Resist And Bite - Chasseurs Ardennais - Battle of Belgium - Sabaton History 045 [Official]

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  • As Germany invades France and the Benelux countries in May 1940, the main bulk of their panzers are heading towards the Ardennes and the Meuse River in an effort to cut the Allied forces in half. However, two small units of Belgian infantry are standing in their way. They are the Chasseurs Ardennais and have one objective: To delay the Germans by every means necessary...
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  • @SabatonHistory
    @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +487

    Today we again turn towards the Second World War - to be more specific the 1940 German invasion of France and the Benelux. Here two small Belgian units bravely attempted to delay the advance of the Wehrmacht. We hope you all appreciate this video! And much like the Chasseur Ardennais supported the war effort of the Belgians, our awesome Patrons support the war effort of us, the Sabaton History team! So if you haven't, you most certainly should consider supporting us on www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory.
    Oh and if you're interested in World War Two, you should definitely check out Indy's World War Two Channel (ua-cam.com/users/worldwartwo) where he covers WW2 Week-by-week. Last May, he covered the invasion of the Benelux and France, which you can check out right here: ua-cam.com/video/DLN8NHXiMy0/v-deo.html
    Cheers, the Sabaton History team!

    • @monkeymeier4811
      @monkeymeier4811 4 роки тому +2

      Finally!!! Thank you Sabaton!!! Thank you!!!

    • @maxvanlint6261
      @maxvanlint6261 4 роки тому +3

      Maybe Sabaton should write a song about The Battle of Halen in 1914. There, the Belgian crushed the German cavalry. Contrary to the usual tactic, namely charging the cavalry on horseback, the Belgians dismounted and held back about 15 charges with rifle fire.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halen

    • @alithanna
      @alithanna 4 роки тому +9

      You are missing a couple of details that make this even more dramatic/amazing...
      Among the panzer divisions being delayed was the 7th Panzer Division (which, of course we know as the Ghost Division), which was still being led by Rommel (Ghost Division v Resist and Bite). As this song (and this episode) tell that they finally had to surrender and the Germans were realizing that this had been a tiny force. They were shocked, after all, because < 100 men had held back the entire German forces. Rommel was well known for being at the front instead of directing from the rear of his troops, he saw first hand the bravery and tenacity of the Belgians. He complimented them on their accomplishments: "They are not men; they are green wolves."
      The story beneath the lyrics mention this detail. I'm surprised that Indy didn't mention that among the rest of the praise being handed out to the Belgians and their amazing stand...

    • @johannesfoerster8975
      @johannesfoerster8975 4 роки тому +1

      My world favourite song is resist and bite

    • @thetrain47539
      @thetrain47539 4 роки тому +5

      I realized that I'm one of the only people who thinks this is the best song ever. That's probably because me being Belgian is making me biased. Lol.

  • @AMetalPotato
    @AMetalPotato 4 роки тому +988

    "The Belgian defenders were hitting the Germans were it hurt them the most: they were messing with their timetable"
    All germans across time and space are feeling that

    • @JeanLucCaptain
      @JeanLucCaptain 3 роки тому +25

      Reminds me of that rabbit from Alice in wonderland LOL.

    • @fnnsvnssn2164
      @fnnsvnssn2164 3 роки тому +42

      Yes, we do not like to arrive even a bit before or after an appointment, even if it is with the french.

    • @luckyassassin1
      @luckyassassin1 2 роки тому +17

      Yeah, hurting the time tables hurts germans on a deep personal level

  • @biggsdarklighter0473
    @biggsdarklighter0473 4 роки тому +1109

    Luftwaffe: *cuts communication lines*
    Belgians: "Congratulations, you played yourself!"

  • @MDMetal
    @MDMetal 4 роки тому +903

    German High Command: "This is going to be easy!"
    Chasseurs Ardennais: "Allow us to introduce ourselves."

    • @harbl99
      @harbl99 4 роки тому +56

      Everyone gangsta until the Belgians dig their heels in.
      Infantry attacks? Ineffective.
      Light artillery? Ineffective.
      Support artillery? Ineffective.
      "Hans. Get ze 88s. Nothing less is going to shift zem."

    • @MDMetal
      @MDMetal 4 роки тому +9

      +Nathan Remix When all else fails, bring out the 88mm Compensators! 😎🍺

    • @nathanremix5800
      @nathanremix5800 4 роки тому +3

      @@MDMetal yess

    • @FieldMarshalYT
      @FieldMarshalYT 3 роки тому +3

      @Glenn Krenz what does this have to do with socialism? My god one of you people have to bring up something unrelated

    • @Matt_Kab
      @Matt_Kab 3 роки тому +3

      @@FieldMarshalYT he means Nazis being socialist I think

  • @anttibjorklund1869
    @anttibjorklund1869 4 роки тому +888

    "Germany's favourite medal collector"
    A title given to him by himself, most likely. :P

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +291

      He was allegedly awarded that title by Meyer

    • @TiernanWilkinson
      @TiernanWilkinson 4 роки тому +23

      @@SabatonHistory Amazin'.

    • @stephengalindo6340
      @stephengalindo6340 4 роки тому +36

      Shout out to Hitler's joke of Goerring declaring his underwear as overwear

    • @tavarix5893
      @tavarix5893 4 роки тому +6

      He deserves it, he is a *big* man after all.

