You have to laugh. Asking an airborne division to surrender just because they are surrounded. Men literally trained to drop in behind enemy lines, their very job is to be surrounded.
That's even a line in Band of Brothers. Jimmy Fallon's character tells Captain Winters "Looks like you're going to be surrounded" to which Winters replies, "We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded."
@@VloggingThroughHistory the only thing i don't like about Band of Brothers, is a few of the inaccuracies, like Albert Blithe they portray getting killed in the show after taking a bullet to the neck and even put an "en memorium" quite at the end of it on the just black screen saying he never recovered and died in 1948, *did not actually die there* he made it home and died in 1967. After I learned that, and a few other things i can't remember, it made me respect that show a good bit less. so now, i watch it as a show and enjoy it for what it is, but i take it all with a few grains of salt now. Just a good watch here for a few of those who might be interested to knwo some more about what things Band of Brothers got wrong here from the History Buffs channel. Not sure if you'd be interested in doing a reaction to this one as well but i'll leave the link to the video here: ua-cam.com/video/uxv3s7xTYHU/v-deo.html
When you do To Hell and Back, you will probably recognize the lyrics - they borrowed from Audie Murphy's poem "Crosses Grow on Anzio" Audie's son thanked Sabaton for doing the only non-Country & Western song about his father.
I heard that a ww2 vet went to one of their concerts and asked them to play this song, so they changed the previously made set list to include this song. The guys are so cool, they care alot about their fans, and actually take time to listen to ther fans.
So recently I started playing Bolt Action, the WWII tabletop game, with some friends. One night I was texting back and forth with one of my buddies who was in the 82nd about what forces we were going to be building for the game. I had just bought a US airborne box set and couldn't resist pulling his leg a bit. I told him, "I'm thinking of painting them up as the 101st. Those guys are like the best airborne right, absolutely top tier?". The wall of text I received back explaining how the 82nd was always the best, both in WWII and currently, and always would be was epic.
Their history episode of this cracks me up. Indy gives the audience a very accurate eagle “screech”. I think you might like The Last Battle, honestly one of the whackiest battles. Also a few of their ballad songs “Ballad of Bull” and “A Life Time of War (Swedish version.) live from their Great Tour is amazing. Just make sure you have the subtitles on! Flanders Fields, or even “The End of the War to End Wars” is a good mixture of that ballad and metal. And of course Cliffs of Gallipoli.
My grandfather was assigned to the 101st pretty much right when the battle of Bastone started. They were waiting for the weather to clear up enough to parachute in reinforcements, however Patton got there first.
IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED FACING 500 SAMURAI SURROUNDED AND OUTNUMBERED 60 TO 1 THE SWORD FACE THE GUN BUSHIDO DIGNIFIED ITS THE LAST STAND OF THE SAMURAI SURROUNDED AND OUTNUMBERED
I'm sorry that your uncle was so horrified at his daughter seeing those photos that he burned them. That kind of history, horrific as it is, needs to be preserved so it never happens again. I used to work for a man who was in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated Dachau Concentration Camp. He showed me the photos that he and his men took and, oh my, I know what you are talking about. Just horrible. And that's putting it lightly. Thank you for what you do.
I cant wait to see more videos..Keep them coming and nice to see a bit of introduction of yourself :) Wish my teacher back in the days would sometime share some of the story Sabaton provide..
I served in the 101st as a combat medic, I love this song. the 101 really pushes its history. Loved Sabaton since I discovered them. Thanks for doing these.
i visited the bois jacques not to long ago with a small blanket of snow on it and it being cold. You can still visit see the foxholes there. Its a really humbling experience being there knowing what the men of the 101st that were there during that winter went trough. Recommend anybody to go there if they find themselves near Bastogne.
I am binge watching all your sabaton reaction videos right now. As a french person, I've been shown a lot of historical records and pieces from both WW I and II, memory duty is important and so we had lots of it at school especially, poems, movies and docs, books too. But I am saddened that not even once did anyone show or tell us about Sabaton. They're doing such an amazing memory work, and I'm fairly convinced the reason they wouldn't be showed is just because it's heavy metal music, if I was a history teacher my students would all know all of Sabaton songs by heart by the end of their first year with me !
My step grandfather was in the 82nd in WWII. One of the toughest men I ever knew even when he was older. The drive he had was amazing I don't think he even knew what the words give up meant. He spend his last years in a small town in southeastern ohio in peace and happy with his family working in his small wood shop in his garage. Alot of good memories there.
3 weeks ago in the Ardennes we found to boxes of 30-06. 500 rounds of alternating AP, tracers and full metal jackets. Found next to an old gunner's hole. It's a remote village yet our plot of land covers what used to be a small airfield. In that same plot of land a trench of about 2m depth spans for 10m. The remnants of a crash of a bomber that was shot down, small debri of twisted metal still remaining. A little further bomb craters still can be fallen into. It's funny how we consider it history yet still the scars remain in nature. One of the boxes was so rusted it basically fell to pieces it's content rusted too. The other one protected it's content incredibly well, so much the casings still shine. In a couple of days we will buy a 30-06 to fire some of those bullets.
One of their songs that really gets me going is Ghost Devision. The sheer tactical skill and aggression that Rommel has with the way that he does battle amazes me. Plus it is a nice song that has some power to it.
Market Garden baffles me. I don't know what kind of intel Montgomery and his staff were working off of, but to think that the country that bypassed the Maginot line through the low countries not once, but twice....would fall to the same tactic and leave that area underdefended just seems insane to me.
Monty and his Staff ignored the intel to the point of reliving the senior intelligence commander because he was "rocking the boat". Monty saw this as his chance to outshine Patton and prove he deserved to be the Supreme Allied Commander. What it actually tragically proved is his incompetence on a grand scale as this was not his first serious flop the others were swept under the rug and he was given credit for beating the Africa Corps. Which also wasn't true by the way. The Brits had many Commanders that were vastly superior to Monty but not his pedigree or political connections. They get bo credit but they are the reason for Monty's successes amazing how many of his senior commander ignored him and coordinated amogst themselves.
@@warrior7ra Almost a success though, would have been interesting if the 82nd had bothered to secure then Nijmegen Bridge, which was a simple objective when compared to the D-Day objectives... unfortunately there commander was convinced there where Germans in the trees to the East of there landing though there was no intel of this prior to there jump. Thus the British XXX Corps was held up and couldn't push on until secured. Even after the 82nd heroism in taking the bridge via boats.
