Cover of a Motorhead song by the same name. Tributes to Lemmy in the video as well as a lot of references to other Sabaton songs and other soidiers of various eras. Hannes isn't exactly short. He's taller than his wife by several inches...
The soldier pulling himself out of the mud, at first I thought he was a member of "The Smoking Snakes" (Força Expedicionária Brasileira, FEB, nicknamed Cobras Fumantes), but doing some more research with the patch on his shoulder as well as his helmet, that's Sgt Henry Johnson of the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, aka "The Harlem Hellfighters". Medal of Honor recipient and recipient of French Croix de Guerre avec Palme, France's highest award for valor. The Medal of Honor was awarded to him in 2015. Sgt. Henry Johnson is "one of the five bravest American soldiers in the war." Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in his book "Rank and File: True Stories of the Great War" The Asian soldier with the cocked-hat, that's a Nepalese Gurka named Havildar Gurung (per the credits) who earn the Victoria Cross in the Burma campaign off WWII. Sgt Awal Nur, who did a secret mission over the Himalaya, Lt. Audie Murphy, Sgt. Alvin York, just to name a few. I also notice a soldier with the Croix Lorraine on what looks like a French flag arm band, meaning he was a member of the 'Forces françaises libres' forces in WWII. Doing some reading I found out that a large number of French colonial troops from territories such as Chad had joined with the 'Forces françaises libres'. Damn, Sabaton REALLY does their research! I suspect that soldier is Lt Comba, but I can't find anything on him. As I've been working my way through the names listed in the credits and found another one: Private George Stringer, Manchester, Awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Es Sinn in Mesopotamia. Capt. Dobson, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, Killed on 9 July 1916 in Flanders.
I also did quite a bit of research on the references but i dont remember all, here are some obvious ones and ones i remember: Red focker plane, the red baron B-17F (last few seconds of music), no bullets fly, franz stigler and charlie brown Woman in soviet uniform coming from between the houses, night witches, i dont remember her name though but the founder/leader of the 588th night bomber regiment who after the war went to search every single one of her soldiers' crash site. Double decker bus refering to Lemmy being british Soldier getting his friend out of the mud at quick glance i think thats herny johnson or another soldier from the harlem hellfighters (Hellfighters) Spartan style soldiers, sparta, spartan soldiers and king leonidas is also mentioned Afgan/middle eastern men refering to the battle of [ill edit if i remember] in india where a couple afgan? soldiers held of some 10,000 sikh? Soldiers coming their way No more time to list, there are LOTS more than these
@@clashof6d The bomb is a Lancaster, not a B-17; the geometry of the wings and empennage give it away. The woman's uniform isn't Russian, it's an ATS uniform, and it looks like she's wearing a Canadian Officer's hat.
The entire video is stunningly sad but there's something about the very last shot of the 16 year old just standing alone that grabs my heart. Oh I was off by an inch Tommy is 6'5. Great reaction and thanks Nick
Absolutely brilliant. A true masterpiece in every respect. Sabaton is much the same as Nightwish, in that they use brilliantly crafted music to tell the story and they are so damn good at it that it hits you hard every time. Sabaton, like Nightwish transcends their genre. No one matches them for their story telling and the respect they show their subject matter. Every Sabaton piece is a history lesson. Indeed, lest we forget, as there are those who as we speak are trying to erase our history and separate us from our past, and to no good end. We cannot allow that to happen. In an interview, Joakim was asked why Sabaton seems to focus on war and conflict. Joakim replied, "There are so many stories out there that are forgotten and do not deserve to. Why then should we make shit up?" Joakim has the right of it. Oh and btw, that heartbreakingly beautiful ending piece was composed and played by Tina Guo, a renowned cellist who has played on other Sabaton pieces.
The two guys standing in the door opening at 4:43 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead. The picture is of Lemmy Kilmister, the bassist and singer of Motörhead that passed away on the 28 december 2015.
I’m a huge history fan: WWI, WWII, Polish…how in THEE HELL did I not find them till Nov. ‘21?? Pretty much all I listen to now. Even went back to Detroit to see them 10/10/2022. Guess I’m making up for lost time.
@@loafersheffield I’m hoping you didn’t think I found Motörhead in 2021. Was well aware of them growing up in Detroit LOL. I can see how my comment may have implied that. Plenty of Motörhead shirts at my High School.
Thanks for playing the entire video. A poster recommended reading The Guns of August, and just the first chapters explain how Queen Victoria's grandchildren had a spat and started WW1. None of these people had to die.
