The Defense of Fort Vaux (1916, World War I)

[@benno._.72]

I've actually been to this fort twice. It's really haunting but also very interesting to visit the remains of it, I suggest anyone who visits Verdun go there.

[@FloodExterminator]

I've seen videos of Urban Explorers exploring the tunnels of the Maginot Line. Despite there never being any significant combat in the tunnels themselves, they do look pretty creepy :S

[@FlyingAlfredoSaucer]

I've been there in Battlefield 1...

[@Little_Timmy_18]

@@FlyingAlfredoSaucer 😂😂

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

In general, you get the greatest learning experiences when you visit places of great historical tragedy.

[@fibalex1858]

@@FlyingAlfredoSaucer same lol

[@michael6292]

I can honestly say that trying to take fort vaux is one of the hardest things a man can do, and i’ve tried hundreds of times

[@Chuked]

best bf1 maps

[@mantlekaput1068]

Valor Omaha beach was hard and no man's land I made those 2 map on GTA

[@orweitzman7691]

@@mantlekaput1068 K

[@jimmywilliams4257]

We all have in bf1

[@fionn7631]

@Ricardo VS few machine guns. hAhAhA mG 42 gO bRrRRtT

[@LordAnestis]

I love how WW1 has medieval elements, forts, hand to hand combat, one color uniforms. Its the point where combat tactics started to change.

[@dolsopolar]

19th century tactics are obsolete but not really that "medieval"

[@mateuszkubas4433]

@@dolsopolar it was a mix of old and new, people weren't really sure what would the next war look like since the last major conflict was the Napoleonic Wars, so there was everything, from melee combat and battle armour to the usage of planes and tanks. And that's what i love about WW1 and why i like it more than the sequel, WW2 was meh compared to the Great War.

[@iEldilo]

@@mateuszkubas4433 I think WW2 was much more crazy but I shouldn’t compare

[@caiorezende6808]

You love that?? These soldiers suffered in a way no one will ever suffer

[@batozorange]

@@caiorezende6808 He probably didn’t mean it that way.

[@OverlordMalarkey]

"Dont leave us" That were the last words transmitted to French High Command during the Battle of Fort Vaux

[@moon_raven0495]

Im more sad becuase France's land got completely dumped on through out ww1

[@kayagorzan]

god this is so sad, "This is my last pigeon" makes it even sadder

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

French High command: we told you to blow up the fort and you didn't listen. May God have mercy on your souls

[@imrubbish8182]

@@moon_raven0495 Belgium’s, land got destroyed way more I’m pretty sure, nearly the whole nation was invaded.

[@moon_raven0495]

@@imrubbish8182 yea and more atrocities occurred there two

[@striker8795]

Although the French were forced to surrender Fort Vaux in 1916, the German Fifth Army respected their enemy's defense so much that their commander Crown Prince Wilhelm, the eldest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II himself, personally visited the fort commander Major Slyvain-Eugene Raynal and gifted him with the sword of a French officer to replace the one that Major Raynal had lost during the siege. The French soldiers of Fort Vaux were so heroic that even the literal heir to the German throne honored them.

[@sponge_drip5745]

Bruh war is stupid

[@lolucorn1]

​@@sponge_drip5745hottest take of the century

[@Chuked]

Fort De Vaux~ exists Battlefield 1 players- im something of a *Historian* myself

[@yuurichito1439]

XD

[@itsachihuahua1157]

grenade goes brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@gordonwade897]

Ha ha lol

[@leonardovigano789]

True ahahahahahha

[@saxoDK_1600]

stolen comment boi

[@DSMCasual]

Ww1 French Army: We’ve Hold the Fort while dying for Thrist. Also French Army: *Spam Grenades while inside the Fort*

[@snikrepak]

Being in the recieving end of a spammer is truly an amazing and terrifying experience.

[@rj-roblox7626]

ok

[@bruhism173]

Ww2 German Army: We've held the Reichstag while getting assaulted nonstop. Also German Army: *stick grenade*

[@cgt3704]

Amateurs

[@l1nus0nl1neproductions9]

@@bruhism173 Is that a CoD world at war referense?