@@wulfen2990 Sounds reasonable enough when capturing a location and having to ensure that your position is secure. Especially when the only reinforcements coming in would be from the East heading in. Especially when considering the fact that, during the same Op, the 101st fought in ever cardinal direction to secure Eindhoven and prevent German counter attack on the main road passing through. Coupled the fact that the Germans had loaded the bridge with explosives prior (as part of their own scorched earth policy), Gavin and his men had to traverse the river in heavy currents against a heavily defended shore line. They secured the other side, prevented the charges from blowing (though, I'm not sure if it was actually securing said detonators, or if the rigging for explosives were faulty and failed to activate at the pivotal moment when Gavin's men made the shore). It was after securing Nijmegan that the Royal XXX Corps stopped for the evening, despite both units seeing the flash of ordnance in the final objective of Arnhem. Gavin was ready to go with his men to the rescue of the Polish 1st Airborne and the British Red Devils. It was the British XXX Corps that decided to wait, for fear of a "friendly fire" incident. It was that crucial decision that led to its failure. Never mind the fact that Montgomery came up with a half assed plan in 7 days' time, with the crux of the operation relying on three separate, unsupported air drops along a salient as thin as a pencil, against an enemy presumed to be old men and boys, without proper reconnaissance or intel, and having no security along said highway. There's a reason the 101st Airborne called it "Hell's Highway". German armor and infantry would attack every step of the way, hitting wherever they could, and stopping the conga line of armor and support vehicles, buying time in stopping the Red Devils and Polish Airborne from receiving that vital support. Hours would be spent clearing damaged or destroyed vehicles in an effort to open the causeway in. And would rinse, wash, repeat the whole way there. Montgomery's plan was a failure before it started. And he should have been given the boot when it failed so miserably, costing the Airborne Initiative the Allies held for so long.
@@JohnDoe-wt9ek your not wrong about the plan being flawed however it was just Montgomery's plan he wasn't involved in the operation after that as he was tied up elsewhere. The plan could have potentially been re-worked or scrapped but no one wanted to be the one to shake the boat so to speak.. Whilst your comments about the crossing of the river to secure the boat are correct they aren't really relevant to my point, it was essential to do it at the time but only cause the 82nd had already messed up in not sending anyone to secure the bridge after landing, instead basically waiting till late in the day to do so. This regardless of anything else is a major screw up on the part of the 82nd, that can not be overlooked. The 82nd where able to spare troops to secure the bridge to there south but not the VITAL and Primary objective of Nijmegen Bridge? The bridge was also an easy take if they did basically undefended, but due to the delay in sending anyone it was secured by the Germans who arrived just ahead of the American unit who also got lost in the city and thus delayed (this was due to it now being dark, the troops tired after having to construct trenches/ fortify there position all day). There was no need to commit basically his who force on the ridge for a German attack from the East when there was no German troops reported to have been in the area. The only real attack from that side came the following day via a cobbled together force, who where easily repulsed. Royal XXX Corps stopped for the evening cause there infantry where still fighting in the city, and exhausted from all the fighting to take the city/ Bridge. Had to wait for everything to be secure to ensure the supply route to the front. End of the day whilst the plan was overly ambitious and flawed it might still have been a success had the 82nd secured the primary objective rather then prioritizing the fortification of the ridge they landed at against a force that never existed at the time (A force all intel prior to the take off and deployment of the 82nd said didn't exist)
When hearing of the "Nuts" reply, Patton is said to have ordered harder attacks commenting that "We must save such an eloquent man." A couple of vets at Vets React noticed the pounding heartbeat sound of the drums and the glowing .30 cal barrel. They may have been former 82nd but they really liked this song.
Dude, I'm from NE Ohio! Thank you for doing these videos, I'm a pretty big WW2 buff, and I've learned alot thru these songs, and you breaking them down!
I haave been following your channel and growth with great interest. I just subscribed, it's always awesome to get another reactor but one that comments and adds up to the conversation. There aren't many of those (I can only think of Mr. Terry and Essek History). Glad to have you around.
During Operation Market Garden, 101st fought together with the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, which was actually intended to jump in Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising. For many reasons it didn't happen, so this unit was used in Market Garden.
As an aside I have to tell a bit of story. I'm retired Air Force as was stationed in Germany in the 90s. We took a tour to Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge memorial and later went to have lunch at a little village nearby. (Sorry, tearing up) Anyway while our group was in a little café something made a bunch of us look up as this elder gentleman made a misstep and crashed into the street. Immediately he was surrounded by about a dozen of us who helped him and checked him over. (I dusted off his hat and handed it back to him :) ) He suddenly got this huge grin as he looked at each of us... "American's, yes?" We nodded and his grin suddenly got twice as big. "Ah yes, American's! You were here to help us in 1945 and you are still helping us today" and he shook each of our hands and thanked us again and walked away. Needless to say getting out swelled heads back on the bus later was a bit of a chore but I have to admit that while I'm proud of my service in general this was one of the top things I will always be proud of.
@@VloggingThroughHistory I loved it and it helped greatly that my wife speaks, (no strike that she THINKS in) German and where we were stationed we had to live pretty close on the economy so got a lot more interaction and in depth experiences than we might have otherwise. (Seriously, ask me about the "Roman Graves" some time :) 0 But... It's different now. Recent events have taken a toll and the attitude is quite different today. I'd love to go back but also fear it given how much things have changed. Sorry didn't mean to be a downer
A few other songs about American troops are Devil dogs - marines, 82nd all the way about Alvin York and To hell and back about Audie Murphy and PTSD. All some of their best songs.
The history of Old Abe (The Screaming Eagle) is unique in and of itself. -Its the visage of the Eagle Mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War. -It was bought for $2.50 by said unit from a man named Daniel McCann (who, himself, bought the bird from a Native named Chief Sky for a bushel of corn). -The unit, upon receiving their newly commemorated mascot, renamed themselves from the Eau Claire Badgers to the Eau Claire Eagles. -The 8th Wisconsin would soon be activated into the Western Theater of the Civil War (Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama), and would carry Old Abe on a specially made perch with a shield, handled by a Sergeant. -Old Abe would participate in every battle the 8th would be involved in, including Corinth, Iuka, Island Number 10, Big Black, Champion's Hill, Red River and Meridian Expeditions and the Battle of Nashville. -It was so prestigious a battlefield prize, that its quoted of General Sterling Price at the Battle of Corinth "that bird must be captured or killed at all hazards, I would rather get that eagle than capture a whole brigade or a dozen battle flags." -After 4 years, the 8th's enlistment term was complete, and upon return, 70 veterans presented Old Abe to the Governor of Wisconsin (James Lewis) as a donation to the people of the state. -He would, not long after, become the mascot of a Chicagoan's movement (United Sanitary Commission) to provide aid and comfort to veterans. His visage would be placed on paper photographs and sold by children for the proceeds to be presented to veterans post Civil War. -He would live the rest of his life as a rock star like appearance, traveling the country as a mascot representative for Veterans' benefits, support and charities, and in 1876, traveled the US once more as part of America's Centennial Expedition. -He would live peacefully, the remainder of his years in the capitol building's aviary, until 1881 saw a fire break out from a paint and solvent storage plant. -A month later, the tired old bird, weakened by the fumes caused by the fire, would die in his handler's arms (George Gilles). -Upon his death, his body was preserved and placed at the historical Army of the Potomac Memorial Building, until that too would be destroyed by a fire. Where only a few feathers of his body would survive, which are now carefully preserved at the Wisconsin Veterans' Museum in Madison. -His visage would live on in High School Teams, large sculptures stand atop the University of Wisconsin Football Stadium, where in 1861 was once stood Camp Randall, the 8th's original muster post. -Upon the muster and stand up of the 101st Airborne Division, Old Abe was renditioned to the patch which is now symbolic to the 101st Airborne, and a large-scale diorama of the 8th Wisconsin's Colors, complete with Old Abe, reside inside the 101st Airborne Division museum in Fort Campbell, KY.