    • @RedditzGG
      @RedditzGG 4 роки тому +7

      He's alsp Germany's Favorite Fat Man

  • @ClamChowder_FireBuff69
    @ClamChowder_FireBuff69 4 роки тому +298

    When Germany thinks your force of 40 is 200 men.
    *Malicious Laughter*

    • @JeanLucCaptain
      @JeanLucCaptain 3 роки тому +14

      Belgium Border guards: WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOR...
      Germans: Field Gray! Wait! Noooooooo

    • @TrashskillsRS
      @TrashskillsRS 3 роки тому +10

      Actually the record is that they bolstered about 3000 against the 2 weakened platoons.
      Rommel was so surprised when they were captured.

  • @firstconsul7286
    @firstconsul7286 4 роки тому +909

    That thunderstorm... I bet Thor wanted the people of Belgium to know about his favourite band.

    • @TheSkilfingar
      @TheSkilfingar 4 роки тому +19

      Amon Amarth?

    • @m0rtez713
      @m0rtez713 4 роки тому +28

      @@TheSkilfingar Well they did cover twilight of the thunder god eventually....

    • @Kylel0519
      @Kylel0519 4 роки тому +5

      M. B. I’d think more brothers of metal

    • @AlexGNR
      @AlexGNR 4 роки тому +35

      Swedish Paaaaagans
      Marching Ashore
      Forged in Valhalla by the hammer of Thor!
      Had to do it

    • @geerttaelemans657
      @geerttaelemans657 4 роки тому +1

      Except for the death visitors

  • @ceiling_cat
    @ceiling_cat 4 роки тому +245

    Germans in 14: going through Ardennes
    in 40: same
    in 44: same
    Entente: :0

    • @CK-nh7sv
      @CK-nh7sv 2 роки тому +17

      They didn't really go through the Ardennes in 1914, they swept through Belgium and even for the WW1 army, the Ardennes weren't really a good place to pass through. And dismissing the idea that Panzers might go through the Ardennes, cross the Meuse and overrun the French at the Maginot Line wasn't that stupid and can only really be criticized with the benefit of hindsight. If the Allies had immediately sent their air forces to the Ardennes when they noticed what was up, the germans would have suffered heavy casualties. The problem wasn't the defense plan, the problem was the inaction and general sluggishness of the Allied Command.
      This is very similar to the Attack on Pearl Harbor. The US government and most admirals didn't think anybody could attack it. How would that even be possible? Well, as I live in the future, I know. But the people making the decision back then didn't.

  • @WPSent
    @WPSent 4 роки тому +530

    This song is so packed with amazing lines, but I think this one is the best:
    "But when captured by the Axis
    And forced to tell the truth
    We'll tell it with a smile,
    We will surprise them with a laugh"
    Bad. Ass.

    • @loicvanderwielen
      @loicvanderwielen 4 роки тому +112

      What makes it even more badass is the reason they laughed. Basically, after the capture of the Chasseurs Ardennais, they began asking "Where are the others?" repeatedly, hence the "We are all" that follows in the song.
      Believing to be facing a regiment, the Germans had mobilized 3000 men against a reduced company (two platoons)...
      Overall, the efficacy of the Chasseurs Ardennais led Rommel to say "These are not men but green wolves"

    • @stephenflint3640
      @stephenflint3640 4 роки тому +27

      @@loicvanderwielen I mean... a tiny(comparatively) country, wedged between the obscenely powerful bastard children of the Carolingian Empire. born of both, and separate of either. Who would EVER expect them to be ardent defenders of their own homes and people?!?

    • @theinquisitionsparrot6749
      @theinquisitionsparrot6749 4 роки тому +4

      Skost Ferrus Manus

    • @theinquisitionsparrot6749
      @theinquisitionsparrot6749 4 роки тому +6

      Glenn Krenz HELD OUR GUARD

    • @Sisyphos1312
      @Sisyphos1312 4 роки тому +12

      @Glenn Krenz WE WERE ALL.
      WE WERE TOLD TO HOLD THE BORDER, AND THAT IS WHAT WE DID, HONORED WERE OUR ORDERS IM DESPITE OF OUR FOE...

  • @NiasThighs
    @NiasThighs 4 роки тому +794

    GLORIA FORTIS MILES
    THE WEHRMACHT CLOSING IN
    ADVERSOR ET ADMORSUS
    THE BOAR AGAINST THE EAGLE

    • @antoinedstm6719
      @antoinedstm6719 4 роки тому +32

      The boar will always win against the eagle!

    • @DC-ru5xz
      @DC-ru5xz 4 роки тому +35

      *AWESOME SOLO*
      WE WE WILL RESIST AND BITE BITE HARD COS WE ARE ALL IN SIGHT WE WE TAKE UP ARMS AND FIGHT FIGHT HARD RESIST AND DO WHATS RIGHT

    • @papapeperoni1664
      @papapeperoni1664 4 роки тому +15

      @@antoinedstm6719 its not important who will win its important that they never will fight against each other

    • @antoinedstm6719
      @antoinedstm6719 4 роки тому +15

      @@papapeperoni1664 That's true, but if nazi's invade my contry, I will not say : "That's not so important, peace and love, and by the way, I am sure that the nazi's aren't all bad guys!"

    • @billyharley8295
      @billyharley8295 4 роки тому +13

      @@antoinedstm6719 Nazi's by definition are all bad guys. German's are not all bad guys.