Hi, I'm a recent subscriber to your channel, but I'm totally hooked on your video reactions, especially the ones with ghosts, even if some are fake. I am one of those people who strongly believe in the paranormal and that there are many other incredible things in the world that we don't know exist. Greetings from Germany.
I think it is interesting to see the reactions of different nationalities to this song As a Briton the First World War is very important and it is taught in History and English Literature because there is a rich seam of "First World War Poetry" It also marks a huge turning point in British History The British came out of WW1 bankrupt as they had supported the Allies logistically and financially through the war. So the writing for the British Empire was on the wall. It was destroyed by the USA after the WW2. Even my school has a war memorial to the dead in WW1 and WW2 It was so important to folks. Americans who respond don't register the First World War as game changing which is interesting especially as High School historiography registers it as one of the five major points in US History (The Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, WW1 and WW2)
300k men for 6 miles is 1 life for every 7.5inches. counting all casualties it drops to just over 2inches. Iv posted this on idk how many reactions to this song and price of a mile but I feel obligated it is so ridiculously sad that they just tossed Way lives like this. One battle, not the front or the war just one battle.
I love the message, I have seen it numerous times and I saw it live yesterday .... wow! .... But I just realized, on the second info table there is something wrong with the math. If 57.470 people died in one day, even if we assume a 24 hour fight, one person would have to die on average every 1,5 seconds in order to get to that number. With 4,4 seconds you get to 13,6 dead per minute, 818,2 per hour, 19.636 in 24 hours....... sorry 🤔
57,470 casualties, not specifically deaths, so wounded are included. The last bit of info says casualties topped 1 million in total by the end of the battle, with more than 300,000 being killed.
Ok now that you done the falling in reverse rabbit hole try this guy...Samson....,Nancy, leave the kids out of it,what about us, 46=13 ect.....he is a tom mcdonald type of rapper
ON THE ELEVENTH DAY, AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR, AT THE ELEVENTH MINUTE!, FINALLY, the guns when silent. those six miles that were gained, were lost in the next counter attack, it was just one giant waste. NOTHING was gained in the Somme but death and misery.
Lemmy n Co cover :) history repeats itself sadly as shown in the walking crowd rest easy Lem Never forgotten nor should the fallen from that battle be (had family fighting there 17 years old) biggest waste of lives that battle
And if people ask why is Europe so reluctant in going to war . well this is your answer 2000 years of this kind of brutality does make people think twice for going to war . Also you said its barely over one life time ago , and it happend twice in less than 20 years and a life time before that the napoleonic wars with a sprinkling of belgian revolt and franco prussian war . and that is all with in 220 years .
And not only that, you have the 30 years war before that and the 100 year war which wasn't a single war but a plethora of wars together spanning a century...
@@GrumpyGrampa Yep . the longest peace in europe was the peace negotiated during the peace of utrecht in 1713-1715. a 10 year peace . Europe the continenent forged in war . finaly had put the monster to rest , for 80 years that was untill the recent events in eastern europe.
The members of Sabaton are not just musicians, they are modern day bards.
More so Skalds but Bard works too
One of the very best that Sabaton done(I am aware this isn't their original). Ought to be compulsory in every school curriculum.❤
It's a Lemmy cover.
I agree, this needs to be in every history class.
Today we study WW1 - I'm putting 6 Songs by Sabaton on the board, choose one, listen, research the subject and write me a 1k paper on it.....done.
Cover of a Motorhead song by the same name. Tributes to Lemmy in the video as well as a lot of references to other Sabaton songs and other soidiers of various eras. Hannes isn't exactly short. He's taller than his wife by several inches...
The soldier pulling himself out of the mud, at first I thought he was a member of "The Smoking Snakes" (Força Expedicionária Brasileira, FEB, nicknamed Cobras Fumantes), but doing some more research with the patch on his shoulder as well as his helmet, that's Sgt Henry Johnson of the 15th New York National Guard Regiment, aka "The Harlem Hellfighters". Medal of Honor recipient and recipient of French Croix de Guerre avec Palme, France's highest award for valor. The Medal of Honor was awarded to him in 2015.
Sgt. Henry Johnson is "one of the five bravest American soldiers in the war."
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in his book "Rank and File: True Stories of the Great War"
The Asian soldier with the cocked-hat, that's a Nepalese Gurka named Havildar Gurung (per the credits) who earn the Victoria Cross in the Burma campaign off WWII. Sgt Awal Nur, who did a secret mission over the Himalaya, Lt. Audie Murphy, Sgt. Alvin York, just to name a few.