New to your channel, glad to see you sharing your thoughts and feelings on these songs! Sabaton has become a favorite of mine and I am glad to see your channel covering these songs!
I found your channel after looking for one of Sabaton's videos. I saw a lot of your videos and I thoroughly enjoy your content. I even left a few comments and suggestions. I was a huge fan of the series Band of Brothers. It was even partly why I enlisted in the US Army though not in the Airborne incidentally. I was in the Field Artillery.
My grandpa was in the 82nd in WWII and fought on DDay, Market Garden, the Bulge, Italy, and North Africa I believe. Unfortunately he died when I was only 1 years old and my dad said he never talked about the war
That is SO COOL that you work for the Scott family!! Rachel Scott has been a heroine to me ever since we all found out about her after the Columbine shooting. Her parents have my deepest respect for raising such a beautiful human being as Rachel. I know you and my son could spend untold hours talking about history. He is working on his dissertation for his PhD in European history. Covid has really "cramped his style", though, because he was scheduled to return to Europe to do more archive research. Not sure when or if it will happen now. He's taken a real mental pounding because of it....he wanted to be done by now. He attended University of Idaho in Moscow for four years, transferred to UCSacramento while his wife finished up her schooling, then was accepted into the history doctoral program at Bloomington, IN. They lived there for four years. His wife is now a professor at the University in Iowa City, which just happens to be only about 70 miles north of where I was born. Iowa soil and blood runs real deep in my family! Long live the Great Midwest!! Fly-over country! It was a pleasure to get to know you a little better, Chris. I really enjoy your enthusiasm for history....AND SABATON, of course. God bless you and your loved ones....💖
My Great-Uncle was at Arnhem, he was a British Paratrooper. He dropped in and they had to scramble 12 miles to get to the bridge. When the German resistance was too high, and the order for retreat was heard, he was in the middle of the bridge and ended up jumping off the bridge and into the river below. As he escaped a German sniper shot off the calf muscle on his lower leg. He has never talked about it with me, sadly, so I've garnered what I can from others in the family. Another Great-Uncle was a Desert Rat, but I know even less about him, unfortunately. My Granddad was in the Merchant Navy during WW2 and his ship was sunk a number of times. The one he told me about, and the one that still haunts him, is the time that he didn't have shore leave but his other Midshipman buddy did. Except his friend's girl had just ended it, so he didn't want the leave. He traded it with my Granddad for a later time. The shift left port and never came back. All hands were lost that time.
Another band worth checking out for their historical songs (which aren't all of them, but form a sizeable portion) would be Iron Maiden. Aces High The Longest Day Paschendale The Trooper Alexander The Great Empire Of The Clouds (their longest song to date, Bruce Dickinson also debuts as a performing pianist in it). Just a few to get your teeth into.
If you have the time for it, here are some more Sabaton suggestions: -resist and bite -primo Victoria (I'm surprised you haven't done this yet, it's one of their most famous songs) -white death -ghost division -rise of evil -panzerkampf -counterstrike I love watching people discover one of my favourite bands, especially if they're knowledgeable in what the songs are about
Its really beautifull How Sabaton makes awesome músic and still show respect for every single man who gave his life in a horrible war despiste on which side he was on. I love this Band. I love the way they show How every mannout there was brave and was figjting for their lives and families and land, despiste which side he was on... At the end, soldiers were Just soldiers fighting for their home... Se should blame the ones in command, notnthe ones who fell for their home
You should hear the 82nd's point of view on this battle. On the 75th anniversary of this battle, I asked my father, a former paratrooper with the 82nd and history buff, if he knew what happened 75 years ago. I could hear his ego inflating as he was putting his own spin on it. Speaking of which, do 82nd all the way and, for this devil dog, Devil dogs.
You didn't mention it but a verse of the song saying Easy, as hard as it gets, touching again on Band of Brothers Easy Company, as the show focused entirely on Easy Company and the episode showed a great deal of their oldest friends were dying, some men were driven insane, some wandered into the woods to pee and froze to death, but Easy Company was hardened men that refused to give up their ground
Man, 101st airborne fighting in Bastogne is one of my favorite parts to learn about in ww2, and find it fascinating how the 101st held their ground alone in the blistering cold, like can’t feel your fingers with long seconds, low on ammunition, food, and communication, and yet we still beat the Germans, Another song I recommend to listen and one of my top favorites, Resit and Bite, about 40 Belgians fought to hold the border against the Germans with forces around 25,000 I think it was, and the 40 Belgians with accurate shots made it seems like there was a lot, but once they were captured due to commutations fails and basically was to retreat but never made it out, once captured the German commander asked where’s the rest, Belgians said we were all
First time i listened to this song was here on youtube. That start almost blew me out of the chair. I've seen other makers of reaction videos react similar, as instance V3reacts. Some veterans amost got heart attack. This story is cool. I read about it when I was at high school. I sat in a bus on my way home. It was all quiet, except me chuckled when I read about MacAuliffe's response.
I don't know if you'll see this comment considering it's an older video. Regarding the bridge too far, Jeremy Clarkson did a great documentary that focuses mostly on that northern most bridge and a British glider pilot, Major Robert Henry Cain. It's called "The Victoria Cross: For Valour." I highly recommend watching that if you haven't already. I think you'd quite enjoy it.
Love your content, dont know if Sabaton has an official music video for it, but I would love to hear your reactions to their song "The last battle" or the story behind it. Which is about the battle for castle Itter. Its about the one time german and allied soldiers fought together in WWII.
I saw her father actually speak at Ore Creek Middle school in Hartland Mi, I love her story and the way she was killed was horrible just sitting with a friend outside of the school.... but we all learned from Rachel Joy Scott... love your videos btw and thank you...
The only other unit citation I can immediately recall that was before the 101st was the aircraft carrier enterprise for combat operations in the pacific during either midway or Guadalcanal
If i may suggest 82nd All the way, Gallipoli, Smoking snakes, To hell and back, Ghost division, 40 to 1, Uprising, Devil's dogs, etc....Great channel btw...and of course i am waiting for the second part of Gettysburg and other Civil war famous battlefields
love the song and how they do historical songs... as for the 101st Screaming Eagles, I was in other divisions like 2AD and the 9th ID, we called them screaming chickens LOL
"Into the Fire." The lyrics are pretty self-explanatory. By the way, my brother and I used to sit down and watch Band of Brothers every time it appeared on TV. Almost 2 decades after its release, I had the honor of meeting an active duty element of the 82d as they were transiting some random hole in the desert. You should have seen the holes in their socks. I guess some things never change.