  • @mitchverr9330
    @mitchverr9330 4 роки тому +350

    "noone would expect them" - Except the French generals that literally said "this is a possible thing we should watch out for" that got told to shut the hell up xD

    • @jasonreed1631
      @jasonreed1631 4 роки тому +56

      Reminds me of another phrase: "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!"

    • @harbl99
      @harbl99 4 роки тому +31

      "Les Allemands, zey 'ave come through ze Ardennes. Who could 'ave possibly foreseen this?"
      particularly gallic bertstare.jpg

    • @xanpenguin754
      @xanpenguin754 4 роки тому +8

      I feel like those Generals simply looked at their fellow generals and said 'I told you so"

    • @JeanLucCaptain
      @JeanLucCaptain 3 роки тому +6

      It’s like the reverse of THE SOFT UNDERBELLY line.

    • @wouterkessel4852
      @wouterkessel4852 3 роки тому +6

      @@xanpenguin754 Eh less so because all of those generals were frontline officers, with a single exception they died in the fighting during the battle for France or shortly afterwards in german captivity as prisoners of war.

  • @antoinedstm6719
    @antoinedstm6719 4 роки тому +286

    I know a fantastic war story. I will name this story "The attack of the Belgian Baron". It's the story of a soldier of the Belgian army during the Second World War, Belgian army who lost the war. The name of the soldier is Jean de Selys Longchamp and he is a little bit edgy by the capitulation of Belgium. So, he arrives in England after a long journey around Europe.
    There, he becomes a great aviator with the grade of Captain. But, a day where he is back of a mission, he decides to attack the building of the Gestapo in Brussels. Like a car, he goes back the large avenue and destroys all the floors of the buildings, kills a lot of nazi's officiers and explodes the cannon on the roof of the building. Now, in front of the ancient Gestapo's building, you can see a statue of this hero ! After this feat, he has been degraded but he received a medal at the same time! (My English is probably imperfect, my native language is French, I'm a Belgian!)

    • @AbdulBasit-vd8dd
      @AbdulBasit-vd8dd 4 роки тому +31

      Absolutely grand my friend. Greetings from another Sabaton and history fan from the other side of the world. I'm from Pakistan.

    • @antoinedstm6719
      @antoinedstm6719 4 роки тому +24

      @@AbdulBasit-vd8dd Well, greetings to Pakistan from Belgium!

    • @MsMutt1
      @MsMutt1 4 роки тому +17

      Thank you for your story, my friend. Your English is quite good.

    • @antoinedstm6719
      @antoinedstm6719 4 роки тому +13

      @@MsMutt1 Thank you ! It's good to know I'm getting better!

    • @hammer326
      @hammer326 4 роки тому +20

      Covered by the great Mark Felton who I heard it from and hope someday collaborates with timeghost. A story indeed. Greetings from the USA.

  • @55CreeperHunter99
    @55CreeperHunter99 4 роки тому +348

    We were told to hold the border
    And that is what we did
    Honored were our orders
    In despite of our foe
    This is my absolute favorite quote from a sabaton song, such an epic part in a already epic song

    • @PhazonOmega
      @PhazonOmega 4 роки тому +12

      Often the greatest act, the most honorable behavior, is to obey, and to hold the line against your foe. It is often the most difficult, as well. It takes character.

    • @MCLooyverse
      @MCLooyverse 4 роки тому +6

      My least favorite line is "In despite of our foe". It hurts me.

    • @lukedeakin7124
      @lukedeakin7124 3 роки тому +10

      "But when capture by the axis
      And forced to tell the truth
      We will tell it with a smile
      We will surprise them with a laugh
      WE ARE ALL"

    • @carbonwolf3865
      @carbonwolf3865 Рік тому +2

      that and "we were all"

  • @meteorablaugrana
    @meteorablaugrana 4 роки тому +91

    “And the Belgian defenders were hitting them where it hurt them the most - they were messing with their timetables” - best sentence in Sabaton History ever 😂

  • @ohmygodjoe2647
    @ohmygodjoe2647 4 роки тому +81

    Luxemburg: Exists
    1940 Nazi Germany: Excuse me, oh pardon me, just gotta get through here...

    • @Altrantis
      @Altrantis 4 роки тому +10

      That's what a Brit would say. A German would be more like "Watch it I'm walking here."

    • @kingdraconias
      @kingdraconias 4 роки тому +5

      Altrantis That’s an American

    • @Bobcat_X
      @Bobcat_X 4 роки тому +2

      Hippity hoppity, you're now my property(?)

    • @wisemankugelmemicus1701
      @wisemankugelmemicus1701 4 роки тому +3

      @@kingdraconias Can confirm. A phrase of the New York dialect.

    • @Altrantis
      @Altrantis 4 роки тому +2

      @@kingdraconias I'm fairly sure Europeans would back me up on this one. Germans are generally rude and they don't greet or apologize, much more so than Americans. At least it is the case with Bavarians.

  • @kerlongsjorlejov1945
    @kerlongsjorlejov1945 4 роки тому +301

    Never been more proud of being a Belgian when I heard this song. This is one of the best stories of World War Two and those guys kept the Whermacht, the then most advanced army at bay for nearly three weeks and with just forty men. Those guys had balls of steel. And their legacy will not be forgotten how they laughed they were all.
    It's great to hear my heroes sing about those heroes.
    Fortune to the Brave Soldier. Resist and Bite.
    Also, awesome you guys went to Graspop. I was front line last summer.

