Light in the Black - United Nations Peacekeeping - Sabaton History 049 [Official]

[@SabatonHistory]

We're back with a fantastic, new video today about the song Light in the Black! It is something else, as we're not talking about one specific event or battle. In fact, this army's reason d'etre is to avoid any battles, or at least protect the harmless from their effects. In any case - it makes for an interesting episode, which, and we cannot stress this enough, we wouldn't have been able to make without our Patrons. Even supporting us with a dollar a month helps us tremendously (and grants you access to early access to our episodes). Please consider supporting us on www.patreon.com/sabatonhistory! Cheers, the Sabaton History Team

[@starfuryms582]

Gotta say, I'm highly disappointed in the history section if this video. Some glaring inaccuracies. The UN did not have a dedicated peacekeeping force until 1956, when they formed the UNEF (Emergency Force) during/shortly after the Suez crisis. Every mission b4 that was just a hodgepodge collection of guys from different countries sent out to observe and broker peace deals that never worked. Also very disappointed that you did not once mention Canada in a tale about UN Peacekeepers. The entire idea was put b4 the general assembly by Canada's Secretary of state for external affairs at the time (Lester B Pearson, who would later go on to become Canada's Prime Minister), and Canadians have made up a significant portion of every mission to date, (usually around 10% of the forces on any given mission, despite our smaller population and minuscule standing army). It is also quite common for Canadian Generals to be put in command of peacekeeping missions, despite other countries contributing more men and material due to their larger resources. Overall, I'm not convinced you did a thorough enough job researching this topic b4 making the video, and I sincerely hope you will learn from this in future, and use those lessons to help improve the quality of videos going forward. That being said, I do love the work you've done, and absolutely love Sabaton's music. Keep it up. PS. Here's a link to some info on Canada's involvement with the UNEF: www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/peacekeeping

[@rossw9764]

Starfury MS Soorie?

[@Drachenkonig2]

So if all of those time travelers where to go back and kill hitler as a baby one of the domino affects would be that the UN is never formed. That would mean without intervention; one of the larger conflicts the UN would have brokered peace for (or prevented all together). May have spiralled out of control. Ultimately resulting in a different War to End All Wars, Germany creating atomic bombs, and a United Nations anyway.

[@IronWarhorsesFun]

the UN was clearly set up to fail. the absurd rules governing them give so little leeway that they are unable to do anything useful. it must then be pure coincidence that UN Peacekeeping got hijacked by Imperialist forces almost from the start.

[@kordellchism6135]

Love the song and also the video if I may and I know it’s probably the wrong channel can you guys do a song about the brown water navy during the Vietnam war again I know long Chanel but I hope this message gets some notice

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

Pär: *tells the story of how he almost died* Indy: Hey Alex, how you're doing? *says with a big grin* Alex in the background: *laughs nervously*

[@troglodyte01]

"The darkest point for UN Peacekeeping was in the Balkans in the 1990's..." Rwanda: Are we a joke to you?

[@AfroMidwestern]

My reaction sumed up

[@Alte.Kameraden]

​@Nooboleon Nooboleon Well technically the aftermath of WWII had plenty of mass killings so.... I would say more along the lines of Post Cold War not Post WWII.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

@Nooboleon Nooboleon Russia's invasion of Hungary during the 50s prisoners on both sides were executedin cold blood. Post War occupations of the Baltic States USSR deported hundreds of thousands to slave labor camps which didn'tend until Stalin's death. Post War occupation of Poland was so bad in the early years some claimed it was even worse than the German one which itself was already one of the most brutal occupation in modern history. The massive ethnic cleansing of Eastern Europe which between 8 to 14 million ethnic Germans were deported to East Germany, labor camps or flat out murdered lasted until the 50s as well. If you include stuff outside of Europe it gets considerably worse as well. But you can argue most of these are remaining ripples from WWII but honestly an eye for an eye argument never holds water.

[@dr.history3567]

What about Lebanon

[@Citieskylines]

Yeah but what about ur mom

[@Hammerhead547]

I would say that the darkest moment of the united nations would be Rwanda in 1994 when General Romeo Delaire desperately wanted to use his forces to stop the bloodletting during the worst part of the genocide and was not told to stand down but was also ordered to do nothing to prevent the continuing violence.

[@frankishe23]

He still suffers from PTSD from it, and it very nearly killed him, but he recovered enough to eventually become a senator and run a charity.