The 101st were saved 2 days later by the disobedience of the 3rd Army Armor's Commanding Officer who Wheeled his forces a sharp 90 degree turn to crash through the German lines and crash through to Bastogne. The 3rd Army was led by General George S Patton. Historical Citation below. www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patton-relieves-bastogne
I Love this Guy I Love that you give me even more info about the history in these songs. I still havent heard ONE bad song from Sabaton. Check out Ghost division ( I think you know about them ) resist and bite, soldier of three armies and Ballad of Bull.
...no reinforcements they're fighting all alone... *Then the winged hussars arrived!* oops... wrong era... Edit: I noticed what you are doing down there, and I can't say I dislike it. :D
LOL when MacAuliffe responded with that, he was actually woken up when they received the request from the Germans to surrender. He was barely awake and his first respond was "Nuts!", and the men actually sent that reply.
One of the men of Easy Company interviewed for Band of Brothers, I forget which, apparently always told his wife before bed on cold winter's nights after the war 'I'm glad I'm not in Bastogne.'
You should do reactions for Hearts of Iron as soon as possible. I was especially thinking so when I was watching the No Bullets Fly episodes where you were talking about the heroic deed (I think it also comes from their Heroes Album). I actually first learned of the song and the event it is about by watching the Sabaton History video for it and it became one of my top five Sabaton songs.
I was 101st during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and later in the Kansas National Guard I served in the 137th Infantry Regiment, the regiment that rode Pattons tanks into Bastogne. Small world.
For me sir. I enjoy the battles of history as I come from a long line of soldier, dating as far back to when the Merry queen of Scot's was alive. However since I was born blind in one eye I couldn't serve and continue that line so i turned to video games, books, and even history to fill that void. Oddly enough I like the naval battles and tank battles the most.
Market garden was not aomed to enter germany but to take Anvers a heavy water port to shorten logistic lines from normandy. Then with the foothold in holland secure all benelux.
Once 101st Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe translated NUTS to German armored SS Officer Major Wagner, The SS tank division were really pissed off and unleashed a Blitz attack on Bastogne.
Had the Honor of meeting many of the Troopers from E/506th (Band of Brothers, i was in the living history unit) during the Battle of the Bulge reenactments in PA we would always have a Prop Blast Bash in the WW2 barracks and i would always try to out Drink Wild Bill & Babe (never could) 1 time as i was about to pass out on my bunk Bill comes up to me saying "Hey Sarg, look i found 2 beers lets drink them" honestly can't remember what i said other than asking bill y he was in his underwear. God those Troopers loved life and were so much fun.
@@VloggingThroughHistory well trying to out drink them deff hurt the memories LOL but we also got Maj. Winter's to read us the letter he got from Tom Hanks asking for his permission to make BOB at the end Maj.Winters asked us what we thought about it we all cheered and raised our drinks in approval.
@@VloggingThroughHistory nice. I've moved around a bit. east palistine, austintown, struthers, pitt (college), and now boardman. I know its probably weird, but I really like this area.
I have a great book to everyone, The Battered Bastards of Bastogne, by George E. Koshimki , its a bay by day telling of the the battle , starting just before and ending when they are leaving
American soldier: Sir, we have been given a message asking if we are planning on giving up General: Good Soldier: The surrender message or that we are surrounded? General: reply to the message just simply "nuts", and now we also can attack in any direction as we are surrounded. Narrator: And that day a when to surrender lecture was born
there is a division that hold until the last moment while surrounded: the Italian 185° Paratrooper Regiment Folgore during the Second Battle of El Alamain
You have to laugh. Asking an airborne division to surrender just because they are surrounded. Men literally trained to drop in behind enemy lines, their very job is to be surrounded.
That's even a line in Band of Brothers. Jimmy Fallon's character tells Captain Winters "Looks like you're going to be surrounded" to which Winters replies, "We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded."
@@VloggingThroughHistory gold
@@VloggingThroughHistory Bond of Brothers tv series is absolutely fantastic. I will definetely read the book ofc, just havent done it yet
@@VloggingThroughHistory you should watch 82nd all the way
@@VloggingThroughHistory the only thing i don't like about Band of Brothers, is a few of the inaccuracies, like Albert Blithe they portray getting killed in the show after taking a bullet to the neck and even put an "en memorium" quite at the end of it on the just black screen saying he never recovered and died in 1948, *did not actually die there* he made it home and died in 1967.
After I learned that, and a few other things i can't remember, it made me respect that show a good bit less. so now, i watch it as a show and enjoy it for what it is, but i take it all with a few grains of salt now. Just a good watch here for a few of those who might be interested to knwo some more about what things Band of Brothers got wrong here from the History Buffs channel.
Not sure if you'd be interested in doing a reaction to this one as well but i'll leave the link to the video here: ua-cam.com/video/uxv3s7xTYHU/v-deo.html
“Commander, We’re surrounded!”
“Good, now we can fire in all directions!”
Lol
I prefer to call it a hostile rich environment
@@lordcommissar7813 shooting fish in a barrel
@@kylewilson2819 shooting fishermen from a barrel
"We're outnumbered 3 to 1"
"Then it is an even fight"
Great channel and nice to see someone with a history background reacting to Sabaton
You'd like Mr. Terry. He's a history teacher.
I said the same thing :D
When you do To Hell and Back, you will probably recognize the lyrics - they borrowed from Audie Murphy's poem "Crosses Grow on Anzio"
Audie's son thanked Sabaton for doing the only non-Country & Western song about his father.
One of my favorite songs by Sabaton.
Though still use western elements
A common joke of Sabaton fans:
NUTS stands for:
Not
Understanding
Terms of
Surrender
That's gold
Sabaton got tons of memes :D
We haven't the proper facilities to take you all prisoner! Sorry!
Agreed
@@PetterVessel no, we have two
I heard that a ww2 vet went to one of their concerts and asked them to play this song, so they changed the previously made set list to include this song. The guys are so cool, they care alot about their fans, and actually take time to listen to ther fans.
So recently I started playing Bolt Action, the WWII tabletop game, with some friends. One night I was texting back and forth with one of my buddies who was in the 82nd about what forces we were going to be building for the game. I had just bought a US airborne box set and couldn't resist pulling his leg a bit. I told him, "I'm thinking of painting them up as the 101st. Those guys are like the best airborne right, absolutely top tier?". The wall of text I received back explaining how the 82nd was always the best, both in WWII and currently, and always would be was epic.
I mean your not true friends unless you fuck around with each other lol
Ah. Yes.
Where even the STD's are Airborne Qualified.
The only military unit to already ship out with an AA membership😂
Their history episode of this cracks me up. Indy gives the audience a very accurate eagle “screech”.
