American's First Time Reaction to "A Ghost in the Trenches" By Sabaton
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- In this video, I will be taking a first look at the song "A Ghost in the Trenches" By Sabaton. First, I will be watching a Lyric Video. Next, I will be watching the Sabaton History lesson. Finally, I will be wrapping up this deep dive by watching a Live performance.
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You now should look at White Death, it's about the greatest Sniper that ever lived.
Simo Heyha a Finnish sniper that had 505 Russian kills to his name.
It's a killer track too ( pun intended )
Great reaction, I agree this is definitely a hidden gem when it comes to Sabaton. To answer the question you posed, I'd personally really enjoy if you went back and watched some of the history episodes for the songs you already listened to, also when Joakim is talking about it being one of the last songs finished and then says it was one of the first ones I am pretty sure he means that this music track was written early on in process of making the album, but finding a story and lyrics to match it took them a while until they saw The Great War episode that inspired them.
Ah, that would make sense
Great choice ! A Canadian Hero that doesn't get the recognition he deserves. (Plus the top sniper of the first world war), And despite what people think the Canadian Ross rifle made an amazing sniper. (Not such a great infantry rifle though)
well it was designed by a sport hunter and target shooter you would atlest hope it would be a good sniper rifle but the qualaties that made it good for that role its tight tolarences meant that mud would gum up the works though its true that if strippedand reassembled wrong it could explode
It was a good rifle but it was difficult to maintain which caused failures and malfunctions
@@declandickson2839 its what you get when you take someone who is a hunter by trade to make your service rifle he makes the rifle he wants with all the quirks that entailes
That is impressive from ww1
In ww2 the finnish army had a man that ran so much fear into russian troops, that they named him the white death.
He was akkredied for 500 kills, with a no scope rifle 😳
He passed away as an old man in the early 2000 🤗
Wow
@@TouchyReactions They have a song about him ^^ And he dies in 2002 same year i was born. 🇫🇮
SImo Haya, White Death. A Finnish farmer turned sniper without a scope.
Definitely going back is a great idea. Some of the history behind Sabaton songs is really hard to believe, and yet they actually happened. I learned about some events, I never heard about before. History is fascinating. Great reaction. Keep'em coming.
Thanks
So as a very proud Canadian I must also tell you that there is a ranger unit named after him in the Canadian Armed Forces. Many Canadians like myself had never heard of him, it wasn't until I stumbled onto Sabaton that I discovered this mans history.
Sad that such a man was almost completely overlooked
Sabaton is a better history teacher.
@@TouchyReactions Truly sad. I wish we learned more about people like him in school. It' make it sadder when you consider that he is the third deadliest sniper in history.
We want to see more deep dives ! If you think 350+ kills is alot, you should react to the White Death from Sabaton.
Yes one of the best!
Yep. And not to disparage Francis achievements, but his count is far more impressive too since it happened over a much shorter time, roughly 100 days.
I wasn't a huge fan of this song at first until I learned the history behind it. Now it's in my top 10, great fucking song! I bet the next time they play in Canada they'll play this one
Sadly they didn't as far as I know, But hopefully that will change.
@@abyssus9304 I hope so, too. Such a shame. They haven't played that many shows in Canada, have they? Just trying to understand why. So weird.
@@FamousGirlfriend Im Canadian and as far as I know they haven't at all, But there have also been some issues in the last few years with native rights going on. (So they might be trying to not start anything)
No matter who presents the story of Cpl Francis Pegahmagabow , I am moved to tears.
Absolutely would love to see deep dives of earlier songs you reviewed.
Would love to see you do deep dives previous videos also if your impressed by his kill count definite check out their song white death as well as yarnhubs video about the same individual
The best thing about your reactions is the way you get intrigued by the “little” details
I'm pretty sure what joakim meant is
It was the first song they wrote the music for (like guitars, drums etc)
But the last song they wrote the lyrics for
One of my favorites of theirs, and not only because it's about a fellow Canadian! (There's actually first nation blood in our family as well)
Man fought in passchendaele and got medals for his bravery in that miserable battle that price of a mile was about. he is an amazing war hero and did a lot for the first nations of canada.
This man is one of the reasons canadian are feared and respected so much during wars
Would love for you to do a deep dive on "the last battle". The story is fascinating.
Talking about snipers, you should check out Sabatons White Death, one of the deadliest snipers, with I believe 500 kills or more
Another great reaction, really like the concept to involve the history channel into the reaction videos.
