A Ghost in the Trenches - Francis Pegahmagabow - Sabaton History 018 [Official]

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  • Опубліковано 5 чер 2019
  • As a ghost he roamed the trenches, effectively taking out his enemies one by one. He was the deadliest sniper of The Great War, with over 300 confirmed kills on his name. He is Canadian soldier Francis Pegahmagabow, born in an indigenous First Nations family, and the The Sabaton Song ‘A Ghost in the Trenches’ is about his life and adventures.
    Support Sabaton History on Patreon (and possibly get a History Channel special edition): / sabatonhistory
    Listen to The Great War (where A Ghost in the Trenches is featured): music.sabaton.net/TheGreatWar
    Watch more videos on the Sabaton UA-cam channel: ua-cam.com/users/Sabaton?...
    Listen to Sabaton on Spotify: smarturl.it/SabatonSpotify
    Official Sabaton Merchandise Shop: sabat.one/ytdshop
    Get your hands on official Sabaton History merch here: store.sabaton.net/product-cat...
    Check out Indy Neidells channels:
    World War Two: ua-cam.com/users/worldwartwo...
    TimeGhost History: / @timeghost
    Hosted by: Indy Neidell
    Written by: Markus Linke and Indy Neidell
    Directed by: Astrid Deinhard and Wieke Kapteijns
    Produced by: Pär Sundström, Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
    Creative Producer: Joram Appel
    Executive Producers: Pär Sundström, Joakim Broden, Tomas Sunmo, Indy Neidell, Astrid Deinhard, and Spartacus Olsson
    Maps by: Eastory
    Edited by: Iryna Dulka
    Sound Editing by: Marek Kaminski
    Eastory UA-cam Channel: / @eastory
    Archive by: Reuters/Screenocean www.screenocean.com
    Music by Sabaton.
    Sources:
    - IWM: Q 454, Q 17730, Q 50690, IWM 255, IWM 778, Q 17780, Q 745, IWM 466, IWM 208, Q 53538, E(AUS) 1497, E (AUS) 4677, E(AUS) 2078, Q 70213, Q 5977, Q 108213, Q 50553, Q 53637, Q 2638, Q 65444, Q 11668, Q 79508, Q 23706, Q 88121, Q 50638, IWM 207, Q 4135, Q 80267, Q 29027
    - National Library of Scotland (NLS)
    - Library and Archives Canada: Canadians advancing east of Arras.
    - Auckland War Memorial Museum: AM 2016.26.1-3
    - Canadian War Museum: George Metcalf Archival Collection, CWM 19940003-459, CWM 19920085-006, CWM 19920085-595, CWM 19920085-018, CWM 19940003-370, CWM 20040035-006
    An OnLion Entertainment GmbH and © Stuffed Beaver LTD co-Production.
    © © Stuffed Beaver LTD, 2019 - all rights reserved.

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  • @SabatonHistory
    @SabatonHistory  5 років тому +867

    Many of you have been analysing the tracklist for the upcoming Sabaton Album ‘the Great War’. While the subjects of some of the songs are quite easy to guess, the exact topic of ‘A Ghost in the Trenches’ is was a mystery for many - although some did predict it correctly. The song is about the Canadian (and indiginous First Nations) soldier Francis Pegahmagabow, the deadliest sniper of the First World War. Indy - having researched and hosted the ‘The Great War’ UA-cam channel for the duration of the war, knows as much as there is to know about the subject, and is the most suitable person to tell you the story behind the song.
    Enjoy and Cheers!
    If you would like to gain early access to our Sabaton History episodes and actively support this awesome project that we are so passionate about, you can do so by joining our Patreon community. There are some pretty cool perks when you become part of the Patreon family.
    Find out more and join here 👉 www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory

    • @matthewcouvillion252
      @matthewcouvillion252 5 років тому +20

      Why not primo Victoria because Thursday is the 75 anniversary of D-Day

    • @Warrkan7734
      @Warrkan7734 5 років тому +4

      Sorry, but we all knew the topic of this song. At least real fans knew ))

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  5 років тому +29

      @@matthewcouvillion252 Because we don't stick to any sort of timeline on this channel

    • @Schlachti10
      @Schlachti10 5 років тому +13

      @@SabatonHistory Also Primo Victoria has the least need of all Sabaton songs to have its' history explained.

    • @6yap2
      @6yap2 5 років тому +5

      EVERYONE SHARE THIS COMMENT! KNIGHT SGC THE SABATON UA-cam CHANNEL WITH ALL THOSE MUSIC VIDEOS WAS DELETED FOR HATE SPEECH! SPREAD WORD SO MAYBE THE BAND POSTS ABOUT IT AND CONTACTS UA-cam TO GET IT BACK UP!

  • @wintermanthenforcer
    @wintermanthenforcer 5 років тому +1599

    "40 to 1 kill rate"?
    *BAPTIZED IN FIRE, 40:1*

    • @miyamotomusashi805
      @miyamotomusashi805 5 років тому +133

      Spirit of Spartans
      Death and Glory

    • @wintermanthenforcer
      @wintermanthenforcer 5 років тому +116

      @@miyamotomusashi805 *SOLDIERS OF POLAND, SECOND TO NONE*

    • @comradesam3382
      @comradesam3382 5 років тому +98

      *WRATH OF THE WEHRMACHT BROUGHT TO A HALT*

    • @jutila9111
      @jutila9111 5 років тому +63

      The rage of the Reich

    • @k.w.1775
      @k.w.1775 5 років тому +63

      THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED

  • @tommcdonald1873
    @tommcdonald1873 5 років тому +161

    A man who fought for King and Country, despite not being able to vote because he was indigenous, Canada's best individual solder of the entire war.

