The Battle of Passchendaele (1917)

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The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres was one of the largest battles of the first world war.
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Narrator:
Christian H Miles
Animation:
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Artwork:
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[@lauritorni4879]

British Generals when they gain 6 miles at the cost of 500,000 men *I see this as an absolute win!*

[@stevec7770]

Stabsgefreiter Haig=moron

[@AusFeral23]

Germany still lost both world wars

[@chjesco]

@@AusFeral23 and now?

[@AusFeral23]

@@chjesco I think we are all fucked now

[@flyingdutchman9053]

Feral Orifice it still was the most skilled army in the world at its time (especially ww2)

[@mr.bombastic413]

“Hey is 3 a big number” Me: “Depends on the context, money no; yards gained in WW1 yes

[@helloimskip]

Axis Powers? Yes.

[@finnishboo4192]

@@helloimskip there were more

[@RNKel1]

@@finnishboo4192 3 main ones

[@finnishboo4192]

@@RNKel1 yeah main ones sure

[@idkwhatthisisforplzhelp3678]

Times I’ve been laid? Yes

[@Payduro]

On his dying words he raised... “Tell the tale of Passchendaele”

[@chasemorlock]

Relive all that he’s been through As communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you bout his years

[@travishernandez4405]

🤘🤘🤘

[@robertarvidsson04]

@@chasemorlock Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill Tim 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again

[@vegasspaceprogram6623]

Iron maiden?

[@dudeofvalor9294]

@@vegasspaceprogram6623 for you kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGPTqZSfjd6SfdE enjoy :)

[@dylanviduya9274]

Total comments: 1/3: Sabaton reference to "Price of a Mile" 1/3: Iron Maiden reference to "Passchendale" 1/3: just usual comments

[@quasarggl7502]

Rick O'Shay that’s the 0.01 percent

[@quasarggl7502]

Rick O'Shay ran out of percentage

[@edyrlima3581]

Don't forget we now "have ghost in the trenches" by Sabaton

[@Real11BangBang]

@Rick O'Shay General Melchet: How did the last assault go Darling? Captain Darling: well I have a little map here of the ground we've taken sir. General Melchet: Splendid! What's the scale? Captain Darling: The scale? Ummm welll 1:1...... but its very life like. look there's a little worm.

[@TheCourier006]

@@edyrlima3581 and Great War

[@sergilazi9179]

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale

[@lt.patterson6081]

Relive all that he's been through Last Communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years

[@jaycubz1307]

Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill time 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again

[@lt.patterson6081]

In the smoke,in the mud and lead Smell of fear,and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and the end of us all

[@aidanl2324]

Damn. I came across an AWESOME comment section. What is this from?

[@jaycubz1307]

Its from Paschendale by Iron Maiden.

[@Xazamas]

Six miles of ground has been won Half a million men are gone And as the men crawled the general called And the killing carried on and on How long? What's the purpose of it all? What's the price of a mile?

[@jonnytrai]

thousands of feet march to the beat it's an army on the march long way from home paying the price in young mens' lives

[@Terawattplaysdrums]

I had to scroll too much to see this, here is my upvote:)

[@alexdunphy3716]

Thousands of feet March to the beat There's an army in despair Knee-deep in mud Stuck in the trench with no way out

[@sorenschwedowski9907]

There is no price of a mile

[@coyote9594]

Was looking for this

[@AssassinEmbers]

"You are not expected to survive"

[@paulwilkinson4073]

Intense battlefield 1 music 🎵!

[@ebolaboi6967]

Bf1 right

[@Jaliladin]

Bf1!!!

[@builtdifferent7527]

@Furaha Ruhiu I loved playing bf1 with no hud because everyone had the same uniforms and i had tried doing it in bfv but everyone was different I ended up shooting the same dude (teammate) and I was confused on why he wasnt dying

[@builtdifferent7527]

@Furaha Ruhiu ya it's a good game by modern standards but if you're looking for something more it isnt the right game

[@xeneth531]

Battlefield 1’s depiction of Passchendaele is scarily accurate, sure it is battlefield but it captures the same terror and chaos with holes 6 feet deep filled with poison gas and water dead bodies rotting away and covered in mud. Battlefield 1 is a masterpiece of a game that holds up way better than Battlefield V which was a dumpster fire.

[@Puppet1Show]

@Furaha Ruhiu it my favourite battlefield, i admit it sacrificed fun but in return we got an astonishing atmosphere but alot of players ignore it resulting in lowering the experience dramatically and then criticising the game to the point it sounds completely boring

[@hubertgruber2341]

@@Puppet1Show now we have beyond the wire

[@Puppet1Show]

@@hubertgruber2341 this game seems like one that'll go full on realism making it lame, remember if dice wants to they could the most realistic ww1 gamw ever but that would sacrifices too many things.

