First Reaction | Sabaton Bismarck (Official Video) | Just Jen is a History Buff!

[@nero756]

a british admiral once said "A boat is called a SHE because she is beautiful but costs much to maintain" xD

[@danielholloway8030]

So my girlfriend

[@slomarielt]

😂

[@chrisgrinder2372]

Well Funfact, the Bismarck was an exception to that - as the ship was officially addressed as "he" (male).

[@Fuerwahrhalunke]

@@chrisgrinder2372 You don't adress den eisernen Kanzler as "she", that would be an insult :-)

[@chrisgrinder2372]

@@Fuerwahrhalunke I know. Love that nickname - never heard "der eiserne Kanzler" before :D

[@wolfsedo1576]

"they always name boats after girls" meanwhile she reacts to a ship named after a defenetly man

[@IhminenOfficial]

Also Bismark is refered as a he

[@gunmnky]

@@IhminenOfficial False. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck - the Bismarck was always referred to as "She" by the Germans.

[@The_White_Dragon]

@@gunmnky wikipedia is not always right, Bismarck was referred to as a He at the request of the captain in view of the awsome power of the vessel (this was recalled by one of the survivors), and if we go grammatically correct in the german language the ship would be gender neutral.

[@p3chv0gel22]

@@The_White_Dragon since when does Germany refer to a shit gender neutral? I mean yeah, "Schiff" (ship) is gender neutral, but i never heard anyone say something other than "sie" (or "er"), when talking about a specific ship And i AM s German

[@MythicFrost]

@@gunmnky Captain, Ernst Lindemann made Von Müllenheim-Rechberg his personnel adjutant and instructed him to refer to the ship as "he" rather than as "she". Lindemann simply considered the ship to be too powerful to be referred to as a female.

[@dorlonelliott9368]

Released 1 year after the last survivor of the Bismarck died - he was 19 when the ship was sunk. The fishing boat skipper is his son and inherited the compass... Not all of the Kreigsmarine were party members. Battle of the Atlantic. You have 8 albums of history to go [Metallizer is pre-history theme]. They are recording their 10th album ATT.

[@normanroscher7545]

So, was this the real guy in the video? The sailor's son, I mean.

[@hnorrstrom]

@@normanroscher7545 At least that is what people say.

[@TrashskillsRS]

Actually Erich Raedar and even more Karl Donitz would not allow Kriegsmarine members to also be Nazi Party member. They saw the navy as something more precious than politics.

[@AceWolf2009]

Wow, never knew that about the Skipper. Makes the video even cooler then it already is.

[@wildylupous]

@@TrashskillsRS BS. Doenitz became Hitler's replacement as nazis' fuehrer.

[@mikkolaine4883]

The young men were pretty much victims of propaganda. The 110 sailors rescued by the British said they had'n actually met a Britt before and they told the British sailors treated them very well and they were the nicest people the Germans had ever met. Some opposite side sailors became friends for their lifetime. Bismarck and Titanic were actually found by the same man: Robert Ballard. But here is the most incredible survivor story of Bismarck (and some more in the future): Bismarck The black and white patched cat was supposedly owned by an unknown crewman of the German battleship Bismarck and was on board the ship on 18 May 1941 when he set sail on Operation Rheinübung (German for Rhine Exercise), Bismarck's only mission. Bismarck was sunk after a fierce sea-battle on 27 May, from which only 115 from her crew of over 2,100 survived. Hours later, Oscar was found floating on a board and picked from the water by the British destroyer HMS Cossack. Unaware of what his name had been on Bismarck, the crew of Cossack named their new mascot "Oscar" HMS Cossack The cat served on board Cossack for the next few months as the ship carried out convoy escort duties in the Mediterranean Sea and north Atlantic Ocean. On 24 October 1941, Cossack was escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to Great Britain when she was severely damaged by a torpedo fired by the German submarine U-563. Crew were transferred to the destroyer HMS Legion, and an attempt was made to tow the badly listing Cossack back to Gibraltar. However, worsening weather conditions meant the task became impossible and had to be abandoned. On 27 October, a day after the tow was slipped, Cossack sank to the west of Gibraltar. The initial explosion had blown off one third of the forward section of the ship, killing 159 of the crew, but Oscar survived this too and was brought to the shore establishment in Gibraltar. HMS Ark Royal Now nicknamed "Unsinkable Sam", the cat was soon transferred to the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, which coincidentally had been instrumental in the destruction of Bismarck (along with Cossack). However, Sam was to find no more luck there, and when returning from Malta on 14 November 1941 this ship too was torpedoed, this time by U-81. Attempts were also made to tow Ark Royal to Gibraltar, but the unstoppable inflow of water made the task futile. The carrier rolled over and sank 30 miles from Gibraltar. The slow rate at which the ship sank meant that all but one of the crew could be saved. The survivors, including Sam, who had been found clinging to a floating plank by a Motor Launch and described as "angry but quite unharmed"] were transferred to HMS Lightning and the same HMS Legion which had rescued the crew of Cossack. Legion would itself be sunk in 1942, and Lightning in 1943. The loss of Ark Royal proved the end of Sam's shipborne career. He was transferred first to the offices of the Governor of Gibraltar and then sent back to the United Kingdom, where he saw out the remainder of the war living in a seaman's home in Belfast called the "Home for Sailors". Sam died in 1955. A pastel portrait of Sam (titled Oscar, the Bismarck's Cat) by the artist Georgina Shaw-Baker is in the possession of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.

[@aztaclalz]

Yeah but let's be real now. There's a lot of glorification and "Oh they were victims of propaganda" and "Not all german soldiers were nazis" - and if you'd never say that about an ISIS fighter. "Victim of propaganda", lol . No one would.

