They played football in WW1?! (Estonian reacts)

[@tigeriussvarne177]

One of the most beautiful historical videos ever made. Gets me every time. English and Germans are cousins after all.

[@sheepbrotv7339]

Yep beatiful and then every one shot each other emdiatly after

[@uwuowo7718]

Then what would French and Americans be?

[@uwuowo7718]

@Wixterdude2297 and Cajun Louisianan’s are Americans which are both Americans and descendants of the French so what would they be?

[@1IbramGaunt]

@@sheepbrotv7339 not IMMEDIATELY but when ordered to yeah, and they'd have likely been shot THEMSELVES by their OWN side if they still refused to after that

[@1IbramGaunt]

@@uwuowo7718 second cousins once removed I guess haha? I dunno, look it up if you really care. We're all humans and all related in THAT sense at the end of the day though, regardless

[@memesandsadness1715]

Watching Artur cry during this was the saddest part tbh

[@shuhratkessikbayev8886]

British man named Sir John French What's next? An American named Michael L. Soviet?

[@May-gr8bp]

Shuhrat Kessikbayev *micAeL l sOvIeT*

[@HenSt-gz7qj]

there's Soviet Womble... XD

[@shadowwing6408]

Lol

[@luckypuss2304]

@@HenSt-gz7qj he's British

[@kevincass9917]

This is late, I know, but there was a German general named Francois.

[@tomp329]

i can see he is trying to hold back the tears...me too

[@cromwell4029]

“Rain is your worst enemy” Welcome to my world

[@fpsgod3028]

tea drinker

[@lucaslaguyo1272]

Welcome to asia.

[@shakmp4]

@@bruhvman7242 well I have that in my country (Philippines)

[@senix6852]

are you british?

[@cromwell4029]

Senix yeah

[@dimaborger]

After all these years, he finally watched the video

[@pudgeboyardee32]

The football: an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.

[@isayherroherroimyellow.2384]

Who thinks Artur Rehi should have 1million Subscribers

[@GavinLiuranium]

Ewa Staszewska Artur thinks Artur should have 1 million subs

[@Alex-yy5wo]

Or a billion subs

[@Oktytto]

100 trillion subs

[@osomister]

Bruh all he does is look at someone else's video and rarely says anything while watching SOMEONE ELSES VIDEO

[@DYLANJJK94]

Only the deserving ones take years for already eared fans, But utubers with 20 mill subs only get 10% to watch another video after they subb'd or the 90% don't watch every or most video.

[@ericlanglois9194]

The English have the family name "French" and the French have the family name "Langlais/Langlois" which literally means "The Englishman"

[@Kriegter]

Rain: *starts* A general having successful offensives: NO NOT YOU AGAIN

[@zubaidi1914]

why do i keep on seeing you

[@andreaswidham3607]

3:23 What makes it even more humorous is that French really didn't like the French.

[@edim108]

And it worked both ways. Both French and the French didn't like each other.

[@mrcolddrink2763]

Soldier:*exist* Rain: I’m about to end this man’s career

[@oxcaxx]

cringe

[@themcadambrothers3184]

Wiebel I know I am gonna get called a reddit user but r/woooosh

[@oxcaxx]

@@themcadambrothers3184 Bro.... I got the joke.. It’s not a good joke tho. These lazy ass meme template quoted into youtube comments are cringe af. It’s not r/wooosh, try posting this screenshot on the actual reddit and see how many upvotes you’ll get lol (probably if you include this a lot cuz reddit thinks they’re being ironically funny or some shit) I got the joke, it was just a very cringe joke.

[@themcadambrothers3184]

Wiebel k

[@themcadambrothers3184]

Wiebel or ok whatever you wanna say

[@danielhughes1711]

Estonian tough against everything Video about football and peaceful Christmas in WW 1 makes him cry

[@cornertakenquicklyorigi4290]

Thought about the Football war for a second Also why the black screen thing

[@117rebel]

The story of the Christmas truce of 1914 is my favorite Christmas story. Peace is more enjoyable than killing.

