How to explain Sabaton to someone: Have you ever wanted to learn history and headbang at the same time?....Sabaton. Check out the song Fields Of Verdun. The song and video are epic.
7:27 The British used old planes because those were the only ones they had in that area. And plus the slow moving, cloth covered by-planes proved they were more effective then modern planes, because the Anti-Aircraft guns on the Bismarck were not designed to track their slow speed, and their rounds did not detonate on contact with the planes because their skin was so soft. One plane after returning from a bombing run at the Bismarck was found with more than 800 holes in it, but since the rounds didn't detonate it was still completely operational and the crew was unhurt.
The crews of the swordfishs (they flew swordfish torpedo bombers) were crazy badass. Flying in those old ass planes against the biggest battleship the world had seen at that point of time and just throwing everything at it, no fuck given about their own survival.
@@richard21109 the other key reason was that because it was a biplane it needed far less room to take of and land than a up to date monoplane meaning the British didn't need catapults and catch ropes. That and its cloth wood construction made them extremely easy to repair at sea. Until the pacific war the true power of carriers wasn't really understood. even the Japanese with one of the best carrier forces on earth was still producing massive battleships like yamato. Britain very much saw carriers as a supporting element to their navy as in most places they were fighting there was adequate air cover from ground based aircraft and a functional and versatile torpedo bomber was all thy thought they really needed. had German and Italian surface ships still been a threat late war I'm sure they would have looked to rapidly update their carrier forces.
The compass has the coordinates of where the Bismarck was sunk. They have a second youtube channel called Sabaton History that explains stories behind some of their songs, including this one.
It's where the Bismarck had her last stand. The actual wreckage on the ground still belongs to the federal republic of germany and it's location is kept secret to prevent grave robbery.
@@bastik.3011 im pretty sure there are currently alot more bigger ships than Yamato since we ARE in 2019.. Such as... Oil Tankers and Cruise Ships. lmao Edit: Just looked up the length of The Yamato, which is 862 ft long. The Disney Fantasy is 1115 ft long. Also there are 2 other Disney Cruise ships slightly smaller, and 2 larger ones coming soon.
The old man with the compass in the video was the last man still alive of the actual Bismarck crew Bernhard Leuer he was really given that compass by the captain who had engraved the bismarcks last coordinates into it, so people would know where she rested. Sadly Bernhard passed away shortly after making the video in his mid 90ties.
I have been searching for Bernhard Leuer, but can't find anyone with that name. do you have any information regarding this or where I can find some more?
@@chupasaurus I mean, Joakim's is alveolar in normal speech, which is the *least* common realization in German :P Germans normally use a uvular trill, and a uvular *fricative* is more common than an alveolar trill. I don't necessarily know which sound Friedrich was talking about though, since "roll the "R"" is not very specific. It just implies some sort of trill. Could be any of them.
@@mclark347 I was joking due to the language we speak here :) And I know how different the accents of Deutsch are, as well as that I can't do alveolar R even though I'm Russian.
@@chupasaurus Which alveolar R? Again, there are multiple. I personally find [ɾ] a lot easier than either [r] or [ɹ] (although I'm an English speaker, so [ɾ] is normally written for me).
The Bismarck was the flagship.of the German navy in world war 2 the allies hunted it and sank it using tprpedo bi planes as they were the only fighters in range there were 2 Bismarck class battleships a turning point in the war in the Atlantic was the sinking of the Bismarck as its mission was to sink supply ships heading to England and could have resulted in England's starvation
@@NicholasCorvin Bismarck was going to sink regardless, they did it to deny the British the technology onboard. Bismarck had some of the best Radar tech of its era for example.
@@ButtercoreFTW Not even close. Way more people these days know about the ship than the person. Someone else on RUclips, before actually opening the video, thought it was about Bismarck North Dakota. XD
ButtercoreFTW Sad thing is that outside Germany, more people know about the ship, particularly in Britain and the states than Bismarck the statesman. Having looked up Bismarck’s accomplishments I can’t say I’m a fan of having him tied to the Nazi cause in this way, but the ship itself was very impressive.
ButtercoreFTW As it should be really. Bismarck was an impressive battleship, but it’s an unfortunate fact the vessel was connected to the evils of the Nazi regime.
@@Kilian600 At least according to the Swedish population registry (an official database over everybody who lives in the country) they are married. My source: www.ratsit.se/19900118-Karl_Hannes_Van_Dahl_Brastad/HswngLcaTFhz3qE_g8s4ys9dRAghvrrere3TAyh7waA If you want more info (like when they got married, how long they have been living at this address and so on) the Swedish tax office ( www.skatteverket.se ) is the right place to ask. And they are obliged by law to answer questions (possibly only to people living in Sweden, I am not certain) as long as the questions are addressed to the proper government agency. Also, they are not allowed to ask why you want this information. And this applies to anybody (with very few exceptions) living in Sweden.
By the way - requested for the poll of Sabaton: - Field of Verdun - The Red Baron (The newest single) - Hearts of Iron - Wolfpack Those are the ones I'd prefer seeing, but I am all good with everything else too really.
So i rly like the fact you did that reaction to that song. BUT u kinda got smt wrong about the history etc. The video was only about the Bismarck. In the beginning there was smt on the radio. Smt about the sinking of the HMS Hood.( Caused by the Bismarck). Then u saw that the Bismarck fought the Battleship Prince of Wales. The Bismarck took damage and couldnt move on with highspeed. Because the Hood got sunk by the Bismarck Churchill gave the order "Sink The Bismarck" (Only that 3 words). and the complete Royal Navy hunted down the Bismarck, who couldnt get away cause of the damage it took. The Aircraft Carrier u saw was the Ark Royal and the planes were Swordfish types, that also in reality were sent against the Bismarck. (Excuse my english...not my mother language)
And to add the Swordfish Torpedo Bombers scored a hit to the Bismarck's rudders and jammed them, making the ship very difficult to steer. It was because of this two British Battleships and several cruisers found and engaged the Bismarck.
@@Scioneer The Hood never scored a hit on the Bismarck but HMS Prince of Wales hit three shells and one of which caused flooding. Later on the PoW retreated and the Royal Navy called back HMS Rodney from the American coast who then joined up with the current flagship HMS King George V (Same class as HMS Prince of Wales, KGV class), HMS Norfolk, etc and a few destroyers. HMS Ark Royal and her biplanes jammed the rudder with an excellent torpedo hit (That rear gunner did a really damn good job aiming that one) and there was a brawl between the battleships and when the guns on the Bismarck had gone silent, the cruisers went in a put 3 torpedoes into the Bismarcks hull. The Bismarck was however scuttled by its own crew. She then capsized and is now on the bottom of the ocean.
@@tntfreddan3138 Never said the Hood scored a hit, and while the crew did scuttled the Bismarck, it was really a pointless effort as the ship was a burning hulk that was flooding from damage and would have sank later anyway, and if it were to be salvaged it would have only been scrapped. Those trying to discredit the Royal Navy and keep the German Navy on some pedestal of invincibility seem to forget that.
"Got pretty close to North America" - actually an escadrille of u-boats got so close they could enjoy the view of NYC skyline - but had orders to return.. So yeah.. Pretty close indeed...
there were Uboats so close to the coast of the eastern seaboard that blackouts were ordered in beach cities so that the shore lights wouldnt outline merchant ships for the Uboats at night
The Germans actually landed at least one team of saboteurs in the NYC region (can’t remember exactly where, but some island I think) who had explosives but they were caught.
We have a "joke" here in Germany that includes Submarines An american and a russian Submarine captains have a meeting and a dispute about which submarine can stay longer under surface. The russian says: Our submarines are a masterpiece by our engeniers they can stay under surface for 3 years. The american responds: Pathetic. Our atomic-driven submarines can stay under surface for at least 6 years. Suddenly a submarine merges and a german Marine gets out of the hatch and says: Heil Hitler, do you guys have diesel? We need to refuel.
The old planes are english Swordfish, used as torpedo carriers during early stages of WW2. They were smaller and lighter, harder to hit with manned AA machine guns. Fun fact: sabaton created the channel "sabaton history" where they load (once a week) a video related to the topic of one of the songs. Greetings from Italy guys! P.s. please react to Amorphis "the bee" and "amongst stars" (two very different songs)! Thanks guys!
Swordfish did well in many combats because anti-aircraft artillery was fitted with "predictors" which could not cope with their slow speed. More were lost to accidents and sunk on carriers than were lost to AAA. Fighters had to lower flaps and undercarriage to cope with them and risked stalling or flying into return fire.
Chuck, thank you for sharing Juliet with the world! As an officially old geezer, it's assuring to see a young person, not only intelligent and well-schooled but also wise beyond her years. Far too often, there develops a generational gap between parents and teens - I applaud you both for being so comfortable in spending the time to really bond together.
@@Di3cy It's the same damn ship class! The Tirpitz only sacrificed a twin turret with 150mm guns for triple torpedo tubes since she was made for the Norwegian fjords. Edit: They had the exact same displacement and the same main armament and the same dimensions.