[@vittutuu]

How pathetic. Im just saying without thos "victims" your and mine nation would not exist. Just give some respect to the men who served.

[@aztaclalz]

@@vittutuu Then respect ISIS-fighters.

[@hendrik4314]

@@aztaclalz you are comparing soldiers of a country to a bunch of terrorists lmao, come back when you have an actual example that fits

[@THEGAMERDUDE929]

not all were propaganda some were forced to or would be killed or families would be or they join and die om the frontline. Or they just agreed with hitler

[@NeeceLoneWolf]

Sabaton History Channel. They tell stories of the battles they sing about. Its very educational.

[@SaganJumJum]

As long they dont start singing about bigfoot or hairy bikers im ok with that :D

[@featherpen5878]

Like that's going happen

[@peris_arts_film9699]

Interesting enough the “ captain “ they had for the boat was a Bismarck survivor. Soon after production he passed away. Another fact most Germans weren’t nazis, which was very evident near the end of the war when infighting broke out between the Wehrmacht and the SS.

[@THEGAMERDUDE929]

yea following orders

[@huey-fan8335]

It is no Bismarck survivor....! Only Bernhard Heuer was alive until early 2018 when he passed away! The captain was indeed his son!

[@matthiaskellner9331]

Hi Jen. in WW2 germans werent "asked" if they want to be soldiers. They were told to ! Death sentence was the punishmen for not going... So being a NAZI or not wasnt the question.

[@IhminenOfficial]

Also Je said she was a history buff, but refered Germans as nazis. I feel thts kinda wrong

[@Front-Toward-Enemy]

@@IhminenOfficial most of the time when someone refers to themselves as a “history buff”, they mean that they have an interest in history. It doesn’t necessarily mean that they are claiming to be an expert or well educated on a given topic in history. Maybe WW2 isn’t her topic that she is into?

[@IhminenOfficial]

@@Front-Toward-Enemy I know, but for some unknown reason it just annoyed me. I am interested in both world wars and the swedish empire. I do not have the confidence to say I know mutch about the subject, but I have certainly read about it tho. Edit: can’t write xD

[@THEGAMERDUDE929]

well there was an option death or no death

[@Belnick6666]

lol, same in all military around the world, if you are in war and disobey an order you get a bullet

[@oneshotonekillsniper2228]

Other than being forced many young men fought for nazi Germany just because fighting for there country is what happened back then it wasn't that they where terrible people but it fighting for there nation

[@Roller4x4]

Oh boy..... Sabaton-nightwitches-animated version Sabaton-no bullets fly-animated version (need tissue)

[@blackswordsman2005]

yeah true I always tear up when watching no bullets fly animated version

[@pontiacfan76]

Read the book A Higher Call. Exellent story.

[@Morhgoz]

Also check Night Witches comic books, damn nice history comic albums!

[@p3chv0gel22]

Lots of tissues

[@direwolf5134]

Dont forget shiroyama

[@lionfromthenorth4580]

You're right about the fact that Sabaton's whole concept is military history. They simply tell the story of what happened, but they don't take sides. That's why they get away with singing about German "Ghost division" (WW2) in Poland and "Primo Victoria" (about D-Day) in Germany. Sabaton is huge in Germany and Eastern Europe. I really recommend you to check out those songs I mentioned above. Also check out "No bullets fly" (animated story video). It kind of "twists your mind... " 😉🤘

[@syni2012]

you mean ghost division in france

[@lionfromthenorth4580]

@@syni2012 Yes, but Sabaton were singing about it in Poland... And got away with it 😏.

[@Templarofsteel88]

as a side note here, they name the boat at 2:58 is from an older song by the band (from the older set-up of the band)

[@littlegirlscookingchannel2785]

The fishing boat Captain was the son of the boy who you called Jack. The fishing boat captain inherited the compass from his dad (Jack). The video was released after Jack passed away in real life. Based on a true story. The Bismarck.

[@JustJenRx]

Oh wow! Thank you for that info!!!

[@littlegirlscookingchannel2785]

Yw

[@jesseusgrantcanales]

@@JustJenRx Originally they were meant to have the father in the video; his health was failing so his son took over. Hence him being in the clip. Not sure you read some's comment's but apparently the German Navy was the least govt controlled branch, so the sailors fought for family, home and/or glory, not so much for the Reich. Also it is said Bismarck was scuttled rather than sank due to lack of critical damage.

[@Thexal]

Ships dont *always* have female designations. The Bismarck's service was determined to be so distinctive by the kreigsmarine it was given a male title, which is rare. Thats why the Bismarck is always referred to as "he" or "him" in German naval history. *edit: some background on what happened with the Bismarck, it found and sunk the British HMS Hood by detonating its ammo storage, which is why the British started hunting it. And it wasn't just a snap to sink the Bismarck either. They spent almost a day hitting it with shells and the Bismarck didn't take enough damage to sink it. The crew determined it was beyond salvage and decided to scuttle the ship themselves

[@frankjuggaloheathen1035]

It's funny how you mention that boats and ships are always called "she's". Bismarck was in fact the exception. It was one of the largest battleships of the time with incredibly powerful guns, a "beast made of steel" as Sabaton called it. Bismarck's captain, Ernst von Lindemann, took all this into consideration and concluded that his ship was simply too big, too strong, too powerful, just too f*cking brutal and badass to be considered a "she." Thus Lindemann referred to Bismarck as a "he" and recommended that everyone on the ship follow suit. So Bismarck is the only ship in history to bear masculine pronouns. You can even hear it in the lyrics. "HE was made to rule the waves." "HIS guns have gone silent at last." I hope I don't sound misgonystic, bit there's just a certain undeniable level of machismo here that fits perfectly. Also the name of the boat the band was on, Primo Victoria, is another awesome song by Sabaton. You should check it out; it's about the D-Day landings at Normandy.

