@@alastair9446 there are no Prussians, they got eradicated by Stalin, most ended up workcamps in Siberia, most never came home, those who came home, never saw Køningsberg again.
Just throwing it out here, this series isn't very historically accurate and rather politically charged which brought some controversy in Denmark when it was made, especially as it was held up to being a proper and faithful retelling of the events but it quickly became clear the director had his own ideas and even dismissed advice from historians. It also got some magic in it, so yeah...
For all the soldiers we lost we shall see them on the other side as their Heroes as they are remembered they tried their hardest and then they won the battle but they fought for our country join us in prayer for our fallen comrades Dear God thanks for all the soldiers that fought for our country as their Heroes they are remembered they Embrace us as we fall into prayer we shall see these people on the other side we will see them again we'll meet them in the heavens everybody say Amen Amen to that❤😢
Yes, but the Danes were the ones who broke the London protocol of 1852. They tried to fully incorporate Schleswig, which was supposed to remain a semi-autonomous region, due to the majority German population. King Christian IX broke this after signing the November constitution. The Danes provoked it.
Danish ruler died. There was no successor acceptable to the German Confederation, and due to the demands of the German Confederation, there was no potential for any successor to be acceptable. Germany wanted Holstein to build the Kiel Canal to permit the German navy to debouche to the North Sea. The Danes pulled back out of Holstein and Lauenburg, as they were members of the German Confederation, and Prussia could have no legal cause to go further, as Bismarck recognized. Yet German Confederation did, crossing the Danevirke into Denmark proper. Thus began the blood and soil offensives of Germany. Germany drafted many Danes who lived in the captured dutchies into the German Army and sent them to fight and die in WWI.
stop at 1:28, I feel sorta bad about that windmill(or maybe a entire farm idk)there is probably a farmer inside of it when the howitzer open fire, talk about sleeping, man
Only thing that annoys me in these movie war scenes is the amount of instant death in them. Everyone just falls apart unconscious the moment hit by a single bullet.
you do realize that the musket rounds being fired are 21.7mm in diameter right? thats around 3-4x larger than a standard 55.6 or 7.62 round fired today. these bullets would blow a whole in your chest the size of a cantaloupe you would not get hit by one of these and be able to just soak it like it is nothing.
Just imagine, your comrades lay dead by your side, and your duty calls you to stand your ground and repeal an offensive from one of the biggest armies at the time.
And your proud stupid commanders mean in spite of all odds that you are stronger and win, - you won't. There was a fair offer to split Schlesvig-Holstein in parts regarding the majorities within the populations, danish or german. The answer of the danish was "No way". 60 years later, after WWI in 1921 there was a referendum held on both sides and guess what was the result? Exactly the prussian proposal from 1865 to split up Schlesvig and Holstein according to the majorities of the population. That is the danish-german border of today. Just ask the people where they want to belong to, the majorities win, and you have to guarantee full citizen rights and cultural rights for the minority. Same with Ukraine-Russia btw.
I did not there was another war going on at the same time as ours. I also notice when attack they ran toward them not walk across in a strange line 3 row depend for easy target. So many lives to both wars,
Well my grand grand father died there as a very young man, on side of Prussia but not like that, he served in the cavallery .....I hope and pray we wont have anymore wars in Europe, and in the world....those armed conflicts are already enough....and should be ended
Why in the world did little Denmark think it could take on a giant like Prussia? Denmark probably only had a quarter of the people, maybe less. They were using caplocks vs the Prussian early bolt actions. Did Denmark not know about the superior technology of the Prussian armament? Why did no one in government stand up and say "I don't think this is a good idea?"
@Rasmus Raahede Knudsen 7B Tune Skole Denmark violated a treaty they had with prussia and tried to annex two german states so prussia and Austria came in.
I'm not Danish and not German, but what do you Danish and Germans consider to be your greatest or heroic battle of your people in history ? (I'm Belgian btw, and we consider our medieval victory over France (just a skermish) our national victory lol)
As Ole already said, the Battle of the Teutoburg forrest is one of the most known, but what German Patroits and people who know about German History consider the most herioc and important would be the Battle of Sedan(2nd of September 1870), where the Germans of Prussia, North Germany and south Germany beat the French army under Napoleon THE THIRD and so practicly defeated France (Militas fought on for a few months) The War brought the Unification of the Germans into one Country after hundreds of years.
I think the Danes consider the Battle (dont know the name) (i think it Was somewhere in Estonia) where they were losing, but then their Flag (the Danebrog wich is their Flag Till Today) appeared and then they won the Battle. That was sometime in the 9. Century
My family lost two brothers in this fucking war. Wonder what would have been if they had survived to live their lives. What impact it would have had today, maybe a larger family.
Exactly half a century later European generals send millions of their troops into WW1, and were not prepared for this kind of warfare. They knew about the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the German-Danish War, the Boer War and the Russian-Japanese War. And yet they studied the Napoleonic era instead.
150 years later, Nope, not a soul know about it. WWII 80 years ago is also forgotten. Never mind the 2000 years of feuds and conquer before that. People today can't even remember their grandparents. Its shameful.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki Well that is a quite the stretch of loguc to be honest. Germany would have unified anyway and WW1 was caused by a total mess of different agreements, unions, guaranteed independences etc. done along the timeline of 40+ years.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki It is true that People in Germany and in Austria wanted a war, but were there are voices of ear, there are also voices for peace. And it is unfair to speak of Germany and Austria as nothing but warmongers, as they behave no different than the other great powers of the time in their overall ambitions. One reason, why Germany had to fight France and therefore Belgium aswell in a war with Russia, is that German warplanning hadn't actually accounted for a war just in the east, so their were no mobilization schedules for it. And mobilization, aswell as the ultimatum, really big factor in why the crisis of July 1914 escalated into war, while other crisis in previous years didn't. Because armies were huge, it took a long time to get them ready, so when your opponent mobilized, even when war was not declared, you had to mobilise aswell, or else you would lose without a fight, beculause your army is not ready. And all the countries involved had mobilized their armies well before wars had been declared, so at that point it qas only really a formality, and whatever pretext they uses in those declarations was not important. The monarchs of Germany and Russia didn't actually want to go to war against eachother, they were cousins and friends afterall, but they were pressured into it by their generals, stating they had to issue mobilization because their opponent had done so aswell. It was pretty rigid system where you could only go all in or stay out of it entirely. Also Serbia had been a thorn in Austria's side for years, inciting nationalism against Austrian rule in Bosnia. The involvement of the Ssrbian government is not clear, but there were definitively anti-Austrian sentiments in Serbia. Austrian Chief of Staff Conrad von Hötzendorf wanted to go war with Serbia since basically ever, and after about 20 times of trying to convince the Austrian government AND one fateful assassination, he finally got his will through, no less because his main opponent was the one to get assassinated. There are always multiple sides to everything and reality is complex, so your conclusion in German unification beeing the one and only reason for both world wars is simply ridiculous. Whatever the Danish victory would have changed, wether or not it would have prevented or slowed down German unification (which is something that we can not accurately predict at all, alternate history is simply fiction and nothing more, though it can make for interesting stories, it is not scientific at all and only speculation), there would have been other sources if conflict, other gridlock alliance systems and rigid mobilization schedules, cautions politicians overpowered by warmongering generals and other big wars. And a final point about warmongering generals, yes of course we can condemn them for their warmongering, but they were simply rrying to figure a the best possible way to figure out had to win a hypothetical should a become reality, to insure victory for themselves. And when they thought they had acy swiftly or otherwise loose, it's understandable they pushed for war when conditions were in their favor. Of course from that viewpoint you can easily overlook the lives at stake, that your decisions will cost, which is why things went so terribly after all.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki The problem I have with your reasoning is that you speak of Austria and Germany like single entities. The things your talking about, German and Austrian ambitions for war, are true if you look at their military leaders, but there is far more to those countries than just them. For the most part, neither country wanted a war, if you take the average opinion of the population as measurement. But on the other side Serbian, Russian and French military leaders also had prospects of war in mind and were looking for opportunities, just not quite as thoroughly. One reason for German plams to go war was the belief, they had to defeat Russia before 1917 or they would become to powerful. Im not trying to protect the leaders of Germany's and Austria's military here, I simply want to out things in their perspective, from which the war was necessary to insure the safety of their countries. And mobilization did not have to mean war, but the Austrian declaration on Serbia meant, that all the other declarations had to follow, because Russia had to protect Serbia, Germany had to protect Austria and France had to protect Russia. And poor Belgium was simply in the way for the german war plan. And the countries involve mobilising certainly meant, that they were willing to go to war. Also one thing to note is that the Hungarian Prime Minister of Austria was initially opposed to a war and only agreed on the terms, that Austria would not take any more Balkan land in the war, while Russia based their arguments on having to prevent annexation of Serbia. Similarly Wilhelm II proposed, to just occupy Belgrade, which was right across the border, and then force the Serbian government to surrender. So a lot of misunderstanding was involved and different people saw different things in what the war was going to be, conquest or humiliation.