@@Spuk968 Both ships were exactly 241,6 meters long at the waterline (251 meters overall) and 36 meters wide. Tirpitz's displacement was 52 600 tons while Bismarck's displacement was 50 300 tons. I was actually wrong about the torpedo tubes. The Tirpitz didn't have triple tubes she had quadruple 53.3cm torpedo launchers.
@@tntfreddan3138 www.bismarck-class.dk/technicallayout/bismarck_vs_tirpitz/bismarck_vs_tirpitz.html Length overall: Bismarck → 250.5 m, Tirpitz → 253.6 m; Bismarck 41.700 tn.l., Tirpitz 42.900 tn.l acccording to german wikipedia de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirpitz_(Schiff,_1941) But I won’t argue about that. ;)
Bismarck was named after a real person She mistakenly thought that they were singing about a German chancellor who died in 1898. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck
You just listed pretty much my favorite Sabaton songs! I would have added Winged Hussars Price of a Mile ... But to be honest, the best song about Paschendale is by Iron Maiden😅
I’m sure others in the comments have already said this but I will as well. Bismarck was commissioned in 1939 on Valentines Day. WW2 has not yet started till September 1st of that year. By the time the Bismarck went on her first mission, it was 1940. She sailed with the Heavy cruiser: Prince Eügen to seek out and destroy allied convoys in the Atlantic. In response to this, the British sent HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood to intercept them. A battle happened and the Bismarck sank the Hood. The British were pissed off to say the least and sent many ships after them including the carrier HMS Ark Royal. Her torpedo bombers, as outdated as they are, have proven very effective. As you saw in the video, one bomber scored a lucky hit on the stern which disabled the Bismarck and her ability to turn. So this happened in the months following the outbreak of WW2 in Europe. America didn’t officially get involved till December 1941 when Japan attacked us. War in Europe started earlier.
World war two was half a year underway by 1940. September 1939 is the actual beginning, with Nazi-Germany invading Poland. Bismarck was sunk about nine months into WW2.
At one point you see an American made PBY airplane which is historical. After the sinking of the HMS Hood the Bismark escaped detection until a PBY given to Great Britain via Lend Lease spotted it. Little known is the fact it was flown by an AMERICAN giving lessons to the British on how to fly it when it was sent on a long distance flight to search. America was still officially not at war.
Thanx for a great reaction as always. Happy you liked this video and band and hope you will do some more of the band. And I'm really happy for you, everytime I look at your channel you have 500/600 more subs so you're doing something right! Some things about the video: 1. it's about the sinking of the Bismarck, which was the biggest battleship of it's time. 2. The video was made in collaboration with Wargaming and the song is in the War of Warships game and that is why the video has such high production value. 3. This song isn't on any Sabaton album, but they recorded it as a thanx for the fans for their support over the last 20 years (This was the most requested topic they had). Also the band is releasing their next album on July 19th, called The Great War and will follow a theme of World War 1. The first song of that album has been released as a video (Field of Verdun) and The Red Baron will be released on the 14th of June.
To clear up; Bismarck was a battleship of the German "Kriegsmarine" (War Navy) built in 1939 named after Otto von Bismarck that was sunk in 1941 by the allies in the southern pass of the Denmark Straights while on the way to Brest, France for repairs sustained in a battle in which the Bismarck escorted by the Prinz Eugen was ambushed by the Hood and the King of Wales. The song outlines the story of the battle and the video even historically accurately depicts the rescue of German sailors aboard the Bismarck as it sank. Out of 2250 men on board only 115 were rescued.
How to spot a Yank: "Battle of the Atlantic, what's that?" or "When speaking about naval battles the Pacific and the there Marines are the first thing that comes to mind." Didn't Kriegsmarine subs reach to like sight range of US coast?
@@kimnyberg3735 "When speaking about naval battles the Pacific and the there Marines are the first thing that comes to mind" when was this said in the video?
The song is not about Bismark the man, it's the German WW2 battleship that was named after him. He was a 50,000 tonne battleship that was commissioned near the start of WW2. He destroyed the Royal Navy Battle Cruiser HMS Hood and was persuied through the atlantic to ultimately be sank a few days later. The losses on hood were 1300 and the Bismark around 2000. As fr the video itself, one of the big reasons the production value is so high is because the video was co-funded (or sponsored if you prefer) and co-produced buy the video game publisher Wargaming and thier free to play multiplayer-centric title World of Warships. I've been a fan of Sabaton for 13 years and they truly are an amazing band, especially on stage. I'd highly recommend the songs 40-1, Night Witches or Winged Hazzars to check out next.
She's sharp as a wip! You both are! Love this reaction, definitely gonna watch more of your reaction videos. I'd love to see both of you react to more sabaton music, but I understand that might be a time since you seem to be going on a grand tour of metal.
Very nice choice for a reaction! This video was done in collaboration with World of Warships / Wargaming The compass has the coordiantes "48°10 N 16°12 W" is the actual location the Bismarck was sunk. More Sabaton? Nothing easier than that. There are loads of songs and lots of history to be learnt. I think what Sabaton are doing has great value beyond the point of making amazing break neck music. With their songs they make sure that all the sacrifices of history and bygone conflicts are not forgotten by the younger generation. Especially the album "Heroes" which focuses on individual persons committing heroic deeds, which they deserve to be remebered by. I know school should be there to teach that, but to most younger people (including myself when I was young) get bored in school, but get interested if it is done in the way Sabaton are doing it. I have high respects for them, not just for their musicianship but also for telling these stories! Night Witches - From their album "Heroes" No Bullets Fly - From their album "Heroes" Ghost Division - From "The Art of War" The Price of a mile - From the "Art of War" Screaming Eagles - From "Coat of Arms" The final Solution - From "Coat of Arms" (Warning: This is an emotional one) Blood of Bannockburn - From "The last Stand" The Lost Battalion - From "The last Stand" Shiroyama - From "The last Stand" I don't think Joakim sounds piratey. I think he sounds "military". Head over and give Alestorm a listen. Alestorms Christopher Bowes has a voice of a proper pirate. :P (Caution: You need to watch most of Alestorms videos with a certain amount of humour to enjoy fully.) They are crazy Scotsmen afterall. :D
Its so refreshing to see a father and daughter geeking out about a heavy metal video and knowing something about the history of the event. And having a genuine appreciation of music.
@@BenserWasnotavailable In case of Bismarck, it's complicated. In Germany nearly all of our ships are female, and if you read an article about the Bismarck, they call her also a "she". But the captain once said, the Bismarck is so powerful, we should call her a "he". In Germany today everyone call her a "she". PS: It's definitly not neuter.
Biplanes were not WW1 era. They were pretty common in the early days of WW2, and the Swordfish, the biplanes in the video, were even produced and used by the RAF until the end of WW2, 1945.
This is what introduced me to Sabaton. This music video grabbed me and I got all their albums the next day. You should check out their history channel.
The song was written about the ship KMS Bismarck which sunk HMS Hood. Sabaton was singing about the Hunt for the Bismarck which ended on May 27, 1942. Near the coast of France. It was the most intensive naval manhunt between capitol ships
Great reaction. Your pronunciation of Rammstein is great. Sprechen Sie Deutsch? You should do Heilung. Either 'Krigsgaldr' or 'Fylgija Ear/Futhorck', from Lifa at Castlefest.
I wonder how many people realized the fishing boat captain was that young german sailor the us ship saved....what I pay attention to stuff like this cause they tell stories
Brief explanation: The Bismarck was a Bismarck class German battleship that was sunk in 1941 after sinking the HMS Hood during the Battle of the Denmark Strait on May 24th 1941(the radio broadcast at the beginning of the video references that). 3 days later, May 27th 1941, as the Bismarck was making it's way to Brest on the French coast for repairs. Several British Battleships, heavy cruisers and aircraft carriers took up the pursuit. He was able to reach about 28 knots despite the damage suffered in the battle (the Bismarck was/has always been referred to in the masculine so when I say he I am referring to the ship and commanders) That was still fast enough to outrun his pursuers. He was struck by a torpedo late on the night of the 24th causing some minor damage. The maneuvers and sudden changes in speed he used to avoid the torpedo attacks caused more damage than the torpedo itself. A few hours after the torpedo struck, he was able to break radar contact from the Suffolk (one of the 3 closest ships in pursuit at the time) and circled around behind his pursuers. He did not realize he had evaded his pursuers and sent out long radio messages that were intercepted by the British and coordinates were determined, but they were plotted wrong on one of the pursuing ships, which kept that fleet on the wrong course for 7 hours, putting even more distance between Bismarck and his pursuers. Late on the morning of the 26th he was spotted by a pilot. Shortly after 7pm that evening torpedo bombers (the bi-wing aircraft in the video were the Swordfish torpedo bombers) were launched. At about 8:45 they began their attack. One of those torpedoes damaged his rudder and locked him in a turn to port (left). The ships caught up at about 10:30pm and a battle ensued. More ships showed up on the morning of the 27th. More than 2,800 shell ms were fired and 400 hits to the Bismarck still didn't sink. He was scuttled by the crew, not sunk by the British. About 20 minutes to 11 on the morning of the 27th he disappeared from the surface.