[@hubertgruber2341]

@@Puppet1Show in my feeling beyond the wire is great as I'm comparing this to other games like squad or ps, they aren't lame for me, even with so much realism going on

[@mylastaccountgotdeletedtha6936]

I think Passchendaele is my favorite map in that game just based off its atmosphere alone.

[@markhirsch6301]

In a foreign field he lay Lonely Soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of passchendaele

[@robertarvidsson04]

Up the Irons 🤘

[@noahrosh8823]

Stolen

[@robertarvidsson04]

@@noahrosh8823 if you spread the word of Iron Maiden, it's never stolen 🤘

[@noahrosh8823]

@@robertarvidsson04what I mean is that the comment is stolen.

[@ok_bud6322]

Rhoda Delgado it’s a quote not really stolen

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

As Captain Blackadder says, "All to move General Haigs drinks cabinet 6 inches closer to Berlin."

[@reinardish]

While pretending to be mad

[@mrmarkgor6604]

It’s another “gargantuan” effort to move his drinks cabinet 6 inches closer to Berlin

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@mrmarkgor6604 Correct, my mistake!

[@usedsweatpants799]

Whenever I play Passchendaele in Battlefield 1 I get chills. The map is so dark, engulfed in gas , fire and obliteration. It always crosses my mind how would’ve been for the men in that war.

[@yourboishitposts]

I need to find a modder to put the Canadian corps in battlefield 1.

[@xilencered7788]

@@yourboishitposts wish they could have done a 2nd year of DLC. So much missed but they did a good job with what was included

[@kristianhumphreys]

Battlefield 1 rules

[@laytonrobinson-gr5qp]

@@yourboishitpostsjust become pehhaghowa and guide troops in battlefield 1 😂

[@elduquecaradura1468]

And you cannot smell it because it's a game but it had to be sickening

[@danielhughes1711]

0:38 the flag was just having a seizure

[@simonsaura8138]

😂😂

[@CODMWFan141]

Lmao yes

[@ishanjain914]

Lmao

[@Blue-J4]

I was looking through the comments to see if anyone had talked about it

[@CultureCrash]

*This is such a great channel.*

[@macped6751]

CultureCrash Yes it is

[@walpol3]

Hmmmmm... Are you culture or crash?

[@perfectdawnn6714]

CultureCrash hi !!!!

[@theeggman1199]

I know you.

[@Simplehistory]

Thanks!

[@slaughterghoul3662]

Life lesson at 1:08 Kill a enemy with a shovel, his teammate will pierce your flesh with a bayonet

[@christophersalinas2722]

I agree with y’all both

[@willtattersall1940]

I agree with y'all three

[@akhashdhillon2159]

Dominus Robloxer i agree with y'all five

[@aegeanharrier6648]

My bf1 life

[@yexas7029]

Akhash Dhillon I agree with y'all sixth

[@LEFT4BASS]

300k losses and 260k enemy casualties. That actually a really successful offensive by WWI standards.

[@OneTrueWindfall]

I mean... should we mention Verdun?

[@mathewkelly9968]

LEFT4BASS haven't heard of the 100 days offensive in 1918

[@roftar]

It's far from a success, comparing the losses with the terrain gain. Christopher Gan 2 months ago 500000÷6=83333.333... 1 mile =1.609km 83333.333...x1.609=134083.333... 134083÷1000=134.083 1 metre equals 134 lives Purpose? To prevent a potential german blockade that would hurt the allied war effort. He made the calcul.

[@stephenhosking7384]

I recall someone saying of French Field-Marshall Petain. If he lost 500,000 men and the enemy lost 500,001, it was a victory.

[@whyareyoureadingthis5308]

This genuinely makes me sad

[@wobbles3217]

I heard at one point that this battle was Tolkien's inspiration for the Dead Marshes. Tolkien hated allegories, but the horrors he experienced in WWI heavily colored his world view

[@j.antoniomora7765]

No mate, He participated and fought at the Battle of the Somme. And the panoramma was his inspiration to lay a realistic depiction of mordor. No man's land is what he thought would look like

[@GiraffeFeatures]

My Great-Grandfather died a week before the end of The Battle of Passchendaele. Went to visit Tyne Cot to see his name written on the wall there and mark the 100th year of his death, what was left of him was buried however the makeshift graveyard was blown up and his body lost so he's listed on the wall as appose to on a grave.

[@jruth77]

Interim that's really cool/sad. My great grandpa was fighting toward the end of the war and he was part of the force deployed by the US. He would tell stories (limited) about the horrors of the war

[@nayten0324]

My great grandma’s uncle, pvt Harry Lythe emigrated from England to Canada in 1910. In 1914 or 1915 he joined the Canadian expeditionary force and went missing in October 1917 in Passchendaele, his name is on the vimy memorial

[@smartgorilla219]

Damn thats cool (like sad) but still sorta intressting

[@mrjopen270]

We Canadians celebrate this battle as the show of Canadian pride,may the poppy be a signal of all the loses of this battle

[@paulenan9636]

People are actually celebrating something about this messy waste of a war besides it's end?