I think you might like The Last Battle, honestly one of the whackiest battles.
Also a few of their ballad songs “Ballad of Bull” and “A Life Time of War (Swedish version.) live from their Great Tour is amazing. Just make sure you have the subtitles on! Flanders Fields, or even “The End of the War to End Wars” is a good mixture of that ballad and metal. And of course Cliffs of Gallipoli.
I love ”The Last Battle” and ”Cliffs of Gallipoli”! ”In Flanders Fields” is definately not for me tho...
@@tvaettis0653 Flanders Field is an odd one I think because it’s not Joakim singing and it’s not about tanks.
But I love the other two.
I'd argue The Battle of Rome was a bit stranger given a bear fought for the allies.
@@doomslayer2290 I forgot about the bear!
Doom Slayer what?
My grandfather was assigned to the 101st pretty much right when the battle of Bastone started. They were waiting for the weather to clear up enough to parachute in reinforcements, however Patton got there first.
Shiroyama is one that gets overlooked.
oh yeha, i love that song alongside gallipoli.. both are seriously udnerrated
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GALLIIIPOOLIIIIII! Got it in my ears instantly ^^
Agreed it's amazing
Great song for sure, the Satsuma rebellion was one hell of a way to end the era of the samurai
IMPERIAL FORCE DEFIED
FACING 500 SAMURAI
SURROUNDED AND OUTNUMBERED
60 TO 1 THE SWORD FACE THE GUN
BUSHIDO DIGNIFIED
ITS THE LAST STAND OF THE SAMURAI
SURROUNDED AND OUTNUMBERED
“We’re paratroopers lieutenant, we’re supposed to be surrounded”
- Captain Dick Winters
I'm sorry that your uncle was so horrified at his daughter seeing those photos that he burned them. That kind of history, horrific as it is, needs to be preserved so it never happens again.
I used to work for a man who was in the Battle of the Bulge and liberated Dachau Concentration Camp. He showed me the photos that he and his men took and, oh my, I know what you are talking about. Just horrible. And that's putting it lightly.
Thank you for what you do.
Screaming Eagles was my first ever Sabaton song. Good memories, man.
My first song was March of the dead man
Mine was The Last Stand
Mine was resist and bite
The war to end wars was mine
Mine was panzerkampf
I cant wait to see more videos..Keep them coming and nice to see a bit of introduction of yourself :) Wish my teacher back in the days would sometime share some of the story Sabaton provide..
I served in the 101st as a combat medic, I love this song. the 101 really pushes its history. Loved Sabaton since I discovered them. Thanks for doing these.
i visited the bois jacques not to long ago with a small blanket of snow on it and it being cold. You can still visit see the foxholes there. Its a really humbling experience being there knowing what the men of the 101st that were there during that winter went trough.
Recommend anybody to go there if they find themselves near Bastogne.
I am binge watching all your sabaton reaction videos right now. As a french person, I've been shown a lot of historical records and pieces from both WW I and II, memory duty is important and so we had lots of it at school especially, poems, movies and docs, books too. But I am saddened that not even once did anyone show or tell us about Sabaton.
They're doing such an amazing memory work, and I'm fairly convinced the reason they wouldn't be showed is just because it's heavy metal music, if I was a history teacher my students would all know all of Sabaton songs by heart by the end of their first year with me !
My step grandfather was in the 82nd in WWII. One of the toughest men I ever knew even when he was older. The drive he had was amazing I don't think he even knew what the words give up meant. He spend his last years in a small town in southeastern ohio in peace and happy with his family working in his small wood shop in his garage. Alot of good memories there.
3 weeks ago in the Ardennes we found to boxes of 30-06. 500 rounds of alternating AP, tracers and full metal jackets. Found next to an old gunner's hole. It's a remote village yet our plot of land covers what used to be a small airfield. In that same plot of land a trench of about 2m depth spans for 10m. The remnants of a crash of a bomber that was shot down, small debri of twisted metal still remaining. A little further bomb craters still can be fallen into. It's funny how we consider it history yet still the scars remain in nature. One of the boxes was so rusted it basically fell to pieces it's content rusted too. The other one protected it's content incredibly well, so much the casings still shine. In a couple of days we will buy a 30-06 to fire some of those bullets.
One of their songs that really gets me going is Ghost Devision. The sheer tactical skill and aggression that Rommel has with the way that he does battle amazes me. Plus it is a nice song that has some power to it.
Market Garden baffles me.
I don't know what kind of intel Montgomery and his staff were working off of, but to think that the country that bypassed the Maginot line through the low countries not once, but twice....would fall to the same tactic and leave that area underdefended just seems insane to me.
Monty and his Staff ignored the intel to the point of reliving the senior intelligence commander because he was "rocking the boat". Monty saw this as his chance to outshine Patton and prove he deserved to be the Supreme Allied Commander. What it actually tragically proved is his incompetence on a grand scale as this was not his first serious flop the others were swept under the rug and he was given credit for beating the Africa Corps. Which also wasn't true by the way. The Brits had many Commanders that were vastly superior to Monty but not his pedigree or political connections. They get bo credit but they are the reason for Monty's successes amazing how many of his senior commander ignored him and coordinated amogst themselves.
@@warrior7ra Almost a success though, would have been interesting if the 82nd had bothered to secure then Nijmegen Bridge, which was a simple objective when compared to the D-Day objectives... unfortunately there commander was convinced there where Germans in the trees to the East of there landing though there was no intel of this prior to there jump. Thus the British XXX Corps was held up and couldn't push on until secured. Even after the 82nd heroism in taking the bridge via boats.
@@wulfen2990 Sounds reasonable enough when capturing a location and having to ensure that your position is secure. Especially when the only reinforcements coming in would be from the East heading in. Especially when considering the fact that, during the same Op, the 101st fought in ever cardinal direction to secure Eindhoven and prevent German counter attack on the main road passing through.
Coupled the fact that the Germans had loaded the bridge with explosives prior (as part of their own scorched earth policy), Gavin and his men had to traverse the river in heavy currents against a heavily defended shore line. They secured the other side, prevented the charges from blowing (though, I'm not sure if it was actually securing said detonators, or if the rigging for explosives were faulty and failed to activate at the pivotal moment when Gavin's men made the shore). It was after securing Nijmegan that the Royal XXX Corps stopped for the evening, despite both units seeing the flash of ordnance in the final objective of Arnhem. Gavin was ready to go with his men to the rescue of the Polish 1st Airborne and the British Red Devils. It was the British XXX Corps that decided to wait, for fear of a "friendly fire" incident. It was that crucial decision that led to its failure.
Never mind the fact that Montgomery came up with a half assed plan in 7 days' time, with the crux of the operation relying on three separate, unsupported air drops along a salient as thin as a pencil, against an enemy presumed to be old men and boys, without proper reconnaissance or intel, and having no security along said highway. There's a reason the 101st Airborne called it "Hell's Highway". German armor and infantry would attack every step of the way, hitting wherever they could, and stopping the conga line of armor and support vehicles, buying time in stopping the Red Devils and Polish Airborne from receiving that vital support. Hours would be spent clearing damaged or destroyed vehicles in an effort to open the causeway in. And would rinse, wash, repeat the whole way there.