@@savate2755 Sadly most of us have no clue... I have done hours of research on quite a few ships in my search for the most powerful of which, I found USS Iowa, KMS Bismarck, HMS Hood, and IJN Yamato all held the title of course in their respective countries. Of course Iowa technically won being the only one on the list that is still kicking.
What was engraved on the compass was most likely their coordinates. So that the ship could be found if it sank. And the boat they brought seemed a lot like the kind used to locate sunk ships(and sometimes fishing, somewhat multi-purpose. I've also seen it used to drag other damaged ships behind it).
Sabaton is a great band, and your reactions are awesome and entertaining. Subscribed! Also, to keep up with requests: Since you guys reacted to Jinjer already, I think you guys should react to the song that, along with Pisces, started the whole React to Metal community: Devin Townsend - Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall)
A tiny bit more context to the song, the Bismarck was trying to break out of the Baltic and enter the Atlantic with a fleet of warships to choke out the supplys being brought to England. It was being closely watched and was separated from most of the fleet by rough seas, it was found by the HMS hood and another Royal navy battleship. (The hood was considered the most beautiful ship in the Royal navy, and her pride) in a relatively brief engagement the Bismarck fired a shot that struck the HMS Hood in an ammo locker, resulting in a sudden and exceptionally violent detonation which tore the ship in half sinking it almost instantly and resulting in almost all hands being lost. The battle ship accompanying the Hood was the HMS prince of Wales, she took a shell through the main command deck, killing almost the entirety of the senior officers, leaving the captain alive, needless to say she quickly fled after the hood was destroyed in a salvo. This led to a relentless hunt to be order by Winston Churchill to "sink that ship", as the sinking of the hood was a massive blow to the already fragile British moral at the time. The entirety of the British Atlantic fleet was ordered to hunt the Bismarck, who at this time was sailing by himself, the rest of his fleet having been forced to turn back. The Bismarck was low on fuel and needed repairs, so he headed to occupied France. He was hit in the aft just ahead of the rudder, crippleing him and causing him to turn in lazy circles. The fire directed on the Bismarck was so intense that the prow began to glow Orange from the heat of shells bouncing off. After many shells had been fired and every gun had fell silent aboard the Bismarck, the titian of steel sank. There have been two seperate expeditions that revealed evidence that the Bismarck was actually scuttled by it's crew, presumably to prevent capture of the flagship of the German navy. The Bismarck was sunk with a similar loss of life to the hood. Between the Hood and the Bismarck, thousands of sailors died.
@@cardiv5zuikaku944 nah they actually did it on a boat, in the history video where they talk about the Bismarck i think one of the band members mentions how cold he and his band mates were as it was a cold day and the water was very cold with the boat
This kid is VEEEERY CLEVER!...... she`s said much more interesting and relevant things about the video than most "reactioners" out there....... im impressed.
Two cool stories about this music video: 1 - Almost all of it is CGI. Bismarck, the planes, other ships, etc. were all made with computer graphics from the video game studio who made the game World of Warships. 2 - The guy who plays the fishing boat captain that they talk to at the beginning of the video (the one also holding the compass with the coordinates of Bismarck's last position) is Bernhard Heuer who was the actual last survivor of Bismarck. The story they show in the video about the commander etching the coordinates into the lid of the compass and then giving it to the young Matrose who gets saved, is true. That Matrose was Bernhard Heuer. He died in 2018.
Thank you, guys!) As the huge Sabaton fan, I watch this reaction and this song made me cry. Greetings from Russian Sabaton fan from Murmansk!) Subbed!) And yeah, Battle for the Atlantic was between Alied and German fleets including Submarines (mostly from German side) ( It is one of the longest, If you didn't count Battle of Pacific, acting naval battles of WWII).
Bismarck was one of two Bismarck-class battleships built by the Germans in the lead-up to World War II (the other being the Tirpitz). In spring 1941, he (Captain Lindemann felt that Bismarck was so magnificent that he wanted the ship referred to as male rather than female) was sent into the Atlantic to raid Allied shipping with the battlecruiser Prinz Eugen, and pursued by practically the entire Royal Navy. In the first confrontation, Bismarck blew up the battlecruiser HMS Hood (a late World War I-era ship that had never seen combat before as far as I know) and severely damaged the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, but took a hit and started leaking fuel. The captain turned to occupied France to make repairs, but was shadowed all the way by the cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk, and finally a Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal hit him in the rudder, sending the ship into an uncontrollable wide turn. The battleships King George V and Rodney and heavy cruisers Norfolk and Dorsetshire then caught up and battered Bismarck to wreckage, with the captain and senior officers killed by a shell hit to the bridge. He was finally scuttled by his crew; only 116 sailors survived (111 were picked up by the Royal Navy before abandoning rescue operations due to a U-boat sighting; 3 were picked up by U-74 the next day, and two more by the weather ship Sachsenwald.
It's not just any battle for the North Atlantic. This song is paying tribute for one of the most elegant and dangerous battleships ever built! It also describes one of the most iconic battles in the European Theater of the Second World War! With the U-boats creating havoc as far as disrupting the convoy system, which was vital for the war effort, the British (and especially Churchill) were terrified of this brand new battleship with awesome guns that can deal significant damage to the convoy ships. Had the battleship Bismarck been allowed to roam the Atlantic for three months, it could've changed the course of the war. On May 19th, 1941, at 2 AM, the Bismarck departed Gotenhafen and made for the Danish straits for the first (and only) combat mission. It was joined by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as part of a secret operation to sail around the British Isles by way of making through the Denmark Strait without being detected. However, both ships were spotted by a British Spitfire and various resistance groups in German Nazi-occupied countries, and their cover was blown. The commanders aboard Bismarck and Prinz Eugen were not aware of it, so they carry on with the mission as usual. When fog and bad weather closed in, Bismarck and Prinz Eugen jumped at the chance of using it for cover, which worked. However, the British Royal Navy had plenty of time to send out a couple of their warships, HMS Prince of Wales and Hood, on a course to intercept Bismarck in the Denmark Strait. At 5:45 AM on 24 May, German lookouts spotted smoke on the horizon; this turned out to be from Hood and Prince of Wales, under the command of Vice-Admiral Lancelot Holland. Seven minutes later, the Hood opens fire, followed by Prince of Wales. Aboard Bismarck, Admiral Günther Lütjens was faced with indecision. He was under strict orders not to engage with enemy warships; the convoys were the primary target. After a few tense moments, Captain Ernst Lindemann took action by saying to Lütjens, "I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass!" and gave the order to open fire. After less than ten minutes into the battle, one of Bismarck's salvos struck the Hood amidships, igniting its center magazine, resulting in a colossal explosion that tore the vessel in two. Out of Hood's crew of 1,421, only three men survived. After taking direct hits and her main guns malfunctioning, Prince of Wales retreats by creating a smokescreen. Having lost its beloved flagship and battlecruiser, HMS Hood, the British Navy was far more determined in their efforts. Winston Churchill even gave a straightforward order for all British warships available and within the general region: "Sink the Bismarck! Sink the Bismarck! Sink the Bismarck!" However, at some point, they lost radar contact with Bismarck. Admiral Lütjens decided that the time was ripe to head for German-occupied France to carry out repairs since Bismarck was damaged and leaking oil, a direct consequence from its battle with Hood and Prince of Wales. For over 31 hours, the Bismarck sails closer and closer to safety as British reconnaissance scrambled to relocate it. On Monday morning, May 26th, the fortunes of war suddenly change. A PBY Catalina flying boat was cruising beneath the low hanging clouds when it spotted a dull, black mass cutting through the choppy seas and trailing oil. It was Bismarck. Its reported position puts Bismarck 790 miles northwest of the port of Brest, France, less than a day's sail away from the protection of the Luftwaffe and U-boats. Most of the British warships were to the north, and others were to the southwest, all too far away to catch up. There was one ship close enough that could slow down the Bismarck: the aircraft carrier Ark Royal. Ark Royal's fleet of Swordfish biplanes was already obsolete at the outbreak of WWII. The aircraft's fuselage and wings were made of fabric, had an attack speed of a little more than 100 mph, and could carry only one torpedo each. Yet, this was the only effective weapon the British had left. The cruiser Sheffield was sent ahead to shadow Bismarck. An order was given to send a squadron out to try and damage the Bismarck, although the first attack had some of the planes accidentally fire their weapons at Sheffield, which was close to Bismarck. Once the aircraft reoriented themselves to the correct target, they commenced their bombing run. One of the torpedoes strikes the battleship amidships, causing only minor damage. Fortunately, Sheffield was able to escape unscathed. Upon returning to the carrier, the pilots had their planes rearmed and refueled. They only had one more chance before Bismarck reaches French waters. With night closing in, the Swordfish torpedo bombers raced across the air above the Atlantic Ocean. At 8:53 PM, they spotted the Bismarck again and attacked. One of the torpedoes strikes the battleship amidships, and another hits the one place where it was most vulnerable: the rudders. With its steering gear jammed, the German flagship can only turn in circles. With the report of Bismarck slowly turning northwest towards the British Fleet, Admiral John Tovey realized that the German beast was being delivered into British hands. Tovey decided to wait until the following morning to encircle the Bismark and attack on all sides. At around 8 AM, Tuesday, May 27th, Tovey's fleet, consisting of battleships King George V and Rodney as well as cruisers and destroyers, caught sight of the Bismarck. At 8:47, Rodney fired the first salvo with its 16-inch guns. A minute later, King George V fired its 14-inch guns. Soon after, Bismarck started firing back. Eventually, Bismarck suffered critical hits that knocked out two of four turrets, a radar control tower, and its viewfinders. Blind, out-gunned, and unable to maneuver, the German battleship became an easy target for the British warships. For 90 minutes since the battle started, Tovey's fleet fired more than 2,800 shells; more than 400 of them struck. Bismarck was reduced to a flaming heap of rubble and carnage. Finally, at 10:15, Admiral Tovey ordered a cease-fire and called for the HMS Dorsetshire to fire its torpedoes at Bismarck. With a combination of torpedo damage and the German's scuttling explosive charges, Bismarck rolled over upside down and sank stern first. Within seconds, the pride of Hitler's naval fleet was gone. Of the Bismarck's 2,200 crew, only 114 survived the ordeal.
