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In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. In Flanders Fields - By John McCrae
My school choir performed this poem a few years ago. The video is on UA-cam I think. In Flanders Fields Viva City 2014. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place.
At 6:32 you're wrong. Russia mobilised its troops to support Serbia so, in pretext of a russian threat the German Empire declared war on the Russian Empire (Austria-Hungary will also declare war a few days later), France mobilised its troops in support for Russia so in pretext of a French threat the German Empire declared war on France. A few days later France will declare war to Austria-Hungary. But why are you using the flag of modern Germany instead of the German Empire flag ?
Germany: oh your mobilizing in defence over the possibility of war??..... then I DECLARE WAR ON ERRYBODY!! You get war, and you get war!! Everybody gets war! Austria-hungary: uuuhhhh.....
Why? I should wear it first. My ggfather , lot of his brothers unccals and sons died there. Sissters and daughters too. There is no glory , if that sons of a female dog write the history. But , i will no go further than poppy. That is the plant , from witch , when propperly grown , in 2-3 generations , you can make opium. Think about that...
My great great cousin died two weeks before armistice day during world war 1 and it’s crazy to think that there would be a whole other side of my family if he hadn’t died. May he Rest In Peace
Such a shame that this war isn't covered much in history class in American schools. Since we didn't play a huge part in it until the very end, they only acknowledge that it happened and skip straight to WW2 where we like to portray that we "kicked ass". In my high school, we covered WW1 for maybe a week and moved on. With WW2, we went over it for like a month.
Lee Everett it’s funny how it’s taught in different countries. I’m from the UK and we weren’t taught that the Americans “kicked ass” at all. Obviously the Allies would have struggled to defeat the Nazis without US help, but the US did get their arses handed to them by the Japanese which is why the had no choice but to resort to nuking civilians (I am aware if what RAF bomber command did btw, I’m not trying to play a moral high ground haha). But yeah ... thanks America!
@@RoserytemptationYour lack of education on what happened in WWll is stunning. Your arrogance is appalling. Take the time to read this post then maybe you'll understand why you own my father and uncles a debt of gratitude. Britain was begging America for aid. Hitler was knocking on Britain's door because of the destruction caused by the Battle of Britain. In other words Britain was desperate for our help. Read from Wikipedia below. As Roosevelt addressed Congress, the Battle of Britain was in its full destructive swing and Hitler seemed on the verge of invading Great Britain. The cash-strapped Brits desperately needed airplanes, tanks and ships to fight Hitler’s imminent invasion. For months, Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, had begged Roosevelt for help, but the president was committed to abiding by Americans’ wishes to stay out of another bloody world war. The Lend-Lease policy, formally titled An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (Pub.L. 77-11, H.R. 1776, 55 Stat. 31, enacted March 11, 1941),[1] was a program under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom (and British Commonwealth), Free France, the Republic of China, and later the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945. This included warships and warplanes, along with other weaponry. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, and ended in September 1945. In general the aid was free, although some hardware (such as ships) were returned after the war. In return, the U.S. was given leases on army and naval bases in Allied territory during the war. Canada operated a similar smaller program called Mutual Aid. A total of $50.1 billion (equivalent to $565 billion in 2018) worth of supplies was shipped, or 17% of the total war expenditures of the U.S.[2] In all, $31.4 billion went to Britain, $11.3 billion to the Soviet Union, $3.2 billion to France, $1.6 billion to China, and the remaining $2.6 billion to the other Allies. Reverse Lend-Lease policies comprised services such as rent on air bases that went to the U.S., and totaled $7.8 billion; of this, $6.8 billion came from the British and the Commonwealth. The terms of the agreement provided that the materiel was to be used until returned or destroyed. In practice very little equipment was returned. Supplies that arrived after the termination date were sold to Britain at a large discount for £1.075 billion, using long-term loans from the United States. Canada's Mutual Aid program sent a loan of $1 billion and $3.4 billion in supplies and services to Britain and other Allies.[3][4] Lend-Lease effectively ended the United States' pretense of neutrality which had been enshrined in the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s. It was a decisive step away from non-interventionist policy and toward open support for the Allies. Roosevelt's top foreign policy advisor Harry Hopkins had effective control over Lend-Lease, making sure it was in alignment with Roosevelt's foreign policy goals.[5] In the link below read about the Germany First war strategy. America focused first on the European theater to defeat Hitler and save Europe. They then were to focus on the Pacific Theater. Read this article. www.pacificwar.org.au/GermanyFirst/GermanyFirst.html The struggle in the Pacific lasted longer because we focused more arms and men to help you. More men died in the Pacific because we were helping you. We were fighting major wars on two fronts. We should have focused on the Pacific because they directly attacked us but didn't because we were helping you. My father fought in the Pacific. My uncles fought in WWll. I don't know where because they never talked about it. They were probably risking their lives to help you. I know a guy who's grandfather fought on D-Day to free you and the rest of Europe. I don't know what kind of lousy education you've received but your arrogance is appalling. Take the time to read the above material and be thankful we sent our boys to risk their lives to help you.