[@swissguy8052]

Bismarck was not the "only" masculine named Ship. Others were the Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Sistership Gleisenau, all also from the Kriegsmarine, just to name a few.

[@antonyd6649]

@@swissguy8052 Source?

[@swissguy8052]

@@antonyd6649 check youtube or Wikipedia, or any History books about WWII, good books are for example from the English writer Jak P. Mallmann-Showell

[@007Marke]

@@swissguy8052 ahem... as a German history buff,living in sight of a naval base... I never heard or read "Der Scharnhorst, Der Gneisenau or Der Tirpitz" anywhere, but always "Die". Bismarck was the exception and,as people stated, mostly limited to Lindemann saying it like this.

[@cameronwulff]

Or you know something simpler like it was named for a man, Otto von Bismarck in this case

[@larsog310]

sabaton songs are all about military history they have songs about almost everything that has to with war you have songs about ww1, ww2, samurai's, sacking of rome etc and almost all of em are good songs !

[@tvaettis0653]

Yeah a few are not so great but that’s a very small portion

[@danielnystrom7310]

And shadows, camouflage. Twillight of the thunder god. Thunderstorm. Not all are about war. Some are just songs. Unless you belive in ghosts (camouflage) or lord of the rings is a documemtry (shadows) or Thor (twillight of the thunder god. Cover) metal crue.. still good songs. But not all songs are about war...

[@tvaettis0653]

Daniel Nystrom isn’t camouflage about the vietnam war? Since they sing ”it was the jungle wars of 65”

[@danielnystrom7310]

Hmm its a ghost, called camouflage. Its more about him than war. But yeah i grant that. Still a whole album plus with no war. So its still not all songs about war.

[@zsjb_]

@@tvaettis0653 which few? I assume stuff from the last stand album

[@comradeglaz42]

The German navy at the time or “kriegsmarine” was the least nazified branch of military out of the German military. Many of the high ranking officers had no idea what exactly they were fighting for back home.

[@alexjohnson2527]

I remember reading a book awhile back. It was about a German pilot in WWII fighting in Africa. He, like at least 2/3rds of the Germans, weren't Nazi's. And after the war was lost for them, he was condemned for being a pilot by his fellow Germans, because they held a lot of the blame for the war being lost in their country in the immediate aftermath. In our age, its easy to cast blame. Back then...information was a lot harder to come by.

[@comradeglaz42]

@Jeff Boomhauer interesting

[@comradeglaz42]

@@alexjohnson2527 word to live by, very tru

[@perx3561]

Hitler supposedly joked that he had "a conservative army, a Nazi air force, and a communist navy."

[@comradeglaz42]

@@perx3561 lol that’s pretty good

[@ShiroNekoDen]

Sabaton is generally a war history metal band. Most of their songs are about famous battles or about especially heroic deeds during war.

[@CriticalRoleHighlights]

The Bismarck's canons were so powerful she could actually sink ships beyond the horizon, before they even knew she was there.

[@godzillagilbert1337]

Technically yes but the 15 inch guns of the Bismarck class had an effective range of only 9 miles it can shoot up to 15 but not accurately and that deadly range is what doomed the HMS Hood the hood had thin deck armor as opposed to the thicker more reinforced hull armor hood was built around the end of the First World War and she was due to be modernized with thicker deck armor but was sent out to stop the Bismarck with the battleship HMS Prince of Wales which had 14 inch guns the Bismarck and hood had the same caliber guns but bismarck could fire 3 shells a minute compared to hood’s 2 shells a minute and Bismarck a battleship had thicker armor in some spots up to a foot thick compared to hood which IS NOT A BATTLESHIP despite what world of warships will tell you the HMS HOOD IS A BATTLECRUISER with the guns of a battleship but the speed of a cruiser and that what she was designed for not to hunt down battleships like the Bismarck and the Bismarck was not intended for ship on ship combat its mission was to destroy commerce you cut off the supply line you starve your enemy out of the war Karl Lindemann and Gunter Lutjens were on the Bismarck that day the hood sank the British Were shooting first and it took lindemann saying to lutjens “I will not have my ship shot out from under my ass” before lutjens gave the order to fire and the rest is history

[@hugohoulahan636]

Just 1 correction for you. Bismarck was always a "he" as the nazis wanted him to appear strong. It's the only ship I know of to this date that has been dubbed as such

[@RealNotallGaming]

@@godzillagilbert1337 so HOOD is a "monitor" but better? :) the big monitors class?

[@godzillagilbert1337]

@@RealNotallGaming no the hood was an admiral class battlecruiser commissioned at the end of WW1 she was the biggest warship but the hood herself wasn’t a monitor she was the most modern warship at the time like Bismarck was an advancement in previous ww1 technology with better armor and bigger guns than the dreadnoughts of the previous world war the hood was one of the first warships to have the 15 inch guns mounted on a warship but the hood was almost obsolete at the start of the Second World War due to the bow wave being extremely high and the fact that the hood had thin deck armor which was planned to be reinforced but she was sent out and couldn’t be spared

[@juser7430]

One 15-Inch (38cm) main gun shell had a weight of approximately 1,5 -1,8 tons!

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

Military history is definitely their schtick.

[@joshuahadams]

Their last tour had Hannes’ drum kit on a tank and a tri-plane themed Hammond organ.

[@NukaWorldOverboss]

Bismarck Ein Teil der Deutschen Geschichte, Stolz der Deutschen Marine.

[@TheMspacmann]

the bismarck's main guns were eight 15-inch guns mounted in four turrets. The recoil was so bad that the bismarck damaged its own radar.

