Vet Reacts to 40:1 - The Battle of Wizna - Sabaton History 001 [Official]

[@andreww2657]

Captain Reginis and his men may have died, but became immortalized through honor and glory.

[@jakepeck5294]

And rightly likened to Spartans !!

[@salwadorzdalisalwadorzdali6040]

Raginis z pochodzenia Łotysz (Łotwa) z serca Polak. Poddał swój odcinek obrony dopiero po ultimatum Niemieckim gdzie grorzono wymordowaniem jego podwładnych wziętych do niewoli. Jak głosi historia wybrał śmierć by nie oddać się w niewolę, wybrał Honor w miejsce życia.

[@ullis5125]

That song from Woodstock is awesome

[@johngillespie3409]

Very, In front of 700,000 Poles and they pull out a extremely obscene ginormous super huge Polska flag 🇵🇱 and after they sung Polish national anthem with the crowd. pretty cool. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHPciHyfe6mYqKc

[@piotrb8759]

This is teh Truth

[@wojto75]

I was there :D

[@alancarter41]

Great reaction and analysis. The Poles proved to be fierce fighters in WW2 (and throughout history for that matter). The 1939 defense of Warsaw, the Polish resistance, the Jewish defense of the Waraw ghetto, the Warsaw uprising show that they refused to bow to the Germans throughout the war. I highly recommend not only the official music video but also the 2012 Polish Woodstock live performance where 500,000 plus rocked out to Sabaton.

[@AmericansLearn]

Ooh, that sounds awesome

[@sylwiakos1662]

Nie żydowska obrona. Polska obrona! Zydzi uciekli, a po odbudowaniu Polski przez Polaków to zydostwo wyciąga rece po POLSKIE DOBRA!

[@maciejzbrowski]

I love Polish history with Ukrainian history, which I don't understand why so many Ukrainian men went to other countries instead of defending their own.

[@whitewitch32]

​@@maciejzbrowskiI can explain, after the Soviet Union People of Ukraine are so mixed that you literally put family members on opposite sides, plust that war was created artificially by the current USA government.

[@wojto75]

I was there in 2012 :D

[@klaras9324]

Before I started listening to Sabaton, I had no idea how hard Poland fought in World War II. At school, I think we were more or less taught that Poland was quickly run over and occupied. Another thing that many people do not know is about Sweden's role during World War II. It would be great if you reacted to it. There is a good video you should check out “Could Sweden have withstood a German Blitzkrieg in WW2?” by TIKhistory.

[@AmericansLearn]

Sounds good, thanks!

[@DefaultName-du3kr]

Thats what I was taught too. Poland's resistance is almost a footnote in my old textbooks.

[@TheFifthHorseman_]

Run over, yes. Occupied yes. Surrendered? Fat chance.

[@pawelweclawski2058]

Dzieki za film który trochę Inaczej opowiada o wojnie, my Polacy byliśmy często pdbijani i atakowani przez wieki ale nigdy się nie poddaliśmy i nie mamy zamiaru 🔥👍🤘🤝

[@AviRox1154]

In the grand scheme of the war, the country itself did fall pretty quickly, but the Poles themselves continued to fight long after the territory was occupied.

[@oliversherman2414]

The fact that they re-enacted the battle before a live concert is incredible

[@dorlonelliott9368]

The German lessons learned resulted in a reduction of Panzer Battalions and an increase in Motorized Infantry Battalions in the Panzer Divisions [Originally 6:2 changed prior to France to 4:4]. Guderian was seriously embarrassed by this fight.

[@marcelmarceli8238]

Read about Westernplatte. Where 200 Poles held 4,500 Germans for 7 days.

[@computergamer888]

Where do I read about that please? Is there a book that I can to learn about that please? Thank you.