    • @JacobFirlotte
      @JacobFirlotte 2 роки тому +1

      wasnt able to vote... wasnt able own land off the reserve.... wasnt able to leave the reserve without permission of an Indian agent... couldn't even hire lawyers... couldn't be a job more than manual labor... still had their children stolen to assimilation camps (residential schools).... you're missing out on a loooooot

    • @chitamoo
      @chitamoo Рік тому +5

      tahpwe (the truth). A platoon of my relatives went over from my First Nation during the Great War. A full platoon of Bear Clan Boyz (we have a clan system for First Nation Ojibwe people).
      From Keeseekoose, Cote, and The Key First Nation.

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 5 років тому +1651

    The White Death would like to have beer with this man.

    • @bigmcdick4916
      @bigmcdick4916 5 років тому +117

      The 225677th Fragment of the Man-Emperor of Mankind Well they’re both dead so if you believe in the afterlife you could imagine them drinking beer together

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 5 років тому +129

      ​@@bigmcdick4916 White Death, Francis Pegahmagabow, and Lyudmila Pavlichenko, three of the most successful snipers of the two world wars. Even though Lyudmila is a Soviet Sniper I could still see her drinking beer or vodka with White Death and Francis.

    • @thepeanut880
      @thepeanut880 5 років тому +200

      A Finn, a Canadian aboriginal and a Russian woman walks in to a bar...

    • @bigmcdick4916
      @bigmcdick4916 5 років тому +22

      maximaldinotrap I remember reading of Pavlytšenko’s visits to the US of A and the public appearances. Roasted the fuck out of the americans lol

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 5 років тому +19

      @@thepeanut880 Quick, are there legendary French, German, American, and British snipers of the wars? They need beer too.

  • @akrybion
    @akrybion 5 років тому +1187

    Would have expected Primo Victoria today, but I'm not mad.

    • @peterchasten2790
      @peterchasten2790 5 років тому +9

      Double Upload maybe?

    • @kevin_zeke
      @kevin_zeke 5 років тому +29

      I assume that they chose not to do D-Day because everyone knows the history about it already.

    • @pancakeDoesThings19
      @pancakeDoesThings19 5 років тому +14

      @@kevin_zeke yeah but the song itself is important to sabaton

    • @amityexe8326
      @amityexe8326 5 років тому +1

      I mean I also thought we would get primo victoria but ya win some ya lose some

    • @piratehunterMorgan
      @piratehunterMorgan 5 років тому +1

      That is WWII, not WWI

  • @-----Alcatraz------
    @-----Alcatraz------ 5 років тому +759

    "Im telling you Hanz there was a Canadian soldier with red skin right here in our trench, and he was cutting pieces of our clothes!"
    "-Karl you are seeing things just go back to bed. No such thing exist."

    • @AbdulBasit-vd8dd
      @AbdulBasit-vd8dd 5 років тому +99

      Francis that night: "Nice flammenwerfer Hans, it'd be bad if somebody nicked it"

    • @MajorReckerFailure
      @MajorReckerFailure 4 роки тому +46

      The Canadian starts laughing and rubbing his hands

    • @darylobey8867
      @darylobey8867 4 роки тому +32

      We still do that in battle its a great honor for a warrior to take items from enemys with out alerting or killimg them

    • @GhostBear3067
      @GhostBear3067 3 роки тому +37

      Karl: (tripping on his trousers now around his ankles) "Scheiße my belt has vanished! What and how did this happen!?"
      (Faint Canadian laughter in the distance)

    • @shadowofseattle1338
      @shadowofseattle1338 3 роки тому +20

      chief! why did you mark me absent from stealth training?!? I have always been there since day one!

  • @mateuszgzel9426
    @mateuszgzel9426 5 років тому +63

    German soldier: it must be my imagination
    -sneaking increased to 100

  • @heavymetallinus9875
    @heavymetallinus9875 5 років тому +178

    Francis Pegahmagabow: Musician, Sharpshooter, Absolute Mad Lad

    • @AbdulBasit-vd8dd
      @AbdulBasit-vd8dd 5 років тому +11

      Careful, he watched you in your sleep. And cut off your clothes

    • @talos2384
      @talos2384 4 роки тому +7

      HeavyMetal Linus there should be a mad lad medal for men just like Francis

    • @langkaers09
      @langkaers09 4 роки тому +3

      marksman xclass bard

    • @MDMetal
      @MDMetal 4 роки тому +3

      You forgot Certified BAMF.

    • @Latingunner1
      @Latingunner1 4 роки тому +11

      We need count dankula to add him as madlads

  • @irrelevantbard
    @irrelevantbard 5 років тому +742

    6th of June 1944, it's been 75 years since the D-day landing. PRIMO VICTORIA!!!