Montgomery's plan was a failure before it started. And he should have been given the boot when it failed so miserably, costing the Airborne Initiative the Allies held for so long.
@@JohnDoe-wt9ek your not wrong about the plan being flawed however it was just Montgomery's plan he wasn't involved in the operation after that as he was tied up elsewhere. The plan could have potentially been re-worked or scrapped but no one wanted to be the one to shake the boat so to speak..
Whilst your comments about the crossing of the river to secure the boat are correct they aren't really relevant to my point, it was essential to do it at the time but only cause the 82nd had already messed up in not sending anyone to secure the bridge after landing, instead basically waiting till late in the day to do so. This regardless of anything else is a major screw up on the part of the 82nd, that can not be overlooked. The 82nd where able to spare troops to secure the bridge to there south but not the VITAL and Primary objective of Nijmegen Bridge? The bridge was also an easy take if they did basically undefended, but due to the delay in sending anyone it was secured by the Germans who arrived just ahead of the American unit who also got lost in the city and thus delayed (this was due to it now being dark, the troops tired after having to construct trenches/ fortify there position all day). There was no need to commit basically his who force on the ridge for a German attack from the East when there was no German troops reported to have been in the area. The only real attack from that side came the following day via a cobbled together force, who where easily repulsed.
Royal XXX Corps stopped for the evening cause there infantry where still fighting in the city, and exhausted from all the fighting to take the city/ Bridge. Had to wait for everything to be secure to ensure the supply route to the front.
End of the day whilst the plan was overly ambitious and flawed it might still have been a success had the 82nd secured the primary objective rather then prioritizing the fortification of the ridge they landed at against a force that never existed at the time (A force all intel prior to the take off and deployment of the 82nd said didn't exist)
" Surely they would't try it a third time" probably
Hey could you do a reaction to "A ghost in the trenches", great story behind that song.
When hearing of the "Nuts" reply, Patton is said to have ordered harder attacks commenting that "We must save such an eloquent man."
A couple of vets at Vets React noticed the pounding heartbeat sound of the drums and the glowing .30 cal barrel.
They may have been former 82nd but they really liked this song.
I thought I saw the barrel glowing from being fired but I didn't see it again so I thought maybe I was seeing things
Dude, I'm from NE Ohio! Thank you for doing these videos, I'm a pretty big WW2 buff, and I've learned alot thru these songs, and you breaking them down!
I haave been following your channel and growth with great interest. I just subscribed, it's always awesome to get another reactor but one that comments and adds up to the conversation. There aren't many of those (I can only think of Mr. Terry and Essek History). Glad to have you around.
Appreciate that. Glad to have you here!
you have a very honerable job my dude keep up the amazing work! love your stuff especially that you give us more information after the reactions
btw i live basicly next to the bridge in arnhem so this song holds a special place for me
My Dad had the full collection of the Band of Brothers show on DvD and I watched it with him here and there. Definitely a very well made show.
You and Sabaton are an awesome combo :) 82nd all the way, check that one too.
During Operation Market Garden, 101st fought together with the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade, which was actually intended to jump in Warsaw during the Warsaw Uprising. For many reasons it didn't happen, so this unit was used in Market Garden.
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And my video-reaction-idea would be Ghost Division or 82nd all the way.
As an aside I have to tell a bit of story. I'm retired Air Force as was stationed in Germany in the 90s. We took a tour to Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge memorial and later went to have lunch at a little village nearby. (Sorry, tearing up) Anyway while our group was in a little café something made a bunch of us look up as this elder gentleman made a misstep and crashed into the street. Immediately he was surrounded by about a dozen of us who helped him and checked him over. (I dusted off his hat and handed it back to him :) ) He suddenly got this huge grin as he looked at each of us... "American's, yes?" We nodded and his grin suddenly got twice as big. "Ah yes, American's! You were here to help us in 1945 and you are still helping us today" and he shook each of our hands and thanked us again and walked away. Needless to say getting out swelled heads back on the bus later was a bit of a chore but I have to admit that while I'm proud of my service in general this was one of the top things I will always be proud of.
Thank you for your service and for sharing that story, Randy! I can't wait to visit there someday.
@@VloggingThroughHistory I loved it and it helped greatly that my wife speaks, (no strike that she THINKS in) German and where we were stationed we had to live pretty close on the economy so got a lot more interaction and in depth experiences than we might have otherwise. (Seriously, ask me about the "Roman Graves" some time :) 0 But... It's different now. Recent events have taken a toll and the attitude is quite different today. I'd love to go back but also fear it given how much things have changed. Sorry didn't mean to be a downer
A few other songs about American troops are Devil dogs - marines, 82nd all the way about Alvin York and To hell and back about Audie Murphy and PTSD. All some of their best songs.
The history of Old Abe (The Screaming Eagle) is unique in and of itself.
-Its the visage of the Eagle Mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment during the American Civil War.
-It was bought for $2.50 by said unit from a man named Daniel McCann (who, himself, bought the bird from a Native named Chief Sky for a bushel of corn).
-The unit, upon receiving their newly commemorated mascot, renamed themselves from the Eau Claire Badgers to the Eau Claire Eagles.
-The 8th Wisconsin would soon be activated into the Western Theater of the Civil War (Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama), and would carry Old Abe on a specially made perch with a shield, handled by a Sergeant.
-Old Abe would participate in every battle the 8th would be involved in, including Corinth, Iuka, Island Number 10, Big Black, Champion's Hill, Red River and Meridian Expeditions and the Battle of Nashville.
-It was so prestigious a battlefield prize, that its quoted of General Sterling Price at the Battle of Corinth "that bird must be captured or killed at all hazards, I would rather get that eagle than capture a whole brigade or a dozen battle flags."
-After 4 years, the 8th's enlistment term was complete, and upon return, 70 veterans presented Old Abe to the Governor of Wisconsin (James Lewis) as a donation to the people of the state.
-He would, not long after, become the mascot of a Chicagoan's movement (United Sanitary Commission) to provide aid and comfort to veterans. His visage would be placed on paper photographs and sold by children for the proceeds to be presented to veterans post Civil War.
-He would live the rest of his life as a rock star like appearance, traveling the country as a mascot representative for Veterans' benefits, support and charities, and in 1876, traveled the US once more as part of America's Centennial Expedition.
-He would live peacefully, the remainder of his years in the capitol building's aviary, until 1881 saw a fire break out from a paint and solvent storage plant.
-A month later, the tired old bird, weakened by the fumes caused by the fire, would die in his handler's arms (George Gilles).
-Upon his death, his body was preserved and placed at the historical Army of the Potomac Memorial Building, until that too would be destroyed by a fire. Where only a few feathers of his body would survive, which are now carefully preserved at the Wisconsin Veterans' Museum in Madison.