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki When you say something like "nations are responsible for the governments of their countries", what do you mean by nations? Because that is a complicated question. Of course we can just go around shouting "The Germans!" or "The Russians!", but who exactly is it that we are talking about? The rulers? The people? Which people, the one in charge or the broad majority? In today's world, most countries have democratic governments, were the ministers at least represent the people, but 105 years ago in 1914, most countries did not. Of course France and the USA were republics and Britain was a constitutional monarchy. But in Germany, Austria and Russia, the elected part of the government didn't acutally have much power, it was the monarchs themselves and the ministers appointed directly by the monarchs, who really had the power. And then you have this abstract concept of a nation, which if you look at it closely doesnt really exist. Now don't get me wrong, of course there are countries and borders, rulers and populations, but speaking of something as a nation implies that the entire country had one unified view on the world, which is simply not true. And you can't make everyone responsible for the actions of a few. That is what nationalists and populists like to do, because it's easy and it supports their arguments, but it is oversimplifying and untrue. And I have to admit, that I also sometimes tend to fall in that trap, eventhough I try to avoid it. Now, I won't deny, that the Austrian government has no responsibilty for the war, if anything they are the most to blame for it. But again, not everyone in the government was a strong supporter of the war. But in 1914, the warmongers were clearly in the majority, so it's fair to imply that the Austrian government wanted war. But if you look at their reasons for it, from their point of view it wasn't entirely unjustified. While some ministers and generals wanted to annex Serbia, other wanted to "just show Serbia it's place in the world" to supress nationalism in Austria and to punish Serbia for inciting that nationalism. Of course that is not something you SHOULD go to war over, but many Austrians felt provoked to war by Serbia and wanted to let their anger out on them. That still makes them aggressors, but it shows that they did just go to war because they wanted war over anything else (okay maybe Conrad von Hötzendorf wanted war over anything else, but that guy was an idiot tbh). As for Russia and Germany, both governments felt the need to protect their allies in the best way they could. And while Germany did't have treaty obligations to join Austria in an offensive war, not joining would have ment letting Austria be destroyed, which was not acceptable to them. Of course Austria probably wouldn't have risked a war, if Germany didn't offer their support. But this part of the affair is tricky. Theire were undoubtly generals and ministers that wanted the war, just as their those who wanted peace. And Kaiser Wilhelm 2 was willing to risk a war, but he did'nt actually expect it to happen, or he wouldn't have gone on his summer holdiays. He wanted to make a show of force, because he felt a constant need to do that, but deep down he didn't actually want a full on total war, which is why in the last days before the outbreak he tried to deescalate (trying to stop general mobilisation, trying to convince Nicholas 2 to do the same, trying to convince Austria to just take Belgrade and than push for terms), but at point it was to late. As for my description of the German attack on Belgium, that is the reasoning of the German generals. If Germany was to go to war with Russia, they would also be at war with France. And while they could (and maybe should) have tried to win a defensive war in the west and attack in the east (which is something I've thought about a lot), it was the belief of German high command, that the only way for them to win the war was to knock France out first. And in order to achieve that, they felt the only way was to "simply go through Belgium" and void French border fortifications. With hindsight we know that the plans was rubbish and doomed to fail, because it was based on to many assumptions that turned out to be false. But in 1914, that was what the German high command thought to be their best chance to win. And why should Russia be too powerful in 1917? Again, this is something that German high command believed in. In the 1917 the French-supported armament build ups in Russia were prognosed to finish, and German high command believed, that this would shift the balance of power to much against them. Again, now we know this to probably not true, but back then that was the belief. And yes, neither Germany nor Russia had something to gain from a war with eachother, but on both sides there was the fear that the other might attack them, so better prepared and have a plan to win, then not be. And for Germany that meant if their was to be war, it should be sooner rather then later. And yes the German foreign policy was an aggressive one, but a reason for that is that Germany, as probably the most powerful country at the time, felt that it wasn't given the respect on the world stage, that they deserved and that the had to earn it by demonstrating their might. It's a childish argument, but Germany was a young country fueled by nationalism. Wilhelm 2 was an insecure Kaiser, not just because of his crippled left arm, who constantly had to prove his masculinity. And he needed the big fleet of dreadoughts just like insecure people today need a big SUV, just on a massively different scale of course. Similar things can be said about Nicholas 2, who at first didn't want a war but was convinced by his ministers, that not mobilising the army would be seen as beeing weak. So Nicholas wanted to prove that he wasn't the weak and insecure man he felt everyone saw in him and issued the order. It really is a tragedy that the fate of the world was to be determined by these people. When you just read about their actions and decisions, it's easy to hate them, but once you look at their reasons, you can almost feel sorry for them, if they weren't responsible for the deaths of millions. And no, that is not an excuse for what happened, and I'm not trying to protect these people, I'm only trying to make their actions comprehensible.
The uniforms in this movie are very different from what was worn in America during this era. The American Civil War. The Americans on both sides wore a forage cap blue or grey. All American soldiers, on both sides. A forage cap has a leather bill sun visor and a tall cap distance without stiffeners. Infantry, artillery and cavalry. A brass hunting horn for Infantry, crossed cannons for artillery and crossed sabers for cavalry. The Confederate side mostly wore butternut brown uniforms. Confederates used whatever hat they had brought to the fight. The brown color was made from the nuts of the butternut tree. There was also a darker steel grey and a light grey uniform. Union forces wore a dark blue tunic and sky blue trousers. Either the Springfield Armory 1853 pattern or the Enfield 1858 pattern muzzleloader rifle was used. Used on both sides. Both rifles were percussion cap .58 caliber bullets. Minnie style bullets were used. The European uniforms worn in this movie wouldn't ever be seen on this side of the Atlantic.
One year later from your writing - don't know about em' commenting - but this edit is a real beauty still in 2023 September. I haven't actually seen the film yet - but the story telling from the clip and the editing and the music setup... just pure beauty and I have seen this cliå waaay to many times to be considered healthy. It IS a true work art!
090giver090 what? The Austrian navy never beat the Danish one, both naval battles during the second Schleswig war were won by the superior Danish navy, where did you get your information?
Polmany Games the prussians used the prussian needle gun it's called that because its firing resembled a needle and it was the first bolt action used in war.
@El Bearsidente No, they not, because they're not cannons. Cannons usually refers to field artillery, which use direct fire: see a target, fire at it. By 1864 the cannon has evolved, industrial revolution has yielded a new way to produce steel, of higher quality, which allowed higher chamber pressure and led to development of breech loading cannons and guns. These types don't engage the targets directly, but indirectly, lobbing their shells at long distances.
oh man, imagine you're the first one running over there and then you get a bullett straight in you and that's it... what a shitty end xD War isn't funny..
imagine living a entire life 18 years only for some guy in a suit to give you a gun and ship you somewhere far away from home to suffer excruciating conditions only to run head first into death and die face down in the mud, war is the definition of suffering
better than getting a shrapnel in ur stomach, lying in the dirt with horrible pain for hours and thinking about why you are here and not at home. THAT's a shitty end. sadly, instant death is not what many men in wars were awarded with.
Yeah sudden we have uniforms and load cannons. Then when the teacher comes back everyone acts as if they don't have multiple mortal wounds in their stomachs
Can we take a moment for the countless men who died during these battles? Such heroes, yet their names aren't even known. Hell, even the battles they fought in aren't well known or remembered. It's like they died for nothing. Sadly this is the fate of every soldier in every war. May you all rest in peace.
Today the site of this battle has actually become a symbol, as it changed two nations. Denmark lost both their pride and hopes of becoming a great nation again, while Prussia gained territory that would later become part of their empire. You can visit it today to see memorials of those who fought, soldiers graves and certain poems were written as a remembrance. At least it is not totally forgotten
Hey, you'd be happy to know that Denmark preserves their memories really well. The state archives, Rigsarkivet, has all the military books you can imagine, and you can easily find the name of every dead soldier online. Many churches in Denmark have portraits of soldier names on their walls, and Danes take pride in the Dannebrog. My great great great grandfather was a soldier in both 1848-1851 and 1864 wars, as well as his brother (wounded on 23rd of April, 1849, in the battle of Kolding), and his two cousins (one of which died in on the 25th of July, in the battle of Isted, the same battle my 3x grandfather was in). Their memories live on!
@Den Danske Helt Do you think so? I'm not danish, I'm Brazilian. The son of my ancestor came to Brazil in 1887. I have been to Denmark twice, and I have traveled a lot around the countryside, and it seemed to me that things were ok, except for København, Aalborg, Århus, Odense (for very obvious reasons, you know...).
@Den Danske Helt My great great grandfather came because his father (the soldier I talked about) was a "fattiglem" who lived in a fattighus with 3 other families, and he didn't have much opportunities left. He was from Skuldelev, in nordsjælland. Denmark in the 19th century was tough as hell. All the fæstebreve, the damn godsejer owning everything, the hoveri up until late 18th century, the stavnbånd from before, the vornedskab. Danes are very resilient, Denmark's history is no joke. Only around 1200 danes came to Brazil, and I descend from one of them. But well, I'm almost fluent in danish by now and I take big pride in my danish ancestry. But really, the faggotry that happens in the big cities really saddens me. Good luck in ridding Denmark from all the bullshit!
@Den Danske Helt 11 century? Wow, so you must come from a noble family, because the kirkebøger for common people basically end in the early 16th century (which is as far back I traced my family, all blacksmiths, husmænder and landbruger).
"Field Marshal Moltke... can it at least be done in a somewhat merciful manner?" "Let me ask you this, Lord Palmerston. Have you ever heard of something like a 'merciful war'?"
@@mustard4762 But when you got the bigger army, why should you accept the "peace" fought out by the two? That thought is honorable, no question, but neither accurate, nor something which can be in our reality
Thats germany, Russia has only supported us Danes in wars. They the soul reason we arent apart of the UK. Because Russia scared the UK away from an invasion, becuase Rusia said. "you invade Denmark, then you will have to face our soldiers too".
This war was a stepping stone to the unification of 'Germany'....and the eventual mass emigration of Denmark within 10 years. Denmark lost 1/3 of its population. That is how most of us ended up in the Midwest.
for me polish uprising was unknown... it seems that the american civil war is well known, whereas other conflicts like this one are relatively unknown to most people.
The Battle of Dybbøl was the key battle of the Second Schleswig War and occurred on the morning of 18 April 1864 following a siege starting on 7 April. Denmark suffered a severe defeat against Prussia, which decided the war
According to my planetarium software that moon phase (waning gibbous) was around the eighteenth of August. So the movie got that detail correct. I wonder if that figured in the attack plans.
Denmark took on prussia and austria on her own norway and sweden should have helped but both didnt, and the british queen was a lover of everything german. and thats why she lost.
forgot to say that during the frist world war the germans used danish men from south schleswig in the trenches in northern france,and england and france didnt know this at the time and when found out what the germans had done didnt make tham like tham any more.
