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Fun fact: making into Arditi was already hard and the training was the hardest. Some of the Arditi died during training. Their hand to hand prowess wasn't just because they had a knife: they studied a 15th century military manual that had a lot of dagger fighting situations, joint locks, wrestling and anything useful for really close encounters. Few of them carried pistols, preventing cross fire incidents in the trenches.
When I was in the Yorkshire Regiment of the British army, I trained with the Gurkhas once. I got to hear them talk, fight and March. I have nothing but the upmost respect for them and all I can say is I’m glad their on our side
@@onyx2372 4 PARAs went into the bar thinking they are the top boys only to get their heads kicked in by some irish travellers, the next day 2 gurkhas went into the bar and nearly killed the travellers it was around 2009/2010
As a New Zealander and Māori, I love how you represented my people with honour and let us keep our mana as warriors, thank you. And I love your content, keep it up 👍🏻
with a name like that highly doubt that you are maori. esecially since the last full blooded died out decades ago, doubt there are any quarter cast left aswell
@@honor9lite1337a wise princes subjects fear his displeasure and work for his love. If you have to choose, choose fear. What a prince must avoid at all costs is his people's hatred. Read the prince
My grandfather was a US Army engineer in the India-China-Burma campaign. He commanded a unit of black engineers attached to a British engineering outfit. Attached to this outfit were gurkhas, who provided security during daylight building operations (the Burma Road) and night time patrols. Grandfather said he had the greatest respect for them. If, as an officer you told them No One gets into this building, then, you were likely to find a dead body outside the building, typically a Japanese soldier. He said they were pure killers.
The Apache and Commanche bands went hard whenever it came to war. What looked like guerrilla warfare to us was another day of survival as a way of life for them.
The reason for the Comanche coming south is because of the Sioux they never went back. Chased the Kiowa south too, a small Sioux war party numbered about 2000 warriors, a small Comanche war party was far less even with their Kiowa allies. Back then I'd say it was safe to say the Sioux outnumbered the Comanche 10 to 1, the Sioux were numerous and just as fierce as the Comanche.
My grandad fought with the Gurkhas many times, he was a tank commander and he said they would sit on the tank or jog next to the tank 😅 they’re unbreakable…
Just imagine an Ardito making the Haka, and bracing a Zulu shiled and holding a Kukri and with some Comanche feather in the hat and with a kilt, you're basically done...
I would have been very disappointed if the Gurkhas never made the list in all honesty Those Mountains breed the best of fighting men and are a credit to their own people and Britain's Armed Forces 🤟🏻Much respect!
My grandmother used to live in Brunei and Oman and the head of the Gurkhas was a bird watcher, so was she so when she spotted a bird he'd been looking for a while he gave her a ceremonial knife with a place in it saying who gifted it and who received it.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw famously stated: "When a soldier says they are not afraid to die; they are either lying, or is a Gurkha." EDIT: Found the source, updated the quote as appropriate.
among the arditi there was also a Japanese man who was a Japanese teacher in Naples, he joined the army and subsequently enlisted as a volunteer in the arditi, he was nicknamed "Il Camerata Samurai" and taught the way of Karate to the arditi Italians. His name was Harukichi Shimoi.🇮🇹🤝🏻🇯🇵
My kids and I every night or 2 will watch one of your videos for story time. Thank you for providing content that is researched and inspires the need to remember the amazing histories of the world. We enjoy it all!
YOU DID IT FINALLY after years of commenting to cover my nepalese gurkhas and italian arditis you even added both in one video thank you so much as a half italian half nepalese from switzerland i can die with happy tears now 🦾
Erwin Rommel once commented on the Māori Battalion saying ‘Give me the Māori Battalion and I will conquer the world’ the Māori battalion were the perfect example for warriors on the battlefield. As their parents, grandparents and great grandparents were also apart of war. Look into the NZ land wars and wars with the British empire. If the men died the women would fight
The art for the Comanche section is actually quite amazing..... all these videos have wonderful production value, but the Comanche animations were stunning.
The Sioux are the reason the Comanche went south, and never raided much north of their lands because the Cheyenne. Us Army said it was the Sioux that was the best. Comanche were beat by a handful of Texas Rangers, also the Sioux are the only tribe to capture the American flag from the US Army. But the mountain men who knew the natives the best said it was the Blackfoot that were the best. In case anyone wondered why Comanche raiding lands never came that far up north but way deep into Mexico. The Comanche are only known because of their brutality, they aren't that good at fighting without a horse. The Blackfoot, Sioux, Cheyenne all dismounted to fight.
I'm a Cree and Saultaux, many of our relative tribes forget that us Cree and Anishnaabe are the ones who drove those out, we are the ones that have such vast majority because we would obliterate the Dené, Sioux, Blackfoot, Shawnee, Pawnee, Inuit and sometimes even the Mohawks, but the Mohawks were formidable fighters.
@@RupeshJoshi-sk3viNot actually Mahakali but Gorakhkali . There is a temple called gorakhkali on Nepal. I am also from Gorkha. Later indian army created this slogan but actually its Jay Gorakhkali means gorkha ka kali
In Iraq, saw a house guarded with crossed kukri sign. He salutes me (US Officer), I returned it and shook his hand explaining to my assistant that his unit was among the best of history
@@pratik11-v7x judging from your other comments on this video you need help. You literally only leave hate comments. You wrote a bunch of anti sikh comments and called Filipino people cowards...
The show could of made bank just using the animations like used here on simple history it would of easily pleased older generations and even captured the attention of younger people and kids as well by the cartoon like animations
Man, Deadliest Warriors was goofy at times and put uneven battles at some points. Like, Napoleon would've won straight up against George for his logistics and swordsman ship.
The lyrics of probably the widest known haka warcry Ka Mate (courtesy of the All Blacks) was from the story of a defeated tribe chief surviving certain death
Well his tribe Ngati Toa wasn’t totally defeated he actually led them on a migration south from kawhia to Kapiti island and then used it as a base of operations to raid and conquer the lower north island before ravaging the South Island for greenstone and Utu after his uncle was killed by Ngai Tahu.