    • @alexandrah9824
      @alexandrah9824 4 роки тому

      My greatest respekt dear Evert.Liebe grüsse Alex🤘

    • @Dutchtheairsofter
      @Dutchtheairsofter 4 роки тому +9

      Never pin a belgian against a wall, we will fight dirty

    • @kerlongsjorlejov1945
      @kerlongsjorlejov1945 4 роки тому +2

      @@Dutchtheairsofter That is true.

    • @kerlongsjorlejov1945
      @kerlongsjorlejov1945 4 роки тому +2

      @Necroglobule Jep and stories get told by them over the world. Verzet en bijt.

    • @obiarne
      @obiarne 4 роки тому +4

      Same here, Belgian and proud when I hear my favorite band singing songs for us.. Graspop last summer was my first festival ever and I was also standing in the front.. But then we got overwelmed by all the crowd surfers 😅 there were like 50 of them, coming every minute.. I tried to resist and bite, but the front fell and I had to retreat to the east where the drinking bars were.. Anyway, it was the best experience and I'm going to see them life again in Sportpaleis 😆

  • @marekschwarzmann1638
    @marekschwarzmann1638 4 роки тому +222

    btw - those BAD boys got stranded in the same way as the Czechoslovak legion.. I loved the legion special Indy! TY

  • @Vnx
    @Vnx 4 роки тому +22

    "Fight all 18 days of battles, no odds are on our side! Few will fight for all until the bullets are gone!" is probably one of my favorite lyrics from all of Sabaton.

  • @lugialover09
    @lugialover09 4 роки тому +66

    Resist and Bite was the first Sabaton song I ever heard and immediately became one of my favorites, particularly because of the story behind it. It inspired me to look further into the band, and I've never regretted it.

  • @Duke_of_Lorraine
    @Duke_of_Lorraine 4 роки тому +201

    Another cool belgian war story : the Spartan king Leonidas moved to what is now Belgium after Thermopylae and opened his chocolate factory. Which is quite succesful to this day.

    • @triplehood
      @triplehood 4 роки тому +20

      This made me laugh xD especially since I am Belgian.

    • @zane9464
      @zane9464 4 роки тому +23

      Why let a good crusade get in the way of Belgian war stories right?

    • @Death_Korps_Officer
      @Death_Korps_Officer 4 роки тому +12

      Belgians are direct descendants of Leonidas.

    • @ignacejespers8201
      @ignacejespers8201 4 роки тому +6

      Too bad it doesn't taste that well

    • @thetrain47539
      @thetrain47539 4 роки тому +7

      Bruh, chocolade van Leonidas is echt goed.

  • @baumfan5004
    @baumfan5004 4 роки тому +199

    I wish Sabaton would make a Song about the christmas truce.

    • @Em3erblue
      @Em3erblue 4 роки тому +12

      Baum Fan imagine they do that for Christmas

    • @raseli4066
      @raseli4066 4 роки тому +13

      That's a funny idea. I would love to see them make one

    • @capitandiriangen8981
      @capitandiriangen8981 4 роки тому +15

      Oh yes! Like a bonus for the release of the Great war album!

    • @joshbyfield8295
      @joshbyfield8295 4 роки тому +8

      You can always suggest that song idea to them on their website, I think It would be interesting to see how Sabaton would approach that topic

    • @ghazghkullthraka9714
      @ghazghkullthraka9714 3 роки тому +13

      They are the soccer elite
      Born to compete
      Get penalties
      Old school soccer!

  • @JojokimVT
    @JojokimVT 4 роки тому +66

    So, thanks to a thunderstorm, you guys became famous in Belgium.

    • @amberaquila3048
      @amberaquila3048 4 роки тому +6

      Yep, and they'll continue to remind us whenever they play Graspop ;)

    • @YataTheFifteenth
      @YataTheFifteenth 3 роки тому

      Forged in Valhalla by the hammer of Thor indeed.

  • @TheMattster5000
    @TheMattster5000 4 роки тому +46

    Resist and Bite was the first Sabaton song I ever heard and I was immediately hooked. And to think it was in a guitar hero clone

  • @geekymetalhead5112
    @geekymetalhead5112 4 роки тому +42

    Sabaton history: *uploads on my break*
    Me: yeah I've got time

  • @poopihead_
    @poopihead_ 4 роки тому +20

    I'm a Belgian and my town (Geel) was one of the heaviest fights from the advance of the alies in 1945. There's a lot of Scottish and Canadian cemetery's and monuments in my small village. The battle is called "de slag om Ten Aard" in Flemish wich translates to "the battle of Ten Aard"

  • @mokerdikkewasbever
    @mokerdikkewasbever 4 роки тому +54

    Ya know for all the shit we give you Belgium we still love you. Lots of love from your Northern neighbour

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +17

      Groetjes!

    • @mokerdikkewasbever
      @mokerdikkewasbever 4 роки тому +13

      @@SabatonHistory I do hope one day you guys make a song about Dutch military history one day tho. For example the Dutch stand at the Grebbeberg during WW2 or Naval heroes like Michiel de Ruyter or Piet Heyn

    • @GorinRedspear
      @GorinRedspear 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah, but you also love peanutsauce on fries, so I'm not sure that's a good thing... 😁
      Or a song about the 80 years war.

