Always struck me as strange why a movie that is in English needs to have all the French Characters speak with a French accent. We know they are French characters. In reality the would be speaking French, not English with a French accent. I swear that the producers of most movies think that we are that dumb. I don't say that this is a bad movie, but the producers should have watched Paths to Glory made by a master director. All French characters and not a French accent to be found. Imagine Kurt Douglas with a phony French Accent.
What is very often forgotten is the fierce battle and resistance of the Belgian soldiers throughout Belgium. In the surroundings of my hometown for example there is a cemetery, and several landmarks where battles have taken place. For every major road, or crossing, even small or of little importance, there was a battle
After the fall of Liege and the frontier forts, the Belgian Army was forced back relentlessly, to the coast and then down along it toward the British lines. Eventually they opened the dikes fronting their sector to prevent the Germans (von Kluck's I Army, the "far right arm" of the Schlieffen Plan) from approaching them. They hung tough until the end of the war.
it s make me feel bloody proud to see those soldiers where Belgain army uniform s, my grandfather was a Belgain soldier from 1916 till 1919, field artelerie , and trench artelerie ,
Arthur piantadosi, actually America joined WWI one in 1915 then dropped out of the conflict in 1917 EDIT: this comment is false. At the time of writing it I did not know the actual facts of America's involvement. The truth is that they joined serious diplomatic discussions in 1914 then joined militarily in 1917 effectively sealing the fate of the war in favor of the allies. Were it not for their continued efforts and involvement, the central powers would likely have done enough damage to at least get away with a white peace if not victory. After learning this I only wish that America had joined earlier on as this may have indeed prevented the next war in Europe, and prevented the rise of communism in Russia.
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The Legendary song "one" by Metallica was about a soldier who sustained ww1 injury's. He could not see, he was paralyzed and limbless . Imagine not knowing if your alive or dead? Awake or dreaming? "Johnny got his Gun". Great book .
The rifle shot at 11:58 is honestly just beautiful. One of my favorite classic gun sounds since I first heard it from Kazim's guerillas with their VZ 24 rifles in "The Last Crusade".
Anyone that has study WWI history would know it will not be just be mortars, but all sort of field guns. In some places in the western front its been estimated that three tons of shells per yard were drop. In checking the hospital records, seventy-five present of all casualty were from artillery. Even today there are places that are still off limits as people are still getting killed from WWI artillery shells
my grandfather was a machine gunner in the sherwood foresters..( life expectancy in a battle was approx two and a half hrs )..he got gassed but survived.. when the germans sent over gas shells about 7000 started running he said..about 300 survived and a most of them had lung problems all there lives
This is tragic and heartbreaking. WW1 still brings me to tears it was such a waste of human life and for absolutely nothing better in the future. I love soldiers and would never even think of hurting one. Think of all they do for us and how little thanks they get. They die for us and we call them murderers and I hate that I won't stand for it. My last name is Flemish. People don't know that they think "Mitchner" is German or something. Actually it's Flemish. Belgians and French are all nice people most of them I don't know why they hate each other, but they do. This is a very realistic look into trench warfare and life and death for these great brave boys. Much love to you all.
Benjamin Blake Mitchner when you said "for absolutely nothing better in the future" that is not true soldiers die and fight for us because they don't want bad pepole to hurt us and second look into in the second or first world War if the allies didt fight we would have horrible life would you live under Hitters order he was racist to many people so apparently you want that. the point is the soldiers made a HUGE difference to human life. and if we let hitter attack and do nothing about it life would completely suck
And that is why people really did die for nothing in WWI, however, I will say that they didn't die Entirely for nothing, they did save the freedoms of: France, poland, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Italy, the middle eastern countries, and southeastern European states. such as Romania etc. So it they did die for something after all, but not quite what they intended.
I am Canadian. Some of my ancestors have lived on this continent for thousands of years. My European immigrant ancestors have been on the soil called Canada for many generations. Both my parents were WWII veterans. But I knew nothing of the enmity between the Belgians and French til today!
guys, look up "in vlaamse velden" have not watched the full show myself, but it came out due to the hundred year aniversary of ww1 a couple years back, and they actually show the situation better than most shows,
My grand-grand uncle was to tall for the trenches and has been shot. My grand-grand-father fought in the trenches, Flanders fields and won. His brother has been decorated(the decorations ara at home)but he had PTTS. It was the hell for them, they did not like it. They were glad WOI was over and their country was liberated. A Fleming. The English soldiers came after the gaz attacks to the farm of the parents of my grand mother for shelter, medical care, food, warmth, rest and new clothes. I still can tell you a lot of that war because a heard a lot of stories from my family and visited the trenches myself. Some spot gives me the feeling I have been there before, most other spots not. As a kid I knew a lot of those trench soldiers. It is hard.
Our TV at the time of this airing rarely got the channel very well that carried this. Only bits I remember is an Old Man Jones telling the tales of his life to an interested young boy of similar age to my own of the time. I'd forgotten about this series. I should look into getting it.
