significant threat to their rising power, and the Osowiec Fortress remained one of the main obstacles to their advancement into Russian territory.
Three times the Germans tried to gain control of the fortress, and three times they failed. The fourth time, though, was different.
Germany sent no less than 14 battalions of infantry, sappers, siege guns, and artillery for the last attack on the fortification. However, unlike previous assaults on the fortress, they had a new weapon that would make all the difference: chlorine gas.
The Russians only had 1,000 men defending the fort, and less than half of them were conscripted militiamen.
At four o'clock on August 4, a dark green cloud of a chlorine and bromine mixture floated towards the Russians positioned at the fort's front. When the gas combined with the water in the air and their lungs, the substance turned the chlorine into hydrochloric acid, and the Russians began to dissolve from the inside out.
Because the soldiers had either no mask or a rudimentary version of one, the comrades had little to no protection when the fumes arrived at the fort.
When the Germans triumphantly strutted over to the defense barrier and began to march towards the inner fortifications, they were met by a gruesome sight that would haunt their dreams forever.
Instead of surrendering to the assault, the agonizing Russians decided to counterattack and fight for their country until their very last breaths.
And thus ensued a terrible gory battle, where roughly 100 Russians charged at the 7,000 German soldiers with their bayonets. The Germans turned and ran away, terrified at the horde of melted-faced zombie-like men charging through the darkness and attacking mercilessly.
This is the dire tale of the brave Russian soldiers who fought for their country despite being outnumbered and experiencing unimaginable physical pain. It's also a great reminder of why chemical warfare is banned all over the world.
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"There is nothing more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose."
This IS *the* prime explain of this.
or herowien addict with no money and who has about an hour left till they go into withdrawal...
@@workincome2462 I don't know how you took it that serious😂 Jeez dude that's not what he's talking about.
There is actually something more dangerous, a man with everything to lose who's fighting to keep it.
@@SirDankleberry no
@@SirDankleberry because the man who lost everything knows what he is fighting for+he fights with anger and he wants revenge
"We must all die sometime but we are not all doomed to surrender."
When people have nothing to loose, they are the most dangerous creatures on earth. These guys had not even lives left and enemy bullets only could stop the pain.
@@xmeda that’s why sun tzu says to never encircle an enemy
If you give them no escape it will only make them stronger
How can you defend against an army that has already resigned to death?
@@the80hdgaming or that they believe they will be Martyrs and by using a suicide attack they will have everything that they never had in life,i.e they look forward to death and welcome it?
@@hachimanjiro well when you are half dead already of course that is what you will see
When attacked by zombies, the best you can do is go down to the Winchester for a pint.
And wait for things to blow over
This could be an inspiration for a new zombie movie.
That may very well be, but dogs CAN look up.
no you get Jugg, always get Jugg...
Can't forget a Cornetto
WW1 was an especially vicious war but even by WW1 standards this is brutal, melting from the inside out
think (gas chambers)
I WW1 was the great war, then WW3 is going to be the friggin awesome war.
@@31terikennedy And Anthrax. Enough Anthrax to completely wipe out central Europe.
@@carrisasteveinnes1596 hopefully this is a joke
For the glory of the Tsar.
A weapon so cruel that it actually had to be banned. It must've been unimaginable.
Look up the pictures of the Kurds that Saddam gased .
@@komerwest3748 I know all to well about those pictures. I actually posted another comment further below. Banned does not mean in any way that another country won't try to use them. I guess the treaty at the time was among ''civilized'' countries.
@@ADAPTATION7 Not so fun facts that you probably know about: ISIS has used mustard gas on a few occasions, and jeez is that stuff scary.
Gas masks during WW1 could not counter it, it would stick to your clothing and ultimately go through it. I have seen a photo of a mustard gas victim from WW1, the look on the poor guys face just shows you how agonizing it was to be affected by it. And I wouldn't even say that was the worst thing about WW1, it was the immense loss of life in general that was bad (again, you probably know that).
@Landon Littrell Sorry about that, thanks for the correction.
@@komerwest3748 The Tokyo subway gas attack also, though that was done by a crazy cult, and not a government, that Dankula did an episode about the leader of in his "Mad Lads" series. "Shoko Asahara" IIRC
The first film to bring Zombies to modern prominence didn't appear until 1932 (White Zombie) and most of what we think of as a zombie film is influenced by the later "Night of the Living Dead" in 1968. So whatever the Germans thought they saw when the dying soldiers counter-attacked was quite probably some sort of biblical reckoning or literal demons rather than "zombies" as we think of it.