[@RoutaAskel]

That is the problem when politicians get to determine ROE. People not aware what the reality in the field is and no understanding of the horrors going on

[@lavrentivs9891]

He barely had enough people to guard the refugee camps he was ordered to guard. Even with a wider mandate he wouldn't have had the manpower to really do anything, not without extra forces and no major powers cared enough to send any.

[@adamedwards1937]

And what happened to the Belgian paratroops was shocking, probably also contributed to UN reticence.

[@rwandaforever6744]

You are right. Not only had he to watch the slaughter from his compound, but he told the UN about this happening several weeks iun advance. He had someone inside of the government of Habyarimana feeding him more and more damning information. About the plans of ethnic cleansing, about the Interahamwe training to kill civilians, about the order of several million machetes from China, about Hate Radio. And he sent it all to the UN...and they did nothing. If you come to Kigali today, be sure to visit the Kigali Genocide Memorial. You will find the whole story, the original cables he sent. And what happend after he was ordered to leave. About 1mio people died in 100 days of murder. Sabaton should write a song about that conflict. About the 50000 people lured to Murambi and killed within 3 days. About the 250000 that died in and around Kigali and are now buried beneath the memorial. Even when the RFP took back the country bit by bit and drove the genocidaires to the west, while the French pressed in from that side. But then they opened a corridor and let the murderer flee to the DRC. They said, it was for the refugees. Who knows. But France to this day does not extradite known genocidaires to Rwanda. Think about that what you like. The most impressive part of the story is how Rwanda came back from that. There was a country torn, destroyed, all trust was gone, the population reduced and scattered, the dead, the victims or rape and violence, the murderer in custody, all levels of administration gone, no judges, no doctors, no teachers.....but just 25 years later Rwanda is a positive country, with a growing economy that conquered the hate and the suffering and is ranked as one of the top 5 developed countries in Africa. You could not have predicted this in 1994. I'm not from Rwanda, but have been there quite often and worked with the CNLG to keep the memory alive. Every annual commemoration (Kwibuka) has the motto: Remember. Unite. Renew. And that is what happend and keeps happening. I am astonished every time I visit, how the country has changed for the better. If you have the chance, visit Rwanda. You will not be disappointed. And Sabaton: Write a song about that conflict (which has been brewing for decades and was, of course, started by European colonialism).

[@sarpbakrsoy8125]

"So the guy does run away. He doesn't kill you, obviously." No, Indy. The guy did actually kill Pär, he just came back from the dead Osowiec style. This guy we see is him revived.

[@type-10]

He respawned just like the Russians.

[@truesoprano2152]

I love it when you guys bring attention to older, underrated songs! Also, that was an amazing story.

[@SabatonHistory]

Thank you! Every song deserves its own background coverage - no matter how old or new!

[@truesoprano2152]

@@SabatonHistory Agreed!

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

IMAO this is one of their best songs

[@jamesharding3459]

@@deptusmechanikus7362 Agreed

[@JojokimVT]

What I wanted from the interview: The reason why they choose the UN of all things to write a song about. What I got: A story from Pär on how he broke his arm and that he, for some reason, remembers the guy who broke his arm after sleeping a few hours. Oh and that Swedish doctors doesn't care about damages made to your body if you are a metal dude. Still, they encourage you, but don't listen to them if they say ´´Sure your arm is broken, but you can still use your fingers´´ Oh and great video on such an underrated song

[@SabatonHistory]

Well, at 12:50 you get the reason for why they chose the UN. And that story is pretty awesome too!

[@alithanna]

You may want to check the Churchill subtitles around 2:00 into the episode. It sounds like there maybe word or two that are incorrect. Also, the voice track is out of synch with the video track. Keep an eye on Indy and you'll see it

[@flambelk4489]

The anecdote was surely worthwhile though.

[@JohnDoe-zx1ck]

Well, to be fair, Par appears to have not expected that either.

[@mats7492]

these stories are great

[@ryanw1112]

I love this song! “Will our deeds be remembered? Are they written on stone or in sand?” Such powerful words to me.

[@nolanwelch3521]

I wish they woulda mentioned the Irish peace keepers in the Congo in the 60’s. The siege of Jadotville. It’s a really cool story.

[@siegeunit4642]

Freakin awesome

[@jameschastain1229]

That would make an interesting song, about the battle and what was done afterwards as well.

[@daveholiman1044]

There is a movie about it on Netflix. I will have to watch it.

