Every Soldier in 1918

[@SquireComedy]

💥 Download Modern Warships for FREE: mw.onelink.me/QH1N/SquireComedy - Only new players can activate our promo code "squire" to get 3-days premium access, USS Arleigh Burke, and 100 upgrade points! Anyway, hello chaps. We sincerely hope you enjoy our first attempt at a first world war sketch. Anyway, we thought we'd try something a bit different this week, so here's a first world war sketch! We'd also like to thank our friend Dickie for agreeing to play the British officer in this one, he was mighty wasn't he?

[@slim_jimmothy]

GOD DAMN IT I GOT THIS GAME A MONTG AGO AND MISSED OUT ON PROMOTIONAL STUFF

[@zacharywalker8736]

Oof

[@squadronleader8821]

3rd Reply!

[@rg2682]

This was great !!! More WW1 please.

[@darklordmalthric3633]

Will you make any hoi4 sketches any time soon

[@Highice007]

"Sorry chaps, I'm afraid we've run out of time." Classic. One day I hope to see the full length Squire motion picture.

[@NLTops]

I'll help you dream. It'll be like a modern day Monthy Python.

[@DidMyGrandfatherMakeThis]

Hush up and take my money. I'd back it

[@RevanRA]

Squire's Crusaders

[@SneakyBadAssOG]

That's why there's comedy in tragedy. This was the mindset of British officers.

[@thewalkingtree7077]

"Based on true events"

[@MDzmitry]

"Not until you agree that Germany didn't lose militarily." "I mean sure, whatever helps you sleep at night. I know I sure can't." Such an underrated joke, lol

[@noblealbion]

it was "dont go over the top" for me lmao

[@Iymarra]

An underrated joke, but a grim reminder.

[@pastadeadman4594]

That one actually made me laugh

[@philvanderlaan5942]

30 years Later DDR and DFR soldiers in unison ‘ We didn’t lose we just joined new Allies ‘

[@SOAD_Addict83]

I hope you have a good day❤

[@giftinggeezer3149]

Imagine how awkward it would have been if 2 soldier were fighting hand to hand, then suddenly the clock strikes 11 just as the one had the other in a death grip. They just had to suddenly stop and be like “hey, so, you umm…want to get a drink or something?”

[@SquireComedy]

Literally the thought that sparked this video. :)

[@Mmjk_12]

In reality the fighting continued for a few hours after the armistice was signed. In true fashion, American commanders refused to call off planned attacks.

[@bruhigotyour6650]

@@Mmjk_12 Gotta love American Stubbornness 😂

[@casematecardinal]

@@Mmjk_12 its something of an American tradition. Just look up the last battle in the American Civil War. And let me let you in on a little known secret. It was not on the same day as the surrender.

[@rickybobby9649]

@@casematecardinal Gotta make sure they are dead. Sadly I don't think that we went quite far enough in Germany though. Mr. Smittler could have made quite the artist if a certain university hadn't rejected him

[@wetchicken4793]

German soldier "you're about to lose your teeth" British soldier "nervous chuckling"

[@SquireComedy]

*Laughs in gingivitis*

[@aguywithahelmet]

@@SquireComedy care for a cuppa

[@aguywithahelmet]

@@SquireComedy also you are really funny and I have considered playing warthunder

[@aussiejezza]

Jokes on you! Can't loose something I don't have - English soilder

[@marblestudiosinc]

(THIS IS A JOKE) get some teeth

[@dootless3819]

Imagine surviving the entirety of ww1 only to die seconds after the armistice due to a German lazily throwing his shovel away

[@AlphaNumericKey]

Or an empty gun regenerating its bullets spontaneously.

[@johgu92]

Thousands died on their way back, read the road back from Erich Maria Remarque, it's about the homecoming from WW1.

[@dootless3819]

@@AlphaNumericKey Nah, the britishman was carrying his own rifle when he fell and shot it by accident

[@jiveassturkey8849]

*entrenching tool

[@WorivpuqloDMogh]

I have seen graves where a german died on the 11th of November 1918. Thats absolutely gotta suck

[@charlessaint7926]

Most accurate portrayal of combat I've ever seen. The horror. The horror.