@@832226 "Denmark took on prussia and austria on her own norway and sweden should have helped but both didnt, and the british queen was a lover of everything german. and thats why she lost." I´m wondering, what the British Queen should ´ve lost. Denmark broke the "London Protocol" from 1852 - that´s it. And "the germans used danish men from south schleswig in the trenches in northern france," Hello: these "danish men" had been german citizens as well as scots and welsh and especially irish had been citizens of "England" of better called: "Great Britain" - fighting for the king or queen in London but not their own parliament or freedom as the irish soldiers only got it AFTER their own War of Independenca AFTER WW1. And "england and france didnt know this at the time .... didnt make tham like tham any more." Do You really think, iot was becfause of THAT, that england and France didn´t like any more because of german soldiers of danish ethnicity?
A TV series of excellent quality. I just have one question, maybe somebody with a better knowledge of history can answer this for me: Was artillery really so powerful in 1864? That looks more like WW1 artillery from my point of view.
Prussia was first country which use "behindloader". I think it might be correct. 1866 at "Königgrätz" There would be reports about the prussian superiority over Austria with this weapons
My great great great grandfather Gregers Jensen was a simple worker in a small danish town when in 1849 he enlisted in the danish army and fought until 1851 as a soldier in the first Schleswig-Holstein war. Later, in 1864, he was already 36 years old and had 5 children but fought as a soldier in the 14th infantry regiment. In 1876 the danish government granted medals to those who fought in any of those wars and i'm very happy that my ancestor got it and survived both wars. Long live Denmark!
I hate degenerates My family participated in both those wars also. But in the spirit of my ancestor Aage Andersen DAL I could not agree with your statement more. No more brother wars for the hordes have arrived in Europe and they are not European!
Thanks for the replies. Indeed, it's sad that many young men died in that war. When soldiers reached the age of 21, the danish military would recruit them. Most of them lived in very small villages and were small farmers. My ancestor Gregers died in 1904 at the age of 76. He was from a small parish called Skuldelev :-) If anyone wants to know more about the danish-german wars or about danish genealogy, contact me and i'll help you and indicate you some books! Wish you all the best.
6:41 perfectly demonstrates how bolt action rifle would take the world by storm with their accuracy and ammunition capacity that could not be matched by muzzle-loading, percussion rifles
Well, actually carrer of Dreysy rifle had imposing, but short lived career .... and I think it was still Dersey rifle that was in use by Prussia at that time?
I have Danish and German blood in me, but I'm mostly Danish and honestly this broke my heart. Because this battle historically took place on my birthday 😭
This clip makes the Battle of Dybbøl seem kind of lame, with the overacting and the "stereotypical Hollywood soundtrack". The Danes had beaten the Germans in the previous war, and the character and toughness of the Danish soldiers was very high. Modern war films feel like they have to present an overtly anti-war message, and it often comes off as trite and sometimes even silly. Not every movie has to be presented like All Quiet on the Western Front or something like that. The topic of war speaks for itself. War is terrible, but it can have glorious moments, which is something that people don't like to admit. This movie makes the Danes look like a bunch of Vietnam War draftees that "were just a bunch of kids, man!"
Just be happy that an english language war film was made about the Dano-Prussian war. Seeing as how its 1864 and most american films set at that time are in the u.s. civil war
Danish losses we're mainly from the artillery bombardment in the days leading up to the attack. As well as during the retreat from the fortifications across the bridge to Als. During the initial push itself, The Prussians suffered heavier losses as they were charging the fortified positions. So this is accurate.
Nah bro you got that wrong. Most cassualties were sustained at Als in fact. At Dybbøl very few fell and most fell while pulling back from the trenches.
@bvbxiong5791...American yes, of course every european 6.grader knows the War 1864 was a War between Prussia and Denmark and has little, no nothing to do with a civil War...blatantly ignorant but in mind superior in everything 😂
i really like the end when all the generals went out and got the applause. seconds before we saw pure horror and they are just like , well lets put that cup of tea down and celebrate OUR victory... i mean they planned things but none of them fought in this war
That's how structure works. If you didn't have those men then you would be the side to take mass casualties. I don't Like their arrogance but like it or hate it, they are needed.
@@complexsin5469 that's the big difference between 18th century and the new war methods. Napoléon was the last commander in chief to attend the confrontation directly on battlefield. That's one of the reasons why historians consider Waterloo battle as the symbolic date that ends the 18th century. From that time, generals are more and more leaving the battlefield.
Well both the danish major general Claud du Plat an the prussian major general Eduard von Raven died in the battle. Don't think that happened while drinking tea.
@@bluehorizon2100 We had no chance of stopping Germany during WWII, every single feature of Denmark was at disadvantage. Denmark is flat, urbanised, no great forests to mount hit and run warfare, country is long and slim, giving the germans fleet support all around, since you are no longer than 50km from the coast, anywhere, lastly Germany is our neigbour. But, we had very active freedom fighters, several of my family among them, some even ended up in consentration camps in Germany. The war of 1864 broke the danes spirit for war, and only recovered it around a 100 years later, it was a national trauma.
Da fuq? Prussia declared war on the danes. How do you see the danes ad the aggressor? The danes were stubborn and our army was under developed in comparison. But we did not start this war. We merely tried to defend our homeland. But the danish government were to stubborn and it ended in disaster.
@@ravnen25 technically, the Prussians and the Austrian empire started the first military moves, but the reason they were attacking was that the Danish side was violating the London treaty that declared Schleswig-Holstein to be duchies with their own right to be semi-independent from the Kingdom of Denmark by pushes to integrate them fully into the kingdom, and the Prussians and the Austrians attacked only in response to the violating of rights of ethnic germans in the area
@@Kriszx6 not completely true m8. Yes the danes choose to neglect some of the duchies to some extend. Its not possible for me to go into specifics right now cause I dont remember completely. But after 1st schlesvig war were the duchies tried to rid them selves from Denmark and join the Prussian confederation, the danes decided upon making Schlesvig a bigger part of the danish Kingdom by letting them benefit from the new laws and rules that had been agreed upon, while Lauenburg and Holstein more or less were left under the old rules and governed that way. Due to this Bismarck told the danes to let these rules apply for all the provinses or the Prussians would attack. Due to their victory in 1st Schlesvig war, the danes foolishly enough believed they could defeat the Prussian army again. And the danes actually wanted a conflict because they thought they could win. But the danish army compared to the one during the napoleonic wars were suddenly ill equipped, and with weapons they were inferior to those of their adversaries. Also after the assault on Dybbøl the Prussians wanted to share the duchies in a way that would benefit both nations, but again the danish government proved to stubborn for their own good. Which led to invasion of Als, and occupation of Jutland after which the danes were forced to surrender and depart with all the duchies. Actually you might say that the danes had learned nothing from 1807, and the bombardment of copenhagen. Because the same thing happened at Dybbøl and the Prussians even turned their Cannons on the nearby city of Sønderborg. A small community at the time but still a despicable behaviour by the Prussian army. That said both danes and Prussians could have benefitted from accepting the first offer Bismarck put forth. Even though the battle at Dybbøl was brutal, cassualties on both sides were rather small. It was the battles on Als that made the war bloodier and ofc the fact that the Prussians couldnt cross the sea to Zealand due to the strong danish navy that made it impossible for them to cross. Phew that got longer than anticipated 😂
@@markusmllersnellingen4188 oh Actualy my great great great grandfather was in this War to but he was a purussia maybe there saw each other But now I am a german and that it good so it is no problem waht was in the past waht impoten is is now thats why lets forget the past and be friends
@@andreasazehaf1602 did he survive the war? Yeah that’s the way it is in war the soldiers die beacuse there leaders can’t agree. I am from norway, but my great great great grandfather who was danish got kids before he died and they moved to Norway. A couple of decades later Germany invaded Norway in world war 2, and my great grandfather got shot by a German, but luckily he survived.
Mhm, 300 years nobody of my ancestors asked for. They made it clear in the year 1500, what they think about this idea. Even today you'll find signs on buildings that say "Royally privileged pharmacy" for example.
300 shit years for my all my ancestors. We were germans and always will be. Just go to old Graveyards in Northern Frisia. Gravestones from the 15 hundreds, all with German engraving, no in danish, guess why
@@thecouncilofthirteen2943 i am sorry for you i appologize for my whole country for the horrible things we did in the 300 years when we ruled Schleswig-Holstein
The Danish were in black, they were the ones that were the defending the trenches, at 6:10-6:15 you get a good look at Danish uniforms which are mostly black. The other side were the Prussians, they wore dark blue like they did in the Napoleonic wars.
Thank the war profiteers for that. How do they make money? By creating wars around the world. The Civil War and the wars in europe were being fought at the same time. The roth schilds, may they burn in hell. It is time for them to lose 80% of their fortune or they can lose their heads, their decision. People are fed up!
Our uniforms were dark blue and new, inspired by French uniform at that time, some unites still use red jackets. Our riffels was old and canons outdatet. Maybe new guns have been a better idéer than uniforms!?
Say what you want about us danes. yes we started the war, but our morale was boosted after winning the first Schelswig war. We thought that we wouldnt have a problem winning again. Now, to say that we gave up wouldnt be fair either. We fought with valour, winning at the first stages, but after a foolish retreat away from a highly defencible position, the germans where able to pull more men, recourses and weapons into the war. We fought untill we couldnt fight no more and this war is the last war we pulled up a good fight against an invading force. I salute all danes and germans that died in this war. Pride started it, but humans ended it.
So much evil in war. Madness cause of beliefs and pride. Lost lives. What have we learned the last 10.000 or 50.000 years? I spoke to a cashier at a gas station. She was German. I am Danish. I could hear that Danish was not her native tongue. "Is it a problem, that I am German", she asked. "No not at all, we are living in the borderland after all", I replied in fluent German. She smiled relieved. We said "Ciao" to each other. Others were baffled by our conversation. Never forget where you come from. To forgive is one of the greatest things in life. Apart from children and helping others in need. Stay true to yourself. Do not be blinded by fanaticism and nationalism. Honor the ones giving their lives to protect your blood line. Never has so much been owed to so few.
1864 3 of my 3rd great grandpas were fighting for the Union in the American Civil War and my 4th one was in the Prussian Army during the war against Denmark. I can't imagine the hell they had to endure but they make me proud to be their grandson.
@@danishcommander4dk that's not the reason why I'm proud of him but if you want to be a dck about it then maybe Denmark shouldn't of started something they couldn't finish.