[@Erik-wm6ee]

My grandfather was a UN soldier in Congo during the sixties and has told me some really fascinating stories.

[@pedrobarbosaduarte3704]

please share

[@toop1337]

Please do share

[@rokos.1239]

Is he Irish? Can you share the story?

[@austinbrown6593]

Doctor: “You’re a metal guy, so you can take the pain.” Pär: “Yeah, sure.” Me: “Because that’s entirely how pain tolerance works.” 🤣

[@OskarOH]

Honestly, Light in the Black is such an underrated song.

[@randomuser5443]

It’s a song that fits into a different style that the rest of their songs fill

[@davidty2006]

So it joins The Last battle in being underrated?

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

Proud son of a Blue Beret peacekeeper. My father went two times into Chiprus and one time in Haiti (after the huracane and the earthquake shattered the island). He was trained for war, but he decided to be a soldier of peace. He is now a mechanic professor, where he is still doing what he loves most: repairing, teaching, rather than destroy.

[@terafilip999]

This is one of my favorite songs honestly, as they said, the part where you ask yourself "was it worth is?" is really powerful in meaningful. Also I just want to point out that they said the quote "evil can only triumph if good people stand by and do nothing." only a few minutes after they said how the UN forces stood by and did nothing.

[@AfroMidwestern]

Well there is one time where is the UN did absolutely nothing but good still won

[@gzer0x]

I saw General Roméo Dallaire speak once and it was... heartbreaking to hear, and later research, how the UN reacted

[@Foralltosee1623]

12:03 Damn that quote by Indy was epic. Made the whole video for me

[@yokiweyy4770]

damn, what's up with par's majestic beard? that is truly a sight to behold

[@SabatonHistory]

It's that viking heritage

[@albinandersson1154]

Many of your songs (or 99 % of them) can get the heart racing. But Light in the Black is one of those that really can get into the heart and make you fell the message behind it. The final solution and Rise of Evil has the same power. Maybe its not a top favourite but its really one of your more beautifull works.

[@galis4383]

My father was a blue beret in the Balkans in the 90s. He was stationed on an outpost on the Croatian border. Four guys including himself. I always feel touched when I listen to this song because even though I know that he felt that it was useless, I still find the ideals behind UN beautiful. Sadly enough, the ideals are only beautiful thing about the UN.

[@gibby_da_birb]

This song is a masterpiece, it warms my heart as my mother was in a Bosnian peacekeeping mission when she was in the US Army in the mid 90s. You guys are wonderful

[@SabatonHistory]

Thanks!

[@jamesharding3459]

The single greatest failing of the UN Peacekeepers is the requirement that they be invited in, and the restrictions on their ability to use force. If they’re going to stand between civilians and those who would do them harm, they damn well need to be able to do what’s needed to do so. What happened in the Balkans was inexcusable, and must not be allowed to happen again.

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

This song gives a new appreciation to these men. I don’t see too much “lol UN peacekeepers useless” but I do still, despite taking part in actual combat especially around mali, and seeing people praising them for helping in their places form medical help to fending off insurgents. It can’t be easy when it comes to being careful how they intervene in conflicts, and being mostly about giving aid. And the fact they do get casualties in combat. I wish these men well

[@rc59191]

They need to be put on trial it's UN Peacekeepers that have more than once sold women into slavery and would only distribute food to them if the local women would sleep with them.

[@LeutnantJoker]

The UN may in fact be useless in a lot of situations when the major powers end up vetoing eachother... however... I never served as a blue helmet when I was in the service but I was on a small excercise with the partnership for pieace nations. Do not underestimate how important it is for members of the military to work witheachother and have that experience. I am almost 100% sure that every soldier in the world knows exactly what it means to put that barret or helmet on. it's a symbol of peace and responsibility to protect people and it forces you to work with other nations that you otherwise might have issues with. it brings people together, it brings soldiers together. Soldiers that might one day be called upon to fight eachother and who just might say 'no' in extreme cases because they have worked with the other side towards pieace and instead might get rid of a bad government. Or maybe it would just be telling their friends about how the other side thinks and that they were working just as hard toward the peace as everybody else was. Even a symbol that is sometimes helpless still means something and can change a few peoples' minds. I would have been very honored to serve with the blue helmet on, even if sometimes you cannot prevent certain things. I think every soldier who ever served with the blue helmet on, has a unique perspective on conflict and peace and sometimes those guys are all you need to prevent something bad from happening, sometimes it's those guys that change some minds that matter. Just my 2 cents.