    • @jarl8815
      @jarl8815 5 років тому +28

      And it is Independence day in Sweden! 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

    • @irrelevantbard
      @irrelevantbard 5 років тому +12

      @@jarl8815 hey happy Independence day as well. The U.S. will be 243 this July, how old is Sweden

    • @jarl8815
      @jarl8815 5 років тому +19

      @@irrelevantbard Sweden became independent from the Kalmar union in 1521, so we are soon 500 years old.
      But the tradition of the Swedish culture and people of course go back even further than that.
      Länge Leve Svea Rike!!! 🇸🇪

    • @vegasspaceprogram6623
      @vegasspaceprogram6623 5 років тому +2

      Cool
      If you look at the primo victoria official video my comments there

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 4 роки тому +3

      @@jarl8815 Europe has age, America has distance.

  • @jesusisherelookbusy
    @jesusisherelookbusy 5 років тому +72

    "The English term 'sharpshooter' dates back to the Napoleonic Wars."
    *Richard Sharpe likes this.*

    • @samsstudio6156
      @samsstudio6156 5 років тому +7

      There's forty shillings on the drum
      For those who volunteer to come
      King George commands and we obey
      Over the hills and far away

    • @jesusisherelookbusy
      @jesusisherelookbusy 4 роки тому +3

      O'er the hills and o'er the main.
      Through Flanders, Portugal and Spain.
      King George commands and we obey.
      Over the hills and far away.

    • @McTeerZor
      @McTeerZor 3 роки тому +3

      "The 95th Rifles have entered the chat"

    • @ISAFSoldier
      @ISAFSoldier 2 роки тому +2

      Now this is Soldierin'

  • @NiasThighs
    @NiasThighs 5 років тому +1116

    I have no idea how this isn't taught in Canadian schools more.
    I've never heard of Francis before, and I'm dissapointed in that.
    Love the video, and the song sounds incredible!

    • @jadyin
      @jadyin 5 років тому +48

      Yeah, with regards to history at least at my school wasn't really sufficient. A lot of it was more of political, geography and fixing modern day problems. I feel most history has been underappreciated in school and that saddens me.

    • @bv310
      @bv310 5 років тому +70

      I say this as a Canadian History teacher: We suck at teaching both Indigenous history and the Wars.

    • @NiasThighs
      @NiasThighs 5 років тому +20

      @@bv310 that's the truth. It's all negative stereotypes. Teach the good they've done!

    • @thegamer5002
      @thegamer5002 5 років тому +15

      Even having gone to some aboriginal camps, I am also suprised i haven't heard of him either. Glad to learn more about my country's military history :)

    • @NiasThighs
      @NiasThighs 5 років тому +2

      @@thegamer5002 same here!

  • @TwoStrokeViking
    @TwoStrokeViking 5 років тому +881

    Is the version of "frosty the smowman" coming in the great war album?

    • @TwoStrokeViking
      @TwoStrokeViking 5 років тому +23

      @@archie_31 Of course, otherwise it would not be "that version" ;)

    • @frankiefierro7129
      @frankiefierro7129 5 років тому +39

      The album should be called "we'll be home before Christmas "

    • @fortunesfavor8894
      @fortunesfavor8894 5 років тому +7

      Ah, beat me to it.

    • @comradesam3382
      @comradesam3382 5 років тому +10

      *MAKE IT HAPPEN*

    • @Evilbutteredpopcorn
      @Evilbutteredpopcorn 5 років тому +28

      @@comradesam3382 Actually a Sabaton Christmas album could be awesome, they could have a song about the Christmas truce and such.

  • @ChristopherStump
    @ChristopherStump 5 років тому +176

    Frosty the Snowman absolutely capped it. Well done, guys.

    • @JohnSmith-yv6zd
      @JohnSmith-yv6zd 5 років тому +23

      We need a history lesson on that one. I believe that since Indy talked about it, it must be a 100% true story.

    • @uvbe
      @uvbe 5 років тому +13

      I bet it's the best song in the album

  • @kendaldk5634
    @kendaldk5634 5 років тому +352

    Wow joakim has really changed. He looks a lot like that Indy Nidell guy.

  • @Mr_Bunk
    @Mr_Bunk 5 років тому +46

    Joakim: I’m Indy Neidell
    Indy: And I’m Joakim from Sabaton
    Me: Wait, that’s illegal

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 4 роки тому +1

      I love how they did it without skipping a beat lol

  • @thenoobgameplays
    @thenoobgameplays 5 років тому +643

    I was expecting Primo Victoria because of the 75 years of aniversary

  • @archstanton6102
    @archstanton6102 5 років тому +200

    Indi your quotes at 8:00 remind me of my great grandfather. He fought at Ypres. On his death bed in 1985 age 96 he cried remembering the horses trapped in the mud that they had to leave to drown.
    After everything he had done in his life, this was the memory that haunted him and was most vivid.

    • @vegasspaceprogram6623
      @vegasspaceprogram6623 5 років тому +17

      A true hero, to survive all that. He was a good man. Sorry for your loss

    • @Legitpenguins99
      @Legitpenguins99 4 роки тому +16

      Your great grandfather sounds like a very kind and empathetic man.

    • @michellemelville8979
      @michellemelville8979 4 роки тому +17

      Totally understandable. If even from the standpoint that as men they chose to serve while the animals didn't. I'm glad though to hear that the animals who work in areas of conflict are now regarded in a greater way.

    • @WinVisten
      @WinVisten 3 роки тому +3

      RIP to him and to the horses too. :c

    • @noahholliday9761
      @noahholliday9761 2 роки тому +7

      Horses, and animals in general are pure, faithful, and innocent of the ambitions of man. It hits the empathetic very hard when they are lost to our actions.