@@Roserytemptation Here are some interesting facts. You couldn't have won the war without us. Your'e welcome. www.nationalreview.com/2015/05/why-america-was-indispensable-allies-winning-world-war-ii-victor-davis-hanson/
Patricia Collet in trying to make me sound stupid, you’ve made yourself sound stupid. Never said that we couldn’t win WITHOUT US help, I said you got kicked in the pacific, which you did. You wouldn’t launch a land invasion because you knew how bloody a battle it would be and just how many Americans would die, so had to drop nukes on it to win. You seem to be much better a copy & paste than you are at reading 🤭
Patricia Collet you’re just emotional and erratic because you’re tied to this deeper than just “general interest” but try take a chill pill every now again. I bet you were getting all cold and sweaty with rage as you furiously thumped your well-bitten fingers, in a desperate attempt to prove a point no one (myself included) disagreed with. Get a life ;) x
I have a couple of facts to add... Austro hungary was attacking Serbia for an entire year but with no success because of our discipline and our legendary Commander Zivojin Misic... People are still learning his tactics to this day. And now the important facts... Serbia had 4 million people and had to defend againts a contry with 55 million and got defeated and forced to retreat only after Austro hungary got help from Germany and Bulgaria. Serbian soldiers were forced to retreat through Albanian mountains on the one of the worst winters ever.. We lost thousands and thousands more... And thats when our ancestots made a saying "No body knows what is real suffering until you go through Albania on foot". Serbian soldiers recovered on Greek island and they only had one thing in mind and its getting back to their homeland... When south front(Salloniki front) started to go forward Serbs were told to wait but they just wanted to get their country and their territory back... They started to run on foot for 400 km and they ran that distance in a couple of days... They didnt feel tired they didnt want to stop they were just running... Bulgarian soldiers ran from the battlefield claiming that they saw dead people running...Nobody bealived that Serbian army survived...French soldiers were riding on their horses and they couldn.t catch up. They got their whole territory back and some more...But at price of one third of our population.... YES SERBIA LOST ONE THIRD OF OUR POPULATION IN THAT WAR WE HAD 4 MILLION AND WE LOST 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE..... But i guess talking about weapons, planes and tanks that were used are more important then pointing out people suffering and how many lifes it actually took....
Many historians question if the Zimmer Telegraph was real. British troops claim to have intercepted it, translate it then gave it to the Americans. Obviously this calls into question the authenticity since Britain desperately needed the United States to join the war
The symbol here was not touched by the Nazis the symbol used to mean something different well because Adolf Hitler took it now everyone thinks it's bad
The image at 29:01 is of the royal guernsey light infantry however it was taken not during the hundred days offensive but during the battle of cambrai the previous year and that regiment had been decimated in the kasierschlacht and so were in the back lines as GHQ troops. But still excellent video and thank you for the well presented facts and the toned down jokes, lest we forget those who fell and remain in France and flanders.
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Arch Duke- huh I was nearly assassinated. Maybe should leave. Also Arch Duke- Nah I’m sure that I won’t die. And even if I did I’m sure nothing majorly important will happen because of it.
30 - Sorry completely wrong. The British used Tear Gas initially but this was fairly non lethal. The first mass use of poison gas was actually in The Battle of Bolimov on the Eastern Front, but this was unsuccessful as the gas due to the cold temperature failed to turn into a gas and basically liquified and was basically useless. Ypres was actually the first SUCCESSFUL use of lethal poison gas. However due to the wind conditions it caused as many casualties on the German side as it did to the British as there was no proper dispensation method so the Germans basically released cylinders of gas at the front lines, but when the wind was in the wrong direction it killed the Germans as well.
I think it would have been proper to mention with shell shock soldiers that they were actually deemed as "cowards", since psychological issues weren't seen as a health issue yet at the time. They were then sent to a firing squad and killed by their own comrades, all because life in the trenches made them lose their minds.