[@maddoxtalker9844]

Artur gets emotional over the Christmas truce *now thats a real man*

[@miniminii4070]

(Stares at the Title for 5 years) *Confused Screaming then realized something* Oh right this did happen how did I forget they taught me that in 3rd grade

[@Oktytto]

Female Player and Lumi _4749 you have 69 likes,NICE

[@iifatdoge]

@@Oktytto 79 now

[@Phoenx77]

Lumi_ DaTransgenderPotato they only taught us about Greek history

[@miniminii4070]

Austrian Mapping really?? We never learned anything about that..yet

[@schlachtfilms7179]

Aww man philippine grade 3 is so boring no ww1 or ww2 in social studies :(

[@FranciscoJHerrera429]

I applaud your strength to show your emotions. I also cry when I hear this story. Who could ever imagine such a show of humanity in the middle of a war? It is, in a way, beautiful.

[@WhiteoutRocksOfishul]

If you're looking for more of this event for December Artur i recommend the 1914 Sainsbury's Ad, Its a big thing in England.

[@a.t.t.g8359]

I had to do a play on that ad, curse me being the only one in my primary school that year knowing german and having several hand-painted J20 plastic bottles that looked like stick grenades

[@sebastiang7412]

Artur! I was in estonia in the “autumn vacation” as we call it in norway in direct translation. But i was in Tallinn central and stuff, but i was just like Norway but with way better radio, people, city, prices, options etc. and yeah nice country nice ppl! And also if ya seen me, i was the dude with the AUDI caps on

[@marschallblucher6197]

That's the Baltic in a nutshell Opposite of the balken geographicly and political. From what I've learned

[@axdde6428]

What is the word in Norwegian?

[@sebastiang7412]

zypreex fortnite what word?

[@axdde6428]

@@sebastiang7412 what is the word in Norwegian?

[@sebastiang7412]

s t again what word? Can you be more specific?

[@billy9497able]

They should definitely make a movie about this.

[@mamavswild]

They did it: called ‘Joyeux Noel’...we watch it every Christmas

[@yeoldeyoungin9745]

This is my most favorite video you’ve ever made. I’ll play it every Christmas just to see your reaction.

[@marschallblucher6197]

German officer: We're fighting for freedom British: invading Belgium is freedom? German: invading half the earth is freedom?????

[@HenSt-gz7qj]

Chinese : "Forcing opium on us is freedom???"

[@broomy1610]

HenSt1985 eh they liked it after a bit

[@rosewilliamson8626]

@@broomy1610 wrong.

[@loganzentgraf3708]

They didn't invade half the world in this war, their goal wasn't world domination

[@marschallblucher6197]

@@loganzentgraf3708 Britain did

[@sakens8597]

Can you react to the Bismarck Series by extra History?

[@dimaborger]

And battle of Kursk

[@renixmar3373]

I mean the Bismarck hunt has a part that revolves around politics and forcing soldiers to do shit

[@backtothefutureman1]

The Christmas truce was in the British Sci-fi televion show which is also my favorite TV show 'Doctor who'.

[@fennisiaw]

Yesss extra historyyyyyy!!!! After this can you watch hunt for bismarck by extra history/extra credits

[@tulkdog]

“War is young men dying and old men talking” FDR

[@kr1380]

Get yourself an intelligent Estonian .. like artur.

[@tavish4699]

The most humane war there ever was ...so brutal but so Friendly too

[@kraevorn7483]

There’s a movie called Joyeux Noel it’s based off of the Christmas Truce

[@squ4t343]

Yep

[@thesmoky1]

This is a truly amazing story and I'm glad to have learned about these men on this channel

[@broomy1610]

I wouldn’t mind getting a present from princess Marie if you know what I mean Then it’s off to daddy kaiser for chocolate

[@a.t.t.g8359]

you know she died before ww2 right?