Fun fact: the biplane (ww1 era looking plane) was actually built in ww2 as a light weight torpedo bomber, its called the fairey swordfish, absolutely brilliant plane
I am actually impressed that an American knows about Otto von Bismarck, rather than the ship named after him. Usually it is the other way around. There is a very nice quote from the RUclipsr Animarchy about the Bismarck. Here you go: "When people speak of famous or legendary ships, there is an air to how we talk about them or refer to them. Some tell a tale of tragedy, like the mighty battlecruiser Hood. Others tell a tale of heroism, like that of USS Enterprise. These stories give us the character of the ship. And there is one ship in history - more than any other - that earned the title of 'The Infamous'. Her very presence forced the world's strongest navy to commit the bulk of its surface fleet to her destruction. One might say she was made to rule the waves across the seven seas. Made to lead a warmachine. Even though this ship bore the name of what amounts to its country's founder, if you search the name online or in books, you don't find the namesake. You find the ship itself. C'mon, guys - I don't really need to say the name. You all know it could only be one ship.[...]" See here for quite an in-depth look at the story of the ship: ruclips.net/video/4f7u2kPa3Bg/видео.html
How to explain Sabaton to someone: Have you ever wanted to learn history and headbang at the same time?....Sabaton.
Check out the song Fields Of Verdun. The song and video are epic.
LOL. But true!
Sparta is one of my faves
Best advice...either watch the piscator sabaton vids, sabaton history vids, or have Wikipedia open. Best way to listen to sabaton.
You should also check out primo Victoria, the last stand from sabaton
Also avenged sevenfold
Yup, super hyped about the new album.
7:27
The British used old planes because those were the only ones they had in that area. And plus the slow moving, cloth covered by-planes proved they were more effective then modern planes, because the Anti-Aircraft guns on the Bismarck were not designed to track their slow speed, and their rounds did not detonate on contact with the planes because their skin was so soft. One plane after returning from a bombing run at the Bismarck was found with more than 800 holes in it, but since the rounds didn't detonate it was still completely operational and the crew was unhurt.
@Adolf Hitler yes it was the only available aircraft to carry the torpedos.
The crews of the swordfishs (they flew swordfish torpedo bombers) were crazy badass. Flying in those old ass planes against the biggest battleship the world had seen at that point of time and just throwing everything at it, no fuck given about their own survival.
Yeah but also most of the modern planes that were built were being used in the battle over britian to fight against the German airforce
I applaude your historical accuracy
@@richard21109 the other key reason was that because it was a biplane it needed far less room to take of and land than a up to date monoplane meaning the British didn't need catapults and catch ropes. That and its cloth wood construction made them extremely easy to repair at sea. Until the pacific war the true power of carriers wasn't really understood. even the Japanese with one of the best carrier forces on earth was still producing massive battleships like yamato. Britain very much saw carriers as a supporting element to their navy as in most places they were fighting there was adequate air cover from ground based aircraft and a functional and versatile torpedo bomber was all thy thought they really needed. had German and Italian surface ships still been a threat late war I'm sure they would have looked to rapidly update their carrier forces.
The compass has the coordinates of where the Bismarck was sunk. They have a second youtube channel called Sabaton History that explains stories behind some of their songs, including this one.
Joshua Wright makes sense!
My guess is that the man Sabaton meets in the office at the start, is the same man that was helped out of the water at the end.
ChemicalReactions! Please react to the sabaton history video on bismarck it will fill you in on why bismarck is worth having a song about
It's where the Bismarck had her last stand. The actual wreckage on the ground still belongs to the federal republic of germany and it's location is kept secret to prevent grave robbery.
@@peters2614 The man look to be to young to be the same man. A relative maybe.
Hehe, so they though it would be an Otto Von Bismarck song....
But he for sure deserves a Sabaton song!
That's what I thought too 😂 heehee, they don't know what's coming at them
I'm sitting here freaking out screaming the ship is called Bismarck 😡😂
yes i just found this...and the internal screaming i have going on lol
amazing song
Joakim: "So, did you find the boat?"
Jack Sparrow: " Ahem.....it's a 'ship' mate."
considering the song is about a ship the size of the Bismarck, that little boat they were on could have been called a canoe.... just saying :P
@@greaper1976 Any ship is considered a canoe after the Yamato was built. Just saying. :P
@@technewsfortechnoobs even modern monsters of oil tankers, and cruise ships?
@@ΑΡΗΣΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ wasn't the Yamato the largest ship ever build
@@bastik.3011 im pretty sure there are currently alot more bigger ships than Yamato since we ARE in 2019.. Such as... Oil Tankers and Cruise Ships. lmao
Edit: Just looked up the length of The Yamato, which is 862 ft long. The Disney Fantasy is 1115 ft long. Also there are 2 other Disney Cruise ships slightly smaller, and 2 larger ones coming soon.
The old man with the compass in the video was the last man still alive of the actual Bismarck crew Bernhard Leuer he was really given that compass by the captain who had engraved the bismarcks last coordinates into it, so people would know where she rested. Sadly Bernhard passed away shortly after making the video in his mid 90ties.
1. That's awesome
2. I'm sorry for being that guy but wasn't the Bismarck a dude?
@@acrispywaffleiron4014 Yes the ship was named after Otto von Bismarck a german emperor
I have been searching for Bernhard Leuer, but can't find anyone with that name. do you have any information regarding this or where I can find some more?
@@HmasTeR43214551 I misspelled his name, its Heuer not Leuer
@@Sarge80 thanks!
7:00 'Sounds like a pirate...' if you want Pirate Metal, there is always Alestorm 🙃
Alestorm - Drink
Alestorm - Wenches and Mead
nope, only one really pirates out there... ruclips.net/video/KABbjTQDLdk/видео.html =)
Alestorm, Treasure Island
@@gundamheavyarms4879 ruclips.net/video/QCswS5GkQRI/видео.html =)
Running wild gets no love, listen to under jolly Roger.
Fucked With an Anchor
The word "Kriegsmarine" that they use where they roll the "R", is the German word, for the German navy.
Joakim rolls onset rs anyway because he's Swedish. That's a common realization in Swedish phonology.
@@mclark347 That's a common pronunciation everywhere in Europe besides the places which are/were under strong French influence :)
@@chupasaurus I mean, Joakim's is alveolar in normal speech, which is the *least* common realization in German :P Germans normally use a uvular trill, and a uvular *fricative* is more common than an alveolar trill.
I don't necessarily know which sound Friedrich was talking about though, since "roll the "R"" is not very specific. It just implies some sort of trill. Could be any of them.
@@mclark347 I was joking due to the language we speak here :) And I know how different the accents of Deutsch are, as well as that I can't do alveolar R even though I'm Russian.
@@chupasaurus Which alveolar R? Again, there are multiple. I personally find [ɾ] a lot easier than either [r] or [ɹ] (although I'm an English speaker, so [ɾ] is normally written for me).
Things that dont exist:
unicorns
Vampires
A working communist government
A bad song by sabaton
mermaids
T_T
@@EVAUnit4A dugong its mermaid right? 🤣🤣
You made my day my friend🤣🤣, you're absolutely right
FIGHT ME METALIZER IS BAD.
@Steven i read lots of books
That moment when they think it’s about Otto Von Bismarck
The Bismarck was the flagship.of the German navy in world war 2 the allies hunted it and sank it using tprpedo bi planes as they were the only fighters in range there were 2 Bismarck class battleships a turning point in the war in the Atlantic was the sinking of the Bismarck as its mission was to sink supply ships heading to England and could have resulted in England's starvation
Apparently the torpedoes weren't enough....the "Bismarck" was sunk by their own people....!
@@NicholasCorvin Bismarck was going to sink regardless, they did it to deny the British the technology onboard. Bismarck had some of the best Radar tech of its era for example.