[@jacharvey8231]

BF1 memories with the lads flooding back❤️

[@achmadtitofauzan3809]

Yoo i can relate. Glad my highschool years were full of those memories

[@JT3D_YT]

@@achmadtitofauzan3809 same here. Instead of studying I just fought across Europe

[@achmadtitofauzan3809]

@@JT3D_YT hahaha 😂

[@Wuelfheze]

We lost so many battalions simply trying to reach this damned fort..

[@ilovemanunited6179]

I still play that wonderful game.

[@nton8057]

WW1 in a nutshell: Huge attacks with large casulties just to capture irrelevant position and by the time you take it your attack force is too decimated to hold it and ends up losing it to the enemy counterattack

[@qthedisaster1730]

At least in the Western part of Europe to an extent

[@ericamborsky3230]

The troubling part is that in the circumstances of the western front, a frontal attack was the pretty much the only option.

[@mitchellvliem6200]

And by the time you captured your goal, it is already blown to a million pieces, making it impossible and very useless to defend, regardless of strategic positiob

[@nick0653]

And whatever minor breakthrough you achieve is quickly contained as enemy reinforcements arrive faster than your units can exploit the opening.

[@wattsnottaken1]

Superior officer’s Giant Egos killed hundreds of thousands of good men. Sad

[@NickBrennanA]

I love the respectful exchange between the two officers after the surrender. I can picture the German General speaking to Major Raynal soldier-to-soldier in genuine respect, and the Major's response being taken with a smirk.... Like an exchange between boxers once they've left the ring

[@zeta1960]

True, such a show of honor between both

[@carnov]

Read the story " the cadet of saumur " it s have the same kind of warrior respect

[@Dennis-up8uf]

The French guy actually sounded kind of snarky.

[@TheBingoHD]

I can only Imagine the conversation "I know we surrendered but the water did it, not you!" german smiles "guess who cut it"

[@_teamspeedyplays_3715]

1:33 three grenades per soldier? I can already see the spam on objective Apples

[@ogweeddeadchannel]

Not to mention a Fred Flinstone looking fella conviniently placing a questionable amount of explosives and ammo everywhere they go.

[@daniels_0399]

Shocktroops were sometimes armed with a bag of grenades each. Most soldiers didn't have them, but in certain scenarios entire platoons could be armed with 10 or more each.

[@Ari_Drwz]

Imagine if bf1 was owned by valve

[@jordytenhoven9910]

BATTLEFIELD 1 REFRENCE NOTICED

[@harshbansal7982]

Had many great moments on bf1 attacking and defending this .

[@jayecaly9518]

I still play every day 5 star general

[@Dennis-up8uf]

This is my least favorite map. Half of your kit tools are useless and you are encouraged to play Assault for their close range weapons but then their anti-vehicle capabilities are useless.

[@sheacorduroy5565]

Who remembers holding the first sector for literally the entire game on Operations due to how hilariously one sided this map was towards the defense?

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

Well people have been wanting more realistic games...

[@galacticupfan7386]

Every time I played as the Germans, we got through the first sectors easily, it was only in the hallways were it felt one sided. I don’t think I ever lost a match on Fort Vaux as the attackers lol

[@Opr8rKaz]

Oh god don’t remind me

[@803dils2]

Played it an hour ago lol

[@warmike]

...after the as one-sided Verdun Heights. Is it even possible to win this operation as attack?

[@LCMhistory]

Another great story for history WW1 lego film!

[@kgkomrin]

Yes indeed.

[@Bly-CC-5052]

Please do

[@ShetyDoggy]

Dude your videos are the best

[@Ruben_n45]

On attend que sa !

[@DoorGunnerDcsWorld]

Hello by the way I love your Lego stopmotion vids they are great!!!!🤘🤘😍😍😀

[@Egghead012]

French in stereotypes: *WE SURRENDER!* French in reality: *WE WILL NOT YIELD, DO NOT FALTER!*

[@tituszvaldner2588]

they yield.

[@zoubida90]

@@tituszvaldner2588 they didn't.

[@literallynapoleonhimself5417]

@@tituszvaldner2588 when you trick the world into thinking that you surrendered only to really just have an easier time slitting German throats open while they sleep. It’s easier if they are in a hotel and you aren’t in uniform you know, they will never see it coming

[@mpcrauzer]

@@Shadow-sq2yj thats underground operations for you, there's no honor

[@mpcrauzer]

@@Shadow-sq2yj pretty much that

[@secondlieutenan]

“Retractable turret” Now that’s what I call, *technologie* Edit: thanks for 2138 likes! It past my previous record of 679 in June. Editat2: I dont use Reddit

[@unpotatoedsalmon]

All they need is a dispenser

[@barneycalhoungaming69]

Enjiner

[@tangow371]

Building a sen- Oh I'm sorry I meant construction d'une mitrailleuse!

