Steel Commanders - Tanks and Panzer! - Sabaton History 106 [Official]

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • From the first landships of the Great War to the massive armor-battles of Prokhorovka and El-Alamein - the introduction of the tank to the battlefield had changed warfare forever. Impregnable to small-arms fire, they crushed barbed-wire and field fortifications underneath their tracks, paving the way for the infantry's advance. In independent formations they surged forward at the head of the offensive, outmaneuvering the enemy's defenses and wreaking havoc in their lines. From the Mark V to the T-34, from the Tiger to the Centurion, - the evolution of armor is the history of Steel Commanders.
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Комментарии • 421

  • @SabatonHistory
    @SabatonHistory  Год назад +14

    If you would like to gain early access to our Sabaton History episodes and actively support this awesome project that we are so passionate about, you can do so by joining our Patreon community. There are some pretty cool perks when you become part of the Patreon family.
    Find out more and join here 👉 www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory

  • @xx_insert_cool_username_he6876
    @xx_insert_cool_username_he6876 2 года назад +335

    "We crashed a tank through a wall"
    *PRIMO VICTORIA INTENSIFIES*

    • @jimdude7782
      @jimdude7782 2 года назад +20

      when the winged tanks arrive

    • @USSAnimeNCC-
      @USSAnimeNCC- 2 года назад +13

      Comrade stood side by side to stop the Nazi charge

    • @Randomdudefromtheinternet
      @Randomdudefromtheinternet 2 года назад +15

      THEY’RE THE PANZER ELITE… BORN TO COMPETE… NEVER RETREAT

    • @DemoDaBoi
      @DemoDaBoi 2 года назад +10

      @@Randomdudefromtheinternet ghost division

    • @mitchnewara3229
      @mitchnewara3229 Год назад +1

      I’m laughing my fucking ass off. 🤣

  • @Big_E_Soul_Fragment
    @Big_E_Soul_Fragment 3 года назад +349

    13:41 Oh yes, part 2 about tank development during the Cold War, please.

    • @princeofmoskova
      @princeofmoskova 3 года назад +10

      +1

    • @robertortiz-wilson1588
      @robertortiz-wilson1588 2 года назад +4

      Yes please

    • @Raiden_9889
      @Raiden_9889 2 года назад +6

      I really hope they talk about mbt-70/Kampfpanzer 70 , where Germany and America built a tank together. when they both backed out , from the two joint designs we got the Leopard 2 and the M1 Abrams .

    • @noneyourbuissness4641
      @noneyourbuissness4641 2 года назад +3

      @@Raiden_9889 leopard 2 not 1 as the leopard 1 pre dates it by a bit but yeah that would be neat

    • @Raiden_9889
      @Raiden_9889 2 года назад +2

      @@noneyourbuissness4641 thank you for that , I did type in the wrong one

  • @stewm1267
    @stewm1267 3 года назад +267

    Sabaton and a song/video about tanks goes together better than beer and pizza.

    • @a10-tv17
      @a10-tv17 2 года назад +10

      How about all 4 together >:)

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron 2 года назад +3

      Better than the needle and spoon even..

    • @Daddle1337
      @Daddle1337 2 года назад +3

      almost as good as a Bratwurst und ein großes Bier

    • @stewm1267
      @stewm1267 2 года назад

      @@a10-tv17 can anyone handle so much awesome?

  • @_heinrich_i
    @_heinrich_i 2 года назад +512

    Always great to see a new Sabaton History, especially when it is about everyone's favorite subject TANKS!!

  • @pkfiremkice1883
    @pkfiremkice1883 2 года назад +159

    Indy: Despite the Tiger’s excellent optics and armor, they were technically flawed with unreliable transmissions and underpowered engines.
    Some poor german soldier on the eastern front: HANZ! ZE TRANSMISSION BROKE!

    • @Harv72b
      @Harv72b 2 года назад +25

      Ze transmission ist kaput!

    • @Supreme-vy3gu
      @Supreme-vy3gu 2 года назад +14

      Hans....transmission is kill
      Scheiße

    • @TheDoctorFromArknights
      @TheDoctorFromArknights 2 года назад +5

      More Armor you say?

    • @jacobchevalier1909
      @jacobchevalier1909 2 года назад +19

      where were u wen transmission die
      i was at house eating dorito when phone ring
      "transmission is kil"
      "no"

    • @fly1ngsh33p7
      @fly1ngsh33p7 2 года назад +4

      "Hans, das Getriebe ist im Arsch!"