What's sad is that the charge in this film actually looks better than most WWI charges I see in more recent movies (except for "A Very Long Engagement")
Ok, it's from Young Indiana Jones. This was a series I didn't like very much and didn't watch a lot of. But to be completely fair, this isn't too very awful. I'm an ACW reenactor and have several friends who are much more interested in WWI. From them, I've learned a great deal. The animosity between the French and the Belgians was very real. It got so bad that the Belgian king, King Albert, demanded that Belgians be deployed only under BEF command. The trench systems are actually overly dug-in for 1915... And you'll note that there is no mud, dust, or vermin. But you really can't show the Hellishness of WWI on prime time TV in the States.
At one point during the war Albert I wanted to switch sides as well, after all, it makes more sense for Belgium to be on the side of Germany due to cultural and historical reasons, and most Belgian territory was occupied by the Germans anyway. Also: during the Anglo-Boer wars Belgian sympathy lay obviously with the Boers, just as it was in Germany and the Netherlands. This conflict was still fresh on everyone's minds. An assassination by French spies destroyed the secret diplomacy of Albert I with the Germans, BTW.
the Belgians never where never under BEF command, the Belgian army remained the Belgian Army. the Belgains fought alongside the british and french but the Belgian king king did not want to sacrifice any men if he didn't want to and denied almost every request for offensive(and pointless) actions (except the raids from antwerp in 1914 which gave the french some much needed time to prepare for the marne) until 1917-1918. The belgian army was not capable of performing offensive actions until late '15, early 16 since it took on the full might of the german war machine in 1914, they performed way better then anyone including the germans could've dreamed of but they also lost a massive ammount of their men in those first few months. this angered the british and the french so the relations between the belgians and it's allies where strained to say the least, it got so bad that the french and british at a certain point where not called allies but guarenteers (or something in that line).
did not realise that background Belgium/France WW1... Of course, there is an ethnic and language dichotomy in the Belgians..half are not French first language...maybe that did not help?
I love how the main character who is supposed to be Belgian sounds the most American. The characters that aren't even shown as much as him have a better accent.
+SuperJSkyline Maybe watch the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles before you make a fool of yourself. He is Indiana Jones. He's a 17 year old American. He traveled to Europe and lied about his age and signed up for the Belgian army because the States had not declared war on the Germans yet. He speaks fluent German and French, but since the actor doesnt, they improvise and keep 95% in English. The few scenes where he does have to speak German and French, he does a good job but ofc with a thick american accent, eventhough they claim he's fluent with no hitn of accent in the series :-)
+Ole The Viking Maybe, you should calm down and read what I write. I figure, he doesnt know the series, which still doesnt warrant his flaming it, and then tries to enlighten him. All you do is trying to pour oil on the fire. I think SuperJSkyline was happy that I enlightened him. Maybe even got him hooked to watch the fun series.
History is so ironic. Countries like Britain, France and Belgium fight together even though they had centuries of warfare and hatred. The Germans had that effect of uniting strange alliances against them. Just look at the USSR and the USA.
@9:20 well....other than the fact that enemy machineguns have a view of the WHOLE battlefield, you may as well put some snipers to use and keep them preoccupied.
The watch at 11:38 is way newer and can't be from the first world war, it's probably from after the second world war even. The automatic watch was invented in 1923, but even in the second world war military personal didn't use automatic watches, they used hand-wound watches because those were more reliable. Also, the watch shown is this clip is a moonphase and annual calendar dress watch, which doesn't fit in a military environment.
@@Xingmey The problem is that trenches on the western front during WW1 was often soaked in rain which turned the trenches into a quagmire of mud and water. Meaning that there would be no way for everyones uniforms to be sparkly clean. Officers maybe found ways to try and keep their uniforms cleaner or have them cleaned more regularly. Just imagine yourself walking around a wet and muddy trench all day long. You are going to get some stains on your clothes no matter what.
@@richhh9000 I hate how people like you state things as if they are facts. Consider this, these soldiers just got on the line therefore have no had chance to get dirty yet (people did clean clothes back then and soldiers were required to). It doesn’t constantly rain in Europe and when the ground has dried out the groundwater level lowers ergo there wouldn’t be any water in the bottom of the trench.
@@archluke6099 Geez man sorry if I sounded like a wiseass, was not my intention. Was simply stating that trenches could often be soaked from rainfall, which would make maintaining clean uniforms problematic. I live in Sweden and it does occasionally rain in Europe dude. I've watched many photos from WW1 trenches and sometimes It's muddy and terrible, other times It's dry and less terrible.
They spent a lot of money on locations, extras, uniforms, props, and explosions. There is no plot to speak of. There is no character the viewer will care about. The bad guys are cartoons. Even the stuntmen overact. When they get shot, they throw up their arms and jump backwards. The musical score is sappy and incessant. If you can make it through part 6, you will have done better than I.
So the entire company consisted of 70 survivors. Before the end of the clip, I think I counted at least as many dead. But there were still seemingly at least a hundred alive. If someone could explain this math to me...