[@secondlieutenan]

Not her again... that Rita was spamming weird symbols in another comment

[@secondlieutenan]

(Of my comments

[@thesovietdog1537]

I remember killing 2 entire squads with an incendiary grenade in this place

[@l1nus0nl1neproductions9]

I still have PTSD 😐 ;)

[@Chuked]

bf1

[@benhood5492]

@@l1nus0nl1neproductions9 Same here

[@claytonpactol8851]

*w a i t .*

[@upstreamtoast3512]

@@benhood5492 I have call of duty PTSD

[@iarrived731]

This video is sponsored by Rai- *skips 10 seconds multiple times*

[@NasirKhan-yl9td]

Lol same

[@AlecuBeldiman68420]

I do this at every simple history video

[@important6706]

Lol me too

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

I hit the 2x speed!

[@Flandre_Scarlet_Touhou]

I like to use the ads to get snacks and not miss the video

[@yatiyeets4180]

"Jam their comms!" Sapper: Shoves potato in elongated speaking tube French Officer: *SACREBLEU!!*

[@cj16423]

Inaccurate, there isn't a zombie in a prison room.

[@versace6609]

There was the isolation room

[@KattalystFr]

*Stab stab stab stab CLING CLING CLING*

[@comrade2303]

Historic fiction

[@PIONEERI_OJALA]

Bf1

[@SirMrTreflip]

there is at 4:41

[@tonyricebutwithahangover856]

4:41 I see that BF1 Easter egg. “ISOLEMENT” The zombie door

[@Daniel-wy2kx]

I’m not aware of it, what is it?

[@alvarocardinale8910]

@@Daniel-wy2kx bfee.co/index.php?title=Battlefield_1/The_Room

[@tonyricebutwithahangover856]

@@Daniel-wy2kx it’s an Easter egg in Battlefield 1, which is a game set around World War 1. There’s an Easter egg in the game where a door in the map Fort Vaux is chained up and it looks like is just part of the map, but if you hit it it makes noises like a monster/zombie is in there. The door is an isolation door, for shell shocked soldiers who need to be locked up because they went nuts from stress and shellfire. If you hit a series of buttons around the fort the door opens and you can go inside in look around. There’s another complicated Easter egg inside the Isolation room but I’m not going to get into that.

[@adankmeme651]

Also the soldier with the hat sleeping looks like the french scout from bf1

[@DoggyWalker234]

Is BF1 like u select like some people Like example like the plane guy and there is some other people u will pick like tank and navy…idk

[@rgm-96xjesta31]

"Ils ne Passeront Pas!" (translated: they shall not pass) -Phillip Petain at Verdun

[@petitponeydu7727]

it's written "philippe" still awesome sentence

[@rgm-96xjesta31]

@@petitponeydu7727 Whoops

[@mouser7436]

U know he was given the death sentence but it was reduced to a life sentence after the liberation of france and the end of ww2. His sentence got reduced mainly due to him winning the battle of Verdun

[@MadCerCells]

The only who passed were the africans and the homosexuals Thats kinda sad :P

[@thelonegunman2622]

Petain was awesome

[@Solomons_Descent]

"The bombardment lasted all day long, the fort still standing strong"

[@jeanstutz3883]

I was looking for a Sabaton comment

[@АнтониоМарлевски]

"Heavily defended..."

[@cresfirc]

@@АнтониоМарлевски "Now the trap's been sprung and the battle has begun"

[@clexmce3569]

@Ted Hubert Pagnanawon Crusio AND THE BATTLE HAS BEGUN, NOWHERE TO RUN

[@ardugaleen2231]

@@clexmce3569 FATHER AND SON, FALL ONE BY ONE

[@RetroCat31]

This part of the the Battle of Verdun would make a pretty gut wrenching war movie. If it were made right.

[@CJ_1406]

This brings a new meaning to "You shall not pass".

