A Historian Reacts - PANZERKAMPF by Sabaton (The Battle of Kursk)

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[@lauchigertv]

I started watching because of the Sabaton reactions. I stayed because of your awesome personality

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Thank you. Glad to have you and I appreciate the kind words

[@philipleese1565]

Same here! :)

[@timj9466]

Same

[@neoxperson7858]

Same

[@crusader2112]

😎👍

[@neritansevdari8977]

"Soldiers of the union, broke the citadel" , is referred to the actual name of the operation, on the German side ,"Operation Citadel" (Unternehmen Zitadelle). Very clever songwriting 🤘🏻

[@slayden2737]

oh I did not know that

[@LianteakaLia]

I have been wondering about that line, thank you for sharing that! :)

[@worldoftancraft]

In the russian variant of the word, the first sound will be the "ts" sound.

[@danieldeme1940]

Glad that im not the only one who noticed that

[@tylercoon1791]

Oh, just like in ‘The Defense Of Moscow’ when they said ‘Stand against the typhoon wave’ because of Operation Typhoon. Though I thought this line was ‘Soldiers of the union brought the sickle down’ cause of the hammer and sickle symbol.

[@billiejoe318]

Chris: This is a fun one to jam to in the car Me: *looks at speedometer* uuhhh

[@LasseHG1]

I can relate.

[@terryhiggins5077]

Just like the sabaton RV meme

[@nattybird1146]

neinty

[@toenailmuncher0772]

What speedometer? You bought a full one, you use the full one

[@EC23331]

Played Ghost Division in my Voltswagen, now said Voltswagen has turned into a Panzer II Ausf.a (Sd.Kfz.121) heading to Paris.

[@user-jy2sj6md9y]

"Oh,Mother Russia, Union of Lands .." this part is a close translation of the begining of the Russian and the Soviet national anthem

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Good to know, thank you for sharing that

[@B-System]

@@VloggingThroughHistory It's not a close translation of any line from anything the Soviet Union ever used as an anthem.

[@user-jy2sj6md9y]

@@B-System , Союз нерушимый республик свободных Сплотила на веки Великая Русь - это в Советском (in the Soviet) Славься, Отечество наше свободное, Братских народов союз вековой - это в Российском(in the Russian) Of course , thr translation is not exact or literal, but I am sure these lines were an inspiration. Especially considering "Will of the people, strong in command" line which is close to " Могучая воля, великая слава" in the Russian anthem.

[@user-bf7ix7fq3d]

@@user-jy2sj6md9y In Soviet Anthem there are words "Да здравствует созданный ВОЛЕЙ народа Великий могучий Советский Союз" about will of the people.

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

Which version?

[@Timbo_Slice]

Sabaton has a way to make you feel pride for a country you're not from, but would die in battle for while listening to their songs

[@ZelenskyPlane]

Sabaton Effect

[@hiddenwoodsben]

imagine the conflicted feelings i, as former bundeswehr-soldier and grandson of wehrmacht- and luftwaffe-men, have when listening to them. EEEEEEEEEEEERIKAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[@terryhiggins5077]

That opening line of "Into the motherland the German army marched..." pops in my head from time to time and I immediately get goose bumps and a patriotic feeling for Russia, then followed my inner McCarthy blowing a gasket lol.

[@SahiPie]

*BETTER DEAD THAN RED*

[@vladislavgvozdikov6665]

@@SahiPie Black? Nazi.

[@worldoftancraft]

@@SahiPie did you die?

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Me: Alright, I’m in the car with some friends, now is *not* the time start singing to the music. Panzerkampf: _starts playing_ Me: *INTO THE MOTHERLAND THE GERMAN ARMY MARCHED*

[@dyflin3246]

Ukraine: *Into the Motherland the Russian Army Marched*

[@HeyNobody_OG]

Me: *drives 40km/h over speed limit* Police Officer: Do you know how fast you were going? Me: *casually turns up Sabaton Panzerkampf in the background* Police Officer: understandable have a nice day 😅

[@hiddenwoodsben]

german car on the border to poland. polish Customs: "occupation?" Driver: "Nein, just visiting."