What bout Noel Chavasse. One of three people ever to get 2 Victoria crosses both gained in WW1 for mainly going out in no mans land while fighting to retreve injured spillers and carried on after been shot in the arm +his twin founded my school and my house at school is named after him and he is the most recognised solider around part of Kent
The Great War Best channel for WW1 content. Makes the war seem more modern and closer to present times. It’s amazing their level of research. HIGHLY recommend!
Let us Remember the soldiers that fought and died bravely for their countries. They will never be forgotten. I cannot believe that it has been 100 years since the end of this deadly conflict. It was supposed to be “the war to end all wars”. But unfortunately that was not meant to be. Rest In Peace to everyone that died in this global conflict. 🕊🕊🕊🌹🌹🌹🥀🥀🥀😢😢😢💔💔💔
another fact, one the one you mentioned the battle of Jutland, there was only one British ship which escaped the conflict and that was the SS Caroline and it is currently harboured in Belfast, northern Ireland and it is a museum. after the world war she became a prison ship
@@adamsolciansky4466 No, by pretty much the same I meant that they use to same colors and stuff and just put their coat of arms on it. Ik they arent the exact same but I can see how he could get it mixed up.
Yeah, we get it. Germany is the Bad guy and the heroic British French and Americans are the saviors of everything and didnt do anything wrong, like setting the stages for and even greater war and violating Any agreements made before the war
Another fact: Europe was at first jubilant to be going to war in 1914, thinking it would be over by Christmas that same year. But once trenches were dug it became a 4 year ordeal.
Major error here : France and russia mobilised their troops, but didn't declared war. Germany knew a war with serbia meant a war with russia, and a war with russia a war with france. So it's germany who declared war on them. That's explained why germany was held responsible for the war...
It may not have been the bloodiest war in human history, but it certainly was the fiercest and scariest. Especially with the introduction of the modern grenade, tank, plane, flame thrower, airborne bombs, mobile mortar platforms, U-boat, battleship, gas, and diseases such as Trench Foot, malaria, the common cold... you get the point. Might not have had the highest death toll, but it was the most frightening war that's ever been fought thus far. Could you imagine being stuck in a hole for months to years, constant artillery, constant rain, the constant smell of death and rotten flesh, constant gunfire, the perpetual fear that the world has gone to hell and will never come back?
@@anthonyeaton5153 The only aspect that made WWII worse was the fact that civilians were the most directly affected by the crossfire and Hitler's genocide. WWI wasn't the bloodiest war, but it was the scariest. Nothing you say can change that fact.
Everyone is asking for it, so just in case you weren't aware; we've already done 101 Facts About World War 2! Here's the link if you want to give it a watch: ua-cam.com/video/7bKlYtffu1Y/v-deo.html
In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing fly Scarce heard amid the guns below We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt down, saw sunset glow Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies glow In Flanders fields.
Pope Lancis Why is it weird? Obviously you must have learned it somewhere. Learning is weird now? What a mixed up, upside down mess of a world we live in.
An interesting fact you didn't mention was that the rulers' in the different European were all related. Kaiser Wilhelm II was the cousin of British ruler George V and Nicholai II of russia, the russian tsar (they look like twins). Which is a quite mind blowing fact.
Great video as usual! Though the Christmas truce's didn't end because fighting became more bitter. It ended because officers on both sides threatened court martial or worse to anyone who fraternized. The officers on either side could not let their men remember that they were killing other men, not just Huns or Brits
My great granfather was in the 2nd Wellington regiment fighting on Anzac cove James Hamilton Latchford another fact for you 10% of New Zealand thought in WW1
The Christmas truce happened only once because of the commanding generals thinking it would diminish the soldiers reason to fight. They didn't like the first one, so every Christmas afterwards, they deliberately would blast the machine guns to make sure it wouldn't happen again.
People who dislike this video consider themselves war historians... yes there is little mention of ANZACS, Gallipoli, Brusilov offensive, Caporetto,etc. But it condensed very well what WWI was all about for people who don't know much about it
Fascinating information. The music, however, somewhat drowned out your commentary. I had to strain to hear your words through the music. You might want to dismiss the use of music in your next production.
Hello Motherfactors! Thank you for watching this slightly more serious 101!
Let us know what you thought in the comments, and I'll be here answering them for the first hour!
Nice video but u forgot one major fact🤔...
I don't know the fact myself I didn't pay attention in school😛
Thanks for trying to teach the younger generation✌
Make a video on 101 Facts about PAKISTAN Plz plz plz plz
101 facts about Brazil
Great presentation of the information, are you guys considering doing different wars or 101 facts on different nations militaries?
They died for their tomorrow and our today.
Correction, they died for the pigs that rule us all today.