[@dominicvucic8654]

On ne passe pas

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

@@dominicvucic8654 "dummkopf"

[@yjs1098]

The best map in BF1! The visuals and atmosphere of this map is just simply amazing

[@Askethanoras]

pff, id rekomend you get Beyond the wire.

[@porteroffinland]

Its good, but i would've wanted the entire map to be inside and not have the side blown off like on the side

[@randomizer01j23]

Not to mention the giant shark Easter egg

[@peltomies6975]

Personally i dont like it so much

[@ernestov1777]

I remember back in 017' playing this map with my friends. We were almost losing but i pulled up my pistol and killed the two enemies almost taking the flag. We pushed them back.

[@mrmr_zoomie]

We may have forgotten these men’s names, but we will never forget their heroism and bravery, even if the war had no true purpose.

[@Briselance]

Their names? Oh, they sure are not forgotten. Sure, you might not be able to trace each and every single soldier who was sent to Verdun's meatgrinder. You might not be sure of who was sent where in the generic area of Verdun. But military archives know who was in which unit, and where units were sent.

[@Briselance]

No purpose? I'd say for France, it was retaking Alsace-Lorraine and preventing the Germans to take more territory.

[@rj5848]

Kursgesagt, kings and generals , simple history and realifelore uploaded the video on the same day , what a day

[@dodo_berg1230]

ikr

[@foxcrafter9007]

It is a day of happiness

[@Mr-Ad-196]

Happiness level *Increased* .

[@dodo_berg1230]

@@jameslew2804 so wat I'm also from a socialist nation (India)

[@foxcrafter9007]

@@jameslew2804 so what

[@exudeku]

The France DLC is one of the best Purchases I've ever made in my life..even it came from EA

[@wolfitom]

The shame is that we should pay it

[@pizzastranger1325]

Without a doubt

[@ufeisen5059]

Adding the nation that suffered the most loses of the war form all the allies, the very same nation that won the war, as a DLC was kinda disrespectful tbf, knowing that the Australians and other nations were in the main game even though they had a much smaller involvement

[@MrRAFALE1]

@@ufeisen5059 +1 Shame on EA

[@daniellap.stewart6839]

@@ufeisen5059 i know right russia and France dlc but italy in the main game wtf lol

[@Experiment-tp7me]

I love how their animations progressed and now their scenes arent repeated animations

[@RandomBoy-si7ew]

Memes: show France surrendering easily France in reality: *observe* Edit: don't mind me, I'm just reading what's going on with the comments, just arguments.

[@bandit5747]

its just a ww2 joke. France carried the Entente in WW1

[@littlerebel9818]

@@bandit5747 but people take those memes serious now days

[@silentnight1805]

@@bandit5747 Carried the Entente? Calm down.

[@Demicleas]

@@silentnight1805 I mean they did suffer the brunt of the losses in the western front.

[@Tokito935]

@@Demicleas france soldiers were really strong and brave Their generals on the other hand

[@Hot_van_Dogs_alter_Kanal]

Funfact:( almost) today 104 years ago the battle of Verdun ended

[@eliasmortimer9564]

This comment hath confused me, you mean the First World War. Right?

[@Chuked]

@@eliasmortimer9564 no the battle ended December 18, 1916

[@joegeagea8097]

Imagine being a man that survived the battle what would you feel

[@Hot_van_Dogs_alter_Kanal]

@@eliasmortimer9564 sry I meant „battle of Verdun“

[@Hot_van_Dogs_alter_Kanal]

@@joegeagea8097 imagine being a man who survived the Holocaust

[@WickedTester176]

I wanted this video for years! French WW1 History is fascinating!

[@Bly-CC-5052]

German WWI history is fascinating for me. I am getting a WWI German uniform for Christmas. “We’ll all be home by Christmas”

[@viscount_of_troyes]

Thank you from France

[@thelegalmexican9860]

Man, this brings me back when I played BF1 on this map and there were explosions everywhere, mustard gas and smoke blinded your vision and only chance to survive was to be on the floor and just hope that the grenade that landed 2 feet away from you didn't kill you.

[@flores4074]

BF1 has some intense moments

[@tymekglu8569]

Yup

[@caeruleum780]

10:34 General Engelbrechten: *ayo gg that was a fun game* Major: *yeah man gg*

[@rednax6955]

the biggest GG of the century

[@moon_raven0495]

@@rednax6955 France: ayy yo GGs dawg Germany: ye ye

[@JasonSmith-ub8bj]

“Ils ne Passeront Pas”

[@ChickenLiver911]

“They will not pass.”