  • @thescollard8764
    @thescollard8764 3 года назад +378

    Another great episode! I loved the song, especially all the callbacks to previous Sabaton songs in the lyrics ("over trench and wire" from The Future of Warfare and "fields of Prokhorovka" from Panzerkampf). A Part 2 to this focusing on tank development from 1945 "to today" would be great.

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  3 года назад +122

      Thank you for the suggestion!

    • @Paveway-chan
      @Paveway-chan 3 года назад +64

      Steel Commander 2: T-54 bogaloo

    • @osmacar5331
      @osmacar5331 2 года назад +21

      @@Paveway-chan Steel Commanders 2: Challenger 2, get it right

    • @antoniocenteno1483
      @antoniocenteno1483 2 года назад +6

      "The beggining of a victory" transaltes to "Primo Victoria" and is mentioned just after Overload

    • @osmacar5331
      @osmacar5331 2 года назад

      @@antoniocenteno1483 it can also mean first victory, or prime victory

  • @sirprise9548
    @sirprise9548 2 года назад +68

    Im an easy person: sabaton releases, i watch and love

  • @Donbasos14
    @Donbasos14 2 года назад +123

    Was wondering when this one would come out, happy to see it!
    Edit: "Great War 2, trench war boogaloo". Nice one

  • @SimonvanTilburg
    @SimonvanTilburg 2 года назад +70

    Indy drives with Pär through a wall in a tank. Indy : I am completely fine.
    Indy walks then against a tree.
    The lesson : Don't mess with nature😂😂😂

  • @corydismuke9231
    @corydismuke9231 2 года назад +7

    "Great War 2 trench war boogaloo" that a phrase i never thought I'd hear and I love it

  • @ussmidway5600
    @ussmidway5600 2 года назад +40

    Over the years, the most common division of tanks was by weight. In this classification, the following were distinguished:
    light tanks - weighing 5-20 t (e.g. T-26, PzKpfw I, 7TP),
    medium tank - Masina 20-45 t (e.g. T-34, PzKpfw V Panther, M4 Sherman),
    heavy tank - 45 t on top (e.g. IS-2, PzKpfw VI Tiger, T26 Super Pershing).
    main tank (combat, linear) - generator of tanks distinguished after World War II, usually the main model of tanks (e.g. T-72, Leopard 2, M1 Abrams).
    Tanks were divided less often according to the caliber of armament:
    tanks with light armament - caliber up to 50 mm (e.g. PzKpfw III),
    tanks armed with a tank - caliber up to 85 mm (e.g. T-34/85)
    tanks with heavy armament - caliber up to 152 mm (eg KW-2).
    These classifications were spaced apart in different groups [5] that were excluded between different tanks, and the no longer produced heavy tanks became blurred.
    Due to the medieval tactical tanks, they are divided into:
    special tanks, intended, thanks to the special provision for performing special tasks (tanks due to their armament, equipment), some armies are distinguished by airborne tanks.
    Niekiełg the name that describes the vehicle is part of a de facto tank. An example is anti-aircraft tanks, tanks are a form of counter-rotating guns.

    • @MatetBiba
      @MatetBiba 2 года назад +1

      Polska

    • @piglin469
      @piglin469 8 месяцев назад

      Omg is that IJN Akagi profile pic

    • @ussmidway5600
      @ussmidway5600 8 месяцев назад

      @@piglin469 Yes akagi azurlane

    • @piglin469
      @piglin469 8 месяцев назад

      @@ussmidway5600 my waifu

  • @mindwarp42
    @mindwarp42 2 года назад +101

    Where swimming comes from: amphibious tanks. Helps when this is posted within a day of Drachinifel's video about Imperial Japanese Army ships, which ironically showed an Imperial Japanese Navy amphibious tank at the beginning (the Type 2 Ka-Mi light amphibious tank, which was inspired by an IJA design), so it was on my mind. The Allies had amphiibious tanks as well (the Duplex Drive or "Donald Ducks", for example). Maybe this could be mentioned if you do a part 2. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Great video even without this info, and I hope Indy was checked for a concussion after the crash (currently dealing with vertigo for unknown reasons myself, I completely understand Indy's inadvertant George of the Jungle theme reenactment 😉).

    • @PanzerMan332
      @PanzerMan332 2 года назад +4

      Man, I can't comprehend getting into one of those steel coffins and trying to cross open water onto a beach. I remember reading about one soldier on D-Day watch a tank dip below the waves for a second and just disappear. Never came back up.

    • @fazole
      @fazole 2 года назад +3

      @@PanzerMan332
      Life is cheap in war. Your choice is to storm through a meteor shower of lead or go fwd behind some armor. Heck, a torpedo could have eliminated you before you even got to England!

