*Heroes Last Stand* Last Dying Breath The Defence of Belgrade Sabaton History 005 [Official

[@predvecerje]

Just to Finish this story, Serbian Army evacuated to Greece by foot, to the island of Corfu. Thousands did not make it becouse of winter and lack of food.But In 1918 they come back and defeated Austro- Hungerians and Bulgarian occupiers back and out of country. Incredible heroic story. Serbia lost million people out of 4 million population in WWI.😢😢😢

[@dusanradin5868]

....and because of shiptars constantly attacked them from all sides.Greeks didn't helped much.

[@Forsakenartsprod]

Everytime someone talks about Serbs in WW1 the story magically ends here. Wonder why🧐

[@dusanradin5868]

@@Forsakenartsprod Pa zapitaj se....

[@Forsakenartsprod]

@@dusanradin5868 Не питам се ја ништа, мени је све јасно. Ово је било реторичко питање

[@repica68]

1 million victims sounds horrible enough but when you put it perspective that Serbia lost 40% of male population it sounds devastating.

[@pavelslama5543]

Its also worth mentioning that the first monument to the defenders of Belgrade was ordered to be build by Mackensen himself, as he held his Serbian enemies in high regard.

[@kain84sm]

To add to this. It is the only monument in the world (as far as I'm aware) that was built by the victor in honor of the enemies he defeated.

[@SnakeP1tPoetry]

@@kain84sm Mustafa Kemal Atatürk built one for all those who lost their lives in Gallipoli in WW1: "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well"

[@SnakeP1tPoetry]

@@kain84sm The quote is in the Sabaton-Gallipoli song

[@dusanradin5868]

@@SnakeP1tPoetry What does that have to do with Belgrade defence?

[@dusanradin5868]

SAME MACKENSEN WHO HANGED CIVILIANS?

[@Z.91.92]

Slava Bogu i srbskome rodu!❤❤❤

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

🤡

[@ChelenderelBong]

Until our last duying breath !! KOSOVO JE SRBIJA ❤

[@JDB-tc5rs]

Fun fact, when you come to Belgrade, there's a steam-powered WWI river battleship docked near Brankov Bridge, it used to be the capital ship of Austro-Hungarian river flotilla.. We keep it white, shiny and well maintained just to remind the Austrians and Hungarians of their past attempts to take our fatherland.

[@herbertwest9626]

I doubt Austrian children are taught about the atrocities committed by their forefathers in WW1 (and WW2 of course). They probably just learn about the assassination of the archduke and a bit of the war itself. Not so much about the war crimes on civilians and captured soldiers.

[@MightyMarko]

Welcome to Serbia! 🇷🇸 You will hear many more amazing stories. 🤝

[@sharkan01]

1915, German General-Fieldmarshall Mackensen." After the Battle he told: "We fought against an army that we have heard about only in fairy tales, who defended themselves with virtually unprecedented courage. The moment we conquered Serbia hurt us more than her allies." Monument to the Serbian warriors heroically fallen while defending Belgrade in the fall of 1915. erected on the order of the commander of the German army field marshal von Mackensen as an expression of respect for the brave opponents). That was a rare historic example of the victor who honoured his enemy’s army in such a maner. It was written on the monument, in both Serbian and German: „Serbian heroes rest here“.

[@zarkopetrovic7472]

Thank you! Greetings from Belgrade 🇷🇸🤘🏻🙏

[@dudedude4034]

Serbs 're proud nation who suffered lots trough their entire ( rich ) history , huge patriots and fierce fighters…On the other hand most friendly people i ever met … Even today they 're encircled with the enemy’s ( NATO countries),their government is Western installed and full of traitors , but they 're standing strong without to make a single step back…For example, Serbia is only European ( talking about Europe, not about EU ) country wich hasn’t imposed sanctions against Russia…

[@JDB-tc5rs]

Actually, we're not encircled by enemies at all. NATO bombed us because we were a communist shitshow of a country, with an incapable clown for a president who thought Yugoslavia is a world power (shocker, we never were). Yugoslav wars were a product of poorly constructed and unsustainable Communist regime that tried to take away religion and our ethnicity, and then wondered why the people were pissed. Kosovo was taken because we were too dumb to know better. And our government ain't a "Western installed", our government is still communist, only they changed the way they talk and manage. Only DS was Western Installed after the 5th October revolution. Don't forget that we - the people - took to the streets and chose that option. So instead of presenting your opinion as fact, consider that you're incapable to descern the bigger picture. P.S. This is a very unpopular opinion in Serbia, we're quite arrogantly and moronically hard-headed nation mostly made up of imbeciles who ask for everything, without actually trying to change anything - and it's never our fault. It's always the West or the East or the aliens. Pozz

