Luke you should react to the only thing they fear is astartes, it's Astartes parts 1-5 perfectly mixed with the only thing they fear is you from the DOOM Eternal ost
Also Iron Warriors are known to use them as both digging and killing. Example in first book of Iron Warriors trilogy mentions that Honsou did forge one he had and had killed with it.
I think he meant, why are they putting their rifles down to use shovels. But yeah, 40K... 'Move the tank closer so I can hit them with my sword" logic.
Ah the death korps. Everybody's favorite gasmasked willingly self sarcificial infantrymen. What we saw: A dark angel space marine Cadian shock troops. Krieg infantry Krieg death riders Chaos cultists Black legion chaos space marines World eater / khorne berzerker marines.
It's most likely just a Black Legion Khornate Champion rather than a World Eater. World Eaters are a specific Legion of Traitor-Astartes and in many source books and materials, Khornate Marines, particularly Champions, all have the same styled of armour in each Legion except the Thousand Sons (who have none, at least not without breaking lore) due to the fact the worship of Khorne is to wear his colours and iconography over your Legions. A great example is the descriptions by Graham McNiell in the Iron Warriors Omnibus as well as during several of the Horus Heresy novels when the Legions first start to fall and be warped. World Eaters are universally almost all Khornate worshippers due to the fact they are forced into an aggression based insanity by their implants and the easiest way to recognize them is based off their pauldron iconography. Unfortunately this particular Marine doesn't have any easily identifiable emblems to mark them as belonging to any particular Legion, so the most accurate assessment is to assume they are still a warrior of the Black Legion (who are effectively the poster-child of the Chaos Legions). The other aspect is that the classification of worship within a Legion has become very muddied in recent editions with a lot of retconning of previous lores and alterations but with the Black Legion specifically, they are one of the few Traitor Legions which worship all Chaos Gods near equally with a general doctrine of Chaos Undivided in comparison to other Legions which might worship a specific Chaos God over the other. Examples are World Eaters being almost exclusively Khorne or Thousand Sons being exclusively Tzeentch or Death Guard being exclusively Nurgle with very few exceptions.
@@ordwinrahl6655 Well, at 6:30 the World Eater emblem is clearly on that Khornate Berserker/Champion's pauldron, but you may be right that he is with the Black Legion since Chaos Marines from the World Eaters just go around joining various Chaos warbands ever since Kharn did his whole team kill thing and broke the World Eaters apart as far as them being a unified legion.
They kill people with shovels because they know how to use them. These guys sometimes dig Kilometer wide trenches, they are more experienced with that shovel than with the gun.
Also shovels were legit used in WWI as trench fighting weapons. The Kriegers are supposed to look like the Brits, French, and German soldiers from WWI mashed into a single aesthetic so it matches
Kriegsmen have no concept of "danger close" since without a Commissar giving tactical advise, any Kriegsman in the frontlines serves as a bombardment marker.
Most Guardsman when seeing a Chaos Marine: OH SWEET GOD EMPEROR WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!! Kreig Guadsman when seeing a Chaos Marine: (Happy gasmask noises)
*Proceeds to beat Chaos Marine with shovels grumpy he didn't kill more of them* Krieger: I'm disappointed and my day is ruined *angrier gasmask noises*
Commissar: AY CHILL PEOPLE! *all The guardsmen stop dead in their tracks and slowly turn their heads to look at him* Commissar: Ah fu- *Gets his head blown off by a guardsmen*
Worthy of note is how that red chaos marine was a berzerker of the World Eaters, who worship Khorne, the demon god of bloodshed, martial strength, and rage. Berzerkers are one of the *scariest* things you can face in melee combat in all of 40k, _and to see one of those giant raging murder boners sprinting straight at you in a closed corridor and not even let the tiniest fart of fear out in your own unwavering heroic charge towards such an enemy shows just how truly badass and scary the Kriegs themselves are._
Honestly facing a Khornate Berzerker would be one of the less horrifying fates in the 40k verse. At least they have the decency to kill you quickly, if you are unfortunate to face Dark Eldar or Slaanesh chaos marines always leave a grenade for yourself
@@RocketHarry865 True dat. One of the best fates you could have in 40k is actually dying for good by something that overkills you instantly and doesn't predate on your soul (like a lot of shit in 40k loves to do) or whatever remains of your forcibly-revivable brain.
3 year old comment, but the thing that makes me love the Kriegs so much is because they still do feel fear. While yes, the gas mask definitely does hinder the ability to see so from an outside perspective... these are just regular men, not the genetically modified superbeasts the marines are. They are scared of death but know that said death will be a sacrifice for the god emperor. They fight to die for the emperor. *ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END.*
Please note that Cadia has provided the gold standard for Astra Militarum regiments within the Imperium; troops wearing Cadian uniforms may not actually be Cadian.
@@olivermorin3303 can you please explain to me what you mean by "wearing cadian uniforms but not cadian" i don't know much about the imperial guards aside from the fall of cadia or you mean that the guardsmen are not from the planet cadia
@The Exemplary Englishman ahhhhh i see, thx my guy i tough that you say that cuz they were normal guardsmen and not the one from the planet cadia itself
But important to say, they are not just fanatical suiciders. They will sacrifice themself without a blink, but not in vain. Let's say there is a unit of Necrons aproaching your position, so you send few individuals to charge them and stall them, so the rest of your guys can shoot the necrons to scrap, while without the sacrifice of those few charging soldiers, your whole unit would be anihilated. Thats how they think. They welcome death, but they don't wish to die in wain, for they have a duty to the Emperor.
@@dominikfilip9857 yeah they're often memed about to be fully suicidal, same as the shovels. But I think it's just because it's a good way of getting across how absolutely crazy these guys are
7:20 that sequence right there sums up the entirety of the Death Korps. They are nameless faceless soldiers that place victory above anything else. The men of Kreig are some of the hardest in the galaxy
The Death Korps of Krieg are the funky ww1 uniformed guys who are considered one of the most Zealous grunt regiments. Although many of people call them space Germans of ww1 they are a mixture of French uniform/helmet dyed grey or German depending on the animator with many elements such as German and British influences on their uniforms. Krieg literally means war, I would highly recommend reacting to Majorkill's explanation of those guys. Kriegers naturally specialise with Trench Warfare so there's always a joke about bayonet charging a hostile chaos marine with a bayonet or a shovel
They essentially are Space Germans though, even has the Geballte Ladung (anti-tank grenade made from Stielhandgranate), the Imperium symbol in place of the Totenkopf that some WW1 units worse and even the futuristic body armour that takes inspiration from the trench plate armour that Germany used. I dig it ngl
@@Blaidd_1401 ywp the use of stormtroopers for breaking lines is obviously german use of cav is all three their love for the bayonet is in my opinion more british XD, they dont like the cold steel up em
The shovels are a delightful holdover from the WWI inspiration that the Death Korps came from. As it turned out, the trench shovels were _disturbingly_ good melee weapons. It was a meat cleaver and a quintuple-wide bayonet that didn't reliably get stuck or snap upon lodging itself in a corpse. Also, the reason the Krieg cavalry was so effective was in large part because of their lances. There's only a moment to see it spark, but the tips are basically shaped-charges meant for punching holes in armored targets. Some other Guard regiments have that, though, and it's usually traitor militia armored vehicles that are targets, but Krieger cavalry are bred and conditioned to be almost suicidally fearless and uncaring. It's good stuff.