Well just listen to the national hymns. "Deutschland Deutschland uberalles .... " now altered? Danish goes "Der er et yndigt land ..." I think the german has the danish beaten on nationalism? Regards from Denmark.
This war film action is just so real and devastating, shocking, and so powerful. It has to be one of the very best i have seen for this period of history, just the very best yet for me.
I'm afraid that as a German I've never heard from this battle before. I've been in Denmark for several holidays and I like the Danish people very much - to think that once we fought against each other is horrible!
War sehr wichtig für die völlige Vereinigung Deutschlands und obwohl ich Dänemark sehr gerne habe, hat dieser Krieg mein Heimatland (Nordfriesland) zurück nach Deutschland gebracht. Und ich danke jedem Mann der sein Leben dafür gab
Besuche das Historiecenter Dybbøl Banke auf der Düppeler Höhe. Dort ist eine Teilschanze nachgebaut und es gibt gute Einblicke. Und das ehemalige Schlachtfeld kann erwandert werden.
The Danish government believed that the UK would help them. But since they broke the London treaty of 1862 abotu the government of Schleswig and Holstein Prussia could call them aggressors and the British did not join in. With this British decision the war was already lost at the beginning. for Denmark as Prussia was fast superior in quality and numbers.
This was an amazing war movie. You could really see the differences in technology and how much of a difference it has in battles. The Prussians basically had WW1 technology everything was beach loaded the Danes had America civil war technology everything was muzzle loading.
By that time the Union army was using breech loading rifles and had deployed the first galling guns. Prussia was just smart enough to take advantage of the weapons development in the American Civil War and apply them on a larger scale as they had a wartime economy at all times. Prussia was just ahead of the other European powers buying what they could.
@@Baldeagle-tw2nv what do you mean both sides of the American civil war bought their most advanced weapons from Europeans (less so the Union but they still did)the first mass produced breach loading rifle was designed and built by the Prussians it became the standard Issue rifle in the 1840s a full 20 years before anyone in America had even contemplated the idea of using breech loaders and the original idea for the Gatling gun came from a British gun called the puckle gun
@@sovietunion6598 it did not come from the puckle gun, the two are only similar in that they have rotating barrels. Only a few puckle guns were made and they were extremely obscure.
@@sovietunion6598 no. The idea can be mutual. I could come up with the idea of an intergalactic space death laser, but you could also think of the same thing. Either way, the puckle gun and the Gatling gun are EXTREMELY different. They only look sort of similar. It’s likely Dr Gatling didn’t even know it existed.
We are on it, we are right into the same mess against Russia, just wait a few years... As long as there are people who want to barter young lives for tremendous profits wars will not end. And there are many of these...
@@stadlmayer2718 they didn't at all ,whole of Europe put pressure on Prussia to end the war so definitely Danes did not win because of their military might but were spared
![Fury: Victory [Two Steps From Hell]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZlYAjP9ep5o/mqdefault.jpg)
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And to think... Just 50 years later, the grandchildren of these men will be in the trenches off war as well.
That's reality
Um.... btw, what nations were in this? I guess Prussia was one?
Gloryseeking Spaceman 1st sentence of the video.
Denmark
Umm...Prussians maybe but Denmark was a neutral power for the entirety of the great war. (Lucky for them)
Thousands of Danes died for a cause they did not believe in during world war 1.
This is so well made, it’s like the music in the beginning was made for the artillery barrage scene
i was born in Denmark and we never forget the wars we have been in like this war at dybbøl. We learn about the wars in school.
I work at Langley, If you want help to avenge your ancestors, I can ship you some technical Toyotas.
@@JayLim-bn9fh wdym
Is that why you stayed out of world war 1, and hardly put up a fight in world war 2. Don't mess with the Prussians.
@@alastair9446 there are no Prussians, they got eradicated by Stalin, most ended up workcamps in Siberia, most never came home, those who came home, never saw Køningsberg again.
Just throwing it out here, this series isn't very historically accurate and rather politically charged which brought some controversy in Denmark when it was made, especially as it was held up to being a proper and faithful retelling of the events but it quickly became clear the director had his own ideas and even dismissed advice from historians. It also got some magic in it, so yeah...
Its very politically charged, which is why it shows the Danes losing... 😂
How does it have magic in it?
0:14 I thought titanic music was playing
Every man, every women, in war, is a true hero, a true believer in peace, and every man and women on the battlefields, are the bravest humans on earth
1:48
Wonder what Ed Sheeran is doing there
Kyle Lin omg you dont know how edsheeran looks
goku5r434 lol r/woosh
He was filmstar before he found out he could actually sing😁
Hello,2022th year
War has got to be the stupidest thing humans can do.
For all the soldiers we lost we shall see them on the other side as their Heroes as they are remembered they tried their hardest and then they won the battle but they fought for our country join us in prayer for our fallen comrades Dear God thanks for all the soldiers that fought for our country as their Heroes they are remembered they Embrace us as we fall into prayer we shall see these people on the other side we will see them again we'll meet them in the heavens everybody say Amen Amen to that❤😢
It's funny how the danish tried to look good in a war they provoked and lost.
SirHopsalot actually the Prussians started it by crossing the border into enemy territory in February 1 1864
Yes, but the Danes were the ones who broke the London protocol of 1852. They tried to fully incorporate Schleswig, which was supposed to remain a semi-autonomous region, due to the majority German population. King Christian IX broke this after signing the November constitution. The Danes provoked it.
Oh wow didn't know that thanks.
No problem
Danish ruler died. There was no successor acceptable to the German Confederation, and due to the demands of the German Confederation, there was no potential for any successor to be acceptable. Germany wanted Holstein to build the Kiel Canal to permit the German navy to debouche to the North Sea. The Danes pulled back out of Holstein and Lauenburg, as they were members of the German Confederation, and Prussia could have no legal cause to go further, as Bismarck recognized. Yet German Confederation did, crossing the Danevirke into Denmark proper. Thus began the blood and soil offensives of Germany. Germany drafted many Danes who lived in the captured dutchies into the German Army and sent them to fight and die in WWI.
This series really shows the horrors of war in the 19th century. I got goosebumps when I watched the first battle scene.
stop at 1:28, I feel sorta bad about that windmill(or maybe a entire farm idk)there is probably a farmer inside of it when the howitzer open fire, talk about sleeping, man
German artillery, made by Krupp, a masterpiece of weapon
Only thing that annoys me in these movie war scenes is the amount of instant death in them. Everyone just falls apart unconscious the moment hit by a single bullet.
you do realize that the musket rounds being fired are 21.7mm in diameter right? thats around 3-4x larger than a standard 55.6 or 7.62 round fired today. these bullets would blow a whole in your chest the size of a cantaloupe you would not get hit by one of these and be able to just soak it like it is nothing.
@@Kerry59 goddamn thats hilarious
@@mobyhuge8623 Thanks bossman
WOAH. This was uploaded the day before my younger brother's birthday! Cool!
18:12 "We've killed their general sir! Now they must break!"
18:30 "They've killed our general!"
David baca those are both danish officers
shhh
@@TheFerkala question: what song was used for this video?
@@preflightdrip8672 "Two steps from hell" It is literally in the title
Just imagine, your comrades lay dead by your side, and your duty calls you to stand your ground and repeal an offensive from one of the biggest armies at the time.
And your proud stupid commanders mean in spite of all odds that you are stronger and win, - you won't. There was a fair offer to split Schlesvig-Holstein in parts regarding the majorities within the populations, danish or german. The answer of the danish was "No way". 60 years later, after WWI in 1921 there was a referendum held on both sides and guess what was the result? Exactly the prussian proposal from 1865 to split up Schlesvig and Holstein according to the majorities of the population. That is the danish-german border of today. Just ask the people where they want to belong to, the majorities win, and you have to guarantee full citizen rights and cultural rights for the minority. Same with Ukraine-Russia btw.
The prussian army was always smal compared to the bigger nations, but it was very well equipt and the Generals did a very good job.
I did not there was another war going on at the same time as ours. I also notice when attack they ran toward them not walk across in a strange line 3 row depend for easy target. So many lives to both wars,
well made the music fits perfectly and i think it might be the best video i've seen today
This shows well, how cruel war really is.
Well my grand grand father died there as a very young man, on side of Prussia but not like that, he served in the cavallery .....I hope and pray we wont have anymore wars in Europe, and in the world....those armed conflicts are already enough....and should be ended
Honestly, you know you're utterly fucked if your enemy asks his own generals if they would be able to kill you with mercy.
Why in the world did little Denmark think it could take on a giant like Prussia? Denmark probably only had a quarter of the people, maybe less. They were using caplocks vs the Prussian early bolt actions. Did Denmark not know about the superior technology of the Prussian armament? Why did no one in government stand up and say "I don't think this is a good idea?"
@Rasmus Raahede Knudsen 7B Tune Skole Denmark violated a treaty they had with prussia and tried to annex two german states so prussia and Austria came in.
Imagine being on your way to the front, only to see those howitzer shots
Wow all these battles through history
Really sorted stuff out
Worth dying for😂😂
4:18 the sound of the larch... the sound of danish summer ... in the midst of of it all....
True. Imagine the absurdity. The sun is shining, the birds are tweeting, next thing You know, You're getting literally slaughtered.
I'm not Danish and not German, but what do you Danish and Germans consider to be your greatest or heroic battle of your people in history ?
(I'm Belgian btw, and we consider our medieval victory over France (just a skermish) our national victory lol)
As Ole already said, the Battle of the Teutoburg forrest is one of the most known, but what German Patroits and people who know about German History consider the most herioc and important would be the Battle of Sedan(2nd of September 1870), where the Germans of Prussia, North Germany and south Germany beat the French army under Napoleon THE THIRD and so practicly defeated France (Militas fought on for a few months) The War brought the Unification of the Germans into one Country after hundreds of years.
I think the Danes consider the Battle (dont know the name) (i think it Was somewhere in Estonia) where they were losing, but then their Flag (the Danebrog wich is their Flag Till Today) appeared and then they won the Battle. That was sometime in the 9. Century
Battle of Yultong and Hill Eerie haha
So epic!
fought at the town of Dybbøl between the Danish army and forces of Prussia and the other German states
These Soldiers Risking There're Lives Deserves Your Salute
1864 -német dán háború. A magyar osztrák csapatok is harcoltak benne. Sok közünk nem volt hozzá megis ott voltunk. Mint oly sok csatába!!!