  • @Frolaire
    @Frolaire 2 года назад +20

    Absolutely love Steel Commanders, was an absolute blast hearing it live.

  • @jamessapp4989
    @jamessapp4989 2 года назад +8

    Tanks and Panzer, would that be a reference to the AWESOME anime show Girls und Panzer?

    • @dragonmaster613
      @dragonmaster613 2 года назад +2

      I see you are a man of culture.

    • @LOeuffy
      @LOeuffy 2 года назад +1

      Panzer Vor!

    • @charlessapp1835
      @charlessapp1835 2 года назад +1

      @@dragonmaster613 My brother is only a man of culture because I showed him the show.
      Also, Yukari is my spirit animal.

  • @MayBeSomething
    @MayBeSomething 2 года назад +11

    "You know what, Indy? I want to talk about TANKS!"
    I've been waiting for this episode since the song dropped. Let's go!

  • @itz_ex0_279
    @itz_ex0_279 2 года назад +17

    Nobody:
    Sabaton: *”PANZER VOR!”*

    • @TheDoctorFromArknights
      @TheDoctorFromArknights 2 года назад +1

      *Panzer Vor from Girls und Panzer starts playing*

    • @Austin1723
      @Austin1723 2 года назад +2

      Panties did what now?!

    • @LOeuffy
      @LOeuffy 2 года назад +2

      Ah yes weebs of culture here. ^-^

    • @TheDoctorFromArknights
      @TheDoctorFromArknights 2 года назад +1

      @@LOeuffy *OBT STURM ODER SCHNEIT
      OBT DIET SONNE UNS LACHT*

  • @karlmikhailtibule1481
    @karlmikhailtibule1481 2 года назад +17

    Yes, Steel Commanders was so great for promoting a World of Tanks stuff

  • @Slash7FPV
    @Slash7FPV 3 года назад +19

    Got my ticket for the upcoming Hannover concert today ;-)
    Hope to meet you guys again after we met in Falun 2013 (I´m the motorcycle guy who visited you together with my wife just before you had to enter the tourbus to denmark. Cuban cigar and icecream included ;-))

  • @LOeuffy
    @LOeuffy 2 года назад +11

    All the flags of the victors of WWII behind Indy Neidell, including Free France's flag, beautiful.

  • @zachsmith1676
    @zachsmith1676 2 года назад +112

    I'm of the belief that the "3 key components of tank design" isn't quite right... it should be 4 key components; Mobility, Firepower, Protection, Production Capability
    Tiger and Panther are an example of tanks which score really low on Production Capability, the Design is good but the German industrial base couldn't really meet the production demands of the design. Sherman and T-34 are good designs in their own right but more importantly the industrial base for their respective countries could definitely meet the production demands of the design. I.e having the best tank on paper doesn't mean crap if you can't reliably produce the thing...
    just my opinion, you're welcome to disagree with me.

    • @whysoserious8666
      @whysoserious8666 2 года назад +12

      Absolutely, logistical support and reliability is probably more important than armor and firepower. A tanker is more mechanic than soldier and spends more time doing maintenance on his tank than on the firing range.

    • @VayleGW
      @VayleGW 2 года назад +15

      @@whysoserious8666 I might add that another important factor is crew survivability. Although the M4 Sherman suffered from less thick armour than some other late WW2 tanks, the tank had the lowest casualty rate of tankers throughout the war, with less than 1 tanker dying per tank destroyed.
      It's easy building a new tank, though it might take time... however training new experienced crew is a whole different thing.

    • @whysoserious8666
      @whysoserious8666 2 года назад +6

      Sabaton needs a song or at least a verse in a song about breaking track, greasing road wheels, and waiting for parts to add to the story of armored warfare.

    • @xcritic9671
      @xcritic9671 2 года назад

      Production capability is already an intrinsic factor of all the other components, if you wanted to in the 1940's you could spend enough money to have a tank that does 50kph with 100+mm of armor and a high velocity gun. On the flip side if you wanted to just attach shed roofing to a tractor and mount machine guns on it you could do that too.
      Really the production of a tank doesn't mean anything towards how good or bad the "design" is, but rather how effective that design is going to be for the country that's producing it, that's why the U.S. today can make tanks that cost 9 million per unit while 3rd world countries have to make do with Soviet hand-me-downs.

    • @fazole
      @fazole 2 года назад +2

      When you add production capability you get beyond the qualities of the tank and into logistics. IF the Germans had been able to produce 50,000 tanks, they still wouldn't have had enough fuel to run them. So for them, quality had to be emphasized over quantity.