I also notice a soldier with the Croix Lorraine on what looks like a French flag arm band, meaning he was a member of the 'Forces françaises libres' forces in WWII.
Doing some reading I found out that a large number of French colonial troops from territories such as Chad had joined with the 'Forces françaises libres'. Damn, Sabaton REALLY does their research! I suspect that soldier is Lt Comba, but I can't find anything on him.
As I've been working my way through the names listed in the credits and found another one: Private George Stringer, Manchester, Awarded the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Es Sinn in Mesopotamia.
Capt. Dobson, 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion, Killed on 9 July 1916 in Flanders.
I also did quite a bit of research on the references but i dont remember all, here are some obvious ones and ones i remember:
Red focker plane, the red baron
B-17F (last few seconds of music), no bullets fly, franz stigler and charlie brown
Woman in soviet uniform coming from between the houses, night witches, i dont remember her name though but the founder/leader of the 588th night bomber regiment who after the war went to search every single one of her soldiers' crash site.
Double decker bus refering to Lemmy being british
Soldier getting his friend out of the mud at quick glance i think thats herny johnson or another soldier from the harlem hellfighters (Hellfighters)
Spartan style soldiers, sparta, spartan soldiers and king leonidas is also mentioned
Afgan/middle eastern men refering to the battle of [ill edit if i remember] in india where a couple afgan? soldiers held of some 10,000 sikh? Soldiers coming their way
No more time to list, there are LOTS more than these
@@clashof6d The bomb is a Lancaster, not a B-17; the geometry of the wings and empennage give it away. The woman's uniform isn't Russian, it's an ATS uniform, and it looks like she's wearing a Canadian Officer's hat.
The entire video is stunningly sad but there's something about the very last shot of the 16 year old just standing alone that grabs my heart. Oh I was off by an inch Tommy is 6'5. Great reaction and thanks Nick
The sixteen year old is Sidney Lewis who was actually only thirteen at the time of the Somme and was only twelve when he signed up the year before.
@@robinhaines4960 oh thats even sadder. Only 13, that really breaks my heart. I understand why so many joined at young ages but just so young.
It's a striking and sobering song. Glad you heard it. Thanks.
Literally the meanin of “The Price of Freedom Is Not Free.”
Absolutely brilliant. A true masterpiece in every respect. Sabaton is much the same as Nightwish, in that they use brilliantly crafted music to tell the story and they are so damn good at it that it hits you hard every time.
Sabaton, like Nightwish transcends their genre. No one matches them for their story telling and the respect they show their subject matter. Every Sabaton piece is a history lesson. Indeed, lest we forget, as there are those who as we speak are trying to erase our history and separate us from our past, and to no good end. We cannot allow that to happen.
In an interview, Joakim was asked why Sabaton seems to focus on war and conflict. Joakim replied, "There are so many stories out there that are forgotten and do not deserve to. Why then should we make shit up?" Joakim has the right of it.
Oh and btw, that heartbreakingly beautiful ending piece was composed and played by Tina Guo, a renowned cellist who has played on other Sabaton pieces.
This video is full of references to other Sabaton songs, and the bus in the beginning.
Hammersmith 82.
One big Motörhead reference.
The two guys standing in the door opening at 4:43 are Mikkey Dee and Phil Campbell, the drummer and the guitarist of Motörhead. The picture is of Lemmy Kilmister, the bassist and singer of Motörhead that passed away on the 28 december 2015.
And the guy carrying Lemmy’s photo is Eddie Rocha, Sabaton’s tour manager who also previosly worked with Motörhead for a long time.
I cry every time I see them carry the picture of Lemmy. RIP legend!
It's Eddie Rocha who carries the picture, he was Motorheads long time tourmanager, now he's the tourmanager for Sabaton.
@@darkiee69 Thanks! Didn't knew that.
I’m a huge history fan: WWI, WWII, Polish…how in THEE HELL did I not find them till Nov. ‘21?? Pretty much all I listen to now. Even went back to Detroit to see them 10/10/2022. Guess I’m making up for lost time.
Motorhead fan. I like books. White Line Fever: Lemmy. Covenant With Death: John Harris.
@@loafersheffield I’m hoping you didn’t think I found Motörhead in 2021. Was well aware of them growing up in Detroit LOL. I can see how my comment may have implied that. Plenty of Motörhead shirts at my High School.
@@detroitpolak9904 ♠🤘
@@loafersheffield Ace of Spades…nice touch.