    • @Jasp_B
      @Jasp_B 4 роки тому +3

      @@mokerdikkewasbever Would say our mighty Biking Divisions in World War 2 are more worthy

    • @amberaquila3048
      @amberaquila3048 4 роки тому +1

      Groetjes

  • @MilsurpMikeChannel
    @MilsurpMikeChannel 4 роки тому +66

    Glad to hear the story behind this song (after reading three books thanks to Heroes albums songs, I never looked this one up). No mention of Jokim and the third guitar though 😀. The little into to this song at the concerts where he pretends to just be learning by playing Smoke on the Water and gets blasted by a Throbbe solo always brings a smile to my face.

  • @jamesvunkannon6420
    @jamesvunkannon6420 4 роки тому +91

    My favorite song. Thank you, Sabaton, for the song! And thank you, Indy, for the history lesson!

  • @truesoprano2152
    @truesoprano2152 4 роки тому +83

    This is one of my favorite Sabaton songs, and there's such a cool story behind it! Thanks again for all the hard work, I've been really sick and haven't really been able to leave the house so this definitely came out at the right time for me!

  • @vincebric8243
    @vincebric8243 4 роки тому +12

    You guys just made a video about my great grand father ! My last name is Bricart and we actually go to bodange every year to remember the sacrifice of this company ! Now, thanks to you, people outside of our family and friends knows about him ! For that we deeply thank you for your work and we wish you the best ! Keep on on your hard work !
    Love
    One of Maurice Bricart great grandson !

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +6

      Its an honor to meet you here! You are very welcome, and I would like to thank you as well for keeping his memory alive! Lest we forget!

  • @ladiesgentswegothim
    @ladiesgentswegothim 4 роки тому +39

    If I ever develop an "intruder protocol" for my house, I think I want this song blasting as part of it

    • @cristianvillanueva8782
      @cristianvillanueva8782 4 роки тому +10

      Scare the hell anyone who breaks in with that intro they have lmao

    • @thomasmcfaul875
      @thomasmcfaul875 4 роки тому +5

      That would be perfect. The intruders would probably be scared off by the spirit of the Belgians

    • @catetmax1812
      @catetmax1812 4 роки тому +3

      We were told to hold the border
      and that what we did

    • @ladiesgentswegothim
      @ladiesgentswegothim 4 роки тому +8

      If someone starts yelling at you in Latin, you RUN

    • @Dutchtheairsofter
      @Dutchtheairsofter 4 роки тому

      @@thomasmcfaul875 but what if the intruder is from Belgium

  • @BornToSurvive007
    @BornToSurvive007 4 роки тому +42

    When I heard this song for the first time, it immediately became one of my favorites. Later, when I read it was about Belgium, it - as a Belgian person - only became better. Keep up the good stuff guys!

  • @KraequhoS
    @KraequhoS 4 роки тому +16

    Belgium here! The time I realised that the song was about the "Résiste et mords" from the Chasseur Ardennais, I had goosebump and still do every time I hear the song!
    Was there in the Graspop this year, great show btw! :D

  • @bavtie1
    @bavtie1 4 роки тому +16

    Our brave little neighbour, and one of my favorite songs!
    Some love from the Netherlands

    • @gameknightjek2640
      @gameknightjek2640 3 роки тому +1

      Liefde ook uit België.

    • @GuntherSDoumson2178
      @GuntherSDoumson2178 6 місяців тому +1

      Little? And Holland is a big country or what?

    • @bavtie1
      @bavtie1 6 місяців тому

      @@GuntherSDoumson2178 Holland isn't even a country

  • @burningnapalm4436
    @burningnapalm4436 4 роки тому +24

    Resist and Bite never fails to give me chills down my back

  • @SuperInsuranceman
    @SuperInsuranceman 3 роки тому +9

    My stepfather (Roland Mathieu 1916 - 2002) was an 'chasseur ardennais' in 1940. He survived the war with his brother after 5 years captivity in Germany. He was the most admirable man I have known in my entire life. Always ready to help, jovial and full of humor.
    I miss this man and his loving wife, who was also an exceptional woman.

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  3 роки тому +8

      For heroes like him we write songs.

    • @Springtrap11556
      @Springtrap11556 6 місяців тому +2

      May his memory live on, not just through you, but through all those people he met. Even if his name is forgotten, his heroic efforts shall never be forgotten.

    • @SuperInsuranceman
      @SuperInsuranceman 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Springtrap11556 Thank you for your kind words. He loved to tell his war memories such as when he was transferred to a German factory (a carpentry) as a prisoner of war to work there where he sabotaged a production machine. When he was taken prisoner he had the intelligence to hide loaves of bread in his sleeves which saved his life and that of his brother 'André' whom he luckily found among the thousands of prisoners. They were hold in a field without food before transfer. His brother was in very bad condition, starving. The loaves of bread he had collected and hidden saved their lives. I also remember him saying that in a prison camp there was an old Austrian guard who cried about being separated from his wife and children. When he returned from the war, he found it difficult to find peaceful sleep. He told me about walking for hours at night in his village, insomniac. During the fighting in 1940, if I remember correctly, his captain, in a trench, was killed next to him by being shot in the head. He was lucky that day.
      He loved gardening work, so in summer, when he took a break from gardening work, he would sit on a bench behind his house and when I was present I would sit near him and we would chat and he would tell me his memories. We had a good time together. God, how I miss this man.

  • @Jackthe5Ripper
    @Jackthe5Ripper 4 роки тому +19

    Well with Belgium being the doormat of western Europe you could easily come up with enough war stories. And Sabaton being Sabaton, they could easily come up with some brilliant songs about them.