[@bingobongo1615]

This is the one thing about Canada that seems pretty stupid (same thing with Australia...) why do people celebrate getting slaughtered for a British cause in WW1?

[@DinaAissiou]

we dont celebrate " getting slaughtered for a British cause in WW1", we remember the losses and we make sure that those soldiers who have died for us and our freedom are remembered. we don't only remember the sacrifices of the first world war during remembrance day, we remember the second as well as the wars that are happening now, and those soldiers who are fighting at the moment..

[@iBloodxHunter]

@@bingobongo1615 because those nations were beginning to become independent.

[@Orthanderis]

We didn't die for freedom, if we did it certainly wasn't ours. Also, we had no choice to go. Kind of ironic. Ultimately, we died for no real reason in Canada except Britains Imperialism and European stupidity. Then we had to do it again 20 years later for the same reason. We don't celebrate in Canada, we remember, past, present, and future, the dead, the horrors, and the stories, so we can't forget what happened. Yet, despite the hundreds of thousands dead and having no choice to go we have a quiet pride, because ww1 is what gave us a national identity and symbols, independence, and for the first time equal respect from Europeans. Canada as it is today can't exist without WW1 and 2, it's just not possible. We understand that, so we bow our heads and remember to show respect for the dead and silently thank them because of the dichotemy of it. The war was horrible, but it was our baptism of fire, and we understand that it was both senseless and neccisary, so we give thanks. It's a way to respect the dead while simultaniously showing appreciation for the sacrifice. Canada had no choice to go, and died in droves for a war half of us were against and were conscripted to fight. By the end of it we won respect from Europe, had a unified national identity, had a unified cultural identity that was seperate from Europe and America, and won our independence. All reinforced in ww2. So, we show admiration for the dead and thank the sacrifice, while remembering the senseless nature of it.

[@duncangraczyk7287]

"thousands of elves and men and orcses, all dead, all rotten" EDIT: it's been four years folks, you can stop being like "tHe SoMme hUr dUr"

[@TheNightlessFall]

i remember .-.

[@spartan4196]

I think that scene was more inspired by the somme than passchendaele

[@daviebaggins]

Interesting tolkien reference, i think your right.

[@Darksky1001able]

The Somme.

[@elrondhubbard7059]

Umm, I think a lot of people are aware of that fact.

[@Real11BangBang]

General Melchet: How did the last assault go Darling? Captain Darling: well I have a little map here of the ground we've taken sir. General Melchet: Splendid! What's the scale? Captain Darling: The scale? Ummm welll 1:1...... but its very life like. look there's a little worm.

[@wwb16]

Baaa!

[@henrypulleine8750]

Ah yes, Blackadder Goes Forth. About as accurate depiction of the Great War as 'Allo 'Allo is of the efforts of the French Resistance in the Second World War.

[@elrondhubbard7059]

General Melchett: _"AHHHH Tally Ho, Yippity Dap and Zing Zang Spillip! Looking forward to bullying off for the final Chucka??"_ Baldrick: 😐

[@Zergis]

still don't get why this channel doesn't have millions of subscribers

[@ryanlegoman3189]

Ergis AE same

[@rayleishen]

I think it’s cause the videos are short

[@abdulraufanuar4886]

The channel's subscribers is gradually growing.

[@jacobbrorsson2353]

The thing about this channel is, if you compare it to other history telling channels you can really see that this channel is very unique

[@Simplehistory]

I believe its because we have a lot of military themed videos and the algorithm confuses our educational, animated content with combat footage etc, therefore hiding the channel from trending, promotion so forth

[@Simplehistory]

Rain, mud and death. The Battle of Passchendaele (1917) What World War videos do you want to see next?

[@kingmichealthefirstofroman2278]

Simple History the White army please

[@casdemoulin687]

Simple History could the belgian army from WW1 be possible?

[@anshgoel]

Indian army ww2 with Korean war

[@uranicsnow1782]

Hacksaw or the battle for the bulge

[@d56457iiiii]

The Battle of the bon

[@antiusername10]

0:38 Damn flag, I told you to lay off the drugs.

[@QueenVoodo0]

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill Tim 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again

[@loop4737]

Ok geek

[@ShotKalTank]

Six miles of ground, have been won HALF A MILLION, MEN ARE GONE And as the men, crawled, the general called, and killing carried on, and on... what was the purpose of it all? what's the price of a mile?

[@mm-hj8wr]

Half a million lives at stake Ask the fields of Passchendaele

[@ataozd_]

War Born As the night falls, The general calls

[@aruhe6650]

And the battle carries on and on How long?

[@unphazed_]

And the battle carries on and on... What was the purpose of it all?

[@Army-ef3ti]

whats the price of a mile?