[@Kevinthelast]

@@ChickenLiver911 i found a poster saying on me passe pas not pls be passeront pas.

[@Kevinthelast]

@@ChickenLiver911 I also found a song about the battle of Verdun it's called Verdun! on ne passe pas.

[@spartame450]

@@Kevinthelast it's "Ils ne passeront pas"

[@Kevinthelast]

@@spartame450 i found both

[@aleksandarvil5718]

Gandalf: *"Y O U S H A L L N O T P A S S S S S S S S!!!"*

[@Chamallax]

Les Français : V O U S N E P A S S E R E Z P A S !!!!

[@no-vo3hb]

nah

[@treyjordan3168]

I think Tolken was inspired by Verdun when he wrote that line for Gandalf

[@Jester1636]

But they did end up passing tho lol

[@nicolas44991]

@@Chamallax ON NE PASSE PAS !

[@HendrikNL]

Thanks for yet another video of great quality Simple History! Keep it up!

[@arson1tez]

It's crazy to think that just a little over 100 years ago, people were fighting in a war that saw a clash between the old world and the new world. Cavalries, forts, bayonet charges, line battles, tanks, planes, trenches, gas warfare, it's crazy!

[@Courrier_]

My grandpas grandpa actually fought in ww1 for 4 years as an infantry man. He spent 2 years in Verdun, he had lost his teeth when he was defending a dort (we dont know which one but it is likely that it was a recapture) and got hit by a shovel which knocked out most of his front teeth. He survived the war. On the other hand, My maternal great great grandpa died in Verdun

[@f-35enjoyer59]

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[@starekati-woa8185]

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[@Gussyboy06]

@@starekati-woa8185 you think I don't recognize that link

[@starekati-woa8185]

@@Gussyboy06 i fell like u watched it

[@Gussyboy06]

@@starekati-woa8185 nah I've just memorized the link so I can't get rickrolled

[@teodorogerald]

JTxXPHANTOMXx Oh it was a rickroll? Well thx for warning me comrade

[@Gviking1980]

My grate grandfather was captured by the French during the battle of Verdun. The French gave hime a picture as a memoir of his POW time when they released him. Which I have framed and hanging on my wall. That make this video even more interesting for me because i never found out under which circumstances he was captured.

[@zzaronn]

France was giving pictures after releasing POW ? That's a funny fact My great grandfather was captured by german during WW2, but he escaped so no pictures for him

[@Gviking1980]

@@zzaronn That is interesting. I'm glad he escaped. I hope he didn't get recaptured. WW1 was gentlemens war were the opposing sides had respect for each other.

[@zzaronn]

@@Gviking1980 He escaped with friends, they got recaptured, not him. A second great grandfather of mine got captured too, escaped, recaptured and escaped again, but he died before i'm born. WW1 wasn't about ideology that's maybe why.

[@Gviking1980]

@@zzaronn I'm glad that both of them survived the war and I hope they had decent treatment while being POW's in Germany. Thanks for sharing your story brother !

[@zzaronn]

@@Gviking1980 i'm glad they survived too, i'll not be there if they didn't. All those soldiers deserve to be remembered

[@brucehc4975]

France in memes: "hon hon hon baguette surrender white flag hon hon". France in literally any war: *heavy metal music intensifies*

[@lostpotato4723]

Honestly I see more France good at war memes than France surrender memes

[@juliuscaesar4107]

@@lostpotato4723 That's a good thing

[@lostpotato4723]

@@juliuscaesar4107 I know I was just sharing an observation I've found

[@juliuscaesar4107]

@@lostpotato4723 and I like this observation

[@lostpotato4723]

@@juliuscaesar4107 Fair enough

[@waterbottle3628]

4:42 Any bf1 player knows what’s behind that is isolement door

[@xekoan507]

Ah, the zombie ?

[@JV-bj4kx]

@@xekoan507 no, a empty room with a secret

[@Hayaaaato]

No, just a dogtag

[@mapleflag6518]

@@xekoan507 A shell shocked soldier*

[@tymekglu8569]

I don't know

[@hungarianlad9734]

Everyone keeps saying the French always ran away, little do they know the French were some of the fiercest and most cunning fighters history has ever seen.