[@f1help613]

I was there, that night in EXPO center in March of 2017, when they performed that song. I wasn't one of those who screamed along the speech. Not because I didn't know it bit because the sheer epicness and emotion could not be put into words, it was truly a breathtaking scene. One I shall never forget

[@ppsile]

me too \m/

[@lazarmarinkovic8486]

Same here, I still have the t-shirt I bought back then!

[@Arkadius87]

In ww1 Serbia lost one third of population or 60% of male population. First fighting for 400 years with ottoman empire, than fought in balkan wars, than ww1, we lost over 1,5 million people in ww2 as well. Than came wars in '90s, wars that usa and her satellites made to crush us again, than notorious bombing of Serbia in 1999, for no cause with uranium bombs. Its good that we still exist in this planet. 🇷🇸❤️ Thank you for the video. Greetings from Belgrade. ❤ We are on great spot on the map, and worst spot at the same time. At the crossroads between east and west.

[@brankomilojevic5238]

Fun facts : On July 28, 1918, the US President Wilson issued a Proclamation when, as a sign of gratitude to the Serbian people and their Army for the contribution in the First World War the flag of Serbia flew over the White House and other institutions in Washington. ( and that is the only flag of another country reised in America in front of White House ), The day after the breakthrough of the Salonika Front, German Emperor Wilhelm II sent a letter to the Bulgarian king in which he said: "Your Majesty, you've let 62,000 Serbian soldiers decide the outcome of the First World War. Shame!"

[@dusanradin5868]

...and raising the flag really helped us.NOT!

[@herbertwest9626]

And who would have believed back then that Bulgaria were to choose the wrong side some 25 years later supporting Hitler's Nazi Germany? A lot of people don't know much or almost nothing about history. Especially about historical facts that haven't been made into big Hollywood films. I am not a historian, but I would call myself a "history buff", I read a lot about history in general, but also about certain events that are brushed under the carpet. Most hear the same old stories of the Nazis, Napoleon, Cesar, Vietnam or their local history. If you take the history of the Balkans for instance it's always about recent conflicts. Nobody knows anything about what really happened a hundred years ago, much less centuries ago. How are people going to understand current conflicts without knowing the beginning or historical developments during certain periods back in those days? Seems like they're kept in the dark on purpose. Like politicians and media are trying to hide the truth from the world. So, don't rely on teachers, journalists, politicians or any hypocrites that try to sell you the "truth of history". They have their agenda, the less people know the better. No! Read for yourself, educate yourself, read books by reputable historians. There's so much to learn. So much is hidden that needs to be known.

[@dusanradin5868]

@@herbertwest9626 You mean,novody in the West! Balkanian themselfs knew well where Bulgarians would go if the times would go tough.They do the same thing for centuries,much like croats.I,as a Balkanian know this better than you.Just as i know history of our conflicts,wich goes for many millenias ago.

[@herbertwest9626]

@@dusanradin5868 Yes, of course I meant outside of the Balkans. Not just the West. But people in general don't know much about history, even their own, no matter where on the planet.

[@dusanradin5868]

@@herbertwest9626 We,Slavs,do know history.Greeks to.As well as Indians,just ask them.

[@danijeldach7946]

Serbia is Sparta . 500 years Otoman empire don't break spirit of serbian warriors, war vs Bulgaria, vs Austro-Hungarian empire, vs Hitler Reich, vs All Nato . Serbs kill 2 Emperor Franc Fredinand and turkish Murat 1

[@marioklein4825]

​@zizleh33Serbien people are only Orthodox never Moslem

[@nikolagrmusa3435]

​@@marioklein4825 dont be stupid, Serbs r mostly Orthodox, but there r Muslims n Catholic Serbs also, they r not any less Serbs then Orthodox ones....

[@marioklein4825]

​@@nikolagrmusa3435Dont wrating bullshit please when you don't now Serbian are only Orthodox katolik Serbian are Croatia people 😂😂😂

[@dejangunsh6090]

@@nikolagrmusa3435 They prefer you call them Bosniaks and Croats, respectively, or so I heard around; It's a damn shame, though.