Just to answer a couple questions 1. It's pronounced kreeg 2. Those spikey dudes are chaos space marines 3. The green marines are dark angels I believe
2:48 These are marines from the Black Legion (formerly known as "Sons of Horus" and before that as "Luna Wolves") - one of the 9 space marine legions that betrayed the Imperium during the Horus Heresy. The green-armored loyalist space marines here are Dark Angels (I think you were thinking of the Salamanders - there are several legions/chapters that wear green armor). 4:41 THAT was a mistake from the Chaos officer. The flare gave away their position to the Kriegers' artillery. 5:27 To keep with the WW1 theme. When large scale trench warfare on the western front started, high command on all sides expected the soldiers to storm the enemy trenches with their bayonets, which seems reasonable at first until you realise that most trenches were too narrow for long weapons to be wielded effectively and bayonets also had the nasty tendency of getting stuck in between the ribs of the enemy, so the soldiers started to use them as knifes instead or improvise weaponry. The standard issue field shovel had a short handle and sharpened edges (meant to make digging through tough ground easier), which qualified it as an improvised battle axe. The Krieger from 40k just follow the same principle. 6:23 That's a Khornate Berserker. He's dedicated himself to the blood god, that's why he's wearing red armor with the skull rune painted on it and why - even by space marine standards - he's an absolute beast in melee. The one Krieger suicide bombing him was nothing special by the way. There's a reason why they are called the DEATH Korps.
The Kriegsman on horseback are in fact Krieg Death rider, and those unit are equipped with lances that are connected to explosive behind it. Thus when it made contact with the Black Legionary ceramite power armor, the explosive detonate, piercing the armor and the explosive force, at close range, is lethal enough to rupter both their 3 lungs and 2 heart
a huge reason why I love the death korps is the thing they say before going into battle "in life war, in death peace, in life shame, in death attonment"
A cool little factoid if you havent noticed: Around 7:15, when the Kriegers charge the Chaos Marine, they are not just stabbing randomly. They are actually stabbing between the armor plates, trying to gunk up the thing.
The Death Korps of Krieg is one of my favorite imperial guard factions right up there with the Steel Legion. The Death Korps are the guys in the gasmasks and they are one of the most fanatical troops in the guard. Their home world Krieg had a civil war between a lot of rebels against the emporium and a handful of loyalists. after nuking their planet into oblivion they continued fighting underground for centuries (hence the specialization in close quarters and trench warfare) until finally the loyalists won. The survivors of Krieg decided the only way they could make up for their ancestors rebellion was to fanatically fight and die for the emporium. The Death Korps looks forward to death in service to the Emperor in order to atone and it is glorious!
Hey i haven't seen anyone say this but here it is: The tanks that was escorting the guardsmen was called a "Leman Russ". Its the MBT of the Imperial guard it has many variants. We can also see that the sponson guns (heavy bolters). Many 40k tanks have them but NOTHING is even close to beings scary as the "Baneblade". Btw im hoping you are still reading comments cus theres a lot to learn about 40k!
Well the baneblade is big and scary for sure. but the biggest functual tank the IG is dropping to planets (according to book lore atleast) would be the Leviathan HQ Tanks. According to the book i read, 20 baneblades would fit into that monstrosity of a tank. I think seeing one of those rolling around firering Titan class guns, can only be topped by said Titans in fear inducing.
@@ricwalker6600 Yeah, but some Commanders prefer a smaller Command vehicle like a Stormlord because a Leviathan is too slow and proved to be a big dot for the enemy. And during the golden age of The Imperium, Leviathans are considered common, and Baneblades were their MBTs, imagine thousands of Baneblades rushing a Heretic's base like they were Leman Russ
If that tank crewman looks a bit unsettled by the Krieg, its because he really is. Most other guardsmen units don't like deployments with the Krieg due to their suicidal nature and very uneasy presence. The Krieg will most likely cause a moral shock to many other guardsmen units they're with.
The dudes with the spikes and stuff are the chaos space marines, you’ll find out about how they came to be in the Horus heresy and they are also explained in the video you are watching about the faction breakdown, keep up the good content mate👍🏻
The guys with the gas masks are the Death Korps of Krieg, who are a guardsmen regiment with a focus on sieges, trench warfare and are unafraid of death. The troops in the beginning of the film, with the tanks are Cadians, another guardsmen regiment that is overall balanced, due to the nature of their homeworld. The Space Marine in green is from the Dark Angels chapter of space marines. The "evil space marines" are Chaos space marines.
The Chaos-spacemarines in black armor were The Black Legion. The Spacemarine in red armor was Khorne's berserker(yes, the one who likes to shout "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD") from the World Eaters legion. You can see legion marks at pauldrons.
"Evil Space Marines, Chaos Marine" you were always so close. Chaos Space Marines. Space Marines that have become traitors by worshipping the Chaos Gods. Love the content and always glad to have a new fan join the community.
I think your getting a little too picky alot of people do just call them the chaos marines cause it rolls off the tongue alot better than chaos space marine
I like how he said "evil space marines"like all the space marines chapters are evil in someway like White scars laughing at combat Emperor sons and ultramarines are evil Just for existence Salamanders there primark fucin pick the heavy flammer to somo eldar chiles Iron warriors slavery Iron hands primark dead lol Imperial fists are cool Death guard they fuckin have the head of a corpse used to be a grenade Emperor sons harlequinns but as space marines Death angels are the death angels Blood angels are vampire that with time get crazy The raven guard ummm i dont know World eatersVIOLENCE THE NIGHT LORDS AND TERRORISM SPACE WOLVES FURRIES THE WORLD BEARERS have the fault of the heresy Black legion they eat chaos as dinner And on and on and on...
The Death Korps of Krieg are hands down some of the most badass human units in 40k ; would definitely love to see you do more 40k or even warhammer fantasy lore content.
I remember reading zombie survival guide and the futility of the concept of total war against an enemy that you can't scare or demoralize. An unflinching enemy that will keep coming without even considering stopping Thats pretty much the death korps
Compared to other Warhammer reactions, I prefer yours the most because it's clear you have an actual interest in it. It's really nice to see/hear the tidbits of info you've picked up from these various videos.
"I was there, the day Horus slew the Emperor" I''m re-reading the HH books too as apart of you getting into the universe, first couple of books start off slow as they establish characters and setting but picks up pretty quickly after them.
Let's go!!! Been waiting for this!! Edit: they're the Death Korp. The ones in black are traitors. I could be wrong though. Still learning the lore myself
Fun Fact: the elite Russian Spetsnatz use a special ''combat shovel'',with extra sharpened edges as a melee weapon, very similar to the Death Corps of Krieg, in real-life! SODAZ has a couple of other really cool Warhammer 40k shortmovies on his channel, check them definetely out.
@Dj11o9er actually I prefer debult stalwart(orc), and inquisitor debut himejoshi for idols. For other side: slaying with my kin, 10,000 years, and Taitantucs.
One of the most formidable foes in Warhammer, resistant to Chaos, Fanatically loyal, Disciplined in the highest regard, Trained to the highest regard and the scariest part of all. It's just a human behind a Gasmask.
A book about the Death Korps that I had a ton of fun reading was Dead Men Walking by Steve Lyons. It also features our favorite space skeletons, the Necrons, and gives some perspective on planetary politics and how the Commissars function in WH40k.