  • @SpyderDK
    @SpyderDK 5 років тому +326

    I can already hear from the small excerpt that this is going to be my favourite song on the album
    Edit: I was right

    • @chasemathis2016
      @chasemathis2016 5 років тому +36

      Same here. I love Frosty the Snowman.

    • @chris52000
      @chris52000 5 років тому

      Idk, Red Baron was good too, I’m super excited for the album.

    • @legionclown2656
      @legionclown2656 5 років тому

      @@chasemathis2016
      J

    • @xKey015x
      @xKey015x 5 років тому +2

      Under fire a ghost that...
      UNDER FIRE A GHOST THAT ROAMS THE BATTLEFIELD!!!

  • @Elnadrius
    @Elnadrius 5 років тому +113

    I love, how with progression of the show Joakim is becoming more and relaxed. In first few episodes ending was too serious.

  • @Amikwa
    @Amikwa 5 років тому +38

    One of my elders is from Wasauksing First Nation! This made me tear up watching! Thank you for covering and acknowledging First Nations people of Canada, not just for what they did in the wat but how they were treated back at home! ♡ you were already my favourite band and yet somehow my affection for you has grown ♡🤘

  • @Scorehound
    @Scorehound 3 роки тому +16

    As a Canadian I am very proud to see Francis honored by Sabaton. This is why they're such an amazing band. They honor humanity. Thank you so much.

  • @jasatotakouzeno4674
    @jasatotakouzeno4674 5 років тому +86

    14:37
    A time stamp for that Sabaton snippet fix :3

  • @zaneknowlton
    @zaneknowlton 5 років тому +42

    One of my best friends is a member of the Coos tribe and he’s so happy that Sabaton is making a song about Native Americans on this album! Thank you Joakim and Indi for telling this story!

  • @Death_Korps_Officer
    @Death_Korps_Officer 5 років тому +47

    Simo and Francis would have been best of friends had they met. Or the single deadliest snipers duo the World had never known.

    • @roftar
      @roftar 5 років тому +10

      Or would have made a great legend, how an army was stopped by a winter and 2sniper.

    • @SJMORG
      @SJMORG 4 роки тому +6

      That's to scary to think about that is truely scary

    • @brittanybecker170
      @brittanybecker170 Рік тому

      You can imagine them at Timmies talking about moose hunting.

  • @MDMetal
    @MDMetal 5 років тому +163

    Simo and Francis are having beers together in Heaven.

    • @AbdulBasit-vd8dd
      @AbdulBasit-vd8dd 5 років тому +49

      Simo (chewing ice): "I killed Russians without a scope."
      Francis: "I went to the German trenches, watched them sleep for an hour and cut their uniforms for souvenirs."
      Simo: "............................ WTF man."

    • @MDMetal
      @MDMetal 4 роки тому +24

      +Abdul Basit "WTF" is what the Germans would say in the morning when they found buttons and rank insignia gone from their uniforms. lol

    • @michellemelville8979
      @michellemelville8979 4 роки тому +5

      And where does Vasily Zaitsev fit in?

    • @felixsubakti6907
      @felixsubakti6907 4 роки тому +13

      @@michellemelville8979 the bartender

    • @Winterstormadvisory
      @Winterstormadvisory 3 роки тому +3

      Chris Kyle burns

  • @TheGreatThicc
    @TheGreatThicc 5 років тому +24

    "A playlist of cool shit".
    I never knew I wanted to hear Joakim say that until he said it.

  • @Giaayokaats
    @Giaayokaats 5 років тому +239

    So I work in public history as an Indigenous historical interpreter in western Canada. After today I was feeling exhausted and depressed and frustrated with the narrative erasure of our histories. So to see this video was really empowering and turned my day around. Thank you for telling this story in this song, and for putting this video out today. It really brightened my day.

    • @ethanstang9941
      @ethanstang9941 3 роки тому +3

      How are you doing?

    • @jjrossitee
      @jjrossitee 3 роки тому +6

      I'm born and raised in western Canada, you couldn't be more right about erasing our history. My early 2021 resolution is to learn and share as much as I can with other Canadians about our fucking phenomenal history. Pretty much treason to see our Canadian history erased by the cunts in politics today. Good luck with your work, wish you all the best

    • @arcticlaw9198
      @arcticlaw9198 3 роки тому +7

      As a fellow Canadian, I agree that Indigenous history needs to be more well known and should be perserved

    • @JacobFirlotte
      @JacobFirlotte 2 роки тому +2

      @@jjrossitee it's more important to remind canadians of what they've done... i.e. residential school is canadian history and not First Nations.

    • @JacobFirlotte
      @JacobFirlotte 2 роки тому +5

      @@arcticlaw9198 no, Canadians need to be more accountable for genocide and not just say sorry then try to learn their culture...

  • @MuzakMaker
    @MuzakMaker 5 років тому +280

    Amazing story and one of the best endings for this channel to date.
    Also great to hear Tommy getting some songwriting in on the album.

  • @jaredisley-oliver389
    @jaredisley-oliver389 5 років тому +22

    Thank you from Canada. Francis was a man that desreves more recognition for his wartime service and Native relations work.