[@oliversherman2414]

Nobody would've had tank support during this battle as it happened in 1915. Tanks wouldn't be introduced till July in 1916 when Britain first used it during the Battle of the Somme

[@AlexMilenk]

Greetings and respect for sheding a little light on this part of the history, largely unknown to wide public. I would like to give some deeper explanation on spot while watch this clip. 2:50 - if this is a "jeez moment" then wider context might be a jaw dropping - retreat from Belgrade in 1914. was part of the wider battle known as Kolubara Battle. After first spectacular defeat in August 1914. at Cer Battle, Austria retreated and prepared even more power to unleash later in Autumn roughly at same sector. With more power in soldiers and armament Austria put a heavy burden on Serbian defences and to add more bad luck, Serbian commander of the front, general Petar Bojovic got ill and unfit for conducting his duties. His replacement general Zhivoyin Misic has appointed to this post. His only request for Serbian high command to take this complex task was: "don't interfere in my decisions". After assesing delicate situation at the moment, he decided to pull back front substantialy to more favourable positions and to give a few days of respite to his mauled, tired and frozen soldiers (it was late Autumn and pretty cold weather). This new strategic outlook clearly showed holding position at capital of Belgrade untenable, and high command objected to his decision. He just reminded them on his condition and went on with his plan. Looking at general retreat of the Serbian army, Austrians concluded that their job is over and went on preparing military parades in honor of victory in Austrian capital and probably throughout the Empire. Meanwhile, Serbian soldiers got few days of rest, warmth and proper food which recuperate their morale, army get reinforced and stockpiled, and at first sight of enemy Serbian army went on powerful counterattack which shatered Austro-Hungarian army throughout entire front. Soon they were chased out of Serbia not to daring to lure back for almost a year. After his second crushing defeat, someone suggested Austrian commander Potiorek to commit suicide as a way to wash away this disgrace, on which he replyed: "I will do it when some other Austrian commander conquer Serbia". Year later, it was not Austrian, but German commander fon Mackensen who conquered Serbia. Conquered, but not defeated, Serbian army and the government went in exile and continued fighting to the end. Arguably, Serbian victories in 1918. was that tip on the scale who persuaded German leadership that war is unwinnable and to ask for truce and subsequent capitulation. For a excelent feedback on this event, Kolubara Batlle, I would suggest the book "A Time Of Death" by Dobrica Cosic. Let say I've had similar feeling as watching "Saving Private Ryan", altough the book provide much greater perspective on course of the events, covering many personal stories, from commander of the front himself to a civilian peasant who meddle around the army searching for the military unit where his son is assigned and everything in between. 9:25 tanks were still nonexistant at the time, they came in 1916. Small trivia: Serbian artilleryman in 1915. managed to shot down enemy airplane, making it first accomplishment of it's kind at the time when anti-air guns didn't even exist. He just tried his luck with his field gun with timed fuse and got lucky. It was not a bullseye, but shrapnels has done it's job nevertheless. Serbians also managed to get a first shooting down of UAV in 1994. and first shooting down of radar invisible jet in 1999. Serbian anti-air defence is not a joke.

[@OrochimaruChick]

Thank you for learning and sharing about such a huge stand to protect and stand for your land 🙏❤

[@bdleo300]

Serbia in WW1 is the story about heroism and sacrifice, the US President Woodrow Wilson gave the order to fly the flag of Serbia over the White House in 1918. the first foreign country ever to receive such an honor.

[@Велес034]

Also, the first airplane that was shot down to the ground, from field artillery

[@dejangunsh6090]

We DO have a knack for using wrong weapons to shoot those western planes down, do we? The other one I know about landed/fell in a very aptly place, village named after mold, also a plane shot down with a peashooter, but thanks to an outdated radar it was caught. Funny how irony works

[@gapeVZ]

Hvala ❤

[@badikrusevac9826]

Austia-Hungary 50 milion people,Serbia 5 milion.

[@branislavpetkovic4507]

Serbia lost 30% of man population in WWI

[@sinisacolakovic3974]

I'm sorry but Serbian casualties were more than 30% of the entire population and it's about 1.350.000 dead people.