-His visage would live on in High School Teams, large sculptures stand atop the University of Wisconsin Football Stadium, where in 1861 was once stood Camp Randall, the 8th's original muster post.
-Upon the muster and stand up of the 101st Airborne Division, Old Abe was renditioned to the patch which is now symbolic to the 101st Airborne, and a large-scale diorama of the 8th Wisconsin's Colors, complete with Old Abe, reside inside the 101st Airborne Division museum in Fort Campbell, KY.
Hey man, glad you have been gaining subs! Cant wait to see what’s to come!
New to your channel, glad to see you sharing your thoughts and feelings on these songs! Sabaton has become a favorite of mine and I am glad to see your channel covering these songs!
Welcome! Glad to have you.
I found your channel after looking for one of Sabaton's videos. I saw a lot of your videos and I thoroughly enjoy your content. I even left a few comments and suggestions.
I was a huge fan of the series Band of Brothers. It was even partly why I enlisted in the US Army though not in the Airborne incidentally. I was in the Field Artillery.
My grandpa was in the 82nd in WWII and fought on DDay, Market Garden, the Bulge, Italy, and North Africa I believe. Unfortunately he died when I was only 1 years old and my dad said he never talked about the war
I know that on DDay he actually went in on a glider, and in Italy he met up with one of his brothers who was in regular infantry, I think
The author, is a ww2 veteran who was at bastogne in the signal company , and is a world renowned historian who wrote other books.
That is SO COOL that you work for the Scott family!! Rachel Scott has been a heroine to me ever since we all found out about her after the Columbine shooting. Her parents have my deepest respect for raising such a beautiful human being as Rachel.
I know you and my son could spend untold hours talking about history. He is working on his dissertation for his PhD in European history. Covid has really "cramped his style", though, because he was scheduled to return to Europe to do more archive research. Not sure when or if it will happen now. He's taken a real mental pounding because of it....he wanted to be done by now. He attended University of Idaho in Moscow for four years, transferred to UCSacramento while his wife finished up her schooling, then was accepted into the history doctoral program at Bloomington, IN. They lived there for four years. His wife is now a professor at the University in Iowa City, which just happens to be only about 70 miles north of where I was born. Iowa soil and blood runs real deep in my family! Long live the Great Midwest!! Fly-over country!
It was a pleasure to get to know you a little better, Chris. I really enjoy your enthusiasm for history....AND SABATON, of course. God bless you and your loved ones....💖
My Great-Uncle was at Arnhem, he was a British Paratrooper. He dropped in and they had to scramble 12 miles to get to the bridge. When the German resistance was too high, and the order for retreat was heard, he was in the middle of the bridge and ended up jumping off the bridge and into the river below. As he escaped a German sniper shot off the calf muscle on his lower leg. He has never talked about it with me, sadly, so I've garnered what I can from others in the family. Another Great-Uncle was a Desert Rat, but I know even less about him, unfortunately.
My Granddad was in the Merchant Navy during WW2 and his ship was sunk a number of times. The one he told me about, and the one that still haunts him, is the time that he didn't have shore leave but his other Midshipman buddy did. Except his friend's girl had just ended it, so he didn't want the leave. He traded it with my Granddad for a later time. The shift left port and never came back. All hands were lost that time.
Another band worth checking out for their historical songs (which aren't all of them, but form a sizeable portion) would be Iron Maiden.
Aces High
The Longest Day
Paschendale
The Trooper
Alexander The Great
Empire Of The Clouds (their longest song to date, Bruce Dickinson also debuts as a performing pianist in it).
Just a few to get your teeth into.
If you have the time for it, here are some more Sabaton suggestions:
-resist and bite
-primo Victoria (I'm surprised you haven't done this yet, it's one of their most famous songs)
-white death
-ghost division
-rise of evil
-panzerkampf
-counterstrike
I love watching people discover one of my favourite bands, especially if they're knowledgeable in what the songs are about
Its really beautifull How Sabaton makes awesome músic and still show respect for every single man who gave his life in a horrible war despiste on which side he was on. I love this Band. I love the way they show How every mannout there was brave and was figjting for their lives and families and land, despiste which side he was on... At the end, soldiers were Just soldiers fighting for their home... Se should blame the ones in command, notnthe ones who fell for their home
You should hear the 82nd's point of view on this battle. On the 75th anniversary of this battle, I asked my father, a former paratrooper with the 82nd and history buff, if he knew what happened 75 years ago. I could hear his ego inflating as he was putting his own spin on it. Speaking of which, do 82nd all the way and, for this devil dog, Devil dogs.
You didn't mention it but a verse of the song saying Easy, as hard as it gets, touching again on Band of Brothers Easy Company, as the show focused entirely on Easy Company and the episode showed a great deal of their oldest friends were dying, some men were driven insane, some wandered into the woods to pee and froze to death, but Easy Company was hardened men that refused to give up their ground
Man, 101st airborne fighting in Bastogne is one of my favorite parts to learn about in ww2, and find it fascinating how the 101st held their ground alone in the blistering cold, like can’t feel your fingers with long seconds, low on ammunition, food, and communication, and yet we still beat the Germans,
Another song I recommend to listen and one of my top favorites, Resit and Bite, about 40 Belgians fought to hold the border against the Germans with forces around 25,000 I think it was, and the 40 Belgians with accurate shots made it seems like there was a lot, but once they were captured due to commutations fails and basically was to retreat but never made it out, once captured the German commander asked where’s the rest, Belgians said we were all
thank you for the great content and introducing me to Sabaton
First time i listened to this song was here on youtube. That start almost blew me out of the chair. I've seen other makers of reaction videos react similar, as instance V3reacts. Some veterans amost got heart attack.
This story is cool. I read about it when I was at high school. I sat in a bus on my way home. It was all quiet, except me chuckled when I read about MacAuliffe's response.
NUTS, I really liked the video, like usually. Thanks for your time for making these.
Youre a legend man keep it up from Australia!! 🇦🇺
I don't know if you'll see this comment considering it's an older video. Regarding the bridge too far, Jeremy Clarkson did a great documentary that focuses mostly on that northern most bridge and a British glider pilot, Major Robert Henry Cain. It's called "The Victoria Cross: For Valour." I highly recommend watching that if you haven't already. I think you'd quite enjoy it.
Good luck with the great work you do.
Love your content, dont know if Sabaton has an official music video for it, but I would love to hear your reactions to their song "The last battle" or the story behind it. Which is about the battle for castle Itter. Its about the one time german and allied soldiers fought together in WWII.
I have a friend who's not into metal who always jokes about how often I sing this one to myself, it's just too good.
I was that one kid who watched more WW2 documentaries than cartoons like it was just so intriguing to me and i don't know why
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I saw her father actually speak at Ore Creek Middle school in Hartland Mi, I love her story and the way she was killed was horrible just sitting with a friend outside of the school.... but we all learned from Rachel Joy Scott... love your videos btw and thank you...
