Defence of Moscow - Autumn 1941- Sabaton History 103 [OFFICIAL]

[@SabatonHistory]

Yep, we're back! As we said at the end of 2020, we will continue to make Sabaton History episodes when the boys release new material or something else comes up that we feel we need to cover. And this song is a cover... of a guy that covers Sabaton. Confusing? Nah, just watch the video and it'll all make sense. Enjoy! If you would like to gain early access to our Sabaton History episodes and actively support this awesome project that we are so passionate about, you can do so by joining our Patreon community. There are some pretty cool perks when you become part of the Patreon family. Find out more and join here 👉 www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory

[@etrrrer]

Do one about 7734

[@Alexander_Rossianin]

Советский Союз не имел бесконечные людские ресурсы! Что вы несёте? Ещё скажите, что приказ 227 приказывал всех расстреливать направо и налево. А так ладно в этом видео клюквы нет

[@phillee2814]

One song that I'd love to hear Sabaton take on would be an account of the sacrifice of 155 Battery, Royal Artillery at Sidi Nsir in 1943. That battery fought to the muzzle to buy a crucial 24 hours to organise defence and indicate the path of the German offensive, allowing half the german army in N Africa to be shredded in Hunts Gap.

[@elaineb7065]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

[@gwydionrusso3206]

Can you ask joakim what he thinks of all the different sabaton Nightcore covers of songs on KZbin because there are a couple of channels that do it really well in my opinion but there are plenty more that do a terrible job in my opinion

[@willslaughterguitar]

"History is what actually happened, not what we would like to have happened." That is one of the best quotes I've heard in a long time

[@brandonhey7797]

Alternate history is what we would've liked to happen.

[@JohanKlein]

Too bad one cannot fully trust history as it is totally biased in favour of the country it is written in. All do some whitewashing. E.g. today the Germans try to whitewash the Wehrmacht and make the Nazi's and the Waffen SS the only bad guys.

[@tangyboi386]

@Ярослав Л sources please? where the hell did you get this from??

[@thenooseagent]

2:38 I'm just leaving this here so I remember where it is don't mind me.

[@sirllamaiii9708]

@@JohanKlein lol yeah all because some generals published memoirs to shift the blame and the allies were like "fuck it, theyre anti soviet so its a ok"

[@MayBeSomething]

"I'm holding a grenade." "Why?" "Because I can't let go of it." The delivery was flawless! It's good to see Sabaton History has not lost its touch!

[@killbotter6998]

badum

[@okkok8501]

Tsss

[@CABOOSEBOB]

Just don’t let caboose hold it

[@C-F98]

@@CABOOSEBOB No worries, he'll just throw Tucker under the Sheila again.

[@carbonwolf3865]

@@CABOOSEBOB"that's the worst throw ever ... of all time"

[@iome5794]

Indy: but this is a story for another day Me: but this is a story for another song

[@asolomon7402]

Yes

[@TF2Scout..]

Indeed

[@zejfi]

Indy: I have a grenade Joakim: Why? Indy: It's a surprise tool that will help us later

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

I like how the guitar solo incorporated the Soviet Anthem

[@ACPET2]

Me too!

[@zeropelli7026]

Don't we all

[@Ashathefree8]

I like how the Soviet anthem incorporated Sabaton into it, Sergey Mikhalkov was very forward thinking.

[@bookreader2832]

@@Ashathefree8 yep very

[@Ashathefree8]

I’m sorry but Sergey wrote the lyrics to it, while the actual music was composed Alexander Alexandrov in 1938. So he gets the meme

[@Kim.Chaos.Possible]

I really, really missed this. I grew so used to ending my terrible, pandemic Tuesday workdays with my favorite nerds that I have felt a bit adrift since we ran out of songs to make new episodes with. I know that things have been difficult to even get everyone together, so I am grateful for all you have done to try to keep this channel running. Tack alla. It's great to see you back in the saddle. Giddyup y'all. \m/

[@SabatonHistory]

We missed it too!

[@breaden4381]

“This will be the set for the next 11 or 12 episodes” So Indy knows how long the next album is?

[@MrEgofreak]

He is an insider!