The horses that the Krieg ride are so heavily modified that they're probably more related to bears. They are 1. Fearless 2. Obscenely strong 3. Able to take bolter shots and keep going
The Death Korp of Krieg (Krieg is the name of their home planet, but also Krieg is german and means = War) is a reference to the germans in ww1, thats why they have the shovels, they were the melee weapon for german soldiers in the trenches ^^
Imperium: What shall we call this lovely garden world. How about "war" in German. What could possibly go wrong some time later, Krieg gets completely wasted in a 500 year long nuclear civil war. Imperium: Ah, that could go wrong. Loyalist win and want back into the Imperium Imperium: Ok, but you're behind on tithe. Send us regiment Krieg: Best we can do is 20. And don't you dare send them somewhere non-hazardous.
The thing with shovels and Kriegers, I heard that there was a story talking about a certain trooper killing chaos marine with a shovel, thus spawned the meme commonly seen within animations.
This is my favorite group in Warhammer 40k. I am so hyped that you watched this. It shows them off so well and how they see things and function. 2 things to keep note of. Artillery is still firing even when they are in the trenches. So they don't mind if they get blown up by their own stuff. Second of all, they are using horses in 40k. 40k is insanely OP yet they use horses and spears... Like wtf. The green space marines are Dark Angles. Dark Angles have a lot of secrets.
Rode into battle at 1:04 with his boy Came back from battle at 7:37 with his boy, without a scratch. Meanwhile he is still on his horse while the guardsmen's tank is long gone. Boss.
You might consider playing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 1. It's an RTS 40k game and has fantastic voice acting and campaign for its older age. You play as Space Marines (the Blood Ravens chapter) but in the DLCs, you can play as many others. The more recent (DoW2 and DoW3) installments don't even get close when it comes to the gameplay experience. It's on Steam right now and I can 100% recommend it!
Funny thing about Krieg is that there are statements that say they send their soldier as early as they can. So it is entirely possible that those guys who charged a gunline and a spacemarine where only about 16 years old.
for this video they used the DK unit as a reserve force which came in to counter attack which cool and with does casualties the CS troops morale will decrease if the DK went in first seeing all the casualties and ngl he DK are my Fav there morale is something else than the GM's On 5:09 to 5:30 that is super accurate the part where they use the arty on danger close as the DK troops comes in close and the purpose of that is to shock the troops and start scattering which you saw that those Riders chased this like the 40k Strategy documentary
If you’d like to know more about the Death Korps of Krieg, you should check the 40K lore video of them by Arch; it’s a long video but really paints the full picture of them. Cheers!
So yes, "Krieg" (pronounced "kreeg" ) is German for war and those lances are really cool as they can cut through infantry as well as tanks as they have a armor piercing shape charge right behind the pointy bit. 😎
Or the color of their armor. Black = Black Legion (follow Chaos undivided), Green = Death Guard, Red = World Eaters, Purple = Emperors Children (lol), Blue with robes and egyptian iconigraphy = Rubrik Marines aka. Thousand sons...
@@ClovenOnes Ah yes, the root of all problems shows his tattoo-covered head. Of course we can't forget about the Word Bearers, who also wear red. (For real though, what's the difference in color scheme? Or do we really have to go by spikey bits?)
@@thedragon133 The world eaters are a brighter red and have a brass trim, well they're supposed to be but certain people can't get that right, and the word bearers are crimson red or in other words a dark red with gunmetal trim
Did you catch how that one Dark Angel, paused, calculated the trajectory of the missile, and with a split second, sniped a bolter into the prone figure hidden in the shadows at that distance?
@@Thorfinn_Son_Of_Thors then you guys would love the Deathwatch Chapter. Imagine Deathkorps of Krieg but as Space Marines. They are formerly known as Black Shields, which are composed of the Remnants of Traitor Legions, still loyal to the Emperor (Emperor's Children, Iron Warriors, Alpha Legion, Thousand Sons, Night Lords, etc..). But as time went on and the Traitor Legions committed more horrible atrocities, the Marines of the Black Shield were so ashamed of their former Legion, that they stripped off evey Rune and Insigina of their Armor, painted heir Armor Black and changed their Name into the, now a days known, Deathwatch. They are taken under the Wing of the Inquisition and put into the Ordo Xenos and operate mostly against Tyranids. They work as "kill Teams" and use unorthodox and unconventional Methods of Warfare, even to the point to sacrifice themselves for the Emperor. Kinda like the Deathkorps.
It's so nice seeing people getting / getting back into warhammer nowadays. There is a big wave of newcomers recently and that's so cool. the hobby is expensive but since we spend lot of time building / converting / painting and then play games with people, in the long run it's definitely worth it :) Have fun starting your wargaming and I'll be looking for your start in this hobby.
Saw this in an other comment section: On the first day of Krieg training you are taught three things. 1. If you step on a landmine, then congrats. You just disarmed a landmine. 2. If you get shot, then congrats. You just protected the man behind you. 3. If you die, then congrats. You just joined the sandbag division.
The Death Korps are the personification of "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make" except its a sacrifice their all willing to make
Seeing you getting so into 40k reminds me of when I first found the seireis. It's so easy to fall in love with, and there is so much BADASSERY to love!
I love how he described the series as grimdark when 40k is the the reason it’s called that. “In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war.”
@@darkscholar625 Especially if there are other, enemy tunnelling units operating, in which case the Kriegers will slightly modify their penchant for clubbing people with shovels, by impailing enemies with pick-axes
It was indeed a chaos marine! You're one of us now! The Death Korps of Kreig (as in German, like Kreigsmarine, sans the marine part) are part of the imperial guard, the shovel thing is a bit of a meme. The green space marines are Dark Angels - or Salamanders, but usually everything is on fire with the Salamanders Also, "The Faith" might be worth checking out, another fan made vid
probably the best bit of lore to the Death Korps is that commissars that are assigned to them aren't their to keep them disciplined and in line but rather to prevent them from doing anything too suicidal.
Fun fact: the world of Kreig where the Death korps are trained, is basically a world sized battlefield of constant warfare varying degree, from trench warfare stretching continents wide, to nuclear and atomic warfare that turns the surface into ash and fire. Death Korps is basically the most battle hardened soldiers there is. They specialize in defensive situations and have a unique choice of a melee weapon which is basically a combat shovel. But that combat shovel is more of a threat than any gun that could be in that soldier's hands.
The death korps are also known as siege experts with a huge arsenal of artillery. There is a story when they besieged a hive city and bombed the living hell out of the city. After five years of shelling the city issued its unconditional surrender, and then they bombed the city for five more years just to hammer home the point.
A few things to note about the Death Korps: They are all vat-grown and trained as soldiers from birth. They have only numbers, no names, and barely any sense of themselves as individuals (wearing the uniform and gas-mask 24/7 probably helps too). This means they typically have little to no regard for their own survival outside the context of strategic considerations. Where many regiments will use artillery to weaken enemy lines and then advance, the Death Korps usually keep firing when they charge in. Where in many regiments Commissars have to execute fleeing soldiers when the fighting starts to keep morale high (or at least give their charges less of a chance when they flee compared to when they fight), Commissars attached to the Death Korps usually have to be a lot more active with their advise to the commanders to prevent them from charging in at the first opportunity. If you're going to get into the tabletop and Space Marines (plus a bit of Adeptus Mechanicus and Sisters of Battle) or Necrons are on your shortlists of armies you'd be interested in, there is a magazine starting (in the UK) where you end up with two decently sized armies (and a bunch of terrain) at what looks like a fairly good discount compared to standard retail prices.