  • @DEIMIKK
    @DEIMIKK 2 года назад +22

    The things we are told as Mechanized infantry: speed, bald moves and agressiveness are the qualities which makes you what you are and how feared as a force you can be. But this is all in vain if you forget to keep the tanks updated on the pace and location. Tanks are the embodyment of the qualities that make a mechanized unit.
    Edit: I would love it if you guys would ever make a song about mechanized infantry: panzerjägers, panzergrenadiers or any other mechinfantry. We don't really have a song for ourselfs :/

    • @ollikoskinen1
      @ollikoskinen1 2 года назад +1

      As a Finnish man who served a panssarijääkäri in the Army (basically a Panzergrenadier), I agree!
      I got a bit of respect from couple of my current coworkers, who served at the same garrison but in the artillery and AA. They thought our company as the tough bastards of the garrison.

  • @aviationgaming1564
    @aviationgaming1564 2 года назад +10

    “Should we have tanks that are multi-gunned and has impenetrable armor”
    Germany and the Soviet Union: I’ll take your entire stock

  • @ShinSheel
    @ShinSheel 2 года назад +2

    - Tanks is a mighty weapon, but it is as strong as the one who commands it... *feels uncomfortable*
    Rommel: No, no, he has a point

  • @Agimam
    @Agimam 2 года назад +4

    I ove how Tank started out as a covername and just ended up sticking around and defining an entirely new class of vehicles that has developed into one of the biggest and most diverse classification in the span of a few decades.

    • @Sorain1
      @Sorain1 Год назад +2

      More proof that people just use whatever works and it sticks. (Also see kleenex, band-aid etc.)

  • @Zeroless
    @Zeroless 2 года назад +124

    Indy suddenly sounds more American "STEEL COMMANDER"

    • @gidi3250
      @gidi3250 2 года назад +8

      Well he is an American from Texas if I remember.

    • @Zeroless
      @Zeroless 2 года назад +5

      @@gidi3250 yes I know. I mean more than usual

    • @GCKMimi
      @GCKMimi 2 года назад +9

      Our favorite historian is going native after getting his Swedish citizenship ;) Oh well, we love him for it

    • @fazole
      @fazole 2 года назад

      @@GCKMimi
      Amerika taxes you no matter where you live or work...unless you're a CEO of a billion dollar company.

    • @GCKMimi
      @GCKMimi 2 года назад +2

      @@fazole .... that has literally nothing to do with what I said

  • @dkart96
    @dkart96 2 года назад +23

    If only Gaijin would do a collab with Sabaton. That would be lit.

    • @GoodOldJakey
      @GoodOldJakey 2 года назад +4

      Imagine a Tiger 1 with the sabaton logo coming at you

    • @__DwiPurna
      @__DwiPurna Год назад

      Oh hi dkart you like sabaton too?

    • @Pincushion45
      @Pincushion45 Месяц назад

      True

  • @lillypillie6469
    @lillypillie6469 2 года назад +8

    Love the song and the history behind it!
    Your my favorite band and I was happy I could have seen you preform in the Netherlands.
    Now I did have a question about a topic no one has covered ever yet. The 80 years war of independence of the Netherlands against the Spanish.
    It’s quite interesting and quite amazing story behind a small weak country taking on a dominant world power as Spain in that time period.
    I don’t know if you can look into it nor do I expect you guys could make anything out of that part of history but it would atleast be worth learning some history as not only Netherlands fought in that war but also nearly all European powers against the growing power of Spain
    Anyway I wish you all a amazing weekend and best wishes to the whole band! 💜

  • @marko243
    @marko243 2 года назад +11

    I am willing to bet there will soon be a Pt.2 about the armoured knights, the "tanks of the past".

    • @Sorain1
      @Sorain1 Год назад

      French Heavy Calvary: Pretty much Tanks.
      English Longbowman: Pretty much Anti-Tank weapons.

  • @corbandonlon8912
    @corbandonlon8912 2 года назад +42

    I really wanna see sabaton do a song about the bob semple, which was developed by new Zealand and was discovered to be more powerful than the atomic bombs america used on japan

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron 2 года назад +1

      What! /who? Bob Semple is a person, developed by New Zealand?

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 2 года назад +9

      @@DaveSCameron
      Assembled in secret, educated to the highest degree, when his country needed a tank, Bob Semple answered the call.

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron 2 года назад +1

      @@eldorados_lost_searcher Yes but who is he?