[@shaneskeffington998]

It would make sense for him to know

[@andreassiouras6607]

I didnt know camouflage was a cover until i googled the story

[@radu24maior]

Me too.

[@howardbaxter2514]

I didn’t know Hurt by Johnny Cash was a cover either

[@MarkKatz2772-jg3tc]

Funnily enough, I knew camouflage was a cover, but I had no idea that this song (defence of Moscow) was a cover!

[@Plukh]

From the south, the Germans were stopped about a 100 kilometers from Moscow. I grew up in a small town of Protvino, on the north-eastern bank of the Protva river - the town itself was only built after the war, but as children in the late 70's and early 80's, we've played in the actual trenches remaining back from the war - the whole nearby forest was full of those. The land was filled with remains from the war - everything from exploded (and sometimes unexploded) artillery shells and bombs to rusty helmets to rifles and submachine guns. My parents' house is literally 200 m away from the place the Germans had been stopped by the warriors of the 49th Army.

[@isaiahwelch8066]

Wow...dude, that is amazing. As an American who loves going to historical places and seeing things from the past, that must have been amazing to see the things that were used to stop one of the biggest invasions in history.

[@ItalianCountryball11]

Cool

[@James-f6t]

Please continue !! I really need to know !

[@samjones7834]

Me whenever there's a new Sabaton History video uploaded: *Return of the King*

[@strelok64bit23]

шалость радиотапка удалась - на его авторскую песню сделал кавер тот, на кого он делал каверы ранее

[@woadshaman3974]

It's great to have a new episode!!

[@SabatonHistory]

We missed them!

[@BlondMysz]

I really missed your episodes.. and THIS sense of humor :D And I have to say these fancy camera moves are cool. New episode in the new studio looks great, congrats! But I have to say this might be the first time I couldn't agree with Joakim - I would NEVER want to see the end!

[@SabatonHistory]

We're happy to read you liked it.

[@Solidinius_Snake]

It's not true that Stalin did not believe the Germans will invade the USSR, the problem was there were tons of reports with an extremely wide range of dates, and the Soviets were too afraid to start concentrating the Red Army near the border, because that could've given the Germans an official casus belli to attack.

[@ДобрыйКит-у3р]

That doesn't justify him not doing anything for that. Red army was humiliated anyway because of literally no preparations. And btw, there was a moment, when it was already known of the planned invasion and when an invasion as swift as Barbarossa would be impossible. Stalin is responsible for all of these men to die and a lot more during the war and it would have been much better if he fucked off at least in some military matters as Zhukov will say later.

[@Solidinius_Snake]

@@ДобрыйКит-у3р the alliance of Britain and France (two military superpowers of their time) was fully prepared, did it help? Again, everybody knew the invasion will happen, and guess what? That's why Stalin doubled the number of the Red Army personel (2,265 million soldiers in 1939, 4.8 million in june 1941), that's why the Soviets built tens of thousands of tanks and basically that's why they took over Eastern Poland. There were preparations. Besides, nobody knew how to fight the Germans and their panzer groups. They steamrolled the entire Europe like if it was a bunch of helpless kids, do you really want to blame just one man? That's an incredible oversimplification

[@alexander.yaprintsev]

@@Solidinius_Snake Don't forget about plants and factories that were prepared to be evacuated to Siberia. It was a hell of planning and preparation. You can not just move your industry over Urals and start production.

[@EerieV23]

Well, after the Germans did invade, Stalin had mental breakdown.

[@jonpino]

18:27 Cursed image of Tommando. That's something I didn't need to ever see. Thank you for that

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Soviet Colonel: Comrade General, hundreds will die Zhukov: Thousands

[@stc3145]

Germans: Less enemies for us! Zhukov: *Fewer*

[@shaider1982]

The Omniman theme with Stalin fits this by 1945.

[@edvinparmeza1298]

Stalin: Millions

[@nikitaavdeev9681]

@@edvinparmeza1298 Some random anti-communist right-winger on the internet: BiLlIoNs!11!!

[@edvinparmeza1298]

@@nikitaavdeev9681 trillions also XD

[@DanielFrost79]

Wars: So much death and destruction. Me: Atleast we have Sabaton! Svea Rike!