“We're the Death Korps of Krieg, son. Did you think that was just a pretty name? We never retreat. We fight and we die, that's the Krieg way.” Lieutenant Konarski, 933rd Death Korps Infantry Regiment
You are absolutely right, those were Chaos Space Marines. Specifically Black Legion (in the black and gold armor) and a Khorn Berserker (the red one in the tunnel). As for the Guard, those were Cadians marching with the tanks and the Death Corps of Krieg are the guys in trench coats and gas masks (they specialize in trench and tunnel warfare). The people they were fighting were Traitor Guard, members of the Imperial Guard who have sided with Chaos. Oh, and the green armored Space Marines are Dark Angels.
The guys in the Green and Dust uniforms with the tanks at the start are Cadian Shock Troopers and the guys with the Gas Masks in Grey are the Death Krop of Krig
0:56 these are not just any "grunts" their shoulder pads bear the insignia of the 8th Cadian regiment of the Imperial Guard, a guardsmen regiment from the planet Cadia that is infamous for having fought unceasingly against the forces of chaos and numerous alien races on their homeworld, often simultaneously, until the conflict of the war on cadia became so intense it literally broke the planet itself in half, and still the 8th cadian fought on, earning them a moniker "the planet broke before the guard did" 1:36 I believe that space marine is a member of the dark angels chapter 1:56 the death korps are the ones in the grey uniforms wearing gas masks, this is what they always wear. 2:22 these are chaos space marines, specifically members of a traitor legion called the Black legion, they were one of the original founding legions of space marines before the horus heresy took place, and they are one of if not the most infamous traitor legion known to the imperium. 2:51 among numerous others the space marines have an extra heart, a third lung which can function both as a normal lung and as a filtering system to clean air of poisons and toxins in hostile environments a human couldn't survive in. and the black carapace, essentially a secondary nervous system that enables them to move and feel while wearing power armour as though it were a second skin. 5:26 kriegsmen dont fuck around when it comes to the trenches, the trench tool is their melee weapon of choice. 5:58 space marines stand a minimum of 7 and a half feet tall with no armor on, with armor on, theyre closer to 8 to 8 and a half feet tall 6:14 this chaos marine is from a different war band, his insignia, color, and armor style suggests he is one of Angron's Chosen a chaos warband of berserker space marines who worship the chaos god of blood khorne. They are commonly referred to as Khorne Beserkers. 7:50 fun fact: kriegsmen frighten even the commissars whose job is typically to execute wavering guardsmen for cowardice, the zealotry of kriegsmen is unmatched among imperial guard forces, to the point where kriegsmen more often execute their commissars for cowardice than anything else.
The shovel thing is because they are based on WW1 soldiers, where trench fighting often saw things like small entrenching tools used as melee weapons in the confined spaces.
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You guys are incredible at explaining the lore to me... thank you! Also books are my fav so if you have recommendations comment then below!
Luke you should react to the only thing they fear is astartes, it's Astartes parts 1-5 perfectly mixed with the only thing they fear is you from the DOOM Eternal ost
Lucius the faultless blade is an awesome Warhammer 40k book if your interested
Just want to ask if spec ops the line is still going to be a series
If you like the Death Koprs of Krieg you should read Dead Men Walking, short novel that explains a lot about them and is quite nice to read
The Horus Heresy series of novels would be a pretty good read.
"Is shovel their specialty?"
Yes. Not even a meme, yes.
How often do they use shovels?
Yes.
Many regiments of the guard( like the death korps you see here )like to sharpen the edges of them.
I mean kinda a meme but not really 🤣
@@declanroberts8934 they dig massive trenches they use them alot
@@bombedboomy1962
**Graves*
There fixed it for you, and on the inevitable question of for "who's?", well you should ask "how many" instead.
"why are they always killing people with shovels?"
thats no shovel, thats a multi purpose weapon, its sometimes used to dig trenches.
Tactical entrenching tool.
@@creldest Super Extra Tactical Silenced Entrenching Tool
It's a Krieg army axe
Also Iron Warriors are known to use them as both digging and killing. Example in first book of Iron Warriors trilogy mentions that Honsou did forge one he had and had killed with it.
I think he meant, why are they putting their rifles down to use shovels. But yeah, 40K... 'Move the tank closer so I can hit them with my sword" logic.
Ah the death korps. Everybody's favorite gasmasked willingly self sarcificial infantrymen.
What we saw:
A dark angel space marine
Cadian shock troops.
Krieg infantry
Krieg death riders
Chaos cultists
Black legion chaos space marines
World eater / khorne berzerker marines.
Pedantic correction, 2 dark angels lol
@@evinoge5834 depending on how you see it, a lot of dark angels if we include the chaos marines 🤣
@@rogerhack3750 *Blam* Imperial citizens, ignore the words of this slandarous traitor. The Emperor protects!
It's most likely just a Black Legion Khornate Champion rather than a World Eater. World Eaters are a specific Legion of Traitor-Astartes and in many source books and materials, Khornate Marines, particularly Champions, all have the same styled of armour in each Legion except the Thousand Sons (who have none, at least not without breaking lore) due to the fact the worship of Khorne is to wear his colours and iconography over your Legions. A great example is the descriptions by Graham McNiell in the Iron Warriors Omnibus as well as during several of the Horus Heresy novels when the Legions first start to fall and be warped.
World Eaters are universally almost all Khornate worshippers due to the fact they are forced into an aggression based insanity by their implants and the easiest way to recognize them is based off their pauldron iconography. Unfortunately this particular Marine doesn't have any easily identifiable emblems to mark them as belonging to any particular Legion, so the most accurate assessment is to assume they are still a warrior of the Black Legion (who are effectively the poster-child of the Chaos Legions).
The other aspect is that the classification of worship within a Legion has become very muddied in recent editions with a lot of retconning of previous lores and alterations but with the Black Legion specifically, they are one of the few Traitor Legions which worship all Chaos Gods near equally with a general doctrine of Chaos Undivided in comparison to other Legions which might worship a specific Chaos God over the other. Examples are World Eaters being almost exclusively Khorne or Thousand Sons being exclusively Tzeentch or Death Guard being exclusively Nurgle with very few exceptions.
@@ordwinrahl6655 Well, at 6:30 the World Eater emblem is clearly on that Khornate Berserker/Champion's pauldron, but you may be right that he is with the Black Legion since Chaos Marines from the World Eaters just go around joining various Chaos warbands ever since Kharn did his whole team kill thing and broke the World Eaters apart as far as them being a unified legion.
"In life, war. In death, peace. In life, shame. In death, atonement."
That litany, that prayer, sums up Kriegsmen perfectly.
Even in death i serve
No matter the cost for the emperor!
They kill people with shovels because they know how to use them. These guys sometimes dig Kilometer wide trenches, they are more experienced with that shovel than with the gun.
And at this point its just a meme as well, give them the choice between a lazgun a grenade they will take the shovel
@@benjaminforman1616 hell with their love of artillery they'll probably start lobbing grenades with the shovel.
WS 3
Dam straight. Facts
Also shovels were legit used in WWI as trench fighting weapons. The Kriegers are supposed to look like the Brits, French, and German soldiers from WWI mashed into a single aesthetic so it matches
Kriegsmen have no concept of "danger close" since without a Commissar giving tactical advise, any Kriegsman in the frontlines serves as a bombardment marker.