[@leobertan.classic]

So much violence I couldn't watch the full video

[@brainflash1]

"Tough luck with your allies, mate. Being the only one left standing and all that." "Ach, tell me about it. Those damn Italians switched sides less than a year into the fighting. We'll be sure not to trust them again." "And I think we can both agree that Africa wasn't worth the trouble. No one is ever going to get famous fighting there."

[@robertm.8653]

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck has entered the chat

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

@@robertm.8653 Rommel About To Attempt The Same Thing Has Entered The Chat

[@Roman-gw7mz]

q

[@victory7999]

Well in WW2, Germany weren't the only ones left fighting, Hungary kinda had to stay axis until the end and Japan kept fighting on

[@MyUsersDark]

@@victory7999 Well this is WW1

[@SquireComedy]

You'd almost never know that half the lines in this video were dubbed, because our audio recorder went all French on us half way though, and gave up. Still, just wanted to assure people that our mouths do indeed move in sync with our words in real life. Most of the time.

[@Masada1911]

I was wondering if you had adr’d it. You did an excellent job at making it work though mate!

[@SquireComedy]

@@Masada1911 I have a terrible cold now, so to match my voice required a lot of tea.

[@Masada1911]

@@SquireComedy I hope you feel better soon old chap!

[@grammar_shark]

Didn't even notice.

[@torgranael]

I noticed an extremely slight desync. Honestly, KZbin desyncs audio and video so often that I assumed it was the platform doing it's thing again.

[@RJLbwb]

The guy playing the British Officer was awesome. lol

[@SquireComedy]

Our friend Dickie...He's a talent.

[@Ocker3]

@@SquireComedy smashing chap Dickie, we really must see more of him!

[@TheTophatCheeseyo]

@@SquireComedy our good friend ay Biggus dickus

[@aspookysloth3558]

reminds me of the case of Henry Gunther, who died 1 minute before the war ended. angry at being demoted, he bayonet charged a machine gun nest despite the germans manning it trying to wave him off, and his comrades yelling at him to stop. he was shot dead he was posthumously promoted from private to sergeant

[@aspookysloth3558]

in the hours between the 5 AM signing of the armistice and it going into effect at 11 AM, 11 thousand men were killed or wounded.

[@Warmaker01]

@@aspookysloth3558 Some officers had to make a name for themselves. So they toss their men into the grinder once more.

[@dragonsword7370]

@@Warmaker01 one officer ordered his group to attack an occupied town that morning with the express idea to give his men the capacity to get hot showers after the 11th hour struck. Many died for that lunacy.

[@JayM409]

They made him a Sgt? I'm glad is death wasn't for nothing.

[@AllisterCaine]

@@dragonsword7370 that sounds like they had the choice... Was it like that?

[@jlish1917]

You guys should now do if 1917 was a German film or if All Quiet on the Western Front was a British film. That would be amazing.

[@PobortzaPl]

Paths of Glory, but as British film about an Italian unit

[@grahvis]

If you read various true anecdotes written about WW1, there would be little difference in the soldier's experiences.

[@maraks_155]

Keep asking until they do it

[@johntory8330]

All quiet on the western front is a book, not a movie

[@jaibonaparte]

@@johntory8330 Yes, but it's also been adapted into a movie two times. No wait, three times now.

[@enderjed2523]

The comedy in this is just truly excellent.

[@SquireComedy]

Thanks, that's jolly kind!

[@alexsmith-rs6zq]

Is it?

[@enderjed2523]

@@alexsmith-rs6zq In my opinion, yes.

[@TrixMC]

@@enderjed2523 valid opinion

[@zenokada2278]

“Only on penalties” 😂😂😂😂 One of the funniest things I’ve ever heard And the tanks comment was good too These skits are so good

[@SquireComedy]

Cheers old sport!

[@brandonhey7797]

penalty shoot-outs weren't a thing until 1994 tho

[@zenokada2278]

@@brandonhey7797 that’s part of the joke tho

[@brandonhey7797]

@@zenokada2278 oh

[@kerededyh]

It’s almost alarming how well this video captures all of the absurdity of WWI, like the drive to fight right up to the minute the armistice went into effect.