Yes he hid from his enemy in a Kumara pit with friendly female villager blocking the entrance to it by sitting over it peeling kumara, The actual lyrics of that haka are not the usual provocative bravado and threats of violence usually found in haka but the story of that defeated cheif looking up through the legs of that woman and seeing the sunlight shine through her pubic hairs as he contemplated wether he would survive to see the next day
During ww1 French soilders reported that serbs ran faster then their horses during battle while carrying all of their equipment without hesitation or fear. There are many more other stories of courage by serbs during ww1 but most of have been lost to time
History fact for those who do not know New Zealand history. What caused the war between the Maori and Pakeha, often called the New Zealand land wars, was a mistranslation of a treaty known as the Treaty of Waitangi. Just felt like pointing that out to anyone who was interested.
@@valeriociarla1817 Less than 30% of the Tercio's unit composition consisted of rifles. Most combat against the Aztec and Inca warriors were very close range melee combat. Spain was also the dominant power of Europe for nearly 200 years during the era of pike and shot and played a pivotal role in liberating Budapest from the Ottoman Empire. Brush up on your history, buddy, you sound real ignorant.
@@real_attilathehung if u are comparing Spanish empires technology with aztec and incas one and think its a fair comparison sorry but the ignorant is you. Also no one doubted spains power during that time
@@valeriociarla1817 Then why are doubting The Tercios and Conquistadors. And you're really not giving those American civilizations the credit they deserve as formidable opponent's. No other European power was able to do what Spain achieved at that time. Please pick up some books and actually do your research before looking like an idiot in public.
The Taiaha is a multi purpose weapon used to strike, thrust or parry. It has four eyes that see in all directions and a tongue to taste the opponents blood.
Finally someone mentions Māori, our tupuna were fierce warriors and chieftains. We also invented trench warfare before the imperial colonisers took our tactic and implemented it
Maori revolutionised trench warfare, and successfully implemented trench warfare designs and tactics that rivalled the superior technology and numbers of colonial forces. As the british took those lessons into future conflicts (world wars being notable examples), Maori essentially modernised trench warfare and showed others how to best utilise your surroundings during battle preparations. I'd wager that many cultures used some form of trench warfare (Romans did it 1,000 years before Maori) but none did it as effectively or devastatingly as the Maori@@ismaeljimenez6562
@@ismaeljimenez6562definitely didn’t invent trenches, but laid the groundwork for modern trench warfare in the world wars thanks Europeans military experience going against Māori trenches during the Land wars.
@@silveriver9 To begin with, then a warrior monk was sent to kingdoms of europe, learning them to counter fight the Mongols. Hungarians made meatballs of the Mongols the second time they came.
@@silveriver9After a smaller part of the main army of the golden horde raid parts of poland they fought against an totally outnumbered Silisian army. Although the mongols won, they suffered huge losses against the fighting to death mentality and the melee skills of the Silisians, while a bigger Bohemian and German army was already on the way to the mongols. They went back to the Balkan and never came back and concentrate more for Balkan, eastern Europe and Arabs in that part of the world. 
Have great respect for the gurkhas a gurkha saved my grandfather's life when he was serving in Oman really nice people I grew up around them were I lived in England and they are not the biggest most imposing of men but they are tough bastards if you're unlucky enough to have a fight with one let's just say I saw a 5 foot 8 gurkha friend of mine absolutely decimate a 6 foot guy that hit him
They were, and I can confirm as an eyewitness after seeing one of them down multiple Austro-Hungarian planes with an AA gun before they bombed the side of a mountain. I like to think that guy survived the landslide.
@@BaxterAndLunalamate your not gonna believe this but that guy you saw. . ...it was me,yeah I was fine tbh broke my spine a bit and even more annoying lost my bloody lighter but yeah punched a tank to death the morning after
Also, nice addition to the list would be Bosniaks in Austrohungarian army in WW1, unit known for fighting till the end in the style of janissaries, to the point where Austrohungaria would dispatch red feses (which were specific for Bosniaks) to other units in order to scare enemies
Gorkhali people are the most humble , nice and helpful people until you do something which will force them to take our their Khukhuri. Nothing but respect for the Nepalese out there . Although they are so skilled and powerful in warfare they maintain their calmness and choose peace over violence. But when Nepal needs them they will butcher anyone that touches their peaceful land. Its amazing really, Nepal such a beautiful place with mountains and rivers and the fact that Lord Buddha was born there makes it so peace friendly country and I guess that having responsibility of protecting such a place would make anyone a skilled warrior .
Y’all remember the reaction of the United States Olympic basketball team watching the New Zealand basketball team do that dance? That was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.
It is wasn’t as potent as the Rugby teams Haka, and yet it was funny to watch If you haven’t seen it already, you should watch any Haka against the South African Rugby team its usually the most intense I’d never compare war & sports but NZ vs SA rugby might be the closest thing 🏉
Did you know, in WW2 the Māori battalion was feared by the Germans, they thought they were cannibals (they ended this practice years ago), and thought the Haka was a curse.
I remember that warrior vs warrior series. Exactly like the predator vs predator series You know Tiger vs Lion and Crocodile vs Shark. In case you've never seen it, they give all their stats, weight, bite force, armour, agility, weapons, tooth and claw length, strengths, weaknesses. Then they have an animated fight at the end to see who takes it. The tiger was bigger and stronger, and gets the initial upper hand, but the Lion was a more experienced fighter, fitter, with a bigger heart. Lion wins. The shark was way faster in the water than the croc and was bullying the croc landing many bites, but the crocs armour and strong thrashing made it hard for the shark to get a good bite and hold. When the shark came back around for another go he came in for a side shot and the croc spun around and clamped on to its nose and started death spinning. Then it stopped holding the shark belly up. When sharks are belly up they go docile. Then the croc let go, the docile shark floating helpless in the water, swum around, and chomped straight into the sharks torso. Croc wins. The warrior series was the same. The only difference was the fight at the end was filmed with actors instead of animated like the animal series. Stats like average height, weight, weapons, armour, agility ability, training, strengths and weaknesses, and experts in each field discussing all variables. Apache vs Gladiator , and Maori warrior vs Shaolin Monk were two. The Apache ends up being far too athletic and agile for the Gladiator. Apache wins. The Maori is kicking the Shaolin Monk from pillar to post as they were twice the size, more powerful and athletic, and a martial artist too. The Shaolin Monk is battered and bleeding and on the ropes, but still standing, The cocky Maori moves in to deliver the death blow, as the monk looks forlornly into his eyes and seems resigned to his fate, when out of nowhere, he puts two long sharp metal knitting needles into each side of the Maori's head. Steel weapons and the Maori's overconfidence were the keys to this result.