[@Wanys123]

Not necessarily recoil, just the world famous "german engineering". Dozens of bottleships carried 15 and 16in guns and never took their own radar out.

[@stephenclark5812]

Not recoil, it was muzzle blast.

[@p3chv0gel22]

If i remember correctly, when all guns fired at the same time, the whole ship would have moved back a view meters

[@juser7430]

The german 15-Inch (38cm) guns were superior to the british 15 inch guns. Despite the fact of the same caliber. The german gun quality was way better than the british one and more accurate as well.

[@simonbarabash2151]

@@juser7430 Yeah, but the Brits, Americans and Japanese had plenty of battleships with 16 inch, some even pre treaty. As well as Yamato class with 18.1 inch. If the Bismarck did indeed damage its radar with its own muzzle blast or recoil that's purely shoddy design

[@ZZMonkeysUncleZZ]

This song is actually about the fairly one-sided Last Battle of the Battleship Bismarck. It consisted of the titular ship coming under attack from an absolute onslaught conducted by the Royal Navy. The British forces consisted of two battleships, two heavy cruisers, a single light cruiser, seven destroyers, and an aircraft carrier. The battle lasted almost two hours, with Bismarck being unable to escape due to having its rudder disabled by torpedo bombers. By the time it sank, Bismarck is estimated to have taken around 500 direct hits from shells 133mm/5.2 inches or larger, along with a total of eight torpedoes. It is debated whether or not scuttling charges were used by the Germans, but even if they didn't, that's a hell of a beating. All weapons systems had been destroyed, Bismarck was aflame from stem to stern, and almost all of the crew were dead when it finally went under.

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

it is not that you have a choice. you can fight and might survive, or you don`t and get shot for it. sometimes even your family has to suffer, when you don`t obey. so yeah, it`s easy to say that we wouldn`t go to war, when we don`t risk our live, or the lives of our loved ones.

[@joeplant2725]

Love Sabaton 🤘 Wish we could have played their songs in our history lessons, would have made them much more fun lol

[@maggie_galle7651]

all Sabaton songs are history lessons ;) if you like to get more info on the songs, and what they're about, you should go check out their second channel (sabaton history), there they tell the story behind the songs a little more indepth. and that is exactly what won me over to listen more to their songs. it's nice to learn stuff in a fun way, and what's more fun than music, right? ;) lovely reaction once again, my little squirrel. Love ya! ♥

[@NeeceLoneWolf]

Attack of The Dead Men live from The Great Tour on their channel. The production is mind blowing.

[@Andreas-hf7zg]

Quick fact about the ship: the bismarck was actually referred to as a he because she ship was so powerfull

[@arohk1579]

This battle has significant meaning to my family as my Uncle was on the Hood. I was lucky enough to talk to a gunner on Bismarck once, I have no I'll feeling to the men on her as they had a job to do just like my uncle did. As a former soldier myself I know in war it's you or the enemy and you are doing what you are told. Not all Germans were evil but I can say their families could have been killed if they didn't do as they were told.

[@FrogmanAnime]

If you want more information about this subject Sabaton; Sabaton have a historical channel on KZbin if you want more information about their songs. The drummer in this particular video is Floor Jensens husband

[@jochenhaider4077]

Two historical notes: 1) some of the lyrics are the (translated) quotes from Otto von Bismarck, the German leader for whom the ship was named. 2) inside the compass that the older man was checking at the end are the longitude & latitude coordinates of where the Bismarck went down. These guys pay real attention to the history behind their songs.

[@ForgottenSqueack]

Listen to their "En livstid i krig" (A Lifetime in War) live in Gothenburg and put on the subtitels because the lyrics is in swedish and pretty emotional. The song is in the point of view of a soldier that is forced to leave home and family to join the thirty-year war that divided Protestants and Catholics in Europe. You may shed some tears when the crowd joins in on the lyrics!

[@Karichi503]

Bismarck was one of the few ships to be called 'he'

[@juser7430]

The female part of the Bismarck was the sister ship, the Tirpitz, so Bismarck ➡ He Tirpitz ➡ She The ships were very similar with a few exceptions: The Tirpitz's displacement was higher and the Tirpitz had Torpedoes as well. *Like the Scharnhorst-Class Battleships, The Bismarck-Class was one of the most successful Battleships at this time.*

[@seppeldeppl]

@@juser7430 It was a Admiral Tirpitz...he was also a man. At least we say in Germany "Die Bismarck". "Die" means "she"...so also the Bismarck was a she😂

[@juser7430]

@@seppeldeppl That's what I mean

[@neoxperson7858]

just because they were a member of the Kriegsmarine, or Luftwaffe, hel, even Wehrmacht, doesn't mean they were Nazis. If they were a part of the Waffen SS, sure, then they are most likely one. But the rest were usually just kids, getting pushed into military service, just trying to do their job. Don't get me wrong. I'm sure, every part of the German military had soldiers fighting in them that were total Nazis. But that just wasn't the case for everyone. Especially in the Kriegsmarine (Navy) and the Luftwaffe (Airforce). It's not like you had much of a choice if you wanted to join the army or not. Because you didn't.

[@RarreWT]

Well said!

[@Moja421]

So true, it wasn´t like they had a choice if they were drafted in to the army, navy or airforce. A lot of them were just victims of a terrible regime

[@Nattfare]

Refusing to join the German war force was practically regarded as desertion. You would be imprisoned at best, shot at worst.

[@NicholasCorvin]

*Exactly. It's always easy to judge about somebody, if you don't have to stand in that someone's shoes... Don't judge a book by its cover and even then sometimes you have to read between the lines...*

[@neoxperson7858]

@@Moja421 Exactly. Except people in the Waffen SS. As far as I know people weren't drafted into the Waffen SS, so it's more likely that there were more true Nazis among them.