[@noahwatt1269]

tousands of feet march to the beat its an army on the march long way from home paying the price in young mens lives

[@zacharyeden5034]

Interesting fact is that Gen. Currie was against using the Canadian corps at passchendaele and predicted that this would cause 15,000 canadian causualties. And he was accurate with his assessment

[@Simplehistory]

+Zachary Eden yep

[@dontuseyourcellulardata7599]

I read a book about this once

[@stewboy5490]

@@dontuseyourcellulardata7599 What book? I;m reading Tim Cook's 'Shock Trooper', it's very specific on the Canadian's from 1917-1918. Great book on the elite Canadians in WW1

[@TonecrafteLuthiery]

Little know fact: In order to be a British General, your first name must be Hubert. The More You Know. Paid for by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers like you!

[@alltheworldswonders4926]

It makes a great turtle name too

[@awfullygenericname6783]

What about Hubert Hubert.

[@brandonking8975]

@@awfullygenericname6783 there was only 2 generals named Hubert... L

[@whosaidthat84]

I know a guy named Hubert (Asian dude) and I used to called him Hubes for short. Then they started calling him Pubes.

[@bandit5747]

@@whosaidthat84 sux to be him

[@jediknight2627]

Great war And i cannot take more Great tour I keep on marching on!

[@leggagone833]

I play the great score There will be no encore

[@greninjamastergabe6452]

Great War The war to end all wars

[@louishindry6836]

I'm standing here, I'm full of fear with bodies at my feet. Over there in the other trench bullets wear my name. Lead ahead as the captain said and show them no remorse, who am I to understand what have I become.

[@thetankgeneral5775]

I do my duties, pay the price

[@louishindry6836]

I DO THE WORTHY SACRIFICE!!!

[@markhannel2885]

Do the battle of vimy ridge

[@Crazed-oi3bs]

Frost Fox - Went there on a school trip.

[@Crazed-oi3bs]

peter grafkind - Nah just the ridge, wouldn’t mind plunging a bayonet through the hearts of the Hun though!

[@James-gn2tf]

You would mind, you would mind stabbing someone to death though.

[@carnoyoutubeman]

Frost Fox Yes!! I can’t wait for a Vimy Ridge Video! Because (of course) I am Canadian

[@markhannel2885]

The Carno King I'm also Canadian, that's why I want to see it

[@somerando3718]

Honestly Canada deserves far more credit in the world wars than it gets

[@KiloMafia9]

Trash

[@ricardorascon88]

Nah fr we never seen them in the games like battlefield...only allies are like France America England Italy Russia

[@ollie03]

Fr I hate how people think the Canadians were useless. They achieved what many couldn't

[@nz540im3]

dont forget new zealand, it was the new zealand division that was pivotal in winning messine

[@QuEeN-uy6lg]

The fact that they faught so so hard to secure a port land that would be evacuated a year later makes me genuinely sad.

[@bombtowercrgaming1462]

Look up the Osowiec battle on the eastern front, it’s even sadder. Russia cruelly lost hundreds of men before blowing up the fortress and retreating.

[@gj1508]

Love that you added the new zealand and australian soldiers next to the brits at 0:40 seconds in. Respect to your channel

[@justdingers857]

Iron Maiden wrote a great song called paschendale

[@badguitarist9848]

I see you are a person of culture too

[@rebelRed_]

Sabaton did one too

[@ant4767]

Red ScoutTM What's the price of a mile? good song, about a bloody battle.

[@iliadnetfear2586]

Sabaton ' s one is pretty good

[@ant4767]

IliadNetFear Hear the sound of the machine gun, hear it Echo in the night. Mortars firing, rains the scene, scarred the fields that once we're green.

[@ryanontheradio8590]

Know that many men will suffer know that many men will die half a million lives at stake ask the fields of Passchendaele and as the night falls the general calls and the killing carries on I long what is the purpose of it all? What's the price of a mile?

[@landwehr8646]

Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army on the march Long way from home Paying the price in young mens lives

[@Osean_Kitty]

Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army in despair Knee-deep in mud Stuck in the trench with no way out

[@andro7862]

Young men are dying, They pay the price, Oh how they suffer, So tell me what's the price of a mile?

[@valdemarkuhl2713]

all men of culture here good to see

[@jaycubz1307]

That's the price of a mile

[@jameshorth2722]

Ive been there it’s truly humbling to see all the memorials and trenches

[@flakes7338]

My great great grandfather fought in the battle of 3rd battle of Ypres Thanks for making this Luv ur vids

[@Cormac_YT]

*ANOTHER VERY GOOD EDUCATIONAL VIDEO THANK YOU*

[@omphya6229]

why is this in bold letters, all caps, and has no one exept for me responded to it

[@trycoldman2358]

Sound off ! Miles?! *Dead!* Kehal?! *Dead!* Horn?! *Really dead....*

[@barsbay7598]

trycoldman23 I lost it when he said that lmao

[@user-gp5wu6hk2c]

The best ww1 movie ever, "Passchendaele"

[@christophersalinas2722]

trycoldman23 why do I always see You?