@@nahnotatall4291 So is the GOAT conversations but everyone loves those. If we're talking armies, the USA win. But a warrior is not really a soldier to me. Warriors usually aren't being paid clothed and fed to fight. Unless they're gladiators.
@@JaemanEdwards goat conversations you have a resume and accolades to validate points this is just fantasy and opinion no real unit of measurement. USA had a stronger army than Vietnam and Afghanistan but couldn’t defeat them you have to measure on more than personnel and budget spends.
Sorts of fighters like these have also inspired works of fiction such as The Paid Soldiers of Dorsai, the many alien warrior races in science fiction. Even in my own science fantasy with a more "On the tin" name: Man of War
You forgot to put one in this list. Sarawak Rangers or Iban Head Hunter. You've made a video about these warriors and how their tradition beheading the enemy every time they defeated them caused fear to the invading Imperial Japanese Army in Borneo tropical rainforests with their specialty in jungle warfare, their expertise in camouflage that makes them invisible to the enemy and their silent poisonous blow darts and arrows that make enemies's faced unexpected death. Also, the Vietcong. Every world's super power no matter how powerful they are, would tremble in fear when they stepped foot in the Vietnam jungle. Because that's what they're mostly gonna lose other than their lives. Their feet, when they unknowingly stepped into booby traps that were made from sharpened sticks and mines that till these days, there are still live booby traps and land mines in Vietnam jungles.
I'm kinda disappointed they didn't include the Ibans. Ibans are truly fearsome warriors. They fought the Japanese during WW2. Then they were against the communist in Malaya. Basically the jungle was their playground, anyone who went up against them might as well start counting the days they have left.
A correction, at 5:30, King Prithivi narayan shah is shown during the sugauli treaty. This is a mistake since the sugauli Treaty was signed 40 years after the death of Prithivi narayan shah. During that time, his great grand son Girvanyuddha shah was the king of Nepal. Also, the sugauli treaty didn't have any clause regarding Nepali joining the East india company. It was mostly about land control.
Simple History, i love your channel and i come from Bosnia. Can you please make a video about Izet Nanic and the 505th Buzim Brigade of the Bosnian Army. He was also a fearsome warrior and thanks to him we live in a free and peaceful country, i would be grateful if you guys would take notice of the Bosnian War a little bit.😀
Nice video, you should remake it by country mate this topic is definitely an awesome series. If you don't mention the Samurai, the Ninja, the Shaolin, the Mongols, the Crusaders, the Boers, the Tribe of Dan and many more of historical significance or Navy Seals, French Legionnaires from a modern perspective it is missing so many honourable mentions. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍
The Boers weren't heroes. At all. They got whipped by the British, over stolen land, no less, and defected to them for food during the Anglo Boer war. Nothing heroic about that or being excessively cruel.
It will always be brought up! Not only Defeated the so called greatest undefeated modern army ,but gave them their GREATEST defeat. If only they would have used guns.
It’s funny because they let this guy make an “Educational video” on how to wax his a$$hole and he literally shows the camera (full jump scare) and it got millions of views
Tatars by Christian Europeans, Cossacks by Turkish and Muslim Balkan, German SS, Polish Winged Hussars, Swiss Mercanaries (Reislaeufer) and Mongols feared by all enemies. Winged hussars are one of the most efficient units during history, usually fought outnumbered. There was a time, where they just have to show of and the enemy surrender, because mercenaries don't want to fight against them. Swiss mercenaries (had to) fight to death, because of their fighting style, press forward through the enemy or get squezed by your own people from behind. Mongols because of their high flexibility, to fight and find the weekness of every kind of enemy, speed and cruelity.
The Arditis task is almost genius in it's crunch time of tactics pairing those grenades with artillery. Effectively nulling the trenches whole purpose to then turn it into a even odds playing field where one unit is simply more highly trained in close quarters combat and more prepared than the other. Genius
A little surprized that the *Vikings* _(and Jomsvikings)_ weren't covered. The Varangian guard? The Swiss Guard? Or the ''Immortals'' of the Persian empire. The Huns and the use of their horses combined with their bows?
There are no Chukchi who fought against the Russian Empire for 200 years, defending their lives and freedom from slavery and extermination. Just imagine how the warlike tribes of the Far North desperately fight against the Russians and... defeat an enemy much superior to them in numbers and technology thanks to an unbending spirit, unbreakable will and courage, readiness to die at any moment, readiness to fight with bare hands and teeth, readiness to fight until the last man and some help from the US and Japan with weapons and supplies.
Firstly the Gurkhas never served the British during the Indian War of Independence ( Which you condescend to call the Indian Mutiny )They was a column sent by the ruler to aid the British, as was the Sikhs who were sent by their ruler to aid the British. Both had their own agendas. Secondly one cannot depict exceptional warriors without mentioning the Sultan of Sulus Tausug warriors. When the western powers dominated the seas & setting up their colonial empires. They opted to pay protection money to the sultan rather than face the Tausug warriors in battle.
You could review the history of the Mapuche people. They opposed and defeated the Spanish Empire between 1541 and 1810 and remained independent until 1882, when the Chilean government defeated them at the end of the 19th century. Their ferocity and fighting tactics were such that they destroyed all the Spanish cities in their territory, murdered a couple of governors and Spain created the only Tercio outside of Europe to confront them. They were unable to defeat them and had to sign a truce with them that lasted almost two centuries. Some of its most distinguished leaders were Lautaro, Pelentaro and Caupolicán
my only disagreement is I would put the Apache ahead of the Comanche, but I realize you did extensive research. Interesting and well done video , God bless you !