[@anderswiik7432]

What's already been mentioned here,the Polish Woodstock live is fn amazing.Heck,all of their country specific songs should be watched live from that country.Great reaction brother 👏

[@iKvetch558]

Really good to see you guys continuing with this channel. In answer to your question about "blitzkrieg"...it is complicated. It is true that in the West, the term came into common usage in regards to the German invasion of Poland...it appears that Time Magazine may have been the first to explicitly refer to the attack as being an example of "Blitzkrieg" in September 1939. However, in terms of the actual military campaign that the Germans waged in Poland, it was mostly a pretty old fashioned infantry/artillery fight...and the Panzers were pretty much evenly distributed as opposed to concentrated in an armored spearhead. The Germans used various parts of their doctrine for maneuver warfare in Poland, so elements of blitzkrieg were being tested, but they had also been testing some blitzkrieg things out in the Spanish Civil War. It really was not until the German invasion of Belgium and the Battle of France in 1940 that what we think of as Blitzkrieg was fully put into operation as part of the military campaign.👍

[@melkor3496]

Yeah Blitzkrieg was never mentioned as you said by the Germans and was an allied term which was never used by the Germans and they just called it manoeuvre warfare/ Bewegungskrieg. Prussia had always fought like this because they couldn’t handle long wars usually. Their generals were always trained in it and in a way they gave their general more autonomy. Manoeuvre warfare in ww2 style was born out of the stormtroopers tactics of being extremely aggressive and breaking a specific point in the enemy line. This was just transferred from infantry to then armoured warfare.

[@iKvetch558]

@@melkor3496 Absolutely...great info...thank you Melkor. Good to see you as usual.👍💯

[@melkor3496]

@@iKvetch558 Same to you friend. Just wanted to add a bit more info for them.

[@AmericansLearn]

@@melkor3496 we always appreciate the information!

[@bartsky1945]

Poland kept fighting Germans until Soviets attacked from the East, that was pretty much known to be a finishing moment for the military that decided to go into covert warfare as it was the only way to continue fighting. You probably know about Polish airmen in Battle of Britain. They were elite and very skilled as their fought superior German aircrafts in Poland on machines that were obsolete, without parts and greatly outnumbered and still shooting down many German aircrafts. So they ran to England and enlisted and to their frustration the British treated them like they were freshmen amateurs. English didn't even know they had elite killers only waiting for the moment they can take a German aircraft down. So imagine their surprise that one squadron of Polish aircrafts practically obliterated Germans every time they fought! 303 was their Squad number.

[@agnieszkazuk]

How great you did react to 40:1 history! Yes, please react to the official video 40:1, but following with the video from the concert Woodstock, Poland 2012 ! :-) It's a must!

[@piotrzawadka6764]

Sabaton history on prisoner 4859 and Warsaw uprising is also very well done

[@JvPGames]

Biggest greetings from Poland Thanks you to reacts this video and Thank you #Sabaton for everything. You're only one of the kind rock band team who's songs teling about Polish history. Ones again bieegest greetings to you all from Poland. Daski Poian

[@naaher]

I was on that concert in Wizna in 2009 and it is one of my greatest memories

[@krzysztofpluskata8779]

I also propose to trace the Polish horse riding of the Winged Hussars, which was undefeated for over a hundred years. Sabaton also has a song about them

[@janjanczyk1326]

'Always remember, a fallen soldier, Always remember, fathers and sons at war...'

[@salwadorzdalisalwadorzdali6040]

"Śpij żołnierzu w ciemnym grobie niechaj Polska przyśni się Tobie" fragment piosenki żołnierskie.

[@TheFifthHorseman_]

Poland through and through. At this point, our spiritual animal can only be the Honey Badger. We fucking LOVE seeing the West learn and celebrate (even in a small way) Polish historical badassery. Do Aces In Exile or Winged Hussars next. :D

[@przemyslawc297]

Honey Badger? C'mon. It's for child. Check the history of the Kapral Wojtek.

[@TheFifthHorseman_]

@@przemyslawc297 Honey Badger because Honey Badgers are persistent and extremely difficult to kill.

[@przemyslawc297]

@@TheFifthHorseman_ I know, but the Corporal Wojtek was extremely difficult to kill too e.g. he fought in the Battle of Monte Cassino. :)

[@artlove7575]

Yes, Honey Badger called Miodożer in Polish. One of the best animals on the planet. He looks small and cute but is a freaking killing machine and with a bulletproof back and immuniy to poisons :D. Awesome comparison. Przemyslaw chill out, out of all animals this is the most accurate comparison :D. Just check the movie about Miodożer and you will understand why Kapral Wojtek would die to any Miodożer because Miodożer is going for balls when he fights bigger animals. He would basically bit off your sack of balls, good luck continuing fighting without cohones.

