Hunting - Dreyfuss Affair - Equipment Modifications I OUT OF THE TRENCHES

[@jamestang1227]

It appears that the patient, name being Indy Neidel a former American soldier, shellshock has been getting worse and it appears he has developed coping mechanisms to deal with his stress. Now he is impersonating a frog that he has named "Kermit" and earlier he impersonated a machine-esque voice called a "ro-bot" , whatever that is. It unfortunately seems he is diving deeper and deeper into insanity. Well, time for electric chair.

[@stevenjlovelace]

He may have Stockholm Syndrome as well, on account that he lives in Stockholm.

[@garcalej]

That was my prognosis as well, doctor. I've also observed that the patient hears voices from time to time, "voices from other channels", so he informs me. However, I must advise against ECT at this juncture. Some bed rest, maybe a week away from the front, I'm sure will suffice to restore this soldier's spirits.

[@SoadEgo]

Other Voices? Strange Personallities? HE clearly is a heretic and should be exterminated! For The Enperor!

[@tiredraven4668]

SoadEgo Remove the heretic! His fell chair has driven him to Chaos

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

Well, I still have the electro shock devices from last year physician convention, that will surely get his nerves back in order.

[@willoliver7172]

Anyone else still come back and watch these videos? What a golden piece of KZbin history this all was. Still, Jesse and co do a fantastic job, but it feels weird that the ‘war’ has been over for over 4 years now. Will forever be my favourite KZbin channel and every time I play BF1, I’m reminding of their contribution. Thank you so much, The Great War.

[@Atymofeiuk]

Hi from 2023 :-)

[@juncheok8579]

Huh, come back? I just found the channel this year haha

[@indianajones4321]

100%

[@bogdan6785]

I'm here in 2024, getting closer to the end of the war.

[@enzobuso5933]

@@bogdan6785 Where now?

[@SteveMHN]

I think this channel deserves more recognition, I'm going to miss it when the wars over. I've been watching since the beginning and now there's only another 7 months to go. It's been interesting, educational, comprehensive, emotional, sad, depressing, funny (at times), exciting, shocking, amazing, but never boring. Thank you for everyone's hard work 👍

[@dasffs]

Between 2 Wars: kzbin.info/aero/PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG also with Indy, and he's part of a WWII channel as well!

[@Masada1911]

Has Kermit been drafted?

[@armorsmith43]

Masada1911 after Gallipoli, he was called to develop improvements to British & French doctrines for amphibious warfare.

[@Masada1911]

Andrew Farrell that's hysterical 😂

[@Edax_Royeaux]

Beware the French, frogs legs are a delicacy to them.

[@97CoolDragon]

HAHAHAHa

[@pizzatime3367]

It seems even Kermit has been drafted into the muppet expeditionary forces

[@UnintentionalSubmarine]

"Trench cow"... instant image of a cow with a Brodie helmet.

[@WastelandSeven]

Charging Germans during a trench raid ;)

[@Ashfielder]

Kermit’s really been letting himself go recently.

[@comradekoupetorska4253]

Who Did What In The First World War : Kermit The Frog

[@pizzatime3367]

I live for Indy’s intros for out of the trenches

[@WildBillCox13]

We already like you and hold you up with respect in our dreams. That, as anyone familiar with war knows, is power. Use it wisely, my friend. No one else has yet.

[@hoangkimviet8545]

The voice in the introduction is a little bit strange :-0

[@the51project]

I think it was a reference to the 'French'.

[@Quinner873]

Kermit the Frog is unfortunately beginning to leave the collective memory of too many people. Some of the best puppet comedy I have ever seen... granted I was 5 but whatever.

[@notaugustus2076]

Hoàng Kim Việt I am a little strange.

[@hemmingwayfan]

He's cracking, man

[@mihai_1114]

Hoàng Kim Việt i liked it

[@RetroCat31]

Before the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 2018, this channel must exceed one million subs!!

[@teryshaw7370]

I just listened to the intro five times in a row...