@@LeorikSG3 You mean social-democrat liberals?
@@roadtonever In all the wars, fallow the money.
@@LeorikSG3 No shit, making women work as well as men turned out to be profitable, amirite?
They died for nothing, no good came from the war, it was the greatest wast of human lives.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead. Short days ago
we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
In Flanders Fields - By John McCrae
My school choir performed this poem a few years ago. The video is on UA-cam I think. In Flanders Fields Viva City 2014. There wasn’t a dry eye in the place.
The poppies grow there best because of all the fertilizer
SWIFT DANGER Well that got dark
@@gwendys3332 it is dark, but it was the sad truth
ACKCCKHUALLY the poppies grew thanks to the mauling of the ground by artillery shells etc.
This was the clearest I've ever seen WW1 explained. Well done Sam.
Lest We Forget.
Thanks
@@simonwilson1237 You are most welcome! :)
Whight now its anzac day in australia and new zealand
They forgot Canada tho
They forgot Canada tho
cant wait for "101 facts about world war 2" in May of 2045
May [im pretty sure] was the surrender of Germany so I think they would do May because NAZIS
Crusader Why?
See ya After WW8
MeyoMix He uploaded it a year before this
@mountaingal homemaker The Japanese surrendered in Mid-August, it was signed in September
First fact: World War One was a global war
Me: wow
Heres a fact, democrats are scum of the earth vote for trump next election
@@joedirte716 that's a good fact.
global = world right? or did i miss something in high school?
@@joedirte716
No.
Joe dirte you clearly don’t know what a fact is.
At 6:32 you're wrong. Russia mobilised its troops to support Serbia so, in pretext of a russian threat the German Empire declared war on the Russian Empire (Austria-Hungary will also declare war a few days later), France mobilised its troops in support for Russia so in pretext of a French threat the German Empire declared war on France. A few days later France will declare war to Austria-Hungary.
But why are you using the flag of modern Germany instead of the German Empire flag ?
Suppose so that people with less knowledge of the era understand.
@@cheekmcbreek1146 But the Italian and American flags were also wrong, and they didn't look too different compared to today.
They didn't use the Italian Empire flag too!
KintoShan Gaming Wanna hear a joke? The Italian Empire
Germany: oh your mobilizing in defence over the possibility of war??..... then I DECLARE WAR ON ERRYBODY!! You get war, and you get war!! Everybody gets war!
Austria-hungary: uuuhhhh.....
Wear your poppy badges tomorrow in remembarance.
I Wii do i hope your leanin❤❤
@@simonwilson1237 I'm even going to dress up as a soldier and march to the nearest military monument to give my respects to the fallen of all nations.
@fishyfloppy Face if your enemy is committing war crimes, you and your allies don't really have choice but to follow suite, or be anhilated.
Don't have to wear a poppy to remember. Irish people have good reasons not to.
Why? I should wear it first. My ggfather , lot of his brothers unccals and sons died there. Sissters and daughters too. There is no glory , if that sons of a female dog write the history. But , i will no go further than poppy. That is the plant , from witch , when propperly grown , in 2-3 generations , you can make opium. Think about that...
My great great cousin died two weeks before armistice day during world war 1 and it’s crazy to think that there would be a whole other side of my family if he hadn’t died. May he Rest In Peace
Such a shame that this war isn't covered much in history class in American schools. Since we didn't play a huge part in it until the very end, they only acknowledge that it happened and skip straight to WW2 where we like to portray that we "kicked ass".
In my high school, we covered WW1 for maybe a week and moved on. With WW2, we went over it for like a month.
Lee Everett it’s funny how it’s taught in different countries. I’m from the UK and we weren’t taught that the Americans “kicked ass” at all. Obviously the Allies would have struggled to defeat the Nazis without US help, but the US did get their arses handed to them by the Japanese which is why the had no choice but to resort to nuking civilians (I am aware if what RAF bomber command did btw, I’m not trying to play a moral high ground haha). But yeah ... thanks America!
@@RoserytemptationYour lack of education on what happened in WWll is stunning. Your arrogance is appalling. Take the time to read this post then maybe you'll understand why you own my father and uncles a debt of gratitude.
Britain was begging America for aid. Hitler was knocking on Britain's door because of the destruction caused by the Battle of Britain. In other words Britain was desperate for our help. Read from Wikipedia below.
As Roosevelt addressed Congress, the Battle of Britain was in its full destructive swing and Hitler seemed on the verge of invading Great Britain. The cash-strapped Brits desperately needed airplanes, tanks and ships to fight Hitler’s imminent invasion. For months, Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, had begged Roosevelt for help, but the president was committed to abiding by Americans’ wishes to stay out of another bloody world war.