[@SquireComedy]

Thanks for that mate.

[@jon00769]

Something that fails to be understood today is how terribly slow communication was in WW1. All information from headquarters was sent via pigeon, runner, or telephone (if the line wasn't already cut an hour after it was as laid).

[@HiroNguy]

@@jon00769 The US Civil War was even worse in that regard.

[@jankutac9753]

Are you sure the soldiers actually knew armistice was coming?

[@BigWheel.]

@@jankutac9753 some did and still tried to fight so they could earn awards or say they did something when they got back.

[@xarriluseth]

Probably the most underrated comedy skit channel on KZbin. Ever since you've started to ditch the videogame angle you've hit stride after stride with the historical/hysterical skits. Perhaps some older history next? The spanking of Napoleon's botty? The Maori vs the British in the storming Gate Pah? Hell the Punic wars in ancient history are comedy gold. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us next. Frankly, you deserve a promotion to Knight, Squire. Baron even!

[@SquireComedy]

Thanks mate, a truly lovely comment that's made my evening. I'll absolutely look into some more history stuff, we've already got plenty of props!

[@lat235]

The 30 years war would be a great idea

[@ivormott7309]

@@SquireComedy Don't believe the hype.... your game content mixed with subtle historical satire was just as awesome and the alternate film parodies also excellent. Any day there is a Squire upload is a good day.

[@mikhailiagacesa3406]

Yessssssss....

[@tke919]

Emu Wars or riot

[@casematecardinal]

I love how British this humor is. Can't beat the dry deadpan comedy. Another great skit. Bravo

[@SquireComedy]

Cheers Casemate, jolly kind.

[@katieneubaum4284]

“Oh, I bet your furious! That was Corporal Hitler, he’s got a hit if a temper.” Stunningly hilarious word play, sir 😂😂😂

[@feliscorax]

Don’t forget the brilliantly timed physical comedy with the oh-so-subtle right-armed “wave”…

[@thehistorymaniac2966]

Yesss! A ww1 themed video! This is gonna be great!!!

[@SquireComedy]

I'm sure that's what all the chaps thought in 1914, and like them you're about to be disappointed...and possibly maimed.

[@thehistorymaniac2966]

@@SquireComedy nah not when it’s you guys, I have enjoyed the video quite a bit so far, let’s se how the rest will go.

[@thehistorymaniac2966]

@@SquireComedy oof, did not expect that for an ending, good job lads as always.

[@marshalvladimir8859]

"Unless there's another world war." "I doubt we would have the appetite for that.." "But bread on the other hand!" Perfect!

[@SquireComedy]

Thanks mate, jolly kind.

[@brandonhey7797]

wonder what happens next, eh good chap? i know i jolly well do

[@Goddot]

him getting more pissed at losing the football match than anything war-related is truly a moment of pure British spirit.

[@JPSRCE1987]

Literally took George Santayana's aphorism "Only the dead have seen the end of war" to heart........and the head

[@Pigeon_z]

I like how the German with the big machine gun didn't throw it at the soldier that was coming to attack him

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

No reason to be uncivilised on a nice and orderly battlefield of the Great War.

[@UnderBoss648]

The british officer sure reminds me of Captain Square from Dad's Army, especially the faulty watch scene when Mainwaring's platoon has to attack the windmill.

[@SquireComedy]

Indeed, he does rather!

[@andrewcherpeski3180]

"It's just like my friend in the 6th Bavarian Reserves says. We were stabbed in the back!" Underrated gold 😅

[@BigBangAttack-mt6pz]

That British football joke was hilarious

[@joshuabessire9169]

There was no way the Captian was offsides!

[@SeptimusCreed]

Imagine dying on the last second before the end. Truly disappointing.

[@will1223141]

If I remember correctly the last person to die was 2 min before he was amarican

[@StickTheGlue]

There's the story of Henry Gunther, who with only a few minutes left decided he wanted to assault a German checkpoint along a road. Everyone knew it was going to end so when he was charging the germans didn't soot and were shouting at him to basically get him to stop. When he kept coming they realised he would end up killing a couple of them so they started shooting around his feet to try to get him to stop. He kept coming so shot and killed him at 10.59

[@jiveassturkey8849]

@@StickTheGlue yes that was the American that William Cooley was referring to.