Most Guardsman when seeing a Chaos Marine: OH SWEET GOD EMPEROR WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!
Kreig Guadsman when seeing a Chaos Marine: (Happy gasmask noises)
Krieg Guardsman: *kicks Commissar to the direction of The Chaos Marine* FORWARD YOU DOGS TO VICTORY
You made my day.
*Proceeds to beat Chaos Marine with shovels grumpy he didn't kill more of them*
Krieger: I'm disappointed and my day is ruined *angrier gasmask noises*
"Whoever gets the kill gets to be in the next infantry wave!"
Commissar: AY CHILL PEOPLE!
*all The guardsmen stop dead in their tracks and slowly turn their heads to look at him*
Commissar: Ah fu- *Gets his head blown off by a guardsmen*
Worthy of note is how that red chaos marine was a berzerker of the World Eaters, who worship Khorne, the demon god of bloodshed, martial strength, and rage. Berzerkers are one of the *scariest* things you can face in melee combat in all of 40k, _and to see one of those giant raging murder boners sprinting straight at you in a closed corridor and not even let the tiniest fart of fear out in your own unwavering heroic charge towards such an enemy shows just how truly badass and scary the Kriegs themselves are._
Honestly facing a Khornate Berzerker would be one of the less horrifying fates in the 40k verse. At least they have the decency to kill you quickly, if you are unfortunate to face Dark Eldar or Slaanesh chaos marines always leave a grenade for yourself
@@RocketHarry865 True dat. One of the best fates you could have in 40k is actually dying for good by something that overkills you instantly and doesn't predate on your soul (like a lot of shit in 40k loves to do) or whatever remains of your forcibly-revivable brain.
Imperium Guardsmen: "They have giant raging murder boners!"
Krieg Guardsmen: *Grabs shovel, charges*
I wonder if Khorne respects the Death Korps, in his own way.
3 year old comment, but the thing that makes me love the Kriegs so much is because they still do feel fear. While yes, the gas mask definitely does hinder the ability to see so from an outside perspective... these are just regular men, not the genetically modified superbeasts the marines are. They are scared of death but know that said death will be a sacrifice for the god emperor. They fight to die for the emperor. *ONLY IN DEATH DOES DUTY END.*
Those basic soldiers look like cadians, the green space marine is a Dark Angel.. And the spikey bastards are chaos marines
Please note that Cadia has provided the gold standard for Astra Militarum regiments within the Imperium; troops wearing Cadian uniforms may not actually be Cadian.
@@olivermorin3303 can you please explain to me what you mean by "wearing cadian uniforms but not cadian" i don't know much about the imperial guards aside from the fall of cadia or you mean that the guardsmen are not from the planet cadia
@The Exemplary Englishman ahhhhh i see, thx my guy i tough that you say that cuz they were normal guardsmen and not the one from the planet cadia itself
@@olivermorin3303 SODAZ actually answered that the guardmen in this video is indeed CADIANS
@@thatoneperson6969 Huh, neat.
"Why are they killing people with shovels is that their speciality"
I mean their speciality is trench warfare so technically yes
Everyone saying that they are suicidal, they simply know their duty to the emperor better than anyone else except space marines
Well I haven’t heard of any traitor Deathkorps of Krieg.
@@shadowteam9943 That's true, Kriegsmen and Custodes are on the same level
Because men like krieg humanity will never fall.
But important to say, they are not just fanatical suiciders. They will sacrifice themself without a blink, but not in vain. Let's say there is a unit of Necrons aproaching your position, so you send few individuals to charge them and stall them, so the rest of your guys can shoot the necrons to scrap, while without the sacrifice of those few charging soldiers, your whole unit would be anihilated. Thats how they think. They welcome death, but they don't wish to die in wain, for they have a duty to the Emperor.
@@dominikfilip9857 yeah they're often memed about to be fully suicidal, same as the shovels. But I think it's just because it's a good way of getting across how absolutely crazy these guys are
7:20 that sequence right there sums up the entirety of the Death Korps. They are nameless faceless soldiers that place victory above anything else. The men of Kreig are some of the hardest in the galaxy
The Death Korps of Krieg are the funky ww1 uniformed guys who are considered one of the most Zealous grunt regiments. Although many of people call them space Germans of ww1 they are a mixture of French uniform/helmet dyed grey or German depending on the animator with many elements such as German and British influences on their uniforms. Krieg literally means war, I would highly recommend reacting to Majorkill's explanation of those guys.
Kriegers naturally specialise with Trench Warfare so there's always a joke about bayonet charging a hostile chaos marine with a bayonet or a shovel
They essentially are Space Germans though, even has the Geballte Ladung (anti-tank grenade made from Stielhandgranate), the Imperium symbol in place of the Totenkopf that some WW1 units worse and even the futuristic body armour that takes inspiration from the trench plate armour that Germany used. I dig it ngl
Personally Arch’s video on them is better than Majorkills to know about them.
@@Blaidd_1401 to be honest they are a mix of French, German and British their doctrine is a mix of all three too
@@afriendlycadian9857 Doctrine is definitely a mix
@@Blaidd_1401 ywp the use of stormtroopers for breaking lines is obviously german use of cav is all three their love for the bayonet is in my opinion more british XD, they dont like the cold steel up em
The shovels are a delightful holdover from the WWI inspiration that the Death Korps came from. As it turned out, the trench shovels were _disturbingly_ good melee weapons. It was a meat cleaver and a quintuple-wide bayonet that didn't reliably get stuck or snap upon lodging itself in a corpse.
Also, the reason the Krieg cavalry was so effective was in large part because of their lances. There's only a moment to see it spark, but the tips are basically shaped-charges meant for punching holes in armored targets. Some other Guard regiments have that, though, and it's usually traitor militia armored vehicles that are targets, but Krieger cavalry are bred and conditioned to be almost suicidally fearless and uncaring. It's good stuff.
Just to answer a couple questions
1. It's pronounced kreeg
2. Those spikey dudes are chaos space marines
3. The green marines are dark angels I believe
yep dark angels the colour and the icons on the shoulder
@@afriendlycadian9857 cheers
hmm i thouth they were salamanders becouse of the eyes but im not good with lore
@@danielprasek7879 generally the eye lens for all chapters are red salamanders eyes themselves are red already
@@danielprasek7879 If they're green, they're Dark Angels, but if they're green and on fire, they're Salamanders.
2:48 These are marines from the Black Legion (formerly known as "Sons of Horus" and before that as "Luna Wolves") - one of the 9 space marine legions that betrayed the Imperium during the Horus Heresy. The green-armored loyalist space marines here are Dark Angels (I think you were thinking of the Salamanders - there are several legions/chapters that wear green armor).
4:41 THAT was a mistake from the Chaos officer. The flare gave away their position to the Kriegers' artillery.
5:27 To keep with the WW1 theme. When large scale trench warfare on the western front started, high command on all sides expected the soldiers to storm the enemy trenches with their bayonets, which seems reasonable at first until you realise that most trenches were too narrow for long weapons to be wielded effectively and bayonets also had the nasty tendency of getting stuck in between the ribs of the enemy, so the soldiers started to use them as knifes instead or improvise weaponry. The standard issue field shovel had a short handle and sharpened edges (meant to make digging through tough ground easier), which qualified it as an improvised battle axe.
The Krieger from 40k just follow the same principle.