[@cnlbenmc]

It seems Indy was sitting on the Throne of Madness again before this episode.

[@SuperMauserMan]

Mac Bride wrote about Canadian line soldiers arming themselves as the wished for trench raids. As an infantry soldier in Vietnam I was able to acquire a non-issue handgun easily. There is always a proliferation of weapons and a supporting black market in any war zone.

[@panzerabwerkanone]

Some say the Germans regularly hunted frogs during the war. This decimated the numbers of French soldiers serving at the front.

[@stupidturntable]

Poor Kermit´s relatives, the huns are murderers

[@Axemantitan]

Speaking of hunting on the Eastern Front, I read once about how wolves were attacking Russian and German soldiers. In response, both sides set up a truce and sent out hunting parties to take care of the wolves.

[@jamespratt3898]

Indy the book "Fighting the Flying Circus" by Eddie Richenbakcer mentions him going hunting. Manfred Von Richtofen the top ace of the war did go hunting. The Russian army by early 1917 was also suffering from food shortages.

[@comet1970]

Though the United States didn't really suffer many shortages at this time, there was a large drive to cut the consumption of meat and especially wheat. Farmers were supposed to keep only a certain amount of wheat for personal use and sell the rest, rather than hold for higher prices. The United States hadn't really gotten into action yet, but they were already on the Third Liberty Loan, which was in full swing now. Each township in Illinois was given a quota for Liberty bonds and stamps and there was much peer-pressure to meet the goals. Local township (approx. 3,000 people-many relatively well-off farmers and merchants) had a goal of $60,000 ($1.3 million inflation-adjusted) which they met, and which was immediately increased 50 percent with a goal of double the quota getting a "blue star" on the Honor Flag, which had stars for every soldier serving from the township. War-fever was really high at this time.

[@TheElnots]

Terrible Kermit, great Indy! LOL GJ

[@halberghansen]

Great show

[@mrfantastic9466]

Hey Great War gang! We know that vast numbers of men were conscripted by their respective nations to fill the fighting ranks. However, what was the situation for filling the ranks of the military bureaucracy and supply system? Were cooks, office staff and other such ‘background rules’ men unfit for military service conscripted? Were they contracted from private companies? Many thanks for what you guys do

[@eugeniusro]

My grandfather participated in the Second World War in Operation Barbarosa, although he was from an elite Romanian unit, they were very poorly equipped compared to German troops. Usually the Germans used the Romanian troops as cannon fodder, preliminary attacks were carried out by the romanian troops and the german observers stay in the back and noted on the map the position of the russian fire points used against the romanians. Because they opened the attack they had to innovate, for example to pass through the minefields they requisitioned cattle from the Ukrainian villages behind the front and drove the cattle forward through the minefield to open a demining corridor. My grandfather was injured in the Odessa attack and was sent behind the front and then back to the country, his right hand was paralyzed for the rest of his life, but this wound probably saved his life.

[@bskorupk]

In regards to standardization of weapons for officers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as Matt Easton of scholagladiatoria would likely agree and attest to, I've seen few articles of materiel more nebulous than "Regulation Sword" or "Service Revolver" These weapons are of a lesser irregularity to the "Forager's Shotgun" followed by the "Trench Knife" and then by "Trench Club" of the average fighting man. "Uniforms" on the other hand, usually did as their name suggested for most ranks.

[@elidennison9902]

can you do a video on WW1 War brothels ???????????????? Where STD's were so rampant it became a strategic problem.

[@bensyson3438]

Edit: it's the video that was poster on the 10th march this year , goes through sexual relations, brothels etc :)

[@Mr_Fancypants]

Indy will need to visit one for further information.

[@timmmahhhh]

Well done Kermit! Flail your arms at the end and go YAAAAAY you'll have it down.