[@HogBurger]

When people say “French ran away” I believe they mean france in WW2, but your point still stands

[@tituszvaldner2588]

muh they needed british and russian help lol

[@dannycujoh516]

@@tituszvaldner2588 that Russian help really put a dent in the German army let me tell you...

[@roskcity]

@@tituszvaldner2588 what's your point?

[@corvus2512]

Anyone who sums up the French military history based on the circumstances of 1940 is an idiot. France, alongside Britain, has been one of the most powerful and influential nations in western civilization for a thousand years, that doesn't happen if you are a nation of “cowards” as some put it. Its actually quite disgusting how people make fun of the French veterans of ww2 especially when the fault lay with the French high command, not the soldiers. Is the U.S. military full of cowards because they lost the vietnam war? Defeated by an inferior foe? Iraq or Afghanistan? Are the veterans of those wars a bunch of cowards? Of course not yet some feel its okay to laugh at men who died fighting against literal nazi’s in a hopeless situation.... France is a great nation with a long and proud history and their performance at the battle of Verdun and the Somme prove that.

[@johnathanross4805]

Been waiting for this episode. Finally gives the perspective of how brave the French really were in the first World War. Awesome job

[@grontelp77]

I really admire that you always leave a moment of silence for the fallen at the end of every video. Yes this is all interesting stuff- but we're learning about it from the comfort of our homes, we didn't live the horrors of war. Real people suffered terribly and lost their lives. Thank you for reminding us of this reality- the ugly cost of war.

[@gings4ever]

When "Ils ne Passeront Pas!" had an unspoken additional order of "If you're going to die, then die standing on the line"

[@crinkly.love-stick]

They actually became so desperate for water, that men resorted to licking the condensation off the stone walls. Attrition really was the deciding factor in most great war battles

[@carbo73]

I've been in Fort Vaux several times. It's a really impressive place, altogether with Fort Douaumont. There wasn't not much combat, but other tragedies too.

[@Bussiness_account]

I love how (over a period of time) you can see the animater has gotten better at their job. Great work!!

[@L.P.1987]

I was playing Bf1 in Fort de Vaux just a few minutes before this video. Scary...

[@PolarisSGL]

It was so hard playing the germans in this map in operations bf1

[@Wolf62601]

It was, and still is the opposite for me

[@Chowdzz8494]

If you could get psss verdun heights

[@dtendy4153]

Taking fort Vaux is honestly the hardest thing to do in bf1

[@thegregitto]

I love seeing Simple History's progress in animating. It's so good, as it always has been.

[@bjornnalum9059]

My Great grandfather was apart of the Argonne offensive in 1917. He witnessed America’s bloodiest battle in American history during the battle of Argonne forest. All his Comrades Died, we still have one of the bullets he kept in his ammo pouch, glad he did not die in battle. A generation lost to time, lest we forget.

[@theira9663]

Owsewic fortress: Finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be legendary

[@miguel.sa_]

It's "Osowiec", but no problem

[@hurb3222]

The urge to sing attack of the dead men begins to surge

[@harkonnen1879]

Shifu taught him well...But he didn't teach him everything

[@qthedisaster1730]

They're kinda the polar opposite in certain senses.

[@legentil_semite1639]

@@dauzlee2827 osowiec then and again attack of the hundred men facing the led once again hundred men charge again die again ................................................... two combatant spar hindenburg against the tsar move in 12 battalions large into a russian conter-charge they'll be fighting for their lives as their enemy revives russian won't surrender no striking fear into their foe and that's when the dead men are marching again...

[@eugeneoliveros5814]