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

Will one day Radio Tapok become a guest for Sabaton History? Who likes to see this happen?

[@farkasmactavish]

As far as Sabaton's covers go, I like Camouflage.

[@elaineb7065]

YES!!! Heard the cover recently, relistened to the original. Both classic!!!

[@bezimiennykronikarz]

My favourite would be Twilight of the Thunder God, which is surprisingly good, when you consider that original is melodic death metal. And also it shows the scale of Joakim's voice when he growls.

[@sessy01]

Gotta give it to "All Guns Blazing" for me.

[@Biblecampvictim-q8r]

I Love hells bells

[@howardbaxter2514]

I love Camouflage, but Defense of Moscow is now my favorite and it is simply because I watched the Radio Tapok song around the time it originally came out.

[@Xeonise]

I JUST bought a game last night (Gates of Hell) and the first and only mission I played was the Defense of Moscow mission. Then this drops in the AM. Blows my mind.

[@shivs_nb]

Is it good?

[@Xeonise]

@@shivs_nb It's pretty good. RTS/FPS aspects are fun, although I found the campaign lacking in design - sort of splintered into 5 lengthy scenarios that are not tied together and a randomized skirmish campaign that has continuity but lacks in mission variation somewhat. Haven't tried MP, but looks really good.

[@tizi087]

You mean the Pavilov mission? The mission which is completly based on a Myth and utter bullshit?

[@eugeneoliveros5814]

(In some Alternate Reality where Germany fully takes Moscow) Germany: "We have your capital" USSR: "Oh no... Anyways..."

[@mister_jayHD]

Every single HoI4 playthrough against the SU...

[@STEALTHRAID]

@@mister_jayHD thank God for collab governments

[@romanfedotov1152]

And changes nothing , didn't help napoleon.

[@some-x]

No, Moscow was a road center and it wil be finish

[@romanfedotov1152]

@@some-x ну во первых брать москву не собирались а хотели взять в осаду как Ленинград,А во вторых даже потеря транспортного узла бы не изменила исхода войны (она была бы дольше и потери больше).

[@davisbwaddell]

Sabaton: releases a new single Me: enjoys new single Also me: looking forward to the Sabaton History episode for a bit size version of WW2 weekly episodes on this subject.

[@ApXucBuH]

About "caterpillars": I think, it's a translation difficulty, since Russian "gúsenitsa" may also mean "track" (like in tanks or other vehicles) upd: _Khimkhi_ ? Maybe you meant Khimki? Гугл переводчик говорит то же самое, если вам интересно.

[@MemoryOfTheAncestors]

Indeed!

[@ApXucBuH]

@@MemoryOfTheAncestors Ну а что? Был бы я не прав, я бы промолчал

[@forteusvaldez4647]

tank tracks are also called caterpillar tracks so that's what i just assumed

[@JohanKlein]

Have you heard about "Caterpillar" brand? It has it for a reason.

[@indianajones4321]

I’ve really missed Sabaton History

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

This is gonna be a logner one again. Glad to have you guys back. And I really like the story of the covers. I really like the cover of Afraid To Shoot Strangers.

[@thedoctorofstyleirondeadpaul]

We need more Sabaton history

[@dominicnevins2144]

Sabaton: *releases content* Me: *arrives before the Winged Hussars arrive*

[@brandonhey7797]

So, you're the Ottomans?

[@thebigsadcure656]

damn, the way he tells the story is amazing, I know this part of history very well but it was like rediscovering it with all the suspence, great naration

[@adeotorlucagbo4753]

Me Playing Enlisted Gameplay Battle of Moscow as Red Army : Defend the Motherland at all cost

[@Bexora_bc]

Great episode!! Tapok did very well for the song 🤘🥰 So excited for more content, I miss you guys!!

[@partezan2.0fortnite97]

Наконец то русские субтитры

[@АлександрШилков-ц3х]

Раньше делали warhead.su. А сейчас кто?

[@diefranzi]

I just love how joakim praises radio tapok. He is a really great musician and worth to check out. Mayor respect and appreciation to sabaton!!!

[@SabatonHistory]

Thanks for your support!