[@lazydemonlord5023]

I've never seen these footage in mainstream documentaries, dang independent content creators are much more informative than history channels

[@memesky1340]

Congratulations I watch your reaction videos more than anyone on KZbin

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I appreciate that!

[@kylehoffman7396]

Stalingrad is also a good song! Wehrmacht is pretty interesting as well. Missed your reactions, can’t wait for more :)

[@worldoftancraft]

«Stalingrad» is one of the best of their early songs.

[@ivangenov6782]

When you were listening in the car, were you caught driving at 200 MPH?

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

The Red Baron is the one I have to be careful when listening to...always makes me want to go faster.

[@adiffo7331]

I saw it at the end, but u should definetly react to Wolfpack and A Ghost in the Trenches

[@doctor_alfa]

There are tons of good songs from them Also Saboteurs, the last battle, resist snd bite

[@Natala781]

Talk about checking notifications just at the right moment!

[@ugrasergun]

Fun story: This was the first Sabaton song I've ever heard. It was in my Spotify discover weekly list. I was working and when the song started i wasn't sure what was happening. I was really confused by listening to a song about Battle of Kursk.

[@mikepenny8940]

I've been subscribed to your vids for awhile for the history and I'm only recently discovered your Sabaton react vids, lol. Sabaton is great

[@nunogarces1628]

Another awesome reaction, love to see your facial expressions and see you move to the beat. Sabaton are just awesome for history geeks that happen to enjoy great music. Hug from Portugal, keep them coming.

[@denniseldridge2936]

Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for reacting to a much-under-reacted-to Sabaton song. It's the perfect song for me - WWII history (my dad served in the British merchant navy and Royal Navy during the war) and a well-written rock song with a strong marching beat. To me that's the Beef Wellington of songs 😂 All the best!

[@jenniferalvarado7021]

Never underestimate a Soviet Soldier with a chair of shovel.

[@user-dy8mb9gn5n]

Sabaton - низкий поклон и уважение этим мужчинам!

[@anon300]

wow if your doing sabaton, do their history video on Hearts of iron, and then you could end the video by reacting to their song, that would be cool

[@matsv201]

Abput heart of iron... there is a game with the same name. First in the series came out in the same year as the album of this song. Also the first battlefield.... was a lot of wwii that year

[@wesleywilkinson6629]

Such a good song, one of my top 10s they have

[@anon300]

@@matsv201 didn't they make the song for the game? they did some soundtrack dlc for it.

[@anon300]

@@wesleywilkinson6629 it's my favorite, i have hummed that tune so many times while working guard duty in mili. kepts me from going insane from boredom.

[@matsv201]

@@anon300 well.. you are probibly right

[@charlessapp1835]

You mentioned the Soviet offensive after Kursk, and I think you should check out Armchair Historian's video on the Bagration Offensive. Good time to check them out. Also, how about having Sabaton Saturday.

[@Spyke383]

This was the only sabaton song i knew before I found your channel.

[@tvaettis0653]

A great one at that

[@nickolayyegorov4755]

Be cautios: each song by Sabaton you have listened to have a side effect of making you 5% more russian

[@nickshaffer9961]

Fantastic song and reaction as always. Having been a fan of Sabaton for a while now I was thrilled to see your first reaction to Bismark. I’m glad you’re just as passionate about their music as many of us are!!

[@eightlivesnow1644]

Sabaton has a song for their guitar solos, other bands have guitar solos for their songs.

[@fbidggo3803]

Maybe The Price of a Mile or Hearts Iron for the next Sabaton song reaction?