  • @OffRezWolf
    @OffRezWolf 5 років тому +28

    As a Canadian First Nations person you have NO IDEA how happy this makes me!! Thanks Sabaton for bringing this amazing persons life to the forefront. We share our traditions and history via verbal story telling and song. Your music has added another chapter to his storied life.

    • @anastasiap6253
      @anastasiap6253 3 роки тому +4

      I think that’s the oldest way to tell stories in any culture. It’s always music, singing, dancing or just telling the story.
      Maybe this is why Sabaton has this unique appeal. They tell stories through music and inspire to learn more.

  • @zackherron7628
    @zackherron7628 5 років тому +44

    I’ve never anticipated an album as much as I’m anticipating The Great War

    • @jaredthecat8854
      @jaredthecat8854 5 років тому

      Closest to being this excited for an album for me was when I was excited for Blind Guardian's At the Edge of Time.

  • @morethanjustasloth5528
    @morethanjustasloth5528 5 років тому +14

    The spirits could only protect him from the shells and the bullets, not his own grief.

    • @SoapMcCallister
      @SoapMcCallister 2 роки тому +2

      The Horror of seeing the face of the man you killed.

  • @emileplante5906
    @emileplante5906 5 років тому +19

    As I'm from Quebec, Canada, I'm pretty proud of him and of the story. Good job Francis and thanks Sabaton to tell Canadian history

  • @tater4462
    @tater4462 5 років тому +34

    frosty the snowman with Indy and Tommy better be a bonus track for the new album

  • @FoxholeNorman
    @FoxholeNorman 5 років тому +280

    Happy 75th Anniversary of D-Day lads!

  • @andrewthompson5728
    @andrewthompson5728 Рік тому +4

    This man's face should be on the Canadian $20 bill. He did more for this country and for his own people than anyone else could hope to do.

    • @thelordofthelostbraincells
      @thelordofthelostbraincells 10 місяців тому

      ON GOD BRO!!!!!
      But atleast he isn't forgotten, like thousands were in the trenchs.

  • @MrDoctorCrow
    @MrDoctorCrow 5 років тому +92

    I would pay money to see Indy and Tommy play Mademoiselle from Armentieres.
    Or honestly I would laugh my ass off to see it come up at a show

  • @AssassinMind
    @AssassinMind 5 років тому +9

    I can definitely see why this was a "wtf?! How have I not heard of this!?" moment. That is so badass! What an amazing man. Bless his memory.

  • @Legitpenguins99
    @Legitpenguins99 5 років тому +18

    4:45 placebo can be a very powerful thing that shouldnt be underestimated

  • @hyperjesus6236
    @hyperjesus6236 5 років тому +16

    Frosty the Snowman is now officially my favorite song from Sabaton.

  • @comradesam3382
    @comradesam3382 5 років тому +21

    Tommy and Indy live playing and singing frosty the snowman, MAKE IT HAPPEN

  • @blahlbinoa
    @blahlbinoa 5 років тому +80

    Was excited for Primo Victoria, but I'll take anything from Sabaton tbh

  • @xdbasti101
    @xdbasti101 5 років тому +11

    "cool shit, you want that!"
    may be the hardest line I've ever heard

  • @Numorfutinca
    @Numorfutinca 5 років тому +293

    But but it's the D Day :(
    Y u no Primo Victoria?

    • @osmacar5331
      @osmacar5331 5 років тому +1

      can i point something out to dou, D-Day is military speak of "the that day of doing the thingy" it's actually operation overlord

  • @GhostlyNova
    @GhostlyNova 5 років тому +292

    Wait no Primo Victoria Video for D-Day?

    • @tntfreddan3138
      @tntfreddan3138 5 років тому +3

      No song about Sweden on the Day of the Swedish Flag?

    • @osmacar5331
      @osmacar5331 5 років тому +3

      and it's the big 75

  • @flincoln
    @flincoln 5 років тому +4

    Part of what I love about Sabaton is that they will write lyrics about people that were incredibly brave but haven't been commemorated or remembered the way they deserve. This is an example-- I've never heard about Francis (unlike D-Day where I've been bombarded with info about it in school and media), and indigenous people's stories tend to be neglected in popular culture, so I appreciate Sabaton History's choice to tell his story today.

  • @r-evanw6591
    @r-evanw6591 4 роки тому +3

    Wasauksing first Nation arwhooo! That's my great uncle we are talking about, love this! Brings much joy to me that people are starting to recognize him more and even in the town beside my rez aka wasauksing first Nation they finally put up a statue of him to honor him a few years back.
    My great uncle Frances was always there for his people, his family and had a strength and smile that always uplift and kept us moving forward even with all the racism and such. He taught us to be better and strive in life.
    In our language Frances was an "Ogichada" (in simple translation it means Big hearted one/Warrior.)

    • @darylobey8867
      @darylobey8867 4 роки тому

      Mime was a sniper in ww2 was a pow in west germany for 3 years he saw it all in the camps and like a ghost he crept put the front gates when the germans got to comfy ;) brang back the boys and some freedom :)

  • @Bexora_bc
    @Bexora_bc 5 років тому +104

    How... being a Canadian... have I not heard of this man!?! 😲 Amazing story, thanks again guys!! I love this channel so much (and band!) ❤❤

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  5 років тому +29

      Unbelievable..