    • @eldorados_lost_searcher
      @eldorados_lost_searcher 2 года назад +15

      @@DaveSCameron
      Apparently comments with links are deleted. Oh well.
      He was the Director of Public Works for New Zealand during WWII.
      Britain wouldn't send tanks to New Zealand for defense, so he designed a tank based on a tractor, slapped some corrugated steel around it, stuck a couple of machine guns on it, and called it good. When he was criticized for creating such an overpowered monstrosity, he basically said, "Well, I don't see you coming up with something better."

    • @DaveSCameron
      @DaveSCameron 2 года назад +2

      @@eldorados_lost_searcher ah I see I'm grateful and really hadn't heard of his previously. 😊

  • @erik21430
    @erik21430 2 года назад +2

    Okay, I've got an idea for a new Sabaton History episode. Tell the tale of the longest Sabaton set ever played. Brilliant!

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  2 года назад +1

      Denver's one a few days ago was quite epic! Almost 3 hours

  • @terbin4487
    @terbin4487 2 года назад +7

    I’ve said time and again, Sabaton is the best. History and metal combined into a single, glorious entity.

  • @thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul
    @thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul 3 года назад +7

    Tank you for another excellent video

  • @zacscurlockshobbies2133
    @zacscurlockshobbies2133 2 года назад +2

    I love this so much. But to be fair. Some of the first Steel Commanders were the ironclads of the American Civil War. Such as the USS Monitor and the CSS Merrimack which were the first ironclads built and the first to see action at the battle of Hampton Roads in 1862. Which changed Naval Warfare forever. Keep up these amazing videos guys.🤘🤘🤘🤘

    • @Sorain1
      @Sorain1 Год назад +1

      That's actually kind of an interesting take on it really. It was the closest ships came to being essentially a (modern design of) tank on the sea. The fact they basically lacked the weaponry to take each other out kind of reflects how much more weight you can bring in armor on water compared to land. There has to be a song worth of material in that particularly famous battle.

  • @lilwyvern4
    @lilwyvern4 2 года назад +6

    My favorite modern band with my favorite history crew. Every video is a treat. You always look like you're having such fun when you film these.

  • @macblackadder93
    @macblackadder93 2 года назад +2

    I'm surprised that Guderian wasn't mentioned in the song. He has a book called Attention Tank, or in his native tounge: Achtung Panzer. It explained in part where his influence lied. Fuller was one of his inspirations, and he also went to Sweden. I need to get around re-reading the book.

  • @viggoboii1134
    @viggoboii1134 2 года назад +7

    I don’t think this video is public, i only saw it because of your RUclips post in my feed. Make sure to fix this issue

  • @rali7583
    @rali7583 Год назад +1

    0:26
    Is that... a man standing on top of a tank in uneven terrain?? thats either madness or extremely cool.

  • @rogermoore00
    @rogermoore00 2 года назад

    I have recommended your channel to students. 47% of them failed the test however 100% of them developed good taste in music.

  • @jimdude7782
    @jimdude7782 2 года назад +5

    The best way to enjoy history is Sabaton and Indy Neidell. Keep up the great work gentlemen!

  • @fearthefeathersvlogs6831
    @fearthefeathersvlogs6831 2 года назад +1

    “Great War 2: Trench War-Boogaloo” Damnit Indy, never change 😂😂

  • @ladyzapzap9514
    @ladyzapzap9514 2 года назад +1

    Found this channel today, have been bingeing all my favorite songs. tanks are a favorite topic.

  • @MacOriginalGamer
    @MacOriginalGamer 2 года назад +6

    "Great War II - Trench War Boogaloo"
    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Bang-Ai146
    @Bang-Ai146 2 года назад +1

    Finally Sabaton make this video.

  • @Harv72b
    @Harv72b 2 года назад +1

    I thought the nose story would involve a tank copula. Busted my nose good on the "padding" around an M-113's driver's hatch when I found an unexpected wadi. Letting go of the lats & bracing only goes so far.