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

Thank you.

[@jamesgenoverdi1939]

Took my hat off for you, good sir.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

I didnt go through army so I can join the blueberries in iran so US can have their oil. I will stick at home and wait to be invaded so I actually have a reason to fight and die. other than greedy capitalist fucks over the atlantic.

[@AfroMidwestern]

But really we should expect this from the countries that completely ignored a genocide of their own people I'm talking about the Armenian Genocide not any type of Nazi conspiracy theory. And they ignored it so the Turks could be our allies

[@bobw1678]

I appreciate the sentiment but your thesis rests on a false presumption. Military partnerships like that are almost always the product of local security agreements, not the UN. We train with european soldiers bc of NATO, for example. We train with Nigerians, Saudis, Colombians, etc because we have mutual strategic interests in their regions and those nations ASK us to help. The UN actually has literally no say on military cooperations between individual nations. The UN doesnt have a military, there are no "UN training missions," something happens, the UN asks nations for troops, nations choose to participate and if they do, great, if not, no repercussion. Then when the UN goes in there and supposedly "stops the fighting," all they really do is push the fighting elsewhere - they dont STOP the fighting. They stand on street A, and all the militias just moved their fight to street B and the UN watches and says "not our jurisdiction, we cant do anything." See Somalia, where the UN really just stood aside in their "green zone" and let the militias pretty much do whatever in the rest of the city. That's not peacekeeping, that's feckless military adventurism that doesnt even TRY to solve the problem, and in many cases actually makes it WORSE.

[@kayagoksoy]

"But remember, evil can only triumph if good people stand by and do nothing." As in when they had to stand by and watch thousands were killed in Bosnia.

[@LivingCrusader]

And Rwanda.

[@lavrentivs9891]

@@LivingCrusader The UN had a small presence in Rwanda where they kept refugees safe. What did the rest of the world do at the time?

[@lavrentivs9891]

Read about the "Sheriff of Vares", the nordic UN battallion didn't stand idly by.

[@nicklehne7486]

And Yugoslavia ...

[@666bambucia]

And they got medals for that, an example of this are the Dutch (or Danish, can't remember which exactly) for standing down in Yugoslavia

[@2SSSR2]

My second most favorite song. And cheers for actually honoring blue berets.

[@nobelissimos8719]

Too bad most of them are pedos and human traffickers now. Fuck globalists.

[@Pixelated_Sleepy]

Light in the Black is my favorite Sabaton song. Largely because of how underrated it is. Nobody really talks about it. Which is why i love it even more.

[@SabatonHistory]

And now we are talking about it again!

[@JellothePallascat]

The battle of the Medak Pocket was where the Canadian Peacekeepers held against the Croatians. And fought an overnight battle halting the Croat advance. Cool Canadian History does a good podcast about it.

[@tomicbranislav3]

Still have my Blue Beret..... Serbian Army Contigent in Lebanon, South Sudan and Kongo..... Had my first combat experiance in S. Sudan protecting Red Cross aid workers..... 99% of any combat operations are not reported on at all because of the bullshit ROE and posibility of veto.... I was engaged in 539 combat operations during my tours in S. Sudan and Kongo... not a great time but I meet so many amazing fellow soldiers from other countries

[@elkingoh4543]

Malaysia is one of most active in international Peacekeeping mission. We involved almost all conflict in 80s and 90s, in the story "Black Hank Down" only shown American perspective of the Mogadishu. In Reality there is own Malaysian and Pakistani perspective on the story or a story how Malaysian army saved an Italian officer at Mogadishu. Thanks brother

[@shivampaliwal8162]

My father was a part UNPKF (Peace Keeping Force) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, sadly 2months after he and his troops left the massacre in Kosovo happened.

[@HajekOn]

Well the song is perfect and so is story behind it. But look at Pär's majestic beard. It's incredible! See you and your beard in Prague!

[@truesoprano2152]

I think it's almost at the point where small animals can live inside of it!

[@HajekOn]

TrueSoprano That’s not what I meant

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

The most accurate song about the UN is Megadeth's United Abominations. My question about the Par beatdown story... did the guy have a mohawk and aviator sunglasses?

[@FanOfSabaton]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmm2naWGfdmHjdU

[@RexNicolaus]

Not Megadeth's best album, but I like that song and Washington is Next

[@FanOfSabaton]

Fuk the U.N., putos.