"This, is Verdun Here, They Shall Not Pass!" As the Drumroll started on that day Heard a hundred miles away A million shells were fired, and the green fields turned to grey, The Bombardment lasted all day long Yet the forts were standing strong Heavily Defended, Now the trap's been sprung and the battles begun! Descend into darkness 303 days below the sun Fields of Verdun! And the Battle has begun nowhere to run, Father and Son Fall one by one, Under the gun Thy will be done, and the Judgement has begun Nowhere to run, Father and Son Fall one by one, Fields of Verdun Though a Million shells have scarred the land No one has the upper hand From the Ground above the Trenches Where the soldiers make their stand As the trenches slowly turn to mud And then quickly start to flood, Death awaits in every corner As they die in the mud, fill the trenches with blood Descend into darkness 303 days below the sun Fields of Verdun! And the battle has begun Nowhere to run, Father and Son Fall one by one, Under the gun Thy will be done And the Judgement has begun, Nowhere to run, father and son Fall one by one Fields of Verdun! Fields of execution turn to wasteland from the grass Though shalt go no further it was said, "They Shall Not Pass!" The spirit of resistance and the madness of the war, So go ahead Face the lead Join the dead Though you die Where you lie Never asking why Descend into darkness 303 days below the sun FIELDS OF VERDUN!!! And the battle has begun Nowhere to run, Father and Son Fall one by one, Under the gun Thy will be done And the Judgement has begun Nowhere to run, Father and Son Fall one by one Fields of Verdun -Fields of Verdun, Sabaton

[@steelmercenarytheodor4929]

I see you are a Battlefield 1 player

[@tymekglu8569]

@@steelmercenarytheodor4929 me too

[@ale661]

Take a shot for every *“last time I was this early”* comment you see

[@user-ev1sh7qi9u]

Last time i was this early

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Last time i was this early

[@user-ev1sh7qi9u]

Last time i wad this early

[@user-ev1sh7qi9u]

Last time i wad this early

[@belianhorvath7210]

Take a shot for every BF1 referance

[@colecummings2071]

Everyone salutes german and French who died in the battle of verdun SALUTE may God give them peace in the aftermath

[@BlenderStudy]

Fort De Vaux, one of my favorite Battlefield 1 maps. Thank you for the update, Simple History..!! Great animation and narration..!! :)

[@tymekglu8569]

My favorite map is pashendele

[@wazkangz955]

"Thanks to our latest sponsor: March..." BATTLEFIELD 1

[@uactechsupport9970]

Actual french army: Fight literally to the last drop of water. Random dumbass: hAha fReNCh alWaYs sURreNdEr!

[@Artefact_Master]

@Jack Henderson ok kiddo go read a history book

[@Artefact_Master]

@Jack Henderson no u kiddo

[@TheLakabanzaichrg]

Post rev only the foreigners are good french soldiers

[@uactechsupport9970]

I'm not even French, I just admire their fighting spirit.

[@mskull24gaming79]

@KZbin Don’t like certain facts they did that once

[@littlecaesars1821]

sees simple history notification and it’s world war 1 me: i am speed

[@Aureus_]

Oh god

[@bradleywoods1999]

This was great, would love more vids like this one - perhaps on other forts. Top notch quality plus I love when your vids are long as they are really interesting. Keep up the good work

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

"Hey, mein freund." "Yes, soldier?" "I think the French are taking this seriously. That last one had their clarinet in it." "Hmm…Looks like it’s time for Plan B." *tiptoes away*

[@nerolzaphobia]

Boo

[@douglasparkinson4123]

you but in the BF1 isolement room! amazing. (its at 4:41)

[@florians9949]

Germany in both World War: go to France they say, they give up easily they say.

[@yo2026]

If it doesnt work the first time it will work on the second. I dont know about the third and I dont want to find out

[@TukyVideo]

@Chat noir what

[@montceau]

@@yo2026 second time was easy ?? Ok boomer

[@ardugaleen2231]

@@yo2026 it was wasn't that easy

[@yo2026]

@Chat noir as far as I know everyone has been defeated at some point in history

[@pointly]

Bravery has many faces and many flags. Brave men died at Fort Vaux. Forever remembered and honored.

[@thomasmarren2354]

Fort Vaux was one of my favorite maps in Battlefield 1.

[@tymekglu8569]

Yes, it's a good map, but the chance of german win is 10%

[@BloxxterT]

6:47 Hold on that room reminds me of the mysterious isolement in BF1.

[@chinmaylimaye5329]

Last time I was this early Franz Ferdinand was alive

[@Chuked]

1913

[@riograndedosulball248]

Hehe... I know a guy called Gavrilo who would like to talk the Achdu... No wait Gavrilo don't DON'T DO IT GAVRILOOO NOOOOOO

[@Imnotsmg4bob]

*"They Shall Not Pass!"* -BF1

[@longnonsense563]

*Also France, like irl

[@ernestov1777]

I'm playing in this map since 2017 with my friends team. They will never pass.