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Still waiting for a video recognizing the bravery off the italian soldiers just like u did with french
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The Arditi? Ah..... That military group so fearful in battlefield.
@Peter-ii6in Those are austro hungarians not french
@@KurniawanHartonoHerjana And wheres the Sturmmann
Fun fact: making into Arditi was already hard and the training was the hardest. Some of the Arditi died during training. Their hand to hand prowess wasn't just because they had a knife: they studied a 15th century military manual that had a lot of dagger fighting situations, joint locks, wrestling and anything useful for really close encounters. Few of them carried pistols, preventing cross fire incidents in the trenches.
@check_profile29383these nuts
I like that their fighting knives were reminiscent of stiletto daggers or fairbain Sykes knives
SAS beats them any day they ain’t nothing special
@@Kz-up So what . Special forces like SAS and The Arditi are both special for both countries Italy and UK. And there is nothing you can do about it.
@@Kz-upwho asked?
Thank you for the inclusion of the Gurkhas❤️Truly one of the most fearless, courageous and diligent soldiers in history💪🏼🇳🇵
Jai sri ram bhai 🗿🍷
I am from Nepal
🎉🎉
Jai nepal ❤❤🇳🇵🇳🇵
@@whats-ur-problemjay pashupatinath 🇳🇵🔱
Jay Shri Ram bro@@whats-ur-problem
TIMESTAMPS
0:26 The Arditi (WW1 Italian Melee Assault Troops)
4:55 The Gurkhas (Nepalese Warrior Infantry)
7:31 Zulu Warriors (19th Century African Superpower)
11:35 Commanche (Texan Native American Tribe)
14:55 Māori (Tribal New Zealand Culture)
Thanks Omega. I don't know why they didn't do it.
@OmegaCorsair gurkhas are nepalese not indian- nepalese
Bit of a nitpick but the Māori are a whole culture and still consist of many tribes, rather than them being a tribe
Gurkhas exclusively Nepalese
I changed it
When I was in the Yorkshire Regiment of the British army, I trained with the Gurkhas once. I got to hear them talk, fight and March. I have nothing but the upmost respect for them and all I can say is I’m glad their on our side
Thanks for your service. From t’other side of The Pennines
@@Iamtheliquor ta fella.
Did you ever hear the story about hogans bar in darlington 😅
@@ImaSMACKHEAD982 what’s the story then ?
@@onyx2372 4 PARAs went into the bar thinking they are the top boys only to get their heads kicked in by some irish travellers, the next day 2 gurkhas went into the bar and nearly killed the travellers it was around 2009/2010
"Our task was to support Matteo's battalion. We were a proud unit. We changed the war for Italy. The Arditi."
Another Battlefield 1 player, I see.
Good story that one
"o la vittoria o tutti accoppati" that phrase goes hard
Bf1
Best campaign.
As a New Zealander and Māori, I love how you represented my people with honour and let us keep our mana as warriors, thank you.
And I love your content, keep it up 👍🏻
Likewise.
Tena Koutou
with a name like that highly doubt that you are maori. esecially since the last full blooded died out decades ago, doubt there are any quarter cast left aswell
@@23kilkenny23 Maybe not but I am a born New Zealander so ANY mention of my home in Simple History is a big deal for me.
@@23kilkenny23 I'm a quarter cast, we aren't that uncommon but I'm proud to say that I am Maori, its a part of NZ culture
"it is better to be feared than loved if you cannot be both"-Machlavelli
You couldn't do both.
@@honor9lite1337a wise princes subjects fear his displeasure and work for his love. If you have to choose, choose fear. What a prince must avoid at all costs is his people's hatred. Read the prince
@@twztdnedyeah but the Prince was meant to be satire
There is another saying, “fear instills love”
My grandfather was a US Army engineer in the India-China-Burma campaign. He commanded a unit of black engineers attached to a British engineering outfit. Attached to this outfit were gurkhas, who provided security during daylight building operations (the Burma Road) and night time patrols. Grandfather said he had the greatest respect for them. If, as an officer you told them No One gets into this building, then, you were likely to find a dead body outside the building, typically a Japanese soldier. He said they were pure killers.
My grandfather was a Gurkha soldier in Burma during WW2, but that's all I know. It's cool to hear this story, maybe our grandparents worked together
@@yodangurung6825 he brought back a kukhri knife with scabbard! I still have it!
@@yodangurung6825 hey my great grandfather (gurkha)was also in burma during ww2
Respect to these amazing warriors and the training and skill set they achieved
Facts
The fact you keep mentioning my people Māori. I join your page heart❤
''Aayo Gorkhali'' ...
Proud to be Gorkhali
Proud to be Nepali
💪 love from assam brother
@@4AM-214which country is it?
@@pratik11-v7x vai North East assam 🙄
I am Nepali!🎉🎉🎉🎉😊
The Apache and Commanche bands went hard whenever it came to war. What looked like guerrilla warfare to us was another day of survival as a way of life for them.
@UltraMAGA420 Yeah, well, some of those settlers didn't exactly do any better to them.
The reason for the Comanche coming south is because of the Sioux they never went back. Chased the Kiowa south too, a small Sioux war party numbered about 2000 warriors, a small Comanche war party was far less even with their Kiowa allies. Back then I'd say it was safe to say the Sioux outnumbered the Comanche 10 to 1, the Sioux were numerous and just as fierce as the Comanche.
BS hollywood history.
@@Lingwasta_Manager keep believing that Hollywood crap, The falsehoods of Indian prowess is well documented in history. The noble savage is a lie.
@@bluejar5614 what kind of comment is this? Lol. This doesn’t detract from them being deadly warriors.
My grandad fought with the Gurkhas many times, he was a tank commander and he said they would sit on the tank or jog next to the tank 😅 they’re unbreakable…
LOVE the Gurkha's!
Just imagine an Ardito making the Haka, and bracing a Zulu shiled and holding a Kukri and with some Comanche feather in the hat and with a kilt, you're basically done...
I would have been very disappointed if the Gurkhas never made the list in all honesty Those Mountains breed the best of fighting men and are a credit to their own people and Britain's Armed Forces 🤟🏻Much respect!