[@bostonianful]

@@FanOfSabaton piss off asswipe.

[@Jeffersonian1]

I was beginning to wonder if anyone would mention the child-rape, the sex-for-food, the standing-around-watching genocide-by-machete....

[@Voron_Aggrav]

10:20 which also in turn lead to the Dutch government stepping down over this, as Dutch forces where mostly responsible for being incapable of protecting the enclave, I love this song

[@epicwarfare5295]

''Evil can only try if good people stand by and do nothing'' True

[@FRODOGOOFBALL]

Thank You for featuring this song! It's one of my favorites. I fell in love with it when I saw an AMV of Light in the Black with video from Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri.

[@SabatonHistory]

Our pleasure! Cheers!

[@josephreynolds2374]

This video has genuinely just helped me plan for an essay I have to write tomorrow on the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping. Thanks Indy & Sabaton 😂

[@suran396]

I k ow it was a couple of years ago, but how did the paper turn out?

[@josephreynolds2374]

@@suran396 I can't remember the grade for that exact essay, but I got an A overall at the end of the course, so pretty well I guess😁👍🏻

[@suran396]

@@josephreynolds2374 Great! My son has been receiving extra credit in French by giving Friday history lessons and he uses some Sabaton songs, too. Fields of Verdun, etc. Also, Ibtook him to his first rock concert in the fall (SABATON!!!) and he got extra credit in orchestra for attending a live music performance

[@frankpolly]

I needed sources for a school paper about the UN. this is going in.

[@leethear3303]

This was the most wild, unfortunate, random band story I ever heard... from the former band mate to the doctor... crazy stuff... thanks for sharing this

[@felwinter5528]

Edmund Burke said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

[@stitch626aloha]

LIGHT IN THE BLACK is the song that got me hooked on Sabaton, soooo THERE!!!

[@grafspee45440]

"and even those smallest or I guess, underestimated countries can contribute to peace in their region" Luxembourg shall live on!!!

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

It might be one of the oldest songs of yours but damn, do I like it. This song makes a lot clear and for some who say, the United Nations are useless, eighty years of peace. That is not useless. And the blue helmets are good guys to write about. And this video is something that should be shown in every classroom.

[@SabatonHistory]

Thank you!

[@autistiumhydroxide3614]

Well since major powers can act wherever and whenever they please, the UN are pretty useless when it really matters. I agree that, the humanitarian aid is of huge significance though.

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

@@autistiumhydroxide3614 And 80 year of peace? It's been 1945 that we had a major war in Europe. That is a record. It can be better but it can be worse.

[@thallan]

@@kerlongsjorlejov1945 we have had 0 years of peace, since a single country is hellbent on keeping the middle east as a hellhole.

[@kerlongsjorlejov1945]

@@thallan The Middle East is not Europe. And a lot of countries there also wage war against each other or internally.

[@cryofthewolfmagazine]

Sabaton is one of the best bands on the planet. They have a rising maiden-esque following.

[@hordynighthawk325]

Siege of Jadotville is great movie about UN it shows how it worked at its beginings

[@wisemankugelmemicus1701]

How it failed, really. The Irish were abandoned by the UN so they fought on their own. Then they were captured when they ran out of bullets. Although that movie is pinpoint accurate, it's crazy.

[@hordynighthawk325]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 Irish did not failed, they fought as lions and held ground. The UN left them to bleed. It was UN fuck up. I love the movie. It praise the Irish soldiers for their heroism.

[@ramblingrenegade6346]

@@hordynighthawk325 he's saying it shows how the UN failed as opposed to the absolute madmen who held on against all odds. I think what's more fucked however is how the men were only recognised for their actions recently because apparently you can't award people if they surrender, even if they're fighting non-stop with no way out up until that point

[@hordynighthawk325]

@@ramblingrenegade6346 I agree It was Fail because the UN should be led by military HQ of sort, not political operatives who know shit about wafare. I mean UN soldiers should have HQ with proper general. Politicians can give order to do stuff, but generals and military personal should be ones in charge on the missions. UN is not working because the UN units are not threat to proper army. They are Light troops or motorised troops only. So no heavy guns mostly. UN units need more rights.

[@lavrentivs9891]

@@wisemankugelmemicus1701 The irish forces weren't abandoned, the other UN forces (swedish, indian etc.) couldn't break through the enemy forces.