My family lost two brothers in this fucking war. Wonder what would have been if they had survived to live their lives. What impact it would have had today, maybe a larger family.
From 6:35 on they're all just standing there like "derp derp derpity derp derp, fred just got shot, derp derp derp, there goes leroy, derp derp derp!"
The beauty and the its beast of war.
for wars will not be won by discussion but with Blood and Iron
Exactly half a century later European generals send millions of their troops into WW1, and were not prepared for this kind of warfare. They knew about the Crimean War, the American Civil War, the German-Danish War, the Boer War and the Russian-Japanese War. And yet they studied the Napoleonic era instead.
What a breathtaking view
noticed two guys are following the sergeant?
Then the Danish reserve is not commanded by an officer, a sergeant? gives commands.
Im afraid..we haven't learned anything
150 years later, Nope, not a soul know about it. WWII 80 years ago is also forgotten. Never mind the 2000 years of feuds and conquer before that. People today can't even remember their grandparents. Its shameful.
one of the best war movies
"Where states have armies the Prussian army has a state."
Polish Hero Witold Pilecki victory of danes may have prevented ww1 and 2 but most certainly not led to World War One and two
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki Well that is a quite the stretch of loguc to be honest. Germany would have unified anyway and WW1 was caused by a total mess of different agreements, unions, guaranteed independences etc. done along the timeline of 40+ years.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki It is true that People in Germany and in Austria wanted a war, but were there are voices of ear, there are also voices for peace. And it is unfair to speak of Germany and Austria as nothing but warmongers, as they behave no different than the other great powers of the time in their overall ambitions.
One reason, why Germany had to fight France and therefore Belgium aswell in a war with Russia, is that German warplanning hadn't actually accounted for a war just in the east, so their were no mobilization schedules for it. And mobilization, aswell as the ultimatum, really big factor in why the crisis of July 1914 escalated into war, while other crisis in previous years didn't. Because armies were huge, it took a long time to get them ready, so when your opponent mobilized, even when war was not declared, you had to mobilise aswell, or else you would lose without a fight, beculause your army is not ready. And all the countries involved had mobilized their armies well before wars had been declared, so at that point it qas only really a formality, and whatever pretext they uses in those declarations was not important.
The monarchs of Germany and Russia didn't actually want to go to war against eachother, they were cousins and friends afterall, but they were pressured into it by their generals, stating they had to issue mobilization because their opponent had done so aswell. It was pretty rigid system where you could only go all in or stay out of it entirely.
Also Serbia had been a thorn in Austria's side for years, inciting nationalism against Austrian rule in Bosnia. The involvement of the Ssrbian government is not clear, but there were definitively anti-Austrian sentiments in Serbia. Austrian Chief of Staff Conrad von Hötzendorf wanted to go war with Serbia since basically ever, and after about 20 times of trying to convince the Austrian government AND one fateful assassination, he finally got his will through, no less because his main opponent was the one to get assassinated.
There are always multiple sides to everything and reality is complex, so your conclusion in German unification beeing the one and only reason for both world wars is simply ridiculous.
Whatever the Danish victory would have changed, wether or not it would have prevented or slowed down German unification (which is something that we can not accurately predict at all, alternate history is simply fiction and nothing more, though it can make for interesting stories, it is not scientific at all and only speculation), there would have been other sources if conflict, other gridlock alliance systems and rigid mobilization schedules, cautions politicians overpowered by warmongering generals and other big wars.
And a final point about warmongering generals, yes of course we can condemn them for their warmongering, but they were simply rrying to figure a the best possible way to figure out had to win a hypothetical should a become reality, to insure victory for themselves. And when they thought they had acy swiftly or otherwise loose, it's understandable they pushed for war when conditions were in their favor. Of course from that viewpoint you can easily overlook the lives at stake, that your decisions will cost, which is why things went so terribly after all.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki The problem I have with your reasoning is that you speak of Austria and Germany like single entities. The things your talking about, German and Austrian ambitions for war, are true if you look at their military leaders, but there is far more to those countries than just them. For the most part, neither country wanted a war, if you take the average opinion of the population as measurement. But on the other side Serbian, Russian and French military leaders also had prospects of war in mind and were looking for opportunities, just not quite as thoroughly. One reason for German plams to go war was the belief, they had to defeat Russia before 1917 or they would become to powerful. Im not trying to protect the leaders of Germany's and Austria's military here, I simply want to out things in their perspective, from which the war was necessary to insure the safety of their countries.
And mobilization did not have to mean war, but the Austrian declaration on Serbia meant, that all the other declarations had to follow, because Russia had to protect Serbia, Germany had to protect Austria and France had to protect Russia. And poor Belgium was simply in the way for the german war plan. And the countries involve mobilising certainly meant, that they were willing to go to war.
Also one thing to note is that the Hungarian Prime Minister of Austria was initially opposed to a war and only agreed on the terms, that Austria would not take any more Balkan land in the war, while Russia based their arguments on having to prevent annexation of Serbia. Similarly Wilhelm II proposed, to just occupy Belgrade, which was right across the border, and then force the Serbian government to surrender. So a lot of misunderstanding was involved and different people saw different things in what the war was going to be, conquest or humiliation.
@Polish Hero Witold Pilecki When you say something like "nations are responsible for the governments of their countries", what do you mean by nations? Because that is a complicated question. Of course we can just go around shouting "The Germans!" or "The Russians!", but who exactly is it that we are talking about? The rulers? The people? Which people, the one in charge or the broad majority? In today's world, most countries have democratic governments, were the ministers at least represent the people, but 105 years ago in 1914, most countries did not. Of course France and the USA were republics and Britain was a constitutional monarchy. But in Germany, Austria and Russia, the elected part of the government didn't acutally have much power, it was the monarchs themselves and the ministers appointed directly by the monarchs, who really had the power.
And then you have this abstract concept of a nation, which if you look at it closely doesnt really exist. Now don't get me wrong, of course there are countries and borders, rulers and populations, but speaking of something as a nation implies that the entire country had one unified view on the world, which is simply not true. And you can't make everyone responsible for the actions of a few. That is what nationalists and populists like to do, because it's easy and it supports their arguments, but it is oversimplifying and untrue. And I have to admit, that I also sometimes tend to fall in that trap, eventhough I try to avoid it.
Now, I won't deny, that the Austrian government has no responsibilty for the war, if anything they are the most to blame for it. But again, not everyone in the government was a strong supporter of the war. But in 1914, the warmongers were clearly in the majority, so it's fair to imply that the Austrian government wanted war.
But if you look at their reasons for it, from their point of view it wasn't entirely unjustified. While some ministers and generals wanted to annex Serbia, other wanted to "just show Serbia it's place in the world" to supress nationalism in Austria and to punish Serbia for inciting that nationalism. Of course that is not something you SHOULD go to war over, but many Austrians felt provoked to war by Serbia and wanted to let their anger out on them. That still makes them aggressors, but it shows that they did just go to war because they wanted war over anything else (okay maybe Conrad von Hötzendorf wanted war over anything else, but that guy was an idiot tbh).
As for Russia and Germany, both governments felt the need to protect their allies in the best way they could. And while Germany did't have treaty obligations to join Austria in an offensive war, not joining would have ment letting Austria be destroyed, which was not acceptable to them. Of course Austria probably wouldn't have risked a war, if Germany didn't offer their support. But this part of the affair is tricky. Theire were undoubtly generals and ministers that wanted the war, just as their those who wanted peace. And Kaiser Wilhelm 2 was willing to risk a war, but he did'nt actually expect it to happen, or he wouldn't have gone on his summer holdiays. He wanted to make a show of force, because he felt a constant need to do that, but deep down he didn't actually want a full on total war, which is why in the last days before the outbreak he tried to deescalate (trying to stop general mobilisation, trying to convince Nicholas 2 to do the same, trying to convince Austria to just take Belgrade and than push for terms), but at point it was to late.
As for my description of the German attack on Belgium, that is the reasoning of the German generals. If Germany was to go to war with Russia, they would also be at war with France. And while they could (and maybe should) have tried to win a defensive war in the west and attack in the east (which is something I've thought about a lot), it was the belief of German high command, that the only way for them to win the war was to knock France out first. And in order to achieve that, they felt the only way was to "simply go through Belgium" and void French border fortifications. With hindsight we know that the plans was rubbish and doomed to fail, because it was based on to many assumptions that turned out to be false. But in 1914, that was what the German high command thought to be their best chance to win.
And why should Russia be too powerful in 1917? Again, this is something that German high command believed in. In the 1917 the French-supported armament build ups in Russia were prognosed to finish, and German high command believed, that this would shift the balance of power to much against them. Again, now we know this to probably not true, but back then that was the belief.
And yes, neither Germany nor Russia had something to gain from a war with eachother, but on both sides there was the fear that the other might attack them, so better prepared and have a plan to win, then not be. And for Germany that meant if their was to be war, it should be sooner rather then later.
And yes the German foreign policy was an aggressive one, but a reason for that is that Germany, as probably the most powerful country at the time, felt that it wasn't given the respect on the world stage, that they deserved and that the had to earn it by demonstrating their might. It's a childish argument, but Germany was a young country fueled by nationalism.
Wilhelm 2 was an insecure Kaiser, not just because of his crippled left arm, who constantly had to prove his masculinity. And he needed the big fleet of dreadoughts just like insecure people today need a big SUV, just on a massively different scale of course.
Similar things can be said about Nicholas 2, who at first didn't want a war but was convinced by his ministers, that not mobilising the army would be seen as beeing weak. So Nicholas wanted to prove that he wasn't the weak and insecure man he felt everyone saw in him and issued the order.
It really is a tragedy that the fate of the world was to be determined by these people. When you just read about their actions and decisions, it's easy to hate them, but once you look at their reasons, you can almost feel sorry for them, if they weren't responsible for the deaths of millions.