[@increasesbowleureka3775]

trycoldman23 why am I seeing you everywhere!!! Last t8me I saw you was 8na. LEGO video, then zombie apocalypse one then here@?! I’m not joking your following me

[@snakeeateerrrrr]

trycoldman23 not you again

[@noodlehousefilms3028]

Keep men, lose land: land can be taken again. Keep land, lose men: land and men are both lost. -Mao Zedong

[@markus8553]

Thats a good qoute but mao was mass murderer

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

Said from a man who adopted the same tactics of the red army (20000000 war casualties)

[@spiderduckpig]

Pietro Tettamanti mao wasn’t in command during world war 2 against japan, that was Chiang Kai shel of roc not prc

[@eatass1332]

@@pietrotettamanti7239 16 million chinese soldiers fought for all china's, only 5-7 million died most were civilians

[@Chuked]

lolumad 😂 war is useless

[@jacobwells9207]

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale

[@aodhanohoulihan2550]

great song

[@tyrancarter9684]

@@aodhanohoulihan2550 there are a lot of metalheads here

[@blupolo2389]

Hear the sound of a machine gun Hear it echo in the night Mortals firing rains the scene Scars the fields That once were green

[@erikbortuzzo8968]

SABATON: The Price of a Mile!

[@Battleship009]

It's a stalemate at the front line Where the soldiers rest in mud Roads and houses, all is gone There's no glory to be won.

[@MarshalShayCormac]

What is the Price of a mile? One Mile = half a million men gone

[@ShotKalTank]

@@MarshalShayCormac "6 miles of ground has been won" "half a million men are gone" 6/5 = 1.2 so price of a mile is 120,000 men lives

[@underscorer1179]

Teaches me more than my teacher in like 3 or 4 minutes than a whole hour

[@loumcboy]

These teach me more history then my whole 4 years of high school history

[@burgerbobby8191]

same bruv

[@SwedishWarGoat.]

Now that you know the story go listen to the song The price of a mile by Sabaton.

[@Ruby321123]

Or "Paschendale" by Iron Maiden.

[@ZZZ-hs2ts]

Swedish War Goat yall have the worst taste in music lmao

[@ZZZ-hs2ts]

zombieeater657 Travis scott da goat 🐐

[@Dr-gk2vp]

Thomas fasano shut up, it’s a good song

[@peterlonergan]

How about "go on home British soldiers, go on home".

[@supermcmattman7549]

*insert Sabaton or Iron Maiden lyrics* (love both bands! Glad to see so many fans here)

[@doomslayerplushie6662]

Laying low on a blood filled trench I haven't heard that song for a long time so I didn't remember all of the lyrics

[@Tom_Corvus5]

Hear the sound of a machine gun Hear it echo in the night Mortals firing rains the scene Scars the fields That once were green It's a stalemate at the front line Where the soldiers rest in mud Roads and houses All is gone There is no glory to be won know that many men will suffer Know that many men will die Half a million lives at stake Ask the fields of Passchendaele And as the night falls the general calls And the battle carries on and on How long? What is the purpose of it all What's the price of a mile? Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army on the march Long way from home Paying the price in young men's lives Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army in despair Knee-deep in mud Stuck in the trench with no way out Thousands of machineguns Kept on firing through the night Mortars blazed and wrecked the scene Guns in the fields that once were green Still a deadlock at the front line Where the soldiers die in mud Roads and houses since long gone Still no glory has been won Know that many men has suffered Know that many men has died Six miles of ground has been won Half a million men are gone And as the men crawled the general called And the killing carried on and on How long? What's the purpose of it all? What's the price of a mile? Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army on the march Long way from home Paying the price in young men's lives Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army in despair Knee-deep in mud Stuck in the trench with no way out Young men are dying They pay the price Oh how they suffer So tell me what's the price of a mile That's the price of a mile. Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army on the march Long way from home Paying the price in young men's lives Thousands of feet march to the beat It's an army in despair Knee-deep in mud Stuck in the trench with no way out (Message from Slovakia)

[@datsoldier4063]

How bout inserting 1914(band)?

[@Jay-yw3nr]

The battle of passchendaele was a one of the battles that showed that the Canadian core was a adequate fighting force

[@nolanmaisey]

Jaden Clive adequate? Tu détestes le Canada?

[@jacobwells9207]

Was

[@stewboy5490]

Adequate? I would say one of the most elite forces in WW1 by 1917. The Canadian's never lost a battle after 1916: Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Battle of Lens, the last 100 days

[@vothbetilia4862]

Adequate...Seriously? Have you seen the other battles we did there was nothing adequate about it, they were the shock troopers of British Empire.

[@Louthanjen]

can you do a vid on the spanish civil war

[@billturner7363]

Mic Clank Ye and include every country involved including England, Australia etv

[@amexicanball2481]

;-;

[@crusader_wolf1104]

I have been waiting for them to do this

[@alperene8528]

Mic Clank Yes,that's a very good idea.