[@ISAFMobius18]

Thank you to World of Warships for creating the amazing battle scene for this video. All the ships and fighting were created using CGI, then used Live Action actors placed into the scene. This is just one example of some of World of Warship's amazing battle scenes they can make. BTW- World of Warships is a free to play warship game.

[@Templarofsteel88]

It is kind of common to name boats after woman yes but the Bismarck was name after Otto Von Bismarck.

[@stevekanakanui7033]

Remember those that forget History are doomed to repeat it ...its happening here in this country as we speak

[@ed5310]

Pray the administration is students of history. let’s not forget science 😂 and maybe a little math while we’re at it. 81m > 74m. 🤓

[@swedfilms]

Same here in Swe.. The communists are slowly taking over and making it a bigger shithole than it already is.

[@bobvoorbraak8912]

Yes, the main Sabaton-theme is always 'war'. Educative metal 😄😄

[@eibiish]

Song was released one year after last survivor of Bismarck died,the old guy in the cabin at the beggining of the video is the son of that last survivor!!! Thanks for your reaction!

[@matiasdelafuente3106]

so yeah, Sabaton's thing is history. I'd think you'd do yourself a service watching: Fields of Verdun, Nightwitches (animated story video), No bullets fly (animated story video), Screaming Eagles, all of those on their official channel. Also, you might be interested to know that they have another channel called "Sabaton history" where they do an in depth analisys of the theme that each song is about, and then some details about how the song came to be.

[@carla3562]

Please don't call them Nazi soldiers. They were German soldiers fighting for their country. These people didn't decide to go to war, they were sent!

[@kronostitan4014]

Hello from Russia 🌹

[@peo4989]

Greetings from Sweden i love this song. :). The british took KMS Bismarck down BUT they did not sink it it was the surviving sailors that did that. Bismarck was a floating deck and British ryal fleets was under order to capture it. Im too a history buff :)

[@bobvoorbraak8912]

Thanks for this reaction girl! I love Sabaton!🤘🏻🤘🏻💋

[@alexs7189]

The senior officer in the video Is Paul Ascher (born December 18, 1899, died May 27, 1941) was a German naval officer during World War II. He was an artillery officer on the battleship Admiral Graf Spee during the ship's voyage in the South Atlantic. He was arrested in Argentina in December 1939 after the ship was destroyed, but managed to escape back to Germany. He was then the captain of the battleship Bismarck frigate when she was sunk. Before the war, he was classified as Mischling, as he was of Jewish descent.

[@danielrupp7578]

As a former soldier I'll tell you a signed up for a variety of reasons. None of them was for a particular politician. On another note Hiter was undeniably one charismatic dude. The face he gave to his countrymen was one that inspired and encouraged patriotism. The horrors of the 3rd Reich were hidden out of sight most places.

[@JustJenRx]

I guess his charisma got a lot of ppl killed too! I don’t like the guy! Hitler was a narcissist

[@177SCmaro]

To put it into perspective HOW powerful those guns were an American battleship, USS Iowa, was fitted with 16in diamater guns that fired a 2600 pound projectile well over 15 miles about every 30-40 seconds. Iowa had 9 such guns. 2600 lbs is what a small car weights. Wherever those nine 2600lb shells landed there was going to be a bad day.

[@biggum2334]

If you know.. Bismarck sunk the "Allmighty Hood" in the 3rd salve... and afterwards the "whole british fleet" was needed to hunt this ship. And in the end they sunk themselves before got shot down finally after an epic,long battle. And this makes my cry, and really really proud of this brave german sailors with "the world on their heel", without knowing ANYTHING what was going on in their country at this time. ... so.. dont cheer "yes" ... "yes...got them" and lern some serious history, and not what is told by the former "allies", and "left" propaganda like music videos nowadays ;) So the real, brave heroes in this battle were the germans....and not the "allies" who needed a full fleet to hunt 1 ship, because of their ego. Reminds me back on the days, when north-america got invaded for "living habitat" and a complete culture got "terminated" ... but this time the "invadors" won and it was OK. ;) Do you understand? So in conclusion: Thank you Sabaton for holding up the Flags, for the German Battleship Bismarck!!!👍

[@blackswordsman2005]

listen to their song "To Hell and Back" and a really heartwarming one is "The Last Battle"

[@mannistef]

Much added respect for liking history :)

[@1207rorupar]

I also loved the shot of the HMS Rodney's torpedo hit on Bismark, the only recorded Battleship to Battleship torpedo hit

[@frankpuncekar5051]

Check out Saboton History they have a show devoted explaining most of the stories. Saboton is not political songs are about the triumphs, sacrifices, heroic of the soldiers they history. Check out the videos , Price of A Mile, Attack Of The Dead Men, No Bullets Fly Metal Machines. Good luck on your journey!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@bikik7929]

🐿❤yep..love sabaton.. they are so full of energy on stage, seen then few times and energy level just jumps to the roof and beyond 😁.. wish history lessions was like this, would learned more easily🤣.. good reaction as always my beautiful friend🤩

[@truecountry8915]

My brother got me into these guys and I'm hooked. They also have another channel that goes into the history they they sing about

[@Duskwind_]

Another awesome reaction Jen! Keep on rocking my friend 🤩

[@JustJenRx]

I know that many men were forced into the Nazi party. I know that many didn’t have a choice in the matter. Unfortunately, some were also all about it. It is a horrific time in our history. And I know that this ship was named after a MAN, hence why they called it a HE....What I meant by this was they ALMOST always name ships after ladies. Calling me names will never be okay with me. If you don’t like this video, feel free to dislike and move along.