[@tymonpawlicki6573]

I learned this song in history class haha, my teacher showed it to us to break away from convention. I also recommend the channel historia bez cenzury unfortunately, I don't know if there are subtitles in English

[@AmericansLearn]

I will look into it

[@melkor3496]

Please in the future react to the song of the history video before the history video. Otherwise you will be spoiled of all Sabaton songs because the history videos have parts of the songs. Other than that wish I’m very much in support of these history video reactions and really enjoy them. :)

[@crS-CS-]

11:04 That's not a dedication... it's honor.

[@fritzfritzroy3813]

And the joke is ....that's not the biggest outnumbered Polish battle... and by far the not bigest win battle ... battle of Hodow is ....100 Polish Huzars (heavy Cavalry) and 300 Panzeni (medium Cavalry) vs ...... 75000 Turkish and Tatars..... and they won ... that is insane .... and even Termopile havn't compare

[@phamanhtai2824]

I recommend Devil Dogs, literally the love letter for the Marines lol

[@AmericansLearn]

For a moment I really thought you were talking about the hot dog chain 😖 But yes. thanks for the suggestion!

[@michaelginnis521]

as an American I always had a stereotypical views on the polish , that they are weak and stupid. However, after listening to Sabaton I have gained immense respect for the polish people. I see the polish people as damn near equals to the US for their passion for freedom. If you are polish know that as a veteran, in the US Army , you have my respect

[@blurrpp314]

and Poland had to fight much more times for their independence sourounded by agresive powers. Actualy Polish army was 4th power during IIWW , Polish pilots had greatest score in Battle of England (Aces in Excile. Sabaton), In every front during IIWW there ware Polish units. Stupid. Its Polish mtemaaticiajs who broke Enigma, Turing get solved problem he had to "just" improved speed of decoding. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5_Cc3WHes92rqs I dont know where this sterotypes of Polish come from. Maybe because not educated workers form Poland who get to USA before and after war (but actualy Hollywod was created by Polsih-Jews ;) ), or Jewish exodus from Poland and thair antypolonizm. Poland was greatest place to live for Jews in Europe, since XV when polish king invited Jews who ware runing from oppression in west europe, so in 1939 Poland has greatest minority of Jews in Europe. Jews politicians spread anty Polish propagand (mostly in USA) before war because thay wanted to take some land of Poland and get authonomy for Jews, they asked for it during Versal in 1919, what finish with Small threaty of versals, they didnt get authonomy but special rights for their own politic in Poland.

[@riverroth3688]

There's a fun line from a great channel called habitual linecrosser that gives you an idea of the poles and how the poles are. "We may be a speed bump in the past two conflicts. But this speed bump has teeth now" about how Poland has been buying up American arms ever since joining NATO and wanting make sure their neighbors know nobody can come in and fuck with them without major losses.

[@krzysztofwandzioch4622]

Szacunek z Polski

[@beatryczelupa5411]

almost equal to states?

[@nonautemrexchristus5637]

Where did "weak and stupid" come from? You believe everything you hear from idiots?

[@krzysztofmodelewski1]

Chwała bohaterom.

[@justahologram2230]

If memory serves the graphic novel Maus has a brief first hand account of the battle if you want to follow up

[@lukaszbilewicz139]

Be Pole it means be proud :)

[@petritormanen8318]

👍all videos

[@jglo5192]

If something is impossible, give it to the Poles!!.... Napoleon Bonaparte

[@salwadorzdalisalwadorzdali6040]

"Pijcie jak Polacy ale bijcie się jak oni" Napoleon po jednym z ataków na jego Armię gdy Polacy po upojnym wieczorze nad 🍺🥃🍷odpali ten atak.

[@najroe]

live from poland and the official video are both good, but for energy the live 8s insane

[@OwoJawi]

I recommend listening to the DEFENSE OF MOCHILEVO by 200 hussars against 30 thousand soldiers of Ivan the Terrible!

[@krzysztofpluskata8779]

The Germans had artillery support, air support and armored armies

[@lowcaglow-ij9ir]

we want reaction of 40:1 song

[@dodekgniewny4687]

700 vs 40000 and Schleswig-Holstein

[@mikebordnik1367]

You're doing great work teaching people. Yea, once we were a great nation. Communists ended it.

[@WinterMute_df]

Ridiculing mounted infantry is really dumb. Those units were very effective during the opening of the war. Polish border patrol still uses horses. They're perfect for some types of terrain.