" Trincheras del infierno "....excelente film donde refleja la matanza...la carniceria .en los campos de batallas durante la 1ra guerra mundial. Cuando el oficial a cargo hacia sonar ese pito...y tenian q correr a campo travieso sorteando las explosiones..la metralla del enemigo...ahi se desataba.el infierno....como dice el titulo del film.
I know its sounds kind of nerdy but the Adrian helmets used in this movie are from ww2 even the French ones but the French ones are probably spray painted in blue.
@Владимир Новиков They were leftover uniforms from an earlier age, when soldiers still fought in big stand-up formations. Military advisors to the European nations had already had a preview of what World War 1 was going to be like in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5. That's now mainly remembered for it's naval engagements and the decisive Japanese victory at Tsushima (you can still visit the flagship), but the land battles were a meat grinder.
Many of the soldiers are wearing m26 adrian helmets (only produced after 1926), while a few wear the correct m15 helmet used during the First World War.
+Atomictrooper's Military Antiques Interesting point, I know that the french infantry fought in horizon blue by the end of 1915 so the helmets look authentic enough to me. I don't see much difference in the style of the m15 or the m26 so perhaps you can tell me where I'm going wrong?
Tom Graham The main difference between the M15 and the M26 is construction. The M15 is made out of 4 parts, the main bowl part of the helmet, the comb on top of it, the visor and the liner. On M15's you can clearly see a line between the rim and the main part of the helmet. In 1926, they simplified the design by making the bowl and the rim one piece. On M26's there is no line between the rim and the bowl. Both the M26 and the M15 were used by the French and the Belgians, I think the Belgians had a different name for the M26, like the M36 or something. Anyway, the only difference between the M15 and the M26 is the construction. As a point of reference the M15 was used in WW1 and the M26 was used in WW2.
+Atomictrooper's Military Antiques Brilliant! Thanks for that. I think I'd feel a lot safer in a German Stahlhelmet anyway. I think the US based current military helmets on the Stahlhelmet design.
This movie has a few inaccuracies, especially during the gas scene in which the Belgians are wearing WW2 German Gas Masks and the opposing Germans wearing NBC suits that were created in God knows when, probably just after WW2.
I looked after men British who fought in WW1, they said, the French didn't like the British, but the Belgians hated us more, their words not mine, if anyone doesn't believe me, that's fine, i was only 16 when i looked after these brave men in 1978.
@@shawnwellington6963 Just as the Anglo-Saxons did not like Francophones. There is an old story between France and England. And then, France has been many times the first power of the world. The break in what we know today was after Napoleon.
Not true, the Flemings loved the British. I am a Fleming and I know they did. My family fought in the trenches. They loved the British much more then the French. They still do. They really loved them. My grand mother did not like the Germans, neither the French.
Many Americans fought for the British, French and Belgian armed forces. At least one American who flew with the British Royal Flying Corps, later the Royal Air Force, ended up as a squadron commander. He even took up cricket.
Eddie Rickenbacker, the American race car driver, became the driver for a US general behind the lines, but hung out at a nearby French airfield between tasks. He taught himself to fly using obsolescent French trainers and observation aircraft that were sitting around, then got himself seconded to a French squadron for some real air combat experience. He soon founded the "Hat in the Ring" (Liberty) squadron -- Americans flying French-provided Nieuports and eventually SPADs. He was shot down more than once, but ended the war with 15 air-to-air kills, IIRC -- an ace -- and later founded Eastern Airlines!
like in ww2 you got a mg a rochet auncher you could hide better but in ww1 it was like napoleonic tactics vs continous mg fire and like yo paul octave i like history
Well, I suppose it wasn't quite as obscure then as it is now. But WW1 sank into the misty past much more rapidly than has WW2. A lot of once famous events are depicted in the Young Indiana Jones chronicles which I've never seen depicted elsewhere. For instance, it's a bit silly and overdone, but he gets involved in the East African campaign. He also gets involved in the Irish Easter Uprising.
I know in this show the French are supposed to be the baddies but anyone know what happened to the Belgian officers? Did they all die in battle or did something strange happen to them?
My grandfather fought for 3 years as a German soldier in World War one, my father from 1942-1945. They said that whoever went through the nightmare war carries with him until his life ends.
@@sdporres Damn right. The courage of the Belgian army was something those germans had not counted on. They never managed to conquer all of Belgium during WW1
Reminds me of "Gallipoli" ... In this case it was the British who sacrificed the Australians ... WW I saw the introduction of poison gas, but it was the tank that broke the trench warfare stalemate and advantaged the Allies ... 20 years after WW I was concluded, Germany rearmed, and the conflict was resumed with increased lethality of more modern weapons ...