[@Finkele1]

Propaganda knows no nations ;)

[@JustJenRx]

@@Finkele1 truth!!!

[@JustJenRx]

@@oldschoolgamer-w4u it’s crazy how it was back then

[@digitalchaos10]

It is a horrific time in our history, and it's one that we should never forget. That war contains our greatest triumphs, and our darkest hours. If we forget, they died for nothing, and we risk the same thing happening again. I'm glad you found this band, because they keep the history alive.

[@Nubbe999]

You could probably say no to the nazi party and their ideas in the beginning but as soon as the movement got really big you really could not stop it if you hadn't a death wish. And as soon your country is at war/ attacked, you do what you can to defend your country and your family no matter what or who started everything.

[@leonidas4382]

To my mind, only SS was fighting for Hitler, other(wermacht, luftwaffe, kriegsmarine and etc.) was fighting for germany

[@shawndouthat7416]

Exactly there was no mass free media or internet so people could research their feurer. It was a fascist tyranny lead by a very charismatic man in a time when the German people were beaten down and all in debt up to their eyeballs to ,what seemed to them to be, a League of Nations ganging up on them. Then along comes a man (a war hero btw) who is telling them that they should stand tall, with pride for being who they are, and that it’s not their fault that they’re in this situation it’s the world ganging up on them. But there is still hope that they can fight back and stand their ground against oppression and not just that but that they could and should win. Then he started to follow through on his promises and winning and the “bully nations” seemed scared of him. That’s the only side that the German propaganda machine showed the German populous so of course they followed his orders his ideals were rarely revealed to the masses and only when it looked like he’d definitely win. Keep in mind that the SS were originally seen and marketed as basically an elite police force and a last line of defense against invading forces so seeing them marching around gathering “criminals” seemed perfectly reasonable and even to be applauded. But yeah it was a weird time to say the least lol

[@anderslofgren8235]

I read somewhere that warships are called 'he', not 'she' for some reason. Sabaton history channel is the way to teach history in schools. An American historian (Indy Nidell) tells the stories behind the songs while the song writer (Pär or Joakim) tells about why they chose that subject. it's pretty interesting and you learn a lot about history people, battles and lots of interesting things.

[@angriboi]

One shell of the Bismarck (caliber 380mm) was about the size of a person and was 800kg heavy. The firing range was over 35km (or nearly 22 miles). And the Bismarck had 8 canons.

[@lokiodinson2326]

How could young men knowingly join Hitler's military? Well, for some, there wasn't a choice. It's called "conscription". Others wanted adventure. Others wanted a way to move up in the world and thought that being in the military was the path to go. Others truly believed in Hitler's message and vision. Just like how anyone can knowingly join the U.S. military. Or any military for that matter.

[@sebastian114]

you earned a sub, I kinda were on the fence, I am not a fan of react people. but you got me with actually knowing history ^^

[@DeanF_MIDI]

Brand new Band Maid video dropped an hour ago. After Life. Get busy, Jen! LOL

[@JustJenRx]

Lol it’s on my list!!! I am getting a new furnace installed. Mine broke early this morning

[@bobshanks4734]

The pocket watch was given to the sailor by Admiral Lujens, he had engraved the ships cordornates into the top of the case. The sailor swam away from the wreck and was rescued by the Royal Navy. They would no longer see him as the enmy but a fellow sailor. The old guy at the start of the video is holding the same watch you saw. He is the son of the sailor you see swimming away.

[@jasminwolf7412]

Sabaton is so good! Floors husband is on the drums 😉 love his energy

[@JustJenRx]

Oh yes!!!! Hannes is one fine looking man!!!

[@jeanellelange7125]

@@JustJenRx They really are to me music's number one power couple. 😋❤️Name a better pair I'll wait🤔

[@joeplant2725]

@@JustJenRx luckiest man in the world if you ask me

[@leowood5860]

Feb 14 to may 27. The days the Bismarck was in the north and Norwegian Sea. Disrupting the shipping routes. He could take out entire armed cargo ships. Only 115 survived out of the 2000 men on him.

[@TailcoatGames]

Sabaton will always be the best band to have on while playing for honor 9:50 yeah teenagers and younger are in every war where ever you look Everyone in ww2 used em Ppl in ww1 used em Every where ya look Also most Germans liked Hitler cause they felt like the allies had blamed them for ww1 so they’re was a ton of nationalism in Germany at the time

[@IndigoJulze]

Sabaton has songs about everyone. Ghost Division. WW2 German tanks in France. Ghost in the Trenches. (my fave) Native Canadian in WWI that (as far as I know) Still has the highest kill count for snipers. Lost Battalion. WWI Amarican battalion is cut off and surrounded and survived until rescue. Attack of the Deadmen. (Makes me cry) WWI Russians. Winged Hussars (Massive Meme among the fanbase) A key part in understanding World War 2 Germany is to separate the Nazi ruling party, and the German people. It is said that the conditions forced upon Germany at the end of the Great War, guaranteed World War 2. It's pretty heartbreaking actually. WW2 is the story of how the German people learned the hard way that if someone promises you something too good to be true, it really really is.

[@V_VIKING_K]

If you havent heard Sabatons songs En livstid i krig also known as a lifetime of war or another song called Carolus Rex (both have swedish and english version) (keep in mind though that the songs were made first in Swedish and so they sound fits alot better. Anyways of you havent heard these 2 songs you need to listen to them NOW!!