@@Zabiru- yeah but it's *RADAR* was so fragile it was knocked out by Bismarck's own guns when they fired.
The U.K. mate, not just England.
@@ThatGuyOrby bro what? The Bismarck was not fragile at all.
I like that they went to Otto not the ship, seems even more history nerd, love it
i think the person was better known than the ship...
@@ButtercoreFTW Not even close. Way more people these days know about the ship than the person.
Someone else on RUclips, before actually opening the video, thought it was about Bismarck North Dakota. XD
@@ZZMonkeysUncleZZ im german, and we learned in history class about bismarck, not a word about the ship.
ButtercoreFTW Sad thing is that outside Germany, more people know about the ship, particularly in Britain and the states than Bismarck the statesman. Having looked up Bismarck’s accomplishments I can’t say I’m a fan of having him tied to the Nazi cause in this way, but the ship itself was very impressive.
ButtercoreFTW As it should be really. Bismarck was an impressive battleship, but it’s an unfortunate fact the vessel was connected to the evils of the Nazi regime.
A fun fact for you the Drummer of Sabaton is married to Floor Jansen the singer of Ghost Love score by Nightwish..So do Romantacide by Nightwish..
Nice segway :DDD
AFAIK, there only a couple and a have a son together, but I can be mistaken about that
@@Kilian600 At least according to the Swedish population registry (an official database over everybody who lives in the country) they are married. My source: www.ratsit.se/19900118-Karl_Hannes_Van_Dahl_Brastad/HswngLcaTFhz3qE_g8s4ys9dRAghvrrere3TAyh7waA
If you want more info (like when they got married, how long they have been living at this address and so on) the Swedish tax office ( www.skatteverket.se ) is the right place to ask. And they are obliged by law to answer questions (possibly only to people living in Sweden, I am not certain) as long as the questions are addressed to the proper government agency. Also, they are not allowed to ask why you want this information. And this applies to anybody (with very few exceptions) living in Sweden.
By the way - requested for the poll of Sabaton:
- Field of Verdun
- The Red Baron (The newest single)
- Hearts of Iron
- Wolfpack
Those are the ones I'd prefer seeing, but I am all good with everything else too really.
I'd love more or less whole of Carolus Rex album
is the red baron a single? isn't it just part of the great war album?
@@PotatoSauce743 it is, or at least it has the same picture and it appears inside the same album
The Red Baron is an amazing song for its creeping doom beginning and hard hitting beginning of the lyrics, it really leaves you in shock and awe.
40:1 & Uprising I am Polish.
So i rly like the fact you did that reaction to that song. BUT u kinda got smt wrong about the history etc. The video was only about the Bismarck. In the beginning there was smt on the radio. Smt about the sinking of the HMS Hood.( Caused by the Bismarck). Then u saw that the Bismarck fought the Battleship Prince of Wales. The Bismarck took damage and couldnt move on with highspeed. Because the Hood got sunk by the Bismarck Churchill gave the order "Sink The Bismarck" (Only that 3 words). and the complete Royal Navy hunted down the Bismarck, who couldnt get away cause of the damage it took. The Aircraft Carrier u saw was the Ark Royal and the planes were Swordfish types, that also in reality were sent against the Bismarck. (Excuse my english...not my mother language)
Jarl, You did very well in English! :)
Well they did get a small jab in to Otto von Bismarck: Blood and Iron ;)
And to add the Swordfish Torpedo Bombers scored a hit to the Bismarck's rudders and jammed them, making the ship very difficult to steer. It was because of this two British Battleships and several cruisers found and engaged the Bismarck.
@@Scioneer The Hood never scored a hit on the Bismarck but HMS Prince of Wales hit three shells and one of which caused flooding. Later on the PoW retreated and the Royal Navy called back HMS Rodney from the American coast who then joined up with the current flagship HMS King George V (Same class as HMS Prince of Wales, KGV class), HMS Norfolk, etc and a few destroyers. HMS Ark Royal and her biplanes jammed the rudder with an excellent torpedo hit (That rear gunner did a really damn good job aiming that one) and there was a brawl between the battleships and when the guns on the Bismarck had gone silent, the cruisers went in a put 3 torpedoes into the Bismarcks hull. The Bismarck was however scuttled by its own crew. She then capsized and is now on the bottom of the ocean.
@@tntfreddan3138 Never said the Hood scored a hit, and while the crew did scuttled the Bismarck, it was really a pointless effort as the ship was a burning hulk that was flooding from damage and would have sank later anyway, and if it were to be salvaged it would have only been scrapped. Those trying to discredit the Royal Navy and keep the German Navy on some pedestal of invincibility seem to forget that.
"Got pretty close to North America" - actually an escadrille of u-boats got so close they could enjoy the view of NYC skyline - but had orders to return.. So yeah.. Pretty close indeed...
They actually captured a U-Boat in the Great Lakes and it is on display at the Navy basic training base (I believe).
there were Uboats so close to the coast of the eastern seaboard that blackouts were ordered in beach cities so that the shore lights wouldnt outline merchant ships for the Uboats at night
The Germans actually landed at least one team of saboteurs in the NYC region (can’t remember exactly where, but some island I think) who had explosives but they were caught.
We have a "joke" here in Germany that includes Submarines
An american and a russian Submarine captains have a meeting and a dispute about which submarine can stay longer under surface.
The russian says: Our submarines are a masterpiece by our engeniers they can stay under surface for 3 years.
The american responds: Pathetic. Our atomic-driven submarines can stay under surface for at least 6 years.
Suddenly a submarine merges and a german Marine gets out of the hatch and says: Heil Hitler, do you guys have diesel? We need to refuel.
The MIT team that prototyped the original radar unit discovered a German U-boat in Boston Harbor.
The old planes are english Swordfish, used as torpedo carriers during early stages of WW2. They were smaller and lighter, harder to hit with manned AA machine guns.
Fun fact: sabaton created the channel "sabaton history" where they load (once a week) a video related to the topic of one of the songs.
Greetings from Italy guys!
P.s. please react to Amorphis "the bee" and "amongst stars" (two very different songs)! Thanks guys!
They also put a vidio on there about this one. About the hunt for the Bismark.
Thank you. We will have to check it out!
Swordfish did well in many combats because anti-aircraft artillery was fitted with "predictors" which could not cope with their slow speed. More were lost to accidents and sunk on carriers than were lost to AAA. Fighters had to lower flaps and undercarriage to cope with them and risked stalling or flying into return fire.
That's a cool fun fact. I'll have to check that out. Thanks, Andrea!
Ahhhhh che bello vedere un'altro italiano
Chuck, thank you for sharing Juliet with the world! As an officially old geezer, it's assuring to see a young person, not only intelligent and well-schooled but also wise beyond her years. Far too often, there develops a generational gap between parents and teens - I applaud you both for being so comfortable in spending the time to really bond together.
The Bismarck was the biggest battle ship that Germany had in WWII and the British sunk it May 27th 1941
Wrong... Tirpitz was even bigger
@@Di3cy It's the same damn ship class! The Tirpitz only sacrificed a twin turret with 150mm guns for triple torpedo tubes since she was made for the Norwegian fjords.
Edit: They had the exact same displacement and the same main armament and the same dimensions.
@@tntfreddan3138 In fact Tirpitz was a bit longer and displaced a bit more water, so Tirpitz was the largest battleship at that time.
@@Spuk968 Both ships were exactly 241,6 meters long at the waterline (251 meters overall) and 36 meters wide. Tirpitz's displacement was 52 600 tons while Bismarck's displacement was 50 300 tons. I was actually wrong about the torpedo tubes. The Tirpitz didn't have triple tubes she had quadruple 53.3cm torpedo launchers.
@@tntfreddan3138 www.bismarck-class.dk/technicallayout/bismarck_vs_tirpitz/bismarck_vs_tirpitz.html Length overall: Bismarck → 250.5 m, Tirpitz → 253.6 m; Bismarck 41.700 tn.l., Tirpitz 42.900 tn.l acccording to german wikipedia de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirpitz_(Schiff,_1941)
But I won’t argue about that. ;)
"the Bismark wasnt around by WWII"
the Bismark was one of Nazi Germany's most FEARED battleships DURING WWII.
lol
Bismarck was named after a real person
She mistakenly thought that they were singing about a German chancellor who died in 1898.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck
was the most feared ship until Yamato came on
Oof
@Logan Botill Bismarck is most likely named after Otto van Bismarck.
More Sabaton songs:
No Bullets Fly
Night Witches
Primo Victoria
Shiroyama
To Hell and Back
Carolus Rex
No Bullets Fly has the most amazing and touching background story to it.
You just listed pretty much my favorite Sabaton songs!
I would have added
Winged Hussars
Price of a Mile
... But to be honest, the best song about Paschendale is by Iron Maiden😅
You forgot cliff of galipoli or carolus rex (the swedish version)
40 to 1
The Red Baron is out and it's amazing
Yes, Bismarck was around by ww2. The ship was constructed in 1936 and sunk in 1941.
I think they meant the Iron Chancellor himself
@@TheGorillaMan412 Bismarck died in 1898.