[@timwilkinsongs]

Hi Indy. I think your channel one of the best on KZbin: superbly done and extremely well researched and presented. I would like if I may, to suggest you produce a special on British Great War poets. The British Army produced arguably the finest poets and authors of the First World War (Owen, Sassoon, Brooke, Thomas, Graves and so on). I think your channel and your own ability to explain so well your topic, would bring a fresh and vibrant eye to this magnificent, poignant subject. Cheers.

[@TheGreatWar]

They are on our list.

[@korsveien]

«You can like me in your dreams, thoughts and prayers” 😂👍🏼. An instant classic.

[@victorbruant389]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Karl the Wise? It´s not a story the Habsburgs would tell you

[@thefrenchkiwi9435]

6:10 Let's not talk about the Dryfus affair. They talked.

[@spiderlime]

well, it's well known that alfred von kermit, "the green frog" was a famous frog ace...

[@sirvolkerstein]

This is a dope channel! Love it!

[@williamsledge3151]

I think it's funny when he does a funny thing then sad music plays

[@97CoolDragon]

Dammit Flo!! You broke Indie again. XD

[@macstmanj3]

I absolutely LOVE when you start these with a different voice

[@javasrevenge7121]

I followed another channel about WW1 for a long time. Your channel is so so much better and your knowledge about WW1 is outstanding Indy. I am now asking myself, have you studied this period for a long time? (I am dutch :D)

[@karlkarlos3545]

Regarding hunting, I heard one British Captain got court martialed because he shot the favoured carrier pigeon of his General.

[@JasperHutson]

Karl Karlos Speckled Jim?

[@karlkarlos3545]

Jasper Hutson That's no laughing matter. He was the General's only childhood friend

[@abeherbert6603]

Ah yes, the notorious Flanders Pigeon Murderer.

[@Bareego]

For people who don't know, these guys are referencing a Black Adder goes Forth episode, in which Blackadder shoot's the general's pigeon and is court martialed. If you didn't know this you better go and watch Blackadder already !

[@WastelandSeven]

"Trench Cow" The Gloucestershire regiment's secret weapon! Because imagine going on a trench raid and having a terrified cow stampeding at you in a narrow trench!!!

[@indianajones4321]

First 11 seconds made my day

[@majorcharleswinchester8268]

Indy, I love you more than a stick of butter. I love you like Tender Vittles. People enjoy your videos like Mrs. Butterworps.

[@HistoryHustle]

In addition to Rolfs question about the Dutch East Indies. The Netherlands mainted control pretty well over the Indonesian archipelago. Rebellions have been occured and repressed throughout the 19th century. It was actually around that time the Dutch fully gained control over all the outskirts of the immense terrain. Nationalistic movements have occured since the beginning of the 20th century but weren't fully developed yet. After WW 1 the Dutch repressed these organisations more and more. It was then when the Communist Party of Indonesia (PKI) became bigger and bigger. The organized strikes but this didn't change much apart from a very grim atmosphere between Europeans and Indonesians. It were the Japanese that annihilated the Dutch colonial structure by their invasion and subsequent occupation. After that the Dutch were never able to restore their colonial order like before WW 2.

[@HistoryHustle]

I would think this is more nuanced. Indonesia and Vietnam became independent after a violent struggle. The Japanese takeover was the direct cause for this. The British were kinda aware of the fact that their colonial structure couldn't run for much longer, so Malaya (later Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei) became independent without much violence. There are East Asian areas like Macau and Hong Kong remained colonies till the end of the 20th century. And African countries that became independent in the 60s and 70s.

[@stefa4013]

Hahaha I like how Indy is able to do so many voices it's a great way to start out of the trenches

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

It was psychological theory at the time that wearing a uniform led to something called deindividualization, increasing ingroup-outgroup effects (group cohesion vs xenophobia) and social conformity (including conforming to the """"necessary"""" violent group behavior most individuals would consider immoral).

[@mindfuldevelopment1668]

Thanks Indie and crew, been following you guys for a while. Keep up the great work! -Luke

[@AshishGupta-ql9lq]

0:00 As we are approaching the end we are reminded of the terrible effect of war on soldiers' mind

[@vecters2330]

Today is the anivesary of the 100 years death of The Red Baron right?