[@history9034]

The reason why the Royal Navy hunted down the Bismarck and sunk her was because during the battle of the Denmark strait the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales an battle cruiser HMS hood went after the German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen and a battle in sued and. 1, 15 inch armor piercing shell from the Bismark slammed in HMS hood and detonated her only three men survived. The battleship HMS prince of Wales was able to escape but she had medium damage so after hood was sunk which was the pride of the royal navy they wanted to hunt down Bismarck and sink her plus Bismarck was damaged after the battle. So Bismarck tried to make it to occupied France for repairs but the Royal Navy was able to catch her because after a single torpedo from a fairy sword fish by plane from HMS Ark Royal an aircraft carrier. That torpedo was able to hit Bismarck in her rudder and jam it and she was stuck going in a circle. After that two British battleships and two heavy cruiser‘s were able to get within range and fire upon her. The battle lasted for 74 minutes and then the mighty Bismarck was sunk but it’s still debated if she was sunk by British gun fire or scuttle by her own crew.

[@kenichiotaku3693]

Next up: Either Night Witches or No Bullets Fly and in either case, look for the animated story video because it contains the song in the middle of the narrated story and it's amazing af.

[@michaelmanier9447]

I'm a history buff like you are. When sabaton sings a song they completely learn about the history before they come out with a vid and it's awesome

[@blackswordsman2005]

and this video for Bismarck was made by wargaming which has these awesome games call world of warships, world of tanks, and world of warplanes just to name a few. and in their games, they have super detailed models of the real thing.

[@ryannelson3220]

thank you for doing this reaction, it was as always, great.....i think this song is in my top 5 songs by them, but might have to look back again

[@jeanellelange7125]

Thanks for the reaction Jen absolutely loved it. Sabaton's music is all about historical facts mostly WW 2. Please react to Sabaton Ghost Division and The Future of Warfare ( Soundtrack Version - Floor sings in the choir on this version). Please Please 🙏🙏🤘😋🤘

[@Belnick6666]

Bismarck crew placed explosive on the inside and sunk/scuttle the ship themselves so the flagship of N germany would not fall in the hands of the enemies. They found all the torpedo walls, none had taken any damage so the torpedos from the allies did NO damage that could have sunk Bismarck and the few shells that penetrated was way above the water line where the armor was thinner

[@martinsjogren9002]

Carolus rex album is the best!

[@2121gul]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇸🇪🤟🏻

[@erenyea5660]

Try imagine this, your country needs someone to claim honor and glory and a warhero to make that a reality, you could feel glorious and honored following any kind of warhero, that is a feeling human cant resist

[@corneliusantonius3108]

Melodic Power History Metal 😜

[@AndrewChilders]

Too many great Sabaton videos to name in one comment. All are excellent and spellbinding.

[@johnrose5482]

Suggest "82nd All The Way," and "Then The Winged Hussars Arrived" Fun tidbit: Tolkien is said to have based the siege of Minas Tirith (in Return Of The King) on the siege of Vienna. Winged Hussars = Rohirrim. Or so 'tis said...

[@spirosgreek1171]

Judging from how much time has passed since the Bismarck sank, that captain of the fishing ship is probably like an ancestor of the guy that was at the Bismarck. Anyways great reaction. From other Sabaton songs i recommend Coat of Arms, last Dying Breath and the Final Solution (Regardless of its dark topic, it is a powerful song that puts you in thoughts)

[@ussintrepid8727]

But the bismarck was no female Hitler said that the bismarck is a male

[@brianwilson9206]

That old captain was the last survivor of the Battleship Bismarck. You are right about ships about being referred as female ... with one exception, the Bismarck was referred as an he.

[@jorgenandersson424]

Nice reaction ;-) Just keep in mind that far from everyone were actually nazis, they just fought for their homeland! Please do following! En livstid i krig (live from Gothenburg) The Lion from the North (btw the whole Carolus Rex album is epic) Keep up the good work!

[@jonsmith854]

Correction the British Navy, The Torpedo Bombers, and the Bismarck's own crew sunk the Bismarck P.s. Bismarck had 15in 200mm guns (2per turrent)

[@unclescreeb]

You should do "Sabaton- night witches" it's a very interesting story I think you would appreciate greatly!

[@Brendan200]

New subscriber this is honestly my favorite song

[@JustJenRx]

It’s a great song!

[@pierresoder7671]

Greetings from Sweden. Maybe they name boats ”she” because when ”she” sinks the man is draged down too. As in real life??

[@JustJenRx]

Lololol well, men can do the same thing! But I won’t let anyone drag me down with them!!

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

naa, they say "she" because there are lots of seamen in them 🤣

[@cytorakdemon]

Ships and boats were referred to as "She" because the men on board wanted to be safe and secure while traveling at sea, and the ship was seen as a motherly figure. Bismarck was referred to as He, because, according to the Captain, "there is nothing Maternal about the ship".

[@pierresoder7671]

@@generalsaufenberg4931 Do you mean in them or IN them? I like wordplay.

[@generalsaufenberg4931]

@@pierresoder7671 🤣

[@memamomum]

3:10 They do indeed refer to boats / ships as she's and hers. Some theorize that it was a sexist joke when it first emerged. Some would see the care, dedication and time to maintain the vessel similar to that of having a wife. Others theorize that goddess / mother figures would look after the ship and her crew. Bismarck Captain Lindemann however designated the Bismarck as a HE in view of its awesome power. Just a little piece of trivia :)

[@kimottosen1447]

Bismarck, build SO tough the Brittish couldn't sink him. The crew scuttled the ship to prevent the Brittish from getting their hands on it.

[@KrazeRednek2534]

Historians and the crews that studied the wreckage of the Bismarck unanimously concluded that the Bismarck would have sunk from all the damage he received.

[@nicolivoldkif9096]

Also at the point of scuttling, the Bismarck was a complete mission kill. Main guns were knocked out, secondaries were knocked out and she was effectively adrift. Many ships once they reached this state were scuttled to prevent the wreck from being captured by the enemy.