The Lend-Lease policy, formally titled An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (Pub.L. 77-11, H.R. 1776, 55 Stat. 31, enacted March 11, 1941),[1] was a program under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom (and British Commonwealth), Free France, the Republic of China, and later the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945. This included warships and warplanes, along with other weaponry. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, and ended in September 1945. In general the aid was free, although some hardware (such as ships) were returned after the war. In return, the U.S. was given leases on army and naval bases in Allied territory during the war. Canada operated a similar smaller program called Mutual Aid.
A total of $50.1 billion (equivalent to $565 billion in 2018) worth of supplies was shipped, or 17% of the total war expenditures of the U.S.[2] In all, $31.4 billion went to Britain, $11.3 billion to the Soviet Union, $3.2 billion to France, $1.6 billion to China, and the remaining $2.6 billion to the other Allies. Reverse Lend-Lease policies comprised services such as rent on air bases that went to the U.S., and totaled $7.8 billion; of this, $6.8 billion came from the British and the Commonwealth. The terms of the agreement provided that the materiel was to be used until returned or destroyed. In practice very little equipment was returned. Supplies that arrived after the termination date were sold to Britain at a large discount for £1.075 billion, using long-term loans from the United States. Canada's Mutual Aid program sent a loan of $1 billion and $3.4 billion in supplies and services to Britain and other Allies.[3][4]
Lend-Lease effectively ended the United States' pretense of neutrality which had been enshrined in the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s. It was a decisive step away from non-interventionist policy and toward open support for the Allies. Roosevelt's top foreign policy advisor Harry Hopkins had effective control over Lend-Lease, making sure it was in alignment with Roosevelt's foreign policy goals.[5]
In the link below read about the Germany First war strategy. America focused first on the European theater to defeat Hitler and save Europe. They then were to focus on the Pacific Theater.
Read this article.
www.pacificwar.org.au/GermanyFirst/GermanyFirst.html
The struggle in the Pacific lasted longer because we focused more arms and men to help you. More men died in the Pacific because we were helping you. We were fighting major wars on two fronts. We should have focused on the Pacific because they directly attacked us but didn't because we were helping you.
My father fought in the Pacific. My uncles fought in WWll. I don't know where because they never talked about it. They were probably risking their lives to help you. I know a guy who's grandfather fought on D-Day to free you and the rest of Europe.
I don't know what kind of lousy education you've received but your arrogance is appalling.
Take the time to read the above material and be thankful we sent our boys to risk their lives to help you.
@@Roserytemptation Here are some interesting facts. You couldn't have won the war without us. Your'e welcome.
www.nationalreview.com/2015/05/why-america-was-indispensable-allies-winning-world-war-ii-victor-davis-hanson/
Patricia Collet in trying to make me sound stupid, you’ve made yourself sound stupid. Never said that we couldn’t win WITHOUT US help, I said you got kicked in the pacific, which you did. You wouldn’t launch a land invasion because you knew how bloody a battle it would be and just how many Americans would die, so had to drop nukes on it to win. You seem to be much better a copy & paste than you are at reading 🤭
Patricia Collet you’re just emotional and erratic because you’re tied to this deeper than just “general interest” but try take a chill pill every now again. I bet you were getting all cold and sweaty with rage as you furiously thumped your well-bitten fingers, in a desperate attempt to prove a point no one (myself included) disagreed with. Get a life ;) x
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row
@@ev0lutiionary914 you soggy bread loaf
100 years ago today. Wow.
If you thinks that’s a long time ago for a war, just remember, it’s been nearly 1,000 years since all of England was conquered by William the Bastard
Missed opportunity to not wait until 101 years...
Blackadder
Captain Darling
“We survived the war from 1914 to 1917.”
if only he knew.
Best blackadder series
Great video Sam. Almost everything I learned today was new as we don't hear about World War one nearly as much as we hear about it's bigger sister.
Such a terrible thing to happen WWI was
@Jupitrion DaBest wow ur sooooo funny
If WW1 never happened WW2 would have been much worse
Doge if WW1 didn’t happen, WW2 as we know it wouldn’t even have happened dude.
Africa by Toto didn't came out yet.
Did you just get your stripes??? Captin obvious
Seems fitting to watch it today
101 years on
We will remember them
18:43 Thanks for that... Just what I needed. Such a depressing chapter of history.
Good job as always Sam!! 👏👏
Thank you!
I have a couple of facts to add...