And no, that is not an excuse for what happened, and I'm not trying to protect these people, I'm only trying to make their actions comprehensible.
I was born at Dybbøl - the history is never forgotten, but to day the germans are our neighbors - and we like them :-)
We like you, too.
🇩🇰🇩🇪Enemies in the past. Never again. Neighbours, allies and friends in present time and future🇩🇰🇩🇪
... and we Germans like the Danes!
"Gloryholes in the borderfence" level of love?
Det gøre vi også tilbage. Hilsen fra Tsykland!
"I don't remember this Civil War battle." -Americans probably.
The uniforms in this movie are very different from what was worn in America during this era. The American Civil War. The Americans on both sides wore a forage cap blue or grey. All American soldiers, on both sides. A forage cap has a leather bill sun visor and a tall cap distance without stiffeners. Infantry, artillery and cavalry. A brass hunting horn for Infantry, crossed cannons for artillery and crossed sabers for cavalry. The Confederate side mostly wore butternut brown uniforms. Confederates used whatever hat they had brought to the fight. The brown color was made from the nuts of the butternut tree. There was also a darker steel grey and a light grey uniform. Union forces wore a dark blue tunic and sky blue trousers. Either the Springfield Armory 1853 pattern or the Enfield 1858 pattern muzzleloader rifle was used. Used on both sides. Both rifles were percussion cap .58 caliber bullets. Minnie style bullets were used.
The European uniforms worn in this movie wouldn't ever be seen on this side of the Atlantic.
@@whomagoose6897 he wasent serious lmfao
@@whomagoose6897 its a joke
@@whomagoose6897 What are you British?
Haha that’s where your wrong
Meanwhile in Petersburg, Virginia, CSA. Another country, another continent, another war, same slaughter...
War, War Never Changes.
War never changes ? After WW1 the last bigger Monarchies were away, WW2 changed the complete order of the World ! And you say War never changes ?
totas2000 yep
totas2000 You missed the point
seems so ...
trying to show the horrors of war, whilst playing glorious orchestral music
you're joking right?
there is horror in war, war is not glory, war makes men children again and why the fuck should we kill for country?
The Epic Witch Hunter, You must never have been to war.
A real men fight for their country for their love ones
Marshal Ryan A real man will do his due diligence to ensure that every other option has been exhausted before he sends his sons off to die.
Even after all these years, the guy who posted this still responded to comments. Well done. What a masterpiece.
Thanks
I'm usually late though
@@TheFerkala how long did it take you to make this?
One year later from your writing - don't know about em' commenting - but this edit is a real beauty still in 2023 September. I haven't actually seen the film yet - but the story telling from the clip and the editing and the music setup... just pure beauty and I have seen this cliå waaay to many times to be considered healthy. It IS a true work art!
@@anthonylee7751dunno a couple of hours? I am no video editor man. Just a passion hobby of mine
"Europe is rarely at peace, and never the World."--Gen. Clausewitz
war is simply an extension of state policy, by other means
Gen .C
Sombody *makes prussia angry*
Prussia: *angry smashing noise*
"Im a bloody moron" -Gen. Clausewitz(probably)
@@JannikSohn , his tactics are...dated to say the least. But his strategies are even relevant to modern civilian life today.
That’s true.
(Prussians coming over hill) At this moment, the Danes knew. It was the end.
(Danish ships approaching Prussian ships) at this moment, the Prussians knew, they fucked up
(Austrian fleet swept the floor with danish one (yes, that really happened, lol) ) at this moment, the Danes knew, that something goes very wrong...
090giver090 what? The Austrian navy never beat the Danish one, both naval battles during the second Schleswig war were won by the superior Danish navy, where did you get your information?
Polmany Games the prussians used the prussian needle gun it's called that because its firing resembled a needle and it was the first bolt action used in war.
Mark Edgette no wonder the Prussians performed so well
Wow that barrage was beautiful lighting up the night sky.
Until it lands
@El Bearsidente They were artillery pieces not cannon.
@El Bearsidente No, they not, because they're not cannons. Cannons usually refers to field artillery, which use direct fire: see a target, fire at it.
By 1864 the cannon has evolved, industrial revolution has yielded a new way to produce steel, of higher quality, which allowed higher chamber pressure and led to development of breech loading cannons and guns. These types don't engage the targets directly, but indirectly, lobbing their shells at long distances.
@@Zamolxes77 and casually the cannons hit almost all the shots hahahaha
@@genarobontorin6091 Well is a film lol. Even in ww1, a large % of shells missed their targets.
War is old men talking and young men dying.
Often times those old men were young men who was fought in a war before
@Enok Oh thanks man
Tanner Goodman fucking twit.
@@darthkillhoon not always. Just ask the deferment presidents and vps.
@@irishbeermarine you are brainwashed.
“War is where the young and stupid are tricked by the old and bitter into killing each other” - Niko Bellic
Cmon you can't risk men with such magnificant facial hair dying
Si vis pacem, para bellum
How about alexander the great he was neither old nor bitter...war is in our blood, we all wanna fight somebody and its good to bleed once in a while
@@kenshin239 You...have a point
resource scarcity is a thing, without the old and bitter, the people will clash with sticks and stones
oh man, imagine you're the first one running over there and then you get a bullett straight in you and that's it... what a shitty end xD
War isn't funny..
XD
imagine living a entire life 18 years only for some guy in a suit to give you a gun and ship you somewhere far away from home to suffer excruciating conditions only to run head first into death and die face down in the mud, war is the definition of suffering
It sucks to be the guy in front.
Mr. Not so Nice true
better than getting a shrapnel in ur stomach, lying in the dirt with horrible pain for hours and thinking about why you are here and not at home. THAT's a shitty end. sadly, instant death is not what many men in wars were awarded with.
live footage of my classroom after the teacher leaves for 1 second
Yeah sudden we have uniforms and load cannons. Then when the teacher comes back everyone acts as if they don't have multiple mortal wounds in their stomachs
LMAO
I wish my classroom knew what Prussia was
BOYS VS GIRLS PT BE LIKE: Fataaakk for denmaaarrrkk *RAAAH RAAAH RAAAAH*
I wish my class knew what HISTORY was
Can we take a moment for the countless men who died during these battles? Such heroes, yet their names aren't even known. Hell, even the battles they fought in aren't well known or remembered. It's like they died for nothing. Sadly this is the fate of every soldier in every war. May you all rest in peace.
Today the site of this battle has actually become a symbol, as it changed two nations. Denmark lost both their pride and hopes of becoming a great nation again, while Prussia gained territory that would later become part of their empire. You can visit it today to see memorials of those who fought, soldiers graves and certain poems were written as a remembrance. At least it is not totally forgotten
Hey, you'd be happy to know that Denmark preserves their memories really well. The state archives, Rigsarkivet, has all the military books you can imagine, and you can easily find the name of every dead soldier online. Many churches in Denmark have portraits of soldier names on their walls, and Danes take pride in the Dannebrog. My great great great grandfather was a soldier in both 1848-1851 and 1864 wars, as well as his brother (wounded on 23rd of April, 1849, in the battle of Kolding), and his two cousins (one of which died in on the 25th of July, in the battle of Isted, the same battle my 3x grandfather was in). Their memories live on!
@Den Danske Helt Do you think so? I'm not danish, I'm Brazilian. The son of my ancestor came to Brazil in 1887. I have been to Denmark twice, and I have traveled a lot around the countryside, and it seemed to me that things were ok, except for København, Aalborg, Århus, Odense (for very obvious reasons, you know...).
@Den Danske Helt My great great grandfather came because his father (the soldier I talked about) was a "fattiglem" who lived in a fattighus with 3 other families, and he didn't have much opportunities left. He was from Skuldelev, in nordsjælland. Denmark in the 19th century was tough as hell. All the fæstebreve, the damn godsejer owning everything, the hoveri up until late 18th century, the stavnbånd from before, the vornedskab. Danes are very resilient, Denmark's history is no joke. Only around 1200 danes came to Brazil, and I descend from one of them. But well, I'm almost fluent in danish by now and I take big pride in my danish ancestry. But really, the faggotry that happens in the big cities really saddens me. Good luck in ridding Denmark from all the bullshit!
@Den Danske Helt 11 century? Wow, so you must come from a noble family, because the kirkebøger for common people basically end in the early 16th century (which is as far back I traced my family, all blacksmiths, husmænder and landbruger).
"Field Marshal Moltke... can it at least be done in a somewhat merciful manner?"
"Let me ask you this, Lord Palmerston. Have you ever heard of something like a 'merciful war'?"
Wlell there is one, choose your best fighters to the front lines and let them settle it to the death
that's a hell of a quote...
@@mustard4762 But when you got the bigger army, why should you accept the "peace" fought out by the two? That thought is honorable, no question, but neither accurate, nor something which can be in our reality
@@rivepest6158 I was more aiming for less casualties and use the medieval style one. Best warrior vs best warrior
@@rivepest6158 It worked for the Israelites and the Filistines.
7:12 gives me goosebumps charging towards your enemies with the intense music
You can’t out Prussia Prussia
Alleged Combustion Soviet Union.
@@praetorianguard261 they never fought Prussia.
They out-Prussia'd the fatter one though.
Well Napoleón did It, before he Lost to the coalition of european monarchys
Thats germany, Russia has only supported us Danes in wars. They the soul reason we arent apart of the UK. Because Russia scared the UK away from an invasion, becuase Rusia said. "you invade Denmark, then you will have to face our soldiers too".
It was completely unknown war for me.Till now I've associated 1864 only with Polish uprising against Russia and American Civil War.
This war was a stepping stone to the unification of 'Germany'....and the eventual mass emigration of Denmark within 10 years. Denmark lost 1/3 of its population. That is how most of us ended up in the Midwest.
for me polish uprising was unknown... it seems that the american civil war is well known, whereas other conflicts like this one are relatively unknown to most people.
Leon in Germany they are taught
Yes.. perhaps half an our..
all the other lessens are about German guilt in the WWs.