Australians played a huge part, and suffered high casualties, but it's ingenuous to claim it was all Anzacs. English, Scottish and Irish regiments were decimated, and Indian soldiers also participated. My grandfather was with the RIR, who were thrown into battle straight from the training depot, and cut to pieces by the Turks. It's not a competition to claim which country lost the most men. Every one was some mother's son, and many Anzacs were British immigrants to Australia and New Zealand, doing what they perceived to be their patriotic duty. Petty nationalism is a curse, both then and now.
They are not conventional mortars, but "minenwerfen" -- a kind of heavy grenade-thrower. They were low-velocity weapons meant for throwing HE, illumination rounds, and eventually gas bombs only 200-400m downrange. You could indeed see the rounds leave the tube, and (in daylight) the rounds themselves in their arcing flight.
Stuck in a trench with all of those torturous accents, I would’ve run into machine gun fire too
oh you should see the guys in school trying to pronounce an english word XD
laughs in honhonhon
i'm still waiting to ear an american or an englishman pronouncing french sentences without accent
Always struck me as strange why a movie that is in English needs to have all the French Characters speak with a French accent. We know they are French characters. In reality the would be speaking French, not English with a French accent. I swear that the producers of most movies think that we are that dumb. I don't say that this is a bad movie, but the producers should have watched Paths to Glory made by a master director. All French characters and not a French accent to be found. Imagine Kurt Douglas with a phony French Accent.
Whatever you say, american. Your accent is atrocious too.
This is from " The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles.", 1992. A young Indiana Jones joins his Belgian friend into the Belgian army.
@Christoff Starbuck Yes, actually.
@Timmons being shot with arrows It's hard to joign the foreign legion, it's a very good troop.
Yeah, I remember this series - didn't young Indy also take to the air?
i remember seeing this back in the day and was very impressed!
Kid friendly entertainment of the 90'ies.
Officer ; "fix bajonettes"! Belgian soldiers ; "way ahead of you, Sir"
French soldiers: Fix Baguettes
German soldiers: turn on the gas!
British soldiers : valuables in the bucket
Russian soldiers: "What's a bayonet?"
Americans: Carry the oil
What is very often forgotten is the fierce battle and resistance of the Belgian soldiers throughout Belgium. In the surroundings of my hometown for example there is a cemetery, and several landmarks where battles have taken place. For every major road, or crossing, even small or of little importance, there was a battle
After the fall of Liege and the frontier forts, the Belgian Army was forced back relentlessly, to the coast and then down along it toward the British lines. Eventually they opened the dikes fronting their sector to prevent the Germans (von Kluck's I Army, the "far right arm" of the Schlieffen Plan) from approaching them. They hung tough until the end of the war.
They gave up their lives to fight off foreigners. And today you hand your nation to them without a fight. Shame on you.
Ieper?
9:10 - the chateau sits on high ground.
the story is written by lucas - give it up! you are without a chance!
We need a uniform that blends into the background, blues good! 😂
Its not that bad. If germans look up on them, french matches the sky
But the Germans were looking down upon them in this case.
You Are right. But somewhere else it was a different case
They wore bright red pants at the beginning of the war, too.
It was going to be covered in mud anyway so I think it hardly matters
it s make me feel bloody proud to see those soldiers where Belgain army uniform s, my grandfather was a Belgain soldier from 1916 till 1919, field artelerie , and trench artelerie ,
Serbian uniforms from WW1 looked exactly the same
Since when are Belgians stoners from California.
This is about Indiana Jones, the one speaking with an American accent is him.
Belgians are Belgians, stoners from CA are stoners from CA.
He enlisted as a volunteer in the Belgian Army, because in 1916 America was not in the war.
Arthur piantadosi, actually America joined WWI one in 1915 then dropped out of the conflict in 1917
EDIT: this comment is false. At the time of writing it I did not know the actual facts of America's involvement. The truth is that they joined serious diplomatic discussions in 1914 then joined militarily in 1917 effectively sealing the fate of the war in favor of the allies. Were it not for their continued efforts and involvement, the central powers would likely have done enough damage to at least get away with a white peace if not victory. After learning this I only wish that America had joined earlier on as this may have indeed prevented the next war in Europe, and prevented the rise of communism in Russia.
Nah bro, like, other way around and whatever, like, us californians, we're like, actually Belgians. Pretty sick, I know.
This was a great series, Amazing Indiana Jones
Trenches of Hell? More like "Frenches of Hell"
Bad pun, but I still liked you comment castle bravo
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5:59 And here we see Gabe Newells greatgrandfather
Joyeux Newell
The Indy Chronicles, about Indiana Jones when he was a youth.
The Legendary song "one" by Metallica was about a soldier who sustained ww1 injury's. He could not see, he was paralyzed and limbless . Imagine not knowing if your alive or dead? Awake or dreaming? "Johnny got his Gun". Great book .
The rifle shot at 11:58 is honestly just beautiful. One of my favorite classic gun sounds since I first heard it from Kazim's guerillas with their VZ 24 rifles in "The Last Crusade".
clone watch those wrist rockets!
TV episode from young Indy Jones. it was a good series back in 80s. TV suxs today.