First ones I thought of when I read the title of the video. Cheers
4:55
I am disappointed that there's no Sikhs
@@Rudraksh-ql4ceme to
@@Rudraksh-ql4ceand no marathas
“Nessuno all’attacco fu primo, poiché nessuno fu secondo”- Arditi. ❤️🇮🇹
(None was the first in the assault because none was second)
My grandmother used to live in Brunei and Oman and the head of the Gurkhas was a bird watcher, so was she so when she spotted a bird he'd been looking for a while he gave her a ceremonial knife with a place in it saying who gifted it and who received it.
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw famously stated:
"When a soldier says they are not afraid to die; they are either lying, or is a Gurkha."
EDIT: Found the source, updated the quote as appropriate.
among the arditi there was also a Japanese man who was a Japanese teacher in Naples, he joined the army and subsequently enlisted as a volunteer in the arditi, he was nicknamed "Il Camerata Samurai" and taught the way of Karate to the arditi Italians.
His name was Harukichi Shimoi.🇮🇹🤝🏻🇯🇵
That story needs a movie!
@@JarodFarrantyes, it need
What amazing story!
wow
My kids and I every night or 2 will watch one of your videos for story time. Thank you for providing content that is researched and inspires the need to remember the amazing histories of the world. We enjoy it all!
YOU DID IT FINALLY after years of commenting to cover my nepalese gurkhas and italian arditis you even added both in one video thank you so much as a half italian half nepalese from switzerland i can die with happy tears now 🦾
You sure are special
Hello from a half Nepalese half American
Nepalese people are sexy. There's gonna be a lot more halfies in the future now that we're spreading out over the globe
And greetings from a half English half Nepali
We got warriors blood...
Jai gurkha
Thanks for discussing my people! Love from NZ
“Cause all I hear is threats from a brute with no discipline and I’m ruling over you like a boot full of my citizens!” Julius Caesar
“And you should take your cow skin shield and hide under it
You're fucking with the most triumphant third of the triumvirate” Julius Caesar
@@noir6904I’m first of the empire and last of the republicans
Bars
@@Albion-zo9krAnd I’m huntin’ you accompanied by Legions of my countrymen!
Ask my kidnappers if I'm just a s**t talker. Doc J dunk on ya like "Boom shakalaka"
Erwin Rommel once commented on the Māori Battalion saying ‘Give me the Māori Battalion and I will conquer the world’ the Māori battalion were the perfect example for warriors on the battlefield. As their parents, grandparents and great grandparents were also apart of war. Look into the NZ land wars and wars with the British empire. If the men died the women would fight
The art for the Comanche section is actually quite amazing..... all these videos have wonderful production value, but the Comanche animations were stunning.
Imagine a Valhalla, where all these warriors get to eternally rest and tell stories of their triumphs..
I'm slightly surprised that the Viking berserkers weren't touched upon
@@ZudinGodofWarNo offense but I feel like modern conflicts and the warriors that fought in them kinda dwarf the vikings.
@@DeNihility I don't know if you would consider the Spartans liable for Valhalla
@@ZudinGodofWarCan you imagine a bunch Spartans and Legionaires showing up in Valhalla because they got lost on the way to Elysium?
resting in valhalla?
The Sioux are the reason the Comanche went south, and never raided much north of their lands because the Cheyenne. Us Army said it was the Sioux that was the best. Comanche were beat by a handful of Texas Rangers, also the Sioux are the only tribe to capture the American flag from the US Army. But the mountain men who knew the natives the best said it was the Blackfoot that were the best. In case anyone wondered why Comanche raiding lands never came that far up north but way deep into Mexico. The Comanche are only known because of their brutality, they aren't that good at fighting without a horse. The Blackfoot, Sioux, Cheyenne all dismounted to fight.
5 Sioux beat 20 comanche
Oglala represent
Yeah, which is why our badge has a horse rider
And we Anishnabbe are the reason why the Sioux fled the great lakes ahahahhahaha
I'm a Cree and Saultaux, many of our relative tribes forget that us Cree and Anishnaabe are the ones who drove those out, we are the ones that have such vast majority because we would obliterate the Dené, Sioux, Blackfoot, Shawnee, Pawnee, Inuit and sometimes even the Mohawks, but the Mohawks were formidable fighters.
The full Gurkhas battle cry is “Glory to Great Kali, The Gurkhas are upon you!”
Who's the great Kali? I only know of the wrestling guy.
@@_NT91 its not great kali, its Mahakali, Hindu godddess of death and time.
*Jay Mahakali! Aayo Gorkhali! 🇳🇵*
@@RupeshJoshi-sk3vi oh that's cool. I love learning about different cultures very interesting
@@RupeshJoshi-sk3viNot actually Mahakali but Gorakhkali . There is a temple called gorakhkali on Nepal. I am also from Gorkha. Later indian army created this slogan but actually its Jay Gorakhkali means gorkha ka kali
In Iraq, saw a house guarded with crossed kukri sign. He salutes me (US Officer), I returned it and shook his hand explaining to my assistant that his unit was among the best of history
5:09 Thank You Gurkhas for protecting Hong Kong For many decades, we owe you all a lot 😢
@@SunnySide388tell me you are sikh with telling me you are sikh
@@pratik11-v7x I'm Hindu...
@@pratik11-v7x judging from your other comments on this video you need help. You literally only leave hate comments. You wrote a bunch of anti sikh comments and called Filipino people cowards...
@@SunnySide388 this is not for you boy,so mind ur business n be educated
@@pzol46 how is it not for me? I'm not diminishing anything the gurkhas did and everything iv said is true, feel free to look it up yourself.
So amazing to see New Zealand getting some credit, next time please Simple History make a video about the Samoan warriors, that would be amazing!!
Great video.
Love from south Africa....
The pronunciation is almost perfect too good on you keep up with the greatness of history
“O la vittoria, o tutti accoppati!” -The Arditi
If anyone is interested in the bears-wolf warriors of ancient and medieval Europe I strongly recommend Schwerpunkt's videos series
thanks for the reccomendation, it seems to be a really good page, actually.