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

Yep.

[@kaisergutshall3959]

Vecters actually I thought it was two days ago

[@vecters2330]

Kaiser Wilhelm 2 You sure? I'm pretty sure that in the Red Baron video which is this channel marks the day of his death 21 of April

[@coolminecraft1457]

Yep it is

[@kaisergutshall3959]

Cool Minecraft stuff yep you guys are right

[@quantitativeease]

I didn't know until today about barbed wire with electrical current going through it.

[@bandit5272]

You should begin one of the Out of the Trenches episodes with sign language.

[@papiertiger666]

Von Richthofen was a passionate hunter and mentioned some hunts in France and Polonia i think in his diary. In fact his diary is quite interesting in this point because he is using hunting language to describe his warfare. German hunters use their own language.

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Hey Indy and Gang, my question is about the AEF, I was wondering if you all had an episode or two planned to talk about the American uniforms and equipment because from what I've read much of it was just handme downs from the French and the British but also that they brought over weapons like the 1897 Winchester shotgun that was so effective the Germans filed a complaint over their use.

[@DanielWW2]

Lance corporal Neidell seems to be having some mental issues from being to long in the trench, again. Time to administer some electro shock therapy. :P

[@htoodoh5770]

DaniëlWW2 Your profile picture is just...

[@MrSinny]

In Barbusse's book Le Feu, I read that a french soldier used captured german boots instead of his and wasn't punished by his officers so I guess that different armies had a different tolerance level about this

[@someguy8393]

Hi Indy, greetings from Wesleyan University! Just like you, I am currently majoring in history. Anyway, here's my question for OOTT. Was the United States at all concerned about U-Boat attacks against the American coastline? Were there any efforts made to improve American coastal defenses? I do know that this was an issue during the Spanish-American War.

[@DivePlane13]

Indy, you used to be on the channel "WatchSundayBaseball" you look totally different

[@shanemize3775]

Question for you: What about the wartime service of President Harry Truman? Any other famous Americans who served with distinction? How about an episode about General “Black Jack” Pershing?

[@thomaswagner5609]

Great videos!! Can you explain what happened at the Battle of Verdun!!?? I've always wondered what world war that was in!!!!!

[@rvfharrier]

Hey Indy and team! Something I've been wondering, what percentage of frontline soldiers actually survived the entirety of the war? Statistics for survival rates I've seen simply include all soldiers, including those who signed up or were conscripted nearer the end of the war and those in 'safer' roles who were far more likely to survive. What was the survival rate of specifically those active duty troops who were serving in the trenches since 1914? Great channel and thanks for all the effort you guys put in!

[@rechase84]

Dude at the 1:58 mark certainly wasn't suffering from a lack of chow.

[@bismo_funyuns8684]

The beginning was great

[@giuliapulvirenti1327]

I have a question which has bothered me for some time now. How about left-handed soldiers during the war? Standard bolt action rifles of the Great War were designed to be shot by right-handed soldiers as both the bolt handle and ejector are on the right side but I know that nowadays is possible to find hunting bolt action rifles for lefties. Were there some modified rifles or had they just to shot right-handed anyway? By the way, I just enjoy this show so much I don't like to know how it ends...

[@hildoschutte6200]

The short answer to your question is: No, there were no modifications for lefties in the Great War. Since the word 'uniform' is almost synonymous with 'army', there weren't any compromises made towards 'lefties'. As a matter of fact, being left-handed was for centuries considered as being deviant, proof of witchcraft, criminal mindedness and (of course ! ) sexual perversity. Up till the 1970's, in many countries left-handed school kids were by law forced to write with their right hand, which was usually enforced under threats of (corporal) punishment. As for firearms, even though some modern handguns and some customised rifles allow for ambidextrous use; Military firearms, are usually meant for right-handed use only until this day. The most poignant example is the standard rifle of the British Army, the Enfield L85A1 / SA 80, which could literally take your ear of when fired from the left shoulder. Watch this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXWmg6Kma6iFrbs . Around 7:30 this issue is mentioned. In the video they make amends for some modern bulpup-designs, but usually there's not much leeway for lefties in military weapon design. For instance, I personally remember shooting the highly praised UZI submachine gun as a recruit, with a special warning from the instructor to the lefties: 'Tie an elastic band or your wristwatch around your right sleeve, to avoid any hot spent-shells falling down into them !'.