I thought white zombie was made in the 1920's?
@@AutumnBun321 There might have been shorts or silent films, HP Lovecraft's "Herbert West Reanimator"is from 1921. But White Zombie (starring Bella Lugosi!) is 1932..
@@MrChainsawAardvark Ok.
@@MrChainsawAardvark White Zombie is the first film that uses that word. The term didn't come into the English language until W. B. Seabrook's book 'The Magic Island' from 1929. That book was a sensation and you soon had the pulps over-run by zombies of the Voodoo kind and specifically designated by that word. You did, however, always have the vengeful dead in fiction and sometimes even on film.
@@Carandini You're not wrong, and there might have been records of the term as early as the 1890s. But the main point is in WWI you wouldn't have any of that media from post-1920 and would be drawing on other folklore of revenants and doppelgangers or indeed book of revelations biblical imagery. My point was the Germans were probably thinking "These Russians are an actual scourge of god", not "its like a horror movie".
Count this as one of the worst possible ways to die and one of the best examples of tenacious soldiering ever.
Now thats soldiering
Just imagine the feeling of having you inside melt inside of you.
Think of all the searing hot blood scorching your throat shut while a river of blood is pouring out of your mouth due to all the moisture.
"... still, the enraged Russians fought with such ferocity that nothing could stop them, not even their own deaths."
You, my good sir, are a poet.
German army: releases poison gas
Also German army: WHY IS THERE SWEDISH METAL PLAYING IN THE DISTANCE
@Liu BiJie hell yeah then sick face melting solo cuts in ,pun intended
@Liu BiJie great flow buddy! ❤️
SABATON!
Also also Germans: "Why did the game just autosave? Oh scheisse......."
@@KRAFTWERK2K6 HOOOORAAAAAHHHH
When I met my wife's grandfather, we talked on the lawn and he got a far away look in his eyes, blurting out, "gas attack, during the war! It smelled like fresh cut grass!" He was a WW1 vet, only one I ever knew who talked it!
intruiging
Thats the smell of phosgene gas. Doing refrigerant work in the Navy, we're taught to be on alert for that scent and run. R114 when heated hot enough decomposes into phosgene gas.
Russian guy: *dies*
His officer: DID I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO DIE?
Russian guy: sorry sir, I won't do that mistake again
During the third assault, the Russians were ordered by high command to hold for only 48 hours to cover an evacuation, then retreat. Instead, they held out for months.
Task Failed Successfully
Turmoil on the front,
Wilhelm’s forces on the hunt,
There’s a thunder in the east,
It’s an attack of the deceased!
-Sabaton
*THEY'VE BEEN FACING POISON GAS, SEVEN THOUSAND CARGE 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
Hell yeah!
That's a great song/video.
@@torpschez2724 Osowiec then and again
Attack of the dead, hundred men
Facing the lead once again
Hundred men
Charge again
Die again
"There's a thunder in the east, it's an attack of the deceased!"
They’ve been facing poison gas
@@SerbonOfficial 7000 charge on mass
@@diegoviniciomejiaquesada4754 Turn the tide of the attack and force the enemy to turn back
@@spentcasing3990 And that's when the dead men are marching again
Osoweic then and again
To everyone saying they weren't Soviets, that's not what he's said. It's Osowiec Fortress. That's the name of the place, nothing to do with Soviets. I have to admit, though, it did sound like he was saying 'Soviet Fortress' to me, too. :)
thank you for clarifying....it sounded like Soviet which didn't exist at that time...also thanks for showing gas was not limited to the western front
It did sound like "soviet" until the film really got going. I'm glad that I kept schum until the end.
Just 0:10 and you are wrong (yes, maybe author really means that O-something fortress, but he spoke about absolutely different thing).
I got it too when the narrator referred to Tsar Nicholas, I can see where Osowiec sounds like Soviet.
I had to go back and listen to him a couple of times, myself. Finally heard "Osowiez."
You're Doomed!
When the snow speaks Finnish.
When the trees speak Vietnamese.