Just my impression.
nein nein Ich denke mal, dass du aus Deutschland bist. Jedenfalls haben wir uns im Geschichte Leistungskurs schon intensiv damit auseinandergesetzt
The Battle of Dybbøl was the key battle of the Second Schleswig
War and occurred on the morning of 18 April 1864 following a siege
starting on 7 April. Denmark suffered a severe defeat against Prussia,
which decided the war
According to my planetarium software that moon phase (waning gibbous) was around the eighteenth of August. So the movie got that detail correct. I wonder if that figured in the attack plans.
Denmark took on prussia and austria on her own norway and sweden should have helped but both didnt, and the british queen was a lover of everything german. and thats why she lost.
forgot to say that during the frist world war the germans used danish men from south schleswig in the trenches in northern france,and england and france didnt know this at the time and when found out what the germans had done didnt make tham like tham any more.
@@832226
"Denmark took on prussia and austria on her own norway and sweden should have helped but both didnt, and the british queen was a lover of everything german. and thats why she lost."
I´m wondering, what the British Queen should ´ve lost.
Denmark broke the "London Protocol" from 1852 - that´s it.
And "the germans used danish men from south schleswig in the trenches in northern france,"
Hello: these "danish men" had been german citizens as well as scots and welsh and especially irish had been citizens of "England" of better called: "Great Britain" - fighting for the king or queen in London but not their own parliament or freedom as the irish soldiers only got it AFTER their own War of Independenca AFTER WW1.
And "england and france didnt know this at the time .... didnt make tham like tham any more."
Do You really think, iot was becfause of THAT, that england and France didn´t like any more because of german soldiers of danish ethnicity?
@@832226 maybe so but England said "they only (the Prussians) take whats theirs.
A TV series of excellent quality. I just have one question, maybe somebody with a better knowledge of history can answer this for me: Was artillery really so powerful in 1864? That looks more like WW1 artillery from my point of view.
Sheilawisz The Germans had very good cannons and would sell to other countries and show off at the world fair.
So that level of artillery is historically accurate for 1864? Wow, that's really impressive! Thank you for answering my question, John.
I thought the same as you. They seem more like WW1 than the ones in 1864. I guess that shows how advanced German engineering is.
Prussia was first country which use "behindloader". I think it might be correct. 1866 at "Königgrätz" There would be reports about the prussian superiority over Austria with this weapons
Sheila's yes it was my great grandfather woz there in the Danish army
Wow - That Battle of Dybbøl must have been terrifying. I'm just glad no one got hurt.
Your stupid remark was n o t the least funny.
Not funny...
AGREE ! ! Gotta giggle over that ! Then the comments . Lighten up , morality police
Got you all to reply though.
Ah shit, the joke police is here to decide what is fun and what is not
My great great great grandfather Gregers Jensen was a simple worker in a small danish town when in 1849 he enlisted in the danish army and fought until 1851 as a soldier in the first Schleswig-Holstein war. Later, in 1864, he was already 36 years old and had 5 children but fought as a soldier in the 14th infantry regiment. In 1876 the danish government granted medals to those who fought in any of those wars and i'm very happy that my ancestor got it and survived both wars. Long live Denmark!
Mister Jensen salute for him!!
No more brother wars
I hate degenerates My family participated in both those wars also. But in the spirit of my ancestor Aage Andersen DAL I could not agree with your statement more. No more brother wars for the hordes have arrived in Europe and they are not European!
nd now imagine how many other Danish Soldiers could be Grandfathers if their Leaders weren't so dellusional.
Thanks for the replies. Indeed, it's sad that many young men died in that war. When soldiers reached the age of 21, the danish military would recruit them. Most of them lived in very small villages and were small farmers. My ancestor Gregers died in 1904 at the age of 76. He was from a small parish called Skuldelev :-) If anyone wants to know more about the danish-german wars or about danish genealogy, contact me and i'll help you and indicate you some books! Wish you all the best.
Good to know Denmark and Germany will never go to war with one another again. Hilsen fra Tyskland.
give us back south schleswig
There was a vote after WW1. People wanted to stay with Germany.
@@stevencigar9897 ja hans JA
My fellow danes. Det er ikke slut endnu…
DANMARK TIL EJDEREN. BEFRI LANDET FRA TYSK BESÆTTELSE
6:41 perfectly demonstrates how bolt action rifle would take the world by storm with their accuracy and ammunition capacity that could not be matched by muzzle-loading, percussion rifles
Well, actually carrer of Dreysy rifle had imposing, but short lived career .... and I think it was still Dersey rifle that was in use by Prussia at that time?
@@piotrd.4850 I believe it was the Dreyse needle gun. used a paper cartridge with a "primer" inside. very interesting concept for the time.
@@piotrd.4850 the dreyse needle gun didn’t have a short career it was in service for at least 40 years
The danish older guns were more accurated but they were just much slower to load.
@@Morlock1943 nearly double time if we are comparing experienced soldiers
I have Danish and German blood in me, but I'm mostly Danish and honestly this broke my heart. Because this battle historically took place on my birthday 😭
Æðan Spárkr dybbol man
So you're 155 yrs old?
Kaiser Peanut dang theyre old
Ironic!
@@mr.j2040 nice IQ
This clip makes the Battle of Dybbøl seem kind of lame, with the overacting and the "stereotypical Hollywood soundtrack". The Danes had beaten the Germans in the previous war, and the character and toughness of the Danish soldiers was very high. Modern war films feel like they have to present an overtly anti-war message, and it often comes off as trite and sometimes even silly. Not every movie has to be presented like All Quiet on the Western Front or something like that. The topic of war speaks for itself. War is terrible, but it can have glorious moments, which is something that people don't like to admit. This movie makes the Danes look like a bunch of Vietnam War draftees that "were just a bunch of kids, man!"
Just be happy that an english language war film was made about the Dano-Prussian war. Seeing as how its 1864 and most american films set at that time are in the u.s. civil war
The movie really tried hard to make it seem the Germans took heavy casualties but in fact the Danes lost almost double the Germans did.
Its a television show and no, Denmarks forces are utterly destroyer by the Germans.
Its very historic acurate :)
Danish losses we're mainly from the artillery bombardment in the days leading up to the attack. As well as during the retreat from the fortifications across the bridge to Als. During the initial push itself, The Prussians suffered heavier losses as they were charging the fortified positions. So this is accurate.
You dumass
The Numbers of deads in the war is unkown
@@maltemaltehansen why are you insulting people when you can't even spell dumbass?
Can’t even sleep in Denmark, the Germans are constantly bombarding us with artillery 😭
Don't mess with Prussia
Prussia won the battle and annihilated the Danish. RIP to All who fought in the First and Second Schleswig Wars
Nah bro you got that wrong. Most cassualties were sustained at Als in fact. At Dybbøl very few fell and most fell while pulling back from the trenches.
you are wrong actually there were a lot of danish victories during the schleswig wars. were still 1-1
To the many who did that day we salute to the fallen and congratulate those who had by some miracle survived the battle of Dybøøl
I had 3 family members figthing in the war on danish side only 1 came back Home to our loved Island Ærø
My grad grand grand dad fight in that war for Denmark and if he had be dead i not be here👍
@bvbxiong5791...American yes, of course every european 6.grader knows the War 1864 was a War between Prussia and Denmark and has little, no nothing to do with a civil War...blatantly ignorant but in mind superior in everything 😂
독일 장교들이 남북전쟁에 참관 했었다고 압니다.
i really like the end when all the generals went out and got the applause. seconds before we saw pure horror and they are just like , well lets put that cup of tea down and celebrate OUR victory... i mean they planned things but none of them fought in this war
Other already offered a fitting saying: "War is when old men are talking and young men are dying." And that fact didn't change a bit.
That's how structure works. If you didn't have those men then you would be the side to take mass casualties. I don't Like their arrogance but like it or hate it, they are needed.
@@complexsin5469 that's the big difference between 18th century and the new war methods. Napoléon was the last commander in chief to attend the confrontation directly on battlefield. That's one of the reasons why historians consider Waterloo battle as the symbolic date that ends the 18th century. From that time, generals are more and more leaving the battlefield.
Well both the danish major general Claud du Plat an the prussian major general Eduard von Raven died in the battle. Don't think that happened while drinking tea.
8:53 Did that guy think he had a machine gun?
Lol
Mi nombrees omg yes hahah
He is not firing, just shaking.
A lot ...
@@jensharald9091 when you play war with your friends
You have to watch the series to understand why he was shaking like that
Prussian artillery is a reason for why helmets were invented in war, lol.
I always had great respect for Denmark and the Danish people. They are a very patriotic country.
Have a look at ww2,occupation of Denmark,then 😂
@@bluehorizon2100 So what? Germany was much stronger than Denmark. Every country can lose wars.
@@bluehorizon2100 We had no chance of stopping Germany during WWII, every single feature of Denmark was at disadvantage. Denmark is flat, urbanised, no great forests to mount hit and run warfare, country is long and slim, giving the germans fleet support all around, since you are no longer than 50km from the coast, anywhere, lastly Germany is our neigbour.
But, we had very active freedom fighters, several of my family among them, some even ended up in consentration camps in Germany.
The war of 1864 broke the danes spirit for war, and only recovered it around a 100 years later, it was a national trauma.
@@bluehorizon2100 why has there always got to be an insufferable asshole like you on every comment section?
no more brother wars!
Why not just stop wars at all?
@@Mig29-MF HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!Oh, you're serious?
"All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers..."
@Ninja Crackpot to end terrorism you have to destroy the USA
More sister wars amirite
although Denmark was the aggressor, this TV series makes you feel sympathy for the soldiers on the Prussian side as well as the Danish side
Da fuq? Prussia declared war on the danes. How do you see the danes ad the aggressor?
The danes were stubborn and our army was under developed in comparison. But we did not start this war. We merely tried to defend our homeland. But the danish government were to stubborn and it ended in disaster.