[@flexprime2010]

don't forget attero dominatus

[@LianteakaLia]

Yay for more Sabaton! :D I agree with you, this song is just so darn good and I love it when they start songs with just vocals and then have the music kick in like a grenade to the face. :P They really are good at combining the right topic with the right music. Just epic storytelling in my opinion.

[@hbjohnny6989]

1:12 that guy in the back invented windmilling, i'm sure of it. someone saw that in modernish early '80 times and says it was himself, but in true from we see it here ;P

[@arjan2125]

Hey dude, found your channel a few days ago and I gotta say I'm hooked, your style of reaction/commentary is really nice to listen to and for once the commentary really adds to the video. Keep up the good work!

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Appreciate that. Glad to have you!

[@johnmurphy7250]

This song is what I listen to as hype music

[@wolfifly5944]

I swear I've listened to Panzerkampf for at least like 100 times already and I still get goosebumps at the beginning :D

[@makedonijaedinstvena]

Make more reactions to sabaton. It's amazing

[@matsv201]

Have he done atero dominatos yet?

[@tvaettis0653]

matsv201 no

[@IronBear1337]

Last time I was this early the Germans still had the upper hand

[@longyu9336]

Last time I was this early the Slavs still believed that the Germans were there to liberate them from Soviet rule.

[@victorreznov7965]

Great vid man! My great-grandfather was in this battle, he was in the 2nd line of defence, fighting the SS pazer divisions, he was declared MIA by the Supreme Command, but I am certain that he died fighting nazis to the end, as every man today and in the past in Russia. (Quick caveat - my family was aristocratic one before the revolution, but we didn't flee - we were, and still are - the soldier caste, generational fighters for the Russia, and it's faith and people)

[@kael.ikiyua]

Im so glad that you also feel that the start of the song is really awesome !!

[@HavocParadox]

Love this song.. I play it at work all the time. and i always find myself singing it :D

[@kix4635]

Really enjoy your reaction videos, it is really refreshing to hear the point of view from someone with a background in history such as you. As a side-note, while not probably good reaction material, the Military History Visualized video about the Rzhev meatgrinder is a very interesting story of a front/battle that is really not talked about, highly recommend you take a look at it. P.S. The slighty gray beard looks awesome.

[@DevilizerHimself]

@ 7:30 Gotta love how the drums sound like MG fire.

[@kennethdelacruz3933]

Thank you for showing me this badass band. Now I can jam hard to history! Into the motherland!

[@Per_aspera_ad_socialismi]

Hey, History Guy. Have you watched Soviet film series Liberation from 1970? You can find it on KZbin in 4K with English subtitles. It starts from The Battle of Kursk and goes through the whole war ending in Berlin. The whole series is about 6h long. There are some issues like T-55 tanks on the background without even an attempt to make it looks like German one, but it is still, by my opinion, one of the best movies about WW2.

[@chrisdotts8777]

Oh wow I just searched for sabaton reactions and this came out 7 hours ago

[@miafranlund6982]

Nice solid reaction as always

[@PetterVessel]

I am looking forward to the next Sabaton reaction. This is awesome!

[@jamessapp4989]

you need to do "The Last Battle" on May 5, both the music and the history video.

[@mith668]

Hi 🙂 I love all your reactions, but since I've listen to Sabaton all the time now, and watch all the History Channel, the reactions to Sabaton are the coolest ones 😎 keep them coming 😁 one of my fav but also one of the saddest song I've hears from them is The hammer has fallen... but also Far from the fame, Poltava, Ghost in the Trenches, Last battle, Hearts of Iron... and many more 😉 Greatings from Poland 😊

[@Azraeltheangelofdeath]

You should react to "We burn" by sabaton, I will argue just as dark if not darker than "The Final Solution" but at least the ones involved in the events described in "We burn" were eventually caught and sentenced to life in prison for their crimes

[@ahhlewis_mapping]

Chills

[@mobile_plays2853]

At 7:32 I was expecting "Darkness imprisoning me" 😂

[@sethrueger3548]

FINALLY! WAITING FOR THIS FOR A LONG TIME! FAVORITE SABATON SONG!