  • @MadAtGasCar
    @MadAtGasCar 2 года назад +2

    Didn’t get a notification for this till now

  • @godfree4all
    @godfree4all 2 года назад +1

    Hello Sabaton! I am fan from Mexico, iv'e been listening to your music for 2 years now, and I love you guys as much as I love history. I saw one of your videos that if you ever wanted song suggestions we type it in the comments, i doubt this will gain tranction but here is a suggestion for a song.
    it's 1846, the mexican-american war is in full swing. American forces have pushed south towards the mexican valley and the capital, however they would have to go through the city of Monterrey. General Zachary Taylor needs the city not only to move forward but also to capture it and use is a supply hub. at his command he has 6000 american soldiers (including 2000 cavalry) along with 40 artillery pieces. Mexican forces on the other hand have around 4000 regulars 2000 cavalry and 48 pieces of artillary, including the imfamous St. Patricks batalion "Los San Patricios" lead by Brigadier commander John O´Reilly. who was origanlly part of the american army but defected to the mexican cause for equal rights (cause americans at that point in time were still very racist and xenophobic towadrs everyone practically). But him and his batalion held out in the city of Monterrey for three days along with the mexican forces, for three days Taylor Tried and failed to take even the outer defenses held out by St Paticks batalion numbering about 300-800 men. However on the third day mexican general Pedro Ampudia declared capitulation of the city, right when Taylor was about ready to fall back before General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna´s army arrived, but Santa Anna was delayed from logistical issus, so Pedro surrendered the city inflicting 531 casualties on the american forces while only having 361 casualties of his own. This only prooved that this batalion wasnt messing around, because of the defense of monterrey they were given the "cruz de honor de la angostura" (a medal of bravery to put it that way) ordered and given by Santa Anna himself.
    After monterrey the St. Patricks batalion would fight in many battles including the battle of Buena vista in Feburary of 1847 where they anihaleted an american batalion counterattacking their positions, by opening point blank artillary fire in to american lines, hell they even captured two american artillary pieces to use against the americans in the valley. Again Taylor was about to concede defeat and pull back, one of his soldiers yelled out "Sir all is lost we can´t break through!" Taylor only replied "I know"but to his surprise, the mexican army was falling back because of political termoil in Mexico City. Needles to say Captain O´Reilly was pissed along with most his batalion, victory was so close yet so far.
    The last battle they would fight would be the battle of Chuburusco in August 20 1847 where O´Reilly, his batalion of 250 and 1150 other mexican militia and soldiers numbering in 1400 men held out against the American horde of 8500 men lead by general Winfield Scott, needles to say they had no chance to retreat and they couldn´t surrender, so they fought for hours even until the defenders ran out of ammo they still fought, stealing americna guns from the ground hoping to fire, bayonets fixed and a melee would proced for only minutes at a time sudenly BAM one of the poweder storages blew up because of a lucky artillary round, by sun set, the defenders where exhausted surrounded and with no amunition and the St. Patricks batalion was fianlly captured and silenced but at a cost 21 american oficers and 245 americans were either killed or wounded whilst 238 mexicans were killed or wounded, most of them were artillary men. When Genral Twiggs entered the field to accept mexican surrender General Perdro María Anaya famously said "Si hubiera parque, no estaría usted aquí" if their were no field you wouldnt be here.
    Those who survived the battle where taken as prisoner up till the capture of Mexico City and fall of Chapultepec castle, where in three diferent days the survivng St. Patricks batalion members were marked as deserters with the letter D with hot iron on the 9th 10th and 13th of september of 1847 16, 4 and 31 members of the St. Patricks batalion where excuted, whether it be by volley or hanged, the surviving members including O´Reilly went into hiding and retired from military life for good.
    In august 31st 1850 O´Reilly would pass away and at the same time the St. Patricks batalion was disbanded completly.
    P.S. soryy if its a little bit long but, i gotta squeez as mucb mexican history into this, there is a lot i didnt mention but i hope you get the picture. You guys are awsome love your music keep it up. Cheers form mexico :D

  • @ironwarmonger
    @ironwarmonger 2 года назад +2

    After the Second Battle of El Alamein and the first use of the Sherman Tank, a British officer was heard to have said: "Napoleon was defeated on the fields of Waterloo, Hitler will be defeated on the drafting boards of Detroit".

  • @yuuyjaaj6721
    @yuuyjaaj6721 Год назад

    This song instantly became my second favorite Sabaton song, first place being To Hell and Back

  • @ForgottenHonor0
    @ForgottenHonor0 2 года назад +13

    Yes! Indy, you are my favorite historian, ever!

  • @famousplan2693
    @famousplan2693 2 года назад +1

    The sabaton history channel has better history then the history channel, change my mind.

  • @Submarine_2010
    @Submarine_2010 2 года назад +13

    This is unrelated but is there any way you could restock those Red Baron hoodies? I was going to get one and thought what better time than now? (With that free t shirt deal) but when I looked it’s just sold out in small

    • @SabatonHistory
      @SabatonHistory  2 года назад +7

      Please, follow our Merchandise Social Media to be one of the first to know when it happens

  • @armandlebayon6634
    @armandlebayon6634 2 года назад +1

    "Great war 2 trench warfare bugaloo" I completely lost it was hilarious

  • @heppan_7498
    @heppan_7498 2 года назад +39

    Fun fact. The "Pershing" isn't a "Pershing" it's acually a "Super Pershing" bc the "Pershing" is the M26

    • @TheGreatThicc
      @TheGreatThicc 2 года назад +3

      The Super Pershing was literally just a normal Pershing with extra armour weilded to the front and gun mantlet.