[@howardbaxter2514]

I’ll be honest, feels very weird this song. Like it is a complete 180. Instead of Radio Tapok doing a cover of them, or them collaborating with Radio Tapok like they did in Attack of the Dead Men (funny how Radio Tapok released the song one day before the official Great War Album release), Sabaton is doing a cover of Radio Tapok of which was done in their style. Feels oddly fitting.

[@ΚοινωνικόςΟρθολογιστής]

Glad to see you are back. I like how Indy either mentions events that were covered in WW2 in real time here on Sabaton History when a song is about a WW2 event about which he might have already spoken (as they happened in the early parts of the war like Ghost Division or Aces in Exile or Coat of Arms) or talks in WW2 channel about events he might have already covered through Sabaton History. For instance two weeks ago was time to talk about the battle of Midway about which he had talked on Sabaton History. I hope that both Sabaton and Time ghost team can continue for a long time. Your work is really important dear friends.

[@v.n.covarrubias6741]

15:12 missed those cute contagios chuckles, Joakim is so wholesome

[@thenoobgameplays]

Always great to have new episodes. I really liked that song and the guitar cover of the soviet/russian anthem was something i wasn't expecting to be on the song.

[@asukastrikes8167]

Classic - you start immediately with the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, but for some reason you prefer to forget about the Munich agreement that preceded it

[@SomewhereInSiberia]

This is common western point of view "we did nothing to start the war, russians did it". I just want to remind of words one british journalist said about Chamberlain and Munich pact "you were given the choice between war and dishonour, you chose dishonor, and you will have war". This journalist's name was Winston Churchill, you might hear about him)

[@talknight2]

Did the Soviets even participate in Munich?

[@TuIIaKoT]

@@talknight2 No, only in Eastern Pact. btw 30-40 really madness. everyone shares something, everyone makes pacts with someone with strange wording

[@MrSplicer3]

At the time, they were abiding by the M-R Pact, but you have a fair point.

[@sarpbakrsoy8125]

I've missed you guys. Glad you're back.

[@ErC0411]

My favourite Sabaton-cover is twilight of the thundergod. Great version of an amazing song

[@Ashathefree8]

I love Sabaton covers, I would’ve never heard of Stan Ridgeway’s camouflage has it not been for them.

[@StrangerOman]

Happy to see Sabaton History is back with more epic history. :)

[@SabatonHistory]

We never really left 😎

[@Joe-js7nr]

I wish these guys would just start a history podcast

[@SafetyBriefer]

Indy: I'm holding a grenade. Joaquim: Where did you get it? Indy: I don't know. Missed opportunity for an Anchorman reference!

[@DoraFauszt]

Jesus, I was on the edge of my chair I was so excited what the outcome of the operaiton will be... altough I know it 🤣🤣 Great narration Indy 💕

[@interestingengineering291]

Omg felt that too

[@romanfedotov1152]

He misinterpreted some facts , and didn't said anything about winter counter attack.

[@rishidipmondal1916]

Sigma rule no.1942 :- make a song cover of someone who cover your songs

[@tronmaster5704]

Happy to see this channel upload again. This was interesting to learn about.

[@SabatonHistory]

We never really left 😉

[@sorrymabbad]

Immediately clicked on my notification as soon as this video was up. And I'm not disappointed!

[@thescollard8764]

Great episode! I missed these. Love your new studio, or considering the subject matter for this episode, *our* new studio. *Soviet Anthem Intensifies*

[@Pella_Pheradona]

Nice again, thank you guys!🤘🏻😁🤘🏻 I was waiting so long for a new history class😇

[@Okido24]

So cool. My two passions combined. Metal and history. Thank u for this content!

[@forthencholordofadmirals2763]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Glad to see y'all are back

[@lillayoda4095]

It's nice to see another episode. High quality as always. And we got a funny quote. Im holding a grenade - Indy Neidell 2021

[@МишаМедведь-р6о]

Спасибо большое за субтитры! Успехов и развития Вам, Вашей семье и команде!!!

[@sseempire8705]

i have learned more from Sabaton History then from my school history class

[@SabatonHistory]

We're glad to do our part 😉 Thanks for writing!