[@BigTurkoman]

Rip commies

[@whatscout78]

french: eepres english: eepres german: eepres simplehistory: EEP

[@bremCZ]

Wipers

[@redsnoof]

Me: YeePress

[@jacksonhill2494]

Because of this battle JRR Tolkien made the dead marshes a famous landmark in his Hit LORD OF THE RINGS Trilogy.

[@giovannicervantes2053]

Wasn't he at the somme?

[@Nostr00]

*Hear the sound of a machinegun* *Hear it echo in the night* *Mortals firing rains the scene* *Scars the fields* *that once were green*

[@mpitt0730]

It's a stalemate at the frontline, where the soldiers die in mud

[@sexmodtf2freepunjabinoviru162]

A man of culture, I see.

[@Tom_Corvus5]

Roads and houses all is gone, *THERE’S NO GLORY TO BE WON!* (Message from Slovakia)

[@ataozd_]

Thousand of feet march to the beat It’s a army on the march Long way from home paying the price in young men’s lives Thousand of feet march to the beat It’s an army in despair, Knee-deep in mud Stuck in a trench with no way out Price of a Mile by Sabaton (Nice song about this war, listen to it)

[@denanaboi965]

This comment section is just the same poem used over and over. Nice

[@gocubs1815]

It's not a poem... They are Iron Maiden lyrics. Just KZbin "Iron Maiden Pachendale"

[@mpk6664]

@@gocubs1815 and Sabaton lyrics

[@Omar-sx6sj]

Denana Boi This comment section sucks to be honest. It’s incredibly unoriginal.

[@Dantheman-dv9rl]

My great great great uncle John Beckett passed away on 12th October the first day of 3rd ypres, after being in service for a year. His brother and several others were hit by the same shell in the middle of the menin road on a fatigue party and one other passed away as a result of it. His younger brother was sent back to Australia in 1918 with a minor leg injury. He was 31 years old. After all the time ive spent researching them and war history in general it never ceases to fascinate and stun me

[@Justin-un7nx]

BUT AS THE MEN CRAWL, THE GENERAL CALLS AND THE KILLING CARRIES ON, AND ON. WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF IT ALL?? WHAT’S THE PRICE, OF A MILE?

[@glorifiedtoaster4368]

THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT! IT'S AN ARMY ON THE MARCH LONG WAY FROM HOME!

[@pascalsnippe7460]

PAYING THE PRICE IN YOUNG MEN'S LIVEA

[@neilherries8751]

THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT IT’S AN ARMY IN DESPAIR KNEE-DEEP IN MUD STUCK IN THE TRENCH WITH NO WAY OUT

[@redlinedreamin]

By far the best history channel on all of youtube!

[@user-ne8vd5tk3f]

yes

[@THEROGUEDECEPTICON]

Totally in love with your channel I watching RI watch videos all the time and it recommended this channel to all my family love you guys keep up the good work.

[@TerraSept]

This is an interesting video, but tell me... What's the price of a mile?

[@chasemorlock]

TerraLeo $640,000

[@gerardrc0550]

@@chasemorlock HAHAHAHAHHA

[@SilverGamingFI]

*THERE'S NO PRICE ON A MILE*

[@sexmodtf2freepunjabinoviru162]

*thousands of feet March to the beat*

[@hippityhoppityyourchildiso8803]

Its an army on the march Long way from home Paying the price in young mens blood

[@Daniel-kq4bx]

My Grand Grandfather was imprisonend in Russia and when he was liberated he decided to went home to see his homeland again even though he knew he had to fight on the Frontline in France. Lukily the war ended before that.

[@xReLentLess213]

Germany holding their ground against the armies of 3 countries, What a fighting force 💀

[@baileyhawkins4126]

Superdude70 they only lost because Germany started war with Russia , have u ever heard of Dunkirk the whole British army almost got wipped allowing Germany to invade the uk and it’s already taken Europe so Germany wouldn’t fight a war on 2 fronts

[@baileyhawkins4126]

Superdude70 true true , but have u heard about Germans new super army ? They coming round for a 3rd time boyssssss

[@Apodeipnon]

@@baileyhawkins4126 uhm, Dunkirk was in WW2..?

[@panzerrjcb]

@Superdude70 But they inflicted massive casualties.

[@aswholechannel6058]

@Superdude70 nuclear bombs were made in 1945 dude

[@seneca983]

1:07 Did that guy hit himself in the head with a shovel?

[@nicxcchi6069]

LMAO

[@supremecmder6107]

yup

[@CODMWFan141]

LMAO 😂😂

[@harryxiro]

Thanks for helping with my essay exam!

[@jordanthielen]

who has seen Passchendaele?

[@Alagska]

Jordan Thielen the movie or the place either way I have seen both

[@morax1030]

I did, was already terrified of the bayonet scene in the beginning

[@GiornoGiovannaASMR]

Jordan Thielen was that, sorry im only 14

[@Simplehistory]

movie?