From where exactly ?
Thanks for discussing New Zealand Māori 🙌🏾🙌🏾
This topic deserves multiple sequels.
More stuff bout the Māori toa!! I've been watching this channel for years and finally something about the māori (my own people)
We need a mini series about the Arditi
I wish Deadliest Warrior was still on the air.😥
But thank you Simple History. 👍
The show could of made bank just using the animations like used here on simple history it would of easily pleased older generations and even captured the attention of younger people and kids as well by the cartoon like animations
Man, Deadliest Warriors was goofy at times and put uneven battles at some points. Like, Napoleon would've won straight up against George for his logistics and swordsman ship.
@@caesar4409 Al capone’s gang lost to Jessie Jame’s gang wth?
@@arkinyte13Or a knight loosing to a pirate, which are two different time periods and the pirate had the advantage of gunpowder
Respect to these amazing warriors and the training and skill set they achieved
There should be a part 2 that has things like the Samurai, Spartans, Seals, SAS
The lyrics of probably the widest known haka warcry Ka Mate (courtesy of the All Blacks) was from the story of a defeated tribe chief surviving certain death
Well his tribe Ngati Toa wasn’t totally defeated he actually led them on a migration south from kawhia to Kapiti island and then used it as a base of operations to raid and conquer the lower north island before ravaging the South Island for greenstone and Utu after his uncle was killed by Ngai Tahu.
Yes he hid from his enemy in a Kumara pit with friendly female villager blocking the entrance to it by sitting over it peeling kumara, The actual lyrics of that haka are not the usual provocative bravado and threats of violence usually found in haka but the story of that defeated cheif looking up through the legs of that woman and seeing the sunlight shine through her pubic hairs as he contemplated wether he would survive to see the next day
Ngati Toa ( Tribe of the Warrior in English ) @@ruthlessgaming3869
total respect to our Gurkah friends. even today they are great warriors.
I trained with the ghurkas in 2008. Great dudes, lots of fun. They can run forever and carry ridiculous weight
During ww1 French soilders reported that serbs ran faster then their horses during battle while carrying all of their equipment without hesitation or fear. There are many more other stories of courage by serbs during ww1 but most of have been lost to time
I never knew about the Serbs. There's been a couple of mentions. Must investigate. Respect to Serbia.
No one care
@@kidflame2210 shut albanian
@@kidflame2210 No One Care's*
Please make a part 2 🙏🏼 ( including mongols, templars, vikings, samurais, assassins )
I wish you would’ve mentioned how the Zulus rushed cannon fire and machine gun turrets. That separates the Zulus in my opinion
“The bravest of the brave could never match the maxim gun”
Honored to see some love shown for the Arditi
History fact for those who do not know New Zealand history.
What caused the war between the Maori and Pakeha, often called the New Zealand land wars, was a mistranslation of a treaty known as the Treaty of Waitangi.
Just felt like pointing that out to anyone who was interested.
And the mistranslation (and whether or not it was deliberate) is still being debated to this day
Great video and wonderful mentions to honorable warriors. A little sad that the Conquistadors or Tercios of Spain were not mentioned.
Lol they fought with rifles and armors tribes that had swords and were naked
@@valeriociarla1817 Less than 30% of the Tercio's unit composition consisted of rifles. Most combat against the Aztec and Inca warriors were very close range melee combat. Spain was also the dominant power of Europe for nearly 200 years during the era of pike and shot and played a pivotal role in liberating Budapest from the Ottoman Empire. Brush up on your history, buddy, you sound real ignorant.
@@real_attilathehung if u are comparing Spanish empires technology with aztec and incas one and think its a fair comparison sorry but the ignorant is you. Also no one doubted spains power during that time
@@valeriociarla1817 Then why are doubting The Tercios and Conquistadors. And you're really not giving those American civilizations the credit they deserve as formidable opponent's. No other European power was able to do what Spain achieved at that time. Please pick up some books and actually do your research before looking like an idiot in public.
Rather than tecrios he should have mentioned Sikhs from India
Am from South Africa 😁🤚the way you spoke about our King Shaka kaSenzangakhona is great. Amazing content
The Taiaha is a multi purpose weapon used to strike, thrust or parry. It has four eyes that see in all directions and a tongue to taste the opponents blood.
Finally someone mentions Māori, our tupuna were fierce warriors and chieftains. We also invented trench warfare before the imperial colonisers took our tactic and implemented it
Romans actually beat y'all to the punch by a couple hundred years
@@Temoananuiakiwa_ I know, but don't be making claims outta nowhere
Maori revolutionised trench warfare, and successfully implemented trench warfare designs and tactics that rivalled the superior technology and numbers of colonial forces.
As the british took those lessons into future conflicts (world wars being notable examples), Maori essentially modernised trench warfare and showed others how to best utilise your surroundings during battle preparations.
I'd wager that many cultures used some form of trench warfare (Romans did it 1,000 years before Maori) but none did it as effectively or devastatingly as the Maori@@ismaeljimenez6562
@@ismaeljimenez6562definitely didn’t invent trenches, but laid the groundwork for modern trench warfare in the world wars thanks Europeans military experience going against Māori trenches during the Land wars.
@@kml7121 not at all, it was all the Romans
Imagine demoneytising history chanels for not censoring their videos. *History should not be censored*
The Freikorps-Arditi aesthetic went pretty hard.
Winged hussars🇵🇱 Knights Templar ✝️ Vikings 🇳🇴🇩🇰🇸🇪
The Mongols steamrolled Europe's resistance.
@@silveriver9 To begin with, then a warrior monk was sent to kingdoms of europe, learning them to counter fight the Mongols. Hungarians made meatballs of the Mongols the second time they came.
The Mongols barely got into Europe before they ran out of steam and fell apart. Mostly because old Genghis passed away.
@spyrofrost9158 Mongols conquered half of Europe and only stopped and left when a royal family member died in Mongolia. Europe was lucky.