[@justoneserb]

@@sinisacolakovic3974 True, as for male population Serbia lost over 50%

[@StodOneR]

The lower in comment section i go the lower the number goes . It is 1/3 of the entire population and 2/3 of male population

[@Greensanctuary-c4w]

​@@StodOneR56% of the entire male population

[@ВикторКардоз]

My grand grand father died in this battle

[@salonez91]

This speech and last stand of Belgrade regiment is just one of many fallen Serbian soldiers who all want to reincarnate the battle of Kosovo where also Serbs died to the last (almost) to fight much bigger enemy Ottomans. In those middle age times that was even more epic because battles usually ended with around 5%-10% man lost, but in that one the numbers were unprecedented on both sides. Took Ottomans many more years to gather big army as that one to push fowards into Europe. So its no the only battle Serbs die to the last man and its not the last one. Many have already died in same fashion as that regiment just in recent wars 1999 against Bosnia (this time as superior power) and 1991 against Albanians who stormed hills of heavy fortified Serbian positions and died in thousands against less then 100 soldiers and some even survived the battle to claim the vicotory on that day (something NATO and Albanians fail to mention). So yeah we Serbs have suicidal culture, but unlike western depression, its glory and courage in the face of death.

[@StodOneR]

That is not true . The battle ended by Ottomans retreating after loosing a Sultan by a Serbian cavalry charge , yes a lot have lost their lives but they did not loose the battle or die , they have won that fight albeit at a heavy cost.

[@dejangunsh6090]

@@StodOneR The reason it is treated as failure is because negotiations that came along right after it were being made from a position that might as well have been that of a defeated party; However, this was not the case and Serbia became a vassal of the Ottomans at special conditions, and this decision was only made because the man intended to take over as ruler was still too young, losses could not be recouped as quickly in Serbia as Ottomans could. If we're calling a spade a spade, Kosovo was a victory in any way shape or form you want to look at it; However, if you take the broader context, you might call it pyrrhic victory since Europe was happy that Ottomans got stopped/stalled and had 0 interest in helping and/or of sending help to make sure Serbs do hold the damn lunatics at bay

[@StodOneR]

@@dejangunsh6090 I mean Serbia held them back for next hundred and something years , it's not like they captured entirety of Serbia after Kosovo , in my opinion the battle that sealed the deal whether ottomans would capture Serbia or not was battle of Maritsa river , where they lost some 30000 good men to an ambush , that force would be able to easily deal with ottomans in Kosovo later .

[@dekipet]

We have so many Thermopiles, just like we are a nation of 100 mills... Maybe if we didn't have so many Thermopilse, just maybe we could be a nation of 100 mills...

[@cokamaki]

Thank you 🇷🇸❤️

[@zeljkodejanovic8786]

We were unconditional allies of America, England and France in the First and Second World Wars. In WWII we saved over 700 Allied pilots risking their lives and their families from German retaliation, so these same Allies stabbed us in the back in the 90's. sided with those who sided with the Axis Powers in the First World War.

[@StodOneR]

Even though those pilots carpet bombed us . My grandmother told me a story that she could easily determine which planes were attacking , she said when all hell broke loose and everyone got killed both nazis and civilians(mostly civilians) it was the US carpet bombing the place while when there was a plane flying low and strafing german positions , it was the russians and she affirmed that later when soviets came to Yugoslavia and saw the soviet planes and witnessed them doing the same thing.

[@oliversherman2414]

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

[@langlang-z4b]

Long live the King, long live Serbia!

[@luckyassassin1]

New here but your intro sound nearly blew out my eardrum

[@Borislav-u4w]

Thats the serbs defiance.even today

[@markojovicic757]

yes it was the same when your country attacked 1999 it was USA,Great Britain,Italy,France ,Germany vs Serbia. Sorry for bad Eng

[@StodOneR]

It was 26 countries we took our stand against..

[@YU-mv3ku]

Tu sam breeejjj-Im here you...!

[@vukaleksic1654]

Yes Constantine the great was born in Naisus, today Nis city in Serbia

[@yelenaangeleski3354]

Yes, centuries before our ancestors settled these regions of the Balkans.

[@Greensanctuary-c4w]

​​@@yelenaangeleski3354thousands of years ago- Lepenski vir culture, Vincha civilization - first in Europe, first letters, first metallurgy..

[@martinawolf9605]

Great❤

[@marko8174]

In one point you said " they didn't have choice" , but you are wrong. Ofcourse they had a choice, they could've surrender and possibly stay alive or fight to the end. They choose what Serbians always did true the history, God's glory through heroic sacrifice. It's was somewhat of a easy choice because they always had it in them, it's imprinted in Serbian DNA.