Austro hungary was attacking Serbia for an entire year but with no success because of our discipline and our legendary Commander Zivojin Misic... People are still learning his tactics to this day.
And now the important facts... Serbia had 4 million people and had to defend againts a contry with 55 million and got defeated and forced to retreat only after Austro hungary got help from Germany and Bulgaria. Serbian soldiers were forced to retreat through Albanian mountains on the one of the worst winters ever.. We lost thousands and thousands more... And thats when our ancestots made a saying "No body knows what is real suffering until you go through Albania on foot". Serbian soldiers recovered on Greek island and they only had one thing in mind and its getting back to their homeland... When south front(Salloniki front) started to go forward Serbs were told to wait but they just wanted to get their country and their territory back... They started to run on foot for 400 km and they ran that distance in a couple of days... They didnt feel tired they didnt want to stop they were just running... Bulgarian soldiers ran from the battlefield claiming that they saw dead people running...Nobody bealived that Serbian army survived...French soldiers were riding on their horses and they couldn.t catch up. They got their whole territory back and some more...But at price of one third of our population.... YES SERBIA LOST ONE THIRD OF OUR POPULATION IN THAT WAR WE HAD 4 MILLION AND WE LOST 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE.....
But i guess talking about weapons, planes and tanks that were used are more important then pointing out people suffering and how many lifes it actually took....
So many inaccuracies in this video
Wurschtl Burschtl Most triggering were definitely the wrong flags.
he says no tanks shows an spg
Victor Bruant what are they? i would like to be correctly informed:)
@@soop8665 That makes two of us ;)
Many historians question if the Zimmer Telegraph was real. British troops claim to have intercepted it, translate it then gave it to the Americans. Obviously this calls into question the authenticity since Britain desperately needed the United States to join the war
"Little gun shoot fast" that absolutely got me
16:40 swastikas? *demonetized*
because nothing else in this video in "non-advertising friendly"
That swastika was before hitler and the nazis perverted it
What do u mean this is ww1
The symbol here was not touched by the Nazis the symbol used to mean something different well because Adolf Hitler took it now everyone thinks it's bad
Grievous Reborn it was a joke
The image at 29:01 is of the royal guernsey light infantry however it was taken not during the hundred days offensive but during the battle of cambrai the previous year and that regiment had been decimated in the kasierschlacht and so were in the back lines as GHQ troops. But still excellent video and thank you for the well presented facts and the toned down jokes, lest we forget those who fell and remain in France and flanders.
Whoops, sorry about that! We tried to get it as right as possible, and sometimes these little bits fall through! Thank you very much for pointing out the error and leaving us a lovely comment :)
Arch Duke- huh I was nearly assassinated. Maybe should leave.
Also Arch Duke- Nah I’m sure that I won’t die. And even if I did I’m sure nothing majorly important will happen because of it.
30 - Sorry completely wrong. The British used Tear Gas initially but this was fairly non lethal. The first mass use of poison gas was actually in The Battle of Bolimov on the Eastern Front, but this was unsuccessful as the gas due to the cold temperature failed to turn into a gas and basically liquified and was basically useless. Ypres was actually the first SUCCESSFUL use of lethal poison gas. However due to the wind conditions it caused as many casualties on the German side as it did to the British as there was no proper dispensation method so the Germans basically released cylinders of gas at the front lines, but when the wind was in the wrong direction it killed the Germans as well.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them.
I think it would have been proper to mention with shell shock soldiers that they were actually deemed as "cowards", since psychological issues weren't seen as a health issue yet at the time. They were then sent to a firing squad and killed by their own comrades, all because life in the trenches made them lose their minds.
Yeah, it’s crazy that shell shock and even PTSD weren’t diagnosed until much later.
I know it's horrendous. Poor souls
Love how you just explain the events of ww1 just by stating the events number by number
War doesn't determine who is right,
Only who is left.
Rest In Peace to those who died for their country, both allies and foes
101 facts about medicine
WWI isn't talked about very much unfortunately, but it should never be forgotten
Can you do 101 facts on my nan next? She is lovely.
1: best cook
2: Is very nice
3: is a nan
4. It a she
7: Fought a bear and won.
Rest in peace to those that passed away.
U guys forgot about ANZACS and Gallipoli ☹️
YOLOgamer83 wasn’t just Anzacs there
Anzacs actually went to europe as well and New Guinea @harry
@@Banginyermamsince93 hes just saying he forgot them rude
Komrade Egg yes i know
Legit!
It may have been a hella deep, dark topic, but you did a great job laying things out for us Sam!