@@gunslinger0963 1898
@@benni7934 yeah your right, sorry
Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars live @Sonic Pump Studio
Yes this song is perfect
@@dejannightwish Seconded.
Fourthed
I’m sure others in the comments have already said this but I will as well.
Bismarck was commissioned in 1939 on Valentines Day. WW2 has not yet started till September 1st of that year. By the time the Bismarck went on her first mission, it was 1940. She sailed with the Heavy cruiser: Prince Eügen to seek out and destroy allied convoys in the Atlantic. In response to this, the British sent HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Hood to intercept them. A battle happened and the Bismarck sank the Hood. The British were pissed off to say the least and sent many ships after them including the carrier HMS Ark Royal. Her torpedo bombers, as outdated as they are, have proven very effective. As you saw in the video, one bomber scored a lucky hit on the stern which disabled the Bismarck and her ability to turn. So this happened in the months following the outbreak of WW2 in Europe. America didn’t officially get involved till December 1941 when Japan attacked us. War in Europe started earlier.
World war two was half a year underway by 1940. September 1939 is the actual beginning, with Nazi-Germany invading Poland. Bismarck was sunk about nine months into WW2.
Accurate, but off by a year :) Bismarck was commissioned in 1940, and went out in to the Atlantic in 1941.
At one point you see an American made PBY airplane which is historical. After the sinking of the HMS Hood the Bismark escaped detection until a PBY given to Great Britain via Lend Lease spotted it. Little known is the fact it was flown by an AMERICAN giving lessons to the British on how to fly it when it was sent on a long distance flight to search. America was still officially not at war.
you should check them out Live. They have a massive energy.
Try 40:1 - Live at Woodstock
The "code" that the captain wrote was actually coordinates of where they r and where they were sunk
Please do Amon Amarth! "Twilight of the Thundergod" and "Raven's Flight" are good songs to get to know the band! The band has viking themed music.
Don't forget Guardians of Asgard and Deceiver of the Gods
Derek Carpenter
Also don’t forget Father of the Wolf
@@alikattbrien2382 gods of war arise is also another good song by them.
Fate of norns live..
Or Runes to my memory
(Syncrone headbanging anyone?)
Thanx for a great reaction as always. Happy you liked this video and band and hope you will do some more of the band. And I'm really happy for you, everytime I look at your channel you have 500/600 more subs so you're doing something right! Some things about the video:
1. it's about the sinking of the Bismarck, which was the biggest battleship of it's time.
2. The video was made in collaboration with Wargaming and the song is in the War of Warships game and that is why the video has such high production value.
3. This song isn't on any Sabaton album, but they recorded it as a thanx for the fans for their support over the last 20 years (This was the most requested topic they had).
Also the band is releasing their next album on July 19th, called The Great War and will follow a theme of World War 1. The first song of that album has been released as a video (Field of Verdun) and The Red Baron will be released on the 14th of June.
To clear up; Bismarck was a battleship of the German "Kriegsmarine" (War Navy) built in 1939 named after Otto von Bismarck that was sunk in 1941 by the allies in the southern pass of the Denmark Straights while on the way to Brest, France for repairs sustained in a battle in which the Bismarck escorted by the Prinz Eugen was ambushed by the Hood and the King of Wales. The song outlines the story of the battle and the video even historically accurately depicts the rescue of German sailors aboard the Bismarck as it sank. Out of 2250 men on board only 115 were rescued.
Prince of Wales, it was however a King George V-class battleship :)
Well you have to listen to Sabaton’s “The Last Stand”.
DEUS VULT!
DEUS VULT
DEUS VULT! WE WILL TAKE JERUSALEM!
AMEN
Uh... last stand was about the defense of the pope in 1527 when the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire failed to pay his troops and they mutinied
@@thekommunistkrusader3921 I see there's a man of culture here
Their drummer is married to FLOOR JANSEN! Now do Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars live @Sonic Pump Studio
She's married? Oh, I see... :(
@@Quasihamster even has a cute child :D
@@Quasihamster awww *pat, pat* I guess you don't know they have a little one together, either
How to spot a Yank: "Battle of the Atlantic, what's that?" or "When speaking about naval battles the Pacific and the there Marines are the first thing that comes to mind."
Didn't Kriegsmarine subs reach to like sight range of US coast?
German Subs sank Ships from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The Port of New Orleans was a popular hunting grounds during 42 and 43.
Why do you have your statement in quotes?
@@jimmyshousevideos The Quotation marks are there because they are just that, quotes of what Juliette said in the video.
@@kimnyberg3735 "When speaking about naval battles the Pacific and the there Marines are the first thing that comes to mind" when was this said in the video?
Oh yeah they did, Sabaton made a song about the U-boats as well. "Wolfpack" is the name of that one
Unleash the Archers - Awakening!!!
I agree
Yes
yes! It's even "more" Power Metal than this one!
Tonight We Ride. I just want to see their heads explode when they hear Brittany Slayes' belt
+++
The song is not about Bismark the man, it's the German WW2 battleship that was named after him. He was a 50,000 tonne battleship that was commissioned near the start of WW2. He destroyed the Royal Navy Battle Cruiser HMS Hood and was persuied through the atlantic to ultimately be sank a few days later. The losses on hood were 1300 and the Bismark around 2000.
As fr the video itself, one of the big reasons the production value is so high is because the video was co-funded (or sponsored if you prefer) and co-produced buy the video game publisher Wargaming and thier free to play multiplayer-centric title World of Warships.
I've been a fan of Sabaton for 13 years and they truly are an amazing band, especially on stage. I'd highly recommend the songs 40-1, Night Witches or Winged Hazzars to check out next.
The Drummer of Sabaton is the husband of Floor Jansen... Vocalist of Nightwish ;-)
Dammit she's married. You just broke my heart man
@@23LOLZlolz I feel your pain, and I already knew it.
Lucky SOB
She's sharp as a wip! You both are! Love this reaction, definitely gonna watch more of your reaction videos. I'd love to see both of you react to more sabaton music, but I understand that might be a time since you seem to be going on a grand tour of metal.
Very nice choice for a reaction! This video was done in collaboration with World of Warships / Wargaming
The compass has the coordiantes "48°10 N 16°12 W" is the actual location the Bismarck was sunk.
More Sabaton? Nothing easier than that. There are loads of songs and lots of history to be learnt. I think what Sabaton are doing has great value beyond the point of making amazing break neck music. With their songs they make sure that all the sacrifices of history and bygone conflicts are not forgotten by the younger generation. Especially the album "Heroes" which focuses on individual persons committing heroic deeds, which they deserve to be remebered by. I know school should be there to teach that, but to most younger people (including myself when I was young) get bored in school, but get interested if it is done in the way Sabaton are doing it. I have high respects for them, not just for their musicianship but also for telling these stories!
Night Witches - From their album "Heroes"
No Bullets Fly - From their album "Heroes"
Ghost Division - From "The Art of War"
The Price of a mile - From the "Art of War"
Screaming Eagles - From "Coat of Arms"
The final Solution - From "Coat of Arms" (Warning: This is an emotional one)
Blood of Bannockburn - From "The last Stand"
The Lost Battalion - From "The last Stand"
Shiroyama - From "The last Stand"
I don't think Joakim sounds piratey. I think he sounds "military". Head over and give Alestorm a listen. Alestorms Christopher Bowes has a voice of a proper pirate. :P (Caution: You need to watch most of Alestorms videos with a certain amount of humour to enjoy fully.) They are crazy Scotsmen afterall. :D
They should also do "Panzer Battalion" by them
You just earned a new subscriber. Amazing reaction. Big up from Sweden.
You should have done Primo Victoria on D-Day :)
Alithia451 100% this.....time to remedy the error! Live Woodstock version of course
Sabaton history did the same thing
Yes
6TH OF JUNE 1944 ALLIES ARE TURNING THE WAR
Its so refreshing to see a father and daughter geeking out about a heavy metal video and knowing something about the history of the event.
And having a genuine appreciation of music.
Sabaton - Ghost Division at Woodstock always gives me goosebumps! It's so cool!
those biplanes were british and yeah they were kinda old for the time (name of the aircraft :swordfish )
“So it wasn’t a specific battle forsay.” It was exactly that 😐. You guys killed me with that comment 😄
So you're showing her the good stuff right of the bat hahaha. Sabaton is amazing, I saw then 4 times live, always good fun! Keep up man!
should do Beast in Black's Blind and Frozen
YES !!! 👍
Just as extra information.
The drummer is the husband of Floor Jansen from Nightwish ;)
The bismarck was germany's best warship they had in world war 2, named after the man bismarck aswell
Tirpitz was her sister
Finaly... someone gets it!!!!
Damien Maynard not to be anoying but Bismarck was a “He” I know most ships are a she but not him. In fact it was neuter.
@@BenserWasnotavailable In case of Bismarck, it's complicated. In Germany nearly all of our ships are female, and if you read an article about the Bismarck, they call her also a "she".
But the captain once said, the Bismarck is so powerful, we should call her a "he".
In Germany today everyone call her a "she".
PS: It's definitly not neuter.
Just saw them yesterday performing that song live.