Don’t know if others has asked for ”Poltava” and ”Caroleans prayer” from the Carolus Rex album. You can react to them in Swedish with subs on, they’re available in both Swedish and English but the texts in the songs are slightly different, why not do both?
If you think his credited kills are unbelievable, check out the song and history video for "White Death". It is my favorite Sabaton song.
simo "white death" häyhä didnt get as many kills with the sniper rifle as francis pegahmagabow but in how short of a time simo got them as well as where and when though makes simos achievement even more impressive.
simo got 259 confirmed kills with the sniper rifle, believed to be over 500 when combined with his smg kills, all that in only 3 months, 1 week and 6 days in karelia (then finland, today russia) during a cold winter (from december 1939 to march 1940), all 259 sniper kills done with the same finnish m/28-30 variant of the russian mosin nagant rifle, no optical sight, he also used as hunting rifle before the war
@@Deilwynna reports I saw said 505 with the rifle, plus over 200 with the smg.
@@Deilwynna He has the most sniper kills ever tho... 😬 Somewhere between 500 and 505. Plus his SMG kills.
@@ewfisher89 @🜏DR [REDACTED]𖤐 "Häyhä's division commander Antero Svensson credited him with 219 confirmed kills with a rifle and an equal number of kills by submachine gun, when he awarded him an honorary rifle on 17 February 1940.[21][7] On 21 December 1939, Häyhä achieved his highest daily count of 25 kills.[22] In his diary, military chaplain Antti Rantamaa reported 259 confirmed kills made by rifle and an equal number of kills by submachine gun from the beginning of the war until 7 March 1940, one day after Häyhä was severely wounded. Later in his book, Rantamaa credited Häyhä with a total of 542 kills.[7][5]" from the wiki page about him, finnish sources also says kill count ranges between 200-299 for both rifle and smg
Favorite sniper movie: Quigley Down Under. I know, an unorthodox choice XD I used to love sniping in Star Wars Battlefield during school game nights, and at home with Halo (though that one was definitely PvE for me XD) EDIT: Oh, and yeah, you did finally get the name right, LOL! You can practice singing it along with the song, if you want - they do say it partway through. End of the second verse, I think? He says it was one of the first songs _written_ for the album, NOT one of the first songs _on_ the album. ;)
You should react to the white death, this takes place in the winter war, Simo was basically a farm boy who grew up as a farmer that lived near the boarder of Russia, as in his teenage years cause Finland is a conscripted military country, he served in the reserves as an infantry man, after his service is done he went and did a lot of hobbies from skiing, hunting and picked up farming, until Russia wanted to Finland to give up at least 10% of their land to Russia side of the Russian political party he was having was held in that area. The Finnish government refused and the winter war began, Simo was sent back to his service again because of the war that broke out. cool thing about him, Simo was such a great shot that he can shoot 16 shoots (5rd per magazine) out of bolt action rifle under a minute within at a distance of 100yd with precision accuracy. Once Simo reached his position as a sniper he did something unique, he didn’t use any sort of scope because of glare so he used iron sights instead, and created a barrier around the rifle but just enough to see through the rifle to hide the flash of the shot of the rifle, he didn’t do a typical sniping stance he did mostly a sitting down position which was unique to many snipers at the time, he did it to make himself lower and less of a target, he also put snow in his mouth to hide his breath. Simo was such an accurate shot that the Russian sent out excellent or best of the best simpers they had and all of them were shot down until one who just as patient as he was, as it was dusk Simo stood up and the Russian sniper took the shot, but this was no ordinary bullet the bullet Simo took was an explosive round that he took the jaw and survived the shoot. Also another cool thing about him too when he was told by his commanding officers that he needed to be in the front lines he has a total of 200 kills. As Simo was recovered in the military hospital the war was pretty much over Russia and Finland made peace and the land that Stalin wanted he now owns it, Simo has a total of 505 kills the highest kills that nobody had reached including in todays world, cause of Simo’s action and bravery he was awarded a custom rifle as a sign of his bravery, Simo lived up to 97 years old. And Simo did have a major impact on snipers today, snipers you see today all follow the roots of Simo. And if you think that Simo did this to show off nope it wasn’t, it was basically to show that a soldier with experience can be very effective in the battlefield and have a major impact in warfare and he did all of this cause of lessons he learned and used it on the field, there are documentation about Simo begin a very humble guy and wasn’t a big shot
It is on my list. Thanks for all of the trivia.