@@silveriver9After a smaller part of the main army of the golden horde raid parts of poland they fought against an totally outnumbered Silisian army. Although the mongols won, they suffered huge losses against the fighting to death mentality and the melee skills of the Silisians, while a bigger Bohemian and German army was already on the way to the mongols. They went back to the Balkan and never came back and concentrate more for Balkan, eastern Europe and Arabs in that part of the world.

Have great respect for the gurkhas a gurkha saved my grandfather's life when he was serving in Oman really nice people I grew up around them were I lived in England and they are not the biggest most imposing of men but they are tough bastards if you're unlucky enough to have a fight with one let's just say I saw a 5 foot 8 gurkha friend of mine absolutely decimate a 6 foot guy that hit him
Fortunately the 6 foot lived to see another day
@@anmoldhoju8926 you wish for that
You wish
The Arditi also had a song for their group known as: Le fiamme nere
the arditi were just juggernauts
They were, and I can confirm as an eyewitness after seeing one of them down multiple Austro-Hungarian planes with an AA gun before they bombed the side of a mountain. I like to think that guy survived the landslide.
I thought it was rdd lmao
@@BaxterAndLunala mhm me to saw him first hand
@@BaxterAndLunalamate your not gonna believe this but that guy you saw. . ...it was me,yeah I was fine tbh broke my spine a bit and even more annoying lost my bloody lighter but yeah punched a tank to death the morning after
@@edwalmsley1401oh yea it was you do you remember me I gave you a biscuit
Thanks for the episode. Well done
missed quite a bit for New Zealand Maori, they werre early inevators of trench warfare, bunkers and foxholes .
British copied it obviously nek minute trench warfare in WW1
Great video Simple History as always and as an Italian i'm proud that you included the Arditi🫡
Also, nice addition to the list would be Bosniaks in Austrohungarian army in WW1, unit known for fighting till the end in the style of janissaries, to the point where Austrohungaria would dispatch red feses (which were specific for Bosniaks) to other units in order to scare enemies
"He never got older. And here I am, still. Who decides such things?"
- Luca Vincenzo Cocchiola, Avanti Savoia, Battlefield 1
*Buon Compleanno, Matteo!*
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Respect given where respect is earned. Other notable opponents: the huns, the Mongols, and the Blackfoot tribes
Gorkhali people are the most humble , nice and helpful people until you do something which will force them to take our their Khukhuri. Nothing but respect for the Nepalese out there . Although they are so skilled and powerful in warfare they maintain their calmness and choose peace over violence. But when Nepal needs them they will butcher anyone that touches their peaceful land.
Its amazing really, Nepal such a beautiful place with mountains and rivers and the fact that Lord Buddha was born there makes it so peace friendly country and I guess that having responsibility of protecting such a place would make anyone a skilled warrior .
Y’all remember the reaction of the United States Olympic basketball team watching the New Zealand basketball team do that dance? That was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen.
It is wasn’t as potent as the Rugby teams Haka, and yet it was funny to watch
If you haven’t seen it already, you should watch any Haka against the South African Rugby team
its usually the most intense
I’d never compare war & sports but NZ vs SA rugby might be the closest thing 🏉
Did you know, in WW2 the Māori battalion was feared by the Germans, they thought they were cannibals (they ended this practice years ago), and thought the Haka was a curse.
Hello from New Zealand
This channel should do a "what if they versed each other" scenario with various historical armies.
That comment section would devolve rappidly.
I remember that warrior vs warrior series. Exactly like the predator vs predator series You know Tiger vs Lion and Crocodile vs Shark.
In case you've never seen it, they give all their stats, weight, bite force, armour, agility, weapons, tooth and claw length, strengths, weaknesses. Then they have an animated fight at the end to see who takes it.
The tiger was bigger and stronger, and gets the initial upper hand, but the Lion was a more experienced fighter, fitter, with a bigger heart. Lion wins.
The shark was way faster in the water than the croc and was bullying the croc landing many bites, but the crocs armour and strong thrashing made it hard for the shark to get a good bite and hold. When the shark came back around for another go he came in for a side shot and the croc spun around and clamped on to its nose and started death spinning. Then it stopped holding the shark belly up. When sharks are belly up they go docile. Then the croc let go, the docile shark floating helpless in the water, swum around, and chomped straight into the sharks torso. Croc wins.
The warrior series was the same. The only difference was the fight at the end was filmed with actors instead of animated like the animal series. Stats like average height, weight, weapons, armour, agility ability, training, strengths and weaknesses, and experts in each field discussing all variables.
Apache vs Gladiator , and Maori warrior vs Shaolin Monk were two.
The Apache ends up being far too athletic and agile for the Gladiator. Apache wins.
The Maori is kicking the Shaolin Monk from pillar to post as they were twice the size, more powerful and athletic, and a martial artist too. The Shaolin Monk is battered and bleeding and on the ropes, but still standing, The cocky Maori moves in to deliver the death blow, as the monk looks forlornly into his eyes and seems resigned to his fate, when out of nowhere, he puts two long sharp metal knitting needles into each side of the Maori's head. Steel weapons and the Maori's overconfidence were the keys to this result.
Pointless it’s all conjecture
@@nahnotatall4291 So is the GOAT conversations but everyone loves those.
If we're talking armies, the USA win. But a warrior is not really a soldier to me. Warriors usually aren't being paid clothed and fed to fight. Unless they're gladiators.
@@JaemanEdwards goat conversations you have a resume and accolades to validate points this is just fantasy and opinion no real unit of measurement. USA had a stronger army than Vietnam and Afghanistan but couldn’t defeat them you have to measure on more than personnel and budget spends.
Sorts of fighters like these have also inspired works of fiction such as The Paid Soldiers of Dorsai, the many alien warrior races in science fiction. Even in my own science fantasy with a more "On the tin" name: Man of War
“If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha.” Sam Manekshaw
Former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
I wish he knew about Sikh soldiers
@@PØ1NTBLNK1Sikhs are not brave
I think a pt2 would make sense considering that there are way more interesting special units lije sturmtruppen.