[@jasonirwin4631]

same as with modern army's lefties learn to be right handed. there is no point on going though the effort to make military rifle for 10% of population when that 10 can learn to use the right handed weapons. if you shoot a modern day ar15 left handed you will get hot brass flung at your chest.

[@connorbean1162]

I'm just curious, what did the Ethiopian Empire (Abyssinia) do during the War? And if it was influenced by Germany during WW1 to attack British Egypt and other Allied colonies ?

[@dannyhanny1191]

Really great episode. I enjoyed it, and it must have taken you a long time to edit all of that in.

[@j.donaldson2758]

I feel like 4 years of war has gotten to Indy a bit...

[@ville_1235]

you mentioned the trenchcow that one unit had for fresh milk and i immediatley started to wonder, how did they keep the cow happy and calm from all the bombing? cows dont produce any milk when they are in discomfort from sounds ect. how was this done?

[@simonlevett8628]

Question for OOTT. Great show and I've learned so much ! Presumably at the start of the war there were soldiers from Alsace / Lorraine in the German army ? Did the Germans try to avoid having them fight against the French for fear they might desert and how were they treated by the French when captured ? Thanks

[@MaskedVengeanceTV]

I wasn't looking at the screen when you started so I had serious doubts about my sanity.

[@HistoryFirst]

I have a question. Was there any cases of brothers fighting brothers in world war 1, as there was in the civil war? And we're there any accounts of people on both sides of the war, during a battle, just not fight? And just talk? ( I know of the Christmas truce but you'd think in battle I would happen more)

[@Tuning3434]

Just turned up after visiting ep. 50 of Kermit the Beard aka Bearman Othias the Babtist. I feel right at home a comfy warm bath.

[@jaygauthreaux894]

Love your show. Fascinating episode. How did the world of sports handled the conflict, 1914-1918? Major and minor leaguers served with one killed in action. Thanks.

[@jamespratt3898]

On soldiers with privately purchased pistols some men got hold of small pistols of 32 ACP/7.65mm caliber were used to shoot rats

[@nastygollum]

This is such an amazing channel.

[@avishalom2000lm]

Re: hunting and supplementing rations...let's not forget Baldrick's famous "rat au van"!

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

03:28 So, Netherlands was a snorkel for them?

[@jacobeberhardt1649]

Oh wow i had now idea how long before these were recorded. Interesting.

[@richardshort3914]

The European bison ( _Bison bonasus_ ), also known as "wisent," or the "European Wood Bison," was hunted to near-extintion by German troops foraging along the Belarus / Polish frontier. In his book _Der Rote Kampfflieger,_ (The Red Battleflyer), Manfred Von Richtofen explained that he took the opportunity to personally shoot one of the few remaining, on the grounds that if he didn't do it now, the species would be extinct in a few decades. Richtofen achieved his goal; having the herd so depleted, the last one was killed in 1923.

[@Marinealver]

March 14th to April 21st, wow there must be some backlog.

[@NmpK24]

Hi Indy and team. Can you do a special 'Who did what during the war' on Percy Toplis, the infamous 'Monocled Mutineer'?

[@AB-vv8em]

How were pigeons trained to fly to their destination?

[@KonradvonHotzendorf]

You don't. 🤗 They return to their coup at headquarters. They physically had to carry them out and when released they return After 5 week they started training at 10 they where ready They bred the pigeons at the coup site

[@gallendugall8913]

Better Kermit impression than the guy they have doing it professionally as that guy makes Kermit sound permanently pissed off.