@@TouchyReactions Np
A deep dive on 82nd all the way would be cool. An amazing story.
Tommy Johansson's first songwriting credit for Sabaton and it's a killer.
Yes it was
I'm not sure why there aren't any live versions. I could swear that they played it at least at one of the concerts I visited
Coat of arms to the list
Also cliffs of gallipoli
And white death
Ah Francis. He alone is why I hate the group if people who say they fight for the rights of the first nation tribes.
Not only are we already the most privileges group in Canada, but they're complete disregard towards anyone who served the cause before 1990 no matter how great their contribution, is why I say they're not for our rights but against them. As no one has contributed near as much as Pegamagabow(Peg-gah-magah-bow), them treating him as if he was never born solidified my hate towards them.
Francis was a man who many would willing die just for the chance that makes it home. For they knew he would do the same. Francis & those who served around him believed that to be equals, you only needed to be born. What you did afterwards is what set you apart. Being different, to them it was an honour. You have done what many were unable to do or unwilling to even try. You have the right to call yourself different.
Most of the men who served woth Pegamagabow joined his cause after the war. At any opportunity they would share the story of Francis and how if he called, they would go to him. If he needed help, his brothers would be the first to arrive.
I will always argue Pegahmagabow was the last of the great “Indian scouts”.
I know that I'm 19 hours late but I highly recommend White Death if you have not done that one. The best sniper in history the White Death
oh well... now you'll have to do "White Death" .. he had over 500 kills in like 3 months!
Favorite sniper movies? Enemy At The Gates & Battle Of Svastopol comes to mind. The Sniper movie you talked about .. was that the one with Mark Wahlberg? Where he get set-up for the president's execution?
No that was "shooter". One of my favorites.
@@TouchyReactions aaah yeah of course. Guess I should have look through my blu-rays before posting :P
Enemy at the gates is soooo good movie
Favorite sniper movie for me has got to be Enemy at the Gates
What can I say don’t make us Canadians mad
Francis Pegahmagabow makes me proud to be from one of the indigenous tribes of canada the soldiers we produce lives up to our saying of fuk around and find out
i also highly suggest doing a reaction video about him if you haven't yet his story is so interesting
Bro gave up his indian status to join the Canadian expediontiary force too
He didnt get it back till after the war
Hey man, I would very much like to see a 'deep dive' on Resist And Bite, which you reacted to before.
Greetings, a Belgian fan (of both Sabaton and your channel) 😉
I will, just not sure when
@@TouchyReactions Appreciated 👍 It's our most badass story by Sabaton so far, awaiting 'Race To The Sea' (on King Albert I) on the newest album as well.
Thanks for this sabaton journey! Please at some point check out Metallica for whom the bell tolls and their song one. Metallica was an inspiration for sabaton par said in an interview
I am very familiar with Metallica and those songs.
@@TouchyReactions I knew I liked you haha
The only sniper movie come to my mind is Enemy at the Gates (Vasily Zaitsev)
That is a good one.
Those solo pauses hurt my soul. However, another a great reaction, keep it up.
That's what Sabaton gets for putting history facts in the solo
Really is a shame that every time I find a video with this song, there's always a plethora of comments going, "This was cool and all, but Simo over here...".
granted Simo got more kills but Pegahmagabow had skills that would make the Agent from the Hitman games and James Bond jealous
I think the music was one of the first written but the lyrics one of the last, because they couldn't find a topic for it.
In ww2 there was finnish sniper with 500kills
He fought in the winter war, not ww2
@@kylestyle6545 yeah but winter war happened in ww2
@@Laitontahommaa69 Ya, you can say that. I don't disagree.
He died a respected chief
Great. He deserves to be honored.
No, first nations Canadians did not get citizenship until 1960.
Check out Tommy Prince a first nations soldier who served in WWII in the Devil's Brigade among other special forces and then served in Korea but still came home and couldn't vote.
That's terrible
the song is so new that they had no chance tzo play it live yet thanks to ze virus
I find it sad you have to blur out all of these historical documents and photos these are important to our history all children no matter their age should have access to them does not matter how many guts and Gore there are in them that is our history we should embrace it not scorn it or for sure are young will make the same exact mistakes
We shouldn't hide our children from the cruelty of the world we should help them to embrace it and prepare them for it or if we do not all we're doing is turning them into lambs to the slaughter when they go into that dangerous and unkind place
hopefully not american sniper that movie is trash and the guy who it talks about was a huge liar and over all just not a good person.