A powerful tragic message. They make people want to learn history.
A little side note/nerd tidbit, J. R. R. Tolkien was also in the trenches at the Somme
Thanks for playing the entire video. A poster recommended reading The Guns of August, and just the first chapters explain how Queen Victoria's grandchildren had a spat and started WW1. None of these people had to die.
Thank you for making me aware of this song and the band.
Hi, I'm a recent subscriber to your channel, but I'm totally hooked on your video reactions, especially the ones with ghosts, even if some are fake. I am one of those people who strongly believe in the paranormal and that there are many other incredible things in the world that we don't know exist. Greetings from Germany.
I think it is interesting to see the reactions of different nationalities
to this song
As a Briton the First World War is very important
and it is taught in History
and English Literature because
there is a rich seam of "First World War Poetry"
It also marks a huge turning point in British History
The British came out of WW1 bankrupt
as they had supported the Allies logistically and financially through the war.
So the writing for the British Empire was on the wall.
It was destroyed by the USA after the WW2.
Even my school has a war memorial to the dead in WW1 and WW2
It was so important to folks.
Americans who respond don't register the First World War as game changing
which is interesting especially as High School historiography
registers it as one of the five major points in US History
(The Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, WW1 and WW2)
Pretty sure that's Tommy with the harmony, and that's what gave me the shivers....its beautiful.
Welcome to the insane mindfuck world of ww1 battle tactics.
Thanks for your great reaction! The similar topic: The Price of A Mile by Sabaton, lyric video, my recommendation.
Great reaction. Greetings from Germany
Sabaton 1916 shows how us British people fight & died freely & huch we sacrifice our lives. I'm proud to be English
To put the 57,000 in some perspective, 58,000 US soldiers dies in 10 years of fighting in Vietnam.
300k men for 6 miles is 1 life for every 7.5inches. counting all casualties it drops to just over 2inches. Iv posted this on idk how many reactions to this song and price of a mile but I feel obligated it is so ridiculously sad that they just tossed Way lives like this. One battle, not the front or the war just one battle.
They put me in mind of Five Finger Death Punch
I love the message, I have seen it numerous times and I saw it live yesterday .... wow! .... But I just realized, on the second info table there is something wrong with the math. If 57.470 people died in one day, even if we assume a 24 hour fight, one person would have to die on average every 1,5 seconds in order to get to that number. With 4,4 seconds you get to 13,6 dead per minute, 818,2 per hour, 19.636 in 24 hours....... sorry 🤔
57,470 casualties, not specifically deaths, so wounded are included. The last bit of info says casualties topped 1 million in total by the end of the battle, with more than 300,000 being killed.
ww1 was brutal far more than any war before or after
It was the collision between modern weapons and old tactics.
Those people had dreams, had lives, had loved ones. The story of War is not the Victors its of the slain
Ok now that you done the falling in reverse rabbit hole try this guy...Samson....,Nancy, leave the kids out of it,what about us, 46=13 ect.....he is a tom mcdonald type of rapper
Tommy is toll, but him standing next to Pär makes him look even toller.
ON THE ELEVENTH DAY, AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR, AT THE ELEVENTH MINUTE!, FINALLY, the guns when silent. those six miles that were gained, were lost in the next counter attack, it was just one giant waste. NOTHING was gained in the Somme but death and misery.
Lemmy n Co cover :) history repeats itself sadly as shown in the walking crowd rest easy Lem Never forgotten nor should the fallen from that battle be (had family fighting there 17 years old) biggest waste of lives that battle
And if people ask why is Europe so reluctant in going to war . well this is your answer 2000 years of this kind of brutality does make people think twice for going to war .
Also you said its barely over one life time ago , and it happend twice in less than 20 years and a life time before that the napoleonic wars with a sprinkling of belgian revolt and franco prussian war . and that is all with in 220 years .
And not only that, you have the 30 years war before that and the 100 year war which wasn't a single war but a plethora of wars together spanning a century...
@@GrumpyGrampa Yep . the longest peace in europe was the peace negotiated during the peace of utrecht in 1713-1715. a 10 year peace .
Europe the continenent forged in war . finaly had put the monster to rest , for 80 years that was untill the recent events in eastern europe.
You're forgetting the Crimean War and Spanish Civil War.
@@GM-wl9mp I took the more important conflicts . crimean war no one even knows what it was about . or how it started.
@marcusfranconium3392 Really, the Crimean War is famous for The Charge of The Light Bridge.