[@JacKnife3705]

Alternate Timeline Theories & Games A.T.T.G this is about ww1 not ww2

[@kermitthecrog7262]

I was tearing up too.. that was a very emotional video.. ❤

[@tomp329]

I'm getting emotional too ur not the only one

[@brizzy5233]

This is why love this channel.

[@arttumakinen6700]

I sang the stillen nacht when i was cleaning one hall, then i heard same song but in english it was our exchange student. We sang that day and when we went to christmas break i said:" ove nochten" and he respondet with:" merry Chrismas". We are still friend.

[@fluffyeevee383]

Around Chrismas time can you watch the ad they made about this? It's a short ad for a chocolate company, but it is really well made.

[@ryanbrewer5384]

Something that can be shown in many stories is that the hardest of times brings out the most empathy in people because they are all suffering and that to fight is to suffer and to peace is to enjoy.

[@huiskisheija4484]

Emotional,thats true...here in finland we had our own games with sovjets during ww2, no football but we gave coctails for them...since winter war to end of continuation war.

[@svampfredde]

Love your chanel

[@namanarya1288]

Man u re such a kind person one day i d love to meet u

[@JJumper8888]

After the last word in the video he watched as a fellow soldier I had no control over me and just gave those men my absolute respect and a salute! Rest easy boys because men like this are the true heroes of war.

[@zanderwhitcroft]

I love that you can see more than one side.

[@ciaranmullins9671]

Artur 1000000 percent deserves millions of subs

[@technofeeling2462]

Nice reaction of you. I reacted the same. Watching all about this event for 2 hours now

[@simielizabetheaso2198]

I love you Artur Rehi, from India

[@jaylee9259]

Yessss more of this youtuber

[@CataciousAmogusevic]

They did that on most of the other fronts too.

[@aliemirbayir7670]

10:54 oh no you got emotional, when you get emotional I get emotional too 😭

[@229masterchief]

Extra Credits still makes great historical videos my dude

[@joshlepage488]

Idk maybe it's because I am from a "Anglo" country but I grew up knowing this story and how after the war some British soldiers PTSD trigger when they heard "Silent Night"

[@sam_culper7223]

Absolutely loved your reaction! And since you liked this story so much you need to check out the movie called Joyeux Noël Its one of my favorite Christmas movies

[@Vikingcatbro]

Fun fact Corporal Hitler is that Hitler. The one that started WW2.

[@furthersquash8537]

You know, a very good movie has been made about this event.

[@thetrain47539]

What's it called?

[@furthersquash8537]

@@thetrain47539 Joyeux Noel

[@thetrain47539]

@@furthersquash8537 Alright. Thanks.

[@furthersquash8537]

@@thetrain47539 No problem, now go and watch it :)

[@agnieszkazuk]

Excellent reaction! Thanks! Now, please continue the topic: SABATON: "Christmas Truce" :-)

[@greaterbritannia5745]

FINALLY, IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO REACT TO EXTRA HISTORY FOR MONTHS

[@stevegray1308]

Your emotion is excellent. This whole scene showed the futility of World War 1. It was a war for empire, not for freedom or anything similar. WW2 had a reason, WW1 didn't.

[@skyskater7909]

Yes, more extra credits (the great northern war please)

[@RyoCh-yx6il]

Artur Rehi Nice video editing improvement, Artur. Keep it up

[@Carenjoyer2342]

Holy shit this is amazing

[@snowman9631]

Ur personality is great

[@renchinochoclo]

The magic of Christmas

[@ByzantineCapitalManagement]

I have management exam next month and I am watching this. 😂😅. It's so beautiful too. 😁

[@hater-0-154]

You could also watch the Christmas Truce Sainsbury commercial....