They are very good live with a lot of croud controll and good stage effects.
"Awakening" by Unleash the Archers would be a perfect next step into power metal.
yes you have to that song ! band playthrough studio version
I would think to go back to power metals roots. Helloween - Future world, Rainbow - Stargazer, or Dio - Rainbow in the Dark.
Or Rhapsody of fire should be on the list too
Or orden ogan..
Biplanes were not WW1 era. They were pretty common in the early days of WW2, and the Swordfish, the biplanes in the video, were even produced and used by the RAF until the end of WW2, 1945.
Please make reaction to "Amorphis - The Bee" 🤘
This is what introduced me to Sabaton. This music video grabbed me and I got all their albums the next day. You should check out their history channel.
Also I agree about Wintersun-Sons of winter and stars live!!
You've got the wrong Otto this song is about the ship not the person.
The drummer of Sabaton Hannes van Dhals in a relationship with Floor Jansen and they have a daughtrer named Freja 😎
My fav song from Sabaton. Good history about WWII. Do Fields Of Verdun from them as well!
The planes are Swordfish (Bi-planes) standard Royal Navy torpedo plane
Dang, this kid is well-informed. There's hope for America yet!
Piratey?
Do Drink from Alestorm
They are piratey!
Good video btw
Black Sails of Iced Earth too.
Alestorm - _Fucked With An Anchor_
The song was written about the ship KMS Bismarck which sunk HMS Hood. Sabaton was singing about the Hunt for the Bismarck which ended on May 27, 1942. Near the coast of France. It was the most intensive naval manhunt between capitol ships
Bismarck was destroyed in WW2. After it sank HMS Hood there was an all out search for it by the British Navy.
The sinking was actually a German/British co-production...😉
Super Dad, and butiful daughter. Cool reaction! Wishing the best for the both of you!
You should watch:
- Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars (Live at Sonic Pump Studios)
- Unleash the Archers - Awakening
Great reaction. Your pronunciation of Rammstein is great. Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
You should do Heilung. Either 'Krigsgaldr' or 'Fylgija Ear/Futhorck', from Lifa at Castlefest.
The Bismarck was the name of the ship, sunk during world war 2. It was the biggest ship the the German navy had at the time.
I wonder how many people realized the fishing boat captain was that young german sailor the us ship saved....what I pay attention to stuff like this cause they tell stories
Brief explanation: The Bismarck was a Bismarck class German battleship that was sunk in 1941 after sinking the HMS Hood during the Battle of the Denmark Strait on May 24th 1941(the radio broadcast at the beginning of the video references that).
3 days later, May 27th 1941, as the Bismarck was making it's way to Brest on the French coast for repairs. Several British Battleships, heavy cruisers and aircraft carriers took up the pursuit. He was able to reach about 28 knots despite the damage suffered in the battle (the Bismarck was/has always been referred to in the masculine so when I say he I am referring to the ship and commanders) That was still fast enough to outrun his pursuers. He was struck by a torpedo late on the night of the 24th causing some minor damage. The maneuvers and sudden changes in speed he used to avoid the torpedo attacks caused more damage than the torpedo itself.
A few hours after the torpedo struck, he was able to break radar contact from the Suffolk (one of the 3 closest ships in pursuit at the time) and circled around behind his pursuers. He did not realize he had evaded his pursuers and sent out long radio messages that were intercepted by the British and coordinates were determined, but they were plotted wrong on one of the pursuing ships, which kept that fleet on the wrong course for 7 hours, putting even more distance between Bismarck and his pursuers.
Late on the morning of the 26th he was spotted by a pilot. Shortly after 7pm that evening torpedo bombers (the bi-wing aircraft in the video were the Swordfish torpedo bombers) were launched. At about 8:45 they began their attack. One of those torpedoes damaged his rudder and locked him in a turn to port (left).
The ships caught up at about 10:30pm and a battle ensued. More ships showed up on the morning of the 27th. More than 2,800 shell ms were fired and 400 hits to the Bismarck still didn't sink. He was scuttled by the crew, not sunk by the British. About 20 minutes to 11 on the morning of the 27th he disappeared from the surface.
Did everyone else cringe when she said that the Bismarck wasn't around by ww2
Was referring to otto von Bismark he die in 1898 so way before ww2
@@Leonardo-cf5up oh i didnt get the memo
Amazing how Americans haven't heard of the most notorious warship in history.
@@savate2755 Sadly most of us have no clue... I have done hours of research on quite a few ships in my search for the most powerful of which, I found USS Iowa, KMS Bismarck, HMS Hood, and IJN Yamato all held the title of course in their respective countries. Of course Iowa technically won being the only one on the list that is still kicking.
@@savate2755 I mean the Bismarck had only one operation, it was more of a sign of power than a major point during ww2 warship
No bullets fly, night witches and many more.. more sabaton please!!
Art of War album, coat of arms album
Pls react to "Amon Amarth - Raise your horns"
Smart girl! Sabaton is great for learning history...and especially inspiring you to learn more!
Chemical: Thinking the song will be about the guy Bismarck
Me: Ah sh*t, here we go again...
Better than thinking it's about Bismarck, North Dakota.
What was engraved on the compass was most likely their coordinates. So that the ship could be found if it sank. And the boat they brought seemed a lot like the kind used to locate sunk ships(and sometimes fishing, somewhat multi-purpose. I've also seen it used to drag other damaged ships behind it).
Juliette: says "boat" to a ship
Me: *A N G E R*
Sabaton is a great band, and your reactions are awesome and entertaining. Subscribed!
Also, to keep up with requests: Since you guys reacted to Jinjer already, I think you guys should react to the song that, along with Pisces, started the whole React to Metal community: Devin Townsend - Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall)
BATTLE BEAST - Black Ninja, you are gonna love it! Kickass female singer!
Battle Beast is awesome. Love Finnish metal.
A tiny bit more context to the song, the Bismarck was trying to break out of the Baltic and enter the Atlantic with a fleet of warships to choke out the supplys being brought to England. It was being closely watched and was separated from most of the fleet by rough seas, it was found by the HMS hood and another Royal navy battleship. (The hood was considered the most beautiful ship in the Royal navy, and her pride) in a relatively brief engagement the Bismarck fired a shot that struck the HMS Hood in an ammo locker, resulting in a sudden and exceptionally violent detonation which tore the ship in half sinking it almost instantly and resulting in almost all hands being lost. The battle ship accompanying the Hood was the HMS prince of Wales, she took a shell through the main command deck, killing almost the entirety of the senior officers, leaving the captain alive, needless to say she quickly fled after the hood was destroyed in a salvo. This led to a relentless hunt to be order by Winston Churchill to "sink that ship", as the sinking of the hood was a massive blow to the already fragile British moral at the time. The entirety of the British Atlantic fleet was ordered to hunt the Bismarck, who at this time was sailing by himself, the rest of his fleet having been forced to turn back. The Bismarck was low on fuel and needed repairs, so he headed to occupied France. He was hit in the aft just ahead of the rudder, crippleing him and causing him to turn in lazy circles. The fire directed on the Bismarck was so intense that the prow began to glow Orange from the heat of shells bouncing off. After many shells had been fired and every gun had fell silent aboard the Bismarck, the titian of steel sank. There have been two seperate expeditions that revealed evidence that the Bismarck was actually scuttled by it's crew, presumably to prevent capture of the flagship of the German navy. The Bismarck was sunk with a similar loss of life to the hood. Between the Hood and the Bismarck, thousands of sailors died.
This was probally filmed around where the actual Bismarck was sunk
Stabsgefreiter i think so
It actually in studio
@@cardiv5zuikaku944 nah they actually did it on a boat, in the history video where they talk about the Bismarck i think one of the band members mentions how cold he and his band mates were as it was a cold day and the water was very cold with the boat
@@exhotheperson6333 oh yeah I forgot about the bite lol
6:50 German and Swedish are fairly closely related, the way most sounds are produced are identical (including the rolling Rs).
i am physically in pain by the lack of knowledge of the bismarck and the legendary story behind it.
This kid is VEEEERY CLEVER!...... she`s said much more interesting and relevant things about the video than most "reactioners" out there....... im impressed.
Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars live @Sonic Pump Studio? :)
Two cool stories about this music video:
1 - Almost all of it is CGI. Bismarck, the planes, other ships, etc. were all made with computer graphics from the video game studio who made the game World of Warships.
2 - The guy who plays the fishing boat captain that they talk to at the beginning of the video (the one also holding the compass with the coordinates of Bismarck's last position) is Bernhard Heuer who was the actual last survivor of Bismarck.
The story they show in the video about the commander etching the coordinates into the lid of the compass and then giving it to the young Matrose who gets saved, is true. That Matrose was Bernhard Heuer. He died in 2018.
You should react to lordi next
Some good vids are blood red sandman,hard rock hallelujah, would you love a monsterman
And this is heavy metal
You guys rock love you're reactions
You need to react to the Warning from Mexico!! You could start with their Matalica Enter Sandman. They are three young girls who Rock!!
If you get a chance go see them in concert. My son took me last Oct.5. Was the singers birthday. So much fun. I'd go see them again in a heartbeat.