[@somewierdoonline2402]

9:46 it's almost like giving less supplies to peacekeeping forces makes them less effective lol

[@Aeyekay0]

Best video on this channel honestly. So randomly interesting with the broken arm story lol

[@SabatonHistory]

Thank you Adam!

[@riktorGaming]

Just on the past weekend my wife and I were discussing the possibility of the UN intervening in a crisis, very nice to know more about this topic, as always great stuff from you guys, now off to listen to this song on repeat for the next 3 days.

[@papajohns9497]

Somebody mentions the break of Yugoslavia. the comment section blows up

[@lexingtonbrython1897]

Yep, i've already seen inter-Slav fighting in the comments. It's like WW1 down here!

[@patricksvarietycorner5700]

Patition to rename the Balkins to the Powderkeg

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

Fucking religion crap.

[@lazarzivanovic5210]

@Anglo Saxon91 lmao , ok mr perfect lol

[@PowermadNavigator]

Very good video and very informative. True, a lot of people are quick to write off the UN these days. Human mentality often dictates that we remember that one failure rather than the several acts of good that preceded or followed it. It's a long series of ups and downs for sure. I dunno, I really liked this song and was just listening to it yesterday... a few times.

[@SabatonHistory]

Thanks for the support! And it sure is complicated as Indy describes

[@cosminasimona]

So glad you did a video about this lesser known gem of a song. It is actually one of my favourite songs from Sabaton.

[@SabatonHistory]

Every lesser known gem will be covered! Glad you liked it!

[@mats7492]

this channel is amazing.. stories, not only about the songs, but personal things from the band as well.. Keep it up!

[@SabatonHistory]

Thank you :)

[@Triskaan]

Fallen into the past and yet still one of my fav Sabaton songs to this day.

[@hsguitars4828]

Pär wearing Running Wild shirts on more than one occasion in these episodes makes me incredibly happy. Such a good band

[@K96777]

If UN didnt help South korea in 1950, my country people must in suffer under the brutal communist regime until today and I never know KZbin and great songs of Sabaton. So really thank you UN forces.

[@mikoyanig5512]

One of my favourite early songs from sabaton and it pulled on my heart strings a bit. It's a very powerful song.

[@jacobfarley434]

Pretty wild, I finally watched Siege of Jadotville this weekend, and have had Light In The Black stuck in my head all week, then this drops. I hoped the UN involvement in Katanga would be mentioned

[@MetalLord2001]

everyone knows sabaton history. like if you want it to be on the spotify podcast, isn't it handy?

[@MrMarkusaa]

This keeps getting better and better all the time, awesome work guys. This should become part of history teaching in Finland... you know youtube age and all.

[@SabatonHistory]

Thanks, Markus!

[@jumi9342]

Man, Indy is a real man of words. He really changed my mind on the UN topic.

[@3k04t9]

This is by far my favorite song ever, it’s so fucking heavy

[@HistoryMonarch1999]

I think I knew this before but I always realized that being the UN or a peacekeeper, especially if your main goal is not to take sides unless forced too, would be hard. I see people complain of course but then again it’s usually the same people who complain about sovereignty. I finally looked up successes that wasn’t just military so I knew that, it had more good for it than useless, like the UN itself. basically nothing is ever simple, it does need changes but we also still need it

[@geddyhamblen3751]

This is one of the best videos to date! Well done!

[@SabatonHistory]

Thank you!

[@irishexplorer7862]

A light in the black is one of my favorite songs from Sabaton, it's the song I choose to expose my friends to Sabaton.

[@Xeonise]

Wow, definitely didn't see that coming either. You know, it's good Pär didn't say who it was, I doubt anything good would have come of that. Huge respect.

[@kingdraconias]

I certainly haven't forgotten this song. It's one of my all time favorites. :D Thanks for telling such an underrated story in such an awesome way. No one does that better than Sabaton.

[@SabatonHistory]

Thanks! Our pleasure indeed! Glad you liked the video

[@kingdraconias]

@@SabatonHistory YOU JUST MADE MY DAY! :D THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I GOT A REPLY FROM YOU GUYS! YOU ROCK!

[@SabatonHistory]

Glad to be of help - rock on!

[@mandoschMUh]

This song is easily one of my all time favorites by Sabaton. Didn't see the relation between Pär's story and the song, tho....must have been a pretty shitty feeling to know that a "friend" tried to beat you to death...glad you got out of it relatively unscathed, mate!

[@RepairCat]

The story is related to the recording of Attero Dominatus.