[@andrewwmacfadyen6958]

I only started to understand how deeply The Dreyfuss Affair divided France and how it exposed the outdated and prejudiced thinking in the French military and government after reading Robert Harris' novel "An Officer and A Spy" centred around the Georges Picquart investigation of the affair and his fight to clear Dreyfuss.

[@mrperson0140]

Don't worry Netherlands, you'd join the Fray in 20 years!!!!!!

[@gabriellaureano2570]

It seems Indy integrated his shadow.

[@SchlangeVonEden]

Is it easier not being green?

[@CAP198462]

But....in the AEF many units would sport handmade patches to distinguish themselves from other units, the famous Big red 1 for example, was handmade, no?

[@seanfreeman5853]

Hey Indi! I would like to know if you plan on or have ever thought about making these videos walking through not WW1, but instead WW2?

[@ceejayszee]

Indy is my reason to live, OMG!

[@rabihrac]

The living conditions of German officers in Syria were much better than in Europe because they were accommodated in hotels & a few reports mention that they used to hunt the last bears of Anti-Lebanon mountains for sport

[@GeorgeSemel]

The Dreyfuss Affair, effected a young journalist in the most profound way- Theodor Herzl! And well he was one of the real driving forces for the Reestablishment of the State of Israel.

[@RoyaCanadianInfantry]

If Kermit can be drafted, so can anyone.... For King and Country Men Lol

[@25843]

What role did the various Latin American countries have in the great war? did any of them directly engage in combat with eachother or with the beligerants of the war? was their relationship with the major powers via trade and lend-lease? or was their relationship with the major powers strictly neutral?

[@warmakerds4026]

Lost 1918 british informative radio programme unearthed 100 years later (Recreation)

[@constabelpanda7027]

Hi Indy and gang. During WW2 the Japanese officers orders suicidal bayonet charges called banzai charges. Where there any such charges and last stands in ww1 by any nation. Also, the banzai charges where called such because Japanese soldiers shouted a battle cry with the words "tenohekia banzai!" Meaning long live the emperor. Where there any such battle cries in the Great War. Thank you for this series and the between two wars. PS, what beverage is it you drink in between two wars?

[@constabelpanda7027]

Steve Kaczynski thanks, but it wasn't the answer I was looking for. I meant for any nation in WW1.

[@thebullmoose8316]

But what about the droid attack on the Wookies?

[@thomasfeck188]

We want YOU for Kermit Army! Applause! Applause! Applause!......

[@peez1476]

have you done anything about trap/skeet shooters being deployed? I heard of Americans who were avid skeet and trap shooters being deployed with shotguns to shoot grenades out of the sky. As a trap shooter myself, I am interested in anything related to WW1 and clay sports.

[@claymeistereu]

When will there be an episode about Piłsudzki?

[@4ytonly]

Will there be any episodes about Serbian recuperation at Corfu?

[@svartderbi]

Question for OOTT: was it any country that was close, or at least very tempted, to join the allies or the central powers in the war?

[@Luziferrum]

Hey Indy and team. Love the show. Could you please give a link to the episode on the bulgarian farms at the front? I just found your channel this year and it seems I have a lot of catching up to do. :D

[@comet1970]

Welcome aboard! If possible. start from the beginning. (Yes, I know there are a lot of them.) When I found this channel in 2016, I didn't go back to the first weekly episodes at first. After I did later, everything that was in the current episode made more sense. There's usually something interesting every week and it is also of note to see how the channel has improved its graphics, etc. over the course of four years.

[@MyJeffreyJones]

Question for Out of the Trenches: I've noticed, in a large number of period photos of men in trenches (all along the front) seem to have immense grins on their faces for the film and motion picture cameras. Is this an anomaly of the times or staged 'high morale' for propaganda purposes? I know Despair, and "battle fatigue" or "shell shock' had to be very common, yet the hardened veterans pictured seem to act like they're on a cheerful picnic. Thoughts?