    • @attilakatona-bugner1140
      @attilakatona-bugner1140 5 років тому +13

      Education systems sucks :))
      That s it

    • @greganator111
      @greganator111 5 років тому +3

      Bexora Walcer when I was In high school in BC we had a few days going over him in history class. Was fascinating.

    • @roftar
      @roftar 5 років тому +5

      @@attilakatona-bugner1140 Sadly, while being one of the country with the most educate people, we don't learn the right thing concerning history.

    • @McTeerZor
      @McTeerZor 3 роки тому +2

      I know when I was in grade school in the 90's through to early 2000's, military history was barely even touched. We did about 1 day on WW1 and maybe 2 days on WW2. I remember asking my history teachers why we weren't going to depth on Canada's involvement in both World Wars. One of my teachers took me aside after class and told me...and I quote "The ministry and the school district feel that talking about the world wars in any detail glorifies war and violence. They have been instructed us to only briefly bring them up, and to not going into great detail". I was shocked! I actually wrote into the school district complaining that these topics should be covered! I received a reply, when the school counselor called me into the office to see why I was so interested in war and violence and if I was feeling okay.......Again I was shocked. Got to love the good old Canadian education system :(

  • @MikeTXBC
    @MikeTXBC 2 роки тому +3

    How does this guy not have a biopic at this point?

  • @erikwthackrey1963
    @erikwthackrey1963 5 років тому +7

    Being a Canadian this was the first time I have ever heard of this man, now i know. Thanks for the history lesson

  • @mazanakaUA
    @mazanakaUA 5 років тому +2

    This is insane. A "thrill seeker" does not even begin to describe this guy

  • @jasotpatakasu8673
    @jasotpatakasu8673 5 років тому +9

    Joakim Brodén "Indy Neidell" & Indy Neidell "Joakim Brodén" never ceases to amaze!

  • @joyfuldude4538
    @joyfuldude4538 5 років тому +139

    I hope everyone has a wonderful day on today, the anniversary of D-Day, aka Operation Overlord

    • @osmacar5331
      @osmacar5331 5 років тому +1

      aka? you mean operation overlord aka D-Day (which is the mil speak for the thingy to thingify day)

    • @ericolsen5592
      @ericolsen5592 5 років тому

      @@osmacar5331 Yeah that's actually more accurate

    • @ericolsen5592
      @ericolsen5592 5 років тому +1

      Operation Overlord was the entire advance into Germany. Operation Neptune was D-Day

    • @xavier4519
      @xavier4519 5 років тому

      Overlord =/= D-day

  • @fin4204
    @fin4204 5 років тому +141

    Anyone else get confused at the start?

    • @maximaldinotrap
      @maximaldinotrap 5 років тому +26

      Yup, I heard Joakim call himself Indy and Indy call himself Joakim lol.

    • @ReformedSooner24
      @ReformedSooner24 5 років тому +19

      They did it without skipping a beat too. I wonder how many takes were involved to get it right.

    • @cladvahd6155
      @cladvahd6155 5 років тому +9

      I love that they bring in humor.

    • @cladvahd6155
      @cladvahd6155 5 років тому +1

      #NoHomo.

    • @Latingunner1
      @Latingunner1 4 роки тому +1

      When i heard that i was like *jazz music stops*

  • @netrolancer1061
    @netrolancer1061 5 років тому +16

    I was hoping for Primo Victoria, but we get Indy singing Frosty the Snowman.
    XDD

    • @alexandrah9824
      @alexandrah9824 5 років тому

      #ja 🤘, but I its cool ⛄. LG ALEX

  • @Legitpenguins99
    @Legitpenguins99 4 роки тому +3

    Damn, this album was in the works for at least 3 years. It really shows in the songwriting. Its a big step up from the last album (which was amazing in its own right)

  • @B1smarkk
    @B1smarkk 5 років тому +24

    Ok, I get that most of us here expecting Primo Victoria, but WHO THE HELL IS COMPLAINING WHEN SABATON HISTORY RELEASE VIDEO???

  • @goldjunge7652
    @goldjunge7652 5 років тому +6

    Indy is the best. He is a typical American somehow, love him for who he is and his historical expertise

  • @avidficreader5040
    @avidficreader5040 5 років тому +10

    Just the previews of the song sound great. As was listening to Indy's dulcet rendition of 'Frosty the Snowman.' Can't wait to hear more from roving reporters Indy and Joakim.

  • @M.M.83-U
    @M.M.83-U 5 років тому +12

    Your ability to bring back the emotion from the past is wonderfull.
    Thanks

  • @Death_Korps_Officer
    @Death_Korps_Officer 5 років тому +7

    Frosty the Snowman is now a Sabaton song. I've seen it all.

  • @kerlongsjorlejov1945
    @kerlongsjorlejov1945 5 років тому +10

    I was thinking about Primo Victoria with the 75th anniversary of D-Day but as a sniper in video games, this is interesting to hear how this tactic came and how it worked from years before and how it worked in the later years. I only hope that a song about the other sniper of your repertoire will also get a video very soon. But this is good stuff. And I'm more willing to listen about this tale.
    And learning about this individual is making this something else. What I hear from the song, sounds awesome.

    • @alexandrah9824
      @alexandrah9824 5 років тому

      ☝ White Death LG Alex 🤘

    • @nomaryako
      @nomaryako 5 років тому

      I thought the same, but in their last video they changed my mind...