[@DamyPanny]

Well... he had a flash and suddenly remembered the guy during the night. So...A light in The black (just a weak joke eheh)

[@shivampaliwal8162]

10:44 you see the Indian UNPKF contingent, we have been the biggest contributor to UNPKF in terms of men, women and material! Proud of our commitment to global peace and upliftment and protection of the disenfranchised.

[@HistorysRaven]

Since this is a video on UN forces, may I suggest doing a song, or researching, about the Irish Army UNOC "A" Company during the Siege of Jadotville in September 1961? "A" Company was 155 soldiers sent to the Congo during the "Congo Crisis" and survived a five day siege where they faced a force of ~3000 mercenaries. Zero Irish lives were lost during those five days and Commandant Patrick Quinlan only surrendered after the last bullet was fired.

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

The peacekeepers in these missions are not to blame for the missions failures, they were placed in complex situations, with sometimes Very conflicting rules of engagement.

[@johnnyguitar6639]

True.But those orders are given so the people at the top will have their back free. There Are no leaders military or otherwise leading by example anymore. Those days are gone

[@exudeku]

Im proud of both Filipino and Puerto Rican Peacekeepers! Small nations are vicious! Mabuhay!

[@earendilthemariner5546]

Where can i get a jacket like Indy's? Also, Pär is beard goals

[@SabatonHistory]

I'm afraid it's not for sale at the moment

[@ryanvandermeijs753]

0:54 hey that’s dutch on the top left that’s my language It means union of peoples

[@bavtie1]

The Srebrenica disaster they talk about also heavily involved Dutch UN troops. They were the ones guarding the enclave.

[@robl956]

Bastiaan Wiltjer and they were left by the UN general (French Guy) and the Dutch politicians. They wern’t alloud any airsupport. So there was no chance to fight of the serbs. Also the commander was not a tough Guy, but his men praised him.

[@lilandry]

I am listening this song almost everyday on our rock radio in Ukraine.

[@chubbyGrimblr]

A friend running away and hanging out with his friend because a stranger started to beat the fuck up out of his bandmate is, like... One of the most rock and roll stories to have rock and rolled.

[@goldeneagle3088]

Honestly the UN should adopt a more aggressive military policy

[@lucasward9506]

fr tho. Whats the point of having a military force that is supposed to keep the peace and protect the innocent if it isn't allowed to keep the peace or protect the innocent.

[@Dimetropteryx]

Which would cause 90% of the member states to leave and move everyone back to square one. Whose policy should it enforce? Some random member state's? The Security Council's? The UN in its current form and the work it is able to do are nothing short of miracles, even when you take its shortcomings into consideration.

[@Lewd-Tenant_Isan]

What the UN _should_ do is strictly enforce more aggressive human rights protection policies. The UN should focus on benefiting the civilians and the innocents rather than take sides or just stand by and watch. The UN should also be more responsible for their forces, if they are in grave danger, they _must_ be supported at all costs. The Seige of Jadotville should not have happened if the UN bothered to help their own soldiers...

[@KristianVirtanen]

High respect. I know these guys who are peacekeepers somewhere in the world, definately way too underrated soldiers. They dont make new kill records nor receive medals of honors. But if they leave, there is lots of peoples who will quickly miss them and the shit starts to hit the fan

[@rc59191]

They're full of criminals did you not see what they have been doing and are still doing in Bosnia and across Africa? They sold women into human trafficking rings and forced local women to sleep with them in exchange for food.

[@remoreyes8005]

Since they talked about the UN and Indy mentioned Bosnia, I'm hoping the next episode is "We Burn"

[@crazeyesyes3176]

Do a song about the UN force in Siege of Jadotville

[@magnusthered4973]

It’s crazy how none died but they killed hundreds My mind says this luck of the Irish

[@Sinstarclair]

Imagine being so badass that you make a song about The United Nations Peacekeeping Forces

[@specter3983]

I love how I got into Sabaton their songs have taught me alot actaully. I looked into the stories behind a few of the songs and was amazed.

[@thedrifter2790]

I'm somewhat of a 'new' listener in the sense that the only new album I've seen was The Great War.. Despite this, I really have a fondness for A Light in the Black! I always loved this song and it just.. It just sounds good, and... It speaks to me I suppose, anywho, I love Sabaton, and I love Indy!

[@SabatonHistory]

Glad to hear it! How'd you like the video then?

[@SabatonHistory]

Glad to hear it! How'd you like the video then?