90's
Anyone that has study WWI history would know it will not be just be mortars, but all sort of field guns. In some places in the western front its been estimated that three tons of shells per yard were drop. In checking the hospital records, seventy-five present of all casualty were from artillery. Even today there are places that are still off limits as people are still getting killed from WWI artillery shells
The French accent by Lt Moreau convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt...that he doesn't speak a word of French.
Horatio Jones sounds almost german
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Did anyone else notice that George Lucas, the man who came up with the idea for star wars, was also an executive producer for this film?
Enoch DeMille I saw that but is it THE George Lucas?
kidgo kidgo no it’s the George Lucas from Modesto, California.
Hudson Louie I got it. 👍🏼
So what?
wow, you kids don't miss anything
Ffffff....Jonny Phillips is an atomic bomb of sensuality!!!
my grandfather was a machine gunner in the sherwood foresters..( life expectancy in a battle was approx two and a half hrs )..he got gassed but survived..
when the germans sent over gas shells about 7000 started running he said..about 300 survived and a most of them had lung problems all there lives
I love it five stars the whole entire videos I watched them all
My new favorite WW1 movie, thanks Henry Jones jr
Michael Moler There needs to be more WWI movies made.
I thought it was ww2
wow, i looked so long for this, thank you for sharing :)
greetings from Belgium
This is tragic and heartbreaking. WW1 still brings me to tears it was such a waste of human life and for absolutely nothing better in the future. I love soldiers and would never even think of hurting one. Think of all they do for us and how little thanks they get. They die for us and we call them murderers and I hate that I won't stand for it. My last name is Flemish. People don't know that they think "Mitchner" is German or something. Actually it's Flemish. Belgians and French are all nice people most of them I don't know why they hate each other, but they do. This is a very realistic look into trench warfare and life and death for these great brave boys. Much love to you all.
Benjamin Blake Mitchner when you said "for absolutely nothing better in the future" that is not true soldiers die and fight for us because they don't want bad pepole to hurt us and second look into in the second or first world War if the allies didt fight we would have horrible life would you live under Hitters order he was racist to many people so apparently you want that. the point is the soldiers made a HUGE difference to human life. and if we let hitter attack and do nothing about it life would completely suck
And that is why people really did die for nothing in WWI, however, I will say that they didn't die Entirely for nothing, they did save the freedoms of: France, poland, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Italy, the middle eastern countries, and southeastern European states. such as Romania etc. So it they did die for something after all, but not quite what they intended.
The war to and all wars it was supposed to be... They had no idea the huge crap storm they had caused
"I love soldiers and would never dream of hurting one"- you say that up until the point it's you or him
I am Canadian. Some of my ancestors have lived on this continent for thousands of years. My European immigrant ancestors have been on the soil called Canada for many generations.
Both my parents were WWII veterans.
But I knew nothing of the enmity between the Belgians and French til today!
guys, look up "in vlaamse velden" have not watched the full show myself, but it came out due to the hundred year aniversary of ww1 a couple years back, and they actually show the situation better than most shows,
true watched it (belgian myself)
My grand-grand uncle was to tall for the trenches and has been shot. My grand-grand-father fought in the trenches, Flanders fields and won. His brother has been decorated(the decorations ara at home)but he had PTTS. It was the hell for them, they did not like it. They were glad WOI was over and their country was liberated. A Fleming. The English soldiers came after the gaz attacks to the farm of the parents of my grand mother for shelter, medical care, food, warmth, rest and new clothes. I still can tell you a lot of that war because a heard a lot of stories from my family and visited the trenches myself. Some spot gives me the feeling I have been there before, most other spots not. As a kid I knew a lot of those trench soldiers. It is hard.
Our TV at the time of this airing rarely got the channel very well that carried this. Only bits I remember is an Old Man Jones telling the tales of his life to an interested young boy of similar age to my own of the time. I'd forgotten about this series. I should look into getting it.
The Inspector Clozeau accents are the best thing of this comedy....
Gotta love those bright orange gasoline explosion 'shellbursts'.
What's sad is that the charge in this film actually looks better than most WWI charges I see in more recent movies (except for "A Very Long Engagement")
In most recent ww1 movies, the trenches seem more like 6-lane motorways....and always spanking brand nieuw....:))
5:49 He played officer Lightoller in Titanic. :3
French: *Badmouth the Belgians*
Belgians: *Arguably keep the entire Western Front from falling to German forces by temporarily halting their advance!*
The disdain shown here is fictive. I think its an american movie.
this is terribly familiar, its the old "Young Indiana" TV series 'Raiders of the Lost Ark" prequel, isn't it?
Yep
They say “Wo, Dude!” on the way down 🤙
Ok, it's from Young Indiana Jones. This was a series I didn't like very much and didn't watch a lot of. But to be completely fair, this isn't too very awful. I'm an ACW reenactor and have several friends who are much more interested in WWI. From them, I've learned a great deal.
The animosity between the French and the Belgians was very real. It got so bad that the Belgian king, King Albert, demanded that Belgians be deployed only under BEF command.