    • @Kyle-gw6qp
      @Kyle-gw6qp 2 года назад +1

      I think you've got some things confused...

  • @insertaliashere1379
    @insertaliashere1379 2 года назад +1

    Seeing you guys in October! Can't f!*king wait.

  • @randallstephens8273
    @randallstephens8273 2 года назад +1

    Can’t wait for the rest of the album to finally come out!

  • @climax050
    @climax050 2 года назад +1

    It’s hard to describe the pure childish excitement I get when a new sabaton song comes out, it’s about the coolest thing ever (tanks, duh) and then I learn the lyrics and get ready to learn the history from this channel and Indy, damn I love this channel! 🤘

  • @VosperCDN
    @VosperCDN 2 года назад +1

    Tanks for the video, and all the history/stories behind the song.

  • @geraldarmstrong5646
    @geraldarmstrong5646 2 года назад +1

    Can't wait to see the Christmas Truce episode

  • @encyclopath
    @encyclopath 2 года назад +1

    Tanks for the memories

  • @SEAZNDragon
    @SEAZNDragon 2 года назад +1

    So Sabaton had their own tanks? You know I would pay money to seen the animated versions of the Time Ghost Army and Great War crews animated and driving their own tanks too.

    • @mister_jayHD
      @mister_jayHD 2 года назад +1

      Primo Victory was the first one in WoT (and in my opinion the better one) with the Sabaton crew and unique voiceline. STRV K is the second on with slightly different voicelines and a soundtrack version of Steel Commanders playing at the beginning of the game.

  • @nikosvaiopoulos4121
    @nikosvaiopoulos4121 2 года назад

    Uploading this at my birthday
    Isnt that just a gift

  • @plaguemask8599
    @plaguemask8599 3 года назад +3

    This is pog

  • @user-cu6qq9bp2t
    @user-cu6qq9bp2t 2 года назад +6

    Excellent analysis. But I was expecting to hear about Italian and Japanese advances on tanks in the interwar years and during the second World War. I know, at least I think I know they were not as improving and advanced as the other powers mentioned in the video but I'd like to hear about them as for the advances since the second world War until today. Maybe in a part 2 possibly.

    • @creatoruser736
      @creatoruser736 2 года назад +1

      Nah. You're going to need to go to a different channel that specializes more in obscure topics like that.

  • @mrbaab5932
    @mrbaab5932 2 года назад +2

    Future Sabaton songs "Drone Commander" and "Rocket Private".

  • @hscollier
    @hscollier 2 года назад

    TANKS! Can’t do much better than have stories about Tanks! Tanks, and Vikings!

  • @Pprokop87
    @Pprokop87 2 года назад +1

    Charles de Gaulle also wrote a book about tanks and armor warfare. Just like Erwin Rommel. And The Steel General, Patton read those and many more.

  • @johnmarkes2038
    @johnmarkes2038 2 года назад +1

    Can't wait to see Sabaton in St. Louis!

  • @artu3296
    @artu3296 2 года назад +1

    As a tank fan, both the song and this video gives me chill 😬

  • @-konrad-
    @-konrad- 2 года назад +1

    From the Mark 1 to the VIII Maus and conceptually to the Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte

  • @TriggeringOpinionsandFacts
    @TriggeringOpinionsandFacts 2 года назад

    Could’ve sworn I subscribed, awesome stuff. Listened to these videos all throughout my driving through QROO Mexico

  • @darthhyoh7117
    @darthhyoh7117 2 года назад +1

    Meanwhile in somewhere in 2007.
    .
    “Tank beats Ghost”.
    “Tank beats Hunters.”
    “Tanks beats everything!!”
    “Aw Man I can do this all day”.

  • @midnightstudio3742
    @midnightstudio3742 2 года назад +2

    I would absolutely love to see a part 2 taking things up to today! Fantastic content as always!

  • @kaitlinsmith1984
    @kaitlinsmith1984 2 года назад

    Thank you Sabaton for coming to St. Louis, thank you for an awesome show, we hope to see you again

  • @Desert_Rogue_Tanker
    @Desert_Rogue_Tanker 2 года назад

    Thank you sabaton.i was in the us army for three years as a tank driver.19k. I was with 3rd infantry division,2nd brigade,1-64 armor.
    1-64AR back in WW2 was the 758th,the first all black tank unit

  • @PandaWolf525
    @PandaWolf525 2 года назад +2

    It’s really amazing to look back and see how much life and technology has changed over the past 120 years.
    Even now just 20, 10, or even 5 years ago and think of what we have now and didn’t have then and how much our lives have changed.
    Humans truly impress me with what we are able to do. Even if it’s to create weapons of war. It’s amazing to seeing what we are able to create and improve upon.