[@monsflorumdeus]

My great grandfather who has been in ww1 as Austro-Hungarian soldiar was always sayed "Wars are always between those who don't know each other, in domain of those who know each other very well".

[@gosegose5183]

I wish war could be settled by sports, games, or other competitive tournaments so people won't get hurt and we can forget about violence and murder, we can have fun.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

gungose yeah ideally but you just know countries would cheat to win

[@gosegose5183]

@@Dell-ol6hb true

[@tomp329]

Awww... Artur rehi starts to cry

[@henryparsons8420]

My great grandpa was playing football in World War One and I have photos of it in his military photo album

[@Daerc_]

11:49 hes actually adolf hitler who said that, he didnt say it as a joke

[@statemonster]

Our favorite Estonian ytber discovers EC..... HELL YEAAAAHH

[@neo-paladinproductions3522]

You should see the live action short film. It’s amazing

[@susanmoran1595]

He should have 💯 million subscribers

[@lukeedwards2338]

You need to react to the 2014 Sainsbury’s Advert based on the 1914 Christmas Truce

[@tinkaraazb9383]

Did you not khnow abut the fotball? CAN YOU DO MORE EXTRA HISTORY? LIKE NED KELLY??

[@regansikola5990]

I'm reading a book on WW1 and this made me cry it didn't when I read it , but this held way more weight

[@frekisden]

Artur. Watch the 2014 sainsbury's Christmas advert. Its about the Christmas truce

[@Dermie]

Why is the video flashing in black irregular intervals.

[@psuyog]

12:25 very powerful lines from my fav8 KZbinr.

[@nyx6272]

You should react to more extra credits, I'm glad you finally reacted to one.

[@davididiart5934]

For one bright and shining moment, war held no sway over the world.

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

Ooo you should see the other video they made that showed other stories from the front

[@R34LI7Y]

It also happened somewhat at Gallipoli, they had to make a ton of truces to clear out the bodies since the heat made things unbearable.

[@Moonlight.Deadite]

Oh I already knew about this because I got an ad about it in 1914

[@Geshiko-GuP]

WACHT FOR OF THIS CHANNEL PLEASE IT HAS SO MUCH HISTORY

[@P99s-s]

you might want to check out The Seminal Tragedy by Extra Credit too, one of their best series and its also about ww1

[@ntfoperative9432]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow between the crosses row on row

[@quasar7951]

I recommend you watch more by this channel

[@cartoonist7578]

YES

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

This Christmas Miracle happened during the first Christmas of the first year, 1914

[@benthemaster4321]

Watch the video about letters from the trenches from Extra Credits.

[@DefineWatchmaker]

Make me Cry too😔😓

[@hurricane_slash]

Every few seconds, the screen flickers, anyone else have this problem?

[@froopyloops4396]

Yep, me too.

[@citymorgue8462]

No

[@thijsrikkerink6333]

Nope

[@Marco-bf4uu]

No

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Hurricane_Slash Pretty sure it’s subliminal Estonian programming 😏

[@Wolfy20856]

Could you please react to the Sainsbury’s Christmas ad from 2014. It’s beautiful

[@sumvs5992]

Somewhat unrelated, but we had some good christmas ads during 2014 here in the UK because of this event.

[@wgwg8536]

If you like this video you should watch Sainsbury’s 2014 Christmas advert

[@KevinDiazx11]

Ww1 all the front soldiers didn’t even know why they where fighting

[@darreljones8645]

Extra History did a sequel to this video, called "Letters from the Front" or something like that. Could you react to that one in about two months?

[@LuckyFoxes789]

I'm not crying. Just cooking. Onions man onions. Salute brothers.

[@aviqentertainment3653]

This is halloween but the music on the background is chrismast thats CRAZY

[@aidanchan6005]

I already got emotional

[@0Quiwi0]

Extra Credits still does similiar videos. It's just that it's hard to top the Christmas Armistice. You can check out their Because Games Matter series for other heartwarming stories