6:23 That's a Khornate Berserker. He's dedicated himself to the blood god, that's why he's wearing red armor with the skull rune painted on it and why - even by space marine standards - he's an absolute beast in melee. The one Krieger suicide bombing him was nothing special by the way. There's a reason why they are called the DEATH Korps.
The Kriegsman on horseback are in fact Krieg Death rider, and those unit are equipped with lances that are connected to explosive behind it. Thus when it made contact with the Black Legionary ceramite power armor, the explosive detonate, piercing the armor and the explosive force, at close range, is lethal enough to rupter both their 3 lungs and 2 heart
This is a pleasant surprise directly after class.
This is a always pleasant surprise 😁
Can agree
4:46 If you loved this part then you're gonna love the VRAKS teaser, same shot, same soldiers, different battlefield.
Imagine what Kriegsmen can do if they dual wield shovels.
Many heretics would die
No one man should have all that power
That's some scary proposition.
@@lkvideos7181
It's only scary if you're the one on the receiving end. ahahaha
When the Krieg looks at the Lemunruss tank and gas mask giggle wimp
a huge reason why I love the death korps is the thing they say before going into battle "in life war, in death peace, in life shame, in death attonment"
A cool little factoid if you havent noticed: Around 7:15, when the Kriegers charge the Chaos Marine, they are not just stabbing randomly. They are actually stabbing between the armor plates, trying to gunk up the thing.
The Death Korps of Krieg is one of my favorite imperial guard factions right up there with the Steel Legion. The Death Korps are the guys in the gasmasks and they are one of the most fanatical troops in the guard. Their home world Krieg had a civil war between a lot of rebels against the emporium and a handful of loyalists. after nuking their planet into oblivion they continued fighting underground for centuries (hence the specialization in close quarters and trench warfare) until finally the loyalists won. The survivors of Krieg decided the only way they could make up for their ancestors rebellion was to fanatically fight and die for the emporium. The Death Korps looks forward to death in service to the Emperor in order to atone and it is glorious!
The green space marine is from the Dark Angel's chapter--think medieval knights combined with the illuminati. :p
make him repent asmodai
@@UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER Oh please, you know he interprets that as "murder violently." :p No pearls for his Crozius that's for sure.
@@UNION_JACK_THE_RIPPER INTERROGATE?
@@jacthing1 Brother, get the excruciator.... And the lube!
@@KT-pv3kl A slaanesh cultist quite night in
Hey i haven't seen anyone say this but here it is:
The tanks that was escorting the guardsmen was called a "Leman Russ".
Its the MBT of the Imperial guard it has many variants.
We can also see that the sponson guns (heavy bolters).
Many 40k tanks have them but NOTHING is even close to beings scary as the "Baneblade".
Btw im hoping you are still reading comments cus theres a lot to learn about 40k!
Well the baneblade is big and scary for sure. but the biggest functual tank the IG is dropping to planets (according to book lore atleast) would be the Leviathan HQ Tanks. According to the book i read, 20 baneblades would fit into that monstrosity of a tank.
I think seeing one of those rolling around firering Titan class guns, can only be topped by said Titans in fear inducing.
@@ricwalker6600 Yeah, but some Commanders prefer a smaller Command vehicle like a Stormlord because a Leviathan is too slow and proved to be a big dot for the enemy. And during the golden age of The Imperium, Leviathans are considered common, and Baneblades were their MBTs, imagine thousands of Baneblades rushing a Heretic's base like they were Leman Russ
"What's with the shovels"
Krieg specialize in Trench warfare. Awesome units, very dedicated to the Guard.
If that tank crewman looks a bit unsettled by the Krieg, its because he really is. Most other guardsmen units don't like deployments with the Krieg due to their suicidal nature and very uneasy presence. The Krieg will most likely cause a moral shock to many other guardsmen units they're with.
The dudes with the spikes and stuff are the chaos space marines, you’ll find out about how they came to be in the Horus heresy and they are also explained in the video you are watching about the faction breakdown, keep up the good content mate👍🏻
The guys with the gas masks are the Death Korps of Krieg, who are a guardsmen regiment with a focus on sieges, trench warfare and are unafraid of death.
The troops in the beginning of the film, with the tanks are Cadians, another guardsmen regiment that is overall balanced, due to the nature of their homeworld.
The Space Marine in green is from the Dark Angels chapter of space marines.
The "evil space marines" are Chaos space marines.
The Chaos-spacemarines in black armor were The Black Legion. The Spacemarine in red armor was Khorne's berserker(yes, the one who likes to shout "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD") from the World Eaters legion. You can see legion marks at pauldrons.
"Evil Space Marines, Chaos Marine" you were always so close. Chaos Space Marines. Space Marines that have become traitors by worshipping the Chaos Gods.
Love the content and always glad to have a new fan join the community.
I think your getting a little too picky alot of people do just call them the chaos marines cause it rolls off the tongue alot better than chaos space marine
Specifically the ones in the black armour are called The Black Legion and were the Arch Traitor Horus' own Legion
I like how he said "evil space marines"like all the space marines chapters are evil in someway like White scars laughing at combat
Emperor sons and ultramarines are evil Just for existence
Salamanders there primark fucin pick the heavy flammer to somo eldar chiles
Iron warriors slavery
Iron hands primark dead lol
Imperial fists are cool
Death guard they fuckin have the head of a corpse used to be a grenade
Emperor sons harlequinns but as space marines
Death angels are the death angels
Blood angels are vampire that with time get crazy
The raven guard ummm i dont know
World eatersVIOLENCE
THE NIGHT LORDS AND TERRORISM
SPACE WOLVES FURRIES
THE WORLD BEARERS have the fault of the heresy
Black legion they eat chaos as dinner
And on and on and on...
The Death Korps of Krieg are hands down some of the most badass human units in 40k ; would definitely love to see you do more 40k or even warhammer fantasy lore content.
"Warhammer is expensive, guys..."
Forgeworld: "hold my beer"
Still GW though
"Hold my bugmans pint"
@@gerardmourits8709 no
@@Aconspiracyofravens1 Wh-... Yes? They’re a part of Games Workshop?
@@Buzzy_Bland nope, second party
This has been one of those things that the 40k community in general absolutely deserved; so glad to see you diving into the rabbit hole headfirst!
you'll find out about those spikey guys in brickeys part 2 of every warhammer 40k faction, the guys in gas masks are the death corps of krieg.
You are becoming my new fave Warhammer 40K reactor, the amount of respect you show the franchise is awesome
I remember reading zombie survival guide and the futility of the concept of total war against an enemy that you can't scare or demoralize. An unflinching enemy that will keep coming without even considering stopping
Thats pretty much the death korps
Compared to other Warhammer reactions, I prefer yours the most because it's clear you have an actual interest in it. It's really nice to see/hear the tidbits of info you've picked up from these various videos.
"I was there, the day Horus slew the Emperor"
I''m re-reading the HH books too as apart of you getting into the universe, first couple of books start off slow as they establish characters and setting but picks up pretty quickly after them.
*_OriginalHuman:_* _"Warhammer is expensive guys...."_
There's a reason why some people call the hobby, *_"Plastic Crack."_* lol
Let's go!!! Been waiting for this!!
Edit: they're the Death Korp. The ones in black are traitors. I could be wrong though. Still learning the lore myself
You're spot-on!
@@Rawmel appreciate that mate! Thank God
Same my guy, recently getting into Warhammer.