[@WorldArchivist]

Sabaton History: Releases song on 'Defence of Moscow'. Me: *I've been waiting a long time for this.*

[@SabatonHistory]

We hope you enjoyed it!

[@WorldArchivist]

@@SabatonHistory This episode is another fine addition to my collection.

[@acrispywaffleiron4014]

Okay here me out: RADIO TAPOK made some awesome covers, he then writes a song knowing the band would cover it. SO. That could mean (by some mental gymnastics) that RADIO TAPOK made a precover? A cover of a song that was covered by the original song that is within itself is a cover! I need sleep

[@Mushketer300]

But he didn't expect they would actually make cover, it was a joke. You can check out comments under his video

[@acrispywaffleiron4014]

@@Mushketer300 I was joking :)

[@brandonhey7797]

That takes some serious mental gymnastics to understand.

[@acrispywaffleiron4014]

@@brandonhey7797 hope y'all have a gold medal in gymnastics

[@Zilock64]

Wow, thats awesome yall did a cover of his! I had no idea, very cool!

[@SabatonHistory]

Thank you!

[@edvinparmeza1298]

Cmon Joakim..when Indy asked you what covers have you done before, why didn't you also mention Feuer Frei besides In the Army Now? That song is also famous.

[@SeminCall3432]

красава

[@TKisaSquid]

HELL YEAH IVE BEEN WAITING

[@pomamoba]

A comeback we needed

[@GrihaBelka]

And only Stalin didn't know… I couldn't imagine, that this myth is so popular abroad too. As I know, the main problem was that germans were moving the date of the offencive and our spies told a lot of different information. Stalin also couldn't prepare to defence by concentrating resourses in the near from broad, becouse Red army wasn't ready to the war, there was a large program of rearming, and concentrating forces in the near from broad could be perceived by germans as a provocation, but Stalin wanted to get some more time. That's why Red army wasn't ready to the german offencive P.s. I'm sorry for my poor language, hope you can anderstand me

[@eszeske19]

Guys quick notice at 2:50 Indy says the invasion of Greece was planned back in 1940, while the subtitle says 1941. Just a tiny typo i think :) Anyways great video as always, thank you

[@Timbo_Slice]

I'd love it if Indy holding the grenade is just a running joke, then when you go to change sets he finally throws it.

[@alekdechateau7492]

*"Long have I waited"* Some Palpatine guy

[@thomasgonzalez7133]

Great to have Sabaton History back in full swing. Awesome video Sabaton has for the song.

[@darthcalanil5333]

It's kinda hilarious how overstated the "siberian divisions" are. Those 8 divisions, although veteran divisions owing to their experiences with the Japanese, are barely comparable to the tens if not hundreds of thousands of men being brought up from the volga area, central Asia and the Urals. The 8 divisions from siberia were hardly going to stop all of army group centre on their own.

[@alexh3974]

They where well experienced and geared for winter warfare though. The Germans where not and badly prepared for the Winter warfare. The counter attacking Russian units where able to operate in even extreme winter conditions.

[@darthcalanil5333]

@@alexh3974 the "winter" argument makes literally no sense. The siberian were not in fact any more equipped for winter than the other soviet division fighting in Moscow since November. Also the winter wasn't as much of a factor as is usual stated. When winter really got going in January, the Germans somehow managed to stop the soviet counterattacks, but in December they froze to death? All I'm saying is that because much of the "traditional narrative" of the Eastern front was written by a certain nazi chief of staff and later on reinforced in the literature of the post war era because of the cold War, winter and "special siberians" are used to excuse the German defeat in front of Moscow as circumstantial instead of the all out desperate defence by the whole red army.

[@Sharptowns]

@@darthcalanil5333 At -86 degrees Fahrenheit (-30 С), it is extremely inconvenient to be outdoors for a long time. Especially when it comes to being not in urban conditions, but in the field. Considering that the troops were on the line of clashes on a regular basis, severe frost becomes quite a significant factor for itself. In addition, let's not forget that in 1812 Napoleon was already in the same conditions. According to his notes, the French army literally froze to death. For comparison: in Germany or France, weather conditions comparable to Russian winter are found only in the Alps or similar regions. With the significant difference that in Russia, the "Alps" come almost throughout the country for 2-4 months and the temperature is much lower than the Alpine.