Thanks very much Karen! Good to see you in the comments again :)
Love this episode. 100 years hence, lest we forget.
Glad you enjoyed it :)
@@101Facts You were very uplifting and also very serious when you needed to be. Well done mate.
this is the shortest video on this channel. I'm impressed
It's definitely not! We've done lots of videos under 30 mins!
love you
Finally some real learning
Hope you enjoy!
You mean the wrong flags?
No its full off inaccuracies
What bout Noel Chavasse. One of three people ever to get 2 Victoria crosses both gained in WW1 for mainly going out in no mans land while fighting to retreve injured spillers and carried on after been shot in the arm
+his twin founded my school and my house at school is named after him and he is the most recognised solider around part of Kent
Victorian Era 101 Facts please.
Great suggestion!
Wow! VERY informative. I learned more about WW1 here than I did in high school or college. Thank you!
*greetings motherfactors*
The Great War
Best channel for WW1 content. Makes the war seem more modern and closer to present times. It’s amazing their level of research.
HIGHLY recommend!
29:29 "Slovakia" shows russian flag
i’m sad that there was nothing about the ANZACS and thier unnecessary sacrifice at Gallipoli and ANZAC Cove
Let us Remember the soldiers that fought and died bravely for their countries. They will never be forgotten. I cannot believe that it has been 100 years since the end of this deadly conflict. It was supposed to be “the war to end all wars”. But unfortunately that was not meant to be.
Rest In Peace to everyone that died in this global conflict. 🕊🕊🕊🌹🌹🌹🥀🥀🥀😢😢😢💔💔💔
Yeah and the defeated nations suffered.
Great video man
Thank you very much! 😄
**uploads on 10.11.2018** u had one job
👏🏼👏🏼 thank you
"the cause of ww1?
it was inevitable."
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WW1:”I am inevitable.”
This is probably the deepest and darkest 101 Facts video
Never forget nor forgotten
Would be really nice if you made a 101 facts about Bulgaria :)
Who else is watching this on the 100th anniversary of the day World War 1 ended.
another fact, one the one you mentioned the battle of Jutland, there was only one British ship which escaped the conflict and that was the SS Caroline and it is currently harboured in Belfast, northern Ireland and it is a museum. after the world war she became a prison ship
Am I the only one who noticed that he used Russia’s flag when he said “Slovakia”?
I'm pretty sure there flag is like the same.
@@feelingsquatchy4380 youre wrong
@@adamsolciansky4466 No, by pretty much the same I meant that they use to same colors and stuff and just put their coat of arms on it. Ik they arent the exact same but I can see how he could get it mixed up.
love ur content and vids👍👌🏻🔥❤
Thank you very much!
Yeah, we get it. Germany is the Bad guy and the heroic British French and Americans are the saviors of everything and didnt do anything wrong, like setting the stages for and even greater war and violating Any agreements made before the war
Right, but you have to admit...it'll take a loooooooong time to live down that Hitler business....
Abby Cross yes it probably will
I think cutting off German supplies causing starvation was bad enough... the video didn't exactly mention that with a tone of glory
Another fact: Europe was at first jubilant to be going to war in 1914, thinking it would be over by Christmas that same year. But once trenches were dug it became a 4 year ordeal.
101 Facts About World War Two please
Already done it! ua-cam.com/video/7bKlYtffu1Y/v-deo.html
@@101Facts DO
IT
AGAIN PLEASE I WANT MORE FACTS
U can just research it on your on instead of playing fornite everytime
@@janusmorales7314 Playing 101 facts white soldier are you?
@@linusminus3 What?
THANK YOU!
Im a huge history buff so thank you!
Major error here : France and russia mobilised their troops, but didn't declared war. Germany knew a war with serbia meant a war with russia, and a war with russia a war with france. So it's germany who declared war on them. That's explained why germany was held responsible for the war...
No, Austria-Hungry declared war first.
@@snorf525 Yeah but on serbia. Nobody else involved.
It may not have been the bloodiest war in human history, but it certainly was the fiercest and scariest. Especially with the introduction of the modern grenade, tank, plane, flame thrower, airborne bombs, mobile mortar platforms, U-boat, battleship, gas, and diseases such as Trench Foot, malaria, the common cold... you get the point. Might not have had the highest death toll, but it was the most frightening war that's ever been fought thus far.
Could you imagine being stuck in a hole for months to years, constant artillery, constant rain, the constant smell of death and rotten flesh, constant gunfire, the perpetual fear that the world has gone to hell and will never come back?
World war 2 was worse in every aspect.