    • @AbdulBasit-vd8dd
      @AbdulBasit-vd8dd 4 роки тому +4

      I thought that was poor old Poland ….

    • @the12th68
      @the12th68 4 роки тому +7

      @@AbdulBasit-vd8dd Poland for the east and Belgium for the west.

  • @kingdraconias
    @kingdraconias 4 роки тому +36

    The Germans shot themselves in the foot sooo much during World War II. Thank God they did. And thanks for doing one of these on one of my favorite songs!

  • @gilianstaelen3087
    @gilianstaelen3087 3 роки тому +8

    13:42 if a band breaks through in Belgium, it has the potential to break through everywhere. Belgium has been the second country for some of the most famous metal and rock bands to make the step to international fame.

  • @FRODOGOOFBALL
    @FRODOGOOFBALL 4 роки тому +11

    Thank you so much for featuring this story. In the US, there has been a debate about what this song means. Some thought it might be about the battle of the bulge, but this makes much more sense.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasseurs_Ardennais

  • @antonchigurh2930
    @antonchigurh2930 4 роки тому +20

    Sabaton History is the best teacher we have. Thank you Sabaton History

    • @michaelgaffey780
      @michaelgaffey780 3 роки тому +2

      Man in America we don’t even learn a part of this.

  • @Jelle1880
    @Jelle1880 4 роки тому +8

    Glad to hear about Belgium being the first country outside of Sweden where it took off, I remember those 2 gigs. From 3000 to like 30.000 from one year to the next. As for more Belgian war stories (not really Belgian but still), I would love a Sabaton song about the Battle of the Golden Spurs. Historically seen as one of the first (if not the first) changes in military history where infantry got the upper hand over cavalry.

  • @junnutube
    @junnutube 4 роки тому +20

    14:09 Damn... Sabaton is blessed by Thor! No wonder other bands can't even come close!

    • @kingdraconias
      @kingdraconias 4 роки тому +6

      junnutube Thor: “Sabaton is playing in a tent? *grabs Mjolnir* Time to make sure everyone sees their show!” *giant thunderstorm looms*

  • @luckyassassin1
    @luckyassassin1 4 роки тому +8

    2 weeks and both episodes are ones I've been waiting for since the show started, and 2 incredible stories.

  • @simonnachreiner8380
    @simonnachreiner8380 3 роки тому +4

    History is full of soldiers who fight like hell but few are the stories where a out numbered force fights so hard that they make the enemy lose there taste for blood.
    The 300
    The Chasseurs Ardennais
    A few Medal of honor recipients
    Rarely fighting hard enough becomes a force multiplier in of itself and win or lose it's a victory in history.

  • @evelyngravatt3198
    @evelyngravatt3198 4 роки тому +12

    Sabaton: Man I can't believe we're only going to play in this tiny tent, nobody will hear us.
    God: I gotchu fam *creates thunderstorm*

    • @danielshepherd4259
      @danielshepherd4259 4 роки тому +4

      I think they made a deal with thor. That's why the did a cover of Amon Amarth's "Twilight of the Thunder God"

    • @ziomeke5580
      @ziomeke5580 3 роки тому +2

      Daniel Shepherd THOR, ODIN’S SON, PROTECTOR OF MANKIND

    • @Psychonaut316
      @Psychonaut316 3 роки тому +1

      Thor: not on my watch

  • @thebelgianbeast9949
    @thebelgianbeast9949 3 роки тому +5

    As a proud Belgian and follower of Sabaton, I am incredibly proud and happy that Sabaton has such a connection with Belgium and that they wrote a song focused on a Belgian series of events and thank you so much for making such a great video about it, I found this a great and educational video

  • @marekschwarzmann1638
    @marekschwarzmann1638 4 роки тому +13

    I am so glad i visited one of the first shows of Sabaton in my country (CZ)... you rocked the podium with Gamma Ray and Helloween (2007).. I kinda envy to Belgium they had the chance to host "your first" festival..)))))

  • @PiscatorLager
    @PiscatorLager 4 роки тому +6

    I guess I need to rewatch Indy's "Allied clusterfuck" episode for the 94th time. Just in case.

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +4

      Why not just the whole campaign?

    • @PiscatorLager
      @PiscatorLager 4 роки тому +6

      Too drunk for now I guess. But you've got that point.

    • @alexandrah9824
      @alexandrah9824 4 роки тому

      @@PiscatorLager Hell ja !!! 🤘🍻😎 !!!!
      Liebe grüsse Alex 🤘

    • @AlexGNR
      @AlexGNR 4 роки тому

      Piscator, ur here too.
      I like ur lyrics videos

  • @beb_1642
    @beb_1642 4 роки тому +21

    i really liked this video,
    because; I love history,
    it gives historical background to a song,
    it shows that Belgium is/was better militarily that we could think -as a Belgian I really appreciated that-
    and because it's very well eplained
    PS: I think an album about Belgian battles from, for exemple the Belgian revolution or the battle of the Yser, could be good
    but i think the name "Belgica" would be better than "Belgia"

  • @tejesedeny
    @tejesedeny 4 роки тому +14

    Oh yes, finally! One of my most anticipated songs since this channel started. It really disproves the 'incompetent, easy-to-conquer Belgians' picture, isn't it? And, the song gives me so much energy, it's a constant part of my workout playlist. Whenever I hear it I'm like 'give me a sword or gun and enemy to defeat'. 😃

    • @GuntherSDoumson2178
      @GuntherSDoumson2178 6 місяців тому +1

      Holland was easy to conquer. The Germans knew from summer 1914 that Belgium is no cake walk.