[@SomewhereInSiberia]

@@Sharptowns -30 C = -22 F

[@darthcalanil5333]

@@Sharptowns The cold was certainly a factor, but hardly the defining factor of the german defeat in Barbarossa. For some reason people conveniently forget that in january when it was just as cold, the germans managed to defend against the soviet counterattacks.

[@blackburn36]

i love radio tapok and sabaton, hope to see you together on stage, in wacken in germany =D

[@00huntr00]

And Were Back!

[@yirbyvanegas239]

I love your show!

[@mikewhicker9771]

Aw yeah. Lockdown almost over, friendship decriminalised and the return of sabaton history . The tide is most definitely turning!

[@gendumthegreat805]

I didn’t know Judas Priests better by you better than me was a cover for a long time until I watched a video on the court case

[@harshadbrown2312]

Finally, glad to see you guys are back and continuing to explain the song. I though I knew all I could but you guys taught me something new. Thank you :)

[@mattgilbert666]

Glad to have Sabaton History, just need mooooaaarrr!! My favourite covers of yours are Camouflage and Twilight of the Thunder God.

[@apollonotfood]

YEAHHH NEW SABATON HISTORY. LETS GOOOOOO

[@pirotechnika3914]

The set looks cool

[@Vyelikan]

Happy to see more, though I wish they could of got Oleg from radio tapok on to also talk about the song

[@kantemirovskaya1lightninga30]

Awesome guys, I’ve been waiting for this since the song broke into the public! Great job keeping up with all the social media stuff is this lousy pandemic come to an end, can’t wait to see you soon!

[@SabatonHistory]

See you soon!

[@p3chv0gel22]

The Audio quality at 2:50 traveled back to late 1940 as well ;)

[@MissOaky]

Oh goodie, amazing way to end the night, with an episode from Sabaton History!

[@jffry890]

First line of the chorus is phenominal and the only thing that really sold me on the song.

[@emilybieniek2052]

My Favorite Band, my favorite Historian...I am so happy that this is back!!!!

[@CMTechnica]

Been waiting for this one!

[@artemikor4512]

4:06 Has anyone seen a country with endless count of people? So havent I. Also, including captures territories Soviet popoulation in 1942 was even less then german one

[@_heinrich_i]

Great episode

[@Jaynat_SF]

I like the new set, but I feel like all the camera pans are a bit dizzying. I much prefered the old static camera + zoomed-in shots on individuals.

[@ursuciprian9035]

Another awesome video! Waiting for you guys in Romania! Still holding on to the tickets! Take care of yourselves till then, we'll see ya when we'll see ya!

[@imaginewt9616]

"Today I can state that everything has gone to plan... I may say today that this opponent has already broken down and will never rise again!" Stalin and the Stavka in 1943: Well this aged well didn't it?

[@IanHunter78]

This was great! I hope to see more episodes soon. This is one of my favorite weekly shows!

[@durandol]

I was waiting for this.

[@TheArcSet]

Thanks for this video.

[@GCKMimi]

I've been on the edge of my seat for this episode!!

[@iangwaltney2316]

Awesome video and the song is growing on me for every listen

[@AlexeyDanilov1]

Thanks 😊

[@angrypanda6643]

Another amazing episode I can’t wait for another episode I miss you guys

[@John420Dirt]

Another great episode guys can't wait to see the next one

[@thebristonian5055]

Great videos and I love this channel. Not only do I really really enjoy sabaton (and are my favourite band) but my favourite songs are broken down giving greater meaning and because of this it expands the enjoyment of the songs. Hey sabaton any chance of getting a cover for the trooper by iron maiden :D :D :D

[@el0quinn]

It made me happy to hear Vasiliy Grossman quoted! I hope they read more of his writings in the future, especially during the Stalingrad coverage

[@craigwinter3792]

I loved their cover of Twilight of the Thunder God.

[@chriscopeland3951]

Awesome can't wait to until next episode

[@f3nn3lgaming]

Ooooh! Another Sabaton History video!