    • @Sorain1
      @Sorain1 Год назад

      Old cartoon once said something that comes to mind "Humans are great creators, but rarely realize how great." (paraphrased) Of course it always seems tech development goes in unexpected directions and takes much longer or a lot less time than we think it will. But if you've been to something like the panama canal, suez canal or hoover dam, it gives you an appreciation for it. Heck, any commercial container ship is a monolithic monument to human ingenuity.

  • @AOIXenocide
    @AOIXenocide 2 года назад

    FINALY got to see Sabaton Last night (23/Sep) after missing them 4 times in a row (last time with tickets in hand). Fantastic show. in Minneapolis. I WILL see Sabaton again but when they are the headliner. Thanks for a fantastic show. This song was so FUN to hear live.

  • @TheDoctorFromArknights
    @TheDoctorFromArknights 2 года назад +1

    Been waiting on this Episode since the Release

  • @execalibur4293
    @execalibur4293 3 года назад +1

    This video makes me happy. Thank you

  • @nicholaszaborny423
    @nicholaszaborny423 2 года назад +1

    Santon history rocks keep it up

  • @Demolitiondude
    @Demolitiondude 3 года назад +13

    Let's put indy in a tiger.

  • @brandonportman-secuur3144
    @brandonportman-secuur3144 2 года назад +1

    Loving the inclusion of the Red Ensign at the desk! #OhCanada 🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @gharkun
    @gharkun 2 года назад

    damn it now i have to binge this channel!

  • @bekgilbert6562
    @bekgilbert6562 2 года назад

    Can't wait to you guys next Saturday in Everett, WA! I bought my dad and I tickets to see you guys as an early Veteran's Day to him. He served in the 3rd ID, same as Audie Murphy, who To Hell And Back is about.

  • @adamschank7703
    @adamschank7703 Год назад

    I know the U.S. developed the M42 Duster (it's nicknamed the Duster because it turns humans to dust) which was used during the Vietnam War.

  • @mikehall5815
    @mikehall5815 2 года назад

    Thanks guys!💪

  • @adriandimecco9437
    @adriandimecco9437 2 года назад

    Wow wow wow, what are all these spoilers of the WW2 day by day series?! I'm crushed.

  • @Echo2-2
    @Echo2-2 2 года назад

    I am always happy to see a new Sabaton History Video

  • @boratunastopmotion
    @boratunastopmotion 2 года назад +1

    Very good, I missed your History videos a lot.

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 2 года назад

    Enjoyed the video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @antoniocenteno1483
    @antoniocenteno1483 2 года назад +1

    Since Sabaton work hard on albums with a concept behind them, is so cool listening songs like Steel Commanders and Bismarck wich become great songs themsleves but would be hard to release whitin an album itself. Steel Commanders is the most metal thing i´ve heard since Priest´s Firepower was released and it fucking rules.

  • @ValerietheLovelyDeadlyItalian
    @ValerietheLovelyDeadlyItalian 2 года назад

    How did i miss this one??!! this has been out for 3 months??

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 2 года назад

    I love your channel keep up the great stuff!!

  • @MatthewMoudy
    @MatthewMoudy 2 года назад

    This song was released while my company was in the middle of gunnery, great to listen to right before our table 6

  • @josephrupsis4623
    @josephrupsis4623 3 года назад +2

    I got to see sabaton at the chicago concert with judas priest. It was great!

  • @justinleland7461
    @justinleland7461 2 года назад

    Watching this omw back to Michigan from seeing Sabaton at Louder Than Life!!! Had to stop.at a Travel center for a nap after awhile, Cant go anymore lol. I left my house almost 20 hrs ago it's bout 5he drive down to Louisville. Sabaton killed it btw. I stayed for the whole set said meh to Breaking Benjamin starting lol. Definitely wanna see y'all again. Naptime now tho. Rock on!!

  • @goldosprey
    @goldosprey 2 года назад

    So many different songs referenced either directly or indirectly

  • @sgtsnake13B
    @sgtsnake13B 2 года назад

    IT RETURNS!!!!!

  • @danielbarath2649
    @danielbarath2649 2 года назад

    How can somebody dislike this ?

  • @thePankakeManne
    @thePankakeManne 2 года назад

    That title though. 10/10