@@ravnen25 technically, the Prussians and the Austrian empire started the first military moves, but the reason they were attacking was that the Danish side was violating the London treaty that declared Schleswig-Holstein to be duchies with their own right to be semi-independent from the Kingdom of Denmark by pushes to integrate them fully into the kingdom, and the Prussians and the Austrians attacked only in response to the violating of rights of ethnic germans in the area
@@Kriszx6 not completely true m8. Yes the danes choose to neglect some of the duchies to some extend. Its not possible for me to go into specifics right now cause I dont remember completely. But after 1st schlesvig war were the duchies tried to rid them selves from Denmark and join the Prussian confederation, the danes decided upon making Schlesvig a bigger part of the danish Kingdom by letting them benefit from the new laws and rules that had been agreed upon, while Lauenburg and Holstein more or less were left under the old rules and governed that way. Due to this Bismarck told the danes to let these rules apply for all the provinses or the Prussians would attack. Due to their victory in 1st Schlesvig war, the danes foolishly enough believed they could defeat the Prussian army again. And the danes actually wanted a conflict because they thought they could win. But the danish army compared to the one during the napoleonic wars were suddenly ill equipped, and with weapons they were inferior to those of their adversaries.
Also after the assault on Dybbøl the Prussians wanted to share the duchies in a way that would benefit both nations, but again the danish government proved to stubborn for their own good. Which led to invasion of Als, and occupation of Jutland after which the danes were forced to surrender and depart with all the duchies. Actually you might say that the danes had learned nothing from 1807, and the bombardment of copenhagen. Because the same thing happened at Dybbøl and the Prussians even turned their Cannons on the nearby city of Sønderborg. A small community at the time but still a despicable behaviour by the Prussian army. That said both danes and Prussians could have benefitted from accepting the first offer Bismarck put forth. Even though the battle at Dybbøl was brutal, cassualties on both sides were rather small. It was the battles on Als that made the war bloodier and ofc the fact that the Prussians couldnt cross the sea to Zealand due to the strong danish navy that made it impossible for them to cross.
Phew that got longer than anticipated 😂
@@ravnen25 denmark continue being agressor
@@Kriszx6 ohh I know thus being stubborn and refused to acknowledge that our time as a great European power ended in 1814.
My great great great grandfather died in this battle🙏🏼
Was he a prussia?
@@andreasazehaf1602 he was danish
@@markusmllersnellingen4188 oh
Actualy my great great great grandfather was in this War to but he was a purussia maybe there saw each other
But now I am a german and that it good so it is no problem waht was in the past waht impoten is is now thats why lets forget the past and be friends
@@andreasazehaf1602 did he survive the war? Yeah that’s the way it is in war the soldiers die beacuse there leaders can’t agree. I am from norway, but my great great great grandfather who was danish got kids before he died and they moved to Norway. A couple of decades later Germany invaded Norway in world war 2, and my great grandfather got shot by a German, but luckily he survived.
@@markusmllersnellingen4188 My grandfather lost 2 brothers in that war, he was in the 4th danish resistance group in Odense.
The Danish ruled Schleswig Holstein for 300 years until Bismarck started to unite Germany
Mhm, 300 years nobody of my ancestors asked for. They made it clear in the year 1500, what they think about this idea. Even today you'll find signs on buildings that say "Royally privileged pharmacy" for example.
300 shit years for my all my ancestors. We were germans and always will be. Just go to old Graveyards in Northern Frisia. Gravestones from the 15 hundreds, all with German engraving, no in danish, guess why
@@thecouncilofthirteen2943 i am sorry for you i appologize for my whole country for the horrible things we did in the 300 years when we ruled Schleswig-Holstein
Danish uniforms are very similar to Union uniforms
The Danish were in black, they were the ones that were the defending the trenches, at 6:10-6:15 you get a good look at Danish uniforms which are mostly black. The other side were the Prussians, they wore dark blue like they did in the Napoleonic wars.
@Sebastian Gerner Berthou H9C Skovvang the officers had black uniforms.
Thank the war profiteers for that. How do they make money? By creating wars around the world. The Civil War and the wars in europe were being fought at the same time. The roth schilds, may they burn in hell. It is time for them to lose 80% of their fortune or they can lose their heads, their decision. People are fed up!
Our uniforms were dark blue and new, inspired by French uniform at that time, some unites still use red jackets. Our riffels was old and canons outdatet. Maybe new guns have been a better idéer than uniforms!?
Notorious Jayden it is not the civil war
I mean its pretty clear Danes are overall better fighters than any others.
Say what you want about us danes. yes we started the war, but our morale was boosted after winning the first Schelswig war. We thought that we wouldnt have a problem winning again. Now, to say that we gave up wouldnt be fair either. We fought with valour, winning at the first stages, but after a foolish retreat away from a highly defencible position, the germans where able to pull more men, recourses and weapons into the war. We fought untill we couldnt fight no more and this war is the last war we pulled up a good fight against an invading force. I salute all danes and germans that died in this war. Pride started it, but humans ended it.
So much evil in war. Madness cause of beliefs and pride. Lost lives. What have we learned the last 10.000 or 50.000 years? I spoke to a cashier at a gas station. She was German. I am Danish. I could hear that Danish was not her native tongue. "Is it a problem, that I am German", she asked. "No not at all, we are living in the borderland after all", I replied in fluent German. She smiled relieved. We said "Ciao" to each other. Others were baffled by our conversation.
Never forget where you come from. To forgive is one of the greatest things in life. Apart from children and helping others in need. Stay true to yourself. Do not be blinded by fanaticism and nationalism.
Honor the ones giving their lives to protect your blood line.
Never has so much been owed to so few.
1864 3 of my 3rd great grandpas were fighting for the Union in the American Civil War and my 4th one was in the Prussian Army during the war against Denmark. I can't imagine the hell they had to endure but they make me proud to be their grandson.
@Max Edelstahl they endured hell on earth to give me the life I have today.
@@danishcommander4dk that's not the reason why I'm proud of him but if you want to be a dck about it then maybe Denmark shouldn't of started something they couldn't finish.
Lang lebe Deutschland! (Long life germany)
Dänemark Auch (Denmark too :D)
Ja!
Viva!!!!
Well just listen to the national hymns. "Deutschland Deutschland uberalles .... " now altered? Danish goes "Der er et yndigt land ..." I think the german has the danish beaten on nationalism? Regards from Denmark.
This war film action is just so real and devastating, shocking, and so powerful. It has to be one of the very best i have seen for this period of history, just the very best yet for me.
It only looks real in terms of movies. The real thing is vastly different.
@@jdsmith542yeah like you were there...
@@jdsmith542not really
The trench warfare was top notch and could not be done any better honnestly
Vic 2 In real life no way
Visit Prussia before Prussia visits you.
Or else if you make prussia your enemy your screwed
I'm afraid that as a German I've never heard from this battle before. I've been in Denmark for several holidays and I like the Danish people very much - to think that once we fought against each other is horrible!
War sehr wichtig für die völlige Vereinigung Deutschlands und obwohl ich Dänemark sehr gerne habe, hat dieser Krieg mein Heimatland (Nordfriesland) zurück nach Deutschland gebracht. Und ich danke jedem Mann der sein Leben dafür gab
@@thecouncilofthirteen2943 Danke, ich sehe schon, ich muss mich doch mal mehr mit der neueren Geschichte beschäftigen.
Besuche das Historiecenter Dybbøl Banke auf der Düppeler Höhe. Dort ist eine Teilschanze nachgebaut und es gibt gute Einblicke. Und das ehemalige Schlachtfeld kann erwandert werden.
@@gleisbauer25 Danke, vielleicht bin ich mal in der Gegend, dann werde ich das gern tun!
@@thecouncilofthirteen2943 Holstein was German but slelswig was danish
"We have awoken a sleeping giant" -general Yamamoto
A hundred years after this war..
Jewish Tryhard Can still be used to this
mac n cheese it’s not ever 100% that Yamamoto said these words, there is a lot of speculation
*Admiral
When this war happened, Japan was a feudal, samurai ruled state
Have you ever heard such thing like a merciful war?
Best line!
Im Danish, and i have to admit the Danes where fools for starting this war.
The Danish government believed that the UK would help them. But since they broke the London treaty of 1862 abotu the government of Schleswig and Holstein Prussia could call them aggressors and the British did not join in. With this British decision the war was already lost at the beginning. for Denmark as Prussia was fast superior in quality and numbers.
this was an sad and historical battle for the Danes
When the clip stopped. I got up and charged into my neighbors house and bayonetted him.
Hold up
This was an amazing war movie. You could really see the differences in technology and how much of a difference it has in battles. The Prussians basically had WW1 technology everything was beach loaded the Danes had America civil war technology everything was muzzle loading.
By that time the Union army was using breech loading rifles and had deployed the first galling guns. Prussia was just smart enough to take advantage of the weapons development in the American Civil War and apply them on a larger scale as they had a wartime economy at all times. Prussia was just ahead of the other European powers buying what they could.
@@Baldeagle-tw2nv what do you mean both sides of the American civil war bought their most advanced weapons from Europeans (less so the Union but they still did)the first mass produced breach loading rifle was designed and built by the Prussians it became the standard Issue rifle in the 1840s a full 20 years before anyone in America had even contemplated the idea of using breech loaders and the original idea for the Gatling gun came from a British gun called the puckle gun
@@sovietunion6598 it did not come from the puckle gun, the two are only similar in that they have rotating barrels. Only a few puckle guns were made and they were extremely obscure.
@@archdukefranzferdinand2112 the idea of what we know as a Gatling gun did come from the puckle gun not the design but the idea
@@sovietunion6598 no. The idea can be mutual. I could come up with the idea of an intergalactic space death laser, but you could also think of the same thing. Either way, the puckle gun and the Gatling gun are EXTREMELY different. They only look sort of similar. It’s likely Dr Gatling didn’t even know it existed.
The amount of bloodshed that happened in Europe over the centuries is just insane. Brothers fighting brothers. Should never happen again.
We are on it, we are right into the same mess against Russia, just wait a few years... As long as there are people who want to barter young lives for tremendous profits wars will not end. And there are many of these...
Danes got balls to fight the Prussians
And they got the hops to jump into their graves
@@sheldon-cooper Well, the Danes won the first war against Prussia
@@stadlmayer2718 not really
@@stadlmayer2718 they didn't at all ,whole of Europe put pressure on Prussia to end the war so definitely Danes did not win because of their military might but were spared
@@suryasishtalukdar210 well the first war was won by the danish and that was why the danish government
thought thye could win
Man Gedenke der Opfer.😢