The only other unit citation I can immediately recall that was before the 101st was the aircraft carrier enterprise for combat operations in the pacific during either midway or Guadalcanal
If i may suggest 82nd All the way, Gallipoli, Smoking snakes, To hell and back, Ghost division, 40 to 1, Uprising, Devil's dogs, etc....Great channel btw...and of course i am waiting for the second part of Gettysburg and other Civil war famous battlefields
love the song and how they do historical songs... as for the 101st Screaming Eagles, I was in other divisions like 2AD and the 9th ID, we called them screaming chickens LOL
"Into the Fire." The lyrics are pretty self-explanatory. By the way, my brother and I used to sit down and watch Band of Brothers every time it appeared on TV. Almost 2 decades after its release, I had the honor of meeting an active duty element of the 82d as they were transiting some random hole in the desert. You should have seen the holes in their socks. I guess some things never change.
The 101st were saved 2 days later by the disobedience of the 3rd Army Armor's Commanding Officer who Wheeled his forces a sharp 90 degree turn to crash through the German lines and crash through to Bastogne. The 3rd Army was led by General George S Patton.
Historical Citation below.
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patton-relieves-bastogne
That telegram 'NUTS' at the begining sounds like the shortest version of 'The Charge of the light brigade' ;)
I Love this Guy I Love that you give me even more info about the history in these songs. I still havent heard ONE bad song from Sabaton. Check out Ghost division ( I think you know about them ) resist and bite, soldier of three armies and Ballad of Bull.
...no reinforcements they're fighting all alone... *Then the winged hussars arrived!*
oops... wrong era...
Edit: I noticed what you are doing down there, and I can't say I dislike it. :D
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Never retreat
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"The first to go in divisions..." Once the Marines have made sure it's safe, first.
Sabaton - 82nd all the way 🤘🤘🤘
Ur russian fan here again)
Thanks for video
LOL when MacAuliffe responded with that, he was actually woken up when they received the request from the Germans to surrender. He was barely awake and his first respond was "Nuts!", and the men actually sent that reply.
One of the men of Easy Company interviewed for Band of Brothers, I forget which, apparently always told his wife before bed on cold winter's nights after the war 'I'm glad I'm not in Bastogne.'
out of all the assembly's I had all through the years I was in school the ones by Rachel's Challenge were by the far the most memorable
13th and 11th and 173rd were other units who made jumps during the war. But the jumps were small unknown jumps.
bulge and marketgarden were my fav map in bf1942
You should do reactions for Hearts of Iron as soon as possible. I was especially thinking so when I was watching the No Bullets Fly episodes where you were talking about the heroic deed (I think it also comes from their Heroes Album). I actually first learned of the song and the event it is about by watching the Sabaton History video for it and it became one of my top five Sabaton songs.
there are several heavy metal bands who give us history lessions (Running Wild, Grave Digger, Iron Maiden, Iced Earth.....) all awesome bands
I was 101st during Desert Shield/Desert Storm and later in the Kansas National Guard I served in the 137th Infantry Regiment, the regiment that rode Pattons tanks into Bastogne. Small world.
Thank you for your service, Chris!
For me sir. I enjoy the battles of history as I come from a long line of soldier, dating as far back to when the Merry queen of Scot's was alive. However since I was born blind in one eye I couldn't serve and continue that line so i turned to video games, books, and even history to fill that void. Oddly enough I like the naval battles and tank battles the most.
the Sabaton history channel is very informative and interesting, their songs are stonking (amazing) as well.
Preach! Band of Brothers TV series is one of the best tv series outhere, regardless of subject or genre.
Market garden was not aomed to enter germany but to take Anvers a heavy water port to shorten logistic lines from normandy. Then with the foothold in holland secure all benelux.
If you think about it, Sabaton are modern day bards.
I subed im so glad ive found this channel
That was also the coldest winter in Holland history up to that poiny
Replying "nuts" could also have been intended to delay the German attack because it would have taken a while to translate what that meant.
The American military never thinks like that
They thought everyone speak amerikan in this world
cant wait to see your thoughts on there midway song.
Once 101st Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe translated NUTS to German armored SS Officer Major Wagner, The SS tank division were really pissed off and unleashed a Blitz attack on Bastogne.
Had the Honor of meeting many of the Troopers from E/506th (Band of Brothers, i was in the living history unit) during the Battle of the Bulge reenactments in PA we would always have a Prop Blast Bash in the WW2 barracks and i would always try to out Drink Wild Bill & Babe (never could) 1 time as i was about to pass out on my bunk Bill comes up to me saying "Hey Sarg, look i found 2 beers lets drink them" honestly can't remember what i said other than asking bill y he was in his underwear. God those Troopers loved life and were so much fun.
That's awesome. Memories to last a lifetime
@@VloggingThroughHistory well trying to out drink them deff hurt the memories LOL but we also got Maj. Winter's to read us the letter he got from Tom Hanks asking for his permission to make BOB at the end Maj.Winters asked us what we thought about it we all cheered and raised our drinks in approval.
Love the videos! I got curious when you said NE Ohio. Turns out I'm really close to you, I'm in Boardman near Millcreek! Keep up the great work
Crazy, I actually have a Canfield mailing address but live in Austintown.
@@VloggingThroughHistory nice. used to live in austintown. I like it there.
@@markvanarsdale918 we have lived in Atown since 2007. I grew up in Mineral Ridge.
@@VloggingThroughHistory nice. I've moved around a bit. east palistine, austintown, struthers, pitt (college), and now boardman. I know its probably weird, but I really like this area.
3:00 Bastogne isn't in France its in Belgium and the Ardennes are in Belgium too.
A great song to react to, by Sabaton, would be 82 All The Way. I believe it is about Sergeant Alvin York from WW1.
17th is not a Division but the AIRBORNE CORE - combination of 82nd Div, 101 Div and few separate infantry Airborne Battalions (509 etc).
My dad was part of the 101st before he retired. So it’s always really interesting to learn about the 101st
That's so cool I didn't know Rachel's challenge was that big I was a member at my high school
Love the channel
Poles were part of that battle which you seem to not know.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Independent_Parachute_Brigade_(Poland)
I have a great book to everyone, The Battered Bastards of Bastogne, by George E. Koshimki , its a bay by day telling of the the battle , starting just before and ending when they are leaving
Panzerkampf, Primo Victoria, Ghost Division, Resist and BIte
Nice job! I'm "Nuts" about these videos!
American soldier: Sir, we have been given a message asking if we are planning on giving up
General: Good
Soldier: The surrender message or that we are surrounded?
General: reply to the message just simply "nuts", and now we also can attack in any direction as we are surrounded.
Narrator: And that day a when to surrender lecture was born
This is a great channel!
there is a division that hold until the last moment while surrounded: the Italian 185° Paratrooper Regiment Folgore during the Second Battle of El Alamain