The trench systems are actually overly dug-in for 1915... And you'll note that there is no mud, dust, or vermin. But you really can't show the Hellishness of WWI on prime time TV in the States.
It is based in 1916 not 1915.
Carl Hicks Jr. Until today the animosity still exist. Especially since the UE has his office in Brussels and the UE being so much decried .
At one point during the war Albert I wanted to switch sides as well, after all, it makes more sense for Belgium to be on the side of Germany due to cultural and historical reasons, and most Belgian territory was occupied by the Germans anyway. Also: during the Anglo-Boer wars Belgian sympathy lay obviously with the Boers, just as it was in Germany and the Netherlands. This conflict was still fresh on everyone's minds. An assassination by French spies destroyed the secret diplomacy of Albert I with the Germans, BTW.
the Belgians never where never under BEF command, the Belgian army remained the Belgian Army.
the Belgains fought alongside the british and french but the Belgian king king did not want to sacrifice any men if he didn't want to and denied almost every request for offensive(and pointless) actions (except the raids from antwerp in 1914 which gave the french some much needed time to prepare for the marne) until 1917-1918. The belgian army was not capable of performing offensive actions until late '15, early 16 since it took on the full might of the german war machine in 1914, they performed way better then anyone including the germans could've dreamed of but they also lost a massive ammount of their men in those first few months.
this angered the british and the french so the relations between the belgians and it's allies where strained to say the least, it got so bad that the french and british at a certain point where not called allies but guarenteers (or something in that line).
did not realise that background Belgium/France WW1...
Of course, there is an ethnic and language dichotomy in the Belgians..half are not French first language...maybe that did not help?
I love how the main character who is supposed to be Belgian sounds the most American. The characters that aren't even shown as much as him have a better accent.
+SuperJSkyline Perhaps he was an American serving in the Belgian army. After all, the French army had Americans serving in it (Lafayette Escadrille).
+SuperJSkyline Maybe watch the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles before you make a fool of yourself. He is Indiana Jones. He's a 17 year old American. He traveled to Europe and lied about his age and signed up for the Belgian army because the States had not declared war on the Germans yet. He speaks fluent German and French, but since the actor doesnt, they improvise and keep 95% in English. The few scenes where he does have to speak German and French, he does a good job but ofc with a thick american accent, eventhough they claim he's fluent with no hitn of accent in the series :-)
Yeah I know, didn't know this was the Indiana Jones series.
+beersmurff calm down m8. They didnt know because they have never heard of it.
+Ole The Viking Maybe, you should calm down and read what I write. I figure, he doesnt know the series, which still doesnt warrant his flaming it, and then tries to enlighten him. All you do is trying to pour oil on the fire. I think SuperJSkyline was happy that I enlightened him. Maybe even got him hooked to watch the fun series.
Anything can done if we work together!!! Yea right!! Without armored, artillery and air supports, this is means that we die together for nothing
one of the best episodes
History is so ironic. Countries like Britain, France and Belgium fight together even though they had centuries of warfare and hatred. The Germans had that effect of uniting strange alliances against them. Just look at the USSR and the USA.
Kid at 2:37 was thinking I shouldn't have joined up.
Thanks for uploading this. Young Indy Jones was a great series.
@9:20 well....other than the fact that enemy machineguns have a view of the WHOLE battlefield, you may as well put some snipers to use and keep them preoccupied.
The watch at 11:38 is way newer and can't be from the first world war, it's probably from after the second world war even. The automatic watch was invented in 1923, but even in the second world war military personal didn't use automatic watches, they used hand-wound watches because those were more reliable. Also, the watch shown is this clip is a moonphase and annual calendar dress watch, which doesn't fit in a military environment.
2:17 Asterix and Obelix? Ahaha😂😂
“You British fight like girls” well the sergeant that you said that too is double the size...
all them uniforms are so clean .. lol
well, they were able to clean their uniformes back then... just as we are today.
where's the problem?
@@Xingmey The problem is that trenches on the western front during WW1 was often soaked in rain which turned the trenches into a quagmire of mud and water. Meaning that there would be no way for everyones uniforms to be sparkly clean. Officers maybe found ways to try and keep their uniforms cleaner or have them cleaned more regularly. Just imagine yourself walking around a wet and muddy trench all day long. You are going to get some stains on your clothes no matter what.
@@richhh9000 I hate how people like you state things as if they are facts. Consider this, these soldiers just got on the line therefore have no had chance to get dirty yet (people did clean clothes back then and soldiers were required to). It doesn’t constantly rain in Europe and when the ground has dried out the groundwater level lowers ergo there wouldn’t be any water in the bottom of the trench.
@@archluke6099 Geez man sorry if I sounded like a wiseass, was not my intention. Was simply stating that trenches could often be soaked from rainfall, which would make maintaining clean uniforms problematic. I live in Sweden and it does occasionally rain in Europe dude. I've watched many photos from WW1 trenches and sometimes It's muddy and terrible, other times It's dry and less terrible.