  • @tennoryu2794
    @tennoryu2794 4 роки тому +2

    This is what Sabaton does best keeping the stories of Soldiers alive so that their sacrifices can be remembered.

  • @francescoviale4538
    @francescoviale4538 4 роки тому +11

    This video couldn’t come at a better moment: I’m sitting at the McDonald’s in the Scandinavium in Göteborg thinking about how the concert scheduled for the 14 of February is going to be

    • @Masada1911
      @Masada1911 4 роки тому

      I hope you had a really good time

    • @francescoviale4538
      @francescoviale4538 4 роки тому +1

      @@Masada1911 man it was great, best concert of my life 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @darrenkaminski2483
    @darrenkaminski2483 4 роки тому +6

    Been waiting for this Sabaton history, one of my favorite songs. Thank you.

  • @flambelk4489
    @flambelk4489 4 роки тому +1

    Resist and Bite is one of the best Sabaton songs, great video!

  • @matthiasroef
    @matthiasroef 4 роки тому +14

    They should do one about the battle of the golden spurs. Similar story to that of bannockburn or one about the belgian king albert who stayed in the front lines during world war one or about the rape of belgium were a lot of city’s got burned down and last but not least the belgian army in exile during world war two

  • @birbmam
    @birbmam 4 роки тому +3

    Omg finally! I've been looking forward to a video about this song for so long!

  • @thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul
    @thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul 4 роки тому +14

    We salute them Brave Belgian Soldiers

  • @boqquieffeuisthealmighty7527
    @boqquieffeuisthealmighty7527 4 роки тому +1

    I've waited forever for this to finally be covered!

  • @mercea.i.9339
    @mercea.i.9339 4 роки тому +1

    I love this song, it is the first one I listened from Sabaton and it always makes me feel better, it is one of my favorites.😍😍😍😍🤘🤘🤘💪💪💪Thank you very much!!!

  • @TrollbaitMage
    @TrollbaitMage 4 роки тому +9

    One of my favorite songs, it good to type to, good beat.

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 Рік тому

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!!

  • @nobutaka3267
    @nobutaka3267 4 роки тому +1

    Great episode as always guys!

  • @slashes22
    @slashes22 4 роки тому

    Just watched Sabaton live 5 days ago. These guys are awesome!

  • @JohnDoe-zx1ck
    @JohnDoe-zx1ck 4 роки тому +1

    This was the song that finally hooked me on sabaton and look into what the song was about. They have since rocketed to my favorite band. Thanks for your work guys, and indy and the gang as well.

  • @Gundarthegreat
    @Gundarthegreat 4 роки тому

    Finally you made one this was my first sabaton song that I ever heard

  • @haineko1101
    @haineko1101 4 роки тому +1

    Cheers for this history episode! This was the song that got me hooked on Sabaton's music in the first place. Downright electrifying song, and an amazing episode in the history of war.

  • @ladyzapzap9514
    @ladyzapzap9514 2 роки тому

    This was the first sabaton song I ever heard. And I was INSTANTLY hooked. still my favorite!

  • @joshthomas-moore2656
    @joshthomas-moore2656 4 роки тому

    Yes have been waiting for this one

  • @martinsedej6681
    @martinsedej6681 4 роки тому

    Thank you for making it, makes the week bearable

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +1

      No problem! Though we hope other things contributed to making the week bearable as well

  • @wallieoceanborn
    @wallieoceanborn 4 роки тому +2

    Coming from Holland and visiting Graspop since 2002, I was at that show in 2007. It was my second Sabaton show, the first being in 2006 in Amsterdam when they opened for Dragonforce. At that point Sabaton was just one of those bands that I was just getting to know, but that Graspop show made me a fan. The tent was indeed packed and as soon as the show started I remember a lot of Swedish flags being raised in the crowd, which only added to the great atmosphere. As I said, I've been a fan ever since and I've seen all Sabaton shows at Graspop. I've seen a lot of Sabaton shows in Holland as well, but there's always a certain atmosphere at the Belgian shows and this song might have a lot to do with that. Another amazing story this one!

  • @trinitymitchell6503
    @trinitymitchell6503 4 роки тому

    I've been waiting for this one

  • @umarae27
    @umarae27 10 місяців тому +1

    I so much love this channel!

  • @crazymaniac3000
    @crazymaniac3000 4 роки тому

    Thanks guys. Been waiting for this one!

  • @killbotter6998
    @killbotter6998 2 роки тому

    I always rewatch some episode i havent watched in a while, when i eat and there is no new ww2 video and i just now realised, that the marching 0:18 is perfectly synchronised with the drums of the song.....love it

  • @gigachad-gx9vu
    @gigachad-gx9vu 4 роки тому

    HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS CHANNEL BEFORE???
    THIS IS AWESOME

  • @ronin1st26
    @ronin1st26 4 роки тому +1

    Truly a beautiful song, I love listening to it in my morning runs just right before them to get pump up, Thank you for a beautiful song and a history lesson, Cheers from the Lone Star state !!

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +1

      Cheers from Sabaton History! (PS. I use Resist and Bite for workouts as well)

    • @ronin1st26
      @ronin1st26 4 роки тому

      What are your 5 main songs for your workout pace that you would say ?!!