When the Gas speaks Russian.
russia did loose ww1 and finish winter war
@@PHOBOS1708 russia pulled out of ww1 because of a civil war, and went on to repel multiple more invasions. The soviets only lost the winter war due to an attempted offensive with insufficient equipment.
@@PHOBOS1708 They did win the Continuation War so in the end Finland lost.
@@PHOBOS1708 russia loose winter war? really?
@@tsvetokot Yes the Finns held them with far less numbers as the Soviets were ill equipped for the fighting. Afterwards in the continuation war though the Soviets took all the land that Stalin had demanded and some more so they did achieve their objectives but only later in the continuation war. The winter war came first and the continuation war second.
Just imagine what they went through. This is why history is so important we can not forget the past so that we see the future.
The suffering of these brave Russians saved more than their comrades in one country. Their sacrifice led to the prohibition of these sadistic weapons. Their heroism must never be forgotten.
Syria: Ima pretend I didn't see that
The sad part is that alot of the Russian soldiers who returned home would not be welcomed home very well due the beginning of the Soviet-era of Russian history...
I think your use of the word 'heroism' is a gross understatement (although we sadly have no better word). To continue fighting against the odds requires heroism. To continue fighting when there is little chance of victory requires heroism. To continue fighting when you know your chances of survival are minimal requires heroism. To continue fighting when your body is deteriorating and the pain and horror you must feel are far more than most people can even imagine in their worst nightmares requires far more than just heroism. It requires a nearly superhuman level of dedication and courage that we have no single word to describe. IMHO, those soldiers went far, FAR beyond the definition of heroism.
@@FloodExterminator you know nothing, Kirk.
@@glaurung666 Oh really? Tell me, what am I missing if you are so smart?
Russians are so tenacious in wartime.
This story makes me proud of my Belarus heritage. Like probably a lot of people, the Sabaton song Attack of the Dead Men was my first time hearing of this
Don’t underestimate the Canadians and Finnish either...........
The Finnish had “The White Death”.
In WW1 Canada produced the best Sniper “Francis Pegamagabow”. 378 confirmed kills with the much maligned Ross Rifle.
Captured over 400 enemy alive, and while scouting enemy trenches he would silently cut off medals off sleeping enemies and vanish.
He was also Native American and that was called “Counting Coup” (or was a form of it).
It was basically Trolling and psychological warfare.
Tape a nap, and awake to your insignia and hard earned iron cross gone.
I bet there were a few German on German fights as a result of that.
You get enough vodka in you, danm near anything is possible.
Don't forget Rapey
So....every day that ends in "y"? (Not saying the rest of us are any better though.)
"AND THAT'S WHEN THE DEAD MEN ATTACKED"
OSWIEC THEN AND AGAIN...
ATTACK OF THE DEAD, HUNDRED MEN
FACING THE LEAD ONCE AGAIN
hundred men charge again
die again
This video misunderstands the mechanism of chlorine's toxicity and over-sensationalize it. It's only weakly acidic, similar to the CO2 that humans breathe out. It's toxic because it's a potent oxidizer, and it reacts with the proteins that cells need to live. It doesn't "completely dissolve" the lungs, it just kills the thin layer of cells which exchange CO2 and O2 in the lungs, causing suffocation. For those wondering about the acidity of chlorine, the equilibrium reaction is:
Cl2 + H2O HCl + HOCl
Where the left side is strongly favored, so only trace amounts of HCl and HClO are formed.
One thing is for sure...results are still just as terrifying
Doesn't matter..it's a horrific way to die..but ty for your scientific explanation!
Why call them zombies? That is a disrespect. They were the opposite of that, they had the most iron willpower and fortitude to keep going on even after they were seriously injured and hampered by the gas. Pure bravery and focus on beating their enemy.
The Russians defending the fort: "We're all gonna die anyways so why not Give them hell until we do!!!"
I swear half the videos you come out with would make amazing movies, especially something like this.
Well this one made a good song
@@DisasterLord *TURMOIL AT THE FRONT, WILHELM'S FORCES ON THE HUNT, THERE'S A THUNDER IN THE EAST, IT'S AN ATTACK OF THE DECEASED!*
@@DisasterLord you learn something new everyday lol I’ll have to check it out
my Norwegian grandfather was conscripted to serve in the US Army and was wounded from a dose of mustard gas during the 2nd battle of the Marne, but this chemical combination and the dissolving of the pulmonary system really goes beyond cruelty, more like macabre madness in a vain attempt to overrun a fortification.
whatever, man
Just the thoughts of seeing this in real life gives me the chills
It's one hundred years later, secret weapons are certainly much worse now.