React Wintersun - Sons of winter and stars (or) Time . Both live @ sonic pump studios.
Thank you, guys!) As the huge Sabaton fan, I watch this reaction and this song made me cry. Greetings from Russian Sabaton fan from Murmansk!) Subbed!) And yeah, Battle for the Atlantic was between Alied and German fleets including Submarines (mostly from German side) ( It is one of the longest, If you didn't count Battle of Pacific, acting naval battles of WWII).
ELUVEITIE - ATEGNATOS
Greetz from Germany
Bismarck was one of two Bismarck-class battleships built by the Germans in the lead-up to World War II (the other being the Tirpitz). In spring 1941, he (Captain Lindemann felt that Bismarck was so magnificent that he wanted the ship referred to as male rather than female) was sent into the Atlantic to raid Allied shipping with the battlecruiser Prinz Eugen, and pursued by practically the entire Royal Navy. In the first confrontation, Bismarck blew up the battlecruiser HMS Hood (a late World War I-era ship that had never seen combat before as far as I know) and severely damaged the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, but took a hit and started leaking fuel. The captain turned to occupied France to make repairs, but was shadowed all the way by the cruisers Suffolk and Norfolk, and finally a Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal hit him in the rudder, sending the ship into an uncontrollable wide turn. The battleships King George V and Rodney and heavy cruisers Norfolk and Dorsetshire then caught up and battered Bismarck to wreckage, with the captain and senior officers killed by a shell hit to the bridge. He was finally scuttled by his crew; only 116 sailors survived (111 were picked up by the Royal Navy before abandoning rescue operations due to a U-boat sighting; 3 were picked up by U-74 the next day, and two more by the weather ship Sachsenwald.
Highly recommend Wehrmacht or Hearts of Iron to react to. Amazing songs with amazing stories.
The Extra History RUclips channel has a great series on the hunt for the Bismarck. Highly recommended.
Please do Shaman - Fairy Tale (in memoriam for André Matos, singer and composer who passed away last saturday)
It's not just any battle for the North Atlantic. This song is paying tribute for one of the most elegant and dangerous battleships ever built! It also describes one of the most iconic battles in the European Theater of the Second World War! With the U-boats creating havoc as far as disrupting the convoy system, which was vital for the war effort, the British (and especially Churchill) were terrified of this brand new battleship with awesome guns that can deal significant damage to the convoy ships. Had the battleship Bismarck been allowed to roam the Atlantic for three months, it could've changed the course of the war.
On May 19th, 1941, at 2 AM, the Bismarck departed Gotenhafen and made for the Danish straits for the first (and only) combat mission. It was joined by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen as part of a secret operation to sail around the British Isles by way of making through the Denmark Strait without being detected. However, both ships were spotted by a British Spitfire and various resistance groups in German Nazi-occupied countries, and their cover was blown. The commanders aboard Bismarck and Prinz Eugen were not aware of it, so they carry on with the mission as usual. When fog and bad weather closed in, Bismarck and Prinz Eugen jumped at the chance of using it for cover, which worked. However, the British Royal Navy had plenty of time to send out a couple of their warships, HMS Prince of Wales and Hood, on a course to intercept Bismarck in the Denmark Strait.
At 5:45 AM on 24 May, German lookouts spotted smoke on the horizon; this turned out to be from Hood and Prince of Wales, under the command of Vice-Admiral Lancelot Holland. Seven minutes later, the Hood opens fire, followed by Prince of Wales. Aboard Bismarck, Admiral Günther Lütjens was faced with indecision. He was under strict orders not to engage with enemy warships; the convoys were the primary target. After a few tense moments, Captain Ernst Lindemann took action by saying to Lütjens, "I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass!" and gave the order to open fire. After less than ten minutes into the battle, one of Bismarck's salvos struck the Hood amidships, igniting its center magazine, resulting in a colossal explosion that tore the vessel in two. Out of Hood's crew of 1,421, only three men survived. After taking direct hits and her main guns malfunctioning, Prince of Wales retreats by creating a smokescreen.
Having lost its beloved flagship and battlecruiser, HMS Hood, the British Navy was far more determined in their efforts. Winston Churchill even gave a straightforward order for all British warships available and within the general region: "Sink the Bismarck! Sink the Bismarck! Sink the Bismarck!" However, at some point, they lost radar contact with Bismarck. Admiral Lütjens decided that the time was ripe to head for German-occupied France to carry out repairs since Bismarck was damaged and leaking oil, a direct consequence from its battle with Hood and Prince of Wales. For over 31 hours, the Bismarck sails closer and closer to safety as British reconnaissance scrambled to relocate it.
On Monday morning, May 26th, the fortunes of war suddenly change. A PBY Catalina flying boat was cruising beneath the low hanging clouds when it spotted a dull, black mass cutting through the choppy seas and trailing oil. It was Bismarck. Its reported position puts Bismarck 790 miles northwest of the port of Brest, France, less than a day's sail away from the protection of the Luftwaffe and U-boats. Most of the British warships were to the north, and others were to the southwest, all too far away to catch up. There was one ship close enough that could slow down the Bismarck: the aircraft carrier Ark Royal.
Ark Royal's fleet of Swordfish biplanes was already obsolete at the outbreak of WWII. The aircraft's fuselage and wings were made of fabric, had an attack speed of a little more than 100 mph, and could carry only one torpedo each. Yet, this was the only effective weapon the British had left. The cruiser Sheffield was sent ahead to shadow Bismarck. An order was given to send a squadron out to try and damage the Bismarck, although the first attack had some of the planes accidentally fire their weapons at Sheffield, which was close to Bismarck. Once the aircraft reoriented themselves to the correct target, they commenced their bombing run. One of the torpedoes strikes the battleship amidships, causing only minor damage. Fortunately, Sheffield was able to escape unscathed. Upon returning to the carrier, the pilots had their planes rearmed and refueled. They only had one more chance before Bismarck reaches French waters.
With night closing in, the Swordfish torpedo bombers raced across the air above the Atlantic Ocean. At 8:53 PM, they spotted the Bismarck again and attacked. One of the torpedoes strikes the battleship amidships, and another hits the one place where it was most vulnerable: the rudders. With its steering gear jammed, the German flagship can only turn in circles. With the report of Bismarck slowly turning northwest towards the British Fleet, Admiral John Tovey realized that the German beast was being delivered into British hands. Tovey decided to wait until the following morning to encircle the Bismark and attack on all sides.
At around 8 AM, Tuesday, May 27th, Tovey's fleet, consisting of battleships King George V and Rodney as well as cruisers and destroyers, caught sight of the Bismarck. At 8:47, Rodney fired the first salvo with its 16-inch guns. A minute later, King George V fired its 14-inch guns. Soon after, Bismarck started firing back. Eventually, Bismarck suffered critical hits that knocked out two of four turrets, a radar control tower, and its viewfinders. Blind, out-gunned, and unable to maneuver, the German battleship became an easy target for the British warships. For 90 minutes since the battle started, Tovey's fleet fired more than 2,800 shells; more than 400 of them struck. Bismarck was reduced to a flaming heap of rubble and carnage.
Finally, at 10:15, Admiral Tovey ordered a cease-fire and called for the HMS Dorsetshire to fire its torpedoes at Bismarck. With a combination of torpedo damage and the German's scuttling explosive charges, Bismarck rolled over upside down and sank stern first. Within seconds, the pride of Hitler's naval fleet was gone. Of the Bismarck's 2,200 crew, only 114 survived the ordeal.
BEAST IN BLACK - From Hell With Love or
BEAST IN BLACK - Die By The Blade
Fun fact: the biplane (ww1 era looking plane) was actually built in ww2 as a light weight torpedo bomber, its called the fairey swordfish, absolutely brilliant plane
3 reasons why you should never mess with sweden.
1. sabaton
2. Alfred Nobel
3. PewDiePie
Caroules Rex
but Poltava occured
@@TheSimon253 yeah forgot that
I am actually impressed that an American knows about Otto von Bismarck, rather than the ship named after him. Usually it is the other way around.
There is a very nice quote from the RUclipsr Animarchy about the Bismarck. Here you go:
"When people speak of famous or legendary ships, there is an air to how we talk about them or refer to them.
Some tell a tale of tragedy, like the mighty battlecruiser Hood. Others tell a tale of heroism, like that of USS Enterprise. These stories give us the character of the ship. And there is one ship in history - more than any other - that earned the title of 'The Infamous'. Her very presence forced the world's strongest navy to commit the bulk of its surface fleet to her destruction. One might say she was made to rule the waves across the seven seas. Made to lead a warmachine. Even though this ship bore the name of what amounts to its country's founder, if you search the name online or in books, you don't find the namesake. You find the ship itself.
C'mon, guys - I don't really need to say the name. You all know it could only be one ship.[...]"
See here for quite an in-depth look at the story of the ship: ruclips.net/video/4f7u2kPa3Bg/видео.html
more sabaton:
carolus rex
to hell and back
shiroyama
primo victoria
swedish pagans
The last stand, the lost battalion too