  • @SandraNelson063
    @SandraNelson063 2 роки тому +3

    This song means a lot to me. I'm having to deal with a lot of pain now, in hospital. I am regularly obliterated by what has to be done to me. I tell myself to resist and bite.

    • @Springtrap11556
      @Springtrap11556 6 місяців тому

      I hope you're doing far better now then you were a year ago. Remember: We Will Resist And Bite!

  • @Deamons64
    @Deamons64 4 роки тому

    Yessssss, I’ve been waiting for this! Idk why it didn’t show up in my sub box, but this is one of the most badass stories from WW2.

  • @thefallenknight3848
    @thefallenknight3848 4 роки тому +1

    I'm thankful for the video BUT you guys just made it a week to late for my presentation, Still love you guys

  • @DarthNoox
    @DarthNoox 4 роки тому +3

    One of my favourite songs, the Chasseurs Ardennais are absolute mad lads and legends

  • @Lttlemoi
    @Lttlemoi 4 роки тому +30

    Can't go through Belgian war history without mentioning the Battle of the Golden Spurs!

    • @Lttlemoi
      @Lttlemoi 4 роки тому

      ​@Glenn Krenz Here's a really good one: /watch?v=P5ksuFG8YaY

  • @breaknchain8057
    @breaknchain8057 Рік тому +1

    Interesting ! I like your Running Wild t-shirt by the way,it's cool seeing you wearing this :).

  • @AtomicSabrewulf
    @AtomicSabrewulf 2 роки тому

    I was introduced to Sabaton while listening to a Power Metal station via Pandora. This song played and I was instantly hooked! 🤘🏻

  • @nicholashutfluss238
    @nicholashutfluss238 2 роки тому +2

    This song is an amazing tribute to the soldiers of Belgium, and how they (in particular the Chasseurs Ardennais) held the border and fought until the end. It makes me so proud to be of Flemish-Belgian origins. My Opa (grandfather) who fought for Belgium in the 9th Infantry Division--whenever I listen to this song I get teary-eyed and think of my Opa and what he and those he fought beside must have went through. Thank you Indy and thank you Sabaton for your tribute.

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  2 роки тому +1

      For heroes like him we create songs, Nick.

  • @heckleypanes4988
    @heckleypanes4988 4 роки тому

    Happy Birthday Sabaton

  • @8088bit
    @8088bit 4 роки тому +1

    i have been waiting for this one for a long time, a great early charismas present

  • @mdscntst223
    @mdscntst223 4 роки тому +3

    "Belgian Armored Car Division, which is a bad name for a band"
    Me looking at the last name on my new project title list that I hadn't crossed, out. "WELP"

  • @manaboutit1594
    @manaboutit1594 3 роки тому +1

    These Sabaton guys are so down to earth and relatable.

  • @darkpassage03
    @darkpassage03 4 роки тому +1

    Finally Resist and Bite! Thank you!

  • @GorinRedspear
    @GorinRedspear 4 роки тому +2

    Battle of the Silver Helmets, also know as the Battle of Halen. Heinz Guderian mentions it in 'Achtung Panzer' as the moment he realised the speed of cavalry is needed, but with more punch and armour.

  • @OnlyInMelsele
    @OnlyInMelsele Рік тому +2

    The Battle of Halen/battle of the silver helmets was a battle where the German cavalry charged at Belgian lines, but were held off because of machine guns and hidden shooters.
    The Battle of Turnhout (1789) was an important battle where they defeated the superior Austrian force. Using some smart defensive tactics to decisively beat them.
    The Battle of The Golden Spurs was a Battle between the county of Flanders and France, the superior French knights were crushed by the Flemish defensive line with the famous Goedendag weapon.
    So these are some cool Moments in Belgian history.

    • @GuntherSDoumson2178
      @GuntherSDoumson2178 6 місяців тому +2

      Vinkt, and Liege 1914 the Germans also got their teeth knocked in. They advanced in 19th century close lines and were decimated.

  • @Ashathefree8
    @Ashathefree8 4 роки тому +1

    I get shivers when I hear that rift.

  • @konradmack2152
    @konradmack2152 4 роки тому +2

    Resist and bite was the first sabaton song that i listened to.
    It really got stuck in my head for a few days so i looked up more songs and the same thing happened again...
    Tbh i think its resist and bite that made me like sabaton and metal in general. Though my tastes in metal have changed sabaton is (according to spotify ) the band i like the most ;)

  • @erikwthackrey1963
    @erikwthackrey1963 4 роки тому

    One of my favourite songs

  • @joeviolette5823
    @joeviolette5823 4 роки тому

    Thank you for doing a history episode about this song.

  • @NotTheBomb
    @NotTheBomb 4 роки тому +1

    YES! FINALLY! My one of my favorites gets a video ^_^

  • @PilgrimEnge
    @PilgrimEnge 4 роки тому

    Awesome! This is a story that was completely new to me! No better thing than a movie and a song about something that teaches me something new from history

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +1

      True! We're really glad you liked it - and hope to bring you some more interesting stories in the future!

  • @owarida6241
    @owarida6241 4 роки тому +1

    Man this is one of my favorite sabaton song 👌

  • @Kay2kGer
    @Kay2kGer 4 роки тому +20

    Hey indi, have you read about the "men of emden"?

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  4 роки тому +17

      Not only has he heard of it - he has made an episode about it: ua-cam.com/video/51FXgQOoppw/v-deo.html