[@Mediados]

@@StickTheGlue To be fair, if the enemy tells you they are not fighting anymore and clearly don't want to kill you and you still keep charging you have it kinda coming.

[@oliverpetroski4205]

I remember an artickle I read about a british soldier in WW1 who survived the war and on his way home in England as he was passing by a house that was being knocked down, a pebble landed on his head killing him on the spot. Then theres the English soldier who kept having nightmares about a battle and about a war. And in WW1 he saved a young german corporal by the name Adolph Hitler...

[@deejayimm]

I just want to applaud you fellas for making advertisements enjoyable. I wish everyone would be so creative... Excellent work fellas!

[@SquireComedy]

Thanks mate! :)

[@stueymon]

"Whereas we're fine with it... Apparently " What a line, comedy gold

[@sowianskizonierz2693]

5:16 for anyone wondering, Cpl. Adolf Hitler served in the 6th Bavarian Reserve

[@nooneattol6043]

"you walked right into that one" might be the most heartbreaking line on the channel well done

[@TheTrytix]

6:23 Best cameo ever! XD I mean, it makes sense, he DID partake in that war after all. XD

[@jiveassturkey8849]

Squire doing a World War I video!!! This will be awesome.

[@SquireComedy]

It might not be.

[@jiveassturkey8849]

@@SquireComedy it was great!

[@Z.O.M.G]

0:10 classic battlefield 1 moment, casually aiming down the sight while carrying a gun that weighs 50 kg

[@FlyingTooFast]

Don’t look at me… I was in the air for most of the war…

[@jiveassturkey8849]

And quite dead by this point I’m afraid

[@FlyingTooFast]

@@jiveassturkey8849 but hay… I’m a ghost now… so I’ll always have the high ground It’s a win-win!

[@pronemanatee6861]

“Blinded by gas” “Funny we haven’t used any” Apply ice to burned and permanently damaged eyes

[@GreyKnightsVenerable]

His eyes weren’t permanently damaged, only temporarily. But one of his testicles were shot off. If you don’t know how I know, pay attention to the name of the corporal he was talking to.

[@Bhatakti_Hawas]

@Eric Nunya can u elaborate?

[@Zhoekov]

It was both hilarious and as someone who read plenty about the war also a bit too real. Especially the ptsd part for the whistle. So many lives lost.

[@Ocker3]

"Don't go over the top..." *triggers own PTSD* That one hit me in the guts!

[@AlphaNumericKey]

I am amused by how Squire makes a bad teeth joke but his pearly whites are IMMACULATE.

[@LewisB3217]

Pride of British dentistry

[@adventtrooper]

Proof that Squire isn't British, but a Fifth Columnist.

[@duglife2230]

These just keep getting better and funnier! I swear, this felt like it could have been a Monty Python sketch! Especially the part where the officer is cheering his mate on.

[@DarkPsychoMessiah]

The first 20 seconds were like Resident Evil set in WW1. The camera angles

[@brainyskeletonofdoom7824]

Meanwhile in Italy: "War is over? Cool, cool, but I've started this nice offensive and I won't end it before reaching Innsbruck"

[@flufflepuffle6229]

"Don't go over the top..." *traumatic flashbacks ensue*

[@HeatmanMKIII]

It's sad that with WW1 themed videos more old actors are needed. Even Dickie can't fill all the shoes! Awesome lad

[@gallantcavalier3306]

Wow… I really want to see more Verdun and WW1 skits in general now… How about one that’s half Verdun, half Blackadder goes Forth?

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

"We did it! We've survived the Great War of 1914 - 1917!"

[@Sirius1914]

Proud to see Squire working with the john wick fight choreography team, amazing work guys!

[@ViktorVildras]

Nice, I needed this, cheers

[@SquireComedy]

Our pleasure!

[@brandonhey7797]

love the bagpipes for the "over the top" flashback. now you gotta make a skit about the Highland Regiments going over the top with kilts, and swords drawn

[@balls9420]

That was what I call quality content.