[@thedrifter2790]

Oh! Oh my! I didn’t expect a reply- I generally as a rule of thumb tend to like most every Sabaton History video, especially since it combines the best of both worlds. As for the video, I’m curious if perhaps the Serb-Muslim conflict is something worth covering a some point especially with the UN. As strange as it sounds I’d like to hear you talk about the more personal perspective of the commander whose hands were politically bound, only able to what I have heard to be stand unarmed in the face of the militants, but aside from that it was a fascinating video as always! Also, I’d like to put fourth a petition to make the Spanish word, “Sabado” which means “Saturday” to “Sabaton.” Edit: I believe I was actually thinking of the Rwandan Genocide, apologies. Or maybe I am not?

[@SabatonHistory]

Well, we certainly appreciate the support! If Sabaton ever made a song on the Yugoslav Wars it would indeed be very interesting to cover and discuss it. As for the petition: That's the most awesome idea we've heard in a long time!

[@Paveway-chan]

Back here after "We burn". Love the coverage of this subject

[@todo-mama]

I see that "A Light In The black" is not played live anymore. I love this song and hope you will play it again.

[@adamedwards1937]

I'd like to see a Sabaton song about the last stand of the Irish in Jadotville on a UN Mission.

[@noneofyourbusiness9489]

The UN: Cholera epidemics are our specialty.

[@eszeske19]

Dont worry Pär, this is one of my favourite songs, and it will always have a place in my heart no matter how many new songs come out! :)

[@bobbofuggetaboutit639]

Awesome. I absolutely love this collaboration.

[@hellionshark3197]

I don't know how this song is so underrated. It's one fo my favorites! I don't think the UN is useless like many seem to - their job is to do their best to stop a war not join it. And their duty is to the common people. but OMG it's so damn slow! Especially compared to how fast-paced the world is now. I get that it's a lot of countries and. a lot of bureaucracy and the main goal s to keep the peace, which means you can't just go in, guns blazing and help the "good" side, but damn, untill they actually act shit, most of the time, has already hit the fan and dried up... But overall I think the world is better with the work they do than it would be without it. Btw, It's time for Pär to make a storytime channel

[@DC-ru5xz]

Let’s just agree that we all remember Par’s story much more so than the UN history lesson

[@theimperialowl1011]

I actually really like this song, thank you guys!

[@TheAngel_of_Death]

Indy: The UN Forces have no tanks The Editor: Well yes but actually 4:42

[@MrMaltheChannel]

My dad was sent to Croatia and some other eastern european country in the early 90's. He was in the Danish army as a tank gunner in a centurion (He cant remember which type or model). He got some ours of vhs tapes from then. And a heavy and thick photoalbum from their daily life. They didnt do very much. Never any combat. But the team after his got some action. A high ranking soldier got shot by the croatians. My dad still got his blue barret plus a shell from a centurion tank

[@demetripetrenko2783]

PÄR AND HIS GOD THOR LIKE BEARD!!! FEAR HIS BASS! FOR PÄR IS A HISTORY METAL GOD! 🌩🎸🌩 Haha love you Sabaton! SABATON HISTORY FOREVER!🤘

[@SabatonHistory]

THANKS!

[@lordvaderiffic8598]

This song for me reminds me of sleeping lmao. Cause once I was listening to sabaton late at night, and fell asleep during it and when I woke up this song was playing

[@SabatonHistory]

"Light in the Black" could also be the title of a nighty-night song so it's not the far-fetched. Good luck falling asleep to "Sparta" though...

[@KrielovasSkirata]

Pär is on the ground, getting beaten to death with a crowbar. BUT THEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVE

[@daniel7767]

this was one of the songs that got me into sabaton all those years ago

[@RumMonsta]

My old INTERFET armband is one of the few things I can be proud of in my life.

[@LordStrong1831]

This was the first song that really made me want to listen to you guys more and the saying that you guys sing are our deeds written in stone or in sand, that is something that i live by, like if u agree.

[@mjeps1115]

The ROE of the UN caused a large amount of problems for Australia during Rwanda. Thankfully since then Australia how followed its own ROE for any UN operation that it has been part of since then. One story I was told once was how some members of the UN wanted help with a large amount of bodies but wanted the Australians to go in unarmed. They refused and after an apparently heated discussion the Aussies helped but with their weapons.

[@ghazghkullthraka9714]

‘A big game of Axis and allies.’ Make that shit man!