Why are some of the soldiers wearing Mle 26 helmets? They weren’t produced until years after WWI.
They spent a lot of money on locations, extras, uniforms, props, and explosions. There is no plot to speak of. There is no character the viewer will care about. The bad guys are cartoons. Even the stuntmen overact. When they get shot, they throw up their arms and jump backwards. The musical score is sappy and incessant. If you can make it through part 6, you will have done better than I.
So the entire company consisted of 70 survivors. Before the end of the clip, I think I counted at least as many dead. But there were still seemingly at least a hundred alive. If someone could explain this math to me...
Limited amount of actors trying to represent a conflict that involved thousands of people.
The most inaccurate thing is how clean they are.
French soldiers were named "Poilus" ("Hairy") - no time to shave.
Yes I'm dirtier than that after 2 hours of construction work
I had the trenches once. I was in the khazi for a week.
" Trincheras del infierno "....excelente film donde refleja la matanza...la carniceria .en los campos de batallas durante la 1ra guerra mundial. Cuando el oficial a cargo hacia sonar ese pito...y tenian q correr a campo travieso sorteando las explosiones..la metralla del enemigo...ahi se desataba.el infierno....como dice el titulo del film.
Ese silbato era lo último que muchos soldados oían antes de morir, hombres valientes de verdadero
"HE SOLD US OUT" the funniest thing I've heard lmao
I know its sounds kind of nerdy but the Adrian helmets used in this movie are from ww2 even the French ones but the French ones are probably spray painted in blue.
5:12 I think they used the same base music for a lot of 'slight/increasing tension' music in the first few star trek movies.
What is name of this film?
this war scene is so much better than many other contemporary war movies
Thank you for sharing that story.
Everyone else camo or light color uniforms.
French blue its a nice color lets keep it.
the French refer t t as bleu horizon".... horizon blue... sure beats the red "pantalons garances" they wore in 1914!!!!
@Владимир Новиков They were leftover uniforms from an earlier age, when soldiers still fought in big stand-up formations.
Military advisors to the European nations had already had a preview of what World War 1 was going to be like in the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-5. That's now mainly remembered for it's naval engagements and the decisive Japanese victory at Tsushima (you can still visit the flagship), but the land battles were a meat grinder.
M15 Adrian, the best looking functional ''modern'' military helmet to date.
hold on no flandern/dutch?
i would have enjoyed it to be one of the only ones wo would actially understand it (i'm dutch)
Many of the soldiers are wearing m26 adrian helmets (only produced after 1926), while a few wear the correct m15 helmet used during the First World War.
+Atomictrooper's Military Antiques Interesting point, I know that the french infantry fought in horizon blue by the end of 1915 so the helmets look authentic enough to me. I don't see much difference in the style of the m15 or the m26 so perhaps you can tell me where I'm going wrong?
Tom Graham The main difference between the M15 and the M26 is construction. The M15 is made out of 4 parts, the main bowl part of the helmet, the comb on top of it, the visor and the liner. On M15's you can clearly see a line between the rim and the main part of the helmet. In 1926, they simplified the design by making the bowl and the rim one piece. On M26's there is no line between the rim and the bowl. Both the M26 and the M15 were used by the French and the Belgians, I think the Belgians had a different name for the M26, like the M36 or something. Anyway, the only difference between the M15 and the M26 is the construction. As a point of reference the M15 was used in WW1 and the M26 was used in WW2.
+Atomictrooper's Military Antiques Brilliant! Thanks for that. I think I'd feel a lot safer in a German Stahlhelmet anyway. I think the US based current military helmets on the Stahlhelmet design.
This movie has a few inaccuracies, especially during the gas scene in which the Belgians are wearing WW2 German Gas Masks and the opposing Germans wearing NBC suits that were created in God knows when, probably just after WW2.
Young Indy Jones, loved this TV series. Brilliant.
Thank you so much for uploading I watched this when I was 10. Now I’m 13 and wants to watch it again thx liked it😉👍🏻
I looked after men British who fought in WW1, they said, the French didn't like the British, but the Belgians hated us more, their words not mine, if anyone doesn't believe me, that's fine, i was only 16 when i looked after these brave men in 1978.
I believe in you.British being hated in Europe was normal just like how world hate America.being the strongest ancient country was not easy
@@shawnwellington6963 Just as the Anglo-Saxons did not like Francophones. There is an old story between France and England. And then, France has been many times the first power of the world. The break in what we know today was after Napoleon.
@@thibskywalker4450 france also responsible for the america revolution against british monarchy colonization in 1700s
Not true, the Flemings loved the British. I am a Fleming and I know they did. My family fought in the trenches. They loved the British much more then the French. They still do. They really loved them. My grand mother did not like the Germans, neither the French.
Doing some research on this and I'm confused. It apparently an Indiana Jones film of some kind but I don't see Indi in it.
Magnifique documentaire
What's the name of the Machine Gun?