[@paprikaa117]

That's not a quote from ba-

[@anthonykatsivalis224]

Also France IRL

[@Raymondcz]

7:17 I know this man from somewhere...

[@DD-bv9jl]

Don't worry he's just an artist from a little village with an abusive father

[@mos8181mos]

Lol

[@starekati-woa8185]

Naw yes this guy lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@Ev1Lpotato]

@@starekati-woa8185 jokes on you i know the link by heart

[@infinitememegod]

@@starekati-woa8185 Hah I’ve memorized it nerd

[@harrynadir9383]

I vistited de fort a few years ago, I remember the guide telling us thag when the french surrendered the German thought it was a ruse and were expecting thousands of Frenchmen to rush out of the fort an attack them. The French fought so valiantly that the German overestimated their numbers greatly.

[@soldatdaniels8738]

Love these ending lingering shots. Really do. The sound of rain beating down on the remains of the fort is perfect.

[@TurtleChad1]

An awesome turtle has certified this video with a Turtle Badge Of Approval.

[@iarrived731]

An awesome human has certified plastic with a plastic badge of approval

[@zombiefrog1109]

Ok

[@fabianmichaelgockner5988]

7:25 Me: *sees an German with a shovel* "Is that some kind of reference?"

[@rylandw6130]

Nope. Sharpened spades were a just very common hand to hand weapon in the first world war. Fuckin brutal.

[@Darqshadow]

@@rylandw6130 *krieg gasmask noises* someone say shovel?

[@hurb3222]

@@Darqshadow I see you are a man of culture

[@Darqshadow]

@@hurb3222 Indeed. Krieg und Kaiser

[@dominusdebello]

Battlefield 1 in a nutshell: 1 match conquest there, 700k dead

[@maxzuul96]

Lol treu

[@hurb3222]

And I am at least half of those deaths

[@loszhor]

10:10 I wasn't expecting such a lopsided K/D ratio for all this build up!

[@justvincent2083]

Almost all the new Simple History Episodes has the word "THICC" , THICC Walls, THICC Layer, THICC Soil, etc.

[@privatenico2]

I was so glad when reinforcements made it at 8:00 then all of a sudden he says they failed and I see them turn around at 8:06....

[@tsmotions3446]

It doesn’t matter whether you were first or last, what matters most is that nobody asked.

[@ahhlucas]

No lol

[@zachlieberman_]

first

[@candowe4926]

lol

[@jordanyes91]

last

[@CommandoNinja]

How can you produce that amount of animations per week with this level of quality alone ? crazy, love your channel

[@misa3794]

Your videos are yet interesting, simple and surprising. About 38% of my knowledge on history of 1900-2000 comes from your channel. Keep up the good work

[@MD-fs6kv]

The animation has gotten so much better!

[@amandaold241]

im turning into a history genius watching these videos

[@dunkenbronuts5019]

The never-ending grenade spam in the hallways 😂

[@DarkLordTran]

You should do the Battle of the Alamo it’s something I would see on a channel like Simple History

[@cantingvenus2]

The first second I clicked on this video, was going into the comment section of people talking about Battlefield 1...and I love it.

[@KingAsaBeatz]

The French surrender the most because they fight the hardest.

[@Pilkhan68]

The hardest fighted doesnt surender.

[@anti-loganpaul7827]

France: *laughs in the most military victories*

[@wattsnottaken1]

What an awesome surprise. Been wanting to learn more about WW1 France 🇫🇷

[@autokid311]

As someone who played BF1, I can confirm this is true

[@tymekglu8569]

Batelfield 1 is imortal

[@brianlum7572]

4:02 The way that guy's mouth moves scares me O_o

[@redbaronproductions8610]

Your videos have got much better over time! Amazing job!!!

[@kyleaiden1047]

Simple History animation is progressively getting better and better after every video, nice

[@redcrusader0777]

I played on this map in battlefield 1 so I know how it feels to attack from the outside and defend on the inside

[@notfunnydidntlaugh4504]

4:42 who else opened that room ✋

[@luckydernoob5517]

Finally some ww1 storys that show how much balls france people actually have .

[@finskiandguns8534]

Went to verdun a couple years ago to explore all the battlefields. It was overwhelming how scared the landscape is, had to watch my step so I didn’t become a ww1 casualty.

[@Gio-kq6ye]

man i love those ambient scenes at the end these videos, this one in particular is very good.