Fun Fact: the elite Russian Spetsnatz use a special ''combat shovel'',with extra sharpened edges as a melee weapon, very similar to the Death Corps of Krieg, in real-life!
SODAZ has a couple of other really cool Warhammer 40k shortmovies on his channel, check them definetely out.
There's a channel called Stringstorm doing musical stuff related to Warhammer and one of their songs really shows how sad and tragic Kriegs fate is.
If no one else had recommended this, I would have.
Welllll have to warn him what side of stringstrom to go to. There the lore 40k music and the idol anime girls one.
Both are enjoyable
I was hoping someone would mention Stringstorm.
@@ranvorkvartec7358 you were just staring at the IDOL shadowsun, weren't you
@Dj11o9er actually I prefer debult stalwart(orc), and inquisitor debut himejoshi for idols.
For other side: slaying with my kin, 10,000 years, and Taitantucs.
One of the most formidable foes in Warhammer, resistant to Chaos, Fanatically loyal, Disciplined in the highest regard, Trained to the highest regard and the scariest part of all. It's just a human behind a Gasmask.
I'm so happy to see the Death Korps getting more love aside from the memes.
A book about the Death Korps that I had a ton of fun reading was Dead Men Walking by Steve Lyons. It also features our favorite space skeletons, the Necrons, and gives some perspective on planetary politics and how the Commissars function in WH40k.
ChaosMarines, half the space marine legions turned traitor during Horus Heresy
The horses that the Krieg ride are so heavily modified that they're probably more related to bears. They are 1. Fearless 2. Obscenely strong 3. Able to take bolter shots and keep going
Krieg guardsman holding nad, dying on the chain sword, under his mask "For the Emperor." nade goes off
Imagine being a chaos marine that live more than a thousand years and then just die because of a dude that have an oversized spoon
The Death Korp of Krieg (Krieg is the name of their home planet, but also Krieg is german and means = War) is a reference to the germans in ww1, thats why they have the shovels, they were the melee weapon for german soldiers in the trenches ^^
Imperium: What shall we call this lovely garden world. How about "war" in German. What could possibly go wrong
some time later, Krieg gets completely wasted in a 500 year long nuclear civil war.
Imperium: Ah, that could go wrong.
Loyalist win and want back into the Imperium
Imperium: Ok, but you're behind on tithe. Send us regiment
Krieg: Best we can do is 20. And don't you dare send them somewhere non-hazardous.
The thing with shovels and Kriegers, I heard that there was a story talking about a certain trooper killing chaos marine with a shovel, thus spawned the meme commonly seen within animations.
Came so early that no Kriegsman have been shot yet
Heresy
I wasn't aware that was possible.
This is my favorite group in Warhammer 40k. I am so hyped that you watched this. It shows them off so well and how they see things and function. 2 things to keep note of. Artillery is still firing even when they are in the trenches. So they don't mind if they get blown up by their own stuff. Second of all, they are using horses in 40k. 40k is insanely OP yet they use horses and spears... Like wtf. The green space marines are Dark Angles. Dark Angles have a lot of secrets.
I'd recommend more of SODAZ he's short films are pretty good 👍
hey thanks, now i wanna a soda
The man has fallen to chaos R.I.P
The dark green ones are Dark Angels, the black ones are Black Legion, the red on is a World Eater.
The "spiky boys" are the chaos marines/cultists, I think you will learn more about them in your reaction video about the warhammer 40k factions :D
spikey boys are black legion space marines
@@Thetepkai nerd
Rode into battle at 1:04 with his boy
Came back from battle at 7:37 with his boy, without a scratch.
Meanwhile he is still on his horse while the guardsmen's tank is long gone.
Boss.
You might consider playing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 1. It's an RTS 40k game and has fantastic voice acting and campaign for its older age. You play as Space Marines (the Blood Ravens chapter) but in the DLCs, you can play as many others. The more recent (DoW2 and DoW3) installments don't even get close when it comes to the gameplay experience. It's on Steam right now and I can 100% recommend it!
Funny thing about Krieg is that there are statements that say they send their soldier as early as they can. So it is entirely possible that those guys who charged a gunline and a spacemarine where only about 16 years old.
I totally was not waiting for this. /s (I was.)
Also, Krieg is an actual German word meaning war.
Blitzkrieg!
for this video they used the DK unit as a reserve force which came in to counter attack which cool and with does casualties the CS troops morale will decrease if the DK went in first seeing all the casualties
and ngl he DK are my Fav there morale is something else than the GM's
On 5:09 to 5:30 that is super accurate the part where they use the arty on danger close as the DK troops comes in close and the purpose of that is to shock the troops and start scattering which you saw that those Riders chased this like the 40k Strategy documentary
If you’d like to know more about the Death Korps of Krieg, you should check the 40K lore video of them by Arch; it’s a long video but really paints the full picture of them.
Cheers!
So yes, "Krieg" (pronounced "kreeg" ) is German for war and those lances are really cool as they can cut through infantry as well as tanks as they have a armor piercing shape charge right behind the pointy bit. 😎
Khaos Spacemarines are often distinguishable for the spikes around their armor
Chaos*
Or the color of their armor. Black = Black Legion (follow Chaos undivided), Green = Death Guard, Red = World Eaters, Purple = Emperors Children (lol), Blue with robes and egyptian iconigraphy = Rubrik Marines aka. Thousand sons...
@@thedragon133 Then you got my sons with the best type of red, crimson red
@@ClovenOnes Ah yes, the root of all problems shows his tattoo-covered head. Of course we can't forget about the Word Bearers, who also wear red.
(For real though, what's the difference in color scheme? Or do we really have to go by spikey bits?)
@@thedragon133 The world eaters are a brighter red and have a brass trim, well they're supposed to be but certain people can't get that right, and the word bearers are crimson red or in other words a dark red with gunmetal trim
"what is dead cannot die" describes the Korpsemen perfectly
You should watch the lore for the Seige of Vraks. Not to react to as it's like 8 hours of video but just for lore.
Actually 43 hours
so in short: Majorkill's Video about the Deathkorps
Did you catch how that one Dark Angel, paused, calculated the trajectory of the missile, and with a split second, sniped a bolter into the prone figure hidden in the shadows at that distance?
Wo hae meo... 워해머 ... That's how Korean ls write it.. It's still WarHammer in their pronunciation.
I am loving these videos. I'm only recently getting into 40k myself and it's just insane and I love it. Keep up the good work!
Started getting interested with 40K last week and the Krieger's got me into it
Aye! Krieg is what got me into 40K.
@@Thorfinn_Son_Of_Thors
then you guys would love the Deathwatch Chapter. Imagine Deathkorps of Krieg but as Space Marines.
They are formerly known as Black Shields, which are composed of the Remnants of Traitor Legions, still loyal to the Emperor (Emperor's Children, Iron Warriors, Alpha Legion, Thousand Sons, Night Lords, etc..).
But as time went on and the Traitor Legions committed more horrible atrocities, the Marines of the Black Shield were so ashamed of their former Legion, that they stripped off evey Rune and Insigina of their Armor, painted heir Armor Black and changed their Name into the, now a days known, Deathwatch.
They are taken under the Wing of the Inquisition and put into the Ordo Xenos and operate mostly against Tyranids.
They work as "kill Teams" and use unorthodox and unconventional Methods of Warfare, even to the point to sacrifice themselves for the Emperor.