  • @MrEgofreak
    @MrEgofreak 5 років тому +2

    It makes me so happy to see a song about a Canadian soldier because I am Canadian and we did some amazing stuff in both wars! Also, I am glad to see you shedding light on our Native heroes in WWI. Far too few (including myself) know about their courageous actions. I once read--now I may have this wrong and will welcome a correction--that Francis Pegahmagabow was the fastest courier the Canadian regiment had, if not the fastest of all the regiments in the war. I love this channel! I am learning so much!

  • @MayBeSomething
    @MayBeSomething 3 роки тому +2

    In a time when Canada's PM claims to want to educate Canada on the First Nations, it tales a SWEDISH power metal band, signed by a GERMAN label, to teach me about the most awesome Natives in Canadian history. The man almost received a DCM, was one of the first Canadian soldiers to receive the Military Medal (of which he was awarded multiple), and actively tries to get back on the frontlines of war after an injury.
    My goodness!

  • @tejesedeny
    @tejesedeny 5 років тому +6

    I've been at home whole day sick, trying to survive, and then, the e-mail notification arrived...I'm really grateful for this episode, made my day better. Especially Frosty, the snowman. 😁 Thank you for the story, a piece of history again I wouldn't know about without you guys. I find really impressive that Francis fought for indiginous rights after the war. And the song...well, we can hear only a few seconds in the video, but I love it already. ❤

  • @airplanemaniacgaming7877
    @airplanemaniacgaming7877 4 роки тому +4

    Americans: we're the best snipers!
    Canada: hold my beer.

    • @darylobey8867
      @darylobey8867 4 роки тому

      You mean a molson ;) lol

    • @gravewalker3886
      @gravewalker3886 3 роки тому +1

      I believe Canada also holds the record for the farthest kill with a sniper rifle to this day

    • @kingsnake8992
      @kingsnake8992 3 роки тому

      @@gravewalker3886 Canada holds the record for the longest sniper kill, and 3 of the top 5

  • @N0rmalDude
    @N0rmalDude 2 місяці тому +1

    "We do a little trolling"
    -Pegahmagabow, probably

  • @rockerex
    @rockerex 2 роки тому +1

    What an absolute legend.

  • @milankolarski8876
    @milankolarski8876 5 років тому +10

    17:31 You had too much cognac to drink there, did you ? :D

  • @jlapiers978
    @jlapiers978 5 років тому +7

    Gotta have frosty the snow man featuring Indy on the album now lol

  • @pietpaardpaard5089
    @pietpaardpaard5089 4 роки тому +1

    rest in peace francis pegahmagabow, deep respect for him and all people who served in a war

  • @chadsmith8966
    @chadsmith8966 4 роки тому +2

    For those wondering why anyone would nonchalantly sneak into an enemy trench and just chill or take their stuff... it's an indian thing. However, this sort of behavior is referred to as Counting Coup (a show of bravery and skill). To count as a Coup, a warrior, at the very least, needed to defeat an enemy in battle with the epitome being simply touching a foe and to escape unscathed. What also counted as a Coup was stealing an foe's belongings (horses, weapons, ammo) and fade without them noticing.
    This also was a very subtle way for an indian to say, I can waltz into your camp. Go where I want. Do what I want. Take what I want. Walk right back out and there's not a damn thing you can do about it. A very scary concept to contend with when dealing with an opponent who is the North American equivalent of a ninja.
    Francis, being born and raised into a native society and culture (especially at the tail end of the Indian Wars) instilled a special kind of mentality. This coupled with a certain set of skills honed over a lifetime of hard living and the sheer will to survive would serve a sniper and scout very, very well.

  • @trequor
    @trequor 5 років тому +3

    HELL YEAH! I did a report on this guy for my high school history class, he's fascinating dude

  • @KingOfSchadenfreude
    @KingOfSchadenfreude 5 років тому +4

    So hes basically the WW1 version of Guts (Berserk) - the 300 man killer?

  • @tacocat7822
    @tacocat7822 3 роки тому +2

    My perfect dinner party has Simo Häyhä, Francis Pegahmagabow, Carlos Hathcock, Lauri Törni, Heinrich Severloh, Yang Kyoungjong, Hiroo Onoda, Digby Tatham-Warter, Manfred von Richthofen, Charlie Brown, and Franz Stigler and they would all be talking about there most famous war stories and give eachother tips

  • @ZrinNZ
    @ZrinNZ 5 років тому +1

    Just imagine the conversation back at his home trench...
    "Where the HELL have you been, Private!?"
    "Trenches, sir."
    "Don't get smart with me, or I'll have you digging graves!"
    "Their trenches, sir."
    And then he just dumps a pile of clothing scraps from the enemy.

  • @araposkulo
    @araposkulo 5 років тому +5

    I can't wait for Tommy's (Sabaton) debut song. From the snipets it sound good already!

  • @ciment2886
    @ciment2886 5 років тому +4

    Today in my country is hero celebrating day!(I dont know in the rest of the world)!And I want to say Thank You to all soliders and heroes from the whole world!

  • @timothyissler3815
    @timothyissler3815 5 років тому +2

    A Sabaton song exclusively about Canada and Canadians.... I AM SO HAPPY!!! Canada is an underrated military nation!
    Side Note: Indigenous people are also incredibly underrated. They are intense and fearsome warriors. In the War of 1812 Americans surrendered entire forts on the mere rumour that the Canadians' Indigenous allies were out and about. I'm not Indigenous, but they were probably some of the most terrifying individuals to fight back in the day, and they deserve better.