It’s hard to even imagine. War is nothing like that these days and I hope it never will be again.
Well Germany will always have to have it nightmares every country does
This entire comment section is gonna be filled with Sabaton references.
Yep
Oh yes,
I'm sorry :(
What is Sabaton?
@@nedludd7622 A swedish band.
'The Germans, not known for being quitters', lol, first time Dark Docs has ever made me chuckle.
Russians will make u do that lol
Ahhh you must be French then 🤣
@@TMGXxEcHoxX 😂🤣
Oui Oui
Guys, he didn’t say “a soviet fortress” at 0:15
He said Osoweic fortress
Yeah but people are idiots and don't read the comments first or even play the line back again to check.
@@JagerLange true
Ngl don't know how so many people can't understand him never had a problem
My ex is from Goniądz, super close to Osowiec, the fortress is extremely eerie to visit.
Dark Docs has been listening to sabaton.
Ive always wanted DarkDocs to cover "The Lost Battalion".
You want to get views do a video that relates to a Sabaton song. I'm getting a Sudan plated lizard and I'm naming it Sabaton. Going to put a video of it online just to test this idea
Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. Herbert Hoover. And how they fought! There action in such a time off horror has rightly immortalised these men.RIP.
I'm happy to see all the Sabaton references
you will only see Juljas memes
@John Jost Indeed, my 16yr old introduced me to them and plays it in the car during every road trip.
Well....Sabaton actually MAKES the historical references.
It shows how much Sabaton has infiltrated and grown inside the history community.
Respect to those brave Russian soldiers. Bravery that most folks could only dream of.
Thanks, you are the only one who showed proper respect to the unblievable bravery of the Russian soldiers during this Great War battle against the Prussians /Germans. During WW2,regardless of the Soviet Regime,thanks to the Russians and their peoples, who lost more than 20 millions ,Nazi Germany would not have been defeated.
That is the epitome of bravery. Despite who you are fighting for bravery is bravery. Respect
That's some mad respect for the Russian people dang! I cant imagine how graphic that must of been.
You need to do a special about the Russian Night Witches of WW2!
The Russian 188th Air-force. Flew crop dusters and terrorized Germans at night!
My Dad things women should not fight, but even he had even heard about them and respected them.
I was wondering if this battle would ever be covered. I first heard of the attack of the dead men from Sabaton. It is a very heroic story. Good job on covering it dark docs.
I’m so glad you broke out of your shell and started narrations. You’re a good commentator/speaker
What an incredible video! Thank you for posting these stories. WW1 is a subject that far too many know far too little about.
One of the best messages I have seen Dark Docs. Thank you for your work and for honoring these men as they deserve. Thank you also for the reminder about Chem/Bio Warfare and the horrors it can bring.
I'm a proud Texan, but this makes me proud of Mother Russia 🇷🇺! Reminds me of the Alamo
Your voice is the best part of these bro I swear. Makes it just that much better
Your BEST Dark Docs to date. This story is rarely told in Western Media. Fewer people yet in America have even heard of it. So gruesome -- so gawd awful -- it almost defies description. Imagine thousands of soldiers dying because they are literally dissolving from the inside out.
*OSOWIEC*
*THEN AND AGAIN*
Edit: I'd like to say that I have nothing but respect and sympathy for all of the soldiers that fought and died in WW1, I wanted to get this out there, because I didn't want my comment to just be a reference to a song.
Attack of the dead hundred men
Facing the lead once again
Hundred men
Charge again
Die again
@@fabianbertl5430 Oswiec then and again...
ATTACK OF THE DEAD, HUNDRED MEN
"If they were going to die they would fight for their country til their last breath" . Their dedication to fight while in pain is so honorable , the Germans dropped their weapons and ran .. the Russians fierce fighting scared them into panic . That is some amazing history and I'm American . Still, one can't help but appreciate such beautiful sacrifice while in the chaos of a destructive war . Imagine witnessing that, very sad but those Russian men showed what a fighting spirit is capable of . God bless them though the pain was probably beyond comprehension hopefully they sat in victory for a while after showing so much heart .