You forgot to put one in this list. Sarawak Rangers or Iban Head Hunter. You've made a video about these warriors and how their tradition beheading the enemy every time they defeated them caused fear to the invading Imperial Japanese Army in Borneo tropical rainforests with their specialty in jungle warfare, their expertise in camouflage that makes them invisible to the enemy and their silent poisonous blow darts and arrows that make enemies's faced unexpected death. Also, the Vietcong. Every world's super power no matter how powerful they are, would tremble in fear when they stepped foot in the Vietnam jungle. Because that's what they're mostly gonna lose other than their lives. Their feet, when they unknowingly stepped into booby traps that were made from sharpened sticks and mines that till these days, there are still live booby traps and land mines in Vietnam jungles.
I'm kinda disappointed they didn't include the Ibans. Ibans are truly fearsome warriors. They fought the Japanese during WW2. Then they were against the communist in Malaya. Basically the jungle was their playground, anyone who went up against them might as well start counting the days they have left.
I'm disappointed that he didn't include sikhs
I've learnt so much about the past TYSM
A correction, at 5:30, King Prithivi narayan shah is shown during the sugauli treaty. This is a mistake since the sugauli Treaty was signed 40 years after the death of Prithivi narayan shah. During that time, his great grand son Girvanyuddha shah was the king of Nepal. Also, the sugauli treaty didn't have any clause regarding Nepali joining the East india company. It was mostly about land control.
Simple History, i love your channel and i come from Bosnia. Can you please make a video about Izet Nanic and the 505th Buzim Brigade of the Bosnian Army. He was also a fearsome warrior and thanks to him we live in a free and peaceful country, i would be grateful if you guys would take notice of the Bosnian War a little bit.😀
Wish they had mentioned the 32 Battalion or the Boer kommandos
I thought the 32 Battalion was during the apartheid
Good work Simple History ..Respect
You should try Vikings or spartan
Nice video, you should remake it by country mate this topic is definitely an awesome series. If you don't mention the Samurai, the Ninja, the Shaolin, the Mongols, the Crusaders, the Boers, the Tribe of Dan and many more of historical significance or Navy Seals, French Legionnaires from a modern perspective it is missing so many honourable mentions. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍
The Boers weren't heroes. At all. They got whipped by the British, over stolen land, no less, and defected to them for food during the Anglo Boer war. Nothing heroic about that or being excessively cruel.
As a zulu man am glad that my tribe was brought up
It will always be brought up! Not only Defeated the so called greatest undefeated modern army ,but gave them their GREATEST defeat. If only they would have used guns.
Slag van Bloedrivier🤔
@@Googleisstupid-sk3hmEver heard the saying "We lost a battle, but we will win the war!"? Case in point, right there! 🇬🇧
We are proud of you. You stood and showed courage a fraction of which those leaving racist remarks can never hope to know.
How a RUclips restricting this channel it’s education on one of the most important subjects. We should never forget what shaped this planet
It’s funny because they let this guy make an “Educational video” on how to wax his a$$hole and he literally shows the camera (full jump scare) and it got millions of views
Tatars by Christian Europeans, Cossacks by Turkish and Muslim Balkan, German SS, Polish Winged Hussars, Swiss Mercanaries (Reislaeufer) and Mongols feared by all enemies. Winged hussars are one of the most efficient units during history, usually fought outnumbered. There was a time, where they just have to show of and the enemy surrender, because mercenaries don't want to fight against them. Swiss mercenaries (had to) fight to death, because of their fighting style, press forward through the enemy or get squezed by your own people from behind. Mongols because of their high flexibility, to fight and find the weekness of every kind of enemy, speed and cruelity.
If only I would fight alongside these legends....now that would be a sight.
You really used the Hungarian flag for the Ardati in the thumbnail...? Great channel, historical accuracy level 100.
The Arditis task is almost genius in it's crunch time of tactics pairing those grenades with artillery. Effectively nulling the trenches whole purpose to then turn it into a even odds playing field where one unit is simply more highly trained in close quarters combat and more prepared than the other. Genius
A little surprized that the *Vikings* _(and Jomsvikings)_ weren't covered.
The Varangian guard?
The Swiss Guard?
Or the ''Immortals'' of the Persian empire.
The Huns and the use of their horses combined with their bows?
There are no Chukchi who fought against the Russian Empire for 200 years, defending their lives and freedom from slavery and extermination. Just imagine how the warlike tribes of the Far North desperately fight against the Russians and... defeat an enemy much superior to them in numbers and technology thanks to an unbending spirit, unbreakable will and courage, readiness to die at any moment, readiness to fight with bare hands and teeth, readiness to fight until the last man and some help from the US and Japan with weapons and supplies.
Arditi really got that Call of duty world at war veteran campaign loadout
Your subscriber since your 4th video sir. Salute to your dedication.❤️🙏❤️
I love History and Geography. Thank you for this channel. Ive learned more history from YT then school. Thanks.
Firstly the Gurkhas never served the British during the Indian War of Independence ( Which you condescend to call the Indian Mutiny )They was a column sent by the ruler to aid the British, as was the Sikhs who were sent by their ruler to aid the British. Both had their own agendas. Secondly one cannot depict exceptional warriors without mentioning the Sultan of Sulus Tausug warriors. When the western powers dominated the seas & setting up their colonial empires. They opted to pay protection money to the sultan rather than face the Tausug warriors in battle.
You could review the history of the Mapuche people. They opposed and defeated the Spanish Empire between 1541 and 1810 and remained independent until 1882, when the Chilean government defeated them at the end of the 19th century. Their ferocity and fighting tactics were such that they destroyed all the Spanish cities in their territory, murdered a couple of governors and Spain created the only Tercio outside of Europe to confront them. They were unable to defeat them and had to sign a truce with them that lasted almost two centuries. Some of its most distinguished leaders were Lautaro, Pelentaro and Caupolicán
Never heard of them, they sound fantastic.
Most feared - catachan jungle fighters and the death corps of krieg
my only disagreement is I would put the Apache ahead of the Comanche, but I realize you did extensive research.
Interesting and well done video , God bless you !
Despite the apache being nearly annihilated by them?
excellet pronunciation of "taiaha"
Omg yes. Keep making more. I love them. The animation is sick. Cheers
Simple History will you please make a video on the Magyar raids across Europe for over 50 years in the 10th century? Thanks.