[@SquireComedy]

Haha! Yeeeeeeeeeeeees

[@stupit467]

Everyone talks about the two Soldiers having a chat and no one mentions the Water Cooled Heavy Machine Gun being used like a SMG

[@gramiticallyuncorrectchann6416]

Squire has uploaded a good day for the squidonion empire

[@SquireComedy]

Yeeeeeess

[@kendallfleet]

At 0:52 I just started choking of lafter 😂

[@camus25555]

didnt know Mr Bean had a son

[@SlaaneshiChaplain]

Funnily enough, there’s a scene in “Oh, what a lovely war.” A First World War musical black comedy where a soldier dies seconds seconds before the planned armistice and watches them sign the document “on his way out.”

[@suicidepuma_]

Didn't expect i've been following you for almost 3 years squire! Keep up the smashing content old chap! Love from indonesia!

[@SquireComedy]

Cheers! All the best!

[@marinesciencedude]

2:42 Slight anachronism, cessation of hostilities occurred 11 o'clock Paris Time, which in 1918 was _not_ an hour ahead of Londom Time/GMT...

[@TheOperationsRoom]

We're fine with it! Apparently..

[@thomasdubbeldeman3864]

This is about as close as we wil get to a true Verdun in real life video

[@SquireComedy]

Hahahahaa! It probably is, to be honest

[@johnthegreat97]

6:45 "I bet you're fuhrer-ous" I am speechless

[@bourgeoisie6076]

Another brilliant one 👏

[@SquireComedy]

It's only just gone out! You can't possibly know that :D

[@romainsavioz5466]

-Our guns have stopped - you don't thing the war has ended

[@TheArgieH]

Huzzah! We survived the Great War of 1914 to 1917.

[@romainsavioz5466]

@@TheArgieH [sadly] I'm afraid... not. The guns have stopped because we're about to attack. Not even our generals are mad enough to shell their own men. They think it's far more sporting to let the Germans do it.

[@TheArgieH]

Wibble!

[@SquireComedy]

WOOF!

[@tj423]

These are actually hilarious. One thing we all need right now is something to make us laugh. Great absurd comedy.

[@SquireComedy]

Cheers for that mate!

[@SimonSenaviev]

Those Battlefield 1 sound effects are rooted deep into my mind

[@aguywithahelmet]

“Hey Adie” got me 😂 😆

[@Williamthe_I]

"I bet your Fuhrerious" That struck very good humor.

[@jackgoodrich6922]

"I'll hold my hand up" "both of them please" 😂😂 brilliant

[@SweetSniper5197]

That was the best ending ever. Top marks for this!

[@danlawton2032]

“You must be fuhrerious.” One of the best lines

[@Loukas_Paquette]

That is sooo true, Hitler was a corporal in 1st WW and he was messenger on a bike. And he did temporarily lose sight after a mustard gas attack! 6:34

[@Makeitrain782]

For those sad for the soldiers not going home, they survived. Due to the durability of the Stalheim, it stopped the bullet and only knocked the soldier unconscious for a half an hour. One soldier was collecting his dog tag but the soldier that got hit woke up. The dog tag collector was shocked. As for the allied soldier, his medkit stopped the shovel. The substance you see splatter is one of the medicines he was carrying.

[@alitlweird]

Thank you, guys! Great stuff! Much needed comic relief after all the nonsense of the past few years. 😆😆 _“I can’t wait to get back to Munich and find myself some rewarding employment and stable income outside the army.”_ 🤣😂😁🤣

[@puttilepuffie]

I love your humor man. Never stop being you

[@immortalbookworm3511]

That sponsor integration genuinely caught me off guard it was so smooth

[@edgingjogo]

"Sorry chaps, I'm afraid we've run out of time." Literally what every english teacher sounds like to me when we're at the end of the period.

[@GreatWarHuts]

Cracking video, chaps! Nice to see Major Ingram's timekeeping is as punctual as ever. Superb trenches (but we would say that, wouldn't we?! 😆)

[@ACDC012345678]

I feel like Squire is somehow getting better

[@SquireComedy]

Thanks, that actually means quite a lot. We're putting more and more into them.