@Alex Korova yes. 🇺🇸
@A K American and Russian are always connected since 20th century that's why it's so national when an American speaks about something related to Russia and vice versa The rivalry of these 2 nations is next level
Lol, I thought he was saying "a soviet fortress", but he was actually saying "Osowiec fortress".
I think Dark Docs recently discovered Sabaton.
I want him to cover the Night Witches next!!
WW2 Russian female pilots who flew almost strictly at night and terrorized the Germans.
They flew freaking slow fabric winged crop dusters and amazed even Germans Aces. Their crop dusters top speed was the stall speed for fighter planes so they could easily turn and dodge incoming fire.
They would fly to altitude (at night) glide their plane to their target, the. Restart their engines suddenly, drop their bombs, and get the Hell out!
The only sound heard was the soft rustle of fabric and the vibrations of the wing wires (like soft type writers).
The Germans called them Night Witches, and the women adapted the name as their own!
Military men whisper stories about them still to this day while training and at night. Heck my own dad admitted that.
While Russia and the USA don’t exactly get along.......
I respect their people.
@@equarg FROM THE DEPTHS OF HELL IN SILENCE, CAST THEIR SPELLS EXPLOSIVE VIOLENCE!!!
I've heard that if German AA managed to knock one down, the crew was awarded an Iron Cross automatically
One of them just starting playing HOI 4
Absolutely amazing soldiers, the Dead Men should have a memorial on that site for that.
“Chemical warfare banned all over the world”, yeah, what about Syria?
That was the US.
@Electric Hellion, my point is that it still exists. I’m not going to be drawn into a “who done it”.
@dindr mindr, chemical attacks on citizens, chlorine gas I believe.
The United States is the only reason that it did not break out full scale. You are welcome world.
@@errolflynn6150 Are you talking about Douma? If so, why did the initial OPCW Engineering report have to be leaked to the public because it was ignored?
Best videos on the tube along with a great ability to capture attention simply in voice. Keep it up!
Thanks again DARK DOCS for another superb video.You always shed light on things most of us have never heard of,even though most folks that watch your channel are history buffs.
I find it interesting how they were able to film war like a Hollywood production. It has always stood out to me
Most of what we see is rear echelon movements, artillery shooting pre chosen areas to show their effects. There’s few golden shots of actual battle but majority is just propaganda shots.
Hey just a heads up, Dooms Day WW1 has fairly graphic scenes because they dont sensor the the footage (WHICH IS GOOD) and the film is amazing. Just be ready for it WW1 was a a horribly ugly thing to witness.
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Wow, that has to be one of the greatest charges in history. Like modern day Spartans
I gotta say Dark is one of the most dedicated UA-camrs I've ever seen he's got like 3 channels wut a bad ass
I first learned about this battle from Sabaton
just love the passion that which you present your vids. it shows respect. I just love it . thank you. x
It still makes my brain explode that there is archival film footage of WW1 to even look back on... like we easily could of not had these events in Humanity to look back on, learn from and understand really what people went through.
I can see why from a militaristic stand point chemical weapons can have a negative effect. No soldier should witness another man for that way, be it friend or foe.
RIP Lieutenant Kotlinksky. You did your country proud.
Great montage of videos.... nice, sharp images... I had to go back and look again at the bayonet thrust into a head in the trench to realize it was training..
Thank you for making this one!!!!!
Sabaton - Attack of the Dead Men ....here I come after this video
Sabaton riffs intensify.
Wow, the add with the epic music in the background almost got me.
Thank you for telling me about Magellan TV it’s amazing docs I’m lost in the WW2 docs great stuff can’t wait to dig in to the WW1 docs
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Wow... historians loved Sabatons Attack of the Dead Men so much they went back in time and made it happen
"Shouting at the top of what was left of their lungs." Jesus Christ.
Another great video,keep em coming!....👌💥..
"Not known for being quitters..." is about the best assessment of any front line, military force I have ever heard.
Could you imagine surviving this?
These men where much more than BRAVE some of the veterans who faced the horror's of WWI fought again in WWII
First video and already subbing!!! Good stuff 👏
Very well researched... as a side note. Know wonder where the screen writers of Wonder Woman got their idea of a deadly gas the eats gas masks.