[@reichtanglevictor1694]

Hey, I was wondering if you watched the German film "Generation war"? It's a great movie/series (can't remember) showing off the human side of the axis, about a group of friends who split off and how they're affected by the war, it's amazing

[@heatherwheeler8330]

It is also a very common song used in sabaton memes.

[@tyrionlannister4920]

Im happy that you choose the best video :)

[@petrhanke8644]

Hearts of Iron is in my top five from Sabaton. It just sells that feel of finality, the end of the war.

[@ninogta4]

love your videos, would love to see your reaction and input on Feature History - Fall of Yugoslavia

[@ogood813]

60k oh my! Seems like yesterday you were at 20! Way to go!

[@chewyorion656]

Seeing this played live was amazing!

[@PyradonisFootball]

Love your Videos! Keep up the good work

[@wilholloway2924]

Radio Tapok has a really good video/cover of this song on his channel. He plays the drums, guitar, and sings. It's in Russian, but sounds, in my opinion, a bit better than the original.

[@KidKat__]

Fun fact: Sabaton is sponsored by Wargaming, the people behind World of Tanks. They're even featured in the game!

[@tvaettis0653]

The animation of ”Night Witches” and ”No bullets fly” was made by Yarnhub. They have several really cool animations that would be awesome if you could check out 😄

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I've reacted to both of those!

[@tvaettis0653]

Vlogging Through History yeah, but they have got some other amazing content on their channel 😉😏

[@bravo666]

Subscribed because of sabaton

[@user-we5wv3lc2h]

From wiki: The Kursk battle was attended by about 2 million people, 6 thousand tanks, 4 thousand aircraft

[@TheButterflyChaos]

Yep, Sabaton are good at setting up the mood. And getting the fighting spirit up. When I have a lot of shit to get done at work, I blast Sabaton and just go for it.

[@MISTERX_5890]

fun fact: one of ww2's greatest tank aces was spearheading the German Army his name was Waffen SS Panzer Ace Michael Wittmann who was commanding Tiger Tank 1331

[@J_Halcyon]

Speaking of "battles" that are more properly campaigns...Aces in Exile is about Polish pilots in the battle of Britain. ;)

[@RoverAddiction]

Mate, you should literally see the Official Lyric Video its so cool

[@bobjaydenmarley7406]

Awsome Video 🔥. Waited for the Video and tweeted out for it ^^

[@Kenneth-zk1nh]

I was just listening to this song

[@SPANZERTV]

I’m sure it’s already been requested, but you should react/listen to Sabaton’s En Livstid I Krig, the live video on their channel. Though make sure to turn on the English subtitles. The song will absolutely hit you in the feels.

[@itsbeenawhile5229]

we are the panzer elite never retreat born to compete

[@bloodrave9578]

Enough metal in this track to rebuild all the tanks lost at Kursk

[@charlescalvin5408]

7:09 i did it but the problem is uhh my car turned into kv-1 and rushing to Berlin by itself

[@BirdWatcher116]

Great song another song people might like is aces in exiles about the exiled airmen fighting in the Battle of Britain

[@seanhutchins6714]

Could you react to Seven Pillars of Wisdom next?

[@Ruslan82K]

Ничего не понял. Но очень интересно.)

[@michaelshelton5488]

I love how the drums simulate machine gun bursts

[@Belnick6666]

Elephant before changes to became Ferdinand, it took out a t-34 from 5600 meters or 5.6km at the battle of Kursk, longest ever in war for a long time, not sure how far the abrams did in iraq, or that did not count as a "war" ? also the Elephant shot could have been said to be a random shot that just hit a t-34 in the swarm of all the communist tanks and not a "snipe" hit :P

[@rubles9710]

If I have one gripe about this song it's close to the end when he repeats the line into the motherland the German army marched. I would have switched it to say then into the fatherland the Soviet army marched.