[@WWEFameOfficial]

and squire dove to avoid it and got killed by pitch fork nice one squire really went out with a bang.

[@USNVA11]

Now this was a proper English comedy skit ! Jolly good fun ! Not sure if the Heinies will appreciate the jest ol boy.

[@frankmarshall8029]

Can I sing my war poem? Boom boom boom....

[@adamhauskins6407]

Bang bang bang

[@nobodyimportant9127]

......boom boom boom? "How did you gues that?!"

[@nobodyimportant9127]

Hear the words I sing, War is a horrid thing. So i sing sing sing sing, Ding a ling a ling... -baldrick

[@driplerthadripper]

"Don't go over the top" *PTSD Intensifies*

[@Wolfboy_109]

Dont u just love it when this chaps upload video? Make my morning here, might as well make tea to celebrate!

[@wojtek-thepolishartillerybear]

Game: sponsors a video. Me: laughs in already having the game

[@tisFrancesfault]

I was hoping for more Farquhar Hill rifles or P14s ; But alas, all we got was crippling Prussian defeat. P.S. Penalties the true British weakness ( I say that, but its not like the scot ever made it some where that that was notable)

[@Anonymus675]

Who was that corporal Hitler guy? I didnt get that reference Could someone explain?

[@TheArgieH]

A direct relative of some Schnickelgruber guy. No wonder he went for a shorter family name. Did his water colours sell well?

[@West_Coast_Mainline]

0:01 squire’s mate got drip

[@animeAJproductions]

What an ending! Clever way of sneaking that ad in.

[@welkingunther5417]

Well! Seeing this just makes me want to play Verdun, Tannenberg, and, now that it's out, Isonzo. Brilliant work, as always sir!

[@redblueplayer221]

Verdun's still a great game after all these years Haven't played the others though

[@welkingunther5417]

@@redblueplayer221 Oh yeah, Verdun is still super great. Tannenberg is ok in my opinion, but Isonzo is just awesome. I recommend Isonzo more out of the two, but Tannenberg is fun too at times.

[@leeroyjenkins1209]

THAT ENDING WAS IMMACULATE 👍👍👍

[@johnthompson7420]

"All Quiet on the Western Front" was just funny as hell.

[@football_Habbibibi]

7:34, who remembers Harry Kane Penatly in WC 2022

[@kabob0077]

I recognize those sound effects for the guns at the beginning, they're from Battlefield 1.

[@SquireComedy]

Sshhh, don't tell everybody!

[@kabob0077]

@@SquireComedy Very well, I shall not tell everyone.

[@giftinggeezer3149]

@@kabob0077 *The guy named everybody:* 😢

[@refrigeratoruploaded5580]

The fact that he made an entire trench for a video... Bloody Legend

[@jacobcasmus1882]

Where was he bleeding? Did he get cut putting the metal up?

[@refrigeratoruploaded5580]

@@jacobcasmus1882 No bloody is just a phrase that they use in England and Australia

[@jacobcasmus1882]

@@refrigeratoruploaded5580 I know lol, I'm just messin with you.

[@refrigeratoruploaded5580]

@@jacobcasmus1882 And how was I supposed to know this

[@SemiferalTyler]

Best thing I’ve found on KZbin thanks so much hahaha made my whole morning cheers guys

[@blackoutlol2857]

This reminds me of the videos you did on Verdun given the setting great video as always!

[@phantasmo9998]

I think I remember something about them firing off all the rest of their ammo so they didn't have to carry it or something.

[@blaker009]

5:22 Got me Laughing.

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

The ending caught me off guard but I should of seen it coming XD

[@Iamthelolrus]

I'm not sure, but I think you may actually be advertising geniuses disguised as a youtube channel, best adverts ever.

[@paprikallama8727]

🇩🇪“ I suppose your right, we are struggling to maintain this level of attrition “ 🇬🇧”whereas we’re fine with it” 👁👄👁”apparently “

[@jhroomy]

Such a masterpiece that it ended like Hamlet.

[@UnclePutte]

That parting shot was the most necessary thing in the history of cinema.