@@anthonyeaton5153 The only aspect that made WWII worse was the fact that civilians were the most directly affected by the crossfire and Hitler's genocide. WWI wasn't the bloodiest war, but it was the scariest. Nothing you say can change that fact.
Why did I feel the framerates drop in No. 62
Ty very much great vid
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
Can you do Rockstar Games please?
Keep your eyes peeled, it won't be in the immediate future but we have plans 👀
It is the anniversary of the 2nd battle of Ypres today they may not be any parade or ceremonies but We will remember them.
Everyone is asking for it, so just in case you weren't aware; we've already done 101 Facts About World War 2!
Here's the link if you want to give it a watch: ua-cam.com/video/7bKlYtffu1Y/v-deo.html
ok
“It is foolish to mourne the men who died rather we should be glad such men lived”General Patton
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt down, saw sunset glow
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies glow
In Flanders fields.
Teacher says to study on world war one
Me: Watches 101 facts
Most of these are lies and Proving wrong
Fantastic Video Sam I'm big fan.
101 facts about cats
Schnate dogs
@@rcheek207 Cates > Canines
They are demons the end
I love cats. But I can't eat a whole one at a time.
@@brentjo1911 Yeah. Too much is kinda gross. Especially if you don't grill it. Grilled Cate is best Cate. Same as dog
Number 8 is the underrated fact
Is it weird that I know all of these facts
Not weird - very impressive!
Pope Lancis
Why is it weird? Obviously you must have learned it somewhere.
Learning is weird now? What a mixed up, upside down mess of a world we live in.
Nope not weird at all. I study WW! and WW2, cause I had family on both side. I'm half German
BOUNTYHUNTER 7567
Who am I?
You good
An interesting fact you didn't mention was that the rulers' in the different European were all related. Kaiser Wilhelm II was the cousin of British ruler George V and Nicholai II of russia, the russian tsar (they look like twins). Which is a quite mind blowing fact.
101 facts about WW2 PLEASE!!!
Spartacus they did that
Already done it! ua-cam.com/video/7bKlYtffu1Y/v-deo.html
Great video as usual! Though the Christmas truce's didn't end because fighting became more bitter. It ended because officers on both sides threatened court martial or worse to anyone who fraternized. The officers on either side could not let their men remember that they were killing other men, not just Huns or Brits
The officers were clearly idiots then.
@@tylerbozinovski4624 depends on viewpoint. If you want soldiers to fight, they have to at least think that they hate the enemy
My great granfather was in the 2nd Wellington regiment fighting on Anzac cove James Hamilton Latchford another fact for you 10% of New Zealand thought in WW1
Germany: **sinks a British ship**
England: *YOU SANK MY BATTLESHIP*
May all the solders and selvilleans rest in peace
Civillians*
The Christmas truce happened only once because of the commanding generals thinking it would diminish the soldiers reason to fight. They didn't like the first one, so every Christmas afterwards, they deliberately would blast the machine guns to make sure it wouldn't happen again.
there's a bit of video in your ads
Sam you just updated thumbnails for every video you make which I can use for my tv show.
29:34 You used the Russian flag, not the Slovakian one
"If they ask you why we died, tell them, because our fathers lied" Kipling
You dad lied when he said he would pull out
"Sarahevo" Lol this isn't Spanish xD
That's how its pernounced
Lest we forget those who died fighting not for country, but for those who died fighting for the ones they loved
Sarajevo isn't pronounced as "Sarah-hey-voh" but "Sa-Ri-A-Vou". GET IT REICH!
Probably french because i pronounced sarah hey voh and it look the same
Italy: Don't' worry guys, I have a plan
*switches sides*
That was in WW2.
Ironically ww 1 kinda caused ww 2
People who dislike this video consider themselves war historians... yes there is little mention of ANZACS, Gallipoli, Brusilov offensive, Caporetto,etc. But it condensed very well what WWI was all about for people who don't know much about it
Thank you very much! It is often difficult to fit absolutely everything into a simple 30 minute 101 fact video!
Should be renamed to 101 facts about UK and Usa
You should do 101 facts about 101 facts
Wow, good idea belinda boyd
Thanks Belinda boyd
ok
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All hail Joseph Stalin 👨👋
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Fascinating information. The music, however, somewhat drowned out your commentary. I had to strain to hear your words through the music. You might want to dismiss the use of music in your next production.
The thumbnail looks like a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
That point 3 about the other names for World War One, being what it was called before World War Two.
Man, you only covered start and west.... No Balkans that saw some crazy shit and many heroichs, and almost no Russia....
Good video tho