Sabaton noises every where
I don’t think they were fighting for their country at this point but rather they were super pissed off and wanted vengeance. It’s amazing what rage can accomplish.
“That’s when the dead marched again!”-Sabaton
*sniff sniff* i smell a sabaton song
What does it smell like it though? Swedish fish?
I am so very sorry.
@@AutumnBun321 it really do tho, some good, tho clean and very polished (like there songs) fish
Sabaton Fans:
HIPPOTY HOPPITY THE COMMENT SECTION IS NOW OUR PROPERTY
What's a Sabaton?
That proves balls can't be destroyed by chemical weapons.
a good historical video,and not only about the attack from the gas, about the entire history of the fort,heroes fought there, that it is worth enduring artillery shelling with large calibers
Of all the people on UA-cam, you sound the most drunk at 75% speed.
Also, love your channel. Thanks for your effort!
Drunk docs
Holy crap. I’m really gonna rewatch videos at this speed now lol. Omg
Maybe that's why he speeds it up. He's wasted when he records
30Minuts ago, I was watching the sabaton video about this topic ...
You can tell me the number over and over again but I will NEVER be able to comprehend how much artillery one bombardment could last
German soldier: sir we have a problem
German commander: what is it?
German soldier: 100 Russians are still alive and are scaring the shit out of our troops
German commander: *what*
Dead men charging
"Germany saw Russia, as a significant threat to their rising power..."
Funny that, America felt/feels the same way!
Oh, it would be nice if they maintained their Nato commitment but no matter. Russian tanks will never cross the Atlantic. I can guarantee that we won't be involved in Euro wars again.
@@scottw5315 Well, not that much oil in Europe so...
@@DarknessUnresolved Okay, I'm bored. When the Iraqis came back on the oil markets in 2006 or so, American companies did not get one single contract. They sold their oil on the open markets. We got absolutely nothing out of the trillions spent stopping Saddam Hussein, rebuilding infrastructure and providing security for 30 years. You're welcome. I for one would like to see us out of Nato. Rich European nations can handle their own defense.
Wow. Incredible. The sheer amount of will to get up and charge towards a force that outnumbers you 7-1 all while you're dying and all your friends are literally melting apart is immeasurable. I feel like humanity has lost a bit of that.
Russians are different 🇷🇺
War is Hell.
Sherman knew what he was talking about.
As the Germans were close to the fort all they heard was "YOU HAVE ALERTED THE HORDE!"
Imagine the distorted war cries they heard as they charged the fortress.
@@mayro4803 UR...URA....GHAGAHAHAGA
Wow...
This explains the
Versailles Treaty.
Chlorine Gas...
Then
Chemic warfare!
How do you always find the most perfect color photos from the early 20th century and just use them as thumbnails?
First learned about this from Simple History, good to see such a thing being covered.
Is that bravery
Or was it what any creature would do when backed against a wall and poked with a stick
Bravery. Most men would fall down/give up after being hit with chlorine gas
@@flexinclouds so your not saying if you tried and we’re still mobile under your own power you wouldn’t charge ahead? Many men couldn’t stand on that day but plenty obviously still could
Not downplaying the actions of these men just bringing up an interesting thought experiment
Considering how I felt when merely being in a room filled with tear gas (done for military training) I could only describe this not as simple bravery, but uncommon valor.
If this had been a story of American soldiers, every last one would have no doubt earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.
It reminds me of the stories of past recipients like Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez or Sergeant First Class Paul Smith.
@@MatthewSchiess I would still argue that they did what any living would do when backed into a corner
I wouldn’t back a squirrel into a corner for the same reasons I won’t do so to a man lol
@@spacetexan8695 They weren't just retaliating on instinct, they were defending the fortress as well
Great video! I think it wasn't yet a Soviet fortress, but Russian at that time. The Soviet Union was still 8-12 years in the future with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922,
Duh! That is why it is called Osowiec Fortress
@@julia.mcconnell Good point, Captain Obvious! And do you have other bits of wisdom such as "water is wet," "fire is hot," "rocks are hard"?
Love these videos before bedtime 💜
I already new about this but got really excited when I saw this
Massive Attack is great band, too.
Didn't they do the intro song for the show "House, M.D."?
Their music never gets old. And yeah they did intro for House MD