[@rossyboys343]

Ya

[@kuoseis]

awesome video! I dont know do you still remember me, i've been watching your videos for 1.5 years already, subbed since you had 5k subs :)

[@nicholasperry4730]

KOLMEKAKKONE Pepperidge farm remembers

[@laama-tv450]

My great grandad fought on the British side in WW1 and told a story of paschandaele. They were marching through the battlefield after the battle and saw a british soldier stuck in the mud, they tried to pull him out with men and then horses but the mud was so thick he was stuck and they had to leave him. Hour by hour he sunk more and more into the mud. One day they walked past him again and the mud was up to his belly. They still couldn’t do anything to help him. A few days later they walked past him again and the mud was upto his chin and he was desperately trying to move in the mud and create an opening, but couldn’t do anything. The next time they walked past only the top of his hair was showing and he had drowned in the mud, what a horrible and slow way to die.

[@bremCZ]

He would have been shot long before he drowned.

[@basswanderer2765]

My Grandfather was a sapper of the 107th C.E.F. ,who was decorated with a Military Medal of bravery for keeping the Graven-stafel road clear on the night of Nov. 9th 1917 in this battle. Thank you for this channel.

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

Uploaded 10 mins ago, under 1000 club. Let me tell you a joke: *Operation "Barbarossa."*

[@yes-tw8df]

Sviatoslav S. i mean the russians lost like 20 million men

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

27 million, actually. But still the operation has failed.

[@sviatoslavs.1305]

Can't disagree.

[@Ccciuzz]

HELP still a stupid operation. I mean, didn't Germany and the Soviet Union have a non-agression pact?

[@yes-tw8df]

random guy one of them were gonna invade each other eventually. commies and nazis dont get along well.

[@anthonythefirst9451]

Woah your animations are becoming better.

[@austinpulley5779]

This is a great channel and this is a good video keep up the Great work

[@Woggys]

Dude I feel that this KZbin channel should have 1M do you

[@kaithemc1638]

Great video. All of them are good though. I bought simple history World War One and two and they were amazing. Keep up the good work

[@Crom_Apsotle]

It's a stalemate at the front line Where the soldiers rest in mud Roads and houses All is gone There is no glory to be won know that many men will suffer Know that many men will die Half a million lives at stake Ask the fields of Passchendaele And as the night falls the general calls And the battle carries on and on How long? What is the purpose of it all What's the price of a mile?

[@nighthawk72j80]

Thousands of feet march to the beat, it's an army on the march! Long way from home, paying the price in young men's lives! Thousands of feet march to the beat, it's an army in despair! Knee deep in mud, stuck in a trench, with no way out!

[@crafterpug]

Idk why but I'm watching this in my spare time because it's the best animation channel along with the best history channel.

[@amangill6060]

I like how you explain it in every video

[@erojerisiz1571]

In a foreign field he lay Lonely soldier, unknown grave On his dying words he prays Tell the world of Paschendale Relive all that he's been through Last communion of his soul Rust your bullets with his tears Let me tell you 'bout his years Laying low in a blood filled trench Kill time 'til my very own death On my face I can feel the falling rain Never see my friends again In the smoke, in the mud and lead Smell the fear and the feeling of dread Soon be time to go over the wall Rapid fire and end of us all Whistles, shouts and more gun fire Lifeless bodies hang on barbed wire Battlefield nothing but a bloody tomb Be reunited with my dead friends soon Many soldiers eighteen years Drown in mud, no more tears Surely a war no-one can win Killing time about to begin Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again The bodies of ours and our foes The sea of death it overflows In no man's land, God only knows Into jaws of death we go Crucified as if on a cross Allied troops they mourn their loss German war propaganda machine Such before has never been seen Swear I heard the angels cry Pray to god no more may die So that people know the truth Tell the tale of Paschendale Cruelty has a human heart Every man does play his part Terror of the men we kill The human heart is hungry still I stand my ground for the very last time Gun is ready as I stand in line Nervous wait for the whistle to blow Rush of blood and over we go Blood is falling like the rain Its crimson cloak unveils again The sound of guns can't hide their shame And so we die on Paschendale Dodging shrapnel and barbed wire Running straight at cannon fire Running blind as I hold my breath Say a prayer symphony of death As we charge the enemy lines A burst of fire and we go down I choke a cry but no-one hears Feel the blood go down my throat Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again Home, far away From the war, a chance to live again Home, far away But the war, no chance to live again See my spirit on the wind Across the lines, beyond the hill Friend and foe will meet again Those who died at Paschendale

[@yoinkymcsploinky9649]

All I can hear when seeing the word “passchendaele” is a sick guitar shred from the Iron Maiden song

[@gulfrelay2249]

Grand Funk Railroad I Can Feel Him in the Morning. cheesy ending, but the truth.

[@sexmodtf2freepunjabinoviru162]

I can hear thousands of feet marching to the beat.

[@josephstodolka3084]

My son loves your channel he watches it when he’s able too get my phone!He loves your World War 1 episodes!