Kinda like the Deathkorps.
Welcome brother your lasgun is at the armory located at trench line 42e I need you to man the auto cannon at trenchline 24N
It's so nice seeing people getting / getting back into warhammer nowadays. There is a big wave of newcomers recently and that's so cool.
the hobby is expensive but since we spend lot of time building / converting / painting and then play games with people, in the long run it's definitely worth it :)
Have fun starting your wargaming and I'll be looking for your start in this hobby.
Like the shirt my man - and obviously the video :)
Saw this in an other comment section:
On the first day of Krieg training you are taught three things.
1. If you step on a landmine, then congrats. You just disarmed a landmine.
2. If you get shot, then congrats. You just protected the man behind you.
3. If you die, then congrats. You just joined the sandbag division.
The first guys u saw at the start are cadians. The chaos marines are black legion.
React to siege next by this same guy
Black Templar also by SODAZ is also really cool.
The Death Korps are the personification of "Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make" except its a sacrifice their all willing to make
The Death korps of krieg is my favorite
I was on the fence about 40k, generally I don't like oversized armor and extreme grimdarkness. However I do love the Death Korps of Krieg.
Your right the black and red dudes are chaos marines
The guy who made the animation is amazing, and thanks for doing a reaction on the video
Seeing you getting so into 40k reminds me of when I first found the seireis. It's so easy to fall in love with, and there is so much BADASSERY to love!
Death Korps of Krieg is the ones with the gas mask
6:22 guess what? ya got it right my guy, I am SO happy you are enjoying this universe!
I love how he described the series as grimdark when 40k is the the reason it’s called that. “In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war.”
The Death Korps of Krieg only go in one direction: Forward.
Sometimes down, since they have specialist tunnelling units to dig under enemy defences
@@weldonwin That's just fancy for "forward, at an angle"
@@darkscholar625 Especially if there are other, enemy tunnelling units operating, in which case the Kriegers will slightly modify their penchant for clubbing people with shovels, by impailing enemies with pick-axes
Glad to see you react to this so soon after it coming it. Loving this turn to doing so much Warhammer content
It was indeed a chaos marine! You're one of us now!
The Death Korps of Kreig (as in German, like Kreigsmarine, sans the marine part) are part of the imperial guard, the shovel thing is a bit of a meme. The green space marines are Dark Angels - or Salamanders, but usually everything is on fire with the Salamanders
Also, "The Faith" might be worth checking out, another fan made vid
probably the best bit of lore to the Death Korps is that commissars that are assigned to them aren't their to keep them disciplined and in line but rather to prevent them from doing anything too suicidal.
Fun fact: the world of Kreig where the Death korps are trained, is basically a world sized battlefield of constant warfare varying degree, from trench warfare stretching continents wide, to nuclear and atomic warfare that turns the surface into ash and fire. Death Korps is basically the most battle hardened soldiers there is. They specialize in defensive situations and have a unique choice of a melee weapon which is basically a combat shovel. But that combat shovel is more of a threat than any gun that could be in that soldier's hands.
The death korps are also known as siege experts with a huge arsenal of artillery. There is a story when they besieged a hive city and bombed the living hell out of the city. After five years of shelling the city issued its unconditional surrender, and then they bombed the city for five more years just to hammer home the point.
A few things to note about the Death Korps:
They are all vat-grown and trained as soldiers from birth. They have only numbers, no names, and barely any sense of themselves as individuals (wearing the uniform and gas-mask 24/7 probably helps too). This means they typically have little to no regard for their own survival outside the context of strategic considerations.
Where many regiments will use artillery to weaken enemy lines and then advance, the Death Korps usually keep firing when they charge in.
Where in many regiments Commissars have to execute fleeing soldiers when the fighting starts to keep morale high (or at least give their charges less of a chance when they flee compared to when they fight), Commissars attached to the Death Korps usually have to be a lot more active with their advise to the commanders to prevent them from charging in at the first opportunity.
If you're going to get into the tabletop and Space Marines (plus a bit of Adeptus Mechanicus and Sisters of Battle) or Necrons are on your shortlists of armies you'd be interested in, there is a magazine starting (in the UK) where you end up with two decently sized armies (and a bunch of terrain) at what looks like a fairly good discount compared to standard retail prices.
Other Imperial Guards Regiment: "Oh no, more Chaos forces!"
Kreig Corpsemen: "Oh boy, more Chaos forces!"
Chaos cultists: Builds trench to ambush Guardsman
Death Korps of Krieg: I took offense to that
“We're the Death Korps of Krieg, son. Did you think that was just a pretty name? We never retreat. We fight and we die, that's the Krieg way.”
Lieutenant Konarski, 933rd Death Korps Infantry Regiment
You are absolutely right, those were Chaos Space Marines. Specifically Black Legion (in the black and gold armor) and a Khorn Berserker (the red one in the tunnel).
As for the Guard, those were Cadians marching with the tanks and the Death Corps of Krieg are the guys in trench coats and gas masks (they specialize in trench and tunnel warfare). The people they were fighting were Traitor Guard, members of the Imperial Guard who have sided with Chaos.
Oh, and the green armored Space Marines are Dark Angels.
7:20 "Killing you was the point. living trough it to kill more of you, was a luxury"
These Vids have convinced me to get into Warhammer, absolutely loving it
The guys in the Green and Dust uniforms with the tanks at the start are Cadian Shock Troopers and the guys with the Gas Masks in Grey are the Death Krop of Krig
Traitors: *Exist*
Krieger: *Unfolds shovel with malicious intent*
0:56 these are not just any "grunts" their shoulder pads bear the insignia of the 8th Cadian regiment of the Imperial Guard, a guardsmen regiment from the planet Cadia that is infamous for having fought unceasingly against the forces of chaos and numerous alien races on their homeworld, often simultaneously, until the conflict of the war on cadia became so intense it literally broke the planet itself in half, and still the 8th cadian fought on, earning them a moniker "the planet broke before the guard did"
1:36 I believe that space marine is a member of the dark angels chapter
1:56 the death korps are the ones in the grey uniforms wearing gas masks, this is what they always wear.
2:22 these are chaos space marines, specifically members of a traitor legion called the Black legion, they were one of the original founding legions of space marines before the horus heresy took place, and they are one of if not the most infamous traitor legion known to the imperium.
2:51 among numerous others the space marines have an extra heart, a third lung which can function both as a normal lung and as a filtering system to clean air of poisons and toxins in hostile environments a human couldn't survive in. and the black carapace, essentially a secondary nervous system that enables them to move and feel while wearing power armour as though it were a second skin.
5:26 kriegsmen dont fuck around when it comes to the trenches, the trench tool is their melee weapon of choice.
5:58 space marines stand a minimum of 7 and a half feet tall with no armor on, with armor on, theyre closer to 8 to 8 and a half feet tall
6:14 this chaos marine is from a different war band, his insignia, color, and armor style suggests he is one of Angron's Chosen a chaos warband of berserker space marines who worship the chaos god of blood khorne. They are commonly referred to as Khorne Beserkers.
7:50 fun fact: kriegsmen frighten even the commissars whose job is typically to execute wavering guardsmen for cowardice, the zealotry of kriegsmen is unmatched among imperial guard forces, to the point where kriegsmen more often execute their commissars for cowardice than anything else.
The shovel thing is because they are based on WW1 soldiers, where trench fighting often saw things like small entrenching tools used as melee weapons in the confined spaces.