Germans be like... We have the higher ground
what country are the guys in tan meant to be from
Lmao the french sure fell hard since napoleon died
No
The actor that plays the soldier with the scar also assumes the role of Charles Lightholler in Titanic (1997)
Clean-shaven troop in trenches?
What is the name of this movie?
It is from the Young Indiana Jones TV Show. This episode is called "Trenches of Hell".
so long names ..
trenches of hell
WALL-E
Many Americans fought for the British, French and Belgian armed forces. At least one American who flew with the British Royal Flying Corps, later the Royal Air Force, ended up as a squadron commander. He even took up cricket.
Eddie Rickenbacker, the American race car driver, became the driver for a US general behind the lines, but hung out at a nearby French airfield between tasks. He taught himself to fly using obsolescent French trainers and observation aircraft that were sitting around, then got himself seconded to a French squadron for some real air combat experience. He soon founded the "Hat in the Ring" (Liberty) squadron -- Americans flying French-provided Nieuports and eventually SPADs. He was shot down more than once, but ended the war with 15 air-to-air kills, IIRC -- an ace -- and later founded Eastern Airlines!
like in ww2 you got a mg a rochet auncher you could hide better but in ww1 it was like napoleonic tactics vs continous mg fire and like yo paul octave i like history
props to abc for handling such an obscure subject as ww1 - still way too clean and sanitized. not sure network tv could really depict the ordeal
Well, I suppose it wasn't quite as obscure then as it is now. But WW1 sank into the misty past much more rapidly than has WW2. A lot of once famous events are depicted in the Young Indiana Jones chronicles which I've never seen depicted elsewhere. For instance, it's a bit silly and overdone, but he gets involved in the East African campaign. He also gets involved in the Irish Easter Uprising.
So, near the end, the commander yells “gas masks”. But no one puts one on.
Where was the opening crawl?
Wow. That Belgian accent is spot on. Made me think of Brussels sprouts and waffles.
dont forget the Belgain chocolade and the Belgain Malinois sir
I know in this show the French are supposed to be the baddies but anyone know what happened to the Belgian officers? Did they all die in battle or did something strange happen to them?
hello 42000 Belgain soldiers are killed in the first WWar a lot off offeciers to
Seems like the Belgium army are fighting alongside with a French army
Of Course
Is, that because they're allies do you think 🙄
Thanks captain obvious
The 369th Infantry Regiment "Harlem Hellfighters" was there. Fought under the French flag.
My grandfather fought for 3 years as a German soldier in World War one, my father from 1942-1945. They said that whoever went through the nightmare war carries with him until his life ends.
thanks for the upload dude
Приключения молодого Индианы Джонса 1-22 серии
TV series The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones 1-22 series
trenches of hell shows the true measure of the men who served in World War 1 and Indy becomes a key player in the battle of Somme
No wonder it’s produced by George Lucas and Lucasfilm, at 12:48 u can hear that familiar Star Wars explosion sound reused here😅
I may be distant Belgian but this short movie makes me proud of it.
You should be very proud of it. The Belgians, in both world wars, fought like lions, led bravely by their King.
@@sdporres Damn right. The courage of the Belgian army was something those germans had not counted on.
They never managed to conquer all of Belgium during WW1
Wait.... the French military looks down on the Belgians? Wow, now I have heard everything.
They looked down at the germans for centuries
@@arthurbarber7546 but the bloody Belgaind kick the germans in the ass in the first W War sir
Reminds me of "Gallipoli" ... In this case it was the British who sacrificed the Australians ... WW I saw the introduction of poison gas, but it was the tank that broke the trench warfare stalemate and advantaged the Allies ... 20 years after WW I was concluded, Germany rearmed, and the conflict was resumed with increased lethality of more modern weapons ...
Australians played a huge part, and suffered high casualties, but it's ingenuous to claim it was all Anzacs. English, Scottish and Irish regiments were decimated, and Indian soldiers also participated. My grandfather was with the RIR, who were thrown into battle straight from the training depot, and cut to pieces by the Turks. It's not a competition to claim which country lost the most men. Every one was some mother's son, and many Anzacs were British immigrants to Australia and New Zealand, doing what they perceived to be their patriotic duty. Petty nationalism is a curse, both then and now.
U watch this in 2021 u legend
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Cannon fodder arriving sir.
12:42 guess those mortats fire them selves and u can see the shell come out wow ww1 mortars are crazy
They are not conventional mortars, but "minenwerfen" -- a kind of heavy grenade-thrower. They were low-velocity weapons meant for throwing HE, illumination rounds, and eventually gas bombs only 200-400m downrange. You could indeed see the rounds leave the tube, and (in daylight) the rounds themselves in their arcing flight.
What year was this movie?
8:18 thats the guy from titanic "Keep order I say"
Those Beauxbatons students appear to have gotten off at the wrong stop.
Dónde la puedo conseguir en español?
Nice flick. Good production.
Good pic but most are wearing the M26 pattern helmet as in 1926 and only a few wearing the M15 helmet as in 1915
Where can I find this movie?