[@jacobjhay8773]

This is realy a good channel thank you Simple History thank you for this channel

[@xclonejager6959]

The battle of passchendaele showed the first real proof that the tank could be used effectively on the battlefield and be used to break the stalemate of the western front and forever ensured the tank core would live on to bring the allies to victory "From mud, through blood to the green fields beyond"

[@ea.fitz216]

FEAR NAUGHT Going to join the RTC when I've got a degree.

[@robsmith7567]

I'd recommend the Canadian movie "Passchendaele" great movie.

[@rexmundi3108]

If you like romances I guess.

[@polterpup4440]

@@rexmundi3108 The ending battle is quite good but I'm not into romances

[@Photographyraptor-zm9vu]

Thanks for making this vid I needed to know this for school

[@thedandog2368]

love the videos and keep up the good work i have learnt so much/but i have a request could you do the great fire of London please because i'm learning about it at school thank you

[@leopard2a547]

*Sabaton intensifies* THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT IT'S AN ARMY ON THE MARCH! LONG WAY FROM HOME PAID THE PRICE IN YOUNG MEN LIVES! THOUSANDS OF FEET MARCH TO THE BEAT IT'S AN ARMY IN DESPAIR! KNEE-DEEP IN MUD STUCK IN THE TRENCHES WITH NO WAY OUT!

[@threadworm437]

Iron Maiden did it better

[@balboa33]

@@threadworm437 yes

[@ifyoureadthisyouregay2478]

@@threadworm437 its your opinion

[@Phoenix-Believer9668]

SABATON

[@snakeeyes3308]

Gaybaton...up the irons!!🤘

[@codebreaker930]

can you give ma a link to the exact music you use in the background here? 0:11?

[@magicturtle295]

this is such a great channel thank you for teaching people

[@thesmirkingwolf]

I went to Ypres when I was a student overseas in the UK. I will never forget it. To this day, farmers frequently turn up unexploded munitions and pile them up at the end of their driveways for disposal.

[@harrisoncorey282]

Takes me back to grade ten Canadian history ;)

[@Cormac_YT]

*CAN YOU DO THE SPAINISH CIVIL WAR*

[@beatrizjaime8739]

Yeah you are right

[@sinnefoaka4085]

YESSS that would be so interesting

[@CODMWFan141]

Yess

[@ErazoBayamon]

A good learning channel. Love it

[@Yakawanzo]

I was in ypres a couple of weeks ago on a battlefield tour i recommend going its so interesting everynight there is a ceremony at menin gate to commemorate everyone who lost there lives in ww1

[@martinm3394]

One of the battles that shaped the country of Canada! Can you do a video on Vimy ridge?

[@danrook5757]

Martin M : a country shouldn’t be born or shaped from battles

[@tesseract2365]

@@danrook5757 Interesting Dan. You mean morally? Aren't almost all countries 'born or shaped from battles'?

[@LeCommieBoi]

Dan Rook Canada wouldn’t be the same without the sacrifices we did during WW1. Our actions during the war, especially Vimy and Paschendale, gave Canada legitimacy and a real place on the world stage not only as a British territory, but as a distinct people. We showed the world that we weren’t depending on the brits anymore. This led to the Westminster Status of 1931 which gave us even more autonomy and then later the return of our constitution in 1982. Furthermore, the 1931 Westminster status didnt only benefit Canada, but also all of important overseas possessions of the British (except India, sadly). All of this because of the men who, being from Canada or any other British dominion, sacrificed their life on the battlefields.

[@vothbetilia4862]

@@danrook5757 Well Martin M had no idea what he was talking about.

[@SunnidaleProductions]

Canadians had the biggest part in the 3rd battle of Ypres aka the battle of passchendaele, the 1st Canadian division captures it almost entirely by themselves, but in this video you seem to show that the British did it with barely any help

[@thatskapKelly]

Yep ur are right

[@williemcdowell6319]

I love this channel very informative very interesting

[@BlazerProject]

The Price of a Mile Now I know the full story of that song. Thanks

[@corylemons7242]

And I heard the voice of the lord saying Who shall I send, who will go for us. And I said. Here am I. Send me. Rip to all fallen soldiers of all sides.

[@jackbrown3672]

This helped me write an essay thanks

[@hopetown2797]

my english teacher told me to watch this but I've already watched it in my spare time since i am a fan of this channel

[@RoyaCanadianInfantry]

French Canadian conscription crisis during WWII

[@konstantinosnikolakakis8125]

And WW1,

[@alexd4566]

Probably one of the most gruesome battles ever

[@mansourbellahel-hajj5378]

I am a very big fan of this channel And I wish one day I could join you to talk about history.

[@bestnbaclipz1362]

These vids have helped me in school

[@BigBossTussBall]

Six miles of ground has been won Half a million men are gone And as the men crawled, the general called and the killing carried on and on. How long? What was the purpose of it all? What's the price of a mile?