[@salwadorzdalisalwadorzdali6040]

Bitwa o wsie Mokra pod Częstochową pokazała że kawaleria miała w tym czasie szanse z czołgami (dokładniej konna Artyleria i speszona konnica). I na koniec do końca wojny Niemcy używali KAWALERI

[@przemoziolkowski958]

Chińczycy mają Kung Fu, Japończycy Karate, Polska ma Wpierdol....

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Im so happy that Poland is getting their respect after years of post WW2 propaganda which tried to dilute Poland in order to make the British and French not look like cowards for deserting Poland. The Polish Army was downright heroic during WW2.

[@przemoziolkowski958]

If you think there is no way out, call the Poles...

[@nichlasp1]

desives a like

[@1ramyus]

What do you think about it as an experienced vet?

[@matsv201]

Its worth saying that whole that was the point the war formaly started, it had alreddy been going on since 1936 with japan ussr attacking smaler nations and in 1938 when japan start attacking outskirts of british empire. A lot of people dont understand that britan was the largest country ever to exist in 1939, but due to they where attacked both in asia and in europe (well, poland that they had a defencive pact with. They could not bring the whole power of the empire against germany. Japan was also winning being both battle hardened as well as having more recent equpment.

[@marekkorkosz226]

Pozdro

[@Pavel-Geleznov]

next react to "attack of the dead men" this is also about winning of small number of soldiers 900 Russians against 8000 Germans

[@z00mbi3s]

You should start by from Polish colonel or for US general enginner Kosciuszko, If You don`t know that part Polish engineering on bunkers that saved Boston....how You even make videaos on Europe?

[@dodekgniewny4687]

Polecam film Karbala

[@przemoziolkowski958]

I think that if America had Poles as allies during the Vietnam War, it would not have lost. I suggest you familiarize yourself with the history of Monte Cassino

[@daven4297]

I will say this. You Americans to this day do not know what war is. You have not experienced any war on your own territory. The only war that took place on American soil was the American Civil War. Perhaps that is why you so boldly "defend" peace and democracy by dropping bombs on other countries. Probably if you had experienced in both world wars what the Polish nation experienced, your perception of the world might have changed. You know as much about wars as you do about the Middle Ages. That is, as much as you will read in books. You have not experienced the Middle Ages, you have not experienced wars. You have no idea how the world has been run for millennia.

[@jszbp]

Very well said! Nailed!

[@mastercalabaster9824]

in general, I'd agree. However, it is something to be rather happy about. Poland's fate in the last 300 years is so immensely tragic that I don't wish anyone to have a simillar history...

[@fraglesiak]

50-1... Poles... we know what we are like when we are attacked... others, not necessarily, but for a while... I therefore also recommend the story told by Sabaton 15-1, i.e. the relief of the Polish Hussars in Vienna. The hussars feared by all modern armies... kzbin.info/www/bejne/eanPg32phpyjaM0

[@mojespojrzenienaswiat3780]

That's nothing yet. Check out battle of Hodow. 😀 Battle of Wina was 40 to 1, but battle of Hodow was 100 to 1. 😀 And we won. 😀

[@adi5950]

Polish thing.

[@kawalecadrian1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYTKdX2OgqicepY

[@lordbydlacco8178]

Zabawne jak obywatel Największego Sojusznika Polski (takie pierd****) odkrywa "małe miki" naszej (Polskiej) historii...

[@MAGNATEO]

19:20 he's a liar, they haven't played it in Łódź this year

[@kingseb2252]

They never mentioned that so he's not a liar you are though

[@MAGNATEO]

@@kingseb2252 never mention what?

[@kingseb2252]

@@MAGNATEO that they played in Łódź

[@MAGNATEO]

@@kingseb2252 wait what? Are u trying to joke or something, cause I don't get it. Łódź is a city in POLAND and yes they have played there concert in May, I was there so you know

[@johngillespie3409]

they didn't play any Polish songs in Chicago either, kinda weird. Polska✌

[@KonradTS81]

Polish history is sad.

[@adammarkiewicz3613]

it is sad, that YOU need to learn some history from a band, and the rest need to learn history from your videos. it is a shame americans. most of you dont even know where the Europe is. do something man

[@maks4b]

Battle of Hodow 6/11/ 1694 100: 1