[@drrakw2432]

Great song, thx for the video!

[@-_chira_-]

I recommend you should react to “The Last Stand” “Resist and Bite” and “To Hell and Back”, these are my other favorite songs by Sabaton aside with Panzerkampf

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Did the last stand a while ago

[@-_chira_-]

@@VloggingThroughHistory ahh guess i missed it

[@bondhudey8065]

React to Attero Dominatus and Hearts of Iron. Both about the battle of Berlin. But one Soviet perspective another German perspective.

[@charless2450]

Brody-Dunbo in 1941 was actually the largest tank battle between Germany and the Soviet Union, but neither side talked about it: The Soviet Union didn't because the lost the battle, whereas the Germans didn't because of the huge losses they took despite winning (Pyrrhic victory). TIK did a video about it on his channel if you're interested in learning about it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKVY2tsq86Ir9k

[@alexanderwaite9403]

Dude Sabaton thunders! I will have to check them out.

[@gamling4994]

I really recommend you react to the band TURISAS. They based a whole album on The Varangian Guard! If you're interested I recommend imo their best three songs: Turisas - End of an Empire (based on Fall of Constantinople) Turisas - To Holmgard and beyond Turisas - The March of the Varangian Guard Bonus song, Turisas - The Great Escape (it's about the Varangian guard wanting to return home and emperor not wanting that)

[@Scytian1]

Its one of these songs that makes you want to stand up and run help in Soviet offensive yourself - even if you are not from Russia and Soviet Union doesn't even exist :D

[@lgmmrm]

Another difference is that Nazi was the actual name of the party, Soviet isn't a political term - it was a term for a system of councils that actually predated the October revolution.

[@snoofy4863]

my favorite song lol

[@Speedster___]

Of all WW2 military comanders Zhukov is the most underrated bar maybe some american pacific commanders

[@Pavel-Geleznov]

you was right when you said that we knew about incoming German attack, we prepared it was like "bang your head against wall, when you get tired, we will counterattack"

[@ichidoriyou7472]

"Soldiers of the union broke the citadel", you didnt mention about this, Operation Citadel is the codename for the last push Germans tried on Russian soil

[@jokekopter2509]

Yes i am lisening in car

[@alexamerling79]

Beginning of the end for the Ostheer

[@getfriday5980]

So I have 4 great grandfathers who all happened to fight in the 2nd world war One of them (father’s mother’s dad) fought in the Don battle where the Nazi/German forces and the Germans vassals (amongst them Hungary) fought against Soviet forces My great grandpa lost a small toe and had a limp ever since that he also told that whoever stood still/sat for more than 10’ just froze to death and the best part, the Germans would shoot you if you tried to plead them to join them bc they were sitting in their warm and cozy panzers. He lost his best friend in battle whilst retreating who took a bullet for him One of my other great grandpas (mothers mothers dad) died during forced labour during ww2 when the factory (Rába works) got bombarded and collapsed on his head (he was unable to do military service bc he had type 1 diabetes so he was forced to work by Germans) my grandma still receives money for being a war orphan

[@alexonashko9394]

prOhorovka is right pronunciation from "прОхоровка". Love your East front video. What's next? ;) Leningrad's blockade? Battle for Moscow?

[@aronszentjobi5042]

Having difficulties in life: best place to come to

[@CAD6343]

Had you done "Ghost Division"? both great songs about tank moments of WW2 history.

[@cglanner3806]

Just a small comment... "Broke the citadel" is a refence to the German name of the offensive: "Unternehmen Zitadelle" meaning "Operation Citadel".

[@Stabller]

Loved this! You should definitely do Hearts of Iron next!

[@rhyang8311]

Vlogging Through History Sabaton cover?!

[@reillyclements1673]

Vlogging through history to the moon!🚀🚀🚀