[@mix6809]

loved the reaction, tnx jen. im sure most kids in germany's army and navy were just scared and wondered why the hell they were there.

[@Tucker1701]

If I remember correctly they worked in collaboration with World of Warships to show the Battle of the Denmark Straight and to reconstruct the KMS Bismarck

[@monzer-sy5yp]

They designed 260mm cannons. Which is around 11 inches. The diameter of the grenades from the guns. Eventually there was 380mm gun in Bismarck. That will penetrate evey ship ever made. And it will explode the ammunition-warehouse that they have in the opposing ship. There is tons of TNT loaded into every ship, because they have to carry their own ammunition. If another ship hits that, the whole ship is going to explode.

[@artembentsionov]

There’s a very good set of videos by ExtraHistory that describes the hunt for the Bismarck. Here’s the (very) short version: The Bismarck and the cruiser Prinz Eugen (pronounced “oigen” with a hard G) tried to sneak out into the Atlantic to wreak havoc on the shipping from the US to Britain. It was the worst nightmare of the Royal Navy. The German ships were spotted, beginning the search. Eventually, the British battlecruiser Hood and the battleship Prince of Wales met the German monster in battle at Denmark Straight. The Hood was the pride of the Royal Navy but had weak deck armor. Her captain also misidentified which ship they were targeting. A lucky shot eventually blasted through the Hood’s deck armor, and the battlecruiser blew up. The Prince of Wales withdrew. After some time, the carrier Ark Royal launched a wing of Swordfish bombers. They turned out to be the best planes for the job because they were obsolete. The Bismarck’s anti-air guns were made to shoot down faster targets, and the slow Swordfishes were difficult for them to track, allowing a lucky torpedo to hit the rear of the ship and damage the rudder, causing the Bismarck to lose steering control. Then two battleships and cruisers closed in and pounded the Bismarck to scrap. A few hundred sailors jumped overboard. One British cruiser stayed behind to pick up the survivors but was forced to flee when a German u-boat appeared. In the end, very few German sailors survived. The Bismarck had a sister ship, the Tirpiz. Its history isn’t as exciting, but its very presence made the Allies crap their pants. Sometimes even rumors that Tirpitz was about to leave port caused shipping convoys to scatter.

[@tfs203]

It wasn't a watch, it was the final location of Bismark, in Latitude and Longitude. The wreck was lost until 1989. It was discovered by Robert Ballard, the same man who found the Titanic.

[@erika_itsumi5141]

Take a look at Sabaton History, where they go into detailed history of the stories in there songs

[@isaiahwelch8066]

@JustJen: Fun fact: When HMS _Rodney_ started firing at _Bismarck,_ she unloaded over 4500 shells in approximately 3 hours. _Rodney_ ended up having to be stopped from shelling _Bismarck,_ because she was already sinking, notwithstanding the fact that _Bismarck_ had already sunk HMS _Hood,_ for which _Rodney_ wanted vengeance. And Jen, I _HIGHLY_ recommend the song Night Witches, by Sabaton -- it's about an all-female Russian bombing regiment on the Eastern Front.

[@scruffy9890]

I'm very glad you know your history its so much better when a metal fan knows the history to the song plus you know sorta know the artists that's very cool

[@Caldera01]

Some points to note of why some people would join the Wehrmacht or the SS. For one, it's good to remember that the word 'Nazi' didn't have the same meaning and implication as it does today. People didn't know of the cruelty happening at the time as it was a secret, which got revealed after the fall of the Third Reich. Another thing to remember is that we're talking about Europe and what is the other thing people were afraid of at the time? Communism. A lot of people joined the Nazis, simply to fight communism. A prime example of this would be Larry A Thorne, or Lauri Törni, also known as the soldier of 3 armies. Larry Thorne was born in Finland as Lauri Törni and joined the Finnish military as the Soviets attacked Finland. During the conflict, Larry lost his hometown and that kind of thing gets to a man. After the war Larry joined in illegal (Since Finland was at peace with the Soviets at the time) weapon caching to fight the Soviets if they tried invading again and was arrested for it. Later on, he joined an illegal training company under the Waffen-SS and joined the Nazi army to continue the fight against the Soviets. This action branded him as a traitor and so he overtime lost his homeland essentially. Some time later he illegally entered the USA and joined the US army to gain citizenship. He eventually joined the Special Forces Green Berets, acting as an instructor and leading his own unit. He eventually perished on a freak helicopter incident in Vietnam as he was battling the Vietcong. So here we have a Finnish - American war hero, buried in Arlington with full honours, and yet he was also a genuine Waffen-SS soldier. Some people say that he learned that there are statistically more communists dead than alive, so he went to hell to continue his purge of communism there. Others say that he's kept in a cryostasis in a secret American institute in case of a future communist uprise.

[@0KeepRockin0]

As an ex-Marine Engineer I can tell you that ships are female because they are seen as a mother by the crew. Keeping us safe, warm and dry when we are far away from shore.

[@lokiodinson2326]

Except that the Bismarck was referred to as a "He" by Captain Lindemann because of the Bismarck's strength and power.

[@JustJenRx]

Awww that’s so nice to hear! I know that I am a total mothering type!!! I get joy out of caring for others

[@NRGFLOGaming]

Sabaton is awesome! One of my favorite bands and your reaction was great! You should do a reaction to a Bismarck WW2 history documentary. There's plenty of those floating around on KZbin.

[@David-yo5re]

Hey Jen, you noticed the significance of the compass. Look closely at the inside of the lid. The captain wrote the coordinates of the battle inside the lid. He knew the outcome of the battle. The Bismarck was a mighty battleship, but it was alone against multiple British ships.