  • @mattlittke5233
    @mattlittke5233 5 років тому +1

    Just to add to something Indy said, the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group is a unit primarily made up of First Nations members from northern Ontario. There are five groups across Canada's north.

  • @almostjocke
    @almostjocke 5 років тому +7

    I was expecting Something from Carolus Rex because today is Swedens Nationaldag.
    Either way amazing episode and an incredible story!
    Also those 20 seconds from the new song was breathtaking!

  • @fabianbulkin6541
    @fabianbulkin6541 5 років тому +4

    I am so fu*king hyped about the new album 💥💥

  • @GrizzAxxemann
    @GrizzAxxemann 5 років тому +1

    I presume you'll be playing this one on the Canadian leg of the tour!
    I learned about Francis Pegahmagabow not in class, but because I turned into a voracious military history reader when I was a kid growing up in small-town Alberta, first learning about WWII from my grandparents who grew up in Germany during the war, and my great uncle who was on the Eastern Front. Then I cracked open some books from the library, read them all, and started tracking down every military history resource I could get my hands on. Then the internet became a thing, and I got to learn even more.

  • @_lumiaart_2010
    @_lumiaart_2010 5 років тому +1

    I love the personal touch you guys bring to this program. Keep up the great work

  • @b1laxson
    @b1laxson 5 років тому +3

    As a Canadian thanks and let me explain a bit about the citienship. There were treaties not conquest. Now if one side is a fully soverign nation then they wouldn't be citizens of the second. In practical terms the two are so interwoven that the are one quilted nation. As to how merged or independent is still a varied opinion to this day. I volunteer at a First Nations center in Toronto with many as friends. I've shared this on facebook for them.

    • @JacobFirlotte
      @JacobFirlotte 2 роки тому

      also important to note that treaties don't negate genocide... many treaties were signed through manipulation and coercion the majority have been broken too...

  • @alexandrah9824
    @alexandrah9824 5 років тому +17

    Dankeschön an Tommy and Indy 🤘rock on 🎉🤘LG Alex

  • @seanbaskett5506
    @seanbaskett5506 11 місяців тому +1

    There is no gangster in existence that could ever be *that* gangster. NONE

  • @rustkarl
    @rustkarl 4 роки тому

    I’m glad I listened to the song.
    I am also happy to have been directed here to hear such interesting stories that I’d not hear normally.

  • @hotrod2122
    @hotrod2122 5 років тому +47

    Why didn’t you do Primo Victoria? It’s 75 years to the day

  • @shayden4296
    @shayden4296 5 років тому +11

    Is nobody going to talk how they said their names wrong????!?!?!! Seriously?
    Did I have a stroke???

    • @Death_Korps_Officer
      @Death_Korps_Officer 5 років тому +5

      They switch bodies. And have doubles in WW1 trenches. It easy to get confuse sometimes.

  • @irongeneral7861
    @irongeneral7861 5 років тому +2

    Came for history, stayed for Frosty

  • @erichstreberg7101
    @erichstreberg7101 4 роки тому

    Pegamahgabo perfectly illustrates the difference between a soldier and a warrior.

  • @godruty4436
    @godruty4436 5 років тому +58

    Meeeen i was thinking you give US today a history of D-DAY
    Bcs its now fokin 6 of june

    • @rinoz47
      @rinoz47 5 років тому +6

      D-day was a big allied party, bro. USA, UK and Canada on the beaches, and the US and UK from the sky. And those are just the major players. A lot of work done by the French resistance and under cover operatives, too.

    • @captainulyanov1008
      @captainulyanov1008 5 років тому +10

      D-day is so popular and overforced that there's no need to tell about this once again

    • @godruty4436
      @godruty4436 5 років тому +1

      @@rinoz47 m8 i know it but it could be nice to See that actually today

    • @goldenhedgehog9
      @goldenhedgehog9 5 років тому +1

      rinoz47 im fairly certain that his “US” was autocorrect to be capitalized considering my phone has done that to me before.

    • @godruty4436
      @godruty4436 5 років тому

      @@goldenhedgehog9 yup

  • @doktorhund6926
    @doktorhund6926 5 років тому +27

    75 Aniversary of D day today.We need a primo victoria episode.

  • @scotjohnson7250
    @scotjohnson7250 5 років тому +2

    Outstanding Episode! Can't wait till the album hits!

  • @commissarrezzik8713
    @commissarrezzik8713 5 років тому +2

    Left a like just for Indy and his beautiful rendition of Frosty

  • @odinkarrtheviking8274
    @odinkarrtheviking8274 5 років тому +5

    I am a simple man...I see Sabaton History upload another video...I click as quickly as possible

  • @javanbybee4822
    @javanbybee4822 5 років тому +3

    Happy D-day. Good job on this video

  • @spittingashes
    @spittingashes 4 роки тому

    I'm Canadian, from Montreal, and honestly don't know much about Canadian military history. I had never heard of Frances prior to watching this. I'm really happy you guys were able to tell this story, it's a truly remarkable one. I hope you'll continue to dig into Canadian military stories in the future.

  • @ronaldleishman2838
    @ronaldleishman2838 5 років тому

    Thank you so much because of you guys and your work those people and hero’s most would never hear of will forever have their stories told.