[@vladimirvelickovic5276]

no help from anybody like today, we are smal but we wont surender... never!

[@trevdestroyer8209]

Tanks weren't invented yet

[@AmericansLearn]

Ah. I see.

[@RandomFurry07]

Invented in the same war, only a year later after Belgrade's capitulation and those tanks didn't reach that front until 1917

[@milosnikolic3136]

This is rap song about the defence of Belgrade kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJOspWCLdsSlg68 In first minut you can hear the speach how it sound in Serbian. It is recreation but it's powerful

[@itsmiamibish]

I'm a Serb and i have to comment on this because you miss small information about that war and that is Austro-Hungaryan aliance had 55 milion souls while Serbia had 4 milion in Belgrade and they didnt win,you do the math+ we were not really prepared because that means you have army all kind of weapons etc.

[@miafranlund6982]

You might want to listen to the song Dreadnought and watch Sabaton history 114(Dreadnought The king of the high seas).

[@pavelslama5543]

Thats still far, faaaar away.

[@MiilosVarcakovic]

At 2 mins and 50 secs you say "wow to think they were in Serbia". Well think of serbs as americans, we will fight until death for our country, just as the newly formed USA did not stand for being colonized and conquered when the brits tried. So were the serbes fighting until the last male in the country. 1/4 of the population died during the first world war.

[@Greensanctuary-c4w]

Old Serbia had a population of 2,5 milion people . With the regained teritory the population was over 4 milion. But the people from regained teritory did not participate in Serbian army. So , with 1,3 milion Serbs dead, out of which 1/3 were civilians , 56% of the entire male population, you can easily day that 40% of Serbs died in WWI

[@vinkywink]

I live in Belgrade, for us that was Pyrrhic victory cos we lost the third of population and till today we have not recovered..

[@pedjatrninic]

No it wasnt pyrrhic!It was for higher causes!

[@vinkywink]

@@pedjatrninic I can remember when was commemoration of the centenary of the First World War in Paris that Vucic was in five line behind while Alnanians were in first line and back then they did not participate at all, that is how much world appreciate us or our victim..

[@monkortodox]

Каква бре пирова,то је била борба за опстанак,семе се сачувало ,а Бог ће умножити када буде време,да је била пирова ти би сада био неки Адолф или Мустафа.

[@Stevenseagal3128]

​@@vinkywinkThat was clearly a mistake, the french ambassador to serbia said so and also apologized for that. Although why are you so upset to where the albanian president was sitten, next to Macron were also the leaders of bulgaria, turkey and germany who were your enemies but that doesnt bother you as much.

[@slobodanjovanovic8188]

Za sve polusrbe i antisrbe: Bolje da nas nema nego da budemo neljudi (Patrijarh Pavle)

[@nenad590222]

that ist true

[@ivanpopovic7377]

Long live Serbia

[@БајоПивљанин-й9о]

Не знате ви много тога.

[@nemanjazivkovic3960]

Hi,good evening . One advice,if you want to know about Serbian History from world war One,watch a documentary "where the Yellow lemon bloom". You will like It. It's very beautifoul and exciting. It's dificoult to find It,i don't know why,like it's cenzored or what? If you are interested Watch It, it's pure tresoure,and have english subtitles,i have It.

[@herbertwest9626]

Is it a feature film or a documentary?

[@nemanjazivkovic6290]

@@herbertwest9626 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGiwfYesd5tlhcUsi=z8JZubkpAWaA3H9d

[@Greensanctuary-c4w]

​@@herbertwest9626Mostly documentary

[@herbertwest9626]

​@@Greensanctuary-c4wThank you.

[@herbertwest9626]

​@@nemanjazivkovic6290Thank you.

[@vlastimirpetricevic4111]

My friend serbian army save ass french army in first war i dont want speak about other stuff in history before first war one

[@ognjenzivkokvic2892]

WTF is this foney subttitles!

[@milos5560]

If you are interested to know more abot Serbian army and tragedy what we survive and come back as wictors, contact me, Ill gladly send you some documentarys abot ww1 and way to history of Srebian army

[@comradeglaz42]

There is a really neat docu on not European submarines, but US confederate submarines yeah, I know. Although it might not be in line with the channels content it’s a great watch. Called drain the oceans- secrets of the civil war.